A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

"Well, it seems that both of you know more than me... We may be lacking some decorations here." Xue Li laughed immediately, "But usually we also have to do some daily work, such as serving wine from the bar to guests , clean up the empty wine glasses and cigarette butts left by the guests, and clean the tables and chairs and mop the floor when there are no guests. It doesn’t matter, these are easy to learn, I will teach you... Oh yes, and what Max brought That hamster, we are usually responsible for feeding it."

"And this!" At this point, Daige suddenly interrupted him, and then ran to a bag he brought aside, carefully took out a plastic bottle bottom filled with soil.

There was a small green seedling growing stubbornly there. Xue Li, who lacked botanical knowledge, could not see what kind it was and what it would look like in the future.

However, the tavern is obviously not short of light - it is always dark outside the window, but if the light is not turned off, it will always be on, and there is no problem in supplying a seedling with photosynthesis.

"Okay, put it on the bar too... No, in case someone accidentally spills the wine, it should be far away from the bar. Put it on the window sill next to the table where Max often sits, and remember to water it every day. Don't water too much. Max, watch it, don't let it die!"

Xue Li said immediately, and at the same time realized that this seedling was probably an important treasure that Wuvarini's mothers regarded as a treasure, and a rare hope in the wasteland.

He can only guarantee that he will do his best to make this little guy live better with him; maybe one day it will bear seeds, and the next time it has a chance, it will return to the wasteland to take root and sprout, and use the power of life to grow from generation to generation Generations reproduce, adapt, evolve, and finally restore the earth to its old appearance.

Maybe this is the real way of salvation in that world?

Max finished his glass of wine, picked up the keys, and was about to take the two girls to his world and buy some clothes for the girls.

Before leaving, he turned his head and said to Xue Li: "... To be honest, I've been thinking since just now... Since the bar staff all have keys, why doesn't the boss not have one? If you also have keys, why don't you just Can we leave now?"

Xue Li stared at him and blinked suddenly.

Chapter 10 passerby

The streets of Brazil's largest city are full of people, surrounded by high-rise buildings and glass curtain walls reflecting the sun's rays.

The atmosphere here is completely different from the slums. Every corner is filled with the degenerate atmosphere of consumerism and hedonism. There is no numbness and confusion on people's faces, only joy and laziness from the heart.

Xue Li got his own key, but the moment he saw the Portuguese signs on the street, he knew that he still hadn't been able to return to his own world.

Here... is Max's St. Paul.

If you think about it carefully, this is also very reasonable. Can just two memories allow him to completely regain his life?If not, then he is still a person without a past.

He once told Max that those feelings that belonged to himself are the proof of a person's existence... From this point of view, his current existence is more unreal than his customers.

But he's really used to it, he's used to it a long time ago...

Not long after that period of living alone in the tavern, he was tormented by this tavern that would not answer him, let him go out, or even commit suicide.

Finding a beacon of spiritual reconstruction from such a situation is next to impossible, fortunately he has almost unlimited time.

After lying down for an indeterminate amount of time, he finally decided to take out his toolbox and start repairing the tavern little by little starting from the chair with the missing leg, talking to himself in front of the lamp, polishing each wine glass so it was crystal clear, and estimating the time by the sound of his heartbeat Adjust your biological clock until Max opens the door and walks in, reintroducing the concept of day and night into the pub.

Who knows, maybe he has gone completely crazy long ago, and what can still walk and talk normally here is just a shell made of instinct after his spirit has been burnt out.

Especially now, it feels so clear - he's not really disappointed that he can't go back to his own world, his emotions and expressions are just because "normal people should be in this situation" .

There seems to be something between his self and the world... I don't know if he can change with the growth of the tavern and the more and more memories he retrieves.

Max came out of the store behind him, stood beside him, and complained: "Can you believe that clothes of the same style and material are dozens of times more expensive just because they are of this brand? money."

"...Aren't you American?" Xue Li replied.

"Are you saying that Americans should get used to this kind of brand premium, or are you saying that Americans should be rich?" Max lit a cigarette, took a drag, and then said: "The Americans in the movie still have money all day long." What about the shootout, do I still have to pull out my gun and kill someone in the street?"

