Global Plunder: Start with Heart of Darkness

Tavern?

Gu Yu was stunned for a full second before he remembered that there was such a building in his dark sky city.

According to the function introduction, the pub is a place for leisure and entertainment, which can attract outsiders to come and have a drink or two.

However, the environment of the Shattered Hollow Land is barren and dangerous. How can any outsider come here, let alone the depths of the Shattered Hollow Land.

At first, Gu Yu just had a lot of money and built it easily, but he never thought that anyone would come.

During this period of time, one thing happened after another, and he had long forgotten about the tavern. If Liu Qing hadn't found him today, it would have been difficult for him to remember it.

"Come on, let's go take a look!"

Gu Yu reacted quickly and hurried to the tavern with Liu Qing.

In a remote corner of the Dark Sky City, an inconspicuous tavern was open for business, but it was deserted inside.

The entire Ankong clan is like a huge military camp. Since the birth of each clan member, Gu Yu, the clan leader, has arranged a position. They are either working or training every day.

Gu Yu himself didn't even remember there was a tavern, let alone taking care of business here.

Knowing that the arrival of heroes Ajit, Liu Qing and Mei Ninghua brought a little bit of popularity to the tavern.

Of course, they are usually very busy and don't come often.

Lao Ai likes to drink some wine, while Mei Ninghua and Liu Qing have long-established habits.

When Gu Yu came to the tavern, he saw Mei Ninghua talking to a strange middle-aged man.

To be precise, it was Mei Ninghua who was greeting her warmly, while the middle-aged man just drank in silence and occasionally responded.

He was wearing a thick old leather vest, and his face looked like it had gone through many vicissitudes of life. He had bronze skin and thick eyebrows, and a pair of deep eyes with a touch of sadness in his expression.

"Uncle, our city lord is here. If you have anything to say to him," Mei Ninghua saw Gu Yu walking in and immediately introduced him to the middle-aged man.

"Hello, guest from afar, welcome to the City of Dark Sky. I am Gu Yu, the city owner." Gu Yu smiled and extended his hand.

"Hello, City Lord Gu Yu, I am Luo Rui Swann. I came here accidentally. I hope I didn't disturb you." The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment and shook hands with Gu Yu.

"Mr. Swan, you are welcome. When you come to our Dark Sky City, you will be treated as your own home. You can stay there as long as you want." Gu Yu said with a smile.

Since Dark Sky City is located deep in the Land of Shattered Sky and is rarely inhabited, Gu Yu did not pay much attention to the tavern and did not manage it well.

In fact, except for Dark Sky City, taverns in other cities are doing brisk business.

Those players usually like to go to the pub to have a drink when they have nothing to do. Firstly, they are bored to pass the time, secondly, they want to find out some information, and thirdly, they want to try their luck.

What if one day I meet a legendary hero in a tavern, and I get lucky again, and the hero takes a fancy to me and worships me, then I will be prosperous.

Although this probability is very slim, people always have a bit of luck, just like buying a lottery ticket. It doesn't cost much to buy one anyway, but what if you win?

Mei Ninghua and Liu Qing have also developed a good habit. As long as they are in the city, they have to take time to visit the pub every day, which is almost like checking in.

They didn't expect that they would actually sign a wandering hero today, which made them very excited.

"Mr. Swan, I wonder where you come from and where you are going?" Gu Yu asked curiously.

He was wary of Swann's arrival, and it seemed that the Land of Shattered Sky was not as simple as he thought.

"I come from the distant planet Terra. I was swept away by a terrible interstellar storm many years ago, and then came to this world. Now I have no clear goal."

Swann stroked the wine glass with his rough hands, his voice low and deep.

"Since Mr. Swan has nowhere to go for the time being, how about staying in our Dark Sky City and resting for a while?" Gu Yu tentatively advised.

"Mr. Swan, don't worry. If you want to leave, you can do so at any time. We will never stop you. If you have any requests, you can put them forward and I will try my best to solve them."

Gu Yu made a promise. He could hear that Swann's words concealed a lot of things. This was normal. After all, it was the first time that everyone met.

As long as Swann can live in Dark Sky City, he can slowly build trust. When the time is right, it will not be too late to invite Swann to join.

"Thank you City Lord Gu Yu. I really need some rest. I'm really exhausted after wandering in this empty land for a long time." Swann toasted Gu Yu with a glass of wine to express his gratitude.

Gu Yu chatted with Swann for a few more words, and after finding that he couldn't get any useful information out of him, he stood up and left, asking someone to arrange accommodation for Swann.

There are many houses in Dark Sky City now, so it is no problem to make one room for Swann to live in.

"Brother Gu, can you see his strength?" Mei Ninghua followed up and asked.

"This person's strength is unfathomable. I feel he is stronger than Lao Ai. Find a chance and let Lao Ai take a look." Gu Yu shook his head.

Although Swann looked like an ordinary mine worker, he was keenly aware that there was an invisible pressure on Swann that was not even present on Lao Ai.

"Okay, then you should quickly upgrade the house. Dark Sky City is about to enter the Silver Civilization, and the house is still the simplest kind. You don't feel ashamed."

Mei Ninghua had a lot of resentment towards the shabby buildings in the city. Gu Yu was never vague about upgrading troops, but he didn't care at all about living facilities.

In fact, there is an option to upgrade the house in the system, and Mei Ninghua also drew several design drawings and asked Gu Yu to submit them to the system to increase the style of the house.

But this guy always pushed back and refused to improve welfare benefits. Now taking advantage of Swann's arrival, Mei Ninghua made this request again.

"Yes, we in Dark Sky City must pay attention to our image and not leave a bad impression on others. Xiao Huahua, why didn't you give such a good suggestion earlier? Please pay attention to it in the future!"

Gu Yu's enthusiasm was high and he immediately opened the building panel and upgraded the buildings, taverns, and roads.

In the blink of an eye, small western-style buildings with beautiful appearance replaced the original low and simple dormitories, and the tavern became a two-story hotel that can provide accommodation services.

The originally muddy main streets were paved with smooth bluestones, and the entire Dark Sky City became completely new, neat and clean.

Mei Ninghua opened her mouth at the side, but finally resisted the urge to curse, stamped her feet, turned around and left.

I asked you to upgrade a few houses, but you came to carry out a large-scale construction project throughout the city. Not only did you renovate the houses, but you also built the roads. Do you know how much stone this consumes?

It's too difficult for her, the chief internal affairs manager.

Those were the stones she was planning to build for city defense, and she had finally managed to collect them. Now, with just a few clicks from Gu Yu, they were all clean.

I don't want to talk to this spendthrift prodigal anymore, so I'd better go to the trading market and raise another batch of resources, otherwise there won't be enough money to recruit the troops next Monday.