Chapter 832: White River Valley Vineyard

"Is this a wine cellar? It's already winter now, there shouldn't be many people coming to the wine cellar. And, I remember that there are indeed many wineries near Huntington. This is a good sign."

Xia De thought silently in his heart, lighting up the light on his fingertips to examine the surroundings more carefully.

This is not a place like Coldwater Port and Midhillburg where almost no one appears, but a building with an owner like St. Deran Square. But it seems that the owner here does not know about the hidden wall at all, let alone that someone would appear from here.

Out of caution, Xia De used 【Echo of the Past】 to probe, but there was no result after many attempts, which shows that no human has spoken nearby within 48 hours.

Knowing this, Xia De felt much more relieved, and wineries around Huntington usually wouldn't be too far from the city. If this is really near that City of Red Wine, although there is still a possibility of being discovered when entering and leaving here, at least he confirmed that he was not far from the destination:

"The luck of that golden lucky rabbit foot is really good, but I will probably dream of many rabbits tonight... I don't know if they will like the silver moon in my dream."

Thinking in his heart, he then calculated how much possibility he had to buy this wine cellar and the building on the ground together. But then he thought that he was a Delarion, and if he wanted to purchase property on foreign land, even if he had enough cash and the owner here was willing to sell, he was afraid that he still needed to find a trustworthy agent locally.

Using the Key of Doors to open the chain on the fence door, and pushing the door out carefully, he found that outside was a sloping corridor in the dark. The room he walked out of was in the deepest part, and there were only four rooms on both sides of the corridor, which means there were actually four wine cellars here. According to the area and the number of wine barrels Xia De saw just now, this should be considered a small-scale winery.

Even if the outsider is not particularly familiar with the brewing industry of this world, he knows that if he is willing to take out all his savings of 10,000 pounds, there is still hope to buy it:

"However, I still have to figure out where I appeared."

The sloping underground corridor is not long, the ground is a dirt road paved with gravel to increase friction, and the surrounding walls are not flat, as if they were not treated after being dug, but the wine cellar does not need to be deliberately smoothed.

At the end of the dark corridor is a tightly closed iron door. Xia De held his breath and leaned against the door to listen for a while, but did not hear any sound, so he carefully applied the witch's eyeshadow, put on a mask, unlocked the door, and pushed it open.

Outside the door is not the outdoors, but a horizontal corridor. Compared to the dryness in the wine cellar, it is a bit damp here. On the corridor wall facing the wine cellar iron door is another wooden door. Sunlight can be seen through the door crack, indicating that it is the exit. And the ends of the corridors extending to the left and right seem to lead to other warehouses.

There is still no one here, it looks like a warehouse in a countryman's yard, a bit dilapidated, but also has traces of frequent use.

The gas lamp hanging on the wall was not lit, and a piece of paper was posted under the dirty gas lamp. Xia De looked over through the light from the door crack and saw it written in Casenrik language—

【Work Precautions for White River Valley Vineyard】

【Do not steal】

【Please ensure you are dressed in any season】

【The wine cellar door is not allowed to be opened at will】

【Unauthorized entry into the warehouse is not allowed】

【All property of the vineyard belongs to the glorious Anjou family】

A line of small print was also written after "The wine cellar door is not allowed to be opened at will", roughly explaining the impact of air circulation on grape fermentation.

"White River Valley Vineyard?"

Xia De was very certain that he had never heard this name before, but the "Anjou family" was the Casenrik royal family, which meant that this vineyard was the King's property. But judging from its countryside-like appearance, it should be an undervalued property.

Looking at those Casenrik words again, Xia De thought of his own poor "foreign language" level and was somewhat worried about communication problems after meeting people:

"Yes, after I go back, I must find a qualified foreign language teacher in Tobesk to systematically learn Casenrik."

He himself knows some of this language, and the strength of his spiritual power makes his memory and comprehension very strong, so learning this language is not difficult.

Outside this horizontal corridor was the outdoors. Xia De still carefully listened for any sounds of talking outside first. Unexpectedly, just as he approached the wooden door that looked like it could be kicked open with one foot, he heard vague Casenrik words drifting from afar:

"... kill... remember to wash away the blood... head and legs are not needed... still the old price..."

"Hmm?"

Xia De frowned, suspecting he heard it wrong, so he listened more carefully:

"... waste... yes, solve it all at once... don't let others see... winter... remember to leave the blood... swallow it alone..."

"What kind of thing have I encountered?"

Thinking in his heart, the conversation outside stopped. Then the sound of a whip and wheels approached until it stopped outside the door.

Xia De had already returned behind the iron door leading to the wine cellar and heard the wooden door outside being opened. To prevent the air outside from affecting the brewing of the wine in the wine cellar, there was no gap on this iron door to peek outside. Xia De could only hear a man directing several others to move some heavy items. From their communication, it could be heard that the left and right sides of the corridor outside were the warehouses of this vineyard.

The moving work ended quickly. After everyone left, Xia De came out of the wine cellar again. He didn't even need 【Echo of Blood】 to detect the smell of blood in the air:

"I wouldn't have encountered a scene of murder and corpse disposal, would I?"

He hesitated for a moment and walked to the warehouse at the other end of the corridor to see the situation and confirm what had just been moved in. But after walking only two steps, the door of the warehouse at the end of the corridor was pushed open, and an old man with a bat symbol floating on his head walked out of the warehouse with his hands behind his back.

The latter looked up and saw Xia De with the light of the faint candle in his hand, and was also stunned:

"Hmm?"

And before Xia De could judge what to do next, the old man stepped back in horror, almost losing his grip on the candle in his hand. He gasped for air and then shouted loudly in heavily accented Casenrik:

"Come here! There's a thief! There's a thief in the warehouse!"

This was the first time Xia De had broken into someone else's house and was discovered, but at this time he could not consider any more. The door leading to the courtyard outside the corridor was pushed open, and in the sunlight spilling into the gloomy and damp corridor, a middle-aged man dressed as a carriage driver appeared behind Xia De. And on top of his head, there was also a small bat pattern floating.

"Where did so many vampires come from?"

The newly appeared vampire was also quite surprised by the stranger wearing a mask here. He looked very sturdy, but did not pounce on Xia De or use the vampire's power to deal with him. The man seemed to be frightened, stepped back behind the door, and also shouted loudly in panic:

"Sir, come quickly, there really is a thief! A thief has entered the warehouse!"

Although his Casenrik was not as standard as the foreigners Xia De met in Deraerion, at least the accent was not heavy.

Seeing Xia De looking at him, the sturdy man in a shirt immediately emphasized:

"Don't pull out a gun! You have to think clearly, stealing and robbery are different! You look very young, don't go on the wrong path. If you have difficulties, you can say it, but don't be impulsive." ===== CHAPTER 833 =====