Chapter 174: The Whole City Shakes

It's another day.

"Hey………"

Walking out of the room, Billy stomped his feet, and the chill that hit his face made him shiver involuntarily. He breathed a sigh of relief at his hand, then walked out the door.

As a nobleman's servant, Billy is used to his routine work and life every day. In the eyes of others, working for the nobles means being superior, wearing bright clothes and speaking arrogantly. But Billy knows that this job is far less leisurely than it seems.

As the supervisor of the kitchen, Billy was under a lot of pressure during this time. No, it should be said that every winter, he feels stressed. During this period of time, his master has been complaining that the food is the same and there is nothing new. But Billy has no choice. There are only these kinds of vegetables every winter. Even if he wants to conjure up a flower, it is impossible.

The only thing Billy can do now is to go to the morning market early every day to see if the hunters in the mountains can catch any rare wild game or catch a few big fish. If this is the case, then he can also change the dishes in the kitchen, otherwise, sooner or later, his master will complain that he is getting tired of eating these things. If he can't do it, he can change the kitchen manager. Although every year the master just talks about it, but... who knows if he will be serious this year?

"Hey………"

Thinking of this, Billy sighed again, then quickened his pace and walked towards the morning market. It’s just dawn now, and the city gate has just opened. If you want to buy something good, you probably have to do it early... You must know that in the entire city of Keha, there are not only nobles from my master and family, but also, those who are threatened by the master will be fired. Billy wasn't the only head kitchen.

Bill still remembered that two days ago, a hunter managed to hunt down a wild boar, but it was sold out as soon as he entered the market. Thanks to his cleverness, he managed to snatch a hind leg. But there are also some idiots who didn't grab anything. Just like the unlucky guy next door, he heard that his master was invited by his master to have lunch, and when he returned, he broke the guy's leg and threw it out.

Just because the poor idiot didn't manage to get a piece of wild boar.

Remembering that scene, Billy shuddered, and then he quickened his pace again-the market was close in front of him.

At this moment, the sun has not fully risen from the horizon, and the market is still shrouded in the shadow of the city wall, only a few fires are dimly lit. At this moment, the merchants entering the city have already started to set up their stalls. In order to prevent accidents, the regulations of Keha City allow outside vendors to enter the city one hour in advance and then prepare for business. And when Billy waited for the residents to get up, the morning market was almost open.

only………

"It seems that there is nothing good..."

Looking at the fresh vegetables on the left and right, Billy was not interested for a while, and it seemed that such a lucky person did not appear again today, so after a short scan, Billy turned around and planned to leave.

But at this moment, Billy's nose keenly caught a strange aroma.

It was a scent that Billy was familiar with, but he couldn't recall smelling it anywhere. But Billy turned around immediately and looked towards the place where the smell came from. He is very confident about his nose. It is because of his nose that he has been able to serve as the kitchen manager for so many years without being fired by the owner.

So Billy can be sure that what he smelled just now was not perfume or other aromas, but the aroma of food, the aroma of fruit!

Where exactly! ?

At this moment, Billy looked around with his eyes wide open like a guard searching for a suspect. If he was replaced with a suit of armor, then this man would be more conscientious than those guards.

Soon, Billy found a strange stall

It is located at the end of the morning market. Judging from this location, this stall should have just joined. An old man was standing behind the stall with his eyes half closed. Unlike other stalls, there are no ingredients or meat products for sale here. On the contrary, on the trolley, there are only cardboard boxes, which look a little bigger than the cake boxes, but But I can't see what's in it at all.

Have those pastry chefs come up with something new?

With this in mind, Billy walked to the pavement, glanced at the old man in front of him, and soon, he found a card hanging beside the trolley, which read "Each person is limited to One box, one gold coin per box."

What the hell, a gold coin?

Are you afraid you are kidding me?

Looking at the cardboard box the size of a cake box in front of him, Billy felt like ten thousand alpacas were galloping past in his heart. What's in it? So valuable, a gold coin?

"Old man, may I ask what is in here?"

But Billy still couldn't suppress his inner curiosity, and asked. The old man opened his eyes, glanced at him, and then gave an answer.

"You will know when you buy it."

You will know when you buy it......

Hearing this answer, Billy almost didn't come up in one breath, and you still do business like this?

He finally understood why this stall was out of business. It was originally located in such a remote place, but it turned out that the feeling of doing business was completely indifferent!

But…………

Do you want to buy it?

Looking at the paper box in front of him, Billy was really hesitant. As the kitchen manager, he could still get a gold coin. And he was also convinced that if he smelled it right just now, the scent should come from this stall. After all, he also looked at it just now, and there is nothing else to sell around here. But... just in case... Forget it, just take a gamble!

Thinking of the unlucky guy whose legs were crippled, Billy gritted his teeth, took a gold coin and handed it over.

"Give me a box."

