Hallucinations after drinking? A bit too real
The clerk's face darkened when they saw Ayou pull out such a large rod.
Ayou hurriedly explained, "No, no, you've misunderstood. This is actually currency; it's just bundled together."
After Ayou untied it, coins kept sliding out from the iron rod.
The clerk looked at this guy.
"Sorry, we don't accept this."
"Why?"
"This currency stopped circulating seven years ago."
Seeing the situation, Li Mu Lili said, "This... why don't I lend you some?"
"Ah, I'm so grateful!"
"No need for thanks, it's not like I'm short on it."
The old man, having heard something, returned with his granddaughter.
Looking at the coins in Ayou's hand, the old man said to him, "Are these the currency from seven years ago? This design... and it's still so new?"
Ayou looked at the hunchbacked old man, feeling somewhat awkward.
Then, the old man spoke to Ayou again, "May I ask where you got these coins?"
"Uh, my boss gave them to me."
"You actually have so many?"
"Uh, well, it's not really that many... I think..."
"How about this? I'm a collector. I'll take all of these off your hands, and I can pay you double the equivalent value."
"Uh, that won't be necessary. You can just exchange them for the currency currently in circulation."
The old man stroked his beard.
"That works too."
The old man then found the equivalent amount in current currency and handed it to Ayou.
"Here is the corresponding amount."
"My name is Lu Heng. You can call me Old Lu or Old Heng. If you have any other old items, feel free to bring them over; I'll buy them at a high price."
"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Lu. I am Ayou."
"Thank you very much. My daughter and I will be going now."
Subsequently, Li Mu Lili and Ayou each bought a cake.
Ayou looked at the cake in his hand and sighed, "Heaven never closes all doors, indeed."
"Indeed."
"And thank you for your kindness just now."
"Why be so polite? Friend, let me ask you something. Do you drink?"
When Ayou heard this, his eyes instantly lit up.
He looked at Li Mu Lili.
"Could it be that you also...?"
"Could it be? You also...?"
"I can drink a little. Why? By the way, speaking of which, do you know where to buy alcohol?"
"You've asked the right person."
"Let's go, I'll buy you a drink."
"Let's go, set off for Donghuan Tavern!"
The two walked down the road, each carrying a cake, chatting about trivial matters, such as what kind of clothes Li Mu Lili made, and what kind of books Ayou managed, uh, and what section they were used for.
The two pushed the door open and walked into Donghuan Tavern, then placed the two cakes on the storage shelf by the door.
"Come, I'll buy you a drink. I'll pick up some alcohol to take back on the way."
"Boss Donghuan! We have a new friend here!"
Then, a middle-aged man around 30 years old walked out from behind the kitchen curtain.
His beard seemed to have just been shaved.
"Lili, you're here. The usual?"
"No, this time a friend is treating me to a drink. Just drinks will do."
"Hello."
Ayou then reached out to shake Donghuan's hand.
"Hello, hello."
Donghuan shook Ayou's hand in turn.
"Come on, you two, take a look. All the alcohol I have is on this shelf."
Ayou looked at the dazzling array of colorful alcohol on the shelf, unsure which one to choose, then looked at the remaining currency on his person.
He then slammed all the currency onto the table.
"I'll take one bottle of every single one!"
Donghuan was startled by Ayou's action, and in reality, he was even more shocked by the sheer amount of currency pulled out all at once.
Li Mu Lili was also terrified by Ayou's maneuver.
Ayou looked at their reactions.
"Uh, is it too little money?"
"No, no, no, customer, this is way too much."
Donghuan waved his hands hurriedly.
"That's good. Brother Lili, you should drink whatever you want too."
"Then I'll have a bottle of brandy."
Boss Donghuan first opened a bottle of brandy for Li Mu Lili, then poured the brandy into a stemmed glass filled with ice cubes.
"Please enjoy."
At the same time, he also poured a glass for Ayou.
Then Donghuan returned to the warehouse to prepare the alcohol.
Ayou picked up the wine glass and took a small sip.
"Strong stuff!!"
Li Mu Lili was startled by Ayou's reaction, but after taking a sip himself, he echoed, "Strong stuff!!"
Then, the two looked at each other and smiled, starting to chat again.
After some time, the two seemed to have finished their drinks.
Boss Donghuan pushed out a large box filled with various kinds of alcohol, one bottle of each.
"Mr. Ayou, the alcohol is all here. There's so much; how about I find someone to help you carry it?"
Ayou was a bit tipsy at this point.
"Oh, don't worry about it. Let me tell you, I have super strength. I can easily knock away a Grade 1 Fixer. Brother Li, you keep drinking, I... I'll be off first."
Finally, Ayou downed the remaining bit of alcohol in his glass and pushed the huge box out of the tavern.
Li Mu Lili, concerned by Ayou's state, followed him out.
However, after Ayou turned a corner, when Li Mu Lili followed, he found that the corner was a dead end, and Ayou had disappeared.
"Is this... a space-warping device?"
Back at The Library, Ayou was teleported into the main hall.
Of course, the way he returned this time was also falling from the sky.
However, in his tipsy state, Ayou didn't feel what had happened.
Seeing the ground, he reflexively used light to land himself steadily.
Carrying the cake and pushing the box, he walked through the hall.
Could this be the legendary Drunken Immortal Gazing at the Moon?
"Angela! Roland! Malth! Yesod! Hod! Net! I'm back!"
When Ayou finished shouting in the hall, he heard Malth's voice from behind.
"Mr. A, we're over here."
When Ayou turned his head toward the sound, he suddenly saw five muscular men.
The faces were right, so why didn't I recognize them when put together?
The five Designated Librarians were full of bulging muscles, staring at Ayou.
"Hallucinations after drinking? A bit too real."
"No, something's wrong."
"You... guys... this...".
Following that, Ayou fell into a state of confusion.
Bodybuilding! Strength! Muscles!! Spirit!!!