Chapter 210 Collapse of the City (8)
There is a pedestrian street across the street from the school. The street scene here has become noticeably more prosperous, and there are pedestrians starting to appear on the road.
The pedestrian street is narrow but very lively. Signs are stacked on top of each other on the buildings on both sides. Each sign has lights of different colors, making the sky and the road as bright as day.
Some windows of the small buildings on both sides were open, and the walkway was very narrow, so the laughter and music could be heard from each other. The warm red light of the lanterns in this house could be reflected on the windows next door, and the smell of alcohol mixed together, forming a drunken atmosphere that permeated the entire street.
"Living in drunkenness and dreaming of death..." Zhao Shuo turned into a magnifying glass, searching carefully between the interlaced signs. "The biggest one isn't it, and that one isn't it either. Sigh, this one is 'drunk'... Damn, I won't leave until I'm drunk."
"Where on earth is this 'Drunken Life, Dreaming of Death' bar?" Zhao Shuo complained.
Su Yue was also looking for it, but couldn't find the sign. He wondered if it was an inconspicuous place. It was possible. There were only 32 minutes left on the mission, so luckily, time was not tight.
But no matter what, he had basically looked at all the signs nearby, but still couldn't find the target. This didn't make sense.
At this time, Cangzhi poked Suyue.
Su Yue was stunned for a moment, and following Cangzhi's finger, he looked down and noticed that there was a small path leading downwards inside the overlapping buildings. A sign with the words "Drunkenness and Dreaming of Death" was on this path.
Because the terrain is too low, only the upper half of the sign can be seen, with a small red arrow pointing crookedly to the lower half of the window.
Su Yue: "..."
There are so many shops on this street, but the one they want to go to is half buried in the earth.
.
When I walked to the door of the store, a burly black man wearing sunglasses that reflected rainbow light appeared without warning. The black man was very strong, and the window was small, so he completely blocked the window like an iron tower.
"There's an event at the bar tonight," the black guard said slowly. "No one is allowed in without a reservation. Sorry."
Su Yue took out the metal door card given by Yuna and handed it to the guard.
The guard took it, gave it a quick inspection, and moved it to the side, leaving half of the window open, which served as an entrance.
Guard: "A couple, plus a single male, please come in."
Su Yue: "..."
No. How do you see it?
Zhao·A single male·Shuo: "..."
Look at you, is this what you say?
Cangzhi: happy.jpg
The three of them, with different expressions, crouched down and entered the bar through the window. Although "Zui Sheng Meng Si" looked a bit shabby from the outside, it was completely different once you got inside. It should be said that this bar looked like... a brothel.
All the lights are red, red lanterns, red gauze, and the wine in the glass reflects the shimmering red light, as if it is the setting sun.
The red color all over the eyes is not dazzling at all, but rather charming. When reflected on Su Yue's face, his fair face looks very rosy, which makes people think of all kinds of beautiful and sinful things.
Despite the supposed gathering, the bar's patrons were relaxed, gathering in small groups, drinking and chatting quietly. When Su Yue and his friends entered, everyone looked over. One man even smiled at Su Yue and raised his glass, as if to say, "Have a drink, please."
Cang Zhi calmly stepped between Su Yue and the man, blocking their view.
Su Yue: "..."
The bar owner was in a private room inside the bar. When Su Yue walked over, she only saw her back. She was wearing a cheongsam-like dress with a black background and red flowers, which was very delicately embroidered and outlined her beautiful curves. Her hair was tied up in a bun and pinned with a very beautiful hair accessory. Two strands of hair hung down from the side of her face.
The proprietress sat facing the bar, her elbows resting on it, a cigarette between her fingers. Her hand was white and slender, and her nails were painted with bright red nail polish, as scorching red as the lights in the bar.
As Su Yue and the others approached, the proprietress turned around. Her face was as beautiful as her back. She glanced between Su Yue, Cang Zhi, and Zhao Shuo, then smiled and said to the waiter behind her, "Pour the guests a glass of wine."
Then she looked at Su Yue: "Are you here to attend the rally on behalf of Yuna?"
"Yes." Su Yue replied.
"Okay." The proprietress smiled sweetly. "Since you were able to obtain Yuna's pass, it means Yuna recognizes your abilities. Also, Yuna has something for me to pass on to you."
She took out three red keys, and at the same time, Su Yue's task panel refreshed.
-[Has gone to the "Drunken Dream" bar to attend the rally on Yuna's behalf]
- [Mission Completed]
-[Quest Reward: Heart Key 1/1]
The Heart Key is still red this time, and it's unclear how to collect the other two colors. However, Su Yue speculates that the color of the key is related to the difficulty of the mission. Missions like finding a doll and signing in for someone else actually require little more than running around and avoiding aggressive NPCs, making them very easy, so they all yield red keys. For more difficult missions, the color of the key would likely change.
