Saint?Just a bad woman

The women suddenly switched to speaking Imperial dialect, which they were not very fluent in, as if they were striving to do as the locals do.

“I want to rent a house at a reasonable price in Partington, but I am new here and I am not familiar with the place. I was almost robbed when I met the landlord before, so I hope to find a trustworthy landlord. The house does not need to be too spacious. , as long as there are two rooms.”

"As for renting, I know a good place. I have a friend who is also renting there. The landlord is a casual and kind-hearted woman, although she is a bit slovenly. My friend owed half a year's rent back then. The landlord didn't kick her out either... Ahem, anyway, I can contact you if you need it."

In short, this friend is definitely not Santa Karina herself.

After all, she slept for more than 500 years.

This friend's landlord refers to the store manager, the one from [Tavern].

She prefers to maintain an elegant and decent image in front of this young lady, and maybe she can develop her into a client (bushi) in the future.

If you can have such a good-looking, well-spoken and high-quality customer, you will definitely enjoy both physical and mental enjoyment during the service time.

There was a feeling of spring breeze when talking to the other party. This sudden good feeling made Santa Karina curious.

She rarely feels the desire to explore a strange woman.Before you understand the other person, you must first understand the universal symbol that exists in the world, that is, the name.

"Can I ask your name?"

"Doris."

"I'm Lena Simone...Doris?"

Santa Karina casually made up a false name.

"It's my name. Actually... I don't remember my last name. I lost part of my memory due to an accident a few years ago. I only remember that my name is Doris. I'm sorry, but I didn't mean to hide it."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. Miss Doris, please come with me."

"Thank you."

The two walked side by side into the bustle of the capital.

There are not many people on the street in the afternoon on weekdays. It doesn’t feel crowded until after dinner on holidays or rest days or on weekday evenings.

However, there are actually quite a lot of people there.

Santa Karina used her peripheral vision to secretly look at Doris beside her, who looked around the street with eyes that revealed a new world.

She is incompatible with this lively world, whether it is her clothes or her temperament.

"This country is incredible. I've never seen a country where mechanical engineering is used so extensively."

Doris took out a palm-sized camera from her backpack to record the scenes she saw along the way.

This camera is an expensive item in this world. In addition to its fine internal structure, the material used for recording is a special kind of crystal, which is rare in quantity, and the price of the film is not cheap.

It has the same effect as the image crystal. In short, the family of anyone who can afford a camera is not too bad. This beauty from a foreign country may be the daughter of a well-known family or even a princess.

As for the amnesia that the other party mentioned, I'm sorry, I wouldn't believe it even if Santa Karina is just a punctuation mark.

When both parties were still strangers, Santa Karina herself gave a false name and identity, so she could not force others to tell the truth.

A person of this status can only come to the Lorian Empire to travel and collect news, or... to escape from marriage?

Some messy royal dramas were playing out in Santa Karina's mind.On the way to meet the apartment landlord, Santa Karina remembered some odds and ends.

The meeting with Doris allowed her to pick up the fallen fragments of memory - about the country called Etov.

Etov is a country located in the easternmost part of the continent, with a small area and limited traffic. It is surrounded by a ring of mountains. The entire country's land area is not even as large as a county in the Lorian Empire.

Because the terrain is steep, it is difficult to climb the rock wall to enter. Basically, you have to go by water.

Some residents’ houses float on the sea, similar to the principle of floating neighborhoods.

This country has been isolated from the world since a long time ago and has almost no communication with the outside world. It is known as the "Forgotten Country".Precisely because of their isolation from the world, their development in all aspects is still stagnant at the level of tens of thousands of years ago, and they have not entered the torrent of diesel and metal at all.

They generally do not allow citizens to leave the country and almost never allow outsiders to enter, resulting in many people having never heard of this place.

Why do you know the language there? Santa Karina has hidden too many secrets in the past.

Therefore, Doris may have her own way to leave the country surrounded by mountains, and Santa Karina would not ask in detail about matters involving privacy.

Ahead is the largest intersection in this neighborhood. You don't need to take any transportation for this trip. The landlord's place of work is 100 meters ahead.

When there were still more than ten meters away from the finish line, Santa Karina suddenly stopped.

"Miss Doris, I'm a little worried that you will resist the environment there. It's better to find another place."

The places she was looking at were the Bar Street and the Red Light District, the most chaotic areas in the entire capital.

It is a mixed bag of good and bad, with people from all religions and nine streams gathered together. It is difficult to distinguish between good and bad. It is a degenerate place second only to Kabuki Street in people's mouth. Serious people generally will not come.

