“Shhh!!!!!!”
Brother Lao Jie blushed and excitedly asked everyone to be careful. The noise in the pub did become weaker, but the atmosphere was obviously much more tense.
Old Jack and his companions gulped down a few sips of wine to calm their nerves, and many people in the tavern did the same thing.
The tavern owner insisted on adding a little more wine to Old Jack's drink.
Old Jack lowered his head and wiped the sweat from his nervousness. In the eyes of others, this was naturally a manifestation of fear.
"The upper echelons of the kingdom have blocked the news. I don't know the exact situation, but I think it is still getting worse."
Old Jack looked at his companion, hesitated for a moment, and then continued speaking.
"We are fur traders. Doing business with the western grasslands is dangerous, so we have a small circle in private. We followed the boss of a large business group and ran away together."
"In fact, before the invasion of the wild orcs, the big businessman was worried and said that something big was going to happen!"
Now, everyone in the pub became curious, and many people even moved their stools and chairs to be closer to the bar.
"The barbecue and bread are coming!"
At this time, the helper in the back hall brought the food ordered by Old Jack and his companions. The tavern owner personally took it and brought it to the bar, and placed two sour fruits on the side.
“You can try crushing the cranberries and pouring cranberry juice over them. The grilled meat will taste better.”
"Thanks!"
Old Jack picked up the barbecue with his plate fork and took a big bite. While chewing, he looked around the tavern. No one was disturbing their meal.
After swallowing the meat he had been chewing for a long time, Old Jack took this opportunity to prepare the Chinese words in his mind and spoke again.
"Do you know that before the orcs invaded, stars fell from the sky?"
When this question was asked, some people in the tavern were confused, some asked others, and some suddenly slapped their heads.
"Yes, yes! I have a friend who saw it. He came from a border city in the west and told me that many people in that area saw the meteor!"
"Now that I remember it, a friend of mine mentioned this to me too!!"
"Really?"
"Meteors, I thought they only existed in legends..."
"Will the stars also fall down...Aren't they the children of God? Shouldn't they be eternal?"
There was a lot of talk in the tavern about the falling stars.
Old Jack and his companions did not eat to fill their stomachs during this period. They were really hungry and had to slip away quickly to somewhere else after they finished talking.
Now Old Jack was also getting into the mood. He swallowed a mouthful of meat and knocked on the bar with his cup.
The "bang bang" sounds made the discussions in the pub suddenly quiet down.
"The falling stars are real, because my companions and I saw it!"
"Yeah, we all saw it."
His companion echoed him. He wiped the sweat from his face and the oil stains from the corners of his mouth, closed his eyes and recalled for a moment before continuing.
"That night, many of us merchants formed a large caravan and camped outside the kingdom with the big merchant who often went to the grasslands with us. Most of us saw the stars fall with our own eyes."
"It was so beautiful, with the stars shining brightly in front and a long tail of light trailing behind, disappearing on the horizon."
Old Jack was drinking, and when he heard this he slammed his glass on the bar with a "bang" sound, which scared everyone.
"He's right, but since that night, the big businessman who led the team has been feeling uneasy and has been muttering some prophecy. You know, the kind that makes him feel weird and insane. He's even woken up from nightmares several times at night!"
Old Jack was obviously still in shock. Just as he was about to wipe his face, the boss handed him a clean, wet towel.
"Use this wipe, it's more comfortable!"
"Thanks!"
Old Jack didn't hesitate to take it and wiped it. The towel was stained with a small spot of oil stains and sweat on his face.
"Do you know how wise and calm that businessman is? He increased his wealth tenfold in five years. Tenfold! This is not as simple as changing ten gold pesos... You can never imagine how much money he has..."
"That's the kind of person..."
Old Jack paused here before continuing.
"He lost a lot of weight in a few days... His anxiety also caused anxiety in the entire team, and we began to frequently ask him what happened..."
Old Jack drank the wine in his glass again, but this time he placed the glass upside down on the bar and refused to let the enthusiastic tavern owner add more wine.
"Thank you, thank you so much, but we have to travel tonight and can't drink anymore..."
Old Jack wiped his face with a towel.
"After we repeatedly asked him, the big businessman finally spoke. It was a terrible prophecy. Do you know what a prophecy is? It is a legendary word written by a magical wizard or sage who has the ability to predict the future. He sees the result when he peeks into the future and warns future generations. This is a prophecy."
