Wilderness Redemption Tour

I have to say that old Charlie’s skills are quite impressive, as he dares to open a barber shop in a pub.

Although the seat looked tattered, when Lin Yan wrapped a scarf around his neck, briefly applied a hot towel to his face, and applied shaving cream, he realized that shaving was actually a pleasure.

At first, when the sharp razor in Old Charlie's hand fell on his face, the slight coolness on his jaw made him a little uneasy, worried that the other party would scratch his face. But then, when he felt the blade moving on his face without hurting him at all, Lin Yan's heart was finally at ease.

Then, he began to indulge in this feeling, and his mind, which had been temporarily clear due to the triggering of the hidden mission, became blurred again.

When Sadie came back, she saw Lin Yan, with a clean-faced figure, slumped in a large armchair, snoring softly.

"Ma'am, do you need me to wake him up?" Old Charlie asked politely.

Sadie shook her head helplessly, "No, let him sleep for a while, and wake him up when guests come."

After saying that, she took out a $2 bill and handed it to the other person.

"Here, the extra is your tip."

Old Charlie took the money with joy, praised the generous lady in front of him sincerely, and then returned to his room tactfully.

Sadie returned to the bar, picked up her bottle of beer, of which she had only taken a sip, and began to enjoy it with the snacks on the bar.

Perhaps because he didn't have breakfast, Lin Yan dreamed of various modern delicacies such as hot pot, hamburgers, fried chicken, and spicy hot pot. Just when he was about to feast on them, a bearded and ferocious-looking man suddenly appeared in his dream, grabbed his collar rudely, lifted him up, and then threw him out without mercy.

The scene in the dream was shattered. Lin Yan suddenly opened his eyes and looked around vigilantly before realizing that he had just fallen asleep.

At this time, there were already several tables of guests in the tavern. Holding wine glasses, these people were boasting to their companions about their past experiences with great excitement. The exaggerations in their stories were not outrageous, but even more outrageous.

Lin Yan rubbed his eyes, calmed himself, then sat up straight, looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in the mirror, and said narcissistically: "Well! I look more handsome without a beard!"

He took out his pocket watch from his windbreaker pocket and checked the time. It was almost noon. He didn't expect that he had slept for two hours. After rubbing his protesting stomach, Lin Yan stood up, grabbed his hat, and walked to the bar.

"Hey! You're awake!" Sadie teased when she saw him.

Lin Yan smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I kept you waiting for a long time. Actually, it's okay if you wake me up."

Sadie waved her hand indifferently, "Forget it, I came out to rest anyway. At least there are drinks and free snacks here."

After Sadie finished speaking, the bartender added grimly, "Two and a half pounds of almonds could be worth a dozen beers, but you only ordered two."

Sadie didn't feel embarrassed at all, instead she said something sarcastic with a clear conscience. "Why? If you mind, you shouldn't have given it to me for free..."

"You..." The bartender was so annoyed that he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Lin Yan smiled bitterly, took out five dollars from his space bag, pushed it in front of the bartender and said, "Give us two servings of beef stew. No need to give me the change."

The bartender's expression finally eased a little, and he grabbed the money on the bar and put it in the cash box.

"That's more like it, wait a minute!"

"Tsk!" Looking at the bartender's leaving figure, Sadie curled her lips in disdain, and then as if in revenge, she put all the almonds on the plate into her pocket.

After packing the snacks, she said nonchalantly, "The other pub and hotel said they hadn't seen the priest. It looks like we'll have to go ask somewhere else this afternoon."

Lin Yan didn't eat in the morning, he just drank a cup of coffee to refresh himself, and now he was so hungry that his stomach was sticking to his back. Just now, he heard the two people talking about almonds, and he wanted to grab a few to fill his stomach, but he didn't expect that Sadie got there first and confiscated all the food on the plate.

So he could only give up the idea of ​​reaching out to grab a handful of chocolate and instead took out a piece of chocolate from his space bag. While eating, he said, "Didn't Ms. Grimshaw say that he likes to drink and play cards? When the bartender comes back, we can ask him where else we can play cards in New Hanover. The pastor must be one of them."

After the bartender came back, Lin Yan paid for two more bottles of beer plus a tip, a total of two dollars, before he found out from the bartender where else he could drink and play cards in New Hanover.

There are only three places with taverns in the entire New Hanover... In addition to Valentine, there are Annesburg and Van Horn Trading Post in the east. These two places are quite close, but they are too far from Valentine...

While listening to the bartender's introduction, Lin Yan opened the system map and checked the location according to the place name. When he saw the specific locations of Annesburg and Van Horn Trading Post, Lin Yan immediately denied these two places.

If the distance from Horseshoe Lookout to Valentine is 1, then the distance from Valentine to the relatively close Van Horn Trading Post is 4. Coincidentally, Emerald Ranch is right in the middle of Valentine and Van Horn Trading Post, which means that even if you ride as fast as you can, it will take six or seven hours to get from Valentine to Van Horn Trading Post.

"...These two places are too far away. Are there any other places? We can just play cards." After thinking silently for a moment, Lin Yan asked again.

The bartender didn't even think about it and blurted out, "Besides the pub, there are card games at the train station from time to time. You can go to Bacchus, Flat Neck, or Emerald Ranch to ask. Maybe the person you are looking for is there."

Station? Hmm... That's possible. Lin Yan rested his chin on his right hand, his eyes wandering over the system map.

The nearest station to the camp is... Flat Neck Station. If the pastor really did not come home all night because of playing cards, he was most likely there.

Holding the beer they bought and the beef stew that the bartender had just brought, Lin Yan and Sadie left the bar and found an empty seat.

Without even talking, Lin Yan wolfed down the portion in his hand, and finally drank up the broth in the dish. Patting his eight-tenths full stomach, Lin Yan said contentedly: "Annisburg and Van Horn Trading Post are too far away, the pastor probably won't go there. I think he is most likely at Flatneck Station, let's go there later."

"...Yeah." Sadie responded vaguely while chewing the beef in her mouth.

Glancing at the empty plate in front of Lin Yan, she pushed the plate in front of her with two pieces of meat on it to Lin Yan.

"Here, eat this too. I'm full."