An academic person like Doris should go to a coffee shop instead of a bar, where the smell of tobacco and alcohol will pollute this beauty.

Secondly, if you take someone to a bar just after you meet them, you will inevitably be misunderstood as having ulterior motives.

After careful consideration, Santa Karina planned to change her route and go to the housing agency to inquire.

"I have no prejudice against bars. Don't look at me like this. I can drink ten bottles of vodka without falling down. One of Mrs. Ettove's characteristics is that she has a good drinking capacity. If you have the opportunity, you may be able to apply for a tourist visa. In the near future, Ettove The reformists are trying to implement a policy of opening up certain areas to allow foreign tourists to enter the country and increase their income. The bars there are the most welcoming to tourists."

"Thank you, I will take it into consideration when the work for this year is finished. Since you don't mind the bar, then come with me."

116. Prospective tenants

Santa Karina's destination is a club called "Tavern". It is different from the traditional bar, that is, the style of a bar. It is more like a clear bar and is full of female sex transactions.

In short, the clean bar probably refers to the appearance and environment. In addition to the relatively soft and warm lighting, the design of the bar, foyer and dining table will also be relatively elegant compared to the luxuriant life of the noisy bar.

Inside the glass automatic door is a world completely different from the street.

Although it focuses on high-end consumption, the customers inside also smoke, and the smell of cigarettes is much lighter than other downtown bars.

The smell of tobacco and alcohol came together with the aroma of coffee beans.

The automatic hand-grinding coffee machine in the [Tavern] is grinding the coffee beans that have just been poured in. The coffee powder in the transparent container is almost overflowing. A new round of grinding will definitely cause waste.

Santa Karina turned off the coffee machine and took a seat in the two central seats in front of the bar.

The woman behind the bar was taking a nap, although the conditions of the sleeping place were not ideal, so she had to lie on the bar with her arms resting on her head.

A thick menu is placed on the bar for guests to browse at will.

Because Santa Karina and Ernest VII had frequented this type of store for a while, they could basically memorize the contents of the menu.

At that time, she would order a drink every time she came, which was why she chose "gin" as the code name of the nightclub.

Nothing special, just a useless name.

This store not only provides drinks, but also a variety of food. It is more like a restaurant with a full range of food.The landlord is a woman sleeping on the bar. It is difficult to connect with the manager of an apartment.

She could have lived comfortably by relying on the rent, but she didn't want to stay at home every day, so she chose to be the manager of a [tavern] to experience all kinds of life.

What an enviable life, it's a pity that it can't come to me.

"Miss Doris, please slowly look at the menu first. This guy will wake up in about 10 minutes. If you have a drink you want to drink, I can make it for you."

Santa Karina has a bartender license in this world. Bartending is one of the essential skills of a female publicist. The wine mixed by the waiter may be sold for ten times the cost price, and the wine mixed by the female publicist can be sold for ten times the price. On top of that, this is the so-called "service fee".

There was no extra charge for bartending outside the club's working hours, and she was happy to show off her skills to this beautiful woman she had just met.It is not advisable to rush into business expansion. It is best to wait until you have known each other for some time before considering it.

"Is Miss Santa Carolina a clerk in this store?"

"No, just a regular customer. It's just that I'm more studious, because some individuals need to obtain a bartender's license."

This is half true and half false. After all, Ms. Gin's identity is false, so rounding it off and not admitting that she is a store clerk is not a lie.

She walked into the bar and stood in front of the wine cabinet, looking more like the bartender of this store.

This temperament is due to the experience gained from working in a bar. In a world full of dangers and magical powers, more practical skills will never be a disadvantage.

"Miss Doris, I am now the temporary bartender of this store. How can I help you?"

Santa Karina quickly went into service mode, putting on a smile that was as elegant as if she were working in a nightclub.No guest will dislike such a smile, and warm hospitality is an essential skill to win repeat business.

Ms. Bacardi, who has the best performance in the club, has taken a different approach, relying on the opposite aloof personality. Some guests who are suspected of being flirtatious like this style very much.

However, money and performance don’t matter.Santa Karina likes to interact with normal guests, and choosing an elegant and generous style can also win the favor of many guests.

Doris was satisfied with this, raised her eyebrows, and pointed to a line on the menu.

"A glass of sunset."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The placement of the base wine and the rest of the condiments is clear at a glance, and there are not many changes from the last placement.The base liquor of this drink is whiskey. It has a refreshing smell and a light and refreshing taste. It is suitable for drinking in this summer.

She is a person of noble character and will never add computer accessories to her wine. The reason why she falls down is entirely the fault of the drinker.For example, a person who drinks for the first time must be a poor drinker.