"His original words were as follows: Our family has known a prophecy since ancient times. This is a memory engraved in our blood. Over the past few hundred years, a total of six stars have fallen, and we were terrified every time... The prophecy told me that one day, the dark power of terror and decay will invade the world from the west, and civilization will be destroyed. First there will be war, killing, death and decay, and the scale will be beyond the imagination of all living beings. It will be the prelude to the end of the world... And before all the terror begins, there will be stars that try to prevent the end of the world from coming successfully. The star representing the morning light will fall from the sky. It holds the power to guide the dawn, looking for the destined savior, and resurrecting him again after witnessing his death."
Old Jack lowered his voice, as if he was repeating the prophecy he had heard from Gurion.
"The merchant didn't tell us what the final outcome of the prophecy would be. We don't know who the savior will be, nor do we know whether he can successfully save the world. However, the falling of the stars and the subsequent invasion of the orcs are very much like the prophecy."
"That's why we sensed something was wrong and fled together before the orcs invaded. The other merchants who were still stranded on the grasslands are probably dead by now..."
No one spoke in the pub because they didn't know how to discuss this matter. They thought it was too exaggerated, but at the same time they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spine.
"It sounds a bit exaggerated, doesn't it? Even if the wild orcs invaded in large numbers, it would only be a disaster for the kingdom. It's still different from the prophecy, right?"
Old Jack continued talking to himself.
"I used to think so, but we saw with our own eyes those terrifying mutant orcs. We saw that they could actually enslave and drive giant monsters... and... this time the orcs are a giant invasion. The terrifying scale of their forces may be hundreds of thousands. Not to mention the army assembled in the west, even here..."
Old Jack paused and looked at the tavern owner who looked nervous.
"Boss, the wine here is good and shouldn't disappear... I'm telling you the truth, believe it or not... Hurry up and pack up your valuables and run to the east of the kingdom. This city is not safe. Once the orcs break through the front line and kill us here, we won't be able to escape. The number of refugees who can escape from the fallen cities is really... too small."
Although it was a bit ridiculous, the tavern owner asked subconsciously.
"Where can we escape to be safe?"
"Rusbela, the big merchant said that the two rivers of Rusbela meet, connecting the east and west of the kingdom while blocking the east and west of the kingdom. It is a natural barrier. After the defeat in front, only that place can rely on the natural barrier to stop the wild orcs."
When Old Jack and his companions had said this, he put the last bite of meat on the plate into his mouth and chewed it, then took out a coin of considerable value from his arms.
"Boss, this is the money for the wine and food."
"No, no, this meal is on me, on me!!"
"Thank you, then..."
Old Jack staggered, and rose from his seat with his companion.
"I have said too much tonight. We must leave. We dare not stay here any longer. We can only feel at ease if we flee to the east of Rusbela. Then we need to find the big businessman. He said that he has returned to the family to sort out everything and gathered all the wealth that the family has prepared for hundreds of years. He is ready to do his best to help the savior when he appears in the world."
"Remember what I said, everyone. Don't leak the news tonight casually, unless it's to someone you are very close to and willing to trust. Otherwise, you may be arrested by the kingdom for incitement. Also, the road to escape is not wide. If too many people know about it, you may not be able to escape..."
After saying this, Old Jack and his companion pushed open the door of the tavern and left. A few drinkers wanted to follow them, but they found that the two men had disappeared into the night after they went out, so they had to return in disappointment.
No one spoke loudly in the pub for a long time, everyone just drank with a worried look on their faces.
"Bang……"
The sound of the door being pushed open startled everyone, and then they found that two fat men came in, who were also regular customers here.
"Oh my god, no one made any noise. I thought the Bubble Pub was really closed!!!"
"Hahahaha, what are you doing? No sound at all. Boss, give me two glasses of foaming sweet wine!!!"
The two men came in carelessly, ordered some drinks and sat at an empty table in the center.
But the depressing atmosphere around was too curious after all.
"I say, what's wrong with you? What the hell happened? What on earth happened? You don't even laugh loudly when you drink?"
A fat man kept asking questions to the people around him.
"Humph... you can only laugh because you don't know..."
"What happened?"
The two fat guys couldn't help it any longer.
"Noso, we are good friends... Boss, we come here to drink every day!!!"
The people next to him looked around and then gritted their teeth.
"You guys just kept it to yourself after hearing this today!! No one except your closest relatives can understand, right?"
Seeing that everyone in the bar had a serious look on their faces, the two fat men subconsciously restrained their smiles and nodded.
"Yes!! Tell us now!!"
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