"Hearthstone Tavern... this should be the place."
Wang Gulas stopped and looked up at the building before him. The sign bearing the words "Hearthstone Tavern" glowed faintly in the night. Through the translucent crystal windows, he could vaguely make out the scene inside.
It must have been fitted with soundproofing magic, since he could not hear the dwarves' distinctive booming voices. That was rather unusual.
Normally, in other taverns throughout Steel City, one could hear dwarves shouting from far away. For a tavern, that should have been a badge of honor, proof of its popularity among the dwarves.
From that, it seemed Hearthstone Tavern was somewhat different from other taverns.
Wang Gulas's reason for coming was simple. The Elder Council meeting had ended, and everyone had gradually dispersed. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he came straight here. He was also quite curious about the Extraordinary Item called Hearthstone Legends, which had managed to attract Elder Giant Axe so strongly.
As for the others, Wang Gulas had invited them too. Unfortunately, Koya had matters to attend to, and Owen was equally busy. Tasha and Mu had no interest in this, while Elizabeth... Wang Gulas did not dare provoke her.
So he came alone.
And Wang Gulas was not merely curious. He had another crucial reason for coming to Hearthstone Tavern.
According to the information he knew, Hearthstone Tavern operated under an ordinary tavern business license, but it was actually an extraordinary shop.
Steel City had different management regulations for these two types of establishments. It could be said that Hearthstone Tavern's practices had already violated the relevant laws and regulations, involving tax evasion and underreporting of taxes. (You definitely hadn't seen this detail in any other book, right?)
If Luo Chuan knew about it, his expression would probably be