“Is this a wine cellar? It’s already winter, so there shouldn’t be many people coming to the wine cellar. Moreover, I remember that there are indeed many wineries near Huntington, which is a good sign.”
Xia De thought silently in his heart, lit up the light on his fingertips and looked around more carefully.
This is not a place like Cold Water Port and Fort Midhill, where almost no one appears, but a building with an owner like St. Teresa’s Square. But it seems that the owner here has no idea about the hidden wall, let alone that someone will appear from here.
Out of caution, Shade still used [Echoes of the Past] to listen, but many attempts yielded no results, which meant that no humans had spoken nearby in 48 hours.
Knowing this, Shade felt more at ease, and the wineries around Huntington were usually not too far from the city. If this place is really near the city of red wine, although there is still a possibility of being discovered when entering or exiting here, at least he is sure that he is not far from his destination:
“That golden lucky rabbit’s foot is really lucky, but I will probably dream about a lot of rabbits tonight. I don’t know if they will like the silver moon in my dream.”
I thought to myself, and then calculated the possibility of buying this wine cellar and the building on the ground together. But then he thought that he was from Delarian and wanted to buy property in a foreign land. Even if he had enough cash and the owner was willing to sell, he might still need to find a trustworthy local agent. .
Using the door key, he opened the chain on the fence door. After carefully pushing the door and walking out, he found a sloping corridor outside in the dark. The room he walked out of was at the deepest point. There were only four rooms on both sides of the corridor, which meant that there were actually four wine cellars here. Based on the area and the number of wine barrels that Shade saw just now, this should be considered a small-scale winery.
Even if the outsider does not know much about the brewing industry in this world, he still knows that if he is willing to spend all his savings of 10,000 pounds, there is still hope to buy it:
“However, we still need to figure out where I appeared.”
The sloping underground corridor is not long. The ground is a dirt road paved with gravel to increase friction. The surrounding walls are not flat, as if they have not been processed since they were excavated. However, the wine cellar does not need to be deliberately Go smooth the walls.
At the end of the dark corridor, there was a closed iron door. Shade held his breath and listened to the door for a while. He didn’t hear any sound. Then he carefully applied the witch’s eyeshadow and put it on. Mask, unlocked the door and walked out.
The door is not outdoors, but a horizontal corridor. Compared with the dryness in the wine cellar, it is a little damp here. Opposite the iron door of the wine cellar, there is another wooden door on the corridor wall. Sunlight can be seen in the crack of the door, indicating that it is the exit. The end of the corridor extending to the left and right seemed to lead to other warehouses.
There is still no one here. It looks like a warehouse in a countryman’s yard. It is a bit dilapidated, but there are also signs of regular use.
The gas lamp hanging on the wall was not lit, and a piece of paper was posted under the dirty gas lamp. Shade looked over through the light from the crack of the door and saw it was written in Kasenric language——
【White Valley Vineyard Work Precautions】
【Don’t steal】
【Please make sure to wear clothes in any season】
[The cellar door is not allowed to be opened at will]
【No entering the warehouse without permission】
[All property in the vineyard belongs to the glorious Anjou family]
“The cellar door is not allowed to be opened at will” is followed by a line of small words, which roughly explains the impact of air circulation on grape fermentation.
“White River Valley Vineyard?”
Shad is sure that he has never heard of this name, but the “Anjou family” is the Carsonlic royal family, which means that this vineyard is the king’s property. But judging from the general appearance of this countryside, it should be an industry that is not taken seriously.
Looking at those Kasenrik words again, Shade thought of his poor “foreign language” skills, and was a little worried about communication problems in the future when he met people:
“Yes, after I return, I will find a qualified foreign language teacher in Tobesk and learn the Kasenlik language systematically.”
He himself knows some of this language, and his strong mental power makes his memory and understanding very strong, so it is not difficult to learn this language.
Outside this horizontal corridor is the outdoors. Shade still carefully listened for any sounds outside. Unexpectedly, just as he approached the wooden door that seemed to be able to be kicked open, he heard a vague jamming sound. Senrik words, floating from a distance:
“When killing, remember to wash away the blood from the head and legs. The price is still the same as before.”
“Huh?”
Xia De frowned, suspecting that he heard wrongly, so he listened more carefully:
“Waste. Yes, deal with it all at once and don’t let others see it. Remember to keep the blood for yourself in winter”
“What happened to me?”
Thinking in my heart, the conversation outside stopped. Then the sound of horse whips and wheels came closer until they stopped outside the door.
Shad had returned behind the iron door leading to the wine cellar at this time and heard the sound of the wooden door outside being opened. In order to prevent the outside air from affecting the brewing of the wine cellar, there is no gap in the iron door through which one can peek outside. Shade could only hear a man instructing several other people to carry heavy items. It can be heard from their exchange that the left and right sides of the corridor outside are the warehouses of this vineyard.
The moving work ended quickly, and after everyone left, Shade came out of the wine cellar again. Even without using [Echo of Blood], he could already detect the smell of blood in the air:
“I won’t come across the scene of murder and corpse dumping, right?”
He hesitated for a moment and walked to the warehouse at the other end of the corridor to check the situation and confirm what was just transported in. But just after taking two steps, the door of the warehouse at the end of the corridor was pushed open, and an old man with a bat symbol suspended above his head walked out of the warehouse with his hands behind his back.
The latter raised his head and saw Shade through the light of the weak candle in his hand, and was also stunned:
“Huh?”
Before Shade could judge what to do next, the old man took a step back in horror, almost losing his grip on the candle in his hand. He gasped for air, and then shouted loudly in Kasenlic with a heavy accent. :
“Come quickly! There is a thief! There is a thief in the warehouse!”
This was the first time that Shade broke into someone else’s home and was discovered, but at this time he could not allow him to think about it any more. The door in the corridor leading to the yard outside was pushed open, and a stream of water poured into the gloomy and damp corridor. In the bright sunshine, a middle-aged man dressed as a coachman appeared behind Sha De. And above his head, there was also a pattern of small bats suspended.
“Where did so many vampires come from?”
The new vampires who appeared were also quite surprised that there was a stranger wearing a mask here. He looked very strong, but he did not pounce on Shade or use the power of a vampire to deal with him. The man grabbed the door and took a step back as if he was frightened, and then shouted in panic:
“Sir, come on, there is really a thief! There is a thief in the warehouse!”
Although his Kasenric wasn’t up to par with the standards of the foreigners Shad met in Delarian, at least he didn’t have a heavy accent.
Seeing Sha De looking at him, the sturdy man in a shirt immediately emphasized:
“Don’t draw a gun! You have to think clearly that there is a difference between a burglary and a robber! You look very young, so don’t go down the wrong path. If you have any difficulties, you can speak up, but don’t be impulsive.”