The tavern was noisier than expected.

A drunken alcoholic bragging loudly about his deeds when he was young, he slapped the solid wooden table of the tavern vigorously when he talked about the emotional part, making the bottles and cans on the wine table bounce twice; several strong men were punching , stepped on the table with one foot on the table, with bulging veins, and stared at the opposite opponent covetously; in the corner, the couple clinked glasses sweetly, and the bright red wine was dotted around the woman's bright red lips, and the two embraced and kissed passionately ;

The air is filled with the qin~heart~spleen~scent of grilled food and the mellow aroma of fully fermented grains.

The proprietress of the tavern is a slightly fat middle-aged woman, with a dark hairband on her head, a thick and long braid, and a dark blue plaid apron with a puffed hem and a circle of embellishments. Very girly lace.Holding the tray aloft, she nimbly moved through the crowd, delivering glasses of beer to the drinkers.

"Lena! A rye beer! Chilled!"

"Lena! Here's a glass too! Fill it up! More foam!"

"Lena—"

The voices came and went, Shen Lin lowered the brim of his hat to cover his face, and sat down quietly in the corner of the tavern.

Two middle-aged men on the side were chatting about today's work, and one of them was yelling: "Banson, that bastard! Withholding my salary! If I hadn't brought someone to cover the gap over there, how could the flower stand in the central square be erected so smoothly?" Get up! I went to him to settle the settlement today, and he only gave me a few gold coins! A few gold coins!!!”

"He is notoriously wicked, but the things brought back from outside have to go through his hands. We have to get a lot of raw materials that are missing the second floor from him. In terms of status, the mayor can't compare he."

"Bah! What kind of thing is he!" Holding his breath, he drank his wine glass sullenly, pushed the empty wine glass against the counter, and said, "Don't talk, I'll go back first, and I have to find a way to collect money first. Give it to a few workers."

"There's really no way, I'll lend you some first."

"No, no, no." He fumbled out a silver coin and two copper coins from his pocket and patted them on the counter, "Let's go first, I'll find you for a drink next time."

Shen Lin memorized the name Benson, and at this moment, the young man sitting behind the counter asked in a crisp voice, "What does this guest want to drink?"

Shen Lin glanced at the blackboard above, and squinted: "Have a glass of light rum."

"Mix lemon juice, soda water and mint, add a small slice of lemon, less ice," the young man was very talkative, skillfully adjusted the ratio, and winked at Shen Lin, "The children who sneaked out of the house like this taste."

Shen Lin smiled and said politely: "Thank you."

"Have a good night." The young man quickly adjusted the wine and pushed it to Shen Lin.

Shen Lin bit the straw made of wheat paper, instead of drinking the wine, he listened carefully to the surrounding situation.

KP: "The environment here is too noisy, if you want to know something, just listen to it."

"can."

Shen Lin clicked to listen, and it was successful.

KP said gloomily: "...a check that is useless."

"It's just luck." Shen Lin is not proud of it, he has always known that luck is temporary, and now he is just luckier than ordinary people.

Not long after, two men sat down in the empty seat behind Shen Lin.

One of them said: "Is the transaction list ready? I really have a headache. I don't know whether to ask for some seeds or some cloth. Elena has been complaining about the clothes being worn out every day recently."

"Seeds? Lily seeds? You haven't given up planting lilies yet? The soil here is not suitable for lilies to grow. Haven't you experimented many times?"

"I know, but I'm just not reconciled! They are all gardeners, but for some reason, only Lysa can raise such beautiful lilies."

"It's just that she is more attentive than you, haha, you just refuse to admit that your flower-growing skills are no better than a little girl's!"

"Shut your stinking mouth! How can I not compare to that little girl!" He took a sip of his wine and said depressedly, "...Forget it, you are right, why do I have to fight Lily? The cloves and peonies planted have also received unanimous praise, people just want to use their strengths! This time, let’s change some fabrics and give Elena a new dress.”

"Has the stranger come?"

"I don't know," another person said teasingly, "You know, Benson thought he had the lifeblood of the town in his hands, so he kept the outsider's affairs under wraps, and he didn't let us know that they had brought them all until the day before the deal. Something. But..." He lowered his voice and said, "The last ceremony failed, and they may be more cautious this time. We are all worried that the outsiders may not bring so many things this time."

"That's bad, we're okay, but the poor next generation will have a hard time, after all, it will take ten years for the next outsider to bring the supplies for the transaction."

