Chapter 360 - Joyous Red and White Occasion, Lover in the Walls (Seeking Monthly Votes)
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Chapter 360: Chapter 81: Joyous Red and White Occasion, Lover in the Walls (Seeking Monthly Votes) "Everyone, tonight Iâm treating you all to free wine tasting! This batch of wine was dug up by a friend of mine. Itâs been aged for quite some time, and it seems well-preserved, but whether itâs still drinkable is uncertain, so just consider it a gift. If any of you love wine, feel free to grab some, haha, but if it has gone bad, donât blame me, Old Hong," the plump owner said very generously.
"Thatâs very generous of you, boss," many people in the hall immediately cheered.
Among the Scavengers and Wasteland Wanderers present today, many were over forty years old and might already have been heavy drinkers before the disaster.
Now that such a delightful opportunity arose, naturally, no one wanted to be left behind.
As someone opened a bottle, the rich aroma of wine filled the hall, instantly enhancing the atmosphere.
Between strangers, there was clinking of cups and mutual compliments, a warm "how do you do," like old friends reunited after many years.
The festive scene made them both reminisce fondly about how the world used to be so rich and beautiful and feel hopeless about how bleak the world is now. Some cursed the injustice of todayâs world, claiming that if they had their way, everyone could enjoy wealth and splendor, without suffering hunger and cold in the Wasteland.
Xu Shu found it amusing, thinking that alcohol really was a miraculous way to bring strangers closer together.
He was about to move forward when he saw the girl who called herself Xiao Li approach with a bottle of wine, her cheeks flushed as she asked, "Guest, wonât you join us for a drink? Itâs on me."
A beautiful womanâs invitation, so boldly and warmly offered, made it hard for any man to refuse.
But Xu Shu was not any man, so he declined calmly, "Thank you, but I wonât drink."
In his previous life, he often drank alone late at night to dispel loneliness. In this life, he had not touched alcohol and did not need to relieve any loneliness, so naturally, he did not care for drinking.
Xiao Li seemed clearly disappointed by his refusal, but still insisted, "Then Iâll give this to you as a gift, itâs really something special."
She looked innocent and determined, not caring whether Xu Shu accepted or not, and stubbornly placed the bottle into his arms before turning and running away.
"Uh..." Xu Shu hesitated, then helplessly shook his head.
The girl was quite bold.
Too bad, Xu Shu preferred the demure and soft-spoken type of women, even better if they showed some resistance, and he was most delighted if under his domineering pressure they eventually yielded with reluctance and even enjoyment.
That said, he didnât really like these overly forward girls. SŃará´h the NĂ´velĆire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Of course, it mainly depended on their looks.
Clearly, Xiao Liâs looks did not reach the level where Xu Shu would compromise his preferences.
Regarding this, Xu Shu could only silently apologize, with affection offered on one side and heartlessness on the other.
Tonightâs lodging was destined to be another sleepless night.
After the wine event, with many getting involved, the night grew fierce.
Xu Shuâs room was on the third floor, and intermittently from upstairs and downstairs came the moans of passion, which couldnât help but make one profoundly reflect.
The people of this world sure loved to procreate.
Unfortunately, the excitement was theirs.
Xu Shu was left alone in an empty room, though thankfully, he didnât feel any particular need these days, especially since he had just entered Sage mode not too long ago.
At night, everything with Xu Shu remained the same. Wrapped in his blanket, lying under the bed, he turned on the upgraded network and scanned the online worldâs communication channels, paying special attention to any news like "changes occurred in XX ruins."
As long as anything appeared that matched with some of his own actions, Xu Shu could determine that those ruins were the same "ruins of the dead" he had just visited.
And once the ruins were confirmed, it meant that a Dao Mark would exist within.
No, there should be two.
One was naturally from this timeâs "Arthur," and the other belonged to the former legendary "Shen Valley First-class."
Since both Dao Marks were in the same legendary world, if Xu Shu had a chance to retrieve them all at once, it would be a quite nice haul.
However, scanning around that evening, he found no messages that matched his predictions.
He was not in a hurry; as was the norm, it was mostly likely because not enough people had discovered it yet.
After all, it hadnât been long.
"Eat your rice one bite at a time, walk the road one step at a time. Now, Iâve gained another Epic markâa great achievement can be made."
"Sadly, the pathway is through âYin God,â a series under Evil Spirit and another mark of the Three Deceit Families, but it doesnât belong to an alternative species."
"Iâm already at level 18, soon to be full level at 20. If I canât find a mark from an alternative pathway, I might have to settle for one from the Yin God or Yang God pathways to try to merge with a Warrior pathway using the Mystical Chapter."
"Maybe the terms from the Three Deceit Families are mutually interchangeable?"
Xu Shu had already started to consider a second choice within his heart. If all else fails, just give it a try.
Others might die trying, but he wasnât afraid. When in doubt, do sit-ups. He survived forcibly containing one the first time, and now that he was so much stronger, what was there to be afraid of?
Besides, with Wang Tengâs Dao Mark already in hand, he really could consume as many Warrior pathway Curse Seals as he wanted to!
As screams and shaking in the inn slowly subsided, Xu Shu drifted into a shallow sleep, his mind brimming with fantasies of sitting atop a mountain of high-grade Warrior Curse Seals. Countless power-seekers would come begging to allow their children or descendants to join his ranks, yearning for a curse they could not obtain.
In their desperation to achieve their goals, they wouldnât hesitate to seduce him with various beauties, like an incredibly beautiful Empress, a noble fairy, an unrivaled female general, and so forth...
His beautiful dream was interrupted by a succession of strange cries.
Xu Shu wasnât sleeping deeply, so even these not-so-loud noises made him open his eyes alertly.
"Ssssss... Ch-ch-ch..."
The fuzzy sounds seemed to come from either the floor beneath him or the ceiling above.
But after listening carefully for a moment, Xu Shu finally realized that this sound might be some kind of speech.
And it was coming from inside the wall!
What the hell? What was making noises in the inn?
Xu Shu instantly became fully alert, pressed his ear against the wall, and listened carefully.
As is well-known, sound travels faster through solids.
So after pressing against the wall, those sounds instantly became a lot clearer.
They were still very noisy, completely unintelligible, and there were lots of other noises, like rats scratching inside the walls, "giggling" incessantly.
There were the voices of women, then men, as well as the muddled voices of the elderly and the tender voices of children, all mixed together, sending shivers down oneâs spine.
Among them was a womanâs voice who seemed to be the same person; she kept reappearing.
Indistinctly, he heard her saying something-something-sa, something-something-bi.
"What the heck is this, playing at?"
"Why the cursing?"
While Xu Shu was puzzled, the sounds of eerie chewing came from within the wall.
Crunch crunch crunch...
The fine chewing sounds strung together, eventually merging into a sentence he could barely make out:
"Soaking... complete..."
And then the sounds were indistinct again.
Xu Shuâs brow furrowed instantly.
Although he didnât know exactly what was going on.
But looking at the current situation.
If nothing else.
It seems like an accident was about to happen.