The time when dusk is coming to an end.

Richard walked into the only tavern in Greywoodtown.

With a "squeak", Richard pushed the door open and walked straight to the counter, where the bartender behind the counter looked at him noticeably.

Finding that it was Richard's "acquaintance" who came again, the bartender raised his eyebrows, smiled on his face, picked up an empty wooden cup and shook it, and said, "Why, this guest, is it your luck that you have found the tomb of the thangka wizard and obtained the treasure in the tomb?"

The bartender smiled brightly, but Richard's face was unwavering.

After staring at each other for two seconds, the bartender realized that things were not what he thought, put down the glass slightly embarrassed, scratched his head, and said, "Could it be ...... You didn't find the tomb of the thangka wizard......? It doesn't matter, after all, the rest of the people are also not found, which is normal. I don't think you're in a good mood, why don't you have a beer and relieve yourself?"

As he spoke, the bartender picked up the cup again.

Richard glanced at the bartender a few times, frowned, and said, "It's not that the grave has not been found, in fact, it has been found, but someone has gone there and taken the things from the grave." ”

"Huh?" the bartender paused, but wasn't too surprised, for to him, the Thangka Wizard's Grave was something of two worlds with him, and had no other meaning than the possibility of helping him sell beer.

In addition, he was very skeptical that Richard was telling the truth. After all, Richard had only been away for half an afternoon, and no matter how he looked at it, he shouldn't have found the tomb of the thangka wizard so easily, perhaps to justify his own failure.

"Is it—" The bartender thought of this, yawned, and felt that today's beer might not be sold, put down the wooden cup, and said to Richard with a somewhat unsatisfactory attitude, "It turns out that the tomb of the wizard Thangka has already been visited, so what do you want to do when you come back now?"

Speaking of this, the bartender thought of something, and his expression was slightly wary: "You should ...... I admit that you gave a bit too much, but I've already helped you drink the wine, and the money has already been given to the boss, so it's impossible to pay it back to you. ”

"Don't worry, I don't want you to pay it back. Richard said to the bartender, "But I want you to tell me something else." ”

"What?"

"I remember, you told me before, before me, that last night there was a group of people who searched for the tomb of the thangka wizard like me, and rested in this tavern?"

"Yes. The bartender nodded.

"Can you, then, tell me where they went after they left the tavern, and did they come back and in what direction they finally left town?"

"This—" The bartender hesitated in a lengthened tone, his eyes swirled in his sockets several times, and finally he picked up the empty wooden cup, poured it full of beer and pushed it in front of Richard, "You buy a beer, and I'll tell you." ”

"Smack!"

With a sound, Richard slapped a silver coin on the table and said: "It's still the same as last time, I'm out of the money, you can watch the wine, just tell me the answer." ”

"Good. ”

The bartender said, unceremoniously put away the silver coin, picked up the beer, brought it to his mouth, and swallowed it quickly with a "coo-dong" on his neck.

After more than ten seconds, he finished the beer with a distorted expression, and the bartender wiped his tongue with a rag a few times and looked at Richard.

Richard looked at the bartender, waiting for an answer.

After a few seconds of eerie silence, Richard spoke up with some confusion: "Huh?"

"I don't know. The bartender spread his hands and spoke very sincerely.

Richard raised his eyebrows: "You said you don't know what it means, it can't be literal, right?"

The bartender continued to spread his hands: "yes, literally—I don't know." I'll tell you the truth, I wasn't in the store when the group left during the day, so I don't know where they went, I don't know if they came back, and I don't know where they got out of town. I don't know, that's my answer. ”

Richard's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

The bartender saw it and said quickly: "Hey, don't be angry first, I really don't know, otherwise I will tell you." But then again, I don't know how they got there, but I know how they got there. I should help you understand them by telling you where they came from, right?"

It is indeed of reference value...... Richard thought for a moment and agreed, "Well, you come and tell me, which direction are they coming from?"

"Hey, don't worry. The bartender smiled like a black-hearted merchant and poured another glass of beer, "This is a new problem, if you buy a new beer, I'll tell you." ”

Richard's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at the bartender, but he didn't get angry, but felt a little funny: "You went to such great lengths just to want me to buy an extra beer?"

"Or else?"

"If you put your cleverness to use in the right place, you definitely get more than selling beer. ”

"Perhaps, but I'm just a liquor seller now, and cleverness can only be used in this regard. The bartender shrugged, and as he spoke, he shook the barrel next to him and heard a "bang" sound inside.

"After our boss made this wine, he asked me to sell at least one whole barrel every day, and if I didn't sell it, I wouldn't be given dinner or a salary. In this regard, what can I do, I can only try my best to sell.

Good Samaritan, if you have pity on me, buy another drink. You don't have to give me silver coins, I can't get any more, I can only give them to the boss, so I only need three copper coins. Give me three copper coins, and I'll tell you everything you want to know, how about you not lose money on this deal?"

"Okay. Richard spoke up, placing three copper coins on the counter to stop the bartender from lifting his glass, and exclaimed, "Tell me the answer first, and then help me drink the beer." ”

"Okay. "Since you want to know where the group came from, I'll tell you: they came from the north, along the path through the forest, passing by the town of Black Spike, the town of Sandstone, the castle of Baron Knox, and the river of Green Water—all of which I heard while I was helping them carry their luggage and feed their horses, and when I listened to their conversations, there was absolutely nothing wrong with that, and you can rest assured." ”

"To the north, the path in the forest, the town of Black Spike, the town of Sandstone, the castle of Baron Knox, the river of green water......" Richard whispered, and a route automatically came to mind.

"North. Richard nodded, didn't say anything more, and turned and walked out of the tavern.

The bartender looked at Richard's back, shook his head, and began to drink from a wooden glass full of beer.

At this time, Richard, who was walking, slowed down slightly, tilted his head to the bartender and reminded: "I think it's best to sell wine in a different way in the future." Otherwise, if you meet a person with a bad temper, you may be beaten up for this kind of conditional sales. ”

With that, Richard turned around and walked out the door.

After a few seconds, the bartender drank it down, put down his glass, and looked in the direction of the door where Richard had left. Because it was too unpleasant, the muscles on his face twitched a little, and he sighed: "Do you think I don't want to? But I'm just a bartender, and the wine made by the boss is still so bad, what can I do?"

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