Chapter 98: Sandstone Lobelin
The harbour of Dilas is as busy as ever.
The frequent sea voyages have brought great popularity to the city, and although the basalt black tower in the city is uncomfortable, for those sailors who have watched the sea for ten days and a half months, as long as they can see the land, they can be excited for a while, let alone such a large city, after all, there is no such thing as a single room on a ship in this era, fresh water is precious, and sailors are crowded in the cabin all day long, except for the captain who can occasionally take a bath, everyone else is a bird.
Now it's hard to come across such a large port, how can you miss it.
Because of this, HNA is tapping the economic potential of the port of Dillas all the time, and regardless of the nightingale shop, the tavern function of the pier alone is also becoming more and more abundant.
The Popeye Tavern is one of the taverns at the forefront of the wave of industrial transformation, the first floor is still a normal seafarer's tavern, with a wooden table in the center to perform various vulgar programs, surrounded by wooden tables and chairs, the counter is full of wine, the back kitchen broth, the meat steak rolls, and when the aroma wafts far enough, the door will be opened.
In less than half an hour, a crowd of sailors swarmed into the tavern, and they didn't care about day or night, because as long as their lips touched the bottle, they drank until the end of the night, dizzy!
Aside from the noisy first floor and going up the stairs next to it, the second floor is the accommodation room, where you only need to pay a certain price to turn the tavern into your own "home", and if you want to drink, you can go out and go downstairs.
Of course, not everyone comes here for a drunken trip, such as the guests in room 205.
The door is locked, ignoring the hot girl who is selling herself outside the door, the window is closed, and the curtains are also closed, and the sunlight is blocked.
In the dimly lit room, three people sat around a wooden table, each with a strange glass bottle in front of them, and a diamond-shaped yellow treasure was inlaid in the center of the red crystal bottle.
Someone stood behind the door, legs spread in strange postures, hands hanging unnaturally diagonally, upper body upright, neck up but as far back as possible, unfocused gaze as if looking at the ceiling, as if looking at something indescribable in the void.
At one moment, the man in a strange pose twisted his body, moving very slowly, but pulling the shadows in the room, and for a moment it seemed as if a sneaky whisper sounded throughout the room.
"May your will be carried out in this dreamland, where you have existed, existed, and will have in the future. ”
The three people sitting around the table chanted incantations, and the moment the last syllable was finished, they all grabbed the bottle in front of them and drank the liquid in it.
As the liquid poured down their throats, black threads visible to the naked eye appeared on their necks, and this change seemed to cause a lot of pain to the three of them, each of them blushing and letting out a beastly roar.
Downstairs was still bustling, and the sailors seemed to have found a new amusement, howling the rough songs of the voyage.
Upstairs is dark and raging, drinking the potion that hides the seeds of darkness, and the Dream Eaters step into the realm of terror.
On the street outside the tavern, someone came with a wooden barrel, this is the most lively place on the docks, but the crowd in front of him in the street is like a torrent meeting a reef, automatically separating to both sides, and he just lowered his head, his eyes under the mask are closed, but he can easily confirm the direction, not caring at all that someone may collide with him.
Came to the door of the Popeye Tavern and stopped, turned sideways to let the people inside out first, then raised his head and looked directly at the closed second-floor window.
After struggling for a long time, he let out a sigh of relief, the black lines on the surface of his skin were dissipating, and while releasing a disgusting smell all over his body, the darkness in his pupils became more and more obscure, and the dreameater sitting on the side of the door said in a deep voice: "Why hasn't the captain come back yet...... The ranks of pioneers are coming, and just a few of us will be held accountable. ”
"According to the information from the Otherworld, the gentleman who controls the space gate is dead, and the captain probably wants to control the gentleman's subordinates before the arrival of the pioneers, so that not only can he get the Scorching Box, but also an entire Glittering Gold Chamber of Commerce, which is undoubtedly a great credit to the organization. ”
The Dream Eater, seated on the left, solemnly retracted the bottle into his pocket, which was no longer devoid of any liquid, and recounted the recent changes.
