Chapter 674

"Captain, are you here to attend the banquet with your superior?"

"Yes, but we are not here purely for pleasure."

The Captain pouted toward Brigadier General Carter and the Mayor:

"The Nature Sect wants to hold prayer activities in the Sikar Mountains recently, so they hope that the Royal Army troops stationed in the Sikar Mountains can block the mountains and forests at the appropriate time to prevent others from entering by mistake. This matter has already been permitted by the kingdom. Brigadier General Carter is communicating the details with the local administrative officials. If there is insufficient manpower at that time, the police will participate."

"Block the Sikar Mountains? Isn't it the time for autumn hunting now? It's really strange to block the mountain now."

Xia De said, but he didn't need to guess to know that this was related to the large ritual prepared by the Zhengshen Sect:

"Then you are really working hard."

"This is nothing, we are soldiers, just obey the arrangements of our superiors. However, take a look at this..."

While talking, Captain Lades mysteriously took out a Luo De card from his pocket. After Xia De took it, he found that it was actually the special rule card 【Legend of the Brave: Swordsman Sebalon】.

"Oh, isn't this Brigadier General Carter's card?"

Xia De asked in surprise.

"The day you came to visit me at the Traveler's Camp, I gambled with my colleagues on marksmanship, and the result was eight shots all hit. It was really good luck."

Captain Lades smiled:

"Because of the detection of the murder case that happened here a few weeks ago, the Brigadier General already appreciated me very much. Seeing my marksmanship that day and learning that I was also a Luo De card player, he gave me this card."

"Eight shots all hit? Captain, in the future when people mention 'Eight-Shot Captain,' it won't be sarcasm. You have a bright future."

Xia De also smiled and returned the card to the Captain:

"Do you want to play Luo De cards together later?"

"Okay, but it has to be after nine o'clock, I still have things to do there. However, playing cards is fine, but I won't gamble with you."

The Captain said with a smile:

"You are the champion of the Dacheng Player 1853, I don't have the confidence to win against you."

Bidding farewell to the Captain by the crackling bonfire, Xia De was genuinely happy for his friend's situation. Compared to other friends this Outsider had met in this world for half a year, Captain Lades went from being in a difficult situation in life to now getting back on the right track, the whole process was witnessed by Xia De.

Even in this dangerous and weird world, if a normal person maintains enthusiasm for life, then with the help of some small luck, he can also step onto the uphill road of life. For an outsider who had seen all kinds of terrible things here, this was also a small comfort.

Sighing with a smile, he intended to continue looking for the venue for playing Luo De cards. But at this time, a young man holding a wine glass actively approached. This was not anyone Xia De knew.

"Hello, sir, are you interested in making friends?"

The other party was also wearing a black formal suit, and his short brown hair was meticulously groomed. He held a red wine glass and asked Xia De with a smile. Xia De was stunned, moved his gaze away from the cute little bat pattern on the top of the other party's head, and then shook his head violently:

"Sorry, I'm not interested in usury."

"No, no, I am not a broker for usury."

Xia De looked at him again and raised an eyebrow:

"Sorry, I'm only interested in young girls."

"Don't worry, I am the same."

The young vampire answered with a smile, then lowered his voice:

"I have never seen someone as handsome as you in the local area before. Are you an outsider?"

"Yes, I came from a very far place, and a friend invited me to attend this banquet."

"Then, are you interested in trying some... fresh things?"

He lowered his voice, looked left and right, and took out a rather exquisite small metal box from his pocket with his left hand that was not holding the wine glass. On the lid of the box was a bat pattern.

Fingers touched the button on the lid, and with a click, the lid opened, revealing three glass containers embedded in it that were only half the size of a little finger. Inside was a dark red liquid:

"Sir, this will be very interesting."

"What is this?"

Xia De took the box handed over by the other party, but after touching the three test tubes, he did not feel any elements.

"Blood Brew."

Upon hearing the answer, Xia De almost threw the thing in his hand like a steam bomb:

"Sorry, what?"

The young man was not surprised by his surprised expression:

"Brew containing blood components. You are an outsider, so you probably don't know, this is quite popular locally. Do you want to try it?"

He instigated, and Xia De looked at the other party even more surprised:

"What kind of blood is this?"

"Human blood."

The young man's mouth curled into a smile:

"But don't worry, it's all human blood obtained through legal channels. After all, for things that can be solved with money, who would commit a crime?"

"This..."

Xia De had heard that some people would sell contraband during the banquet, and even Tobesk, the Pearl of the North, had such things. But he did not expect that the local "contraband" would be so fierce.

"In addition to human blood, we also added some hallucinogenic components to the Blood Brew. Drinking it will be very interesting."

The young man continued to instigate:

"Of course, if you drink it when you are intimate with your female companion in bed, the effect will be even better. How about it, this tube is on me. If you are interested, I have more goods here."

Xia De had completely confirmed that this strange vampire was a drug dealer in the traditional sense. He only came to strike up a conversation because he saw that he was an outsider with a strange face.

