Chapter 42: Morax No Mora
"Well, it tastes sweet, as if it was brewed with the finest water. There's even a hint of candy sweetness flowing and spreading in the throat. There's no feeling of strong liquor scraping the throat or stabbing the stomach at all."
After drinking half a cup, Zhongli closed his eyes and carefully evaluated the wine: "The aroma and sweetness of the wine are perfectly combined together. It tastes completely normal. The sweet embellishment at the end seems to have a hidden meaning of sweetness after bitterness."
“Good wine.”
"As long as you like it, sir."
Gu Sanqiu smiled. Compared to Mona's neat and clear "energy supplement", Zhongli's eloquent description could be regarded as a master of reading comprehension.
Compared to the two people who were tasting wine, the other two were already arguing with the food. The two pairs of chopsticks were flying non-stop, especially the fight over the last golden shrimp ball. Gu Sanqiu could even see the sparks in the eyes of these two guys.
"Hey, hey, hey, you two aren't creatures like trainers. You can't just fight if your eyes meet."
Gu Sanqiu had no choice but to try to smooth things over: "Calm down, calm down, where is your manners as a girl?"
Seeing this, Hu Tao and Keqing calmed down and turned to deal with other dishes.
Well, this isn't some gathering of girlfriends without people of the opposite sex. It's really ungraceful for these two grown men to stand here and fight over a shrimp ball.
Then, a well-proportioned, beautiful, or even handsome hand picked up the chopsticks, slowly picked up the last golden shrimp ball and put it into the mouth.
“Well, it retains the juiciness and crispness of the shrimp, and the potatoes wrapped in the skin actually have a soft and glutinous texture within the thin layer of fried food.”
After Zhongli finished eating, he began to comment: "After biting into the shrimp, the potato, which originally only tasted salty, was stained with the fresh fragrance of the shrimp, which not only broke the slightly greasy taste of deep-fried food, but also piled up the flavors into a thicker stage."
"In terms of common sense, this is a delicious dish."
(￣□￣；)
Gu Sanqiu said that he was completely stunned. He also said that he would find an opportunity to secretly eat the shrimp balls and just treat it as solving the hidden danger.
Emperor, I didn't expect you to be such an emperor!
The two girls were not much better off. Hu Tao was so angry that her cheeks puffed up. She secretly made up her mind to assign Zhong Li an extremely difficult task next time.
"Uh, as long as sir likes it."
Gu Sanqiu was too lazy to say anything . It was naturally good if the boss liked it.
"Mr. Gu, I have made some progress in my investigation of the blue brick you asked the hall master to send to me some time ago."
Gu Sanqiu raised his eyebrows. If Zhongli hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about the dragon blue bricks.
Well, probably the reason is that my subconscious is still avoiding things like dragon's athlete's foot...
"You are the descendant of the Fengxiang lineage, and a friend of the hall master, so you are naturally not a bad person."
Zhongli picked up a piece of soft-cooked beef and said, "I am willing to tell you the truth."
"That brick has a dragon aura that does not belong to our Liyue."
Gu Sanqiu's heart trembled. His prediction was correct. This old man really saw through it!
"Ms. Keqing is the Jade Balance of the Seven Stars. I hope you can pay a little attention to this matter."
After hearing "the breath that does not belong to Liyue", Keqing's expression actually became serious, at least more serious than Gu Sanqiu who was stuffing carrot and potato cakes into his mouth next to her.
"As we all know, dragons are a species with diverse biological characteristics in this world."
Zhongli said calmly, "There is Tevarin, the East Wind Dragon who guards the Four Winds of Mondstadt, the Ancient Dragon King from Liyue's legend, and even the Dragon Lizard that still troubles the people today."
"These are all recorded in the classics. In some places, there is even a trace of these beings that can be identified."
"My academic background is passable, and I have been fortunate enough to come into contact with these different auras, but none of the aforementioned beings can match this aura."
Is your academic foundation just passable?
Gu Sanqiu grinned, wanting to be sarcastic but not daring enough.
This was probably the most Versailles sentence he had heard since arriving in Teyvat.
"Now, the only direction is the other world that exists in the legend."
Gu Sanqiu nodded secretly. The Emperor was worthy of being the Emperor. Some small details in his speech also showed that he was just an ordinary guest official.
If you say "this is an object from another world" in a particularly confident tone, Hu Tao and Keqing are both smart people with quick minds and will definitely find something wrong.
As for what Gu Sanqiu thinks, it really doesn’t matter.
Because based on Zhongli thoughts, whether from the perspective of the Rock Emperor or the knowledgeable guest official of the Rebirth Hall, taking out this brick that obviously shows signs of processing, there are already enough question marks surrounding Gu Sanqiu.
If this had happened in another era, Gu Sanqiu might have been arrested and severely punished . At most, he was spared because of his role as an incense burner.
"Does the other world really exist?"
Whether from the perspective of interest or for the sake of Liyue's safety, Keqing felt that she needed to learn more about it.
"It is hard to verify, but this brick seems to be a key to the evidence."
Zhongli lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked at Gu Sanqiu: "Mr. Gu, I wonder if this brick is something important to you."
"You need it?"
Zhongli nodded: "To me, the academic significance of this brick is immeasurable. I wonder if you can give it up?"
"Okay, what's your price?"
Gu Sanqiu said bluntly: "I don't know whether this thing is a product of another world, nor do I know how valuable it is in your so-called academic world."
"Besides, my Gu family is not short of money. Although it is unlikely to give it away for free, as long as you say a relatively reasonable price, our deal today can be done."
"I see. I understand."
Zhongli stroked the pattern on the wine glass thoughtfully: "Common sense shows that this is indeed a solution."
"The prices of the best quality amber and night-time stones on the market are between six and seven figures. It is even biased to use this price to measure the value of this brick."
puff--
Walnut turned his head very quickly and spat the Coke in his mouth onto the ground without damaging the food on the table.
"Hey, hey, hey, you dare to buy something worth six or seven figures?"
Keqing looked at them in surprise. Although she was also a wealthy woman, she had to be careful about her influence as a civil servant and never spent money lavishly.
Simply put, the deal that these two guys made with just a few words allowed her to understand the current customs and practices of Liyue.
Hu Tao stared angrily at the two men sitting opposite him: "Zhongli, my good guest, have you forgotten that you are penniless?"
Zhongli suddenly realized: "Oh, this is indeed a problem, I neglected it."
"And you, Sanqiu, we are here for dinner today, not for you two to discuss business. For such an expensive item, do you want me to mortgage the entire Wangsheng Hall to you?"
"Well, normally speaking, the price of an entire Wangsheng Hall must be several times higher than this blue brick..."
After hearing Gu Sanqiu and Zhongli say this in unison, Hu Tao suddenly felt a mouthful of blood churning in her chest, and she had an urge to spit it out.