"He wants to take advantage of this, but the current situation is that we are not the only ones who know about the Scorching Box, and the Earl of Otlan on this side of the Harbour of Dilas seems to have taken a keen interest in this item recently...... That's not a normal situation, someone ...... No, it's not sure if it's a person yet, and the news of the Scorching Box has been revealed. The Dream Eater behind the door finally stopped fiddling with strange postures, and returned to normal with sweat, his body still swaying a little as he walked.
Bang!
There was a knock on the door.
Immediately, the people who had just returned to the round table could only walk back to the door and shout, "We don't need drinks and food, and we don't need special comfort, get out!"
After speaking, he didn't listen to the reply, turned to look at a few companions and continued,
"It's a great place to hide, but there are so many people who come to your door every day to sell things. ”
Squeak~
The sound of the door lock turning.
The eyes of all the people in the room were fixed on the door for a moment, and the bolts with the chains were loosening in front of them.
Before they could react, the door opened.
"I finally found it. ”
The man stood at the door, with only a robe on his body, and his cheeks covered with a simple wooden mask that he knew was homemade at a glance, looking at a few people in the room, his nose fanning under the mask,
"It's a disgusting smell and it's nostalgic...... Tell me where the scorching box is, and I'll make your death less painful. ”
"Wizards, be careful!"
Standing up from his chair, the Dream Eater drew his weapon,
"Who are you and how did you find here!"
"The aura you exude during your ritual is so palpable, I know, the Seaport of Dilas of the Scorching Box, and you bed bugs, you must be there. ”
With his hands in his sleeves, when he came out, there were already two more sticks with a metallic luster on the surface, and the middle sections were connected, and they made a clicking sound as if they were being fitted together, and the ends of both sides glowed with an earthy yellow light, and the dream eaters felt the instant vibration of the floor.
"I just ran into you here...... Survivors of the City Without Gates, Sandstone, Lobelin!"
The moment he saw the opponent's weapon, someone among the Dream Eaters guessed the identity of the other party, and his face immediately turned extremely ugly, because he clearly knew how the other party treated the Dream Eater.
"It seems that you don't want to tell me, so in that case, I'll ask in a different way. ”
With a swing of his club, Lobelin strode into the room, and behind him, the door slammed shut!
......
The entrance of the station of the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce.
Lishana came back from communicating with the people at the Harbor District Garrison, and her face was really not good-looking.
Zhu Jue still stood on the second floor and didn't move, just silently watching the soldiers shuttling back and forth in the Chamber of Commerce Station.
It's not that he can't stop it, in fact, just the dozen or so people below, it doesn't even take a few minutes to clean it up, but now it's different from the previous situation, this post station of the Shuojin Chamber of Commerce is in the port of Dillas, so naturally it can't conflict with the law enforcement department here.
"How?"
Glancing at Lishana who had returned to the balcony, Zhu Jue squinted at the sun.
"They said they were here to investigate, but in my opinion, this should just be an excuse for them to search the Chamber of Commerce's station. ”
"Why are we searching our Chamber of Commerce station, contraband or something illegal?"
Not long after Zhu Jue became the president, he was a careless person, who knew what they were transporting that would attract this kind of search.
"I don't know, the material transfer of each post station of the Chamber of Commerce is being supervised by the person in charge here, and I am preparing to go down to check it now...... President, when I was talking to them just now, the head of the garrison made a vague reference to the evening party of the Count of Otran in the port district of Dilas, and he didn't say anything specifically, but I could sense that he seemed to be reminding us of this...... Why don't you take a trip?"
There is no doubt that the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce is not enough to face the government agencies on the side of the Dilas Harbor in terms of power and strength, so Lishana still has the courage to make this request to Zhu Jue.
To go or not to go.
It depends on Zhu Jue's decision.