Volume 1: Raging Waves City Chapter 8: Assassin's Tavern
The Assassin's Tavern in the Cape District of Raging Tide City is located on Lighthouse Street on the south side of Botu Square.
Lighthouse Street is a well-known street that never sleeps in Raging Waves City. Most of the customers here are sailors who come to rest on the shore. These sailors who have been drifting in the sea for months will vent as much as they can once they get ashore.
They would spend their last Reichsmark on gambling tables, women, wine...
When you are penniless, return to the ship and wait for the next voyage.
In order to avoid wasting time and getting in trouble because of Qingkong's appearance, Luke avoided crowded places and tried to move quickly on the roof.
It took some time and careful observation to find this extremely hidden pub.
There was no sign outside the pub, just a closed door hidden in the bushes.
Luke knocks on the door.
A small window on the door opened, and a large yellow eye appeared behind it in the darkness.
"Strange elf, this is not the place you should be."
Luke said the code: "I heard the call from the shadow. It told me that the color of blood can only be seen with closed eyes, and the dagger will emit the wail of death after being washed with wine."
The person inside said, “I don’t know where you heard this codeword from, but this is definitely not the place you should come to.
Go back and don't let the darkness swallow you up."
"I told you the codeword. According to the rules, you should open the door and let me in. Evil Eye Tais..."
When his name was called, Tays opened the door of the tavern.
The Evil Eye is an underground creature that looks like an octopus, with a large yellow eye on its spherical head that takes up half of its face.
"I'm being nosy. Go in, elf... and may you make it out alive. I can see that you're worth more than most of the guys on the wanted list."
Luke walked past Tayce.
"Tais, you're still as talkative as ever."
Behind the door, a dim light illuminated a set of stairs leading down. At the corner at the end of the stairs, two men were talking. When they heard the sound of the door opening, they looked up together and saw the elf walking down the stairs.
After Luke came down, one the men stopped her.
"Strange elf, are you here to issue a bounty mission? You can entrust your mission to us directly without paying any additional commission or deposit."
At this time, Tas shouted from above: "Hey, don't break the rules here. If you want to do anything to the elf... wait until she leaves here."
The man had no choice but to make way for Luke to pass.
Around the corner is an underground pub. Due to the peculiarity of the pub, all the guests drank and ate quietly. Even when they talked, they tried their best to lower their voices and spoke in various agreed-upon secret codes.
The arrival of an extremely beautiful elf naturally attracted the attention of the entire tavern.
Everyone looked at the elf, calculating in their minds...what price she could be sold for.
Luke glanced at the guests in the tavern.
Comparing it with the introduction of the Assassin's Tavern in the Cape District in the guide, several of the characters can be matched with the common heroes in the tavern.
They are all three-star heroes.
Luke approached the bar as he was watched.
The bartender was a lizard man, and he poured a glass of wine and placed it in front of Luke.
"According to the rules, guests who come here for the first time get a free glass of wine. Beautiful elf lady, is there anything I can do for you?"
Luke picked up the glass, drank half of it, and put it back on the table.
Drinking half of it means that you are an assassin who comes to accept a mission, and drinking it all means that you are a customer who comes to issue a mission.
"I want to see the bounty on the Axe Madman's Horned Demon Giant Tree."
The lizardman bartender looked at the half-empty glass of wine on the table, then looked at the female elf in front of him.
"It's hard for me to associate a beautiful elf like you with an assassin. You should be enjoying delicious food and being served by servants in a mansion of the upper class. Any scars on your body are a blasphemy to beauty..."
At this time, a person next to him said, "It will also greatly reduce your price. Elf, instead of dying at the hands of the Mad Axe for the bounty, it is better to sell yourself for a good price.
I can introduce you to quality customers.”
Luke knew that Qingkong's appearance would definitely cause her a lot of trouble. She ignored the people around her and said to the lizardman bartender, "It won't cost you anything to take a look."
"Of course not."
Lizard people know very well how to survive, and the first thing is not to argue with guests.
The Lizardman found the bounty information about the Horned Giant Tree of the Mad Axe under the counter.
After placing the information in front of Luke, he said, "This is the information you can see. If you want to know more intelligence and increase the success rate of the assassination, you need to pay a certain amount of intelligence consulting fee."
Luke came to the Assassin's Tavern just to confirm whether the bounty existed. After all, this world is a little different from the "Anno" game.
Fortunately, the bounty on the giant ox-horned demon tree is still there.
The price is also 5,000 gold coupons.
"I'll take this mission."
The lizardman bartender said dutifully, "Beautiful Elf Lady. I think it would be better for you to buy some information about the giant tree from us. For just one gold ticket, you can increase your chances of getting 5,000 gold tickets."
A golden ticket!
It’s really dark.
And I'm afraid the information I have is more complete than yours.
"No need, I will bring the giant tree's head as soon as possible and prepare the money."
Luke finished the rest of his drink in one gulp and walked away from the bar.
The lizardman bartender asked loudly, "Miss Elf, I need your name for the record."
"Clear sky...clear sky."
Behind the door of the tavern.
The evil eye Tess who was guarding here opened the door.
"The Chicks should be outside... poor elf. I told you not to come in."
"Thanks for the reminder, Tas."
Luke walked out of the pub, and the sound of a door closing heavily was heard behind him.
The small window in the door opened, and Tess's eyes were pressed behind it.
"You shouldn't go out."
"Tais, what this elf chick just said is right, you talk too much nonsense."
After the pub door closed, the Chick brothers came out from their hiding place.
Luke found the information of the Chick brothers in his cell phone.
They are heroes who frequent the Assassin's Tavern in Cape City.
The ability is the werewolf blood obtained through secret techniques, which can transform into a werewolf to fight, and the ability is amplified at night. If it is a full moon night, the ability will increase significantly.
Rating: Three Stars (On a full moon night, the combat power will be superb, reaching the level of three and a half stars)
Luke looked at the sky and saw a full moon just overhead.
"I have never seen such a beautiful elf. She is simply a gift from God to the world. Brother, please be gentle with the elf lady. If her face is stained, it will be worthless!"
"I see, brother. I really envy those rich people...If we were rich, we wouldn't have to sell her."
