Chapter 314 Nursery Rhymes and the Return of the Sea
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 and let the two people in. Then, he pushed open the back door that was almost integrated with the wall from the bar.
, when the two were about to enter, they were each given a mask:
"You know the rules here, be careful with your newbie companions."
"clear."
Miss Princes said softly.
There is also a tavern behind the wall. Except for the lack of conspicuous doors and windows, the decoration, tables and chairs are almost exactly the same as outside, except that the space is slightly smaller and there are very few guests.
Miss Princes introduced this place on the way here. The back of the Seven Broomsticks Tavern is specially used to entertain ring magicians. It can only be entered by being introduced by an acquaintance. Unlike Old John's Pawn Shop, which has a relatively simple function, the Black Raven Library
Compared with Mr. Copps' night shop, the Seven Broomsticks Bar has extremely rich functions.
The trade of magician casting materials, the exchange of books and knowledge, the sale of relics and even the gathering of magicians can all be realized here.
Of course, there are similar places in Tobesk, but they are not particularly safe. Compared with the Pearl of the North, it is only in the Cold Water Port, which has a relatively strong atmosphere of freedom, that such a large gathering of ring warlocks is possible.
The "freedom" here not only refers to the relatively loose municipal management of the dock area of Coldwater Port City, but also to the chaos of the dock area. As the most important port on the west coast of the Old World to the New World, Coldwater Port is completely different from Torbesk.
The owner behind this tavern is a local 9th-level warlock. Although Miss Princes cannot name the other person, the high-level warlock is enough to deter people who dare to cause trouble here, so if Shade intends to have a permanent presence in Coldwater Port City
As for the trading channels, this tavern is quite good.
Most of the ring wizards in the tavern wear robes or relatively loose coats, and they gather in groups of two or three and sit at the table and chat in low voices. There is also a bar here, and there are three men standing behind the bar. Two of them are ordinary people, wearing
The bartender in uniform was cleaning the glasses, and the other was a bald man in a sailor's shirt, with anchors tattooed on both arms. He was a ring wizard.
Miss Princes brought Shade to the bar:
"I've brought in new people and he wants to be a regular here."
"One pound."
The brawny bartender said, looking up at Shade who was wearing a mask.
It was another new expense, but this money could not be saved. So after paying, Shade received a crimson coin. The coin is an ordinary item, used as a token of entry here, and is about one gold pound in size.
Two-thirds of the alloy coin has no patterns printed on both sides.
With this coin, Shade can freely enter and exit the Ring Warlock gathering place behind the bar. Although the cost is a bit expensive, he thinks it is worth it.
"What's the news today?"
Shade was checking the coin, and the blonde girl with ruby earrings knocked on the bar table and asked.
The bald man in a sailor's shirt shook his head and answered in standard Delarian common language. His job was probably boring, so his speech was weak:
"Still old news, that sage-level relic has made people panic, and now everyone is worried that they may accidentally touch the curse. The church is still looking for the deep-sea mermaid who can use firearms, but it is said that there is no progress. The other party seems to be directly related to the evil god
Relevance.”
Shade took a moment to react and realized that the "deep sea mermaid" refers to him.
"Speaking of which, have you heard how many mermaid statues the church has recycled now?"
This is what the bartender asked Miss Princess.
"As of yesterday, the information I received was about 13, but the total number of statues in that batch was 20. I still remember hearing a few days ago that the church has discovered at least 30 people infected with the curse."
"Your news is out of date."
The bartender shook his head:
"The number of recovered statues is 15, and the number of unlucky guys who were cursed is 72. The remaining five statues are missing. Now even we are prohibited from trading statue-like items. Who knows if there will be some madman after being infected by the curse.
, thinking about infecting more people, in order to force everyone to work together to find a way to break the curse."
The bartender said, and then carefully looked at the two people's outfits, as if they were worried that there was a statue hidden under their clothes, and then suddenly took it out to give him a surprise:
"Last week we were here laughing at the great misfortune of Tobesk's ring warlocks. Unexpectedly, it would be our turn soon. But let me say, fortunately there is something on Tobesk's side, otherwise Cold Water Port would not be
Has it become the unluckiest city in Delrayon this summer?"
He said with some gloating, and then poured two glasses of ice water and pushed them to the two of them. Like the news about the "72 people" just now, this glass of ice water is free of charge, so it seems that the 1 shilling admission fee is still worth it.
It's worth it.
"This kind of sage-level relic cannot only have the characteristic of curse. If we don't find a way to solve this problem immediately, something big will happen in the future."
Shade also joined in the conversation, not wanting to talk about how unlucky Tobesk's ring wizards were.
"Who says it isn't? But there is very little information about the relics. Even the Zhengshen Church couldn't find a way to deal with it for a while, so they could only contain the statues as much as possible."
"However, I heard that the sage-level relic [Mermaid's Dream] is related to a ritual called 'Sea Return', and the church is working hard in this direction."
Miss Princes said unexpectedly, and the bartender frowned slightly:
"Are you sure? I remember that 'Sea Return' is a local folk song in Coldwater Port."
"I just heard it mentioned by others, and the church should also know about it."
The blonde girl said, knowing that Shade didn't know the local folk songs, she hummed softly:
"The mermaid's song floats over the harbor,
Even the bleeding pirate ships lowered their sails.
The red ocean surges,
The beautiful girl went to the deep sea."
Although she is just humming, Miss Prince's singing voice is extremely pleasant. She must have received professional training in music theory.
As for this nursery rhyme, it sounds like people describing the scene where mermaids appear and confuse pirates. It is not surprising that similar nursery rhymes appear in such a seaport city. But it made Shade think about the safety of Le Maire this morning.
What Fang saw about "pirates".
The bartender sighed:
"Oh, I would rather believe that this is really the clue to solving the curse. However, no matter how bad things are, there should be no evil like Tobesk."
He paused suddenly, then raised his hand and slapped himself:
"Bah, bah, bah!"
He spat several times into the bar in a very unhygienic manner, and then explained:
"People at sea believe that dangerous things must not be mentioned casually. The more dangerous things are mentioned, the more likely those dangerous things will happen."
"Ridiculous superstition."
Miss Princes laughed indifferently, but Shade appreciated this view very much.