Sweeping the coins and banknotes under the counter, the bartender looked around casually, seeing that no one was paying attention, he opened the bar baffle to let the two of them in. Then, from the bar counter, the back door that was almost integrated with the wall was pushed open, and when the two were about to enter the door, each of them was given a mask:
"You know the rules here, take care of your newcomer companions."
"clear."
Miss Prince said in a low voice.
Behind the wall is also a tavern, except for the absence of conspicuous doors and windows, the decoration, tables and chairs are almost exactly the same as the outside, but the space is slightly smaller and there are few customers.
On the way here, Miss Prince introduced this place. The back of the Seven Broomsticks Tavern is specially used to entertain Ring Warlocks, and you can only enter it if you are introduced by an acquaintance. Compared with Old John's Pawn Shop, Black Raven Library and Mr. Copps' night shop, which have relatively simple functions, the Seven Broomsticks Bar has extremely rich functions.
Trading of spellcasting materials for ring warlocks, knowledge exchange of books, sale of relics, and even gatherings of ring warlocks can all be realized here.
Tobesk has similar places, of course, but none of them are particularly safe. Compared with the Northern Pearl, it is only in Lengshui Port, where the atmosphere of freedom is relatively strong, that there is such a large gathering place for ring warlocks.
The "freedom" here not only refers to the relatively loose municipal management in the dock area of Lengshuigang City, but also refers to the chaos in the dock area. As the most important port from the west coast of the Old World to the New World, Coldwater Port is completely different from Tobesk.
The owner behind this tavern is a local 9-ring warlock. Although Miss Prince couldn't say the other party's name, the high-ring warlock is enough to deter people who dare to make trouble here, so if Shade intends to have a fixed trading channel in Lengshuigang City, this tavern is quite good.
Most of the ring warlocks in the tavern wore robes or relatively loose overcoats, gathered in twos or threes and sat at the table talking in a low voice. There is also a bar here, and there are three men standing behind the bar. Two of them were regular guys, scrubbing glasses in a bartender's uniform, and the other was a bald, brawny guy in a sailor shirt with anchors tattooed on both arms, a Ring Warlock.
Miss Princes brought Shad to the bar:
"I brought in a new guy who wanted to be a regular here."
"One pound."
The brawny bartender said, looking up at Xia De who was wearing a mask.
Another new expense, but one that can't be saved. So Xia De received a crimson coin after paying. The coin is an ordinary item, as a keepsake for entering here, the size is about two-thirds of a gold pound alloy coin, and there are no patterns printed on the front and back.
With this coin, Xia De can freely enter and exit the meeting place of ring warlocks behind the bar. It's expensive, but he thinks it's worth it.
"Is there any news today?"
Shad was examining the coin, and the blonde girl with the ruby earrings asked, tapping on the bar table.
The bald burly man in a sailor shirt shook his head and answered in a very standard Delarion common language. His work is probably boring, so he speaks weakly:
"It's old news. That sage-level relic has made people panic. Now everyone is worried that they will accidentally touch the curse. The church is still looking for the deep-sea mermaid who can use guns, but it is said that there is no progress. The other party seems to be directly contacting the evil god. related."
Xia De realized that "deep-sea mermaid" refers to himself after a moment of reaction.
"Speaking of which, how many mermaid statues have you heard that the church has recovered?"
This is the bartender asking Miss Princes.
"As of yesterday, the news I received was about 13 statues, but the total number of statues in that batch was 20. I still remember hearing that a few days ago, the church had found at least 30 curse-infected people."
"Your news is out of date."
"The number of recovered statues is 15, and the number of cursed unlucky guys is 72. The remaining five statues have disappeared. Now even we are prohibited from trading statues here. Who knows if there will be some lunatics infected with the curse. , Thinking about infecting more people can force everyone to find a solution to the curse.”
The bartender said, and then carefully looked at the outfits of the two of them, as if worried that there was a statue hidden under their clothes, and then suddenly took it out to surprise him:
"Last week we were still laughing at the bad luck of Tobesk's ring warlocks. We didn't expect it to be our turn. But let me say, fortunately, there is something on Tobesk, otherwise Coldwater Harbor Has it become the unluckiest city of De La Rion this summer?"
He said gloatingly, then poured two glasses of ice water and pushed them to them. Just like the "72 people" news, there is no charge for this glass of ice water, so it seems that the entrance fee of 1 shilling is still worth it.
"This kind of sage-level relic cannot only have the characteristic of curse. If this matter is not solved immediately, something big will happen in the future."
Shad weighed in on the conversation, not wanting to talk about how unlucky Tobesk's ring magicians were.
"Who said it wasn't? But there is very little news about the relics. Even the Orthodox Church couldn't find a way to deal with it for a while, so it could only contain the statues as much as possible."
"However, I heard that the sage-level relic [Mermaid's Dream] is related to a ceremony called 'Returning the Sea', and the church is working hard in this direction."
Miss Prince said unexpectedly, the bartender frowned slightly:
"Are you sure? I remember that 'Send it back' is a local folk song in Lengshui Port."
"I just heard it mentioned by others, and the church should know about it."
The blonde girl said that she knew that Xia De didn't know the local folk songs, so she hummed softly:
"The mermaid's song wafts over the harbor,
Even the **** pirate ships lowered their sails.
The red ocean is surging ~www.mtlnovel.com~ That beautiful girl walks towards the deep sea. "
Although she was just humming, Miss Prince's voice was extremely melodious. She must have received professional training in music theory.
As for this nursery rhyme, it sounds like people describe the appearance of mermaids and confuse the pirates. It is not surprising that similar nursery rhymes appear in this kind of seaport city. But it made Shad think of what he saw about the "pirates" in Le Maire's safe room this morning.
The bartender sighed:
"Oh, I'd rather believe that this is really a clue to solve the curse. However, no matter how bad things are, it shouldn't be as evil as Tobesk..."
He paused suddenly, then raised his hand and slapped himself:
"Bah bah bah!"
He spit a few mouthfuls into the bar in a very unhygienic manner, and then explained:
"People at sea believe that those dangerous things must never be mentioned casually. The more they are mentioned, the more likely those dangerous things will happen."
"Ridiculous superstition."
Miss Prince laughed indifferently, but Xia De appreciated this view very much.
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