dark moon

Chapter 86 Illusion and Reality

Illusion and reality, this is a very humble tavern in the Temple of the Gods.The first generation of owners of the tavern were followers of Cervantes, the god of wine, and their brewing skills were very high. The finished product was one of the fine wines specially provided during the Cervantes Church’s sacrifices and gatherings.

However, due to various reasons, after the death of the first generation owner, the brewing recipe was lost. Later generations tried to restore the recipe, but in the end they found nothing.Slowly, the tavern declined, with fewer and fewer customers. In the last two generations, it was even close to bankruptcy and might not be able to survive at any time.

However, in the past ten years, the pub has been changed to a membership system. Many mysterious guests come and go here. The neighbors feel strange and want to go in to find out, but they are blocked outside the door without the permission of the guard. , irrelevant personnel are not allowed to enter.

Walking to the gate of illusion and reality full of expectations, Lisa was disappointed.

In the girl's imagination, this very mysterious place described by her brother must have a palace-like appearance, a gate as strong as a city gate, a large number of fully armed soldiers guarding the door, and even countless strange things. Sound floated faintly from the building.

Unfortunately, it is completely different from the girl's imagination. This place is actually a very ordinary tavern, so ordinary that if it weren't for the name Illusion and Reality written on the sign, it would be difficult for people to associate it with the tavern.

With cold gray exterior walls and old brown wooden doors, the house looks more like a house than a pub. Two bored-looking strong men sit on the left and right at the door, occasionally exchanging a few words, but more often than not, they just sit there in a daze. That’s all.

However, when they saw the four people approaching, the two strong men stood up at the same time, showing a posture like an iron tower, and looked at the visitors condescendingly. Only Moria's special body shape could compete with them. taller.

"In the name of Dark Moon, I bless you." Once he entered working mode, Xiuer put on a sincere and holy expression, and tapped his fingers in front of the two strong men, "May the two of you be immersed in the fragrance of wine forever. among.”

"It turns out to be Mr. Wright." After seeing the person clearly, the strong man's ferocious face forced out a smile that could scare a child to tears. He rubbed his hands in a philistine manner and said, "Is this...this time a business matter?"

"As you said." He took out five gold coins from his purse and handed them over, "Can you please open the door."

He turned his hand and made the five gold coins disappear in his palm with agility that was not suitable for his body. The strong man smiled and said: "The old rule is that you have obtained the qualification to exchange information within five days. If it exceeds five days, you will have to start again." The admission fee has been paid, are you okay with it, Mr. Wright?"

He nodded without saying a word. The expressionless Shuer looked very aura of a superior, but everyone who knew him well knew that he was just remembering the five gold coins that left him and doing something for them. Just a final confession.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Wright, I'm taking the liberty to ask." Although he had always been cautious, the strong man was still very dedicated and asked very cautiously, "Are these three people behind you going in with you?"

"Sav, you two have met before." He pointed at the shy girl who was hiding behind him, with only half of her face exposed. "And Moria, they are all my assistants. According to the regulations, they should be qualified to enter with me. Bar."

"Of course, of course, I'm just asking for clarification." The strong man said with a smile, "But, is this little lady also your companion?"

"This is my sister, come with me to see her." Shuer's voice suddenly became dangerous, "What, do you two have an opinion?"

"What? Is this Miss Lisa?"

"Huh?" Although the girl immediately covered her mouth, she still screamed in surprise. She really didn't expect that these two big men actually knew her name.I've obviously never had contact with them, so why do they know me?The girl's cute little head was full of questions.

"You guys are quite smart." Xiu Er smiled darkly, "So you don't want her to enter?"

"How is it possible? I don't dare, I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare. Miss Lisa is interested in visiting Illusion and Reality. That is our honor. Haha, haha, please come in."

The two strong men did not dare. Although they had never seen a real person, Lisa's name had long been firmly remembered by them.A certain ferocious priest had dueled with people seven times in two years over this name, beating the other party to a bruise and swollen face, and the reason was just that those people made fun of the name out of habit.After seven battles, Priest Wright, the crazy sister-in-law, and Miss Lisa, who has never been seen before, have become influential figures in fantasy and reality. Everyone knows that if you don’t want to be plastic surgery, you should not comment on Miss Lisa casually. good.

Just saying her name and teasing her would result in a beating. The strong men were not interested in knowing what would happen if they stopped her. As you can imagine, that would never be a good thing.Although rules are important, compared with facial health, you have to be accommodating when you should be accommodating. So with flattering expressions, the two turned around and pushed open the two wooden doors behind them, and smiled attentively: "Welcome Li. Miss Sha, I hope you have a good time inside."

