Moon Howling Town has a population of tens of thousands. Because of its special geographical location, there are many caravans and bounty hunters coming and going. Because of this, there are many taverns in the town.
The largest and busiest tavern in town is the Center Tavern. As the largest tavern in Moon Howling Town, their Moon Wolf Wine is the best in the wilderness.
Whenever the blood moon night comes, his family's business is even more busy than he can handle. Almost all the bounty hunters who come to the town will come to his house to have a few drinks as a carnival before the battle.
But on this day, the tavern owner Daniel was still like this. He opened the business early and even moved out all the good wine in stock.
In the afternoon, the waiters in the tavern were busy. Daniel, who was chatting with the guests at the counter, suddenly saw an acquaintance coming in from the door with a surprised expression.
"Hey, Reed, what are you doing? There are so many goods, why don't you find a big leather suitcase to put them in? What? Lost them on the road?"
"It's harmful, don't mention it."
The young man named Reed was about twenty-five years old. He shook his head helplessly and held a pile of bulk goods in his hands.
"I thought so, but the box was damaged. There was nothing we could do. The boss asked us to move the goods in."
"On the way to the town, something happened. We were fine, but who knew that several cargo boxes were smashed. It was really unlucky."
Seeing the young man holding a pile of goods that was almost higher than his head, Daniel couldn't help laughing, but after all, the other party was already very unlucky, and the boss couldn't help but laugh.
"Okay, okay, it's best if people are fine. You finish it quickly and come in and have a couple of drinks. I'll give you a free drink. Just treat it as a thank you for coming here to do business."
"Hey, I don't care about you, but I like what you say. Let's go."
"Thank you boss, please give me two glasses of Moon Wolf wine first, a big one!"
Daniel watched Reed and his two companions enter the tavern, find their caravan boss, put the goods they were carrying and sit down, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
It's not easy.
Every time the night of the blood moon comes, many merchants and caravans from around their Moon Howling Town will gather in the town. It is not so much for business at this time as for refuge.
The most famous thing about Moon Howling Town is that werewolves appear every blood moon night and harm the people in the town, but it is different from the surrounding places that are usually robbed by bandits and horse bandits.
At least there are only werewolves here on blood moon nights, and no other more terrifying unknown creatures will appear.
The vast desert where Yue Howling Town is located is still not an area that humans can fully explore, and it is full of dangers.
Therefore, on the eve of the blood moon night that happens every five years, those nasty thieves will start to ambush those who come to seek refuge outside the town.
Kill people and seize treasures.
Reed and the others are relatively lucky.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged Daniel was full of emotions, but he didn't notice that just outside the tavern, under the sign next to the door, there was a person who had been staring at him for a long time.
As Daniel and Reed talked, the people standing under the sign also moved and walked into the tavern.
"Boss, give me a big glass of Moon Wolf wine, and then get me something to eat."
Daniel recovered from his emotion and looked at the person while answering.
"Oh, okay, guest, you..."
Why?
A young man came, wearing tattered clothes. His clothes were stained with dust and had a lot of damage. He even looked like he had just fallen.
But this man had a revolver on his right waist.
It's really depressing. He looks like a gunman...
Every time on a blood moon night, when the mayor invites people to come to the town to help, he always invites a lot of people, so he often sees some poor gunmen coming to the town to make a living.
"No problem, Bendis, let's prepare something to eat later. Our tavern is offering all drinks and food at a special price today, with only 50% off. What you ordered, my guest, totals twenty silver plates."
Behind the counter, Daniel quickly calculated the price in his mind, but the other person walked up to the counter and suddenly took out two rolls of stuff.
"What is this?" Realizing that what the other party took out was not money, Daniel couldn't help but take a closer look, with a look of shock on his face.
Two rolls of bullets.
Damn it, this young man actually put two rolls of bullets on the counter? !
What is this for? provocative? robbery?
He looked at the young man in confusion, only to see the other man grinning with a painful expression.
"I have no money. This is the only thing I can afford, and it's not much."
Daniel was surprised: "You...you want to pay with bullets?"
"Boss, don't be so surprised. When I entered the town, I was really unlucky. A thief stole my money quietly. I didn't even know when it was stolen."
