Chapter 187: The Town of Tensberg
His gaze swept over the people in the tavern, and the man or should it be said that Li Ran was not affected by the atmosphere in front of him.
He rolled his gaze to the bar and asked the bartender, "Do you know how to get to Tensberg?" β
"The town of Tensberg?"
Silently wiping the wine glass in his hand, in the face of Li Ran's inquiry, the bartender glanced up at him, but then took it back, continued to put it back on top of the wine glass in his hand, and said casually perfunctorily: "I don't know, I haven't heard of it." β
Hearing the bartender's answer, Li Ran silently raised his eyebrows, took out a rattling money bag from his arms, poured out a few krona from it and placed them on the bar, pushed them in front of the bartender and asked, "What now?" β
Regarding the matter of crossing Norway, Li Ran did not deal with him, and naturally it was impossible to prepare currency.
In fact, the reason why Li Ran is in this money bag is also thanks to the enthusiastic 'help' of some people.
Putting down the transparent wine glass that had been wiped in his hand, the bartender reached out and silently put away the krona in front of him, and then replied in a low voice: "The top of Tensberg Bay, the place you want to find is there." As he spoke, the bar put the krone in his hand into his pocket, glanced at Li Ran in front of him, and then hesitated to speak: "Also, try not to ...... yourself"
"Tensberg, I know where the hell is."
Bang β
Before the bartender could finish speaking, a bearded Nordic man inserted into it.
He put down the wine bottle in his hand at the bar and made a loud noise, and at the same time gave a vicious warning to the bartender on the other side of the bar, then turned his head to look at Li Ran in front of him, and said in a hoarse voice: "If you can give me two hundred, no, three hundred crowns, I'll take you there." β
As he spoke, the man looked at the pocket of Li Ran's shirt with a greedy gaze.
He was sitting next to him just now, and he had clearly seen that Li Ran put the bag full of coins back into his pocket.
"Can you really take me to Tensberg?"
Faced with the bearded man's obviously ill-intentioned appearance, Li Ran asked as if he was completely unaware of it.
"Of course." Hearing this, the bearded man nodded his head without hesitation and grinned.
On the other side, the bartender kept making eye gestures to Li Ran in front of him, reminding him of the problem of his beard.
However, Li Ran turned a deaf ear to this, as if he really believed the bearded man's lie.
"In that case, I'm in a hurry, let's go now."
With that, Li Ran stood up and walked out.
"No problem."
Picking up his wine bottle, the bearded man smiled, and then couldn't wait to follow.
"I knew I would have gone up first!"
When the bearded figure disappeared from the bar, a voice of annoyance erupted in the tavern.
"Damn, I saw the money first."
"Listening to the sound of that money bag, there are hundreds!"
"More than that, I think there may be more."
Judging by the discussion in the tavern, they are not a good bunch of people. In fact, as a country that started as pirates, even if it has been established independently, they still have Viking blood in their bones, especially with the advancement of the front, the country may perish at any time, and the law is no longer a strong constraint.
After more than ten minutes, some people in the bar gradually sensed that something was wrong.
"Why hasn't Og come back yet?"
"Aren't you really going to Tensberg with that guy from before?"
"No way, what kind of intentions does this bastard Og have, I think he took the money and hid secretly."
"I also think that guy is a complete bastard who even sold his dead mother's inheritance for money, and I saw before that he ran into the church to steal things in order to drink, how could he be a guide with peace of mind. And, does that guy know where the town of Tensberg is? β
Inside the bar, there was a constant commotion of mockery.
However, no one expected that this was the last time that a man named Ogy would appear before their eyes.
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The town of Tensberg, located at the top of the Bay of Tensberg, is one of the oldest towns in Norway. It was associated with the development of whaling in the mid-19th century, however, with the end of whaling, the town also fell into depression. A large number of shipyards have closed, fishermen have lost their jobs, and the population of towns has grown from tens of thousands at its peak to only a few thousand today.
"Master, here we are."
Under the cover of night, a black car quietly came to the slightly deserted town.
In the driver's seat, a bearded man turned his head and said respectfully to the figure in the back seat.
Nodding, Li Ran turned his head and looked at the town in front of him through the car window.
The town of Ttensberg at dusk is not popular at all, and the faint street lights near the road highlight the deserted appearance of the town.
Of course, the reason why Li Ran came here was not to observe this.
In fact, since the past, the town of Tensberg has been rumored about Odin and the Cosmic Cube, which is why he came here regardless of his hard work.
"Master, there is a church in front, do you need me to ......?"
Stopping the car, Auge looked at Li Ran, who was deep in thought, and then grinned at the corners of his mouth to reveal two sharp fangs, and said flatteringly.
"Not yet."
Shaking his head, Li Ran looked at Og in front of him and replied unceremoniously.
In the face of Li Ran's refusal, Auge's expression did not show the slightest complaint, and he still replied respectfully, and his whole appearance was completely the same as when he was in the tavern before.
γMaking Vampiresγ
This is one of the vampire abilities of the character card [Dio Brando], which transforms the target into a vampire like himself through his ability.
Those who transform into vampires will have the same immortal ability as him, and can also steal the life force of the other party through bloodsucking, but there is a certain degree of gap between them and [Dio Brando] in terms of strength and regeneration. To put it simply, the vampires transformed by [Dio Brando] are all deteriorated vampires and are controlled by him.
But even a deteriorated version of a vampire is still powerful, especially the ability to be immortal, which is something that everyone dreams of.
