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Chapter 149 Old Tom’s Tavern

In the cold wind.

A carriage drove slowly forward in the dark night.

The carriage of this carriage is somewhat spacious, but its appearance is not luxurious, but it is not cheap either.

In the carriage, four people were sitting on it.

Feel the slightly bumpy car, shaking slightly with the bumps.

"This is my first time riding a carriage in my life."

As Nan Subei spoke, he curiously opened the small curtain next to him and looked at the darkness outside.

Hearing this, Zhuang Cai, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened one eye and stared at him, complaining: "Then this is a bit much for you for the first time. The last time I believe it must have been your first time on an airship and also your first time." 1 experience of air crash.

It must have been your first time riding a steam train just now, and it will be your first time in the future. "

Hearing Zhuang Cai's words, Nan Subei glanced at him and said quietly: "It's really emotionless, I just sighed.

But is it really okay for us to just sit up and leave with him?

I wonder if it is possible that the person who really picked us up never came, and the person who picked us up now is an enemy.

We are being sent, in ignorance, into the heart of the enemy. "

he said, using his imagination.

Of course, this possibility cannot be completely ruled out.

However, Rainbow Tong smiled and said: "The credibility is still relatively high. I observed it when I got on the carriage.

The horse's saddle corner has the same mark as the one on our manual. It's a little hidden, but still relatively easy to spot. "

As he said that, he leaned on the armchair in the carriage, tilted his head and stared at the curtains and said, "Compared to these, do you still remember what he just said? Thank God, you are finally here."

The problem with these words is that they have no background information in their minds at this time, so they are still confused.

Zhuang Cai opened the curtain and looked outside. At this time, lights appeared outside.

They seemed to have entered the gathering place of the city.

It didn't take too long.

They didn't see the city wall, and because it was dark, they couldn't see their surroundings. It can only feel like walking up a ramp, and a large number of lights have been displayed outside.

Since it was already late at night, the lights were scattered and sparse, but with some starlight, the buildings in the dark night could still be seen.

Most of these buildings that are not side by side only have one to three floors, which is in line with their imagination of buildings of this era.

But compared to the entire background society, it seems to be too short. Logically speaking, this society now should have six, seven, or eight-story small buildings.

Soon the carriage stopped.

Zhuang Cai and the others immediately got off the carriage and looked around.

There are uneven stone bricks at your feet, and in front of you is an old building about three stories high.

There was a wooden sign like a beer mug hanging at the door, thinking this might be a pub.

Tommy, the fat little old man who came to pick them up.

He came over and said: "This is it, let's go in, it's so damn cold.

I can't wait to drink a pot of hot wine by the stove. "

He walked in without thinking.

Zhuang Cai looked at his watch at this time. It was already past three o'clock in the middle of the night.

Although the lights were still on in the tavern, a young man and a lady could be seen cleaning the place.

As soon as they came in, they saw the lady slap her face roughly on the face of a drunken man lying on the table.

A loud sound.

The drunken man was slapped to the ground. He tried to stand up in a daze, but fell to the side again, almost knocking over a table.

"Damn drunkard, we're closed, get out of here."

However, the drunkard who stood up and leaned against the table was in a daze.

"One more, one more..."

Before he finished speaking, he fell down again.

This time he did not open his eyes again, but the sound of sleeping sound came from him.

The lady kicked her twice angrily, raised the broom in her hand and wanted to hit her, but after thinking about it, she took the broom back angrily.

He yelled and cursed: "You should be grateful for the damn weather outside, otherwise I should drag you out right now and throw you on the street outside."

Tommy, who was walking in front, seemed to have been used to this scene for a long time, and put his hat on the bar next to the wall by the door.

He rubbed his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Oh, my little Miya, don’t be so angry.

Poor Pennier just broke his leg and his bitch ran away a few days ago. Forgive him, don't let him get drunk. I'm really afraid that one day he will hang from the big tree outside. "

"Of course I know, that's why I look down on him, he's so spineless..."

The lady known as Little Mia, before she finished speaking, turned around and saw the four Zhuang Cai people following Tommy.

Not sure if it was his own misunderstanding, but Zhuang Cai always felt that the lady looked at them in a not very friendly way.

She asked in a stiff tone: "So they are your damn ones."

He was interrupted again before he finished speaking. Tommy waved his hands helplessly and said: "Be respectful Mia, I don't want to argue with you about these issues anymore. It's not late now, you should go up and rest, the night will hurt You don’t want your skin to be yellow and wrinkled, right?”

