Doomsday Totem

Chapter 84 Iceland
Iceland (if any similarities are purely fictitious), a small island located in the middle of the Black Sea, with an area of ​​about 110 square kilometers, has been a trading transfer station and resting place for deep-sea fishermen since ancient times.There are many bars here, and they are all very large.You can eat and rest, trade, and gamble and entertain.Most bars have their own independent docks, large warehouses and small fishing boat repair shops, providing one-stop services for docked deep-sea fishermen, including board and lodging, entertainment, gambling, trade, supplies, and repairs.

Iceland is a small, narrow island with a length of about 20 kilometers and a width of about 5 kilometers. The coast is full of piers, and fishing boats are docked all year round.Iceland is so densely built that there is hardly any vacant land.The location along the coast is the most prosperous and lively, basically full of bars, casinos, trading posts, warehouses, etc., while the central area is a dense residential area, with red brick and white tile buildings, as well as wooden and iron huts.

Every inch of land here is filled with a strong commercial atmosphere.At the same time, this is also the largest gold sales den in the Black Sea.As long as you have money, this is heaven.You can eat ingredients from all over the world, drink wine from all over the world, and taste women from all over the world.Here night and night music, never stop.Countless young and beautiful bar girls, fat and thin, high and low, with different personalities, and various styles, will accompany you to get drunk until the end of time, and the vicissitudes of life...

However, the premise of all this is - money!

If there is no money, here is hell!Charge even for a glass of fresh water...

This is a fisherman's paradise, but also a fisherman's hell.Some people get rich overnight here, and some people lose their lives here.

From a distance, the topography of Iceland is high at one end and low at the other end, and the whole is like a piece of ice floating obliquely on the sea.Some coastal places are cliffs, but this does not affect the enthusiasm of the merchants.They built a bar on the edge of a high cliff, and then rowed a boat to pick up the guests in the port.Finally, at the foot of the cliff, a large rattan basket is pulled by pulleys and cables to send guests up.

At this time, on a cliff of the island, in a bar called "Conch", the fire was burning vigorously.The thick logs crackled in the flames, while the section exposed outside the stove was emitting fine air bubbles and faint water vapor.

The whole bar is filled with a warm and peaceful atmosphere.Guests sitting in twos and threes at the small round wooden table, some are slowly cutting the veal steak on the plate, some are staring at the sea view at night in a daze, some are whispering to each other...

Thick candles were lit on the table, and the faint candlelight was reflected on the white and flawless snow through the colorful windows.Red, yellow, blue, green and purple, like flowers blooming on a snowy night.

"bump!"

A muffled knock came from the door, breaking the silence of the dinner.The guests frowned involuntarily. People who come here to eat like to be quiet.Otherwise, who would brave the cold wind to sit in a small boat and run to such a high place to eat.

Afterwards, a bunch of strong men squeezed into the bar, chatting loudly as if no one else was around.

"Brother Xiong, I heard that the grilled steak here is very good, so I brought you here to try it." "What's so good about this place? It's small, there are no performances, no women, what are you going to do?" "Yes, it's still 'Gold Coast' is fun, there are many and beautiful girls, and there are fireworks." "Come here to eat a grilled steak, and then go down after eating."

"Boss! Come and eat!" The strong man called Brother Xiong shouted.His voice was so loud that all the surrounding guests looked over.Originally, someone wanted to persuade this group of people not to make loud noises and affect the mood of others eating.However, when they saw the tattoos on the arms of these strong men, they immediately gave up their thoughts.

The tattoo was a black anchor wrapped around a sea serpent with a scarlet tongue.This is the logo of the Sea Serpent Gang, which belongs to a somewhat famous fleet on the Black Sea.It is said that they often play guest roles as pirates, and their shots are very ruthless.In this sea area, very few people are willing to take the initiative to offend them.

Just when people were shaking their heads secretly, thinking about whether to change to another place to eat, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl came in from the door while the bar owner was not paying attention.

The girl's figure was a bit thin, she was wearing a plaid cotton jacket, and she was carrying a small basket covered with gray linen.After she came in, she immediately moved inward against the dark place by the wall.After a while, she came to a table, lifted the sackcloth to reveal the shelled peanuts inside, and then asked the guests who were eating weakly, "Hi sir, do you want to cook peanuts? Just cooked them Peanuts, only half a silver coin."

The guest looked up at the girl. The girl's eyes were a little hazy, she looked silly and sweet, and she felt a little pitiful.

However, the guest quickly lowered his head and continued eating unmoved, as if he hadn't seen anything.In Iceland, such girls can be seen everywhere.They peddled snacks for a living and grew up working as bar girls.When I get older and look old, I will change my job to be a waiter.If you are a little older, you will be a cook or a cleaner.

Their mothers were usually bar girls and their fathers were usually passing sailors.This is an Icelandic tradition. When a woman is pregnant, she will give birth to a child. The boy will grow up to be a sailor, and the girl will grow up to be a bar girl.

If you are lucky, the children will arrange their mother to live in a coastal town after they become famous. This is the dream of every Icelandic woman.But if they are not so lucky, they will stay in Iceland until the end of their lives.