As he spoke, the young man in front of him pointed to the pocket on the side of his upper body. Indeed, there was an obvious scratch there.
"A bandit!? After entering the town?" Daniel asked again uncertainly.
"Yes, after entering the town." The young man answered affirmatively.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Daniel denied, and then looked at the latter angrily, and said: "Young man, you can't slander at will. Yuehao Town is famous for its hospitality. Where can there be any cut-offs? thief."
At this time, the young man in front of the counter was Tang Jiumin, who separated from Liu Ziyun and others, and finally came to the largest tavern in the town alone.
Hearing this, Tang Jiumin shrugged nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, it's the night of the blood moon anyway, so just use these twelve bullets to settle the bill."
"No, I said you are a bit strange. Didn't you say that your wallet was stolen? Then why are the bullets and revolver still in your own hands?" Daniel felt very strange about this. .
"Hey, hey, boss, what do you mean by this?" Tang Jiumin laughed.
"I am a gunman. Bullets and guns are equal to my life. Do you think I can throw away my gun and ammunition for anything else? Are you doubting my quality as a gunman?"
With that said, Tang Jiumin pushed the two rolls of twelve bullets forward slightly.
"Anyway, I'm a bounty hunter who took on the werewolf mission. I'll just use the bullets as collateral. If I get the bounty, I'll return the money to you. Can you see what's going on?"
It turned out to be a bounty hunter, and Daniel spread his hands.
"Then you are really unlucky. Just follow your wishes and settle the bill with bullets first. I hope you can survive the night of the blood moon."
At this time, the clerk came over with wine and food.
"Bendis, get some ordered by this bounty hunter and serve them to him."
Daniel ordered the clerk to put away the bullets. This young man would most likely have no chance to pay back his money.
Every blood moon night, a lot of bounty hunters are lost.
"Thanks."
Tang Jiumin carried something and then walked around aimlessly. Everything was full.
He seemed to be looking for a seat, but he intentionally or unintentionally approached the table where Reed and others were sitting. After turning around a few times, he stopped directly at the other table.
"Hey, friends, the seats around are almost full. I see there is still room at your table. Can you add one?" Tang Jiumin's tone was full of politeness.
"Gunner? Look at how miserable you are! Sit down, no problem." The caravan boss raised his head, and when he saw Tang Jiumin, he patted the seat next to him, his tone lukewarm.
There were too many people in the whole tavern. Some people left after drinking, but before they left, new customers came.
Anyway, many people in the pub use this method to get a seat, which is normal.
The caravan owner greeted them warmly. They were chatting just now, but were slightly interrupted when a stranger added a table.
Others were minding their own food.
Tang Jiu Min looked around without leaving a trace, thanked the caravan boss and sat down.
As soon as he sat down, he started to eat voraciously, even choking from time to time. Then he picked up the wine glass and drank it down.
Moon Wolf Wine is a special beer made by the pub.
There was a constant sound of chewing and drinking.
Tang Jiumin's performance of being reincarnated as a starving ghost stunned the caravan members who had calmed down a little because Tang Jiumin added a table.
The owner of the caravan was an old man with gray hair who had been used to seeing big winds and waves all his life. He was a little surprised when he saw that Tang Jiumin didn't dislike Tang Jiumin's behavior, and he even couldn't help but laugh.
"Friend, how many days have you not eaten?"
"call……"
After hearing the caravan boss's question, Tang Jiumin first tried his best to swallow everything he was eating, then took a sip of wine, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Forget it, I haven't had a meal in two or three days. I originally wanted to come to the town to kill werewolves and earn a bounty, but I didn't expect to encounter any werewolves. When I was about to enter the town, I actually met a group of serious people. Bandits preparing to ambush the caravan.”
"I fought a fight when I encountered him, and was delayed for a whole day. I finally escaped. I was going to have a good meal in the town, but I was unlucky. My money was stolen by a bag thief."
"No, I just used twelve bullets to settle the bill with the boss to get this meal."
As he said that, Tang Jiumin looked back at the checkout counter and pursed his lips at the caravan boss.
How could it still be like this?
The caravan owner was surprised that the other party actually exchanged bullets for food. The other party was a gunman at first glance. In this wilderness, there is a joke that each gunman has two wives, one with a gun and the other with bullets.
