"A gamble?!" Zhu Haifeng said at once. "Fan Baoluo, you've always played everything by the book and been hopelessly set in your ways. Why start gambling now, when our lives are on the line?!"
"This is the only stopgap we've got. Do you know another refuge that could keep Royt out? Zone 1 is several hundred kilometers away. If you can get there in a single Teleportation, be my guest. Just make sure Ander and Royt won't attack us from inside and outside once we get there!"
"Cut the crap! Just tell me why you picked Old Johnny! Even if you lose this gamble, at least let me know why I'm dying!"
"That's a long story..."
"Then make it short!"
Fan Baoluo thought for a moment, then said, "Besides beer, Old Johnny's tavern also serves quite a few red wines."
"Red wine? Why have I never had any?"
"Because you never paid." Fan Baoluo continued, "The free drinks you get while waiting for someone are all cheap stuff. If you want red wine, you have to pay extra. Not many people know Old Johnny has red wine, mainly because there aren't many people who enjoy wine tasting to begin with. I once spent a hundred silver coins to try the Pinot Noir in his wine cabinet."
"A hundred silver coins for a bottle? My god, was the bottle made of gold?"
"A hundred silver coins for a glass."
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"That glass of red wine was what made me realize how unfathomable Old Johnny was."
"Was there something wrong with the wine? It's not like the Safe Zone doesn't have grapes."
"The crucial thing was that this Pinot Noir tasted exactly like the one I tried at Palliser Estate in the Martinborough Region of New Zealand before the Apocalypse."
Zhu Haifeng