A pleasant singing voice came leisurely, the door of the tavern opened, and a dusty traveler walked into the tavern singing.

"Oh, my friends, I hear your songs. You can use your fists, but you can't use guns in the saloon."

The traveler walked over to the three people and asked them to sit down.

"Welcome to my tavern, I am Miaoyin Bird."

Chapter 155 Senior

The gunman meekly straightened the table and sat back down to play cards.

Miaoyin Bird's miraculous marksmanship shocked the gunmen. As gun users, they knew better than laymen how high the technical requirements were to fire three shots in the time it took for a gunshot to be heard and accurately deflect their pistols without hurting anyone.

"Guns are not allowed here, my friend."

Miaoyinniao smiled and slapped the three pistols on the table. She also sat down, picked up the poker cards, shuffled them quickly, and laid them out in a row, with her left hand resting on the back of the cards.

"How about playing a game? If you win, I'll return the gun to you. If you lose, you owe me half a gold coin. How about that?"

The price of a pistol is much higher than gold coins. Even in the gate city where you can compare prices, you need more than five gold coins to buy a pistol, not to mention that the time in the secret realm is even earlier.

This is a good deal.

The gunmen, who had never met each other before, looked at each other, both confident in their own tricks, and nodded in agreement.

"The game begins."

Then the bird of joy dealt the cards. Her ten fingers were slender and as nimble as a warbler. Often, with just a flick, three cards would spin around in search of their respective owners.

A group of people had already gathered around the table, watching this impromptu gambling game, whistling and shouting, which quickly heated up the atmosphere. The gunmen suddenly felt dry in their mouths and could not help but loosen their collars and devote themselves to the gambling game with full concentration.

After the showy card dealing session, each person had two cards on the table.

The beautiful bird dealt the cards slowly and calmly, one card per person.

Each person is dealt seven cards, with the first two facing down and the rest facing up. There should be a raise step in the regular process, but this step was cancelled this time.

Finally, five cards are selected from the seven cards to compete for size.

The cards were dealt in a pleasing manner, and soon it was time for the showdown, and the crowd of onlookers suddenly burst into boos.

The biggest card type is the Bird of Paradise, a royal flush.

Feeling that they couldn't save face, the three of them wiped the sweat off their foreheads and asked to start the next round.

This time, they will definitely win. They are going to start cheating.

Noita watched from the crowd for a moment before withdrawing. The elf handed over a cup of hot wine and said with a smile, "Many people in Swan Territory are just waiting to see the boss's gambling game and learn some tricks. If you miss this opportunity, you'll miss it forever."

Noita said: "The gap in strength is too big, there is no point in watching it."

Miaoyinniao's hand speed is so fast that it can deceive people's eyes. Even if it changes the cards in front of them, those three guys will not be able to tell.

The winner must be the songbird, there is no doubt about that.

Hearing this, the elf urged, "From the way this customer sounds, he's a real expert at gambling. Why don't you have a competition with the boss to see who's better?"

Noita politely declined: "I don't like gambling, and Ms. Miaoyin Bird's fingers are very beautiful and unforgettable. Competing with such a pair of beautiful hands will inevitably distract me."

As soon as these words were spoken, the elf's expression suddenly became strange.

"You sound just like the ladies who often praise their boss's fingers."

Amidst casual conversation, the gambling in the tavern only came to an end when late at night, as this secret place had a normal day and night cycle.

The three Musketeers were defeated and left with only their underpants. In front of a young woman and the onlookers, they were not shameless enough to abandon this last line of defense.

Miaoyin Bird smiled gently, pushed the clothes, pistol and bullets to them, and solved their predicament.

"Let's call it a day. Be less aggressive in gambling next time. By the way, could you please tell the Tiger Claw Gang's leader that I will remove his head at noon the day after tomorrow?"

"Tiger Claw Gang?" The three of them swallowed.

The Tiger Claw Gang is a group of extremely vicious individuals who control the mining of two gold mines. The gang leader is a second-level professional and an expert among experts.

Let them issue a challenge, really?

The bird said kindly, "You must deliver the message, otherwise the bullet will embed itself in your skull first."

The three of them were shocked, and quickly agreed and ran out of the tavern.

After the musketeers left, the bird raised its hands and announced, "Everyone, look at me, look at me, I have an announcement. The bird's gambling class is over. Everything is back to normal. Those who need to go home and drink milk can go home and drink milk. Those who need to continue playing can stay and continue playing."

There was another round of boos, but the people really dispersed.

The bird happily came to the elf bartender, looked Noita up and down, and whistled: "This beautiful lady, you are from out of town, are you alone?"

Noita nodded and held out her hand: "Noita."

Miaoyin Bird shook her hand and said, "Where are you from? Where are you going?"

"I'm a refugee. I was originally planning to go to the Dark Moon Land, but Mr. Elf's words shook my confidence. I don't know where to go for the time being."

"Don't know where to go?" Miaoyin Bird pretended to invite, "My house is quite big, more than enough to take you in. Do you want to stay with me?"

"No problem, thank you."

Noita hit the snake with a stick and said thank you.

Miaoyin Bird's smile froze for a moment.

Miaoyinniao couldn't do this, so she politely said, "Are you serious?"

Miaoyin Bird wanted to pull her hand away, but failed the first time: "Sister, this is the first time we meet, you are too enthusiastic."

Noita clenched her fist and said, "It's like meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Sister, you and I are not native to this place, so what's wrong with getting to know each other a little better?"

Noita revealed another identity of the beautiful bird. She was also an outsider and had been living in this secret place for a long time and had adapted to life here.

