"What is this, meteor shower?"

Adam took a sip of his tea and leaned against the oak fence.

Look up at the electric blue clouds, which flow like a stream in the night.

He raised his hand, and actually touched something.

The feeling of warmth and coolness is like reaching into the clouds, but it is still visually far away and empty.

Adam couldn't even remember at this time: what was the taste of that tea just now?

The whole person was shocked that something was wrong.

He looked down and saw that he had never seen the milk-colored lead-glazed pottery cup in his hand, and the tea that flowed slowly in it looked like the clouds in the night sky.

"What the hell is this?"

"Bolu."

Adam was in a trance, not hearing clearly who was speaking.

Suddenly, the crow tore through the night and landed on its wrist with fluttering wings.

It tilts its head and its beak opens and closes.

first leaned his neck with water, drank a few sips of tea in the pottery cup, and then made a strange hoarse voice:

"There's a saying that this kind of thing is called soul crumbs. Do you understand? It's the kind of thing that can't completely die out, and it's been polished away by time.

Oh, don't worry.

Bolu is the name of the elves, who live in Jingyue Bay and drink this thing as tea. ”

Adam ignored the other man, didn't wonder why the crow could speak, and looked up around - it was exactly the same mansion he had planned.

There was silence, but there was no note or minimap.

"It's a dream, isn't it?"

"Oh, you're so sharp, do you need a wake-up service?"

"Wait."

Adam interrupted, quickly raised his hand, and swallowed all the liquid in the tea set, not minding that it had been contaminated by birds.

"It's certainly not easy to enjoy, so don't waste it. Well, wake me up now. ”

He said this to the crow, and then stared at the grass-colored eyeball, feeling his head a little dazed.

The tea set was taken off, and the sound of pottery shattering was heard.

The body gradually regained its weight in the chaos, its back pressed against the bed, and the fur blanket wrapped around the back of its head.

[The frame is soft, and the night visitors come to the tavern, but they don't alarm anyone, except you.] 】

Adam slowly opened his eyes and found himself raising his arm, keeping his dream of reaching into the clouds.

The wrist was aimed at the small window of the compartment, and the pitch-black crow was docked on it, but it did not have the same radiant agility as before.

"Hey, what's that tea smell like?"

Tuk, tuk.

The bird's beak pecks at the cross-frame, as if urging, making the sound of blunt nails striking wood.

Only then did he realize that the crow was outside the window, and that it was just an optical illusion that he was perched on his arm.

Adam put on his coat and came out of the cubicle and opened the wooden door to the tavern.

The moonlight was cold and whitish, bringing a bleak glow into the room.

What caught my eye was a giant beast only a few points larger than a griffin, perhaps the frames next to it had increased in size.

Its rhinoceros feet have knots attached to its thick hooves that are used to hang certain pieces, and all the places on its body that can carry it are fully utilized.

The monster twisted its head and bent down, its swaying ceased abruptly.

"Ouch."

The black-robed Night Visitor jumped out from behind his mount, emaciated as a stunted dwarf.

While saluting here, the other party quickly gathered the wide corners of his coat and rolled up the muddy part of the mopping floor, until a pair of small feet were exposed, and then he hurriedly ran over.

"Hey, kind sir, I'm sorry to disturb you."

The tone is weird and slightly hoarse.

Adam could tell that it was the voice in the dream, and it sounded treacherous at the moment.

[Strange merchants visit late at night, you can allow the other party to stay for a short time, or you can close the door, and they will leave quietly without leaving a trace. 】

"Of course, there may be some bread in the kitchen, and there is plenty of wine."

"Yay!"

The dwarf merchant hugged the corners of his coat and walked into the room happily, the blue "? "And it moves.

The wooden door to the tavern closed again, and the beast crunched in the deep twilight.

The entire stronghold had slept peacefully, and the infantry on duty paced back and forth around the campfire—all with their backs to them.

Adam took the dry red out of the cellar.

Among the cave food, the reserve of this wine is not high, and it has been preserved until now, and it has become the highest treatment in the stronghold.

"Wait a minute, sir, hey, hey, hey."

The dwarf merchant took out two glasses from the wide cuffs, and the light transmission was very good, and the shape was also excellent.

Then he took out his knife and fork and slowly chopped the cold, dry loaf of bread.

The action of chewing and tasting is slow and exaggerated, as if enjoying a top-notch steak.

"Oh, what a faux pas, I almost forgot to thank you for your hospitality."

"It's okay, I sometimes care about rituals."

Adam raised his glass to moisten his throat, but he didn't expect that the tavern had just been upgraded, and he met a strange merchant that night.

Since they took the initiative to accept the food, they could keep these two glasses.

[The merchant thanks you for your generosity, there is not much food left, and you should also think about it.] 】

"You're obviously a regular customer, so I'll be honest."

The dwarf merchant tucked his deformed little feet into the bar bench, and the corners of his mouth could smile at earlobes.

Adam raised his eyebrows, wondering: Does the person in front of him know the merchant before? Otherwise, how could he blurt out "old customers".

"Hey, hey, don't be surprised, young lord. There are countless of us, and we are the same, otherwise we would not be able to provide accurate and timely information. ”

The other person raised his hands and gestured out his two index fingers.

"One question, one deal."

"The previous one knows how to be grateful better than you, and he can answer twice. Could it be that because I rejected the deal? ”

The dwarf merchant's face was innocent, his expression turned sharply, and his voice seemed to be clogged with cotton, and he was hoarse and unpleasant:

"No, no, no, you've already asked once in your dreams."

Adam couldn't help but scold: But I forgot the taste!

The base is in good order, and the infrastructure is gradually improving.

There is no more problem than - food to survive the winter, lack of chaotic combat effectiveness, and a population waiting to be promoted.

"Do you know where you can get a way to get enough money?"

The dwarf merchant was licking the last slice of bread with his tongue wide open, and his eyes rolled irregularly when he heard this.

Adam waited with a smile.

"As you can see, I have a large group of people to feed, and it is not pleasant to be with Taigangda, and it may be difficult to justifiably purchase on a large scale."

The other party put away his expression and sat upright like a sage, revealing a bit of funny.

"Honorable lord, you must know that there are more rivers in Cundia than all the dirt roads combined, and any one port can sell more cargo than a small inland town."

He used the tip of his nose to find the little milky scent left in the air.

"The southern outcasts migrated because the harbor was destroyed by monsters, and pirates took to the land to steal resources with the warlords. Now it's different, not only Anton Weisen, but several other kingdoms are stabilizing their borders.

Pirates are sometimes merchants, too, after all, robbery is too extreme, or is it more profitable to trade for a long time, isn't it?

Now that the port has calmed down, there are several forces that want to redistribute the forces on the sea. Among them, a lot of scarce materials are needed to increase the right to speak. ”

The dwarf merchant was still responsible, and he gave a brief introduction to the port towns in the south, and pointed out which sea the water near the stronghold led to.

[Unfinished business: The river waiting to be captured.] 】

Adam had silently jotted down the details, and at the end of the topic, he threw out the questions in his mind.

"I'm curious, you know so many things, dare others say anything? Then next time I ask directly about the nearest treasure spot, what can you tell me? ”

"I'll give you this answer, and I will use it as food money."

The dwarf merchant stood up, his expression full of excitement, and he almost climbed onto the bar.

"Someone has already asked this kind of question, and of course we're being honest! After all, it's an agreement, and it's a business.

But......

We know many secrets, but some of our guests, who don't even know how much they are capable of, have never looked at their little shoulders and can carry multiple ambitions.

And we never provide after-sales, hehehe~"