Chapter 154 151. New Chief of Defense
The most prosperous area of the large island of Yinsha Bay is located on the west side, where there is a crescent-shaped natural harbor.
The easternmost part of the island still retains its original natural features due to dense undercurrents, numerous reefs and a lack of valuable development resources.
At this time on the east coast, a mycelium ship with its bottom worn out was tilted on the shore. The hull, which was originally in bulk, was almost completely broken apart. This was the price of forcing its way ashore.
In the final chaos, the two mermaids broke free from the mycelial tentacles and escaped, but at this point Lin Jun didn't care whether they escaped or not.
Most of the red reef fruits on the boat were preserved. Since they were not suitable for carrying all the time, Lin Jun hid them under a pile of rocks.
Since Dylan now looked too much like a beggar, Lin Jun could only use his superb knife skills to help Dylan trim his untidy beard and overly long hair. The whole process only resulted in three cuts.
“I didn’t expect to go directly to Silver Sand Bay.”
After figuring out the location, Dylan was somewhat grateful for his good luck. He originally thought that he would run to another island first and then take a boat to get here.
"Don't be too happy too soon. Think about how long you have been delayed on this trip. It's hard to say whether you can find your daughter." Lin Jun poured cold water on her without any hesitation, "Let's go to the tavern first."
Dylan scratched his head. Going to the tavern to collect information was indeed a routine operation, but -
"Boss, we don't have any money right now..."
Dylan's gold coins sank into the sea in the fog along with his luggage bag. He had been thinking about how to make some money since the beginning.
"Just go to the pub to make money." Lin Jun said as a matter of course.
Since the boss said so...
Dylan pushed open the door of the tavern called Broken Sword and Leftovers, and was almost suffocated by the smell as soon as he entered.
Although Dylan also smelled bad, he had been breathing fresh natural air for the past month. He was a little uncomfortable suddenly coming to such a smoky environment mixed with the smell of cheap alcohol and sweat.
Especially the smell of tobacco leaves inside. He had never smelled such a pungent smell in Yafeng Town. Dylan guessed that it might be a specialty of the archipelago.
"Mr... Sir..."
A timid voice came from a slave servant with an iron collar around his neck, carrying a tray of wine.
Only then did Dylan notice that he was blocking the already crowded passage.
Silently taking two steps back, Dylan couldn't help but look at the slave servant twice.
His body was thin, with old and new whip marks on his wrists and calves, and a slave mark on the back of his neck caused by a branding iron.
Although there were slaves in the kingdom, most of them were concentrated in the nobles' manors. No boss would employ a slave as a tavern waiter. The culture on the archipelago was obviously different from that in the kingdom.
Just as Dylan was about to look away, a foot suddenly stretched out from the shadows and tripped precisely under the slave servant.
Bang!
The wine tray slipped out of his hand, the ceramic cup shattered, and the turbid wine spilled all over the floor.
The slave fell heavily on the greasy floor, broken pottery shards scratched his skin, and his muffled groan was drowned out by the burst of laughter.
"Look at this idiot!" The man who stretched out his legs slammed the table and laughed, and the people around him also echoed him.
The boss behind the counter frowned and looked at the wine stains and debris on the ground, and said to the slave impatiently: "Waste, clean it up."
Then he said to the drinker who stretched out his leg in dissatisfaction: "These losses will be charged to your drink bill."
The drinker shrugged, he didn't care about that little money at all.
Dylan looked at the slaves lying on the ground picking up pottery shards. If Bella became like this...
His hands clenched unconsciously.
"Dylan, let's go that way."
"ah?"
Following the boss's request, Dylan stepped over the slave lying on the ground and walked around the left half of the tavern.
"Is that so?" Dylan asked.
"Okay, okay, it's done."
The scout's backpack suddenly and quietly stuffed a small bag into Dylan's hand. He picked it up and saw that it was a purse.
"This is……"
“I picked it up!”
Dylan's eyes twitched, but he was not a paladin, and he really needed money now...
Everything is easy with money. With two silver coins, the tavern owner introduced Dylan to an intelligence dealer.
Dylan pushed a glass of iced fruit wine in front of a short man sitting in an inconspicuous corner.
The little guy took a casual sip and said, "I haven't seen you before. You should know that you need more than just a glass of wine?"
Ten silver coins were thrown on the table. The little man pursed his lips and muttered as he took the silver coins: "It's just ordinary news..."
Then he started talking about some recent news that everyone knew.
From the complete engulfment of Bighorn Island by the fog, to the increasingly hostile relations between the three major slave owners in the archipelago, and the major event that just happened in Silver Sand Bay a few days ago - Glosa's secretary was brutally murdered in the toilet, but the garrison commander O'Rourke incompetently let the murderer escape, so he was dismissed and replaced by a newcomer who has been in the limelight recently.
After he finished speaking, Dylan asked, "If I want to inquire about a specific person..."
The little guy squinted his eyes and tapped the table twice with his fingers.
After giving another 30 silver coins, Dylan got a name and a location.
Dylan was just about to get up and leave when a quarrel suddenly broke out in the pub.
"There is no rule of buying on credit here." The tavern owner put down the wine glass he was wiping and said coldly.
The fellow who had just tripped the slave was anxiously feeling around, but couldn't find his purse.
"One...it must be that slave! He was right next to me just now and took advantage of the chaos to sneak away!"
The boss didn't bother to listen to his explanation: "If you don't have money, just leave your weapons and redeem them with money!"
From time to time, the people watching the fun around could hear laughter of gloating. They loved to laugh at the jokes of slaves, and they loved to laugh at the jokes of drunkards even more.
The laughter irritated the man. He drew the scimitar from his waist and shouted to the people around him, "What are you laughing at?"
However, this move only earned him more boos.
The boss silently took down the hatchet hanging behind the counter.
Bang!
The door was kicked open, and an arrogant voice came: "What are you doing? I heard a commotion outside the door. Sir Tian Qi is looking for trouble as soon as he took office, right?"
It was a guard who spoke, pushing through the suddenly silent crowd.
Behind him, the middle-aged man called Tian Qi walked in with more guards.
He glanced around as if inspecting his territory, and finally his gaze locked on the man holding the knife.
"Captain of the garrison, this guy is eating and dining for free and wants to fight." The tavern owner suddenly spoke up.
"I... I'm not..." The man wanted to argue, but Tian Qi waved his hand and asked the guards to take the man away.
Although the man held a scimitar, he did not dare to attack the guards. Not everyone could escape like the killer before who committed a crime in Silver Sand Bay...
Seeing the other people's avoidant glances, he nodded with satisfaction, turned and walked out of the tavern.
After he left, the short man next to Dylan whispered, "That's what I told you about, the new garrison commander who is in the limelight."
No one noticed that there was a backpack hiding behind a chair, out of the possible sight of the garrison commander.
Lin Jun recalled the garrison commander's panel with mixed feelings.
[Name: Tanaka Hideshichi]
[Race: Human]
[Level: LV18]
[Skill: Memory Eraser LV4...]
[Title: Brave]
What the hell?
Are there other heroes?
And he's Japanese?
(End of this chapter)
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