Rust Tavern is located in the south of the Free City, close to the waterway on the west side of the inland river. When Duan Qing and others followed each other here, the water level here seemed to have just dropped a little as the tide receded, revealing the tavern.
There are walls on both sides of the waterway ahead, as well as various unknown objects discarded in the water. Although a few fragile people in the team want to ignore the meaning of those objects, this is indeed true for players who are new to this place.
It was a big shock, not to mention the traces of red blood still flowing along the waterway to the sea, and the stench coming from it.
"The tavern industry in this city is very developed." Xu Yu Liushang, who was walking on the road, once said: "It's just that they are not used to drink, but to prove the ownership of the territory."
"...In other words, whoever seizes this land will build his own tavern?" Duan Qing was walking by the river while looking at the facade of a half-built tavern that was still being hammered not far away.
He asked with a frown.
"Yes." The blue-haired swordswoman replied with a low smile: "And she also has to be responsible for cleaning up the nearby corpses and demolishing the old storefront."
"...If I were a businessman here, I would choose the construction career." Raising his hand slightly, Duan Qing quietly killed a black figure who wanted to sneak up on the team, and then looked at the one leading the way.
The businessman looked back and whispered with emotion: "That must have made a lot of money."
"Do you think there are no adventurers here? Almost all of them are masters of building houses."
Xuyu Liushang, who took back his rapier, shook his head and replied: "It's a pity..."
"They spent most of their time building their own house and couldn't stop."
After secretly getting rid of countless troubles, the team finally followed the shabby man and turned into an alley on the right side of the river. Then with the help of a few familiar people, the team stopped in the alley.
In the area surrounded by a row of scrawled white circles on the side. Several men and women who came in and out of here with sleepy expressions seemed to have just finished their nightlife, yawning and passing by the door of the pub in front of them. A man who looked like
The waiter-like staff sent those people out of the tavern door with a smile, then turned around and took out a small wooden sign next to the door, and inserted it at the door of Duan Qing's motorcade.
The sign read: Personal items, no touching.
"Is this how you protect yourself?"
Duan Qing, who looked away from the front, sighed and pointed at the figures who were circling the carriage up and down, not knowing what they were doing, and asked helplessly: "Isn't this too perfunctory? Putting a sign can prevent thieves.
Yet?"
"This is Lachesis' tavern. To offend the people here is to offend Lachesis' dignity."
The hunched man waved to them without looking back, gesturing for them to follow him: "Of course, if you are worried about his sign, we also provide magic shield service here... Two hundred and fifty gold coins an hour.
.”
"Thank you, no need." Duan Qing immediately put on a sweaty smile: "We still..."
"Ah! Lord Gal!"
As an exaggerated laugh sounded in front of everyone, a rugged man wearing a skirt and foundation walked out of the dilapidated tavern. He twirled his fingers and waved his hands to greet the wretched businessman.
Go up: "Why are you here so early today? Our Cui Qian hasn't woken up yet... Oooh?"
"They are...your guests?"
The man, whose arm and leg hair was exposed, turned his eyes and focused on Duan Qing and others at the entrance of the alley: "They are all new faces I have never seen before...are they adventurers who have just arrived here?"
"Um...we are new adventurers."
Resisting the vomiting in his heart, the green-faced Duan Qing smiled and replied: "This... this lady, may I ask..."
"I am Lachesis, the owner of this tavern."
The man holding his fingers gave Duan Qing a wink that said, "You're very sensible." Then he put on a pose that he thought was very beautiful: "You can call me Sister Sisi, or Sister Luck, of course... there are many adventures."
People like to call me boss lady, and I also like this title very much!”
"Uh...I know." Looking at the strong man dressed in women's clothing who started to hold his chin in his hands and look happy to himself, Duan Qing hurriedly shook his hands: "Well...it's nice to meet you. I'm Mo Shang."
Qingshan, these are the partners of our adventure group..."
"They are all very good fresh meat." The strong man's makeup-covered eyebrows slightly raised: "Are you interested in accepting our job? The reward will definitely satisfy you..."
"No, no, no, no..."
"Ah, maybe you like different styles? Our tavern has all kinds of tastes, from ladies to girls, and there are all kinds of men and women..."
"Prepare a place for us."
Before the self-proclaimed landlady could finish her sales, the businessman beside him interrupted him calmly: "These are my customers, and I want to negotiate a business deal with them."
"do you understand?"
"...Lux Tavern, service is top notch."
Turning his head and taking a look at the face of the wretched man, the posing man finally restrained his charm a little: "Please follow me, everyone."
"What should I do if I don't dare to go in now?"
"Yes, this store is so weird, and this businessman..."
"Nonsense, this city is so abnormal. How could labor and management believe in your evil deeds and come to a place like this to take risks..."
"I asked you for your opinion at the beginning, and you all agreed. You didn't go online to look up information yourself. Why did you say that this way you can have a sense of mystery about taking risks... What's the use of regretting it now that you know it?"
"Sorry, this shopkeeper's personality is always like this."
While the Black Corn group behind him were talking to each other in low voices, the businessman's voice sounded again in front of Duan Qing. As he watched the rugged man disappear into the store, he turned around and put on a look that looked quite good-natured.
Expression: "But he is a good person, you must believe me."
"...Let's discuss business quickly."
Duan Qing, who seemed to have gone through a test, said expressionlessly, while ignoring the snickers from the women around him: "Then... just leave here as soon as possible."
"Of course, please believe in the business capabilities of the Garr Caravan. Our negotiations will be concluded soon."
After gesturing towards the broken door of the tavern, Gal turned and walked towards the store: "If you have enough trust..."
"There will be a good result between us soon." He said with a low smile.
"……hope so."
