Verse 15: Mermaid Tavern

Owned by Crescent Town, Crescent Harbor faces the Flying Fish Strait and backs the Honeymoon Forest.

The Honeymoon Forest is the largest elven autonomous territory in the Shengming Empire, and the Elven King has long surrendered to the Shengming Emperor. Emperor Shengming divided it into imperial marquises.

The honeymoon forest is rich in products, the most famous of which is the Moon Spring. Drinking this spring water can quickly replenish the magic power in the body. If you drink it for a long time, you can also increase the upper limit of your mana reserves.

The elves who live in the forest have maintained a huge trade with the Shengming Empire all year round. However, Crescent does not serve as a trading hub, even though it is right next to the vast forest.

The trade hub was the town of Caishan, a town high on a mountain that the empire invested heavily to build. The location is just across the honeymoon forest from Crescent Town.

The town of Caishan is famous for its imperial airport. There are airships, hot air balloons, griffins, and empty whales all year round, especially in March and September every year, all kinds of flying mounts and tools like birds hover, take off and land in the sky of Caishan Town.

Compared with the more convenient and well-developed air routes, the competitiveness of the sea routes in Crescent Town is too weak.

Crescent Town itself has little specialty, but its development also relies on honeymoon forests.

It's just that unlike Caishan Town, Crescent Town does not rely on trade, but on the annual beast tide of the Honeymoon Forest.

The beast tide is both a crisis and an opportunity.

The mercenary union and the thieves' union have established branches here, and the super mercenary group has also set up a station here, and the hunting group is a frequent visitor here. Sometimes you can see magicians and scholars. The period around the time of the Beast Tide is the busiest time in Crescent Town.

The Mermaid Tavern is the largest and oldest tavern in Crescent Town.

The reason why it is the largest and oldest is because it is the only tavern in the whole town.

The tavern was noisy and brightly lit.

The bartender wipes his glass behind the bar.

A male bard sings a song on stage. The song has a bright rhythm and is full of tropical atmosphere.

At this moment, the door of the bar was suddenly pushed open.

The four of them broke in and attracted the attention of many people.

The leader was a Terran man, with a sturdy physique, yellow hair, and a rich and deep bronze aura.

This was followed by a goblin, covered with a black cloth towel and carrying a long sword behind him.

Then there was an elderly man, wrinkled, plump, and wearing a pair of huge glasses. The black and white beard is well groomed.

Finally, there was a young man, with an ordinary appearance, who looked a little nervous.

The four of them walked through the wine tables and went straight to the bar.

It was the old man who spoke, his voice hoarse, and he complained first: "This damn mountain road. ”

Then he sat down on a wooden chair, knocked on the top of the bar, and asked, "What good wine do you have here?"

The bartender put down the polished wine glass in his hand: "Guest, our signature here is bronze cider." The winemaking material is taken from a bronze apple tree in the city in the very center of the honeymoon forest. Guests should know about copper, iron, silver, and even gold apples, right?"

The old man raised his brows slightly, revealing a hint of surprise.

These apples are not ordinary, they belong to the magic plant, and they contain wonderful magical powers. Long-term consumption can increase the foundation of the corresponding level of transcendentals, and promote the rapid growth of their own strength. And the more critical role is when an extraordinary person is at the peak level of life, but temporarily falls into a bottleneck and cannot break through. Then this transcendent can choose to consume a higher grade apple to help him break through.

These magic apples are the most prized foreign trade item in the Honeymoon Forest. As for the Moon Spring, it is a sacred relic of the elves and is never sold publicly.

The old man smiled: "Then bring me a bronze apple bar." Everyone else had some beer. ”

"A glass of bronze cider, a gold coin. The other beers amounted to a total of eighteen copper coins. The bartender smiled, he sensed the breath of life of ordinary people from the old man's body, and persuaded again, "The old man should try not to drink too much." ”

The old man took out two gold coins directly from his arms, put them on the bar, pressed the surface of the gold coins with two fingers, and then slowly pushed them to the bartender: "Tell me something new." ”

So, the bartender understood that the extra money was the intelligence fee paid by the old man.

"If you want to inquire about the beast tide, then I have to tell you, you came early. ”

"No, no, no. The old man shook his head, "Tell me about the boat." ”

He lowered his voice a little and added, "The ship I am referring to is not a merchant ship or a warship. ”

The bartender's eyes flashed, and he also lowered his voice: "Then you came at a very coincidental time." In the next few days, there will be a good opportunity. There are at least two ships that will dock at the dock for a large number of resupplies. But I don't know if these two ships will accept people. ”

"What are the two ships like?" asked the old man.

"They're in a group. I don't know exactly what happened, but it's strong. The captains of both ships are silver-level masters. And it is said that there are more than two silver-level transcendents in this pirate gang!"

The old man wondered, "Which side is it? Are the two captains a small alliance?"

The bartender shook his head: "I don't know much about that." ”

The old man took out another gold coin.

But the bartender refused.

This made the old man understand that it was not that the bartender did not want to take the money, but that he knew that it was only that.

