The room was incredibly warm, and the firelight danced in the fireplace, illuminating the painted mahogany walls with a honey color.
With the help of the enthusiastic aunt wearing a checkered headscarf, Sean and his party took off their coats and hung them on the hangers at the door.
The shopkeeper's aunt obviously knew Mr. Panza, and the two of them had been chatting warmly, but Sean and his party seemed a little silent.
Sitting on the wooden table in the distance was a bearded man and a young man with curly hair wearing a white hat. After seeing a customer entering the store, they stopped playing chess in front of them and walked to the kitchen.
In addition, there were two old men drinking in the store, and they didn't seem to mind the arrival of the explorers.
"There are also some explorers in Rongyel," Pansha shrugged, leading Sean and others to sit at a large table. "The locals are not surprised by explorers."
"That's good." Sean didn't want to attract too much attention.
"Mrs. Burger, it's the same as usual—let's have one for everyone."
Mrs. Berg smiled and nodded, asked Sean and others to wait a moment, and then walked towards the bar.
Sean, who was seated, had a panoramic view of the layout of the pub.
The huge reindeer head on the wall, its eyes illuminated by the fire.
There is an eye-catching oil painting hanging on the wall. It is different from ordinary scenery or portraits. The oil painting seems to depict a scene from a heroic epic - three heroes fearlessly faced a tall man with a huge animal skull. monster.
The tables were made of very smooth logs that had been smeared with tung oil, and the whole room was roasted by the fire, giving off a pleasant smell of pine wood.
Several large wine barrels are placed in the corner, with the name of the winery and the year printed on them.
After just a few words of conversation, Mrs. Berg came out with several large ceramic cups: "Drink something warm first!"
Through the glass window next to it, you can see the black stone monument and two rows of street lights extending out.
The surroundings are completely dark. Logically speaking, this is the time when outsiders would most feel like they are in a foreign land...
However, as Moonlight took a sip from the ceramic cup, he felt a warm, sweet taste pouring into his body - the atmosphere of Berg's tavern and the drink in the cup prevented him from feeling homesick in time.
"What is this?" Yueguang raised his eyebrows. There was pink foam on the mask near the lips, and the soloist seemed to have grown a beard.
"Hot ginger juice with brandy, honey, and apple juice—Mrs. Berg's special 'warming drink'..."
The sweet taste subsided, and the slightly tipsy pleasure steamed up.
Sean sighed slightly. The shoulders that had been tense due to the incident on the train also relaxed.
Olivia's nimble fingers were also tapping the warm porcelain cup in her hand. Obviously, although she could not feel the beauty of the warm drink, she was also infected by the relaxing atmosphere at the moment.
Mrs. Berg and her husband, who seemed not good at talking, brought out the food at the right time. Mr. Panza introduced the food while picking it up.
Honey-grilled venison sandwiches, grilled fish fillets, and potato cheese bisque.
The cold weather whetted one's appetite, and Sean found these high-energy foods to be particularly delicious. Paired with warm hot drinks, it drove away the chill that had gradually accumulated in his body.
At this moment, Yueguang felt that if this trip was not to search for the missing Ivan, it might really be called a wonderful journey.
After finishing the meal in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere, the food and the fire warmed up the cold hands and feet, the brandy drink made the face slightly hot, and the mind felt a little light. Mrs. Berg and Mr. Berg helped Sean and others to take care of the few things they had. The luggage was moved to the room upstairs.
The Berg family lived on the third floor and rented out the second floor as guest rooms. They were not afraid of the guests' status as explorers.
There are three rooms, Mr. Panza and Olivia each have a single room, and Sean and Moonlight live in a guest room with two beds as gentlemen.
As soon as Moonlight entered the door, he threw off his leather shoes and started to put hot water in the bathtub - the three days on the train made him want to take a hot bath very much at this moment.
In the thick steam, soak your body in the warm water, supplemented by the lingering alcohol...
Yue Guang felt that all the muscles in his body had relaxed, as if he was floating in heaven.
"There are many things that are particularly delicious to do in winter..." The moonlight made her cheeks blush slightly, and she wrapped herself in a bathrobe in the warm bathroom. "Hot drinks, hot food, and hot baths..."
After taking turns to take a bath, both of them laid their completely relaxed bodies on the soft bed.
Moonlight's head was empty, reminiscing about the taste of dinner.
Sean closed his eyes and sensed everything like a routine check.
The believers are still going about their final business of the day and have not yet started their midnight confession.
Aaliyah, who was wearing the Blood Rose, was alone at home, reading a book peacefully.
In the black mansion, Shawshank is still meditating with his eyes closed. Compared with the day of departure, there are a few more candles in the underground...
Considering that they would have to devote themselves to the task of finding Evan Burns early tomorrow morning, Sean and Moonlight tacitly decided to turn off the lights early.
Almost as soon as the lights went out, Sean fell asleep on the soft bed.
…
Since establishing Ms. Hershey's faith, Sean's sleep has always been deep and deep. When he was sleeping deeply, he suddenly heard someone calling in a low voice.
"resemble!"
"resemble!"
Sean opened his hazy eyes, forgetting where he was for a moment.
With very weak light, he saw a spherical mirror in front of him, reflecting the starlight on his mask.
"Solo player?" Sean put his hand through the mask and rubbed his eyes, "What's wrong?"
Although he couldn't see Moonlight's expression, Sean could hear his faster heartbeat.
This heartbeat made him suddenly sober, and his memory started to work - they were in the guest room of Berg's house in Jungyer.
Moonlight's voice was so low that Sean could almost see his frightened eyes through the mask: "Xiao! Outside the window!"
Moonlight seemed to be at a loss for words, and could only point to the window covered by brown linen curtains.
What happened outside the window? The quality of the explorer made Sean quickly alert. He got up lightly and touched the window.
——Sean knew that although Yueguang had always been quite arrogant due to his mental sensitivity, it was by no means an ordinary thing that could scare him.
Sean tried his best to breathe evenly, opened a corner of the curtain with his hand, and looked out the window...
There is fog on the glass.
Sean stared at the fog on the glass, watching a vortex form on it, rubbing the fog into a regular circle - he didn't wipe it with his hands, he used ectoplasm.
Looking out the window through the circle, Sean didn't see anything strange.
What happened? He didn't look back, the vibrating card asked.
Downstairs, in the square!
Sean then adjusted his sight and looked towards the square...
