Doomsday Totem

Chapter 8 Tavern
At the end of the road to the north of Tieshan Town, on the edge of the sand sea, there is a two-story building.It covers an area of ​​about [-] square meters and is surrounded by barbed wire. A sign with paint that is about to fade is hung at the door, with four words crookedly written on it - "Black Fire Bar"

Looking further down, there is a wooden board nailed under the sign, and it is written in eye-catching red paint: "Attention, there are six rotary Vulcan cannons in this bar, please do not make trouble."

Then, a blackboard was nailed under the wooden board, and it was written with white chalk: "The list of those who were killed due to the disturbance, Baiyu·Zhitu (Desert Gaoleng), Amphibious Fish·Guangboju(Yellow Storm Mermaid), Mirror·Danmi (The Predator), Xia Xi from the Western Regions (Captain Shenzheng)..."

Finally, a hand-painted poster was pasted on the lower part of the blackboard, showing a sand scorpion on a plate, with a few crooked words written in the lower right corner: "Sand scorpion package, [-]% off."

It is evening now, and half the sun sinks into the endless wasteland.There were two strong men standing at the entrance of the bar. They were wearing khaki cloth vests and camouflage trousers, and they were holding thick drum-type heavy machine guns in their hands.One of the burly men yawned and complained, "I'm really tired after standing with this shit for a long time."

"The boss said that this thing looks majestic, and most people would be afraid when they see a heavy machine gun, and dare not cause trouble easily." Another strong man explained.

"But this thing is an empty shell..."

"Stop talking!" The strong man hastily interrupted his companion, and whispered, "This must not be heard by outsiders. There are still guests inside."

At this time, there was a 'buzzing' sound in the distance, and a red locomotive appeared on the horizon.

"Someone is coming." The yawning burly man quickly took out the telescope with only a monocular to observe the person. After watching for a few seconds, he hurriedly shouted, "It's a red comet! Iron slag is coming!"

"Quick, tell the boss quickly." As he said that, the strong man hurried into the bar.

A middle-aged man with a short stature and a big square face was wiping dishes at the bar counter. When he saw the strong man running in in a panic, he immediately shouted, "Why panic, I don't see any customers here."

"Here comes the iron slag."

The boss froze unknowingly when he heard the strong man's words.He accidentally slipped his hand, and with a "crash", the plate fell to the ground and shattered.After a few seconds, he came back to his senses and hurriedly ordered, "Hurry up, wake up everyone, and stand guard at the four corners of the hall with your weapons." The strong man nodded, and immediately went around to the back room to wake up the others...

Immediately afterwards, the boss pulled the switch behind the wine cabinet and turned on all the lights in the bar.The hall was suddenly brightly lit, and incandescent lights illuminated every corner.

There are several large round wooden tables and round low wooden stools in the middle of the bar hall.Six travelers sat around one of the large round tables for dinner, which was covered with various dishes and several bottles of beer.Among the six travelers were four stout men, a young man of medium height, and a fine-looking young woman.The young man and the young woman were chatting in low voices when they suddenly realized that the lights in the entire bar were on, so he said a few words to the strong man beside him.The strong man turned his head and shouted to the boss: "Boss, it's not dark yet, turning on the lights so early is too dazzling."

The boss walked out of the bar and came to them, and said with a serious expression, "When there will be guests coming, he is a ruthless person. Don't provoke him if you have nothing to do."

The burly man laughed, "Boss, we are all from Sand City. I haven't seen any cruel people before."

"Okay, I've said what I have to say, the guests can figure it out for themselves." The bar owner spread his hands and shrugged. His short, stocky figure and serious rectangular face looked a little funny.

"Please don't worry, as long as others don't take the initiative to provoke us, we won't offend others." The young woman smiled and said to the boss in a modest tone.

While the boss was talking to them, the strong man who went in to call for someone brought a few portable heavy machine guns, and the sleepy-eyed men walked out of the back room and stood guard at the four corners of the hall.

"Anyway, I've said what should be said." The boss emphasized again and wished them a happy dinner.Then, he walked back to the bar, and there was a discussion behind him, but it had nothing to do with him.

"Who is so timid and dares to open a shop here." "The people in the countryside just don't know much." "Yes, Young Master Tian doesn't need to know him, the country people don't understand." That’s right, I don’t know what to make, so eat more when you’re young.” “Ask the boss what seasonings you put in before you leave.” “Young master, don’t make trouble when you’re out, the point is what the master told you…” “I Understand."

"Master Tian, ​​I offer you a toast." The young woman looked at the young man with winking eyes, holding the glass with both hands to toast him.

The young man showed an evil smile, put his arms around her slender waist, and pulled her over forcefully, "Do you know what it means to be respectful first?"

"Yes, do it first and be respectful!" "Young Master Tian is right." "Sister Lingling do it first." The three strong men followed suit and booed.

"No~" the young woman said coquettishly, and she handed the wine glass to the young man, "Unless Tian Shao feeds me."

While they were playing around, the boss was wiping the plates at the bar when he suddenly heard a conversation outside the door.

"Brother Tie, this way please." "Take care of my car, otherwise your shop will be demolished." "Don't worry, the two of us will look after the car for you to ensure safety."

