Verse 153: The Lively Tomb

The catacombs suddenly became lively.

For these members of the Skull and Bones Society, they usually have too many things to do: meditating, learning ancient language knowledge, practicing spells, busy with their own business, etc., which makes it impossible for them to waste too much time in the tombs, so the tombs are always very few people on weekdays. Except for the days when new members join, at other times, there can be five or six people in the tomb at the same time, which is very lively.

But today is different.

"Strange, so weird,"

Colwin muttered to himself, his face puzzled, as if he had encountered a great problem, and walked down the hallway, thinking about the four members he had just seen in the antechamber.

Even on weekdays, when there happen to be multiple members in the tomb at the same time, they often go about their own business, or talk to each other, but the four who are sitting in the front hall now do not talk and chat, nor do they disperse to do their own business, they just sit in the front hall, and their eyes still look at the door from time to time, as if they are waiting for someone.

When he saw Colwin coming in at the door just now, Colwin could clearly see the disappointment in their eyes.

That's the weird part, but that's not all.

Just as Colwin was leaving the antechamber and heading to the cellar, several more members were seen in the front porch, in the garden, and in the side hall, and counting the few in the antechamber, all of them added up to more than ten people!

Except for the days when new members join, the catacombs have never been so lively.

So Corwin thought it was weird.

But he didn't stop, and after making two turns and meeting members in several places that he never saw before, he finally entered the cellar.

It wasn't Colwin on duty today, but there was a lot of good wine in the cellar, so whenever he was addicted to alcohol, he would come to the tomb to drink some.

But as soon as he entered the cellar, Colwin was startled.

The wine cellar, which usually doesn't come much except for him, is brightly lit at the moment, and there are already people inside, and there is not one, but two.

One of the two guys sat next to his favorite cask of '53 high mamba, and the other sat next to an unknown cider that he didn't think tasted very good.

Colwin finally couldn't help it and said, "What day is today, are there any new members joining?"

He couldn't think of any other reason for all of these guys to come to the grave than new members joining.

"I'll think about it...... I did drink too much yesterday and went to bed early, so you sent someone to tell me about it, but I don't remember?"

Corwin thoughtfully figured out why he didn't know about it, but the two men in the cellar looked at each other, then shook their heads together.

"Not a new member?"

Corwin frowned, thinking about what else could make these people appear in the tomb together, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't think of it, so he finally had to give up and ask the two people in front of him for help, "Then what is the reason why you all appeared in the tomb?"

The two looked at each other again, and then the man sitting next to the barrel of 53-year-old high mamba said, "I heard that the wine in the tomb is very good, I have been in the skeleton for so long, and I have never tasted it, so I will try it today." ”

Corwin rolled his eyes at this.

Big brother, others don't know, but I, a senior alcoholic old man of the Skull Club, don't you know that you are a person who doesn't like to drink, and even frowns when he touches alcohol!

Don't you have a weak heart when you say this?

The other man sitting next to the unknown cider said, "I plan to open a tavern in Nicaro, and it happens that the tomb is rich in wine, so I came here today to taste it more and see which wine tastes the best, and I will sell this wine in the tavern, and I think business must be good." ”

There was nothing wrong with this man's words, and of course, it would be more convincing if this man wasn't the famous spell maniac of the Skull Society.

Big brother, none of these brothers and sisters in the Skull and Bones Club know that you are a person who can ignore anything for cultivation? Who has ever seen you care about things other than spells? and opened a tavern...... It's really not convincing at all for you to say that!

Strange, so weird!

The fog in Colwin's heart grew thicker and wider, and his brow tightened.

These guys seem to be deliberately hiding something, as if something is quietly happening in the tomb that he doesn't know, and this feeling is too bad.

This terrible feeling caused Colwin to lose his interest in fine wine, and he actually came out of the cellar empty-handed.

He wanted to ask the two in the cellar what was going on, but the two obviously didn't intend to tell him the truth, and their previous relationship was not very close, so Colwin simply gave up, thinking about where to find a member with a good relationship and not very strong-mouthed to ask what was going on, but as soon as he walked around the corner, he met a suitable person.

It's Danielle.

This nouveau riche, who dresses like a peacock all day long, usually doesn't come to the tomb without coming to the tomb, preferring to spend his time on spells and beautiful women, and it is very rare to see him in the tomb, and I saw him today.

Obviously, he also knew the reason why the tomb was so lively today, and he was here for it.

Of course, more importantly, this nouveau riche is not only a miser, but also a well-known big tongue in the Skull and Bones Society, and it is right to ask him what to know.

"Danielle!"

Colwin greeted him with a smile on his face, as if he had finally returned from the battlefield with his partner he hadn't seen in eight years, "I didn't expect to see you here today." ”

Danielle also stopped and smiled, "Good morning, Corwin." ”

Colwin leaned up, put his arm around his shoulder, and asked with a casual smile, "You don't usually come here, what's wrong today?"

Danielle's smile was half gone, he looked at Colwin and muttered, "That'...... By the way, I'm on duty today!"

Colwin immediately debunked his lie: "It's Camilla on duty today. ”

Danielle's eyes rolled, he smiled, and said, "That's my mistake, but I'm here, so I'll sit here for a while." Ah, the air in the tomb seems to smell very good, and I really didn't notice it before, so maybe I'll come to the tomb more often in the future. ”

Corwin was a little surprised, he didn't expect even Danielle's mouth to be so tight.

In the end, he had no choice but to say bluntly: "Okay, Daniel, let's all be honest, I just want to know why you all came to the tomb today, it's as simple as that, and I hope you can tell me frankly." ”

"'You'?"

Danielle captures the key words in Colwin's words, but he captures them in a different way.

"Who else?"

"Johnny, Charles, Cedric......"

Colwin reported the names of the people he had seen along the way. There were a lot of names, and he didn't bother to finish reporting, so he said, "There are several more, I won't talk about them." ”

Hearing these names, Danielle's eyes rolled slightly, and he didn't know what was in mind, and his face gradually became a little angry, and a little anxious.

"These guys ......"

He squeezed the words out between his teeth, and then stopped talking to Colwin, and strode forward, only to be held tightly by Colwin.

"Hey, hey, don't you think you should tell me something? I've helped you a lot before. ”

Danielle had no choice but to drop a vague sentence.

"Think of the bulletin board on the trading floor. ”

Then, without pausing, he strode forward, and soon disappeared.

"Bulletin boards?"

Colwin muttered to himself.