The restaurant's signboard, made of some unknown metal, glittered in the sunlight, while the wooden doors were made of the finest mahogany with classic and exquisite handles.
What's even more astonishing is that entire sheet of transparent crystal. Although the inside is covered by white material, but one can only imagine how large a piece of crystal it must have been cut from, and what incredible skill it must have taken to cut it so thin and uniform, without the slightest flaw.
"This...this crystal must be worth over a thousand dragon coins, right?" Devo raised an eyebrow, speaking with some hesitation.
"Boss, this restaurant seems to be closed today, it's not open." Johnny took a few steps forward and glanced at the notice on the door.
"Does this restaurant owner owe a lot of money and take the waiters with him? There are so many knives piled up at the door." Gabriel walked up with a knife in his hand, glanced at the mountain of knives in front of the door, and said with a hint of mockery and sarcasm.
"Boss, what should we do?" Gabriel turned to look at Devo and asked, his fingers lightly tapping the hilt of the knife. A strand of long red hair fell from his forehead, making his pale face, marked by a long scar, appear somewhat sinister.
As a third level failed knight, his strength had already reached the standard of a third level knight. However, the examiner was a bit unreasonable, saying that he lacked humility and compassion and could not become a qualified knight.
"Humility and compassion are things only the weak possess. How could a valiant knight need such things?" Gabriel recalled the examiner's words and remembered his own answer. Naturally, he became a failed knight and the most ruthless caretaker of the Devo Tavern.
He truly had no compassion, he was only concerned with getting paid and doing favors—that was his sole criterion. He never cared what those favors entailed.
"Smash it. Since he's not here, we should teach him a lesson. Some people are not to be trifled with, and some words have consequences." Devo's smile was somewhat sinister as he waved his hand.
"Should we smash that thing too?" Gabriel's gaze shifted to the floor to ceiling glass window beside him. He licked his lips, and his eyes suddenly became somewhat excited. Such a huge crystal was something he could never own in his lifetime, but destroying it seemed even more exciting than possessing it!
"Smash the door!" Devo's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels. This crystal was too expensive, and if it caused trouble at the Gray Temple, it would be a real problem. A door would be fine, and smashing it would be easy to get away with it. Did this small restaurant owner really dare to make a big fuss over a door?
Devo coughed lightly to regain his composure, raised his hand and said, "Smash it."
"Alright." Gabriel withdrew his gaze with slight disappointment, regained his lazy expression, and with a whoosh, the long sword at his waist was drawn from its sheath, slashing down at the restaurant door without any fancy moves.
A single sword strike from a level three knight is enough to cut down a tree as thick as a person's embrace, or a wooden door, there's no need for a second strike.
"You dare to set me on fire? Then I'll smash up your lousy restaurant today and see what you'll do selling tofu pudding then!" Goodinia looked somewhat excited. He had thought about this before, but he just didn't have the guts. Today, Devo's provocation stirred up a fierce determination within him.
Murder is out of the question in this Chaos City, and arson is out of the question either. But smashing up shops and making threats to get revenge are common occurrences.
The Gray Temple protects the safety of all shops, but it cannot guarantee absolute order. They've been seasoned veterans of Aden Square for decades. No one knows better than them how to exploit these loopholes. Moreover, based on past experience, these bullied merchants can only swallow their anger. After all, they are in business, and many things are hard to guard against. Once they get caught up in something, they can no longer survive in Aden Square.
"Bang!"
A dull thud rang out. The expected scene of a sword cleaving through the wooden door did not occur. Gabriel's long sword was even deflected, and he was pulled back a step, staring in disbelief at the unscathed wooden door.
"How...how is this possible!" Devo, standing beside the carriage, also stared wide-eyed, somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "Gabriel, you've been using all your strength on women's bellies, haven't you! If you can't even split a wooden door, what use are you to me?"
"This door?" Johnny's face showed a hint of surprise. He was standing right next to him watching, so he knew that although Gabriel hadn't used his full strength, but he had used seven or eight tenths of his strength. Let alone an ordinary wooden door, even a door covered with iron sheets could be cleaved open with a single strike.
But not a single mark was left on the door, as if the sword had struck thin air.
He could understand if there was a magical shield on the door, but he hadn't sensed any magical fluctuations at all, which was extremely strange.
"Damn it!" Gabriel's expression turned ferocious in an instant. Being questioned about his strength was the most unacceptable thing for him. Although he didn't know what was so strange about this door, but he wanted to cleave anything in his way with a single strike. He gripped his long sword with both hands, rushed forward, and smashed it down hard on the wooden door.
"Hmm?" When the first muffled thud sounded, Mai Ge looked towards the door with some confusion. The restaurant was soundproofed, and the outside sounds were almost completely blocked out. Even if the customers were having a lively debate about sweet versus savory outside, they could hardly hear anything inside the restaurant. Such a dull thud meant that someone was trying to break into the restaurant door.
"It sounds like someone is knocking? Is it a guest?" Yabemia turned around and looked in the direction of the door, somewhat puzzled.
"It was the sound of something hitting the door, not knocking." Sally shook her head slightly, her gaze becoming somewhat wary. If it was a hit, it meant the visitor was up to no good.
"Ding! System learning complete!"
"Ding! This system notifies the host that an enemy is attacking the restaurant door. The Level 1 restaurant automatic defense system has been activated and can withstand any attack of level three or below!"
"Ding! Host, please deal with the invading enemy as soon as possible. The defense system can defend against three attacks for free each time. Starting from the fourth defense, the system will charge one gold coin for each attack it receives!"
Just then, the system notification sounded one after another. Although the tone was loud, but it seemed to carry a hint of fatigue.
"System, how's your learning progress?" Mai Ge's expression suddenly turned strange as he asked in his mind.
"After careful study of this system, I have thoroughly mastered all the skills." the system replied earnestly.
"System, didn't you say before that the restaurant had no defense? How come it can suddenly automatically defend against attacks below level three?" Mai Ge then asked the question that had been bothering him.
"Initially, this system resorted to this drastic measure to motivate the host to become stronger. However, it is now necessary to tell the host the benefits of upgrading the restaurant. Upgrading to level 2 will not only unlock more poses... sorry, slip of the tongue! Unlock more permissions, but also directly improve the restaurant's automatic defense level, allowing you to anticipate potential dangers!"