Chapter 688 Disgraceful Vampire

"Captain, are you here for the banquet with your commander?"

"Yes, but we're not here just for fun."

The captain glanced in the direction of Brigadier General Carter and the mayor:

"The Church of Nature wants to conduct prayer activities at Sikal Mountain in the near future, so it hopes that the Royal Army troops stationed at Sikal Mountain can seal off the forest at the appropriate time to prevent others from entering by mistake. This matter has been approved by the Kingdom. With permission, Brigadier General Carter is communicating the relevant details with the local administrative officials. If there is insufficient manpower at that time, the police will be involved."

"Sealing Mount Sikar? Isn't it the time for autumn hunting? It's strange to close the mountain now."

Shade said, but he knew without guessing that this was related to the large-scale ceremony prepared by the Five Gods Church:

"Then it's really hard for you."

"It's okay. We are soldiers and we just obey the orders of our superiors. But look at this."

As he spoke, Captain Rades mysteriously took out a Rhodes card from his pocket. After Shade took it, he discovered that it was actually a special rules card [Legend of the Brave: Swordsman Saibalon].

"Oh, isn't this the card belonging to Brigadier General Carter?"

Shade asked in surprise.

"The day you came to visit me in the traveler's camp, my colleagues and I were betting on spear skills, and all eight shots hit. It was really good luck."

Captain Rades smiled:

"Because of the solving of the murder case that happened here a few weeks ago, the brigadier general admired me very much. After seeing my marksmanship that day and learning that I was also a Rhodes player, he gave me this card."

"All eight shots hit? Captain, if people mention 'Captain Eight Shots' from now on, it won't be sarcastic. You have a bright future..."

Shade also smiled and returned the cards to the captain:

"Would you like to play Rhodes together later?"

"Okay, but it will be after nine o'clock. I have something to do over there. However, you can play cards, but I won't gamble with you."

The captain smiled and said:

"You are the champion of Dacheng Player 1853. I have no confidence in defeating you."

Farewell to the captain beside the crackling campfire, Shade was genuinely happy for his friend's situation. Compared with the other friends he had met as a foreigner in this world for only half a year, Captain Rades went from being in a difficult situation to getting back on the right track of life. The whole process was witnessed by Shade.

Even in this dangerous and weird world, if a normal person maintains his passion for life, with the help of a little luck, he can embark on an uphill journey in life. This is also a small comfort to outsiders who are used to seeing all kinds of terrible things here.

He smiled and sighed, planning to go find a place to play Rhodes. But at this time, a young man holding a wine glass took the initiative to come over. This was not anyone Sha De knew.

"Hello, sir, are you interested in making friends?"

The other party was also wearing a black formal suit, and his short brown hair was meticulously taken care of. He held the red wine glass and asked Shade with a smile. Shade was stunned for a moment, his eyes moved away from the cute little bat pattern on the other person's head, and then he shook his head violently:

"Sorry, I'm not interested in loan sharking."

"No, no, I'm not a loan shark."

Shade looked at him again and raised his eyebrows:

"Sorry, I'm only interested in young girls."

"Don't worry, it's the same for me."

The young vampire answered with a smile, then lowered his voice:

"I have never seen a handsome person like you in this area before. Are you a foreigner?"

"Yes, I came from far away. My friend invited me to this party."

"So, are you interested in trying something new?"

He lowered his voice, looked around, and used his left hand that was not holding the wine glass to take out a rather delicate small metal box from his pocket. There was a bat pattern on the lid.

His finger touched the lid button, and the lid opened with a snap, revealing three glass containers only half the size of a little finger embedded in it, with dark red liquid inside:

"Sir, this is going to be fun."

"What's this?"

Shade took the box handed to him, but after touching the three test tubes, he didn't feel any elements.

"Blood brew."

When he heard the answer, Shade almost threw the thing in his hand like a steam bomb:

"Sorry, what?"

The young man was not surprised by his surprised expression:

"You may not know about wine containing blood components as a foreigner, but it is quite popular locally. Do you want to try it?"

He encouraged, and Shade looked at him even more surprised:

"What kind of blood is this?"

"Human blood."

The young man's lips curled up into a smile:

"But don't worry, it's all human blood obtained through legal channels. After all, who would commit a crime if money can solve it?"

"this"

Shade had heard of people selling prohibited drugs during banquets. This happened even in Tobesk, the Pearl of the North. But he didn't expect that the local "banned drugs" would be so powerful.

"In addition to human blood, we also added some hallucinogenic ingredients to the blood brew, which will be fun to drink."

The young man continued to encourage:

"Of course, if you drink it while you are making out with your female companion on the bed, the effect will be better. How about this, I asked you to take care of it. If you are interested, I have more goods here."

Shade has completely confirmed that this strange vampire is a drug dealer in the traditional sense. Seeing that he was a foreigner with an unfamiliar face, he came over to strike up a conversation.

