Looking forward to another world.

Neutral city, Xinyel.

This is a city established by a subjugated sword master.

Although it is located in a desert, the city is completely self-sufficient due to the fact that it is built on an oasis. To make up for it, life will not give people a feeling of inconvenience or even poverty.

But Xinyelle is not such a beautiful city.

Because it does not belong to the Kingdom of Jinas nor the Kingdom of Rebru, it is sandwiched between the two big countries, and it is surrounded by deserts, forming a natural barrier, so many people in Jinas People who can't get along in the Kingdom of Sri Lanka and the Kingdom of Reblu will basically come here, including but not limited to desperadoes who have become major wanted criminals in the two countries.

If it weren't for the fact that Xinyel's city lord is a sword master, he has been maintaining the order of Xinyel and suppressing the influence of those young people, Xinyel may have turned into a lawless area.

Because there are many outlaws involved, although Xinyele has not become a lawless area, it still looks a bit chaotic here.

There are mercenary groups that hunt monsters in the desert to survive.

There are also underground organizations that run illegal businesses underground.

From time to time, there are people who take risks and do some desperate things, including but not limited to robbery, breaking into houses, killing people, or trading some dangerous prohibited items.

In other words, Xinyel is a city with a neutral position and its internal order tends to be neutral. Good things and depraved things are equally divided here, and good people and bad people are equally divided here, forming a very delicate balance. state.

In such a city, there is a Sunset Tavern.

The Sunset Tavern has a great reputation among Xinyel.

Because, it is a very special intermediary.

It is said that the owner behind this tavern has some friendship with the city lord of Xinyel, so the official of Xinyel will give some commissions to this tavern, and through the introduction of this tavern, provide them to the mercenary group in the city, so that the mercenaries The corps went to hunt dangerous monsters near the city.

It is said that the owner behind this tavern still has his own contacts in the underground world, so this place is also responsible for secretly introducing some illegal business to others.

In short, this is a place where both black and white are very popular, and they have already been mixed.

Therefore, there are often many mercenaries and criminals from the underground world haunting here. None of these people are simple characters, but none of them dare to make trouble here.

In the evening of this day, the Sunset Tavern was the same as usual, with many heavily armed mercenaries and dangerous people in black robes gathered here, drinking and chatting here, or going to the room inside to do something.

Thanks to this, the interior of the tavern is very lively and noisy, and the air is filled with a strong aroma of wine, covering up a little smell of dust and blood.

At a certain moment, the door of the tavern was pushed open.

Outside the door, two dusty people walked in.

Those were two people wearing trench coats, obviously they had just come in from outside the city.

They are one tall, one short, one big and one small. Judging from the outline of the windbreaker, it is obvious that they are a man and a woman, but because of the hood of the windbreaker, their appearances are hidden, making it difficult to see their faces clearly. From their looks, it is impossible to judge their origins.

In the tavern, many people glanced at them indiscriminately, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.

There are too many people wearing this kind of dress in this kind of place. There is nothing worthy of attention for these two people. Only some bloody old men can't help but turn their eyes to the petite girl. , looking at the other party's beautiful figure that even the loose windbreaker can't completely cover, a little dirty color appeared in the eyes.

Regarding this, the girl seemed a little nervous and uncomfortable, and her walking posture seemed a little stiff.

On the other hand, the young man who was leading the girl walked in without haste. There was a long knife handle and scabbard looming at his waist under the windbreaker as he walked. The not-so-good desire in the eyes.

Not long after, the two came to a corner and sat down.

After a while, a middle-aged man who looked a bit sloppy also came over.

"What are you going to do?"

The other party seemed to be the service staff of this tavern, but his attitude was not polite at all. Instead, he spoke slowly as if it was a routine.

"Dining? Staying in a restaurant? Or do you want to take on a commission?"

Since it is a tavern, there is naturally a business that is necessary for running a tavern, otherwise there would not be so many people drinking and chatting here.

However, the main business here is still an intermediary, and it is completely on the table, making people choose like ordering.

"Let's eat first."

Not paying attention to the waiter's attitude, the boy who was clearly in the dominant position also spoke.

"Give us some water, some food."

Hearing this, the waiter frowned.

