Train to Another World.

Chapter 397: Unequal

Old Pierre was apprehensive about this meal, as he knew that the food he provided was far inferior to what Li Zhuoguang and his friends brought. If it were any other time, Old Pierre would definitely be happy, as eating so many good things would be a great deal.

But now I am in a situation where I need help from someone, and I wanted to treat the other party to a good banquet, and then talk about my request after the other party is satisfied with the food. However, I did not expect that the food I prepared by emptying my family's savings is so far inferior to that of the other party.

The most impressive thing was that the guy named William actually brought two large bottles of purified water. Is this something a human could do? Even for a temple, it would be difficult to produce so much water at once.

But he was the host after all, and it would be unreasonable for him to not eat a single bite of the meal. So Old Pierre casually took a small piece of dried meat from his plate and began to chew it carefully.

During the meal, Old Pierre found that none of the other group of people touched the food he provided, and they all ate the food he brought. This discovery made Old Pierre even more depressed.

Although I have never heard of those cities, it can be seen from this that the other party is indeed a noble. No wonder Ms. Storm is willing to take the job of bodyguard. You know, before this, no one has ever heard of Ms. Storm taking the job of bodyguard. Huh? !
Old Pierre was surprised to find that the nobles across from him didn't eat much fruit. If they ate a little, they would only eat a small round green fruit. On the contrary, Lady Storm had been eating non-stop since the beginning.

About half of the fruit on the plate went into her stomach.

Although Li Zhuoguang and the others did not think there was anything wrong, this kind of thing was extremely unreasonable in the eyes of Old Pierre. Although Aliana was a very prestigious adventurer, she was hired after all.

It was good enough that the employer was willing to provide food. How could she eat like this, and eat very rare fruits? But those people did not intend to stop her, and did not even show any displeasure.

This made Old Pierre fall into thought. He hesitated slightly, reached into the plates of Li Zhuoguang and the others, and took out some food.

The food he provided was not to the other party's liking. In order not to arouse the other party's disgust, Old Pierre chose to take the cake brought by the man named Xiong Facai.

But as soon as he got it, he regretted it. Damn, it's so soft and moist, this thing must be expensive, right? But since he had already touched it, Old Pierre could only bite the bullet and imitate Bear Facai, take a piece of bread, and then scoop out some honey with a spoon and spread it on the bread.

After all, honey seems to contain a lot of water, so Old Pierre didn't dare to smear a lethal amount of honey on it like Xiong Facai did. But when he put the bread slice smeared with honey into his mouth, he also received tons of impact.

After all, the only sweet thing in this place was fruit. The sweetness of honey swept through Old Pierre's taste buds like a hurricane and rushed straight to his head.

He swore that all the sweetness he had tasted in his life was not as strong as the one he felt at this moment. Suddenly, an unfamiliar word appeared in his mind: sugar.

According to legend, in some extremely wealthy cities, the nobles there controlled the only remaining water source in the world. They could grow fruits in their own cities, and even be extremely extravagant and extract sugar from fruits to preserve the sweetness for a long time.

At this moment, Old Pierre felt even more inferior, and he never dared to reach for Li Zhuoguang's plate again. Although the local custom required guests to bring their own food, it also required the host to provide more food than the guests, both in quality and quantity.

But Old Peel obviously couldn't do it. This also meant that Old Peel's wealth and power were too far behind the other party, and the two were not on the same level at all. The inequality of status meant that there was almost no possibility of cooperation, and Old Peel became more and more frustrated.

Li Zhuoguang had been to so many worlds and had been invited to many banquets, but this meal was the simplest he had ever eaten, after all, he brought everything he ate himself.

It wasn't that he, Li, didn't give face, but the things provided by the city lord were disgusting just by looking at them, and Li Zhuoguang wasn't sure if they were edible. However, he felt that Aliana's introduction was already a very sincere banquet, after all, there was fruit on the table.

Li Zhuoguang could understand the difficulties faced by the residents here, and also understood their sincerity. So after eating almost everything, Li Zhuoguang wiped his mouth and asked, "I wonder if you invited us here to discuss something?" Old Pierre raised his head instantly. There was a way!

Although the other party was only asking about his intentions, if he was willing to ask, then there was a possibility of cooperation. Knowing that the opportunity was rare, Old Pierre did not keep him in suspense and said directly to Li Zhuoguang: "There is a Wangya City near Haichao City. There has been no conflict between our two cities, and we have occasional exchanges.

But after the death of the old city lord, the current city lord listened to the slander of a passing wizard, opened the seal of the underground tomb of Wangya City, and released the devil. So..."

Li Zhuoguang continued his words: "So you want us to reseal or kill those demons?"

"How dare I make such an impolite request." Old Pierre waved his hands repeatedly, then sighed and said, "It's the new city lord who thinks Wangya City is no longer a good place to stay, so he wants to move to another place."

"War." Everyone understood.

William asked, "So you want us to deal with Wangya City?"

Old Pierre shook his head: "Of course this is the best, but I am not a wealthy city lord and cannot afford foreign aid. I invited you all here this time just to let you know that this dispute was not provoked by us. From top to bottom, everyone in Haichao City just wants to live a good life.

I just want to ask you to support Haichao City. I don’t need you to send any soldiers or provide any supplies. I just need you to show your support verbally.”

Po Jun scratched her head when she heard this. In her knowledge, there had never been an enemy that was scared away by others' verbal support. The only thing that could scare away the enemy was the heads of their own people. So she asked, "Will verbal support alone work?"

Seeing that Po Jun did not directly refuse, Old Pierre smiled and said, "In fact, the strength of our Haichao City is still stronger than theirs. They dared to attack this time because they were forced into a corner and had no choice but to encourage the civilians to fight together with the city guards.

But if a few great nobles are willing to support Haichao City at this time, then both the city guards and civilians will suspect that many parties are assisting Haichao City in this war. This will cause their morale to decline, and they may even refuse to obey orders. "

No one had thought that the war here would be so trifling, but considering that the forces here are based on cities and the combat strength is basically no more than a hundred, it makes sense.

Seeing that no one refused, Old Pierre continued, "As long as you are willing to help me this time, then as long as Haichao City exists, I will be your solid ally."

Li Zhuoguang was about to agree when the door of the reception room was pushed open. A little girl in a white dress walked in, followed by a maid, but she stopped at the door of the reception room and could only look at the little girl anxiously.

Old Pierre turned around and saw that it was his little daughter who came in. He was about to ask the maid to come in and take her away when she walked to the table and pointed at the wrinkled fruits on the plate and asked Old Pierre: "Father, aren't these fruits prepared for me? Why did you give them to others?"

Old Pierre was shocked and angry when he heard this. According to the wind speed here, no one would enter the banquet venue after it started until it ended. No one else would join the banquet empty-handed and enjoy the food at the banquet.

This situation is called "stealing food" and is a very rude behavior. Usually, if someone does this, it will be understood as a provocation. Although Li Zhuoguang and others have stopped eating, which can be considered the end of the banquet, they all sat at the table and did not leave the reception room.

Old Pierre immediately looked at Li Zhuoguang and the others nervously, only to find that Li Zhuoguang had left his seat and was walking straight towards his little daughter.

(End of this chapter)