Chapter Thirty-Nine: Drunken Life and Dream Death
Within Central is the core of the North District, which is elevated and offers a panoramic view of the North District from any building in the core area. It is the highest area in the whole of Ebudra, like a high mountain standing in the north of the city. Steep walls separate the core from the Central area, and the players who inhabit the core are all shili bosses who can give orders and instructions to their men at any time while enjoying a comfortable environment. The price of land here is even higher than that of the palatial West End, and all the people who live in the core are powerful people with superior strength, safety is not something they worry about, and the feeling of dominating the world is not something that money can measure.
Renault has no interest in the core area where he can only live, he only cares if he can find the best equipment in the shops in Central.
The Central Ring is only a few steps away from the outskirts, and the style is very different, and the pedestrians on the road are no longer wearing tattered garbage white clothes, but blue equipment of various attributes, and occasionally a few pieces of fine armor with magical fluctuations.
Most of these people in boutique clothes are thick and muscular, and at first glance they are very potential melee combat duties. They paced slowly along the road, but they always stopped between two shops with different signs.
Renault knew that in order to clearly demarcate the scope of shili, the name plate outside each store was marked with a coat of arms, and each coat of arms represented a shili. Those well-dressed and serious-looking high-ranking warriors are the people of this shili, who specialize in guarding their shili from being violated by anyone, and are also the maintainers of order in the area. Their leader, known to the locals as the "Orderly", is the patronus of players who have paid a protection fee, and the demon who can't afford to pay a fee.
The Orderly must not only have excellent combat power, but also a group of powerful little brothers to follow, and these little brothers have a skill, that is, to remember the faces of all players who pay protection money within the Shili range. And those adventurers who do not pay the fee are the objects of surveillance, if the adventurers follow the rules, they will not take any action, but once their interests are threatened, they will be punished with the most cruel punishment.
Renault's outfit was too ostentatious, and from the first step in Central, it attracted the attention of the orderly. From time to time, Renault felt a pair of cold eyes focused on his body, he frowned, thinking of the kind reminder of the sea tigers, Zuihou still forced the anger in his heart down. Since the other party did not take further action, Renault, who just wanted to understand the customs of the North District, did not need to take the lead in causing trouble.
Walking through the streets marked by three coats of arms, stopping in front of a bar with a gourd in front of the door, the smell of barbecued meat wafting from the door of the bar aroused Renault's appetite. It was then that Renault remembered that he hadn't eaten for almost a day, so he didn't hesitate to push the door and walk into the bar called "Drunken Dream Death".
Separated by a door, compared with the deserted outside, the bar is simply two shijie: the noisy voices fill the entire space, and the sound of fighting, guessing fists, insults, and drunken words is endless. Seeing this situation, the quiet Renault couldn't help frowning. But in the end, I couldn't resist the protest and found a clean place at the bar and sat down.
Bartenders at the bar expertly prepare cocktails, metallic shakers tumbling back and forth in the air and bartenders' hands like circus clowns juggling. With a bang, the stainless steel shaker fell in front of Renault, and the cocktail didn't spill a drop.
"What do you want, sir?" The bartender is tall and imposing, standing out at 1.9 meters tall in a bar where adventurers gather, his thick eyebrows add a bit of fortitude to his angular face, a smile that is unique to the service industry under the bridge of his nose, and the most striking thing is the bald head that is as bright as a shaker. Those keen eyes just swept over the other party's magic robe, and the smile on his face became even thicker. "Why don't you have a glass of 'Margaret', this is a major feature of this bar, the tequila is a high-end product from Loulan in the northwest, with a light and refreshing taste, and the taste of your first love is kept."
"The taste of first love?" Renaud smiled wryly, what could be more bitter than first love. He bowed his head slightly, motioning for a drink.
The bartender conjures up a cocktail glass and carefully pours the new haode "margaret" into it.
Tasting the bitter taste of "Margaret" with a sad romance, and letting the refreshing sour alcohol slowly melt in his mouth, Renault couldn't help but be a little intoxicated. The stomach contracted and rolled under the stimulation of alcohol, the intestines seemed to be knotted, and the hunger was more obvious and uncomfortable. The bartender served a small plate of snacks with a lot of interest, just to give some comfort to the stomach with too much sourness.
"Very good alcohol." Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach is most likely to get drunk. When the first glass of wine was drunk, Renault's face was already crimson, but he was still interested in the name "Margaret". Wave your hand and signal the bartender to have another drink.
The bartender smiled and said, "I'm glad you like it, but the rule of our restaurant is 'pay after the glass', so please pay for it before you order another drink." ”
Renault didn't care, to be honest, in the special environment of North Central, everyone has to pay before enjoying it, and Renault tastes it first is already an exception. Of course, the "Deep Blue Ripples" magic robe set played a decisive role.
