Assassin Tavern

The Assassin Tavern in Cape District, Raging Wave City, was located on Lighthouse Street south of Botu Square.

Lighthouse Street was a famous sleepless street in Raging Wave City. Most of its patrons were sailors resting after coming ashore. Having drifted at sea for months, these sailors indulged themselves the moment they set foot on land.

They would spend their last Imperial Mark on gambling tables, women, and liquor...

Then return to their ships penniless, waiting for the next voyage.

To avoid Clear Sky's appearance causing trouble and delaying him, Luke avoided crowded places and moved swiftly across the rooftops whenever possible.

After spending some time and effort searching, he finally found this extremely well-hidden tavern.

There was no sign outside the tavern, only a tightly shut door concealed within a patch of bushes.

Luke knocked on the door.

A small window in the door opened, and a large yellow eye appeared behind it in the darkness.

"Strange Elf, this is not a place you should be."

Luke spoke the password. "I heard the call from the shadows. It told me that the color of blood could only be seen with closed eyes, and that a dagger washed in wine would let out death's wail."

The person inside said, "I don't know where you heard that password, but this truly is not a place you should be.

Go back. Do not let the darkness devour you."

"I gave the password. By the rules, you should open the door and let me in. Evil Eye Tais..."

Tais, whose name had been called, opened the tavern door.

An Evil Eye was an underground creature resembling an octopus. Its round, oversized head had a single large yellow eye that occupied half its face.

"I was meddling where I shouldn't. Go in, Elf... I hope you make it out alive. I can tell that you're worth more than most of the people on the bounty list."

Luke walked past Tais.

"Tais, you're as long-winded as ever."

Behind the door, a dim lamp illuminated a flight of stairs leading downward. At the corner at the bottom, two men were talking. Hearing the door open, they looked up together and saw the Elf descending the stairs.

After Luke came down, one of the men stopped her.

"Strange Elf, are you here to post a bounty? You can entrust your task directly to us. There's no need to pay an additional commission or deposit."

At that moment, Tais shouted from above, "Hey, don't break the rules here. If you want to do anything to the Elf... wait until she leaves this place."

The man had no choice but to step aside and let Luke pass.

Beyond the corner was an underground tavern. Due to the tavern's nature, all the patrons quietly drank and ate. Even when speaking, they kept their voices as low as possible, using all manner of coded phrases.

The arrival of an incomparably beautiful Elf naturally drew the entire tavern's attention.

Everyone looked at the Elf, calculating in their hearts... what price she could fetch.

Luke swept her gaze across the tavern's patrons.

Comparing them with the introduction to the Cape District Assassin Tavern in the guide, she could match several of them to the common heroes found in the tavern.

They were all three-star heroes.

Under everyone's stares, Luke walked over to the bar.

The bartender was a lizardman. He poured a glass of wine and set it before Luke.

"By the rules, first-time guests receive a free drink. Beautiful Elf, is there anything I can do for you?"

Luke picked up the glass, drank half the wine, then placed it back on the counter.

Drinking half meant she was an assassin here to accept a task. Finishing it meant she was a client here to post one.

"I want to see the bounty commission for Jumu the Horned Demonkin of the Mad Axe Gang."

The lizardman bartender looked at the half-filled glass, then at the female Elf before him.

"I find it difficult to associate an Elf as beautiful as you with an assassin. You should be enjoying fine food and servants in the mansions of the highborn. Any scar appearing on you would be a desecration of beauty..."

Someone beside them said, "And it would greatly reduce your price. Elf, rather than dying at the hands of the Mad Axe Gang for a bounty, why not sell yourself for a good price?

I can introduce you to quality clients."

Luke knew Clear Sky's appearance would certainly bring her plenty of trouble. She ignored the person beside her and said to the lizardman bartender, "Letting me look won't cost you anything, will it?"

"Of course not."

The lizardman understood the art of survival very well. First and foremost, never argue with a customer.

The lizardman retrieved the bounty information on Jumu the Horned Demonkin of the Mad Axe Gang from beneath the counter.

After placing the documents before Luke, he said, "This is the information you're permitted to see. If you want more intelligence to improve the odds of a successful assassination, you'll need to pay an intelligence consultation fee."

Luke had come to the Assassin Tavern to confirm whether this bounty existed. After all, this world still differed somewhat from the game "Era."

Fortunately, the bounty on Jumu the Horned Demonkin was still there.

The price was also 5,000 Gold Vouchers.

"I'll take this job."

The lizardman bartender dutifully said, "Beautiful Elf, I believe it would be best if you purchased some information about Jumu from us. For just one Gold Voucher, you can improve your chances of earning 5,000 Gold Vouchers."

One Gold Voucher!

What a rip-off.

And the information in my hands is probably more complete than yours.

"No need. I'll bring Jumu's head soon enough. Have the money ready."

Luke drained the rest of the wine in one gulp, left the bar, and headed outside.

The lizardman bartender called after her loudly, "Elf, I need your name for the records."

"Clear Sky... as in a cloudless sky."

After arriving at the tavern door.

Evil Eye Tais, who was guarding the entrance, opened it.

"The Chick Brothers should be outside... Poor Elf. I told you that you shouldn't have come in."

"Thanks for the warning, Tais."

Luke stepped out of the tavern. Behind her came the heavy sound of the door closing.

The small window in the door opened, with Tais's eye pressed against it.

"You shouldn't have gone out."

"Tais, that little Elf was right just now. You really do talk too much."

After the tavern door closed, the Chick Brothers emerged from their hiding place.

Luke found the Chick Brothers' information on her phone.

They were heroes who frequently visited the Assassin Tavern in Cape City.

Their abilities came from werewolf bloodlines acquired through Secret Arts. They could transform into werewolves to fight, and their abilities were enhanced at night. On a full-moon night, their abilities would increase dramatically.

Rating: Three stars. (Their combat power would exceed their rating on a full-moon night, reaching the level of three and a half stars.)

Luke looked up at the sky. A full moon had just risen directly overhead.

"I've never seen such a beautiful Elf. She's practically a gift the gods bestowed upon the world. Brother, be gentler with Miss Elf later. If her face gets damaged, she won't be worth as much!"

"Got it, Brother. I really envy those rich people... If we had money, we wouldn't need to sell her."