Mia closed her mouth, threw her broom aside angrily, and walked up the wooden ladder next to her. As he walked, he didn't forget to turn around and curse: "I really hope that one day I won't go to a place like a smelly ditch to collect your body."

"Haha, don't worry, who doesn't know that my old Tommy has always been very lucky."

Seeing that the girl finally walked up, he leaned against the table next to him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at Zhuang Cai and others next to him, he smiled helplessly and shrugged: "That's my daughter, Mia. She's very beautiful. But now she has a bad temper, just like her mother.

The way she lost her temper and glared at me always made me think that Amissa was scolding me.

Oh, Amisa is my wife, and the daughter’s temper always follows her mother’s.

She was so cute when she was a child, and I can still recall the scene of her holding my hand and calling me daddy.

Do you know that as a father..."

Hong Caitong looked at her expressionlessly, and Zhuang Cai and Nan Su Bei, who were standing behind Hong Caitong, exchanged glances.

They all saw the weird look in each other's eyes.

This old man was really good at talking. After they came in, he already sputtered out a lot of words before they even uttered a single word.

The problem is that it sounds completely nutritious.

I feel like if I don't stop him, he can lead everyone to chat all night long.

"It turned out that she was just like a boy when she was only four or five years old. There was not a single child around who was not beaten by her..."

Old Tommy seemed to still want to say something, but he noticed the expressionless look in Rainbow Eyes' eyes.

The eyes were suddenly emotionless and stared at him calmly.

Seeing this expression, Old Tommy had no choice but to close his mouth.

Obviously he has a certain self-awareness about himself, but he just doesn't change it.

But he couldn't help but said: "Okay, okay, young people are like this, they have no patience at all."

After saying that, he took out his wine bottle from his arms, took a sip, turned to the man who was clearing the tables and chairs, and said.

"Little mute, go up and tidy up the three rooms I set aside yesterday."

"Ahhh, uhhhhhh!"

Old Tommy nodded: "Yes, yes, that's right, those two single rooms side by side and the double room opposite them. Put on new quilts and light the stove for them. Okay, go quickly, When you're done, remember to ring the bell, and then you can go and have a rest.

Remember to close your window. I saw your window ajar the night before yesterday, and it was blown open by the cold wind in the middle of the night. Don't you feel cold?

I hate dealing with those damn doctors. "

As he spoke, he directly raised his hand and waved it as if to drive him away.

"Go quickly, go quickly."

Watch the waiter walk up.

This simple exchange allowed Zhuang Cai and the others to know that this thin-looking waiter was actually mute.

Then he stood up, closed the door, and took out a large wooden board to fasten the door.

He ran to the stove and added a few pieces of coal, then walked over and walked directly into the bar.

"Don't stand around. Let's sit around here. What do you want to drink? It's cold around here. It's good to warm yourself up."

"Just order whatever you want." Nan Subei sat directly on the bar and said with a smile.

He really wanted to try this kind of industrial revolution society and alcoholic drinks. After all, it was a different world.

Old Tommy rolled his eyes, turned his back, and started picking at the wine rack behind him. He was still muttering: "Whatever, casual is the most picky choice. It's okay if you are a regular customer like this." . You are a new customer, so you need someone like me to guess what you like based on your appearance..."

He muttered quietly without stopping the movements of his hands.

Zhuang Cai pushed the wheelchair to the bar and sat next to him.

Rainbow Tong directly knocked on the bar and asked: "First tell me what the situation is now."

Hearing Rainbow Tong's words, several people nearby couldn't help but glance at her, and then turned away silently.

"The current situation is not optimistic. You should have collected information when you came here. This remote small city Anzrak has been stagnant for a long time.

As you can see today, they built train stations 2 kilometers away from the city.

You know, they actually wanted to demolish the train station a few years ago. They are really a bunch of ignorant people. "

He turned around and handed a glass of wine to Nan Su Bei.

"It's not spicy, but has a bit of excitement. It's suitable for young people like you."

He winked at Nan Su Bei and showed a smile, as well as his slightly yellowed teeth.

Turning to look at Rainbow Tong: "Can you believe there's no electricity here, not even pipes. I hate these damn oil lamps, they're not cheap at all." As he said that, he knocked on the lamp standing next to him. An oil lamp on the bar.

"Tell me the important point." Rainbow Tong said calmly.

"Okay, okay, where did I say that? Oh, right.