It seemed that this man was forced to exchange bullets for food, but he was more interested in another thing mentioned by the other party.
"You said you met bandits before entering the town?"
"Yes." Tang Jiumin patted the table and said, "They were ambushing the caravan at that time. I wanted to scare them and fired two shots. But the caravan didn't hear it. When they heard it, they didn't ambush the caravan anymore. Coming after me, this is really..."
Tang Jiumin stopped mid-sentence, patted his forehead hard, and smiled helplessly.
"At that time, I quickly rode my horse to escape in the other direction, but the bandits chased me and beat my horse to death."
"After falling off the horse, I ran away for a while and hid under a sandy slope. Fortunately, I was clever and buried myself in the sand to escape."
"Damn, I was almost killed by that gang of robbers. It's too bad. I'm so unlucky."
Tang Jiumin pointed at himself: "Look, a gray-faced man just climbed out of the sandy slope. Isn't it new?"
"...It's quite new. You have such good intentions that bad things happen to you." The caravan boss hesitated for a moment before replying, but then his attitude towards Tang Jiumin became enthusiastic at a speed visible to the naked eye.
And it comes from a passion that comes from the heart.
As a caravan was ambushed before entering a small town, I encountered a gunman who rescued the caravan.
At this time, not only the caravan boss, but also Reed and the other guys looked at Tang Jiumin with much enthusiasm.
"Gallo, the owner of this caravan." The owner of the caravan raised his wine glass and raised it slightly towards Tang Jiumin.
"What a coincidence. When our caravan was approaching the town, we were also ambushed by bandits, but we didn't meet a good gunman like you to help us rescue us. We lost two boxes of goods."
"Hey, don't say that." When Tang Jiumin heard this, he smiled sheepishly: "I just saw the robber subconsciously firing two shots to cause trouble, and I didn't specifically rescue the caravan."
"But after you were discovered by the robbers, you didn't lead them to the caravan, right?" said the caravan owner Gal.
Tang Jiumin nodded, and Gal laughed directly.
"This is a rescue. After all, others who encounter similar situations may not necessarily make the same choice as you."
People always show true reactions in times of crisis.
It was obvious that the young gunman was very nice, kind and honest, and was not even willing to make up stories to exaggerate his actions.
"I'll tell you next, luckily our horses ran faster later, but two large leather cargo boxes were shot several times, and the boxes were blown apart, resulting in the loss of some not-so-valuable goods."
"That's very lucky. It seems that the box has helped you a lot."
"That's right, otherwise we may have to lose two good horses, and there may even be casualties."
"What a blessing."
"That's right, oh, damn, I actually forgot this." Gal looked at Tang Jiumin, who was going crazy with hunger, and found that the food in front of him was almost gone, and suddenly slapped his forehead.
“Friend, I’ve invited you to eat this meal, so just feel free to eat it!”
"Boss, Daniel, here! Come here and give this friend another glass of wine and cook him something delicious. All this will be charged to my account!"
Gal patted Tang Jiumin's shoulder and shouted to the boss loudly.
"What's the treat? You don't need to treat me to this meal, I'll treat you!" Daniel replied to Gal while calculating the accounts.
He was several tables away from Tang Jiumin, but he heard the conversation between Gal and Tang Jiumin.
Being able to see in all directions and listen to all directions is a skill that Daniel has developed over the years. The business of the tavern he runs is getting better and better not just because of the good food and drinks in the tavern, but also because he understands people and the world and is the most popular among the guests.
At the counter, Daniel, who had just collected another bill, immediately turned his head and shouted behind him:
"Bendis, take out the bullets I just collected and send them to the brave and kind-hearted gunman. Our town needs bounty hunters like him to successfully survive the night of the blood moon."
"Okay." When Bendis was called, he was very active in doing what his boss said.
After Daniel gave the order, he turned back and shouted to Gal.
"You don't need to treat me to this meal. I'll treat it to you. Since this brave and kind-hearted gunman has come to my place, it's impossible for him to walk out with an empty stomach. Just order the meal, my friend."
"No, no, no." After hearing this, Tang Jiumin's face was filled with a smile, but he quickly waved his hand and declined.