Seeing the customer's reaction, the girl turned around obediently and walked to the next table.She has experience, and customers who know this kind of temperament will not buy her things no matter how much they persuade them.

At this moment, an imperceptible cunning suddenly flashed in the girl's eyes.She found a good target, it was a boy in black, sitting opposite a short, middle-aged man, eating quietly.

The boy in black was rather handsome, but his face was a little cold, and he seemed to be a taciturn character, while the middle-aged man opposite him had a simple and honest appearance and seemed more upright.

According to the girl's past experience, young people and old people are generally the most sympathetic. The former has not been deeply involved in the world, while the latter has seen all the vicissitudes of life, and always has a intolerance for beautiful things.The most hateful thing is the middle-aged man, who is both powerful and affordable, and basically won't do things that are not beneficial.

Although the boy in front of him looked very cold, his friend was calm and honest.She grew up in Iceland, where people come and go, and she has long learned to observe words and expressions, and she also understands the principle that people divide like feathers and like flock together.

This boy shouldn't be bad at all...

Thinking of this, the girl plucked up her courage and walked towards the table of the boy in black.

"Hello sir……"

The black-clothed boy reacted extremely quickly. He looked over at the girl just as she opened her mouth to speak.That cold gaze is like a wolf in the wilderness, making people shudder.The girl took a step back involuntarily, then immediately lowered her head, wanting to leave.

"Is there something wrong?" the boy in black asked.

"First... sir, do you want to... cook peanuts?" The girl replied with a trembling voice.

"Brother Tie, don't scare the little girl." The middle-aged man opposite the boy in black turned his head and said to the little girl in a gentle tone, "Don't panic, he is not a bad person."

"Am I scary?" The black-clothed boy grinned, with a playful look in his eyes.

The boy in black was Tie Slag, and the short, middle-aged man was Feng Yun.They only arrived in Iceland yesterday afternoon, after a busy day and night, they finally got rid of the equipment found in the institute.After receiving the money, Feng Yun decided to bring Tie Slag to this bar to try the grilled steak.

From the moment the girl entered the bar, Tie Zha had already paid attention to her, and also saw through the cunning hidden in her eyes.Her demeanor and temperament at the moment resembled a playmate of Tie Zha's childhood.In particular, there was a sly look hidden in her seemingly hazy eyes, which were exactly the same.

It's just that this playmate is now a high-ranking existence, and he always likes to keep a straight face, with a serious and solemn look.

Thinking of being forced to kneel down in full view that day, Tie Slag felt his teeth itching with hatred.In his whole life, on these knees, he had only kneeled on one person.However, this honor was forcibly divided by someone.Perhaps with the mentality of revenge against that person, he regarded this innocent girl as someone's scapegoat.

So, with this scene now...

"No...not scary..." the girl said timidly, "You...your eyes are so beautiful."

"Really? Are you sure?" Tie Slag put away his smile and resumed his stern expression.

"Yes... no no... no..." the girl said uncertainly.

"'Yes' or 'no', make it clear!" Tie Slag asked in a deep voice.

"Uncle...you are so handsome..." the girl replied with a tear.Tears welled up in her eyes at this moment, as if she was about to cry.

The word "uncle" gave Tie Slag the consciousness of an adult.He took out a silver coin from his pocket and threw it into the basket, then raised his hand to signal the girl to leave.

The girl was taken aback for a moment, then said with surprise and anxiety, "Thank you...thank you!" After finishing speaking, she bowed to Tie Slag.

Tie Slag patted the girl's head and said, "Go play somewhere else."

"Yeah." The girl nodded obediently, showing a sweet smile, and turned to go to the next table.

"Brother Tie, the most important thing here is this kind of girl. You don't need to give them money, and they are not pitiful..." Feng Yun took a sip of his wine and continued, "These are the children of Icelandic wandering warblers. have their own destiny."

"It's just a silver coin." Tie Slag said.

"One coin per person, that's a lot." Feng Yun stretched out his fingers and gestured, "Ten people are 10 silver coins, 10 people are 100 silver coins, 100 silver coins are 100 gold coins, 10 people..."

Feng Yun counted on his own, while Tie Slag lowered his head to eat, pretending he didn't hear.

"Cao! Where's my wallet! Where's my wallet!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout in the middle of the hall.Tie Slag squinted his eyes and looked over, only to see a strong man slapping the table vigorously and standing up, looking around the entire hall viciously.Anyone who was targeted by him seemed to have been bitten by a wild animal, and hurriedly lowered their heads and pretended to eat.

In the end, the strong man's eyes stayed on the girl selling peanuts, he pointed at her and shouted, "Small bitch! Come here!"

The girl walked over tremblingly.

"Where's my wallet?"

"I...I don't know..." the girl replied tremblingly.

"Take off your clothes! Prove it to us, if you stole it!" The strong man stared at the girl with wide eyes. Under his gaze, the girl's thin body trembled slightly.

"No..." the girl clenched her collar and shouted as she stepped back.

"Take off!" The strong man roared, while reaching out to grab the girl.

The girl dodged sideways, nimbly avoiding the big hand of the strong man, and then ran to the back of the hall...

(End of this chapter)