After hearing what they said, Shen Lin not only failed to figure out the whereabouts of the ceremony and Dorenna, but also involved more puzzles. After thinking about it, he planned to communicate with them to obtain more information.

But is it really good to do so?Shen Lin began to analyze the pros and cons in his mind.

Trying to communicate can dig out more information for him. He can know what is going on with the "deal with foreigners" through speech or other means, and he may also know "what happened ten years ago"; however, the price is His stealth will be removed, greatly increasing the probability of being discovered by the people in the town.

He still can't figure out what the town's attitude towards "outsiders" is. It sounds like people who are bound by interests, but the "outsiders" they refer to must be Kane and Dorenna, definitely not them These "sacrifices".

While thinking about it, the young man sitting behind the counter suddenly murmured in a low voice: "It's all over, why hasn't Mr. Messenger come yet?"

messenger?Isn't that Kane's code name here?Shen Lin looked up at the young man.

The person next to him said: "The day of the sacrifice is coming soon, he is very busy, he should not come to the tavern every day, right?"

"But..." the bartender took out an old pocket watch from the drawer and said, "He left it here. I remember he said it was his wife's belongings. There was a picture of his daughter in it. If he knew If you leave it here, you will definitely come back to find it.”

"Hey, then I don't know. If something is delayed, you can keep it for him first."

The other person obviously drank too much, hiccupped while speaking, and said sarcastically: "Hi, why are you so concerned about things from outsiders? Who doesn't know that the messenger and Benson are in the same group, and they were delivered from outside. The things pass through the hands of the courier first, and then they are handed over to us by Benson, who gets what, it’s up to them to decide." He raised his eyes and glanced sideways at the young man in the tavern, and smiled coldly, "You and the courier have a good relationship , must have taken a lot of good things, right?"

"You've had too much," said the young man, laughing as he wiped his glass. "I'm very concerned about every guest who comes to the tavern. Your wine has been sweetened, because that will aggravate your Cough, does it taste refreshing and moisten your throat?"

The man's cloudy eyes paused for a moment, he looked away embarrassedly, coughed lowly, and responded perfunctorily: "Ah, it's not bad."

The person who spoke first smiled heartily: "Little Luther is always so understanding, haha!"

Lena, the proprietress of the tavern, passed by, put a large glass of beer in front of them, and said, "Thanks to little Luther, my business is so good. This glass is my treat. I wish you a happy evening."

"Really generous!"

"Have a good night!"

Several people happily divided up the beer and clinked glasses one after another, and the atmosphere became heated again.

Shen Lin was watching from the side. He looked up at the young man called Luther. The kerosene lamp hanging on the beams gave off a dim light, which reflected the young man's clear and soft eyes. Compared with the high nose and deep eyes in the West, his facial features are more She leans toward the east, and when she smiles, her eyebrows and eyes are slightly curved, which is very cute.

Just when Shen Lin was looking at him, the young man was keenly aware of Shen Lin's gaze, Shen Lin lowered his head, and looked back calmly.

At this moment, Luther lowered his voice and said: "It's okay, this glass of wine is not expensive, you can sneak away later, I won't tell Aunt Lena, but it's better to go home early, your parents must be worried broken."

Shen Lin replied hesitantly. People who work in the tavern can naturally find out more clues because of the environment, and this Luther is thoughtful, so maybe he can find some clues for him as a breakthrough.Moreover, if Luther intends to cover for him, he will not expose himself by over-communicating.

KP reminded at the right time: "Luther is a person who is very good at observing words and expressions. Direct communication may reveal your identity as a foreigner. I agree with PL (players) to communicate with NPCs based on their own experience and abilities, but sometimes you can consider launching own skills to achieve a higher probability of success.”

KP was right to remind.

Shen Lin lowered his eyelashes, thinking about what he said. Luther clearly remembered the habits of every guest who came here. It can be seen that his observation and memory skills are extraordinary, and the premise that he is willing to cover himself is that he He is a native of this town, not a foreigner. If his true identity is discovered, he is very likely to get himself arrested without realizing it.

As for his skills...

As O'Rourke of the acting department, the two most prominent skills on Shen Lin's character card are disguise and charm.

Other skills that can be used for communication, except Charm and Listening, are only twenty or thirty, and the probability of failure is much higher than Charm.

After some thinking and weighing, Shen Lin calmly accepted the reality: "I want to activate my skill: Charm."

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