Indescribable cyberpunk

When Zhu Jue arrived at Usa Town, the sky was already dark. Most of the orange-red sunset was under the plain far away, and the moon was looming in the sky.

The terrain of the entire Usa Town is not flat, but is built around a hill. Standing at the entrance of the town, you can clearly feel that the road is extending upward.

The town has undoubtedly existed for a long time. Compared with Neil City, Zhu Jue thinks that the architectural style here is somewhat special. Ancient steeple houses stand in rows, and there are also many attic corridors protruding from the buildings and hanging above the streets. Below it are all narrow mountain alleys that shuttle between houses. Groups of cats wander among them. The residents who come and go seem to be used to the existence of these cats, minding their own business before night. Finishing touches.

"Church of Uzzah"

Holding the church's prayer coupon in his hand, he looked at the solemn and elegant round tower at the highest point of Usa Town, which had a painting style that was different from other buildings in the town.

Zhu Jue knew that that should be his goal, but it was obviously inappropriate to visit at this time, because the prayer coupon clearly stated that the church's opening hours were standard 9 to 5, and 996 obviously did not exist here. of.

"Hey! Outsider, what is your purpose in coming to Uzzah?"

Just as Zhu Jue was thinking about finding a place to stay first, two men wearing leather armor and holding daggers came from a nearby alley to inquire about the situation.

During the questioning, their hands were already on the hilts of their swords, and their hostility was obvious.

Calling himself an outsider, equipping the town with weapons, and taking the initiative to ask questions, Zhu Jue pulled the horse next to him. The identities of the two people in front of him were about to emerge. The town defense team was the "police" of this world. .

"I just happened to be passing by and wanted to rest in Usa Town for a night before heading to Neil City tomorrow."

Although he didn't quite understand why these people were so wary of outsiders, Zhu Jue immediately raised his hands to show that he meant no harm, and then explained.

"Open your backpack, we need to check it."

"Of course, no problem. Has anything happened here in Usa Town recently? This was not the case when I passed by here before."

He opened the backpack without any hesitation. There was nothing strange inside, so Zhu Jue was not afraid to check. He was glad that he had obtained the space bag in advance. While hiding the eye-catching Mikazuki Taito, he took out two silver coins from his pocket and stuffed them into them. hand, pretending to be casual and asked.

Zhu Jue had not been questioned by the local garrison in Neil City before, but when he came to this town, he was stopped and interrogated.

The reason is naturally not because the guards here are more dedicated.

"It's not very safe at night in the town these days. If you can, it's best to leave immediately."

The attitude of the guards immediately improved a lot after receiving the money. They did not hesitate to tell such a decent traveler the inside story, and even searched the backpack much more gently.

"Danger? This is really bad news. I still have companions on the way. It's better to meet up here in Usa Town. I'm afraid I won't be able to leave tonight. Can you two give me more detailed information so that I can do it earlier? Be on guard.”

Then they each stuffed a silver coin into their hands. After killing the Dream Eater, Zhu Jue got nearly 30 gold coins. This expense was nothing.

The town guards who had made another fortune looked at each other. One of them coughed twice and turned to look at the nearby alleyway. The other took two steps forward and said, "This is a secret. You don't want to know it." .If you don’t want to die, don’t go out at night!”

After saying what was essentially unsaid, the two guards turned around and left without even giving them a chance to ask.

Who said you have to do things after getting money?

Zhu Jue looked at the two guards who took the money and walked away. He resisted the urge to draw his sword and go up to violently interrogate him. Quan fed the two dogs with his own money. He looked up and saw the increasingly dark sky, and prepared to go to the nearby area first. Find a hotel to stay.

Meow~

At the familiar voice, Zhu Jue stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. The black cat he had seen before in the fields outside Usa Town was standing on the roof in front of him looking at this side.

It's waiting for itself.

Somehow, Zhu Jue had such an idea in his mind, but when he came closer, the black cat turned and left again.