Looking at the door of another tavern on the other side of the river, Duan Qing collected his emotions, temporarily put the painful experience of the day behind him, and stepped into the door of the tavern: "After all...
…”
"We've wasted enough time on you."
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"Since you don't want to waste time, let's keep the story short."
The interior of the tavern is as old as the appearance of the tavern, and the layout and design are also full of chaos. Players represented by Duan Qing and Xu Yu Liushang are also sitting in the tavern with the wretched businessman.
A small round table in the corner was temporarily wiped clean with a rag: "I have three options here. You can choose from them."
"Three options...so fast?"
"Oh, these are our old rules, the usual way."
The wretched businessman rubbed his hands, not caring about the dirt on the small round table that had not been cleaned up: "The first way: you make a price, we take the order and do the work, how many gold coins are there... I will tell you
How many secrets.”
"Sounds very ordinary." Duan Qing thought for a while, and then answered like this: "The intelligence trading I have seen in other places seems to be in this way."
"Of course, in order to comply with the businessmen coming and going on this continent, we are willing to provide all similar services." Gal rested his arm on the table: "But... this is a free city, so the price is naturally higher."
"...You don't want to take the opportunity to kill people, do you?" Whispering on the side immediately frowned: "With all due respect, if you think that we are newcomers who have just arrived here and want to take the opportunity to make a fortune, then
…”
"Hey, I'm not bragging." The wretched man immediately shook his finger: "If you don't believe me, you can go out and ask around and see the prices of other merchants in the city...are they much lower than my quotation?"
"Didn't you cut us off halfway?" Duan Qing looked at the other party with squinting eyes: "If you want to attract business... you should at least show some sincerity, right? For example, discounts or care...
"
"Your ideas are really too backward." Gal immediately showed a look of contempt: "Our goodwill is well-known inside and outside the city, and the source and authenticity of the intelligence are extremely reliable. If such services are discounted...
Not to mention other forces outside, even the people in our caravan will not let me go! Practices such as malicious competition and price gouging are already a thing of the past here, unless you bomb this city.
God, otherwise we can only follow the rules here."
"If I can make my name in a normal way, why should I go to the streets to solicit customers all day long?" He crossed his arms and looked at Duan Qing and the two of them: "Can't I just wait and count the money at home?"
"...Okay then, do as the Romans do, and let's continue." Duan Qing took a long breath and calmed down his mood again: "What is the second way?"
"The second kind..." The wretched man showed a kinder smile, and the rubbing between his palms became faster: "It's very simple, it is an agent."
"acting?"
"You should want to meet the city lord and give him something, right?" Gal pointed to the outside of the tavern and the alley where the motorcade is parked: "Tell us your purpose and demands, and we can... get this for you.
Things are done."
"What?" Then Duan Qing's eyelids twitched even more: "You will do it for us? Let's not talk about how we trust you...how do I know that you can handle this matter?"
"People like you have appeared thousands of times in the past of the Free City." Gal once again put on a disdainful expression: "Not to mention the success rate, just the various unexpected situations I have seen are...
There are far more than you! Secretly speculating, cheating, robbing, and obstructing... Don't look at the city lord's mansion where there is no one there. Secretly, there are many guys like me who are staring at it.
I can tell you very clearly that if you do not rely on anyone to handle this matter... you will definitely not end up well."
"Will following you lead to a good outcome?" Duan Qing responded in a low voice: "What's your clever trick?"
"I...ahem, please believe me, our caravan naturally has its own methods." Gal swore and slapped his chest, and then coughed twice as if he had lost his breath: "As a customer
, you only need to hand over the goods to us, and then... uh, pay an agency fee, and we can guarantee the delivery."
"This agency fee... I'm afraid it's not low." Xu Yu Liushang said in a deep voice again: "At least... it's higher than Plan 1?"
"Hey, ladies and gentlemen, it is simply impossible to do things in the Free City without spending a penny." Gal did not answer the woman's question directly, but shouted again: "As long as you have money,
There is no problem that Freedom City cannot solve, and the higher the price you pay...the greater the chance of success."
"Working one's life for money is everyone's purpose." He smiled obscenely, then rounded his palms: "No one will object to this."
"...Very good, I understand."
Duan Qing, who was grinding his teeth, remained silent for a longer time this time, then pursed his lips and whispered: "Then... plan three, just come up with it together."
"This is the third type...hehehehehe."
This time, the wretched man smiled more kindly: "I should have said before that I am very interested in your batch of goods."
"Do you want to say...you want this batch of goods?" Duan Qing opened his eyes wide.
"You are here to do errands, not deliver goods, right?"
Gal clapped his hands, and his low voice was also full of temptation: "Isn't it just for those wishes and demands that you put in so much effort to see the city lord? You can tell me these demands, and I will do it.
To deal with this matter, I can guarantee..."
"The city lord will definitely know your wishes and agree to you." He stared closely into Duan Qing's eyes: "How about this?"
"...Promise?" Duan Qing's eyebrows lowered slightly, and at the same time he hid his eyes: "Do you know what our wish...is?"
"No matter what it is, I can guarantee it." Gal showed a confident smile: "You get what you pay for. Your truck of goods... is worth the price."
The quiet tavern, which was full of strange smells, was filled with a silent atmosphere for a while, and then as Duan Qing and Xu Yuliu looked at each other in their eyes, they quietly floated farther into the air. They looked at each other silently for a while,
As if considering the authenticity of the other party's proposal, the strong man in a skirt who had not appeared since they entered the store walked out of the darkness deep in the tavern at an inappropriate time.
"The sparkling wine you ordered."
He smashed the tray held in his giant palm onto the small round table, and then said with a pinched voice.
This chapter has been completed!