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in human blood. If it's animal blood, I might consider it."

Shade returned the golden box in his hand to the other party.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I also have animal blood brew."

The young man seemed to have guessed what Shade was thinking. He took out another box from his pocket, read the label and handed it to Shade.

There are still three identical test tubes in the golden box, and there are still no traces of the elements:

"This is a brew made from crow's blood. Don't worry, we have sterilized the blood when handling it. The effect of this batch of goods is very good. A handsome young gentleman like you will have this to cheer up when facing an enthusiastic female companion." Life just got a little sweeter.”

Shade hesitated for a moment:

"It's hard to come to a new city, it's good to try new products. I want all of them, but if it's just ordinary drinks, I won't let you go."

The young vampire smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I'm a businessman and I won't do anything to damage the sign. And you can ask, Baron Brad and many gentlemen in the city hall use our products. Especially the elderly gentlemen, in When I do exercise, I always feel overwhelmed. The first tube is for you, and the other two tubes are 8 shillings and 5 pence each."

This was not particularly expensive, so Shade paid the money. The young man gave Shade a business card and told him that he could order more goods here if needed.

"Is this the livelihood of the local vampires, or is it part of some damn ritual?"

After the other party left, Shade held the golden box and wondered in his heart. But he is more inclined to the first view. Judging from the other party's tone and skillful salesmanship, he should have been doing this kind of business for a long time.

"Let's ask Granny Cassandra later."

Putting the small golden box in his pocket, he lamented the corruption of the local nobles.

In fact, no matter where they are, nobles are very corrupt. When he listens to Lesia's class every Saturday, he also learns the secrets of the nobles. If she hadn't grown up in this kind of environment, Lesia probably wouldn't have accepted Shade's "want it all" behavior so easily.

Thinking of this, he looked at the moon in the starry sky with melancholy. The moon was still so bright over the site dotted with bonfires.

"Look, who is this? Watson, you are here after all."

For a moment, a voice came from behind again, and Shade immediately turned around. This time it was Priest August. The old priest was still wearing the priest's robe, his face glowing red under the firelight, and he seemed to be in a good mood:

"Since you're here for the banquet, why are you here looking at the moon alone? I don't think the young girls in Middleburg can't appreciate your appearance."

Priest August held the wine glass and clinked it with Shade casually. He knew that the drink in Shade's glass that looked like wine was most likely just juice.

"I won't meet strange girls outside."

"Are you worried that Anat or Louisa will be angry?"

As expected, the old priest could see everything clearly. Shade smiled awkwardly:

"Thinking of some troublesome things, Priest Augustus, do you know the local blood brew?"

"Know."

The priest nodded without hesitation:

"There is a group of down-and-out vampires in Middleburg who immigrated here a long time ago. They run red wine wineries, but some of them make a living by making blood wine. Among the poor at the bottom and the nobles at the top, they sell cheap or Expensive blood brew.”

Having said this, the priest did not hide the disgusted expression on his face:

"It is said to be blood brew, but it is actually a prohibited drug mixed with blood. The church has known about this before, but since it does not involve extraordinary beings, it can only participate in the operation when the police arrest them. The kingdom is very taboo with the church. Intervene in ordinary criminal cases. But if there is no blood wine, there will be fruit wine, and if there is no fruit wine, there will be other ways. People who sell prohibited drugs cannot be caught. "

This also reminded Shade of Mr. Bernhardt's evaluation of the local vampires, which was that they "have forgotten what decency is."

"The local vampires are just a bunch of drug dealers?"

Shade was amused by this.

"Yes, they are not members of the same clan. It is said that they are losers in the intra-race struggle. In fact, I hope they can cause trouble, so that the church will have sufficient reason to directly intervene and catch them all."

Priest August sighed, while Shade became more and more curious as to what Bernhardt and his nephew were doing here. This group of soulless vampires now had three sage-level relics in their hands. .

He handed one of the small test tubes to the priest and asked the priest who was proficient in potions to analyze whether there was any problem. The priest naturally agreed and then changed the topic:

"Okay, let's not talk about such annoying things. Watson, why are you here? Don't you want to come?"

"I'm going to meet a friend later."

"You have so many friends. If you have time, you can go to Auction Hall 3 to have a look. I heard there are good things in it, but I'm not sure if the news is accurate."

"Understood, I'll go take a look later. Oh, by the way, are there any special Rhodes cards in this auction?"

Shade asked casually.

"Of course."

Priest Augustus answered, then raised his eyebrows:

"I know you are the champion of big city players, but you can't be too addicted to this game. In my opinion, the harm of Rhodes cards is only slightly lower than banned drugs."

Priest August believes that human nature is evil, so he has always been disgusted with Rhodes cards. This is why other people in the same group repeatedly told Shade not to tell the priest about their gambling while they were players in the big city.