Ancient God Library

Chapter 154 A Day in the Club

According to the information given by the laundry woman, Romon came to the shed where Laurie lived.

The furnishings here are simple, surrounded by low walls made of ordinary stones, with several wooden planks on top as the roof, outside the dilapidated door, there is a hearth made of bricks, and a half-person-high building is built next to it. The wooden platform acts as a chopping board.

In front of the stove.

A woman who seemed to have left too many traces of time was washing some rotten vegetables and leaves in a wooden basin, and a half-old child was playing with mud in front of the door.

Romon walked over, "Excuse me, are you Laurie?"

The woman raised her head, and her appearance was somewhat similar to that of the dead man.

A dazed look flashed in her eyes, she looked at the well-dressed clothes on Romon's body, and stood up with an unnatural expression, "You are?"

"A friend entrusted me with a property to be handed over to you." Romon explained his reason for coming.

The woman was even more at a loss, apparently completely unaware of property.

She takes care of children and works every day, and only knows a few laundry girls, and it is even more impossible for her to serve those wealthy families.

"I don't have any property, and I don't know anyone who can give me property. Sir, you have found the wrong place. We are a poor area, and it is not a place for a gentleman like you."

The woman's eyes were very vigilant, she didn't trust Romon, or she was naturally afraid of strangers with unknown intentions.She believes that there is no pie that falls in vain.

For a poor family like her, it is very difficult for her to survive, and she cannot withstand the storm.

Romon sighed secretly. It seems that this matter is not easy to solve. He looked serious: "Ms. Laurie, you have to trust me. This is what the gentleman asked me to do, and he left you a fortune The property that can change your life now, I don't need to lie to you."

Although Laurie's eyes were wary, she hesitated at the words life-changing property.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Sir, let's go into the room and talk."

Romon nodded.

The furnishings in the room were extremely simple, a bed, a rough table, two benches, and a tattered small wardrobe.

The wardrobe and the table are full of various miscellaneous items.

There are still some bottles and cans in the corner next to it.

And a scrubbing chamber pot.

"Sir, the house is a bit shabby, I'm really rude." The woman wiped the stool several times with the rag next to her, and then went to pour another cup of muddy tea.

Romon sat down naturally without any abnormal behavior.

Seeing this, the tension in the woman's eyes disappeared, "Excuse me, sir, what is the property you are talking about? I really don't know such a person, what is the name of the person who entrusted you with the property, why didn't he come in person see me."

Luo Meng was somewhat surprised by Lao Li's quick thinking. Although this woman's face was full of exhaustion, her mind was not confused.

It's just a pity that he can't answer these questions.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, I don't know the name of the client, but you can think about it, whether you know such a person. He is probably in his 30s, and his face is somewhat similar to yours."

Romon spoke out his inference.

As a result, the woman was suddenly very excited, her body trembled a few times, and she put her hands on the table next to her to stabilize her body, and asked excitedly, "How is he?"

Romon opened his mouth, then shook his head without answering, but began to take out gold pounds from his pocket.

The woman also guessed something, her face turned slightly pale.

Just as Romon took out a [-] denomination gold bill, a man rushed in at the door. He looked around the room, and then stared hard at Romon.

Seeing Romon's attire, he didn't dare to mess around.

He turned around and yelled at the woman, "If a few neighbors hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known what you bitch brought a man back to do?"

His sneaky eyes flashed around.

Suddenly it freezes on the one hundred gold note on the table, like the greediest mole sees a pine cone.

Romon frowned.

A smile appeared on the man's face, and his attitude changed 180 degrees: "Well, it turns out to be your friend. Treat this gentleman well. I'll go out first."

As he spoke, he grabbed a hundred gold pounds and ran out of the room.

There was a deep sense of powerlessness on Laurie's face.

Romon frowned and asked, "Is he your husband?"

"Yes, he has always been like this. I hope you can understand, sir." The woman smiled wryly.

Romon didn't say much.

The man smelled of alcohol, and he looked like a drunkard and gambler. Many people here were like this, and they spent most of their time in the tavern after get off work.