"Hee hee." Moria and Saff snickered from behind. The two girls were so smart that they guessed the reason after just a moment's thought.

"Ahem, be serious." Shuer straightened his holy robe seriously and pretended not to hear anything. He took Lisa's hand and stepped into illusion and reality together.

Although she is not yet an adult, how could the great Lady Lisa be stumped by such a trivial matter? This is not the first time she has entered the tavern. She has seen a lot of various local style decorations in the tavern, but the girl can be sure. She had never seen a tavern like this.

Warm fires, bright halls, loud music, rude laughter, drinkers chatting loudly together, and the air mixed with the smell of sweat and wine. This kind of place is considered a tavern, not a place like the one in front of you. This is what you see.

There was no fire in the hall, only a few crystal energy lamps embedded in the wall, emitting a soft yellow light. The sparse light plunged the entire hall into darkness.

There are no rows of wine tables and seats, only some soft black sofas and transparent glass coffee tables. Several sofas are arranged in a circle to form small circles. There is a distance between each small circle to ensure the circle. The private space inside.

There are many strange decorative paintings hanging on the walls, depicting never-before-seen scenery and characters.In the picture, there is a huge mechanical puppet dozens of times taller than a human being, spitting out flames from its mouth; there are three moons hanging in the sky, and a barren desert full of ferocious skeletons; there is a huge planet hovering in the dark space, and the surface of the planet is It is also surrounded by a beautiful halo; and on the endless sea, a huge whale rises into the sky and is transforming into a giant strange bird.

The girl can be sure that all of these are definitely not things that have appeared in Parvatiga.

There is also music here, but it is definitely not the traditional musical instruments of Parvatiga. Following the sound of the music, there is a large wooden box placed in the corner. An artist is sitting in front of the box and quickly presses the countless black buttons on the box. and white buttons. Following his movements, melodious music came out of the box. The sound quality was strange, but it was also quite pleasant.

The end of the hall was slightly brighter, and under the light was an ordinary bar. A man dressed as a waiter stood at the bar, with hundreds of bottles of different types of wine behind him, and dozens of beautiful glasses hanging above his head.

In compliance with the previous agreement, the girl said nothing and her eyes automatically jumped to where there were people. However, seeing the strange interior of the tavern, the girl held her brother's hand and squeezed it tighter and tighter.

"This is the place for communication between different teams of Shadow Chasers. We call it the home of Shadow Chasers." Knowing Lisa's curiosity, Shuer explained softly, "Unlike the mercenaries, we Shadow Chasers There are no guilds, there are places like clubs like this that exist in some big cities.”

"Because of the uncertainty of projection from another world, it is difficult for Shadow Chaser to publish tasks. Therefore, we do not need a platform to summarize and publish tasks. Even if there are occasional directional tasks, unless there are very special circumstances, it can be released nearby. , did you see the notice board over there with a few pieces of paper? That’s where the mission is issued.”

"Most of you come here not to find tasks, but for other purposes. The first is to exchange experiences with each other. Every projection world you enter may encounter different situations, see different creatures, and gain different experiences. To be able to live next time, it is necessary to gain more experience, so the exchange of experience is very important. However, everyone always pays more attention to the experience they have gained, and they are worried about being deceived by others, so examples of successful exchange of experience not much."

"The second is to collect information. Many Shadow Chasers like to buy approximate information about the location of the Projection Gate from their peers, information dealers, or even directly from ordinary citizens in such places. I have done this kind of thing too. . Look, those two people on the front left are trading intelligence. That woman is an intelligence dealer who makes a living by selling projected information."

Following Xiure's direction, he saw, sure enough, a man and a woman sitting on the sofa in the corner. The two seemed to be having an ordinary conversation, but their eyes were watching the surroundings with vigilance. At the same time, the woman's right hand continued to Whatever is written on the paper must be the projected information.

Sensing the gazes of Lisa and Shuer, the muscles on their bodies tightened, but their gazes did not turn around, as if they were deliberately hiding their sight.

Seeing the two people's vigilance, Xiure just smiled faintly, took Lisa's hand, naturally drew her attention away, pointed in the opposite direction and said, "Once the information is leaked, it is very likely that Being overtaken by others, or being followed along the way will cause unnecessary trouble, so they are very taboo about being stared at when trading intelligence. But this side is just the opposite, they prefer to be stared at, because they are trading trophies and being watched. The more people there are, the higher the selling price may be.”

(End of this chapter)