55. Uncover a corner of the fog
Zheng Yi slept beautifully until he was woken up by the earth-shattering noise downstairs. Below his room is the lobby of the inn, and in the evening is the restaurant and tavern. The old customers in the town, plus the business travelers who came and went, there were always twenty or thirty people crowded there to drink, make noise, fight, and talk about meat.
The smell of alcohol and noise broke into Zheng Yi's room through the cracks in the floor, and Zheng Yi sat up unwillingly, seeing the light shining through the cracks in the wood on the ground. There are a couple of slightly larger holes that allow a direct view of the revelers below.
There is really no shortage of entertainment in every era.
Zheng Yi stood up, and the person was much more sober. The Ring of the Stars has restored a lot of mental power to him, on the one hand, it is the magic power that gushes out of itself, and on the other hand, it is the bonus of sleeping back to blue. Sequence 2, which sees blue as life, senses the weight of it and is quite encouraged.
The speed at which sleep returns to blue has increased by about 10%, which can be considered as 10%. The mana given when awake is roughly equivalent to a tube of No. 8 divided into 24x60x60=86400 parts, provided by seconds.
Although it is not a one-time supply, it is equivalent to a bottle of No. 8 every day, which is also a good baby.
Zheng Yi remembered what Irwen had said that the rejuvenating Well of the Stars was in Lady Valda's kingdom...... And there is no Potions in this world at all, let alone the more elaborate Potions science in Potions.
Thinking about it this way, will you still dislike the Star Ring for not being powerful enough?
Zheng Yi checked his belongings, put away the "tulips", and pushed the door out.
Since you can't sleep, it's better to go down and have a drink, and I hope the taste of the drink here can be passable.
What's more, the tavern is also a must-have element in any adventure story, even if it's just a small town of a few hundred people, you have to pretend to find some information.
As soon as he turned the corner of the stairs, the hustle and bustle came to his face, almost rushing Zheng Yi to his head.
In his hometown, Zheng Yike had never been to a nightclub.
Seeing Zheng Yi coming downstairs, the owner of the antique shop shouted in the human voice: "Hi! Guest! β
Zheng Yi pretended not to see it, walked to the bar, and said to the boss, "Refreshing drink." β
The owner knew about the guest from the forest, and they stayed in one room and were big customers. He took a wooden wine glass, the size of a liter, and then took a tin pot and poured it full for Zheng Yi:
"Lady Stellar's favor."
It's such a coincidental connection, it's almost like a script.
Zheng Yi glanced at the boss and was sure that he was just a mortal with a colorful soul gathered in his body, so he picked up the cup and tried it. The taste is really good, the entrance is cool, the aftertaste is soft, and the sweet and sour taste is not alcoholic. He took two big sips and was swept away by the dry air that woke him up.
"How do you express your gratitude to the lady?" Zheng Yi asked.
The boss picked up his thumb, index finger and middle finger - Zheng Yi's hometown means the number 7, and pecked it on the forehead: "Mortals are in the light." β
Zheng Yi followed the boss's example and repeated.
"Hahaha," the antique shop owner squeezed to Zheng Yi's side, "If you believe in Valda, answer it: everyone needs to serve." β
Zheng Yi moved to the side.
The owner of the antique shop almost put his hand on Zheng Yi's shoulder, but he just dodged it and lay on the table: "This cup is mine." "He has today exchanged a worn-out tin pot for a beautiful glass bottle and a test tube, and he also has a huge advantage in quantity, which is simply the most successful transaction he has made in years.
Zheng Yi read his excitement and understood the reason for his excitement, but he just sighed: Mortals, they don't know what they have lost.
The antique shop owner had already drunk too much, and he blushed and said, "I didn't mean to cut your price on purpose...... Hiccup~" A breath of wine squirted down the throat.
Zheng Yi was sure that he had cast the Spiritual Fire, but he couldn't stop the stench.