"So it's the owner who is not short of money?" The waiter said with a half-smile: "In that case, then I will serve you the most expensive dishes in this restaurant. We don't have water here, only wine, or a cup of [-] gold coins How about the snake blood wine?"

The waiter's words caught the attention of the people at the next table and made them look this way.

"Snake blood wine?" The young man seemed a little curious, and asked, "What kind of wine is that?"

"You don't even know about snake blood wine? Are you a newcomer to Xinyele?" The half-smile on the waiter's face became stronger, and he said, "That's made with the famous dangerous monster in the dangerous desert. The strong wine brewed from the blood of the Tailed Basilisk is a special magic wine that can only be seen in this city. A glass of it can make a strong warrior of the swordsman level drunk, and a weak magician is even more so. I can't even take a sip, and if I drink it hard, it may even burn my throat."

"Oh?" The boy seemed to be more curious, and said, "Is it so strong?"

"This is the favorite wine of strong warriors. Unfortunately, few of them are willing to buy a glass." The waiter shrugged and said, "But this is a magic brewed by a magician who is good at structure magic. Alcohol, if you can bear it, it can nourish your body and make your body stronger slowly, okay?"

"Really?" The boy suddenly nodded and said, "No wonder it's so expensive."

"This kind of wine is not sold in other places. It is also a special wine in Xinye Leli. It is usually only sold to the city owner, and the rest are either sent to the king's capital of the Jinas Kingdom for sale and dedication. Giving it to the palace, or sending it to the army of the Reblu Kingdom, as a reward for brave and skilled fighters, is a scarce commodity that is in short supply."

The waiter laughed out loud.

"It just so happens that a new case of snake blood wine came into our tavern yesterday. You can still order it now. In a few days, my master will take those wines to entertain distinguished guests."

Hearing this, the boy pondered for a while, then nodded again.

"Then let's have a drink." The young man said flatly, "Also, give her a glass of fruit wine."

"No problem." Some strange emotions flashed in the waiter's eyes, and he said immediately: "The meal is over, do you have anything else to order?"

"Indeed." The young man stretched out his finger, tapped on the table, and then said: "I have something to ask, can you explain it to me?"

"It depends on what it is." The waiter said without changing his face: "If it is something that is not likely to be seen, then I suggest you go to the room inside, where there is a business of selling information."

"If it's not a big deal, and I happen to be able to answer it, then I don't mind giving you some air."

"It's just..."

The waiter didn't say the latter words, but the expression under the boy's hood also began to smile.

"Is that all right?"

The boy threw out a few gold coins.

"Of course." The waiter took it with lightning speed, and the smile on his face finally became a little more sincere, and said, "What does the guest want to ask?"

"I want to know one thing." The young man said lightly, "I heard that a ruin was unearthed near Xinyel."

"I want to know about the ruins."

When these words sounded from the boy's mouth, something strange happened.

The smile on the waiter's face froze.

The eavesdropping people around fell silent.

In the entire tavern, the originally noisy atmosphere seemed to have cooled down suddenly, and suddenly became audible.

All the people present counted one by one, and they all stared at this side, and the expressions and eyes on their faces became extraordinarily strange, complex and dignified.

"Well……"

The girl who had been silent all this time seemed to be frightened by this sudden change, and couldn't help but hugged the weapon she had been carrying under the windbreaker tightly.

The boy glanced around and looked at the waiter calmly.

At this time, the smile on the waiter's face had disappeared, replaced by a very ugly expression.

"……I do not know what you're talking about."

This person actually said so, his attitude became very indifferent, and he threw back the few gold coins that he had just put in his arms back to the boy.

"Unfortunately, you asked the wrong person, and you don't have to go into the room anymore. This kind of information will not be sold to you here."

The waiter said with a stiff expression.

"If nothing else, I'm going down."

After finishing speaking, the waiter turned around and left. It seemed that he wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

The surrounding guests also looked at the teenagers and girls in the corner with weird, complicated, and dignified eyes, and whispered.

"...Who are those two?"

"How dare you ask that kind of thing here?"

"Are you going to touch that taboo?"

"I really don't want my life."

Accompanied by such a little discussion, the girl's eyes under the hood flickered, regardless of the girl.

After a while, the boy muttered.

"It seems that things are not so easy to solve."