I have been here for almost 20 years, and I know clearly that there are some problems in this city. This excessive ignorance and complete rejection of new technologies has become a bit deformed.

Xenophobia has reached an incomprehensible extreme.

Recently, some refugees have flowed into this city without knowing it, making this already somewhat deformed city more and more rotten.

At first, many young people couldn't stand the atmosphere in their hometowns and left their hometowns one after another, but things have changed recently. Recently, even those who are young are slowly becoming like those old and immortal things, becoming ignorant.

The state of this city is still the same as it was 100 years ago. In the past few years, I have also discovered that a cult organization calling itself the Jinghe Order has emerged.

They followed the city and the psychology of these ignorant people and created a similar religious order concept.

To make the city's problems even more serious, I don't know whether they were developed locally or imported from outside, but they have a big problem now.

About a year ago, that is when I discovered the problem and finally sent a request for help to the headquarters.

I found some traces of cult sacrifices, and those traces are no joke. I could tell it had some disgusting symbols on it.

It is a real cult. I found some traces from the ruins that match the Jinghe Cult. I suspect that they have begun to make big moves. "

As he spoke, he gave the other three a glass of wine each.

It seems that each of them is different and has different differences.

Zhuang Cai drank the wine in front of him, and he had to say that it was quite to his taste. It's not too strong, with a light fruity aroma and a hint of sweetness.

After Old Tommy finished all this, he wiped his hands with the cloth next to him and said helplessly: "A cult is really powerless for an old man like me.

So I can only bring you some information and give you some reasonable suggestions. Forgive me, the rest can't help you much.

I hope my experience in staying in this city for so many years can help you. "

From here on, the four of them have probably understood what their main mission is in this copy.

Probably around this cult group called the Jinghe Order.

Either destroy them, or prevent them from causing disaster or something like that.

Just looking at this, how to know how to stop the Jinghe Cult seems to mainly rely on their own actions.

"We are new here and don't know much about this place at all. I hope you can give us some initial exploration advice."

Hearing this, Old Tommy nodded and said matter-of-factly: "Of course, it should be so. This city is very exclusive, especially you who look like outsiders at first glance.

If you, with your status, want to find out some information in this city, it is simply nonsense. Outsiders are too conspicuous here.

I’ve prepared some identities and entry points for you to incorporate, so you can start taking action tomorrow. "

After speaking, he shrugged and joked: "We can't find an identity for you now, can we? It's too late now, unless we are nocturnal creatures, hahaha."

At this time, there was a gentle ringing from upstairs. It should be that the waiter had already prepared the room for Zhuang Cai and the others.

Hearing this voice, he slowly walked out from the bar.

It can be seen that he is already a little tired. For an old man like him, today's things are a bit too much.

He raised his head slightly and looked at the old-fashioned wall clock hanging on the opposite wall.

Looking at the time on it, he turned to Zhuang Cai and others and said, "It's already so late. You've been traveling for a day or two, so it's time to take a rest.

Don't worry, although my tavern looks shabby, the rooms on the two floors above me are actually pretty good, and they are somewhat famous in this city.

Come on, I'll take you up there, have a good night's rest, and then we'll talk more about something else tomorrow. "

He said and picked up the oil lamp.

Zhuang Cai looked inside the bar. At the corner of the bar and against the wall, there was a small bookshelf on the table.

A few scattered books, pamphlets, and account books seemed to be there.

Zhuang Cai turned his head, looked at old Tommy and said, "If you don't mind, can I have a look at those books?"

Hearing this, Old Tommy looked in the direction Zhuang Cai was pointing, gave him a strange look, and nodded: "I really don't understand you knowledgeable people, but of course, just take a look.

I have never read books. Those densely packed small words in that small booklet are really embarrassing for me, an old man. "

He was talking nonchalantly, as if he wanted to help Zhuang Cai get it.

Zhuang Cai quickly smiled and leaned over, casually took two books and put them in his hands, indicating that this was enough.

He came back and led a few people upstairs.

The wooden planks under your feet creaked, making you wonder if this place was really stable.

Pointing to the two doors, Old Tommy said: "These two are single rooms, you two just choose."

He looked at Nan Subei and Yang Rongrong and said.

Then he came to the opposite side, pointed to a door, and said to Zhuang Cai and the others: "This is the room for you two."

Zhuang Cai finally realized something was wrong.

"one?"

Old Tommy's eyes were a little confused, and he didn't know what Zhuang Cai was surprised about.

"Any questions?"

(End of this chapter)