"A person who just used a machine gun to stun a convoy is not qualified to say such a thing..." Xue Li complained skillfully, "And you also destroyed the world's classic wasteland punk aesthetic. The level of firearms in wasteland punk can't be too high. Gao, it has to be handcrafted! You incomprehensible heavy firepower lover!"

Max immediately retorted: "...that was your idea, my memory is very good!"

Xue Li thought for a while, and found that what he said was correct, so he changed the subject abruptly: "What about the two of them?"

"I'm trying on clothes, and I don't think it's right for me to stay in there... But these two girls are pretty smart. I introduced them to the clerk as my daughters, and they didn't object."

The smog in front of Max made it hard to see his eyes clearly: "If my children are alive, they will probably be as old as them?"

Xue Li didn't answer his words, and didn't know how to answer.

The two men just stood at the door, smoking and waiting for a while, but the girls still had no intention of coming out.Xue Li also saw enough of the scenery of St. Paul, and reached out to Max: "Give me some cash, and I'll see if I can buy some food to go back. After you settle the bill with the two of them, just go back to the tavern."

"...Are you sure? Why don't you wait for us to go together, you have lost your memory and you have never been to Sao Paulo, I am really afraid that you will go to the gangster's territory and be shot or kidnapped." Max said.

Xue Li smiled, patted Max's arm and said, "I'm not stupid. Besides, aren't we in the urban area? If even the urban area of ​​Sao Paulo is in such a mess, who would dare to come? Also, since we are in You can still understand what I say outside the tavern, so my communication with other people should not be a problem..."

"The setting of this tavern is really convenient. You should find a job as a simultaneous interpreter in this world, maybe you can make more money than my private security." Max counted a few hundred reals from his wallet to him. St. Paul's money can sell a big bag of food.

Xue Li did buy a lot—in addition to ready-made food, sauces, raw vegetables and meat, he also bought a small electric oven, and planned to have a meal with all the staff tonight, which is considered a Chinese people's unique habits.In order to know when it is night, he also bought an electronic clock.

It's strange, there is a time difference between America and Asia in the same world, but there is no time difference between the world...Max doesn't know what he is doing, is he still driving alone, avoiding the minions of predators, aimlessly Wandering in the wasteland?What about Furiosa?

And the fortress, can it withstand the harsh climate, and will it be coveted by other malicious people in the wasteland?The future of the mothers... Kepabe and Nax...these stories are really curious.

When Xue Li was thinking about this, while holding the bought things and holding the key to push open the door of the tavern, he found that several other people who had come back earlier were gathering around the bar, observing something.

"Help me pick it up...I've bought too many things. Oh, Daig, your clothes are really good, it seems you like gothic style?... What were you looking at?"

He said, walked to the bar, and saw the extra things inside the bar at a glance.

"Well... this is the water boiler, and the ice machine over there. Not bad, it finally looks like a normal tavern, and Max's whiskey tonight can finally be filled with ice." Xue Li commented enthusiastically, "The counter What's that up there?"

"It's a large automatic coffee machine with cup holders and cups," Max replied.

I don't know why this tavern suddenly bought these devices when everyone was away. It may be the same reason that Xue Li was able to retrieve the two memories. It is because the wishes of the customers in the two worlds have been satisfied.

It felt like an upgrade game, except that no one gave Xue Li a task here, and he had to guess all the information by himself... The damn tavern has remained silent.

It's right to think about it, how could the tavern talk?

"Don't look... We still have a lot of time to study these things. I bought some meat and we barbecued together to celebrate the establishment of our small team." Xue Li said to everyone.

Of course there was electricity in the tavern, but the electric oven would not plug in at all.

After staring at Xue Li for a few times, Max finally couldn't stand it any longer, and asked with a frown, "You didn't buy an adapter plug, did you?"

"...why buy an adapter plug?"

"The rated civil voltage varies from state to state in Brazil, and the standards for plugs and sockets vary according to the age of the building and the age of the appliance."

Max clutched his forehead, he was really annoyed by this amnesiac guy: "Not to mention that the outlets here are a little different from the ones I've seen before... I guess because you are the boss, the outlets here are Chinese Standard. . . . let me see this oven . . . 127V rated, dual round plugs . . . "

"Ah, I just noticed when you said that."

Xue Li replied.So just now he was holding a round plug and poking it into the flat socket, still wondering why he couldn't poke it in?

