In the hazy sky, white and light snowflakes like goose feathers fluttered and shrouded this place of legend. The veil-thin white mist and the people walking in the streets were illuminated in color by the dazzling lampballs, which hung on the window frames of the carriage like an artist's paintings.

It's the snow scene in my imagination, exactly the same as what I remember seeing in Eichenryde, but it always makes Draenor feel a little awkward - this kind of snow scene is not common in the tropics!

Perhaps due to its high altitude, the Mayar Plateau almost ignores the presence of the sun, creating a stark contrast to the desert to the north. Today, Nagseus is like a forgotten canvas in a corner, not dyed with too obvious colors, and even the points of light in the city are covered in a layer of fog, unable to touch the white emptiness.

Draenau, who was leaning against the car window, couldn't help but yawn, it was the third winter festival, and he had commissioned Leif not long ago. Huffman bought a private carriage. I originally wanted to spend a comfortable time on the sofa in the living room as planned, but I didn't expect to be awakened by the vibration of the pager box early in the morning. "There's a very important event today, and it's a great opportunity to relax!" Dino is like this.

So, helplessly, and extremely reluctantly, he was pulled out of his house by the captain and forced to get into his carriage in advance to participate in some boring race.

"It's been a while since we got in the car, what the hell are we going to do?" He couldn't bear it anymore and turned back to the captain and asked.

"Match!" Dino repeated the word again, pursed his lips and finally explained, "One of the entertainment activities of the Winter Festival is a ...... Forget it, you're a foreigner, and you may not be able to figure it out, but it's a sport anyway, a competition! The main thing is that there are prizes for the top three! ”

This tone made Draenor feel a little offended, Canaan's competitive competition was no less than that of the Abel Continent, and besides, the words did not explain the content clearly at all. But he didn't have to think much about it to guess that the so-called prize eight achievements were gold coins, and he had already figured out the other party's hobbies after getting along with Dino so much, and the only thing that could make the captain interested was money.

Although money is never too much, what he has on hand is enough, and he doesn't need to participate in any tournaments for the so-called prize money, and now he doesn't even know the content of the competition, let alone what the odds are.

"Take this."

The captain handed him a damp and crumpled piece of paper, and Draenor leaned against the window, carefully examining the drawings printed on it with the help of the white light. It was a cylindrical building, as if it had been rigged into the complex, and it looked out of place with the façade rooms, and the wooden door plate was carved with a string of pompous letters.

"'Byswell Tavern'?" He asked.

"Yes, the famous 'Bysville Tavern,' the gathering place of the rich, is also where we are going."

The edges of the image are clearly cropped, flipped upside down, and there is still a disjointed typographic font on the back, which looks like it was cut out of a newspaper.

Wine...... Draenor felt his stomach twitch habitually a few times, as if he had tasted the burning heat of the spirit, "I will definitely not participate in any drinking competitions, and I will not let you participate!" I don't want to help a drunk go home! ”

"It's not...... Drinking isn't sport, and trust me, you're going to love it. Dino looked at Delaenau's helpless eyes and sighed, and pointed out the window with his thumb, "You see, festivals should have a festive atmosphere, enjoy food, reunite with family, shop, and of course, competitions." Let's enjoy the holiday! How uncomfortable it is to be stuffy at home! ”

No, it's much more comfortable to be stuffy at home than that...... Draenor pursed the corners of his lips, he had already been pulled out anyway, so he could only take one step at a time, and it was better to accompany the captain on vacation.

After getting out of the car, the two of them had already arrived between the buildings in the center of the city, Draenor stuffed two gold coins into the coachman's hand, and pointed to the café next to him, "Prio, just park here, go there and have some coffee to warm up, and we will call you when we come back." ”

The young coachman nodded, clutching the two deli and running towards the café.

"Isn't the coachman's salary weekly? What are you spending all this money for? Dino wondered.

"It's a long story...... This son is Leif. Huffman's sons, who are in their twenties and have no job, are not a problem to follow his father as a helper, so I called him as a coachman...... Don't worry so much, it's a favor fee. ”

Draenor turned his head to look down the street, a place that looked a little strange, very different from the guilds in Kailar, and the surrounding commercial atmosphere was very strong, and the gentlemen and ladies in gorgeous winter clothes all carried large bags back and forth from the storefront, boarding the carriages that almost filled the streets and drove in different directions.

"We're not here to shop, we're here." Dino stood on the side of the street and waved at Draenor, walked through the crowded street, walked a few steps around the intersection, and stopped at the street sign not far from the street.

Turning to the left, the cylindrical building appeared. Draenor compared the illustration in his hand, it seemed that this was the famous "Bysville Tavern", but the sign had a layer of snow on it, and the actual number of people was twice as many as the illustration.

"It's pretty lively, are you ready?" Draenor stomped his foot, shook off the snow on his trouser leg and asked the captain.

"Hmm...... Wait a minute! Dino seemed to remember something, he took out a brown strip from his bosom and held it to his mouth, leaned over to the side of the street lamp and struck a match to light the other end of the strip, and smiled with satisfaction as he spit out the smoke ring, "Thanks for the reminder, I almost forgot the most important thing." ”

"Cigars?" Draenor smiled exaggeratedly, he didn't see Dino take out his chewing cigarette as usual all the way, he thought he had completely quit this bad problem, but he didn't expect it to get worse!

"Well, I bought some with the last payment, this thing is not common in Abel, and it is quite expensive...... Our identities are different, and now we are second-order knights, and we have long exceeded the food and clothing line...... Didn't you also buy a private carriage? There's nothing wrong with buying a little nice stuff to treat yourself. At least the cigar is more in line with who I am than the black scraps. ”

Dino blew out the match and threw it into the trash, took off his hat and tapped it on his chest, and pointed to the tavern, "Let's go, the game hasn't started yet, let's go sit down first." ”

"Hiss......" A cold wind blew, and Draenor shivered, and subconsciously wrapped his trench coat tightly. He followed the captain to the tavern, hoping it would be warmer.

Pushing open the door, a warm current mixed with the aroma of wine rushed to the face. The tavern was very lively, with a two-metre-wide fireplace on each of the walls, and the light of the fire shone on the sitting and standing gentlemen, who swayed from side to side, some with their glasses, some laughing, and seemed to dance in their own way to the melody of the grand and accordion.

Looking to the sides of the door, Draenor seemed to notice some kind of familiar wooden plaque on the wooden table, each carved with a simple and figurative imprint, forming a circle along the grid carved on the table.

All too familiar, this is the "Prood card" that fascinates those dwarves!