Before the words were finished, the boss saw Tie Slag leading a girl into the bar.This strange girl has silver curly hair and blue eyes.Her facial features are very delicate, and her skin is extremely white, she doesn't look like a person on the ground.

Tie Slag sat down at the bar with You Ge, took out two gold coins and threw them on the bar, "Two sand scorpions, two cups of black tea and the recent rumors about the sand sea."

The boss stared at the two gold coins on the bar with bright eyes, but hesitated to take it or not. The money of this god of death in Tieshan Town is not easy to earn.In the end, he still couldn't resist the temptation of Jin Cancan, so he grabbed the gold coin and stuffed it into his pocket, saying: "There are two rumors. The guests who have come these days say that the weather in the sand sea is not good, and there are often sandstorms." He paused , "Of course, sandstorms in the endless sand sea are everywhere, but it seems to be a little frequent recently."

While talking, the boss poured two cups of black tea in front of Tie Slag and You Ge.

"Give me another cup of tequila." Tie Slag demanded.

"Drinking? Big sister is not saying that you failed..."

"Huh?" Iron Slag reached out and grabbed the handle of the knife behind him.The boss's voice stopped abruptly, and he didn't continue this topic wisely. He coughed lightly and said, "In addition, many travelers recently said that there are no traces of sandworms in the sand sea. I guess the breeding season of sandworms has advanced."

"Why?" Tie Slag asked.

"The breeding season of sandworms is generally around October, but they are very sensitive to the climate. If the climate of the sand sea changes recently, the sandworms may enter the breeding season earlier."

"What's the current price of sandworm eggs?"

"Ordinary 20 gold to 50 gold, mainly depends on the color and the concentration of the body regeneration factor. If it is a mutated golden sandworm egg, it is said that it can be worth several thousand gold."

The two chatted for a while, and the chef sent two servings of sand scorpions.You Ge looked at the red sand scorpion with teeth and claws on the plate, and felt nauseated, and shouted: "I don't want to eat this."

Iron Slag tore off the sand scorpion's big pincers, broke it open with force, revealing the white and tender meat inside, and passed it to You Ge, "Some people say that the sand scorpion tastes like crabs, but I have never eaten crabs." You Ge refused to accept it, Mumbling to eat something else.Iron Slag took a mouthful as a demonstration, tore off the other large pliers, opened it, and stuffed it to her again, "It's delicious, trust me."

You Ge took the scorpion pincers half-believingly, and bit his mouth cautiously.A fresh and sweet juice rushes into the mouth, and it is indeed as delicious as the taste of crab.

"Mm~ delicious!" You Ge couldn't help crying, and then laughed happily.She had been hungry for several days in a row, and today she finally had something good to eat.

At this moment, You Ge's laughter caught the attention of other people in the hall.The young man called 'Tian Shao' looked in the direction of the laughter, and saw a bubbling beautiful girl sitting by the bar, he was shocked and couldn't look away...

Women usually have a keen sixth sense.Therefore, the young woman known as "Sister Lingling" quickly noticed the strangeness of the people around her.She followed his gaze and saw a little bitch with a sweet smile.She clenched her hands unconsciously, and there was a deep hatred in her eyes.As the two fell into silence, other people around the round table also felt the abnormal atmosphere.

"Tian Shao... Tian Shao..." One of the strong men called softly, but the young man was still staring at the girl over there bewilderedly.

"Tianhua...Master Lin Tianhua." A dark-skinned, tallest man among the six raised his voice to remind.

Lin Tianhua came back to his senses immediately, and then pointed to the strong man beside him and said, "Third son, go and invite that lady over for a while, and just say that the young master wants to make friends with her."

The young woman gritted her teeth secretly as she looked at Lin Tianhua who loved the new and disliked the old, but she dared not speak out, so she lowered her head and pretended not to hear.

The third son stood up, but the dark and strong man grabbed him, turned to Lin Tianhua and said, "Young Master Tian, ​​you are away from home..."

"Go." Lin Tianhua interrupted him impatiently.So, the third son shook off the hand of the dark and strong man, and walked towards You Ge and Tie Slag.

At this time, at the bar, You Ge was eating sand scorpion, while grinning, he wanted to grab Iron Slag's tequila, "You are a minor, you are not allowed to drink, give it to sister quickly."

The two were playing around, when a voice suddenly came from behind, "Miss, our young master would like to invite you to sit down."

You Ge turned around, looked at the strong man, frowned and replied, "I don't know you, please go back."

"Our young master is a big shot, we'll know each other after having a meal together." The strong man said.

You Ge turned to look at Tie Slag, Tie Slag asked indifferently, "Who is your young master?"

"Did I ask you something?" The strong man frowned, staring at the boy fiercely.

The next second, Tie Slag narrowed his eyes and smiled.Seeing this, the boss at the bar quickly said: "Brother Tie, they are guests from Shacheng, not our locals."They are people from outside, so they don't know his reputation.Then, the boss said to the brawny man, "This guest, let it be if they don't want to. When you are away from home, one more thing is worse than one less thing."

"Listen well, sitting over there is the third young master of the Lin family in Shacheng." The strong man raised his head and said proudly.

(End of this chapter)