The waiter had already brought three drinks, each in a different shape. Two were traditional cocktail glasses, one was a sunset-like golden-red, and one was a cosmic blue-purple gradient. The remaining drink was in a large glass, filled with bubbles, ice, lemon, mint, and the color of cola.
The proprietress first handed the glass of sparkling wine to Zhao Shuo.
"This cup is called 'Warm'. May you always be bright." The proprietress said with a smile.
"Thank you." Zhao Shuo toasted the proprietress and took a few gulps.
"These two." The proprietress picked up the remaining two glasses of wine. "The red one is called 'Sunset', and the blue one is called 'Moonrise'. They seem to never meet, but in fact, these two times of the day, close together, represent our eternal connection."
"It's very suitable for young couples." The proprietress said with a smile.
Su Yue: "..."
Cangzhi took both glasses of wine and placed one of them in front of Suyue.
Su Yue was a little reluctant to answer. He didn't know why he was shy and didn't want to admit it. But the look in Cangzhi's eyes made him feel that if he didn't admit it, the Lord God seemed to have suffered a great injustice.
……never mind.
Although it was a trial period, everything really happened.
Denying it in front of so many people is really embarrassing.
Su Yue took the wine glass from Cang Zhi and clinked it lightly with Cang Zhi. Cang Zhi didn't say anything unreasonable, but raised his head and drank the glass of wine called "Sunset" in one gulp.
Su Yue also took a big gulp of "Yue Sheng".
Then I started coughing violently because of the spiciness.
"'Sunset' and 'Moonrise' are the spiciest drinks in our shop," the proprietress said with a smile. "That's what love is like. A little excitement is key."
Su Yue was immune to lines that seemed to carry some life philosophy, but Cang Zhi just drank such a spicy drink without batting an eyelid...
It can’t really be because this glass of wine represents “love”.
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"By the way, do you know what the purpose of this rally is?" The proprietress suddenly changed the subject.
Su Yue keenly sensed the scent of a new mission from the boss lady's words.
Su Yue: "I'd like to hear the details."
The proprietress took a leisurely puff of her cigarette and said, "You know what the biggest feature of our place is? It's that it always feels like dusk. But it wasn't like this before. We used to be a very normal city, but a few years ago a scientific research laboratory moved in."
She let out a disgusted look and spat, "...Pah, what kind of research lab is this? I wonder what they're doing there. Anyway, we haven't seen daylight since then. There are always so many red clouds hanging overhead, it feels like the world is about to end any second after seeing them so often."
"Order in the city is becoming increasingly dysfunctional. There are more and more 'patrols' and 'city protection agencies'. Anyone who can't get along with them is eliminated. The school is gone, the office building is gone. Why are the bars so busy? Because we have nowhere else to go except drinking." The proprietress took another deep drag on her cigarette. "So we feel we should save ourselves."
"The purpose of this rally is 'self-rescue'?" Su Yue asked.
"Yes," the proprietress said, "We've already made a detailed plan. All we need is execution. We haven't found the right person yet. Now..."
She looked Su Yue and his group up and down. Su Yue knew what she was going to say without her having to say anything. A new mission was coming, and it was likely one that would yield a new color key. But just before the landlady could speak, a heavy bell suddenly rang outside the window.
Ding, ding, ding...
The sound of the bell penetrated the window and the quiet air, and for a moment the bar seemed to freeze.
Then everyone hurriedly got up, and the proprietress's face lost its previous calmness. She whispered, "The curfew sounded, and it will be dark in ten minutes. Everyone must stay in their homes and not wander around."
"I don't know how they identify offending residents, but they certainly can. If we're caught, both you and I will be in trouble. So you have to leave now. Come back here to find me tomorrow. If you don't know where to stay overnight, you can go to the rest area. It's a public area where everyone can rest."
Without receiving any new tasks, Su Yue and his group were kicked out of the bar, so they can only wait until tomorrow.
The rest area mentioned by the proprietress was something they had considered before starting their first mission. There were many small areas marked with white dots on the map, which were rest areas and should be able to accommodate them overnight.
"Are we going to the rest area?" Zhao Shuo asked.
Su Yue hesitated for half a second, his expression changed slightly: "No."
"Why?" Zhao Shuo was a little confused, but he understood the next moment, and his expression suddenly became not so good.
"If you don't have a key by nightfall, you'll be eliminated. However, keys can be exchanged between players, which means they can be snatched." Zhao Shuo said, "So... there will definitely be people lying in ambush near the rest area, waiting to snatch the keys of players who want to stay overnight there."
Su Yue nodded.
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