"Sir, the one dragon coin for entering the inn still hasn't been paid."
And just after the dwarf boss finished mocking Ethan, a man wearing a tailcoat and a bow tie suddenly appeared in front of Ethan, extended his palm, and said, "If you are unable to pay right now, then we regret that we will have to ask you to leave the inn."
"Don't worry, I'll pay, just not now!"
Ethan ignored the little mustache and continued grilling his octopus meat.
When the little mustache heard this, his expression didn't change, but his tone became noticeably harsher, "Sir, I'm very sorry, but we do not offer credit here! If you are unable to pay the lodging fee, then we can only ask you to leave!"
"Can you shut up for a bit? I said I'll pay!"
Ethan went on doing his own thing, completely unaware, that when he talked back to this little mustache, how terrified and frightened the stall owners around him were.
Especially the dwarf boss at the stall next to him selling ores. He quickly grabbed the four corners of his stall cloth, yanked it up, and ran off.
The stall owners on the other two sides also did their best to move their stalls farther away from Ethan.
This human might be courting death, but they still wanted to live.
Who would dare provoke the chief steward at the Traveler's Inn? That wasn't looking for death, what was it?
[Traveler's Inn Chief Steward: This is also a werewolf, and an evolved one at that. Its claws are comparable to adamantium, and within the Traveler's Inn it possesses absolute authority.]
[PS: From past to present, anyone who dared anger the chief steward always ended up in a fate far worse than getting lost in the Mist Forest at midnight!]
"Hiss!"
Everyone sucked in a cold breath.
"This idiot actually dares talk to the chief steward like that!"
"It's over, it's over! The chief steward is going to lose his temper. Is tonight going to end right here again?"
"This human kid is definitely new. He actually dares offend the chief steward in the Traveler's Inn. Is he tired of living?"
Everyone in the free market, some were worried about Ethan's future fate.
Others were purely waiting to watch the show!
But no matter which kind, no one was as relaxed as Ethan, leisurely and carefree, seemingly not realizing in the slightest the danger about to descend upon him.
Swish!
Five cold, gleaming claws suddenly appeared on the chief steward's hand.
At this moment, everyone in the free market stepped back half a pace, and some even held their breath, not daring to make the slightest sound.
For fear that any noise they made would anger the chief steward and get them dragged into it.
In the originally noisy free market, at this moment, 6ou could hear a pin drop.
Sizzle~
Ethan flipped the octopus skewer in his hand, and the metal plate let out a sizzling sound.
This originally insignificant noise instantly became extremely obvious throughout the entire market. And since everyone in the market wanted to see Ethan's fate, all eyes were now focused on his hands.
So that skewer of meat that originally wasn't eye catching, for some reason, ended up drawing the gaze of everyone in the entire market.
"Heh! Heh!"
The chief steward let out a cold laugh and said, "If you had paid the dragon coin, then you would be my guest. But right now you haven't paid, so you don't count as my guest!"
"Therefore, since you have shown me disrespect, I can only use your heart as an apology!"
After saying that, the chief steward was just about to make a move on Ethan.
But Ethan suddenly took out a jar of seasoning, sprinkled some directly onto the grilled magma octopus, then picked up one skewer and handed it to the chief steward, "My heart isn't as tasty as this. Want to try it?"
"Hiss!"
Once again, everyone sucked in a cold breath at Ethan's fearlessness.
'Is this guy an idiot?'
'He actually dares tease the chief steward at a time like this?'
'Looks like he's really dead this time!'
'No saving him!'
'Everyone should just disperse already!'
"Sniff~ Sniff~"
However, at that moment, the chief steward's hand that was raised high suddenly froze in midair, then his nose twitched.
And he discovered that once he took a sniff of this damned thing, he couldn't pull his nose away anymore.
"Sniff~ Sniff~"
The chief steward felt that just lowering his hand like this would be too embarrassing.
But he also couldn't resist the deliciousness in that damned human's hand.
So…
He could only stay frozen like this for the time being.
Using his not very big brain to think about what to do next.
When the people in the free market saw the chief steward's behavior, they immediately looked at each other in confusion.
"Why hasn't the chief steward killed this guy yet?"
"This is too strange. The chief steward is always decisive and ruthless. This is the first time I've ever seen him hesitate so much over killing a human!"
"Could this human be a great mage who petrified the chief steward?"
"Impossible, I didn't feel any fluctuation of magic power!"
"Then what on earth is going on?"
"I guess…"
The dwarf boss selling ores suddenly spoke up from the side, "It probably has something to do with the thing in that human's hand. That thing of his might have some special magic, which is why the chief steward doesn't dare make a move."
"That's just ordinary monster meat, isn't it? What could be so special about it?"
"I'll bet that skewer is definitely special! Otherwise, how would he dare sell it for one dragon coin per skewer?", the dwarf boss scoffed, "That little bit of meat, even if it had a beast core embedded in it, wouldn't be worth one dragon coin."
"That tiny bit of meat, sold for one dragon coin?"
When everyone heard this, they widened their eyes and said, "Is this kid trying to rob people?"
"One dragon coin is enough for me to buy a big chunk of horned horse meat. With that much meat, isn't it fragrant? Why would I buy that tiny bit of monster meat from him? He's insane!"
"Wait, have you guys smelled something? It smells really good!"
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With the cumin and pepper powder Ethan added, the aroma of the iron plate octopus balls, once heated, gradually spread out and quickly filled the entire free market.
This time, forget the chief steward. Even everyone else couldn't help but twitch their noses.
And the chief steward, after sniffing for a long while, finally couldn't take it anymore and took a big bite of the octopus ball. As for dignity or pride, what even were those things? Can you eat them?
If you can't eat them, then of course you eat what you can first.
"Zzz~"
The octopus ball bursting with fragrance immediately exploded with flavor in the chief steward's mouth.
That perfectly balanced saltiness, that just right chewiness, and that warmth carrying heat but not burning the mouth, the perfect temperature, pushed deliciousness to the absolute extreme.
"Delicious!"
"So delicious!"
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The chief steward could no longer hold back and shouted the voice in his heart.
And the dwarf boss who had been complaining that Ethan would absolutely never sell anything now restlessly slipped his hand into his pocket, feeling for the few gold coins he had earned that night.
Maybe, he could buy one skewer to try?
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