After paying 10,000 gold coins happily, another glass of crystal green "Margaret" was placed in front of Renault. Just as he was about to enjoy it, a lewd voice sounded in Renault's ears: "This adult, I don't know if there is anything I need for a small help." ”
At some point, beside Renault sat a stranger as obscene as his voice: a short man, with a bare head, barely visible chin, and a pair of small pink eyes that turned like ...... Live like a mole.
"Stay away, perhaps," said the bartender, unkindly, "Mole, if you settle your money on credit first, it will do me a great favor." ”
"Don't say that, Lord Rohan. Anyway, I'm looking after your bar's business today. The lewd man, nicknamed the Mole, grinned shamelessly.
"You do take good care of me, it's been less than a month since it opened, and you've already paid me for ten days' worth of wine."
"If you take another martini on credit, I wish your business will be hotter than the first two days." The mole licked his thick dry lips and said.
"Xiexie, your 'blessing', it's a pity that the blessing can't be spent as money."
"It's too hurtful to say that, you see, I'm not trying to make money, am I?" The mole seemed to be afraid of the bartender-like bar owner, and tried to avoid his gaze, turning his head to Renault.
After looking at it carefully, the mole's small eyes couldn't help but light up: "You look like a person with status, this should be the first time you come, maybe I can help you something." ”
Renault opened his half-hazy eyes, slanted the mole, and said nonchalantly, "Tell me what you can do to help." ”
Seeing that there was an opportunity, the facial features on the mole were about to move together, and he leaned in and lowered his voice and said: "I am the backbone of the Thieves' Guild, responsible for the intelligence collection of the entire North District, I know everything here, and if I want to buy equipment or rare props, I have a way to get information." ”
"Oh, the Thieves' Guild is still in the business of gathering intelligence!" Renault said with some surprise.
"No, adults probably don't know the intricacies of the North District. Here, all parties are intertwined, and it is possible for outsiders who don't know what is going on to caress the scales of a 'big man', and it is not impossible to summon the disaster of killing. A little more information is a little more security. I vouch for my personality that any information you buy from me will be the fairest price for the entire Thieves Guild. ”
"Tell me, where can I buy a rare one-handed weapon, preferably a one-handed sword, the level is not limited, the more advanced the better."
"One-handed sword? Or is it a rarity level? "The mole didn't expect the other party's appetite to be so big.
You must know that in the Creation God Domain system, all equipment is divided into six levels: white non-attribute equipment, blue magic level, purple boutique level, silver rare level, bright gold epic level, and dark gold legendary level.
Legend has it that there is also artifact-level equipment, but in the initial stage, when even an epic level is rare to see, the legend has not been conclusively proven.
Renault opened his mouth to ask for silver rare equipment, which made the mole think for a while, and suddenly slapped the oak bar: "Coincidentally, I just have a friend who broke out one here, and now he should be near the bar, if you can ask for a glass of wine to moisten your throat, I will be happy to run an errand for you." ”
Renault said to the bald boss, "Give this friend a 'Margaret' too." ”
Hearing the words "Margaret", the mole's face changed, he was expecting to cheat a glass of bad wine with 100 gold coins, but he didn't want the other party to be the most expensive cocktail in the "Drunken Dream Death" bar as soon as he made a move, which surprised him.
The bartender-looking boss was also stunned, he wanted to say something, but he moved his lips, but Zuihou still swallowed his words. Pour the concocted haode crystal green alcohol into an empty cup in front of the mole. As soon as he finished pouring it, the mole quickly grabbed the wine glass and drank the whole cup of "Margaret" with a raised neck. The alcohol spread in his chest, and the mole's compact facial features slowly relaxed in enjoyment, until the aftertaste of zuihou in his mouth completely disappeared, and he raised his chicken-claw-like palm to wipe the saliva from the corners of his mouth.
When the mole's figure was overwhelmed by the crowd of drinkers in the bar, the barkeeper anxiously said to Renault, "You're in the last trouble you shouldn't have gotten into." ”
"Do you mean that wine?"
"No, 'Margaret' is expensive, but it's a trivial expense for you. The guy named Mole is the most notorious scum in the Thieves' Guild. If he just cheats you out of a glass of wine, it is already the most merciful reward he has for your arrogance. ”
"It's just a thief, and the level is only level 12, and I can handle it." Renault smiled.
The boss sighed and said to Renault: "I'm here here, they don't dare to cause trouble, you have to be careful when you go out of the bar." With that, he turned to serve the other guests and left Renault there.
PS: It's not easy for newcomers, it's still the old rules, ask for collections, ask for clicks!