"Pffft!"
Hades spat out the steak he had just cut and put into his mouth. The steak had a tough texture, and the seasoning was extremely strange.
After cooking, it didn't cover up the meaty smell, and it was very salty. One bite almost killed him with saltiness.
"Hey! You, yes you, come here!"
Hades beckoned to the waiter not far away.
Seeing that someone was calling him, the waiter came to Hades' table and asked politely, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Hades pointed to the steak that he had cut a piece of and asked, "Is this your signature dish?"
"Uh...." The waiter nodded and asked, "Is there anything you are dissatisfied with?"
"Have you ever eaten this thing you made?" Hades asked expressionlessly.
"This...is this dish not to your liking?" the waiter asked.
"Try it yourself," Hades pushed the plate out.
"I'm sorry, sir, we have a rule that we can't...."
"How do you know where the problem is if you don't try it? It's as if I'm deliberately making trouble," Hades interrupted the waiter.
"Hmm...you're right, then excuse me," the waiter said helplessly. He could only pick up a knife and fork, cut a piece of steak, and taste it. But as he chewed, a confused look appeared on the waiter's face.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" Hades asked askew.
"It's very delicious," the waiter said hesitantly after a moment.
"Delicious?" Hades said in surprise, "You call this delicious? Looking at the scale of your hotel, it's not bad, but you actually serve this kind of thing? Don't you think it's salty?"
Faced with the three-layered city walls of E-Rantel, Hades didn't choose the outermost city, nor did he choose the innermost city. Instead, he chose to land in the middle layer area.
Based on his understanding of ancient city planning, the outermost layer was probably equivalent to a slum-like area, while the innermost city was the area where dignitaries lived.
Only the middle area was probably where relatively wealthy residents lived. He didn't want to go to the territory of dignitaries to look for trouble.
In his impression, ancient dignitaries weren't very reasonable, although he wasn't afraid, but there was no need to ask for trouble. At the same time, he didn't want to go to the impoverished area of the outermost layer to suffer hardships for no reason.
The money borrowed from Nigun included ten gold coins, some silver coins, and some copper coins.
Hades touched those gold coins and took out the YGGDRASIL gold coins for comparison. He felt that the two were somewhat different. The YGGDRASIL gold coins were heavier.
Gold had a high density. Judging from the texture, Nigun's amber coins should be gold coins. The sizes were similar, but they were lighter than the YGGDRASIL gold coins. For a time, he really didn't know which one was gold.
Afterwards, Hades looked for a hotel in the city. Although it was already midnight, the hotels were still very obvious. Through the Monk's skill "Tongue of Heaven," identifying the strange characters of this world wasn't a problem.
After finding a larger hotel, he shamelessly asked the waiter on duty some common sense questions that seemed very idiotic to that waiter, and finally figured out the currency problem.
Those amber coins of Nigun's were indeed gold coins. One gold coin was equal to twenty silver coins, and one silver coin was equal to twenty copper coins.
Judging from the hotel's accommodation fee, Hades suddenly understood why Nigun's face had a bit of resentment at the end.
These ten gold coins, along with so many silver and copper coins, were indeed valuable. It would probably take him a long time to earn them.
Based on the accommodation fee, he could also slightly measure the income of the residents.
Hades also took out the YGGDRASIL gold coins for the waiter to identify and check. From the waiter's impatient expression to surprise, and then taking out a measuring device to weigh them, and saying that he was willing to buy this set of changes, he could see that they were valuable.
Hades was overjoyed in his heart. Two hundred billion gold coins were enough for him to spend lavishly in this world. But soon, this joy disappeared completely, and instead he became worried.
YGGDRASIL gold coins weren't just gold coins. YGGDRASIL gold coins could also be used to do many things, such as using magic item books to summon monster mercenaries, or using gold coins as a medium to cast some magic spells.
What's more, forging materials and items also required gold coins. YGGDRASIL gold coins weren't just money, they were also a consumable material.
If there was no threat from "Ainz Ooal Gown," he could spend these two hundred billion gold coins however he wanted. But in the current situation, this was absolutely impossible. These were all strategic materials.
And if he spent them, there was a high probability that he would expose his tracks. He should be more cautious and first see what things this world had.
In addition, there were also the items he possessed, which could probably be exchanged for money, but these things also had the possibility of being exposed.
It was best to decide what things could be taken out and sold after understanding this world.
Now there was no way to replenish YGGDRASIL gold coins. These gold coins would be used less and less.
If he wanted to use them freely, he had to wait until he had solved the trouble of "Ainz Ooal Gown" and had a detailed understanding of this world before he could have no worries.
The ups and downs of life were too exciting. He had thought that he could enjoy a wealthy life like in his original world, but now he found that he still needed to earn money to support himself.
However, Hades was still a person who had lived a wealthy life. Although the current problem was a lack of money, he wouldn't wrong his own life.
If there were no conditions, he wouldn't be unable to endure it. It wouldn't be a big deal to make do with it, but since he had already borrowed money from Nigun, he would naturally order a delicious meal to comfort his stomach.
He slept until the sun was high in the sky. At noon, he came to the hotel's restaurant and ordered the most expensive meal on the restaurant's menu. As a result, the taste made him feel that it was worse than the bread and bean soup he had eaten that night.
But what Hades didn't expect was that the waiter didn't feel it was unpalatable at all. Judging from the subtle changes in his expression, the waiter didn't seem to be lying.
This made Hades let out a whimper in his heart. Could it be that he was a mountain boar who couldn't eat fine bran?
No matter how you looked at it, the decoration of this hotel was ten thousand times better than that of the rural village, but the things served were so unpalatable.
Could it be that he was only fit to eat that bread and slightly strange-tasting bean soup?
"If you are not satisfied with this dish, sir, we can make you a new one," the waiter said helplessly.
Their restaurant's dishes were naturally not as good as the level of first-class hotels like "Golden Glittering Pavilion," but it was related to their hotel's positioning.
Most of the guests received by "Golden Glittering Pavilion" were nobles and big merchants, While they mimicked its high-end decor, They mainly served ordinary people with a little extra money, or high-level adventurers, who occasionally came to feel the atmosphere of pretending to be in high society.
It was also because of this business strategy that people patronized their hotel in an endless stream, and it was very famous in E-Rantel. But at the same time, it was also because of this that the taste of the food was naturally not as good as that of "Golden Glittering Pavilion." After all, they had to consider the cost.
But to say that it was very bad, it wasn't that bad. Anyway, he thought it was delicious.
"Forget it," Hades waved his hand weakly. "There's no need to go to so much trouble. Just leave it like this. Please give me a pot of water."
"Please wait a moment," the waiter left.
Since it was salty, he would drink more water and make do with it. Hades ate the salty steak and suddenly missed the bread and bean soup a little.
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