City Lord Chapter 168

It was currently around 9 in the morning.

Lucas got out of the carriage and saw a large crowd gathered outside his carriage, all staring at him. This made Lucas’s lips curl up slightly, and he smiled gently. Who doesn't like people waiting for him or wanting to get a good look at him and his clothes.

“Good morning, all of you.” Lucas waved his hand in greeting as he looked at all the commoners waiting for him.

“Good morning City Lord.” Suddenly, the crowd replied back after some seconds being surprised by Lucas' greetings to them. The commoners all bowed respectfully. Being greeted by a noble was a blessing in the eyes of commoners.

As the commoners bowed, the merchants who didn’t bow and some people were also revealed. For example, Elisa was standing straight with a bun in her mouth and a bag of buns in her hand. She was curiously looking at the carriage.

After getting copper coins from the bank the previous day, she went to the bun store and bought the legendary buns according to the three beastkins she saw. After eating them, she couldn’t fall asleep for the whole night. For the first time, Elisa experienced how uncomfortable it was to eat too much. All night long, she held her stomach and sighed as she looked at the buns in her hand.

“Why didn’t I have a beastkin’s appetite?” Elisa kept muttering this sentence all night. Her appetite was about the same as that of a human, so when she encountered delicious food, she could only eat a little bit before her stomach was full. So, early in the morning, when she felt her stomach had digested enough, she went out to buy buns. While waiting in line, she heard people around her discussing the opening of the Drunken Night Restaurant in Sedona City.

Elisa had first thought it was a hotel or a tavern for rich people or merchants where they could waste their money on women, alcohol and gambling. She had no interest in alcohol at all, but the crowd had said something that made her come here.

They said that the Drunken Night Restaurant had delicious food, extremely delicious food cooked by chefs from the City Lord’s Mansion. Everyone knew that the buns were invented in the City Lord’s Mansion. As such, Elisa came to watch the opening ceremony, hoping to have the chance to eat a meal in the restaurant. She hadn’t expected a noble to greet them, which had made her stand out from the crowd.

Fortunately, she wasn’t the only one who didn’t bow to the city lord. After a while, Elisa also awkwardly bowed when she felt people looking at her. The ones who didn’t bow were all merchants who were invited, dressed in much better clothes than her refugee attire. Elisa had disguised herself as a commoner, so she would seem suspicious if she didn’t bow and greet a noble.

Lucas glanced in Elisa’s direction. The green eyes seemed familiar to him, but after scanning the crowd with his eyes, he didn’t see anything special. So he forgot about it and looked at the restaurant.

“Come on. Let’s go first." Lucas said and took a step toward the Drunken Night Restaurant.

“Yes.” As Lucas said that the four War Wolves split the crowd, creating a path and escorting Lucas and his companions into the Drunken Night Restaurant without any problems. When the door opened, the aroma of meat wafted out, causing those waiting outside to widen their eyes and stomach growl.

"Growl"

Many people swallow their saliva after smelling the aroma of the meat, and Elisa even put the half-eaten bun back into her bag, as she wanted to leave room in her stomach for other delicious food.

Joe was also standing outside with his son, Dale, and next to him were Bryan and Ryan. They were all waiting for the restaurant to open, curious about what the inside was like.

The inside of the Drunken Night Restaurant was filled with the aroma of food. Lucas, Annie, Ayesha, and Nicole were standing in front of the counter, looking at the large pots of dishes placed on top. As the glass is more expensive in this world Lucas didn't bring it from Earth to use it in the restaurant for counters.

“It smells so good.” Ayesha felt that she was drooling as she stared at the meat.

“A bowl of noodles with extra vegetables.” Lucas shook his head with a smile. He said softly to the girls, “Order whatever you want to eat.”

“Can we really?” Ayesha exclaimed in surprise.

“Of course.” Lucas took the noodles from the person at the counter and sat down at a table. He only ate a few bites before he lost his appetite. It was still lacking compared to the food in the castle.

“Young Master, how is it?” Nicole walked over with a bowl of meat porridge, asking, “Does it suit your taste?”

Lucas shook his head, put down his chopsticks, and said, “It’s much worse than what you make.”

“They didn’t have much time to learn, and they’re missing a lot of seasonings and spices.” Nicole said softly. The rare seasonings in the castle couldn’t be used in the Drunken Night Restaurant, so they could only use common seasonings like scallions, ginger, and garlic.

Actually, the main reason was that Lucas was picky. Having gotten used to the exquisite and delicious food in the castle made by Nicole using Lucas' recipes, how could he get used to the “common” dishes in the Drunken Night Restaurant?

“It’s indeed a bit lacking. It’ll be better next year when the greenhouse is built and we grow vegetables inside. Then we won’t have to worry about not having enough seasonings.” Lucas smiled lightly, looking at Ayesha, who was continuously picking things at the counter, and Annie, who was hesitating over what to choose.

“This meat, and this too, wow, this also looks so delicious…” Ayesha licked her lips, taking the large plate of meat mountain the waiter handed her.

“Eating so much meat early in the morning isn’t good for your health.” Lucas said, looking at the meat on Ayesha’s plate that was stacked like a pyramid.

“It’s okay, I can finish it.” Ayesha’s thoughts were already in a different place, and her eyes were fixated on the meat on the plate.

“Hehehe…” Annie also made her choice and came over with a large plate of egg-fried tomatoes. In the end, she went with her favorite.

“Huh? What’s with this taste?” Annie frowned as she took her first bite, her face turning bitter. It wasn’t sweet at all and was even salty, nowhere as good as the ones made in the castle.

“Really…” Lucas slapped his forehead. We should have gone upstairs to have stir-fried dishes. The dishes on the first floor are still lacking a lot in taste.

“Be good and finish it.” Lucas patted Annie’s head and got up to inspect the Drunken Night Restaurant, occasionally pointing out what needed to be added or fixed. The most important thing was the second floor, where the kitchen was strictly off-limits. Except for the waiters and chefs, no one else was allowed to enter. After all, the entrance to the underground monitoring system was in the warehouse of the kitchen.

“How’s the menu on the second floor?” Lucas asked.

“It’s ready, and the waiters have memorized it.” Nicole flipped through her notebook.

“Have them start preparing the food for the banquet in the afternoon. Only allow the people with invitations in.” Lucas instructed.

“Understood. I’ll have people stand guard outside the private rooms.” Nicole nodded and noted it down.

“Tell the staff that they will get 1% of the sales today as a reward." Lucas said, smiling lightly.

“Okay.” Nicole nodded her head.

…

With everything done, noon quietly arrived, bringing with it the opening of the Drunken Night Restaurant in Sedona City.