"This... sorry, I'm not interested in human blood. If it were animal blood, I could consider it."

Xia De returned the golden box in his hand to the other party.

"No problem, no problem, I also have Blood Brew made of animal blood."

The young man seemed to have guessed what Xia De was thinking, took out another box from his pocket, identified the label, and handed it to Xia De.

Inside the golden box were still three identical test tubes, and there were still no traces of elements:

"This is Blood Brew made of crow blood. Please rest assured, we disinfected it when processing the blood. This batch of goods has a very good effect. A handsome young gentleman like you, when facing an enthusiastic female companion, having this to help the fun will make life become more... sweet."

Xia De hesitated:

"It's not easy to come to a new city, trying some fresh goods is not bad. I want all of these, but if it's just ordinary wine, I won't let you go."

The young vampire said with a smile:

"Don't worry, I am a businessman, I won't do things that smash my signboard. And you can inquire, Baron Brad and many gentlemen in the City Hall all use our goods. Especially the elderly gentlemen who are getting on in years, they always feel powerless when doing exercise. The first tube is on me, and the other two tubes are 8 shillings and 5 pence each."

This was not particularly expensive, so Xia De paid the money. And the young man gave Xia De a business card, telling him that if he needed it, he could go there to order more goods.

"Is this the means of survival for the local down-and-out vampires, or is it part of some damn ritual?"

After the other party left, Xia De held the small golden box and wondered in his heart. But he was more inclined to the first point of view. Judging from the other party's tone and skilled sales methods, he should have been doing this business for a long time.

"Ask Grandma Cassandra later."

Putting the small golden box into his pocket, he sighed in his heart about the corruption of local nobles.

In fact, nobles everywhere were corrupt. He had also learned about the secrets of nobles when listening to Lei Qianya's lectures every Saturday. If she hadn't grown up in this environment, Lei Qianya probably wouldn't have accepted Xia De's "I want it all" behavior so easily.

Thinking of this, he looked at the moon in the starry sky with melancholy. Above the ground covered with bonfires, the moon was still so bright.

"Look, who is this? Watson, you really came."

While he was stunned, the voice came from behind again. Xia De turned around immediately. This time it was Priest Augustus. The old priest was still wearing that priest robe, his face was red under the firelight, and he looked in a very good mood:

"Since you are here to attend the banquet, why are you looking at the moon alone here? I think the young girls in Midhillburg should not be unable to appreciate your appearance."

Priest Augustus held a wine glass and clinked it with Xia De very casually. He knew that the drink in Xia De's glass that looked like red wine was highly likely just fruit juice.

"I won't contact strange girls in other places."

"Worried that Anate or Luvia will be angry?"

The old priest really understood everything. Xia De smiled awkwardly:

"Thinking of some annoying things, Priest Augustus, do you know about the local Blood Brew?"

"I know."

The priest nodded without hesitation:

"There is a group of down-and-out vampires in Midhillburg, who moved here a long time ago. They run red wine wineries, but some guys also make a living by the craft of Blood Brew. They sell cheap or expensive Blood Brew among the poor at the bottom and the nobles at the top."

Speaking of this, the priest did not hide the look of disgust on his face:

"Saying it is Blood Brew, it is actually contraband mixed with blood. The church knew about this long ago, but since it does not involve the supernatural, it can only participate in the action when the police arrest them. The kingdom is very taboo about the church intervening in ordinary criminal cases. But without Blood Brew, there will be fruit wine, and without fruit wine, there will be other ways. People who sell contraband cannot be caught clean."

This also reminded Xia De of Mr. Bernhardt's evaluation of local vampires, which was "having forgotten what decency is."

"Local vampires are just a group of drug dealers?"

Xia De found this funny.

"Yes, they are not members of the same clan. It is said that they are losers in the internal struggle of the race. In fact, I hope they can cause trouble, so the church has sufficient reason to intervene directly and then wipe them out."

Priest Augustus sighed, and Xia De became more and more curious about what the uncle and nephew Bernhardt were doing here. This group of down-and-out vampires now had a full three Sage-level relics in their hands.

He handed one of the small test tubes to the priest, asking the priest who was proficient in magic medicine to analyze whether there was any problem. The priest naturally agreed, and then changed the topic:

"Okay, let's not talk about such annoying things. Watson, why are you here? Don't you not want to come?"

"I'm going to see a friend later."

"You have so many friends. If you have time, you can go to Auction Hall No. 3 to take a look. I heard there are good things inside, but I'm not sure if the news is accurate."

"Understood, I will go take a look later. Oh, speaking of which, is there any special Luo De card in this auction?"

Xia De asked casually.

"Of course there is."

Priest Augustus answered, then raised an eyebrow:

"I know you are the champion of the Dacheng Player, but you can't be too addicted to this kind of game. In my opinion, the harm of Luo De cards is only slightly lower than contraband."

Priest Augustus believed that human nature was evil, so he had always hated Luo De cards. This was also the reason why others in the same group repeatedly told Xia De not to tell the priest that they were betting and gambling during the Dacheng Player period.