A strange world

Chapter 1267 Chapter 189. Wilson and Adele

When Wilson heard the name Adele again, he was already the owner of the Black Reef Tavern.

The shop left to him by his parents was not doing well, so Wilson simply sold it all and bought a tavern to become his own boss, thus fulfilling his dream of being a bard.

Although the tavern doesn't make much money, it rarely loses money. Together with his savings, it was enough for him to live a stable life.

On weekdays, Wilson sat behind the counter, listening to the minstrel's stories and the guests bragging about their experiences. Occasionally when there were no bards, he would play as a bard and tell the stories he had heard to new guests.

After living like this for three years, one day, while he was listening to the bard's story behind the counter as usual, two customers talked about a riot in a mine and mentioned a name.

"Adele."

Wilson's eyes were blurred with memories: "Do you know what I thought of when I heard this name?"

"Joy?" Annan asked cooperatively.

"Actually, I was confused... I thought I would never hear this name again in my life,"

It's like packing your luggage when moving, but you find your favorite toy from childhood that you couldn't find in the corner.

Memories flooded into Wilson's mind. He stayed in a daze behind the counter all day. Only when the last customer left did his soul return to his body.

The two guests had disappeared long ago, and Wilson didn't have time to ask where they were.

He panicked for a moment, thinking that what he caught was just a bubble. When he woke up, he remembered that he knew many professionals, many of whom were well-informed.

Through them, Wilson found out the location of the riot mine, and also found out that the leader of the riot was indeed a woman named Adele.

That night, Wilson purchased a large amount of food, herbs and magic scrolls, rented a carriage, and spent the whole day rushing to the mine where the riot occurred.

As soon as he got close, several men with blood-stained weapons rushed out of the mine and surrounded him.

"I'm not an enemy! I know Adele and I'm coming to find her!" Wilson quickly raised his hands and shouted.

The men turned around in unison and looked at a brown-skinned woman with short hair walking out of the mine.

"You're looking for me?"

Wilson stared at that figure blankly, and the familiar face instantly captured him into gorgeous childhood memories.

"Wilson?"

Adele also recognized him, her brows gradually widened: "You even wear the same clothes as when you were a child."

Wilson lowered his head. It was just an ordinary clean shirt... Adele, too, was wearing a large, ill-fitting dirty linen coat.

The setting sun stretched the distant mountain peaks into a long and narrow space between the two of them.

…

Wilson and Adele sat on a large rock outside the mine.

In the distance, Adele's men gathered around the carriage brought by Wilson. Taking out boxes of goodies, the brutal and simple thugs suddenly became honest and kind.

"I heard that a woman named Adele was here. I thought it might be you, so I came to find you..."

Wilson thought of countless things to say on the way here, but after seeing Adele, he suddenly ran out of words. It took him a long time to hold back one sentence: "You...what happened next?"

Adele was much more relieved. She leaned back and held her hands: "After a big fight with you, my parents married me to Pete, the gardener. He couldn't wait to sleep with me that night. It's really It hurts a lot...but when I think about being able to eat as much as I did today and having my parents smile, it doesn’t seem to hurt that much.”

Wilson clenched his fists unconsciously.

"Feel sorry……"

"It has nothing to do with you. We are still young, so what do we know? If I were to do it again, maybe I would still choose this way."

Adele smiled the most complicated smile Wilson had ever seen.

There is bitterness and sweetness, regret and nostalgia...

"I later heard that the cherry orchard was burned down. I went to your house and found no one at home..."

"Well, those thugs came in, killed my parents and 'husband,' and took everything they could, including me."

Wilson thus recounted the story Adele had told him in the story he told Annan.

He had not enjoyed a few good days yet and fell into a hell that was darker than before.

Since the age of ten, Adele has been a mistress, a slave, a vagabond, and was once thrown into a pot and almost boiled.

And when she was fifteen years old, she escaped from the devil's cave, then cut off her hair, gave up the "girl" identity that allowed her to make a living, and went to work in the mines like a man.

She went back to Golden City, to her own home and Wilson's home, but there was nothing left. When she came out, she was caught by the slave owner, beaten and sold into the mine.

Adele, no longer burdened or restrained, began to plan a riot and persuade other workers.

"I don't think it should be like this. We are also residents, so why can they point at our noses and say we are slaves? We are obviously making a lot of money for those nobles and mine owners, why do they bully, beat and scold us, and... How can we endure this kind of life if we don’t have enough to eat?”

Wilson knew what happened next. Adele launched a riot and successfully killed the mine owners and their oppressors.

"You heard I was here?"

"Yeah, in my tavern."

After Wilson finished speaking, Adele stood up and shouted to the joyful men: "Our news has reached the Golden City! Those devil's minions will soon come to encircle us. Hurry up and save the other brothers who are still suffering!"

Wilson looked up at Adele who was shouting.

She was not strong, but at this moment, she showed a convincing, leader-like temperament.

"Wilson, you go back." Adele said with her head down.

Wilson stood up: "I want to help you."

"Forget it, we are not from the same world, just like ten years ago." She pointed at their clothes and said.

But Wilson would not let go easily: "You lack resources and information channels, right? I have a lot of money and a tavern, I can help you!"

Adele hesitated. She really needed these, but she didn't want to drag her only friend into the abyss.

Wilson's eyes were red, and he begged, "I... I've already left you once, don't let me leave you a second time, okay?"

"...Okay, we won't separate again."

Just like that, Wilson joined Adele's resistance organization.

In order to make up for the regrets of his childhood, Wilson took out all his money to support Adele.

And in order to protect Wilson, Adele also hid his existence. At least among those who betrayed Adele later, there was no one who knew Wilson.

The two lonely people got closer and closer to each other in mutual help, until...

"We are separated again, this time forever."