Chapter 1905 Can’t Afford to Pay

You should not touch even a drop of alcohol, especially when performing tasks that require careful handling.

For example, operating at high altitude, such as going down to a tomb to steal treasure.

A careless move in the former may lead to a tragic fall from a high altitude, while a careless move in the latter may activate a trap and lead to death.

However, the above warnings are of no effect to me, because under the premise of filling my body with murderous intent, the alcohol that enters my body will be eliminated immediately.

I am the one who talks about not pouring a thousand cups.

For me, probably the only downside to drinking alcohol is that I urinate more.

Even so, I still filled half of the water bags I brought with me with wine, just to relax my nervousness with its sweet and mellow taste.

After calming down my restless heart for a while, I continued to look around, my eyes scanning every piece of bare rock protruding from the ground like a searchlight. By the way, I compared the bare rock with the imagination in my mind to see if there was anything that looked like a spider or a horned monster. .

However, after looking over and over again, I still couldn't find any clues.

My heart that had just settled down became impetuous again. I frowned, held the handle of the Odachi, and stabbed the ground hard.

The ground under my feet was full of gravel and gravel, and I dug an inch-deep hole. Even so, my impetuous mood still didn't get better at all, but got worse.

Anxiously, I spit hard at the gravel under my feet.

Instead of searching hopelessly, it is better to go to the frontier town of Dashai City and ask the homeless people in the frontier fortress, or ask the local elders for advice. Maybe you will gain more.

Having made up my mind, I returned the same way, boarded the airship, and asked the pilot to drive the airship to the nearest town.

Hyjal City is one of the many border towns in Darsay City, but when it comes to people's customs and customs, it is one of the few towns that has maintained ancient customs.

Here you can still see homeless people driving livestock.

This kind of lively scene is not seen in other developed towns where captive breeding is implemented and water supply and grass are fixed.

As soon as I stepped out of the cabin, a complex smell mixed with the fragrance of grass and cow and sheep urine hit my face. The first time I smelled this smell, I almost choked.

After getting off the airship, with everyone watching, I came to the nearest hotel.

The hotel is old, but surprisingly clean.

The owner of the hotel is an elderly woman, who moves quite neatly and is in good spirits.

There is also a very quiet little loli in the hotel, about one or two years old, about the same size as Remi.

The old woman told me that she was her granddaughter, a little afraid of strangers, but very obedient.

The old woman was very talkative. After serving me some home-cooked food, she moved a small bench and sat a little further away from me, talking to me about her experiences over the years.

She told me that she and her husband built this hotel by themselves and have been operating it for about forty years.

Nowadays, this building has been seriously damaged, and it may not be long before it will be demolished.

I asked her what she planned to do after the hotel was demolished. Was she going to build a new hotel?

The old woman smiled and shook her head: "No, I plan to open a small grocery store, raise my granddaughter to grow up, get married and start a family, then I can sleep peacefully."

I habitually ask her what other members of the family are doing.

The old woman shook her head again: "Her husband left two years ago, and the eldest son and daughter-in-law were killed by the bandits who came here a year ago. The second son and the youngest son wanted to avenge their eldest brother, so they changed careers. The adventurer also died in the underground city due to an accident half a year ago, and now we are the only two left."

At this point, the old woman secretly wiped the corners of her eyes to dry up the unshed tears.

After the meal, I asked the old woman where the elders lived here.

The old woman didn't understand, so I changed the way of saying it and explained: It's someone who knows many legends.

This time the old woman understood. She said, "Look for the wise man. Go out of the gate and walk along the corner of the street. There is a spire at the end. That is the wise man's house."

I thanked him and left a gold coin behind when I left.

Not far after I left the house, the old woman also chased me out. She staggered and almost fell down several times, but she still chased me persistently and kept calling me.

"Please wait a moment, this guest, please stay." The old woman's voice was urgent and she was a little out of breath.

I stopped and turned around: "What do you want from me?"

"Money, this guest." The old woman carefully handed the gold coin back to me: "The denomination you paid is too large and I can't find it. Can you please change it to a smaller denomination?"

I pondered for a moment and asked, "Excuse me, how much does that meal cost?"

"A copper coin," said the old woman.

I dug into my pocket and felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I don't have copper coins, only gold coins."

"Then I can't charge you so much money," the old woman said with a trembling voice: "I think you are a foreigner, and you seem to be an adventurer. The life of you adventurers is not easy. You have to sacrifice your life to make any money. Even if I treat you to this meal, you should just accept the money."

"I'm not in the habit of eating overlord's meals." I smiled and handed the gold coin back to the old woman's hand: "Just think of it as me paying your hotel deposit. It's a daily fee until it's all deducted."

"Why is this so embarrassing?" The old woman looked confused, and the hand holding the gold coin was trembling: "How can I accept such a large sum of money? It's hard to say whether my hotel can survive until that day."

"Then use it to renovate the hotel and try to operate it until the deposit is paid."

After that, I ignored her and strode towards the end of the street.

The wise man's house is very small, like a miniature yurt.

I knocked on the door, and after a while, I heard a young voice: "Who is it?"

"I am a passing adventurer. I came here today to ask the wise man some questions. I wonder if the wise man is free?"

The movement inside the door disappeared. After more than ten seconds, there was a creak and the door opened. A seven or eight-year-old girl in linen clothes and straw sandals stood at the door, her big and smart eyes rolling around, constantly looking at me.

"Master Wise, please invite me!" She opened her pink mouth and made a series of childish sounds.

I smiled politely back, then opened the door and strode in.

However, as soon as I took a step, the little girl hurriedly ran to me, opened her arms, blocked my way, and said with a warning: "There are many precious objects inside! You have to be careful when you walk! If you step on it, you will not be compensated." Get up!"