However, this time Zhu Jue did not directly lose sight of the black cat. It stopped after running a few meters and squatted on the far wall, continuing to watch here as before.

"What does this mean?"

Zhu Jue, who had some vague suspicions, deliberately walked more than ten meters in the opposite direction to where the black cat was, that is, outside Wusa Town.

Looking back again.

Sure enough, the black cat appeared at its last location.

Without saying a word, he got on his horse and approached the black cat. The latter also turned around and flew into the distance on the walls of the row houses.

Zhu Jue followed all the way. Sometimes he had to slow down because of the narrow alleyway or the presence of pedestrians on the street, and the black cat would stop. This completely confirmed Zhu Jue's suspicion.

Black Cat wants to take him somewhere!

What made Zhu Jue a little surprised was that as he went deeper into Usa Town, he soon discovered that the black cat's target seemed to be the stone tower located at the highest point of the entire town!

And indeed it is.

Ten minutes later, Zhu Jue watched with his own eyes as the black cat jumped into the window on the second floor of the tower along the branches of an old oak tree growing outside the tower, leaving him with a branch that was still shaking.

Climb in through the window?

This was Zhu Jue's first reaction, and he did so.

His original plan was to find a place to stay first and come over at night to find out. Who would have thought that the appearance of the black cat would disrupt his plan. Now, whether he wanted it or not, Usa's church was already in front of him.

He dismounted and ran to the oak tree that Black Cat had climbed just now. The window on the second floor was not small. Zhu Jue could also jump in directly as long as he restrained his hands and feet.

Jump up and grab the bottom branch, preparing to use the strength to climb higher.

Zhiqua~

The door of the tower slowly opened.

An old man with a beard that reached his chest and a face full of traces of time was coming out of it with a wooden staff that was almost as tall as him.

After doing three lifts in a row, Zhu Jue's face turned red (embarrassed) and he fell back to the ground. He looked at the old man walking out of the door, patted the non-existent grass and tree debris on his shoulders and said, "I haven't exercised in a long time. , I want to do some exercise when I see this kind of tree branch."

"I think you are a little tired from exercising. My friend came to me just now, maybe because he wanted you to come in and rest for a while."

The old man in a white robe lingered on Zhu Jue's body. In the end, he chose not to expose the latter's clumsy lie, but followed Zhu Jue's words.

The black cat that brought Zhu Jue here was standing next to the old man!

"Actually, it brought me here."

At this point, there is actually nothing to hide. Black Cat and the old man obviously know each other.

"It's not him, it's him."

The old man corrected Zhu Jue's speech problem, turned sideways and faced into the tower, with a mysterious smile on his lips, and whispered softly,

"Young man who has come from afar, you can call me Atal. If you have time, come and have a drink?"

Zhu Jue thought that the "drink" the old man meant was to go in and drink tea. After thinking about it, he didn't refuse. After all, he was going to visit. It was better to sneak in secretly than to go in openly.

He never expected that as soon as he sat down, the old man who looked like a sage or simply a sage directly placed two wooden wine glasses on the table, and then said "not ashamed" to tell Zhu Jue to hurry up Bring out the moonshine and have a couple of glasses.

Yes, Attar’s “drink” refers to drinking.

What I drank was the wine to celebrate my sleep.

"Hahaha~ I knew you had moonshine wine on you. I smelled it when I opened the door. Damn it, those disgusting rat-like monsters in the Enchanted Forest. If I hadn't gotten older, I would have dug up that moon tree sooner or later. So I went to the backyard to make wine and drink it every day. The weather has been really hot recently. If I didn’t have this moonshine wine, I would have to climb to the top of the tower to enjoy the cool air."

The robe was pushed up to the knees, revealing two hairy legs. He drank half of his shorts, drank half a glass of moonshine wine in one gulp, and patted his thighs with a flushed face.

This old man's drinking capacity is not very good.

He also has a bad temper.