"...Well, who told you to be the boss? I'll come back as soon as I go."

Max, who was the purchaser of the tavern, sighed deeply, got up and held the key tightly, strode towards the door, and disappeared into the darkness.

Daige and Qido stayed behind, curiously opening Xue Li's packing bag on the table.

"Oh, is this the smell of fresh meat?" Daige whispered to Cheetos, "The ones I ate at Old Joe's before didn't taste like this at all."

"...I heard they said that it was called 'canned food', and it seemed to be produced before the war." Cheetos replied.

Daige immediately picked up: "I've heard that too. Old Joe has been talking about this. He said that 'canned food' can be preserved for 100 years without spoiling."

If he hadn't heard their conversation, Xue Li would have almost forgotten that these two girls spent the first ten years of their lives in the wasteland.

In the case of extremely poor supplies, even the most powerful warlord in a territory may not have the life before the war; not only the extinction and mutation of animals make it difficult to obtain meat, but the collapse of order also completely destroys the social division of labor ...In this kind of world, any resource you want depends on your own hands.

"It's freshly slaughtered pork... so it smells bloody and it's a little lighter in color. What? You ask me what a pig looks like? It's hard to tell...you've both seen 'man-eaters' Right?..." He also sat down at the table and started talking to the two girls in detail.

The door behind them rang, and several people thought it was Max who had come back, but no one paid attention until a cold female voice said behind them: "Interesting."

Xue Li immediately turned his head and saw a woman in black standing behind him.

Take a closer look, it is clearly a tight leather jacket, and it still slightly reflects the lights in the tavern.

Although the shape and material of the clothes are completely different from Daiger's newly bought clothes, but if Xue Li were to describe this outfit, he would give the same evaluation: gothic style.

The woman had shoulder-length black hair and eyes so blue they seemed to glow.

She glanced at the crowd present, and softly uttered a word: "Human beings."

Chapter 1 Strange Guest

"This woman is really strange."

A while later, Max, who came back to join the barbecue party with the adapter plug, said the same.

The new customer didn't order any wine, and didn't talk to the few people here. He just sat on the swivel chair under the bar and stared at it with those eyes that were bluer than the sky.

"...if she doesn't want to eat or drink, then why hasn't she left?" Cheeto asked.

While working on the electric oven, Xue Li looked at the new customer and shook his head: "Of course it's because she has been thinking about how to rush over and kill us all, but she has never been able to do it. Do you still remember that she just Did you say anything when you came in?"

Daiger replied immediately: "She said 'human'."

"That's right...she called us 'human beings', so it's obvious—this guest is not human. Well, the temperature is just right, you guys bake first, and I will serve this customer."

With that said, he stood up, sat behind the bar, and asked the woman in a tight leather jacket, "Guest, are you sure you don't need a glass of mead? You look pale and you look like you need to warm yourself up."

"...I'm not pale because of the cold." The woman turned her head, black locks of hair hanging from the corner of her forehead, just like the corner of her mouth pursed down.

Xue Li nodded: "Well, it seems that I have to make an exception? The first cup is free, and I don't want your money or your story. You don't seem like the type of person who is very talkative. "

"...I said I don't need it..." The woman continued to insist, but Xue Li had already pushed the mead over, and thoughtfully added some boiling water into it, the wine glass was slightly warm in his hand.

Before the woman could say anything else, he said without hesitation: "I also guessed that you are not human, you don't want to drink, you obviously pay attention to your own image and appearance, plus this temperament that treats everyone as food... Are you A vampire?"

"Why can't it be the other party?" The woman seemed to be a little interested in what he said.

The other party corresponding to "vampire" should be "werewolf", right?Of course, Xue Li, who unfortunately lost his memory, can only remember the settings.

"There are quite a lot of differences between vampires and werewolves in general settings, but if I have to say..." He touched his nose, "Werewolves usually don't pay attention to hygiene, while vampires seem to have obsessive-compulsive disorder and even cleanliness."

"You can almost see me prey, and you will definitely not think so then."

The woman sneered and drank the wine glass in her hand.She had to admit that the human being in front of her was still a little knowledgeable. Those hairy bastards were indeed dirty and sloppy, and they often smelled like beasts.But not all vampires are obsessed with cleanliness. Many young vampires will deliberately tear the main arteries of their prey, just to enjoy the feeling of blood spraying all over their bodies.