Domestic violence, alcoholism...

These are words that are closely related to them.

Romon didn't interfere in other people's affairs.

Because even if that man was beaten up, it wouldn't change the status quo, he just came to fulfill that man's last wish.

"The person who gave you the property should be my younger brother, but I haven't seen him for a long time. Is his condition not very good?" Laurie whispered.

Luo Meng nodded, thought twice, and told her the real situation of the man.

She has a right to know.

After Laurie heard the other party's death, heavy grief flashed in her eyes, and she leaned against the table as if she had lost her soul.

Romon didn't bother her, she needed time to calm down, and Romon also needed time to think about how to deal with the man's last wish.

The most free and easy way.

If she just threw down two thousand pounds, her last wish should be fulfilled, but judging by the situation of this family, no matter how much money she had, her husband would lose it all.

"Ma'am, your brother left you two thousand pounds. I can buy you a life insurance policy, which will give you roughly three pounds a week until the end of your life."

This is the safest way.

The life insurance fund of the Plantagenet Empire is paid by the empire's finances, there is no bankruptcy, and the amount that can be received fluctuates with the price.

It was perfect for Laurie's situation.

When the woman heard the amount of two thousand gold pounds, she couldn't believe it. It was like telling her a fairy tale.

She thought that the one hundred gold pounds was the full amount.

Laurie was in a complicated mood. She gritted her teeth and said, "Sir, to be honest, I don't know what life insurance is, but after you get the money, you can enjoy it by yourself, but you still kept your promise and came here. So I believe in your quality and reason to listen to your advice."

Romon nodded, knowing that this woman knows how to measure.

He took Laurie to Jianhai Bank to apply for a life insurance policy, so that the gold pound was left to her, and as long as she was still alive, she could receive three gold pounds a week, which was already a very respectable salary. The wages that can only be earned by work.

Her life could be improved.

And the life insurance money cannot be taken out and transferred to other people, so she doesn't have to be afraid of that alcoholic.

After finishing these things and saying goodbye to Laurie, Romon felt relaxed, and a big stone fell in his heart.

The relic False Mask is also activated at this moment.

[Relic: Mask of the Hypocrites]

[Effect: Conceal the breath to a certain extent, reduce the sense of presence, and adjust the details of the wearer's face]

Romon only took a symbolic inheritance of one gold pound, so as to ensure that the relic will be activated without any accidents.

Relics are the most important thing.

In comparison, some gold pounds are worth completely different values.

After completing this matter, Romon first came to the Ligeia Club.

This Sunday is another time for the club to hold activities, but this time Romon has changed from a participant to a bystander.

"These people are all desperadoes who want to reach the sky in one step, or they have no hope of going forward and want to fight for a future. Here is their hope, so even if they know they will die, they will continue to rush forward, like flying towards the flames. moth."

hoarse voice sounded

The skinny old man who raised fish in the pond was holding a fishing rod in his hand, fishing for the fish in this black water pond.

Romon sat beside him, also holding a fishing rod.

This is his job today, fishing.

The skinny old man's name is Barcelo, and he is a professional fish breeder in the club. Of course, Romon guessed that this guy used dead bodies to raise fish. This kind of thing is of course nonsense.

In Barceló's original words, "The fish I raise are all eaten by myself. How dare you eat fish raised from corpses? Those are just scary words."

but.

This guy kills and occasionally plays a cameo as a killer.

Just now, he directly killed a guy who wanted to rob.

This sparked the conversation above.

Barcelo has no burden to kill, he has his own theory.

"I am a villain through and through, but these guys are like me, guys who are not forgiven by the gods. If one day a powerful character comes and kills me, nothing will happen to the club. I remember the emperor of Gondor once said After a word, the damned are going to die, I think this famous saying makes sense."

Gondor the Great, the founding emperor of the Plantagenet Empire.

But whether this sentence is what he said, there is no way to verify it.

Barcelo is very self-aware, and the killer kills everyone.