But the old man still pushed the gold coin straight to the bartender: "I want to get on the boat, is there any way?"

The bartender sighed and shook his head: "There is no way." It was their first docking. But I think you have a good chance. This group of centaurs has experienced a great battle, and although they have been defeated, their opponents are the golden fighters. It is said that they lost a ship, and the loss of personnel can be imagined. ”

The old man glanced at his three companions, and he immediately understood that the pirate gang that the bartender was referring to was the knight boy, Mane, and the gray fleet.

The old man was none other than Cang Hu.

The other three are cyanobacteria, three knives, and white buds. Good Chinese

Although the knight boy captured 006, he also initially reached a cooperation with the empire and obtained a magic contract. But this time, they went to the Empire's seaports to resupply in person.

Of course, the knight boy wouldn't just go straight to it, what if the truth about Mystery Island was revealed, what if the Imperial wanted to trap pirates?

Therefore, the knight boy ordered Cangsu and the others to land first to investigate the situation. And he himself led the fleet and took the initiative to dock on the nameless island for replenishment, giving Cangsu and others time to investigate.

Cangsu and the others took the Deep Sea Monster Fish to the Crescent Harbor first, and used the means to change their appearance slightly, and came to the Mermaid Tavern to inquire about the news.

There is a proverb in the Empire that says it well - wine cannot invent anything, but wine can shake its secrets.

Therefore, taverns have always been the best place to find information.

Hearing the news that his gang was coming to resupply, the worry in Cangsu's heart disappeared for the most part.

The news had already come out, and the probability of the Empire setting a trap to trap them was immediately much smaller.

Because the reputation of the empire is more important than booby-trapping a few silver-level pirates.

From the information obtained from 006, Cangsu is very clear: the Shengming Empire has big plans for the Pirate Throne.

Therefore, the Empire would not abandon such a grand plan for the sake of a few silver pirates.

As for why the news came out?

It's actually quite simple.

If the empire wants to provide supplies, it will inevitably involve the transfer of personnel and materials. And among some of the supplies requested by the knight boy, there were particularly huge utensils.

These things can't be hidden.

As long as there are people involved, there will naturally be relevant information circulating.

Of course, it's not enough to just find out the information, and in the next plan, Cangsu and they will go to the dock at night.

But it's not yet late at night.

Cangsu and the others remained in the tavern, inquiring for other information while waiting for the time to come.

The tavern does a very good business and there are constant guests coming in.

The Mermaid Tavern wasn't big, and soon, it became even more noisy and crowded.

Ayosu and the others had already left the bar and sat down at a table in the corner.

A tall, thin man with black hair bumped the beard.

"I'm sorry!"

He gestured with his hand up, then turned and left.

But the three knives suddenly struck, grabbed him at once, and with a slam blow, knocked him to the ground.

The man clutched his stomach and groaned in pain.

Sandao Shi took out the money bag from his arms and put it in front of Cangsu's table.

Seeing his money bag, Cangsu showed a look of astonishment.

"Thief!" Bai Ya shouted.

"I'll do it. Cyanoza got up, grabbed the man by the collar, dragged him all the way to the door of the bar, then pushed the door open, and threw the thief straight out.

As a result of this change, the noise in the tavern was quieter, but it quickly returned to its original state.

Abarbutsu listened quietly in the corner.

The words of these drinkers often reveal a lot of information.

He got what he wanted to hear about his own business. After the mysterious disappearance of the Pig's Kiss, the Templar Order, the Shengming Sect, and the Hundred Needles Family all sent people to search for a while. After the search was fruitless, the search and rescue team was withdrawn, and the list of missing persons such as needle gold and scab sand was posted in cities all over the coast.

The list features their portraits, along with a lucrative bounty.

Cangsu was not worried.

This situation had long been expected by him, and at the same time, although the needle gold and scab had been in contact with the gray and others for a long time. But their appearance has also undergone a certain degree of transfiguration, which is not much different from their original appearance.

The most important thing is the white river fighting spirit of the knight boy. This kind of vindictiveness is very common, and it is not a hundred needles of vindictiveness. So it's hard to associate the two together.

"What a wonderful story!" Bai Ya suddenly sighed.

Cangsu was stunned for a moment.

Bai Ya pointed to the bard on the tavern stage: "Don't you think the story he recited is very exciting?"

Aosu was stunned for a moment, his attention focused on the conversation of the other drinkers, ignoring the music that had always been there.

The bard on stage plays the lyre, and the other who accompanies him plays the recorder.

The poems he recites are typical of heroic epic forms. It tells the story of several warriors who discover the cultists and bring them to justice to protect the townspeople.

Cangsu didn't think about it, but at the end of the poem, the bard confided the names of these warriors in a praising tone. They are the mayor of the town, the captain of the guards, the chaplain of the church, and even the owner of the Mermaid Tavern.

"That's what happened. Bai Ya exclaimed.

The surrounding drinkers were not surprised. They had listened to this piece many times and had long been accustomed to it.

Cangsu hurriedly lowered his head to hide his emotion. He hears more about the cultists, and the music ends with his evil belief revealed - the Phucinant Blue God!