Boom!
Ethan added a bit more firewood.
At this moment, the entire free market was filled with an overwhelmingly irresistible aroma of iron plate octopus balls.
And everyone in the market, including elf folk who originally only ate vegetarian food, started unconsciously twitching their noses again and again.
As for the dwarves and goblins, it was even more direct. The drool hanging from the corners of their mouths was practically about to drip down.
The grass cake in a pigman's hand even fell to the ground, but it didn't seem to notice at all. Its eyes were fixed straight on the octopus skewer in Ethan's hand, saliva flowing all over the floor.
"One dragon coin is really… really too expensive!"
"I don't believe it can be that tasty!"
"But it really smells amazing. How about we pool our money and buy one skewer to try?"
"Yeah! We have to try it. I don't believe it's really that good!"
The dwarf stall owner couldn't bear to spend the money, yet he was so greedy he couldn't take it anymore!
So he encouraged others to buy together with him. That way, he could taste it while only spending half the money. He was simply too clever.
He actually didn't believe that thing was really that delicious.
As long as he got a taste, he would immediately know what trick this human was using. Then he could copy his method, surpass him, and replace him.
'My gods!'
'I'm really too smart!'
'There isn't a dwarf in this world smarter than me!'
'I should go back and run for dwarf clan chief. Under my leadership, the dwarf clan would surely, step by step, grow bigger and stronger, and create new glory for the dwarves once again!'
"All right!"
His companion gritted his teeth, pulled a dragon coin out of his pocket!
Then he walked up to Ethan, held the dragon coin high, and said, "One skewer!"
"Coming right up!"
Ethan wasn't afraid they wouldn't buy. What he was afraid of was that they wouldn't try.
Some things, once you try them, you can never quit again.
[A/N: What are you thinking? I mean food!]
After the two dwarves took the octopus skewer Ethan handed over, they hadn't even started eating yet, just smelling the strange aroma coming off the skewer was enough to make them gulp desperately.
"I'll try first?"
"Why should you go first? I paid half the money too. Obviously I should be the one to try first!"
"Stop arguing, both of you!"
The female elf walked over to the two dwarves, waved her hand lightly in front of them, then directly took the octopus skewer from their hands, "Since you're both having such a hard time deciding, let me help you try it."
"Huh?"
"Why you?"
Although the two dwarves were furious, for some reason, they just couldn't work up any real anger. Their hearts were filled with nothing but a sense of calm, as if everything was already fulfilled and there was nothing left in life worth clinging to. Very zen like.
Crunch~
But the elf girl didn't answer them. Instead, she took a bite straight into the octopus skewer.
In the next instant, her already large eyes widened even more, as if she had tasted something extraordinary and reached the peak of her life.
(๑ʘ̅ д ʘ̅๑)!
"My gods!"
"How can there be such a wonderful sensation in this world!"
Seeing the elf girl's intoxicated expression, the dwarves even forgot that it was their money that bought the skewer and hurriedly asked, "So how is it?"
"Is it good?"
"Really… really," The elf girl answered while stuffing the remaining octopus meat into her mouth, talking as she ate, "It's so delicious!"
"Even elves like you, who are picky to the extreme, say it's good. Then it must really be amazing!"
The two dwarves nodded repeatedly.
But as they nodded, they suddenly snapped back to their senses.
"Wait a second! Wasn't that octopus skewer bought with our money?"
"Yeah, we were the ones who bought it. How did she eat it all?"
"Damn it, give us our money back!"
The two dwarves rushed forward, wanting to teach the elf girl a lesson. But seeing that things were going south, the elf girl had already slipped away.
The two dwarves could only turn back dejectedly, planning to buy another skewer to try again.
But by the time they tried to buy one again, Ethan's stall was already surrounded three layers inside and three layers outside. They couldn't even squeeze their way in.
This immediately left the two dwarves completely dumbfounded.
"One skewer for me!"
"I want two skewers!"
"Stop pushing! What are you pushing for!"
"It's so good, really so good! This is the best thing I've ever eaten in my pig life, sob sob~"
"My gods, what are these little black grains on top? Why are they so delicious! And this tender, juicy texture, plus this savory fragrance, how is it even achieved!"
"Soul shattering! Absolutely soul shattering!"
"…"
"Everyone line up!", Ethan's stall was about to be overturned from all the pushing, so he could only stop grilling and shout, "No line, no sale!"
The crowd that had been shouting and waving dragon coins, trying to buy iron plate octopus balls, froze the moment they heard Ethan say he wouldn't sell.
They immediately began maintaining order on their own.
"Did you all hear that? The stall owner said line up!"
"Fine, line up then. What's the big deal!"
"Damn it, one dragon coin for one skewer of meat and you still have to line up? Why!"
"I, Wang Zeze, would rather starve to death and jump off from here than ever line up!"
"Buying a meat skewer with so many rules! Believe it or not, I'll smash your stall!"
Most people were willing to line up.
But a small portion, like the hot tempered pigmen and goblins, were already exploding with rage, swearing that not only would they not buy, they would smash Ethan's stall.
But just then, the chief steward suddenly went "swish" and once again revealed his five sharp claws, "Anyone who doesn't want to line up, make a sound! I guarantee you'll get priority disabled treatment for the rest of your life!"
"…"
No one dared say a word.
The chaotic crowd instantly became a perfectly orderly long line.
Ethan smiled and handed a dragon coin to the chief steward, "Thank you, Mr. Steward. This is my lodging fee."
"No need for the lodging fee. Just give me another skewer of iron plate octopus balls."
The chief steward spoke with a serious face.
But the fluffy tail behind him couldn't help swaying left and right.
The mouth was serious, but the body was very honest.
Swoosh~ Swoosh~
Ethan glanced at the chief steward's tail.
The tail froze for a moment, but once Ethan looked away, it started swaying left and right again.
"Of course, no problem!"
One skewer of iron plate octopus balls in exchange for a night's lodging, you couldn't find a deal like this anywhere.
Seeing that the chief steward didn't even need to line up and still got a second skewer, everyone else felt a bit indignant.
Completely forgetting how they had mocked Ethan for charging too much before. And even swore they wouldn't buy it.
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