He felt that there was something wrong with the inner judgment of the skill.
"I don't want to talk to you." Zheng Yi said.
The owner behind the bar said, "Yes, it's the same for everyone." β
The people drinking and chatting at the bar laughed and punched the poor bar with their fistsβthese wooden shelves were probably hundreds of years old and had to endure such abuse.
"I heard you're going to Rela Village tomorrow?" The antique shop owner didn't mind in the slightest.
"Who told you?" Zheng Yi asked rhetorically.
"Your buddies, they're asking for directions to Rela Village today." "It's the gateway to the Eternal Dark Forest or the Misty Mountains, and sometimes the demons of the forest and the werewolves of the mountains even run into the village," said the owner of the antique shop. β
"That's why you moved to town, we know." Some people make fun of antique shop owners.
"Isn't it because he slept with Anduin's widow?" The one who was praised immediately picked up.
The crowd banged the table again and laughed.
The antique shop owner muttered, "You don't know anything. He turned to Zheng Yi and continued: "Don't go into the mountains, let alone the dark forest, really, no one can come out alive." β
Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, Zheng Yi remembered the iron kettle, and asked casually:
"Where did you get your goods?"
"The blacksmith in Rudy's village." The guest next to him told Zheng Yi.
The crowd laughed.
The owner of the antique shop said, "They don't understand anything. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Our family has dealings with elves, real elves, pointed ears, the kind that will not grow old or die." β
Zheng Yi turned his head and saw Yi Erwen with a pale face, she and Shi Dong had just come in from outside, obviously the antique shop owner's speech made her unhappy, probably the sentence "pointed ears".
"Let's talk." Irwen pointed upstairs.
Zheng Yi picked up the cup and went upstairs with the two.
Because Zheng Yi's room was the closest to the staircase, the three of them chose there. Zheng Yi gave the chair in the room to Yi Erwen, Stone leaned against the table, and he himself leaned against the windowsill. This casual posture is perfect for talking about adventure stories.
"Sir, are you willing to continue with us in our search for evidence of evil?" Erwen asked straight to the point.
Zheng Yi said:
"I'm an evil predator, and I have to do what predators should do."
Yi Erwen thought Zheng Yi was joking, but she didn't think it was funny, and continued:
"We need to enter the Forest of Eternal Darkness."
"It doesn't seem like the same as the previous plan." Zheng Yi knew their previous plan: get rid of him and go to the Prophet.
Erwen looked at Stone and asked Stone to help her continue the conversation.
"We decided to go to a prophet first, ask for directions, and then move forward," Stone said. β
"Now?"
"The Prophet moved three years ago." "He moved his family into the Dark Forest. I don't know why, but that's what the townspeople say. And in the past two years, he has come out less and less, sometimes only once in a month or two. β
Stone said: "We have to go into the dark forest to find him, but the evil forces in the dark forest are probably ......."
"I'm afraid I can't do it." Zheng Yi added.
Irwen pursed her lips.
Stone laughed dryly: "We know your powerful ......"
"I'm happy to fight evil." Zheng Yi said: "And since I promised you that I would complete the expedition, I will not break my promise." With that, he took a sip of his drink and was in a good mood.
"That's great." Erwen licked her lips: "I'm a little thirsty, why don't we go down and have a drink?" β
"As you wish, ma'am." Stone hurriedly went to open the door and let Irwen go first.
Zheng Yi shook his head, said that he would not go, and closed the door directly. His excellent perception allowed him to hear Irwen say on the stairs:
"Lady is on top, how can I have a dry mouth......"
Stone said, "My throat is on fire. β
Zheng Yi didn't know how they were so tired today, so he went back to the windowsill and felt the ring in the starry sky outside. Vaguely, he realized that the ring, the flask, and the light dust in the flask all had the same smell, but they were different from each other.
[Insight] inadvertently hinted to him: the fog of this world is heavy, but a corner has been lifted.