Devil's Bible

Chapter 139 Tavern
The investigation team quickly followed the trail of the gambling den.

They discovered that the lame man himself had no connections.

After breaking his leg, he basically wandered around the gambling dens begging for money, and as soon as he got a little money, he would go into the gambling dens to gamble.

It wasn't that he was really that addicted to gambling, but rather that his leg problem was already quite serious at that time, and the money needed for treatment was exceptionally high.

The money obtained through begging is definitely not enough.

To save himself, he had no choice but to gamble.

He gambled away everything, until his legs started to stink, until he couldn't even get into a gambling den anymore.

As the investigation progressed, it was quickly discovered that after the lame man was kicked out of the gambling den that day, the little money he had begged for was also swiftly stolen.

That night, the lame man was beaten up, and some people who witnessed the incident thought he might not survive the night.

Many wizards lurk in the town of Baiwei.

These wizards also need people when they study witchcraft.

No one cares about a lame person who has no ties, whose family has been destroyed.

Perhaps they will disappear that very night and appear in some wizard's secret base.

Sure enough, the limp disappeared that very night.

"So the key question is what exactly happened that night?" Isabella had already arrived near the gambling den.

Three months ago, a fire destroyed the gambling den.

Now it's all been cleaned up, and a new house has been built on the site, only the gambling den has been replaced by a tavern.

No one cares how many people died in the fire that night, since the location is good and the tavern did very well after it was established.

Isabella hadn't thought that far ahead; they weren't exactly expert detectives.

After identifying the general problem, it is natural to rely on extraordinary abilities to investigate further.

For example, Isabella's cheat-like perception ability.

Isabella quickly looked around but didn't find anyone suspicious.

Since the incident with Xiao Bi that day, the fabricated agreement has received some news.

Therefore, those who have installed the rampage accessory should try to stay home as much as possible during this period.

At least for a while now, Isabella hasn't seen people with berserk accessories everywhere like before.

However, Isabella was not in a hurry.

Given the current situation, it's normal for fictitious agreements to temporarily stagnate.

As long as the church doesn't make any major moves openly, those people won't be able to hide.

What do these people join in this fictitious agreement for? A better life.

Before joining the fictitious agreement, they need to be extremely cautious and keep a low profile.

After joining the fictitious agreement, they still need to be extremely cautious and live with their tails between their legs.

Then wouldn't they have joined for nothing?

So those people will be on guard for a short period of time, and then they will gradually relax their vigilance.

They still want to enjoy life, they still want to live a different kind of life, they cannot and will not allow themselves to hide away forever.

People who are exceptionally calm, able to endure hardship, resist all external temptations, and strictly demand of themselves are not as numerous as one might imagine.

As night fell, Isabella disguised herself and entered the tavern.

The tavern was bustling with activity. People who had been busy all day were entering the tavern, loudly cursing someone, and then gulping down cheap beer.

At the same time, he used his rough hands to grab the buttocks or breasts of the prostitutes passing by.

Of course, if it's for real, they'll mostly refuse. Coming here once means they've wasted many days of their time.

Isabella draped herself in a robe, exuding an aura of unapproachability as she entered.

In this situation, aside from those who are drunk, no one really dares to make unwanted advances.

After looking around, Isabella found her target.

Behind the bar, the bartender who pushed up his glasses and calmly surveyed all the other bartenders caught Isabella's eye.

It wasn't that he was carrying berserk accessories, but rather that the other person was too calm.

In the bustling tavern, he seemed to have detached himself from everything.

This emotional reaction shows that he does not consider himself a service provider, at least not a service provider for these ordinary people at present.

"He is most likely an extraordinary person who has embarked on the path of cultivation," Isabella thought.

This is not surprising, as there are many organizations of all sizes in the entire Southern District, and there is definitely more than one fictitious agreement.

Often, these people are actually much better informed.

Isabella walked forward, ordered a fine drink, but didn't drink it.

"What do you want to know, ma'am?" The bartender pushed up his glasses again and asked in a cold voice.

Taverns are places where information flows very freely, and many people go there to inquire about news.

The standard procedure is to order a not-so-cheap drink, which is essentially paying for an admission ticket.

“I’m a little hungry. I wonder if you could help me get some food.” Isabella didn’t directly ask about the fictitious agreement or the limp, but chose a different approach.

She hasn't been in Baiwei Town for very long, so she could easily disguise herself as someone working in the gray area.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the table, subtly activating his mental energy.

The wine in Isabella's glass began to swirl, but the change in the wine did not affect the glass at all.

The bartender's expression turned serious. After this move, Isabella was most likely a wizard or something similar.

The exquisite control over mental power is something those who use berserk accessories to quickly achieve it can never match.

"We have some menus here, you can take a look." The bartender looked around and then placed a menu in front of Isabella.

The menu contained only normal food items, but the menu changed when the bartender placed another sheet of paper on top.

For example, the words "pan-fried" and "pan-fried" are obscured in the context of pan-fried fish.

The same is true for some other things.

This is the industry slang.

Fish meat usually refers to whale meat.

Red wine is made from whale blood, etc.

If you don't understand these things, you'll basically be completely confused.

After a slight pause, Isabella asked, "Can we choose the oil?"

"I'm sorry, but all other oil crops have been bought up by a mysterious force, so we can't provide any other oils," the bartender shook his head.

For some reason, whale oil has been subject to extremely strict regulations in recent years.

Any whale blubber that appears on the market is immediately bought up by a group of wealthy and powerful people. The church does a good job of controlling other whale products, but it basically doesn't release even a single bit of whale blubber.

"Then give me some fish." Isabella flipped her hand, and a gold coin was already placed on the bar.

"By the way, I heard that some new things have appeared in Baiwei Town in the past six months. I wonder if you have any here?" Isabella finally asked her true purpose.

(End of this chapter)