After a glass of well-defined drinks was prepared, the real head bartender slowly woke up, completely lacking the professionalism he should have.

It's easy to get sleepy on a hot afternoon, and there are no customers in the [Tavern], so it's normal for the store manager to fall asleep.

She conveniently placed a cup of refreshing lemon tea next to the other person's hand.

"Good afternoon, Miss Store Manager."

"Okay...right, take a look at this first."

The store manager grabbed a crumpled copy of Lorian's "Empire Daily News" from under the bar. The newspaper's front page headline was very eye-catching - "A vicious serial murder occurred in the capital within a month, and the hearts of the deceased were ripped out. Is it the loss of morality or the loss of humanity? 》

Eye-catching headlines are key to sales, and in a world without electronic online media, sales of newspapers, books, etc. have always been high.It's no wonder that recently we often see the three departments of the Sheriff's Squad, the Knights, and the Soldier Battalion being dispatched frequently.

When it comes to security issues, they cannot sit idly by.

Santa Karina just glanced at it casually, not interested in the contents of the newspaper.

"What does the murder case have to do with me? I have read the previous reports. The deceased and I have nothing more in common except that we are human beings and that we are citizens of the Lorian Empire."

Oh, and I have to correct that, Santa Karina is not actually a citizen of the Empire.Because after her death more than 500 years ago, her citizenship was canceled long ago.

"It's just my personal concern. Women in our club often work overnight shifts, right? The deceased were all killed on their way home from the night shift. I'm very worried that the girls in the store will one day become the next victims of the "Heart-Eviscerating Demon" Prey. Women alone are easy targets for murderers..."

"Cough-cough-"

She made a dry cough, interrupting the store manager's eloquent narration.I obviously just woke up and didn't consider the occasion.

"By the way, Ms. Store Manager, interrupt me. This is Ms. Doris. She wants to ask you about renting a house. My task is to introduce you to her. Now it's your turn. Please—"

"Rent a house...wait, let me wake up first."

The shop manager opened her sleepy eyes, which were narrowed into thin slits, and she mixed the refreshing lemon tea on the table with the rice balls sold in the shop opposite, and finished her meal casually.

"Miss Doris, please contact the store manager about renting a house. I have something else to do, so I have to excuse you. I will pay for your drink."

Santa Karina left the money for the drinks and said goodbye to the store manager and Doris respectively.

She did not forget that she had to return to the church before dark. If Doris could negotiate with the store manager and rent a house, there would be many opportunities to meet in the future.Indulging in communicating with a woman you just met and neglecting more important things will only make you regret it.

When I left, the wind chimes hanging outside the door of the [Tavern] made a clear tinkling sound.Through the glass door, you can see the landlord and the prospective tenant chatting happily. The renting process should go smoothly.

The store manager's apartment is reasonably priced, fully furnished, and comfortable. No one can refuse such living conditions.

It would be great if it worked, as it would help develop her into his guest as quickly as possible.

Santa Karina will not miss any opportunity to increase the number of guests, although what she wants is not money, but indulgence and happiness.

What she likes is the woman herself, not the material conditions that the woman gives her.

However, for the average female publicist, money is definitely more important.When a customer opens a bottle of wine in their name, they get different salaries depending on the price of the wine. Depending on their worth and level, they can get 5% to 35% of the selling price of the wine.

Although [-]-[-] is the ideal, the person who provides the venue and promotes it is not the female publicist but the nightclub.The price of a bottle of wine is sometimes enough to support an average family for several months.This must require a high-end place where guests who can afford it can come.

Female publicists often don't take a week off, because doing so may cause a significant drop in income for the month and be surpassed by other female publicists.

Santa Karina told herself that there is endless money to be made. It is impossible for a person to chase money all his life without knowing how to rest. He must always arrange some time to relax and love himself more.

She doesn't care about performance as much as the top lady Bacardi, so there is no need to push herself into a dead end.Because she is not short of money...

117.The priest delivers the answer sheet

At dusk, St. Carolina arrived at the church, probably before nightfall.

The time happened to be around 06:30. It was still summer and it would be completely dark until 07:30.

St. Carina and the priests and nuns who greeted her responded with smiles one by one. She didn't seem to have any airs about a saint, nor was she impatient.

She slowly walked into her room, which was the deepest part of the side hall.

When she walked to the door of the room, Santa Carina glanced at Philomena who was following her. She had contact from near the street of the church. Philomena continued to follow her, and the two entered together. of the church.

Once within the control of the Cult of Kosmos, Philomena is not the only one watching, but many eyes.