After getting acquainted here, Romon discovered that Barcelo is a very talkative person.If this guy doesn't talk much, then he wouldn't be kind enough to tell him a few dangerous places for the first time.

Through talking with him, Romon basically understood the operation mode of the Ligeia Club.

Let's talk about the "guests" who participated in the activities in the club first.

They are all civil awakeners, basically because of various reasons, they have nowhere to go, and then they come here to participate in activities and fight to the death.

The winner can get a lot of wealth.

You can be hired by nobles and get a decent job and a stable living environment.

Many nobles and wealthy businessmen are not awakened themselves, but they all need the protection of extraordinary power, and it is very difficult for them to find a suitable awakened person to sign an employment contract.

Just to sign a contract, an awakened person with contract ability must be present.

Those who sit and observe in the hall are some merchants and nobles.

When they choose their favorite candidates for employment, they will also participate in the gamble opened by the club.

Ligeia Club relies on its strong strength, its own reputation, and excellent logistical support.

This is how it gets bigger and bigger.

In this powerful relic of the club, there are many "things" attached to its life, which reminds Romon of an anime he has seen before, Howl's Moving Castle.

The Ligeia Club is like that magical castle.

As for the staff here, they are also strange.

The club was so cruel and real, it just happened to make those merchants and nobles recognize it.

Besides.

The Ligeia Club also has many other industries, and has a little bit of experience in farming, planting, food, etc., but they are all for big customers.

The two chatted about various topics while fishing.

"Bite the hook."

At this moment, Barcelo's eyes flashed with joy. As a senior fisherman, he was often in the air force, and he immediately grasped the fishing rod and slowly pulled it back.

A big crucian carp was hooked up.

This crucian carp looks extremely plump, but the fish body is completely out of proportion to the fish head, and the fish head is almost as big as two fish bodies.

"I prefer to eat fish heads, so I cultivated this special species." Barcelo proudly put the fat-headed fish into the bucket next to it.

Looking at the deformed species he had cultivated, Romon was speechless for a while.

"Are you sure the fish in this fish pond are all right?"

"It's really no problem. Only the fertilizing land of that mentally twisted dwarf will be fertilized by people! He was warned by the master last time, and he has changed this bad habit now. I swear in the name of the twin saints, if If I lie, let the saint curse me that I will never catch half a fish!"

Barcelo made a poisonous oath.

Seeing that he actually swears on this, Romon immediately dispelled his doubts.

Because they are all Weiwei's retainers, they believe in twin saints just like Weiwei.

The two stayed here for an entire afternoon, and finally Romon caught a full bucket, while Barcelo had no other income except for the initial harvest.

Even Romon once wondered if the curse of the saint had come into effect.

The two came to the kitchen of the club with the fish. This time there was another game in the club, but the difficulty was still the same.

If you are not strong enough, you will die in the club.

When these people entered the club, they had already understood the consequences. A stunned young man like Romon who broke in suddenly has not been encountered once in a few years.

Inside the kitchen.

A fat chef with a big belly and a white apron was busy in front of the chopping board. The kitchen was cleaned very neatly.

The fat man's name was Hiram.

Is the chef in the club.

After the two handed him a bucket of fish, Hiram scraped off the fish scales, and soon a pot of fragrant fish soup came out.

"It's delicious, I specially used many kinds of fish to breed different animals to breed these fish, each of which has a different taste."

Barcelo boasted.

Romon rolled his eyes, and was speechless at his proud appearance, but these fish looked really strange, some had two heads, and some had lobster-like tails.

After being stewed in fish soup, the fragrance is attractive.

Romon ate happily in the club, and Weiwei didn't show up during this period, presumably because he was busy with the club's affairs, Romon was also happy to have a leisurely time, and left the club after dinner.

This time he met many employees in the club.

How should I put it, after losing the initial sense of mystery, they are actually just eccentric guys.

He did not spend the night here, but chose to go to the place where Mrs. Field entrusted him, the Sea Investigation Bureau.

(End of this chapter)