How would you describe someone who likes to spill soup on himself while eating? "Yo, this person has a clean freak"?

Their staple food is blood, and other things are useless in their mouths.Cooked meat tastes like wood chips to vampires, and even the best wine tastes like nothing.Some vampires like to drink red wine, but that's only because it looks like blood...

The woman who was thinking this way was suddenly taken aback, because the wine in her mouth was conveying a long-lost feeling to her.

That's a full 600 years, and she's lost her sense of taste for 600 years.She almost couldn't think of how to describe the taste of the wine in her mouth, and it was only later that she realized that the word was "sweet".

Even the blood is not so sweet... The taste of each prey's blood is different, but none of them taste so good.It is the life force in blood that really gives vampires the pleasure and satisfaction of eating, so vampires prefer young prey.

The dazed expression she showed fell into Xue Li's eyes, which definitely proved that the vampire didn't "need" the glass of wine.

He smiled and gestured to Max, who had been paying attention to the situation here.Max shrugged, picked out a few pieces of grilled meat, put them on a plate, and brought them to the guest.

"...It just so happens that we are having dinner, please enjoy, ma'am."

The woman had already swallowed the wine in her mouth, and the alcohol actually brought warmth to her dead body, which made her lose her usual calmness, and asked the two men: "What is this place?"

"Well, it's only been a few times, and I'm already getting tired of this step." Xue Li said with a wry smile, "Max, how about we hang a notice board above the bar? Write down what I have to say every time." on top."

"I think some things need to be said in person." Max spread out his right hand, which meant "please".

"...you're right. Well ma'am, this is a tavern, and it's not your original world; you can't hurt anyone here, and of course you can't get hurt, get sick, or grow old here. , death. In addition to providing food and drink that non-humans can indulge in, we are also ready to help guests solve problems."

Xue Li said.

In fact, his last sentence was quite frightening. Although he didn't know what the setting of the vampire in front of him was... But according to common sense, ordinary humans can't solve the problems that a vampire can't solve.

In case she says "I need a descendant", is he going to let her bite in order to retrieve this memory?

Fortunately, this lady did not make such a request. She was still immersed in the pleasure brought by the good wine. After listening to the bar owner's words, she just lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "...It is true that even non-human beings can enjoy themselves. Enjoy. You said 'first drink is free,' so what am I going to have to pay to get the second?"

Xue Li nodded approvingly: "Well, finally a normal customer comes here to spend. I accept precious metals that can be used in all worlds, such as gold and silver; if you don't have one, then it's okay to share your story with us."

"... What's the matter with you? I can understand charging gold and silver. Although your wine is worth far more than mere gold and silver to vampires, of course I have no problem with it. Story? Are you some empty ancient god? The lady continued to ask, she seemed to be finally ready to communicate with the person in front of her, and her thinking and eyes became sharper.

"If there is a god here, it will only be this tavern itself... I am just its chosen agent. It doesn't need gold, silver and stories, but I do." Xue Li tapped his head, "I Amnesia, so need a lot of stories to pass the boring time and overactive mind. Do you want a second drink at all?"

"...I don't have any money for you now." The lady put down the glass, stood up and was about to leave.

Max leaned on the bar counter, and said at this time: "Don't you want to try barbecue? It seems that you haven't had a drink for a long time, so I guess you haven't eaten a decent thing for a long time, right? It's the same as wine, the first Disks are also free."

The lady in tights hesitated for a moment, then turned her head, stretched out her pale and bloodless fingers, picked up a piece of roast meat, and quickly stuffed it into her mouth.

Immediately afterwards, she took another step, opened the door and walked out, without letting the people in the tavern see her expression again.

"Xue... did you see it?" Max asked while eating, since the guest didn't eat it, the plate of meat was his.

Xue Li nodded: "I see... There are two guns pinned under the windbreaker at the back of her waist."

I don't know what's going on in the other party's world. Why does a vampire with a strong body and strong resilience still use a pistol to fight?

On the other side, the lady who walked out of the tavern looked back, the ordinary wooden door was still the same as when she pushed it in, there was nothing unusual about it.

She was originally here today to raid a certain werewolf stronghold with her fellow clan.

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