A Bar In An Alternate World: Pick Up A Young Witch - Chapter 38

Chapter 38 The Angel in Black Stockings

“Lin Ge, I’ve found the materials you wanted.

Celia rushed into the bar and went straight to the bar counter. She smacked a purple plant on the counter.

Lin Ge’s gaze swept across the plant. It had dark green roots and long and narrow leaves. At the top were purple flowers that clustered on both sides, emitting a strong fragrance.

Its name was the evil-clothed herb. Its flowers were often used to make perfumes for the nobles, and its roots were rich in magic energy, making it a common ingredient for magic-replenishing potions.

These two wide uses caused a huge demand for it, so it was overexploited and currently difficult to find in the wild. Now, most of them were cultivated by people.

Last night, after Celia had drunk the cocktail named Angel Face, she had volunteered to join Lin Ge’s team. However, she had rejected Lin Ge’s offer before this, so Lin Ge had an additional condition for her to join. He asked her to help him find a stalk of wild evil-clothed herb.

He didn’t expect her to find it in a day. Her efficiency was amazing. As expected of an experienced lone-wolf adventurer.

Lin Ge picked up the stalk of evil-clothed herb. His fingernails cut through the full stem, and a light black liquid gushed out, staining his fingernails.

He stuck out his tongue and licked it a little. A spicy taste quickly occupied his mouth and tongue. After a brief burning and tingling sensation on the tip of his tongue, there was a refreshing cool feeling. It was indeed similar to the description in the book.

Then, Celia placed a black bag the size of a soccer ball on the bar counter. It was filled with evil-clothed herbs.

“Where did you find so many?” Lin Ge asked in surprise.

Celia puffed out her chest, and there seemed to be a few claw marks on her leather armor.

“I saw them from afar when I was on a mission before. However, I sensed that there were magical beasts guarding them, and they don’t mean much to me anyway, so I didn’t pick them.”

“I see. Then, according to our agreement, you are now a member of our team.”

Lanya wrinkled her nose as if she was dissatisfied with Celia’s participation.

Celia sat on the high chair and spun around, “Aren’t you going to treat your new member to a drink?”

“What do you want?” Lin Ge asked with a smile.

“The one from last night.”

“You had a drink with her last night?” Karina asked.

Elise also walked over, “Oh, wow. Yesterday was clearly a day off. To think you brought her into the shop and even drank?”

“Just deduct the used wine from my salary,”

Lin Ge said nonchalantly.

When Celia saw Elise, she raised her hand and pointed at the latter in a daze. Her mouth was agape, and she was so surprised that she couldn’t speak.

So this was the job the other party had mentioned the other day! To think a Lord of monsters was working in a tavern in a human city?

“Get a bottle of Calvados, a bottle of aurum, and a bottle of apricot brandy,” Lin Ge ordered with his arms crossed.

“Is it a new cocktail?” Elise asked curiously.

“If you want to learn, quickly get the wines.’ “Hmph, what’s there to be smug about?”

Elise turned around to look for the wines in the wine cabinet. Celia stared at the scene with wide eyes. Was the figure standing there really the Lord of the spider cave?

If she hadn’t fought the boar with Lin Ge, Celia would have suspected that he was an even more powerful monster that had taken on a human form.

“You’re such a good girl, Elise,” Karina teased, “When did you become a good apprentice?” Elise stood on her tiptoes and tried to take the wine from the top of the wine cabinet, but she couldn’t reach it. So, she spat out spider silk from her palm and sucked the bottle of wine into her palm.

“Shut up, Karina. When my bartending skills surpass him, I will kick him out of the bar counter without hesitation.”

“Oh? Will that day really come?”

Elise took the other two bottles and placed them in front of Lin Ge. She said to Karina, “Most definitely yes.”

Pop, pop, pop.

The corks of the three bottles popped out, and the sparkling wine flew out of the mouth of the bottle and condensed into a ball in the air. Karina looked at the swirling ball of wine and clapped her hands. “Lin Ge, you already know how to use magic to make wine?”

“I just learned it.”

Karina clapped her hands on the bar counter as she shouted, “I’ll have a glass too. I haven’t had a taste of the wine you made today, let alone the wine you made with magic. I must drink it.

“Elise, prepare five tall wine glasses. Put some ice in them to make the glasses cold first.”

Other than Neelu, who was sleeping in the resting room, there were five people in the shop. Karina smiled and stared at Lin Ge, “I knew it. I’m in your heart.”

Lin Ge stared at the wine ball with all his attention and said, “If you disturb me again, I’ll only prepare four cups.”

Karina quickly covered her mouth and watched quietly. Elise took out five wine glasses filled with ice and placed them in a line in front of Lin Ge.

She then stared at the ball of wine and sniffed at its aroma.

“Take a stalk of the evil-clothed herb and wash it. Throw away the leaves and just keep the flower and the stem. Separate the flower and the stem, and be careful not to break the flower.”

Elise’s cheeks were puffed up as she was displeased at being ordered around, but she still took out a stalk of the evil-clothed herb from the sack that Celia had brought and walked to the basin.

The evil-clothed herb’s flower had a strong fragrance, but the juice of its roots was very spicy. The taste of the magic-replenishing potions made from it was unbearable, and it was often criticized by new mages.

The herb’s juice was quite strong, and one bottle of magic-replenishing potion would require at least three stalks of evil-clothing herb. It was only a given that it would not taste good. But if it wasn’t to replenish magic energy, there was no need to add so much.

If the amount was right, it would be an excellent seasoning.

Lin Ge planned to add the herb juice to the Angel Face cocktail. Perhaps there would be a surprise.

Elise brought over the cleaned roots and flowers and placed them in front of Lin Ge. The dark green rhizome suddenly flew and started spinning. Its skin was cut open by tiny wind blades, and its juice was quickly separated from the useless residue, forming a gray liquid sphere the size of a thumb.

A drop of the evil-clothed herb’s sap flew into the wine ball and quickly mixed with the three types of wine.

Lin Ge opened his mouth and sucked. A wisp of wine flew into his mouth, and his sensitive tongue quickly analyzed the change in taste. “Just a little bit more.”

A slightly smaller drop was separated from the evil-clothed herb’s fluid ball and mixed into the wine.

He tasted the change in the taste again and revealed a satisfied smile. Now, it was just right.

“Elise, take out the ice cubes in the glasses.’ Elise gritted her teeth and took out a stainless steel ice clip. Piece by piece, she took out the ice cubes from the five wine glasses and threw them all into her mouth as if to cool down her anger.

As she chewed on the ice, her mouth made crunching sounds while she stared at Lin Ge. Did this guy really think she was an apprentice?

The ball of wine in front of Lin Ge split into five lines and fell into the five glasses. Its volume rapidly shrank.

Celia observed the liquid that fell into the glass. Compared to the beautiful amber color yesterday, the color of the drink in front of her was slightly darker. There was even a light black color floating in the glass, like a black tulle.

“Here,” Lin Ge raised his glass and took a sip. This was the first wine he had created using materials from another world. It was quite memorable.

As the wine entered his mouth, it was sweet and mellow with a hint of spiciness, which was a complete change from the original taste. If the original Angel Face was like a pure and flawless angel, then the drink this time was like an angel wearing sexy black stockings. The angel now had a dangerous smile on her pure face, and there was a trace of charm in the holiness.

This was a corrupted, fallen angel. In that case, he would call the drink the “Fallen Angel”.