Hao Shuai ignored the idle chatter behind him, picked up the rum the waiter had brought over, and took a big gulp.
"Ptooey~~"
Before the rum could even reach his throat, Hao Shuai spat it right back out.
"What the hell? Why does it taste so awful?" Still feeling the sour, bitter taste lingering in his mouth, Hao Shuai turned to Selena and asked.
Hao Shuai might not have been much of a drinker, but back in the Marvel World, he had hung around all sorts of bars and nightclubs with the Stark father and son, sampling all kinds of alcohol. Rum had been among them.
Whether it was a light rum with a delicate, sweet, fragrant flavor, or a strong rum with rich aromas of liquor and molasses, a spicy yet mellow taste, and an alcohol content of 45 to 50 percent, they had all tasted pretty good.
So why did this taste like horse piss?
As if she could see Hao Shuai's confusion, Selena explained, "Darling, it's only the eighteenth century. Rum-making hasn't become as refined as it will be later, so of course it tastes like this."
"Oh~~ How could I forget that?" Hao Shuai slapped his forehead, finally remembering.
But after that, he had no reason to stay in the tavern. He casually tossed a gold coin to the waiter, then left with Selena.
After leaving the tavern, Hao Shuai took Selena out of the port and up to a hilltop in the nearby countryside. From there, they could look down over all of Royal Port.
He really couldn't stand staying in the city~
That night, under a dark sky and howling winds,
a thick fog blanketed all of Royal Port. You could barely see anyone ten paces away.
Hao Shuai held Selena in his