"No problem, just pick a box and take it away."

The old man stretched out his hand to take the gold coin, then pouted at the box in front of him. Seeing his attitude, Billy sighed helplessly, then chose a box at random, and then looked at the stall owner in front of him again.

"So, can I open it now?"

"Of course, if you buy it, it's yours."

"Very well, I'd like to see what's in it that makes you play tricks like this."

Glaring viciously at an old man, Billy opened the box directly, and then he froze there.

The first thing that greets you is the fragrance of fruit. The scent was mixed with the cold air, and even made Billy feel refreshed. But soon, he focused his attention on the five red fruits in the cardboard box. The smooth and bright red appearance was even stained with a few drops of dew, which looked as if they had just been picked not long ago. More importantly, this is... orange fruit! !

Billy's eyes widened, and for a moment he almost cried out. But soon, his reason forced Billy to shut up. He couldn't believe his eyes, and even stretched out his hand to touch the fruit in the carton—yes, it was orange fruit. But why are there oranges here? And it's still such a fresh orange fruit? Isn't it winter now?

Billy thought this box of gold coins was too expensive before, but now, he just thinks it's too cheap! Does he know that his master likes to eat orange fruit the most! Not to mention that these oranges are so fresh, they have just been picked. If possible, let alone a box of gold coins, even a box of one hundred gold coins, he would buy it too!

"This, I want all of these!!"

Forcing himself to suppress his excitement and nervousness, Billy said in a low voice, he didn't know where these oranges came from, but being able to see such fresh oranges in the middle of winter... This kind of thing can only happen in dreams Happened!

"Sorry, it's written on it that each person is limited to one box."

But the old man was not moved at all, he just glanced at him lightly, and then spoke. But hearing the old man's answer, Billy couldn't calm down immediately.

Only one box per person? How is this enough?

"Do you know who I am? I'm..."

"Oh my god, Tangerine!!"

But before Billy could finish his sentence, a scream came from his ear. Hearing this voice, Billy felt a "thud" in his heart, then he turned his head and found a man standing beside him, staring blankly at the orange fruit in the box in his hand.

Damn it, I was too busy talking to that old man just now, and forgot to hide the orange fruit in my hand!

Thinking of this, Billy hurriedly closed the box, trying to take it back. But the man suddenly stepped forward and stepped in. He glanced at the sign hanging next to him, and then waved his hand.

"I want all of these, you send me to the mansion of the tax official immediately!

"Wait, I came first!"

Before Billy could get angry, he rushed over when he heard that the other party dared to steal his business. It was obviously mine first, whether it was asking or buying...

"I want you to send these to law enforcement! Double the price!!"

At the same time, other people gathered around one after another. Many of them were even more surprised when they saw the orange fruit in Billy's hand. At this moment, when I heard that these two people were going to make a round, I couldn't stand it anymore!

"I pay three times! You send these to the city lord's mansion!"

"I pay five times, and the Babarov Chamber of Commerce is willing to buy them all!!"

For a moment, the scene became chaotic, and the old man stood still, and he didn't cough until the others stopped talking.

"The rules are there, one box per person, first come, first served."

"Wait, you old man, do you know who we are?"

Hearing the old man's answer, those customers were immediately upset. They are all subordinates of various nobles and officials. How dare you show embarrassment to them like a bad old man?

"I don't know who you are, but what I want to explain is that this is the property of the Alchemist Association."

"what?!"

Hearing this, those who rushed up to take the stall away by force immediately stepped back, only then did they realize that there was a sign of the Alchemist Association on the stall!

If this was just an ordinary person, then they might have done it, but the Alchemist Guild is different. Their influence on the entire world is huge, even greater than mages. Because mages need talents after all, and the Alchemist Association has an impact on people's lives in all aspects—you can't let those people who don't have magic talents cast a cold spell to blow cold wind in summer.

After all, these people are just dog legs. If they provoke the Alchemist Association, they will be the ones who will be unlucky. But even so, they will not miss this opportunity. I saw these people looked at each other, and then rushed forward again without hesitation.

"Give me a box!"

"I also want!!"

"This is mine, no one is allowed to steal it!"

When the crowd was crowded, Billy had already turned around and left quickly holding the orange fruit he bought. Now he just wanted to go back and then mobilize more followers to come to buy. Anyway, the old man said that each person is limited to one box, but he didn’t say that each family is limited to one box, right? He believes that as long as his master sees these fresh oranges, he will definitely appreciate him!

More and more people came to hear the news, and soon, the entire market was crowded, and it didn't take long for the whole cart of oranges to be sold out. As a result, the people behind could only look at the trolley and sigh, but there was nothing they could do.

At the same time, those who were as lucky as Billy had already returned to their masters with the oranges they bought.

And when these fresh and sweet oranges appeared in front of the dignitaries and nobles, the entire city of Keha was shocked!