At 11pm, business ended. Meg closed the tavern's door and heaved a sigh of relief.
The tavern had served over 180 customers tonight, and the turnover had exceeded 100,000 copper coins for the first time.
As most of the money was collected by Amy, Meg lost the chance to hide his secret stash.
"Father, this bracelet can even glow in the dark," Amy said happily as she came out from under the table and waved the bracelet in her hand.
"It's a very valuable item," Meg said with a smile. Only Vanessa would give away the luminous pearl bracelet so casually.
"But where's Mother? She hasn't come back today? "Amy asked as she put her hands down.
"She went back to Chaos City. Maybe she has something to settle." Meg was not very worried about Irina. With Ah Zi around, it would not be difficult for her to break through even if something unexpected happened.
After all, Chaos City was their main base, so there would not be any big changes.
"Let's go. It's getting late. We should go upstairs to wash up and sleep." Meg held Amy's little hand, and walked towards the stairs.
A series of light footsteps could be heard, and Anne appeared at the top of the stairs with a sketchbook in her arms.
"Anne, what's the matter?" Meg asked with a smile as he stopped in his tracks.
Anne passed the sketchbook in her arms to Meg.
Meg took the sketchbook. The cover was a pretty and adorable mermaid sitting on a reef, and the background was the rippling sea. The most eye-catching thing was the bowl of … red braised pork in the mermaid's hands?
It was instantly soul-stirred, wasn't it?
Just by looking at the cover, giving it a title like "The Indescribable Story of the Mermaid and Red Braised Pork" was not off-topic at all.
Compared to an innocent and adorable mermaid, a bowl of red braised pork was more interesting.
In just two days, Anne's drawing skills had improved significantly. No matter if it was the style or details, they were all exquisite and impeccable.
Even the bowl of Red Braised Meat was a mixture of fat and lean meat. The color was bright and attractive, making people envious.
"What a beautiful little mermaid. Big Sister Anne is so awesome," Amy exclaimed as she climbed onto a nearby stool.
Flipping open the album, it was still the familiar story of the mermaid, but compared to the first version, this version's storyboard, characters' expressions, and lines had all improved greatly.
Of course, the most important thing was that an old man named Meg was inserted into the story. He taught the little prince how to cook Red Braised Pork on the spot and helped him capture the mermaid's heart.
You see, this is the quality that an excellent cartoonist should have.
Not only did it allow him to enter the story of the mermaids without feeling out of place, but he also played a very important role.
The cooking process of the Red Braised Meat was also drawn perfectly.
Even a person who did not know how to cook could take this picture book and follow the steps in the picture to make a qualified Red Braised Pork.
Anne put her hands behind her back and looked at Meg nervously and expectantly.
He was like an obedient student waiting for the teacher to announce his results.
"Perfect, very perfect!" Meg closed the album, looked at Anne, and praised sincerely, "Anne, you are a natural cartoonist. You have an unparalleled talent in this area."
Anne finally smiled. Her face was slightly red, but her eyes were shining.
"Let me take a look at it again." Amy took the album carefully from Meg's hands and ran upstairs.
"The drawings are so good. It's a pity not to publish them. But I see that the equipment of the publishers of these albums in Rodu is a little shabby. I'm afraid they can't print the original art …" Meg pondered for a while, and said, "How about this? I'll open a printing factory and specialize in printing your albums."
Anne nodded obediently, but she didn't seem to understand what Meg was saying.
"Let's go. It's getting late. Wash up and go to bed first." Meg smiled and touched her head as he said dotingly.
Anne squinted her eyes and rubbed against his hand. Then, she turned and went upstairs.
After telling the two little fellows a bedtime story, Mag went back to his room to change into a set of black clothes before leaving the tavern after the two little fellows had fallen asleep.
"Mr. Mak, this way." Noah waved in the dark alley.
"How is it?" Meg asked Melante as he walked into the alley.
Melante shook his head, and said, "We've searched all over Rodu, but we couldn't find any traces related to the devil. Josh might have already left Rodu."
"That's not good news." Meg frowned.
"Maybe he didn't leave, but just went into hiding? He's so sly, "Noah interjected.
"Now that he has become a public enemy, there's not much room for him to do in Rodu. There's not much value in staying here. He probably won't take the risk to stay in this city with the most 10th-tier powerhouses." Meg shook his head. "It'll be even harder to find him now."
"Then where would he go?" Noah asked.
Meg thought for a while, and said, "If he wants to become stronger, he has to keep creating conflicts, and then gain more resentment from them. Or, he can appear in places with strong resentment, and directly absorb it."
"Maybe we should go to the Far North to take a look. That was an ancient battlefield. Countless corpses are buried under the snowy plains," Melante suddenly said.
"That godforsaken place …" Noah's face fell. "There aren't even two ghosts. He probably won't appear there."
Once he thought about leaving the warm and comfortable Rodu and going to the snowy Far North, he felt that his life had suddenly lost its light.
Melante looked at Meg, and said, "We'll set off tomorrow morning. If we find any traces of him, we'll inform Mr. Mak immediately."
"Alright." Meg nodded. "Let's search Rodu again tonight. We'll go to the second prince's residence to take a look."
"Alright." Melante nodded. The three of them quickly disappeared into the dark alley.
An hour later, Meg flipped over the wall of the second prince's residence. Looking at the wooden box in his hand, he frowned slightly.
"Looks like this is the source of the devil. Greed still made him lose his soul," Melante said with a sigh.
"This means that the devil that controlled Josh is not the same as the one that escaped from the seal under the Golden Dragon Island. We have two enemies." Meg handed the wooden box to Melante.
Melante kept the wooden box, and solemnly said, "I'll find him as soon as possible, before he sets up an even bigger scheme."
"Be careful." Meg nodded.
"Let's go, kid." Melante turned and left.
"Didn't you say we're leaving tomorrow morning?" Noah was puzzled.
"When the devil comes looking for you, he won't give you the chance to spend the night," Melante said with a smile.
"Goodbye, Mr. Mak." Noah waved at Meg with a bitter face, and quickly followed Melante.
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