Stepping and getting out of the open car door of Augur, Li Ran looked up at the church in front of him.
If his reasoning was correct, the Cosmic Cube should be hidden in this church.
However, the purpose of Li Ran's trip was not to take away the Universe Rubik's Cube.
Turning his head, he cast his gaze at Og on the side, and the other party immediately walked towards the door of the church with understanding.
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"Father, are we really going to leave Norway?"
In the dark and ancient castle, the middle-aged man with a solemn face looked at the old father in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
"Since our ancestors, our family has worked hard to build the foundation with great difficulty, and if we leave it behind, we will have nothing."
"At least, we'll survive." Faced with his son's questioning, the old man wiped his glasses silently.
"The battle line has advanced to the Norwegian border, Poland has been completely defeated, and I have received the news that King Haakon has deliberately retreated to England, and there is no one left in the whole country to fight."
"But ......"
The man was surprised to learn from his father that King Haakon had decided to abandon Norway, and that if such news spread, the whole country would be thrown into chaos.
"No but!"
Silently putting on his glasses, the old man blinked his cloudy eyes and looked at his son: "The end of Norway is already doomed, and when that time comes, even if we want to leave, we will have no chance." β
The old man's words, the man fell silent, he knew that his father's words were correct, but he couldn't accept it for a while.
"I've got everything in place, and when we sell our property in Norway, we're going to go to the United States, where the war is so far away, and we can start everything over again in the United States." Looking at the silent son in front of him, the old man opened his mouth and said words that he couldn't believe either: "When the war is over, we can come back and get back on our feet with our connections in the country." β
"I see, father."
Although there was little hope, the old man's words at least gave the man hope, and he nodded silently and went out of the study in front of him.
In the study, he silently watched the back of his son leaving, and sighed for a long time.
He sat down again, undressed himself, and looked dazed.
"Looks like you're a little lost?"
At this moment, a cold voice sounded from behind the old man.
"Who are you?"
Frowning, the old man turned his head to look behind him, and saw a handsome blonde man, looking at him with a smile on his face.
"I, my name is Dio Brando."
Stepping in front of the other party, Dio Brando looked down at the old man in front of him: "At the same time, it is also the hope you have been looking for." β
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"They're coming!"
In the town of Tensberg, with the deafening sound of artillery fire, a man dressed as a militiaman hurried into the church and shouted at a man inside the church.
"I've been here before."
Coming down the stairs with difficulty, the old man with a pale beard heard the voice of the militia and said with a calm expression.
"But this time it's different."
"They can't find it." In a deep voice, the pale-bearded man replied categorically.
"It seems to be a little different here?"
The pale-bearded man's answer calmed the militiaman's originally worried mood a little, and he looked up and scanned the layout of the church, and immediately found something different, on the opposite wall, next to the mural that originally depicted the World Tree, there appeared a mural that he had never seen before.
"What is this?"
Noticing this, the militiaman's face suddenly showed a look of confusion: "The face in this mural ......"
However, before the militia could reveal his inner doubts, the next second, a heavy crash from outside the church lifted his heart again.
"Here they are, these ......"
Falling back into a panicked mood, the militia shouted in panic as they looked at the walls in front of them that were constantly shaking and creating cracks in the impact.
"Even if they come, they won't be able to find ......"
In the face of the panicked militia, the white-bearded old man kept shouting, but it was obvious that his persuasion could not calm the other party down.
Boom β
The next moment, there was a loud bang.
A huge metal machine slammed open the sturdy door of the church directly with the door and wall, and the flying debris directly hit the panicked militia next to the white-bearded old man.
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Looking down at the fallen militia, the white-bearded old man didn't have time to grieve, and then he saw a soldier in a *** military uniform rushing in, pushing him to the ground, and began to push neatly against the huge coffin made in the shape of Odin in the center of the church.
"Stop, you don't know what you're doing!"
Seeing the scene in front of him, the white-bearded old man subconsciously opened his mouth to stop him.
"In fact, we know exactly what we're doing."
With the questioning of the white-bearded old man, a slightly sharp voice came from the door of the fallen church, and then a man wearing a *** officer's uniform walked in, he looked at the white-bearded old man who fell to the ground, and then gestured to his subordinates on the side.
Pulling the white-bearded old man up, John Schmidt raised his hand to straighten the other's collar as he continued: "Actually, I have to praise you, because it took me a lot of time and effort to find this place because of your efforts. I think you're a very visionary person, and that's something like me. β
"I don't think we're all together."
In the face of John Schmidt's praise, the white-bearded old man did not hesitate to fight back: "At least, I have been trying to protect the world, not destroy." β
John Schmidt: "How can you be sure I'm sabotaging?" β
"Countless people have died because of the war."
"I'm here to create a more perfect, pure world."
The white-bearded old man knew very well that he could not convince a crazy guy like John Schmidt, and the other party's goal was clear, but he still said with a glimmer of hope: "What you are looking for does not exist. β
"Then why do you bother to hide it and hide in such a place in obscurity."
With a mocking smile on his face, John Schmidt turned his steps and came to the sarcophagus beside him, and raised his hand to completely push the lid of the coffin that had been pushed by the soldiers and had the image of Odin printed on it.
With a bang, the sarcophagus in front of him was opened, and a wreck with only white bones appeared in front of Johann Schmidt's eyes.
John Schmidt looked down at the sarcophagus, his gaze first drawn to the transparent cube in the bone's hand, but then to the strange mask on the bone's face. 8)