The exquisite firearms she used were evidence of this. This was a limited edition Silver Heart Pistol that was only released by the Miaoyin Bird Workshop four years ago. Yet, it appeared in the Swan Land fifteen years ago. It was a bit magical no matter how you thought about it.

Moreover, Miaoyinniao Workshop is well-known, and using this name will make people realize that something is wrong as soon as they hear it.

Even though her identity was discovered, Miaoyin Bird was not panicked. She never thought about hiding her identity.

She broke free from Noita's hand. Noita wanted to chase her and shake hands with her, but Miaoyin Bird had her hands behind her back and didn't give her a chance.

shameless.

In less than a moment, Miaoyinniao grasped a pistol and pointed it at Noita: "Since you are also a lost person from outside the dream, let's be frank. What is your purpose?"

"I'm really lost." Since the beautiful bird didn't play tricks on her, Noita returned to her normal appearance and told part of the truth.

"The secret realm I entered earlier was on the verge of collapse. I escaped with great difficulty, only to find myself in this secret realm the moment I opened my eyes. I don't even know what happened," Noita asked. "I'd like you to give me some information."

"Secret realm?" Miaoyin Bird frowned, not understanding the word.

"It's a place similar to this one. The Adventurer's Association defines it as a secret realm... How long have you been here? You don't even know about this. Are you the first adventurers to enter this secret realm?"

Miaoyin Bird lowered the muzzle of its gun slightly and said something shocking: "I don't know. I accidentally fell into this strange place. I think it's been... twenty-three years?"

Because it has lived here for so long, the Myna bird is not sure about the specific year.

She took a deep breath, carefully discerning Noita's micro-expressions, and suggested: "Let's make a trade. I'll tell you what's going on here, and you tell me what's going on outside."

Chapter 156 Why Are Things Always So Bad in the Kingdom?

The voice of the wonderful bird is as melodious as a flying bird, echoing in the girl's ears again and again. Just like the story of the wonderful bird told in the song of a nightingale, the story of the wonderful bird appears before her eyes.

She came to Dark Moon Land for adventure in 1498 of Mirror Sky, but due to some unexpected circumstances, she was caught in the "only battle" between the drow elves and the beholders. After many twists and turns, she escaped, but fell into many dangers again. After fleeing for her life, she luckily fell into this secret place.

After careful exploration, the Miaoyin Bird discovered that this secret place was relatively safe, so it settled here and looked for a way to escape from the dream of the gods.

Noita asked, "What was the result?"

"I haven't found a way yet." Miaoyinniao shook her head in frustration. The long period of comfortable life had greatly reduced her fighting spirit. Her strength was stuck at the second level, and she was not very concerned about finding a way to escape.

In the first two years, she would think it would be nice to live a peaceful life like this.

It was not until two years later that she discovered that the secret realm would invade outsiders, and she wanted to find a way to get out again.

"Based on my current state, I can still live for a long time, but if I'm assimilated into this secret realm, I'll only be able to live for a short time." Miaoyin Bird explained the unique features of this secret realm. "The Swan Land Secret Realm has day and night changes, a suitable temperature, abundant resources, and low danger. However, it has a fatal flaw. Every month, it resets time, reversing everything back to the state it was a month ago."

As an outsider, she will not be affected and can even bathe in the turbid colors when the secret realm is reset. However, when she is assimilated, this privilege will disappear. At that time, she will be reset along with the dream, but will she still be herself after the reset?

The Beautiful Bird was unwilling to take the risk of this possibility.

She carefully used her knowledge to create a rough defense, but had to leave this secret realm and go to other secret realms to obtain props that could protect her from assimilation.

In the twelfth year, she stopped the assimilation process and was unwilling to do anything else. She just stayed in the secret realm of Swan Land, waiting for the day when she died or all her protective equipment was exhausted.

To date, she has lived in this secret realm for 23 years and has repeated this month 276 times.

"Only five years have passed on Gaia."

It is now the beginning of 1505 in Jingtian, which is the 1505th year since Dreamtian established His era.

"Time flows differently in dreams and outside of dreams. I've known this for a long time." Miaoyin Bird accepted this setting with great openness. "More than a decade ago, a stranger also wandered into this secret realm. He was sweet and sweet, but a bit pretentious. When we first met, he looked quite shabby, not as majestic as you. His arrival here was entirely due to luck. But he was an extremely talented alchemist, and my protective gear was made by him."

From the tone of her voice, we can tell that this "stranger" is Myoboros's friend, and she misses him very much.

Noita asked curiously, "Where is this friend now?"

"He's gone. He's been troubled by a problem and left the secret realm two years ago. But you've already met him." Miaoyin Bird smiled mysteriously. "Do you know what the charm of the secret realm is? It's that you can completely see your past self in the future. One of the three people who cheated at cards just now was him."

The words of the Sweet Bird were like a bolt of lightning, directing Noita's thoughts in one direction.

The conversation I had with the leader of the Life Society suddenly came to my memory.

Noita said gently, "I seem to have seen this man in Serkar, but he doesn't look like any of the three musketeers."

"Maybe he changed his appearance in other ways. You know, alchemists always have all kinds of strange potions. As long as you are safe, the rest will be left to fate." The beautiful bird asked the elf to bring Noita a glass of wine.

"Ms. Noita, I've finished my story. Can you tell me what's happening outside? Is the Miaoyin Bird Workshop safe after I disappeared? How is that friend doing? And how is the battle going in Rongguan?"

Although there are many real visitors in the secret realm, they don't know much and are not very clear about the affairs of the Kingdom of Glory.

It was a rare opportunity to meet a second-level professional, so Miaoyinniao wanted to hear stories about her hometown from her.

In terms of Qi alone, Noita is not inferior to most second-level ones, which makes Miaoyin Bird misjudge Noita's level.

"The Wonderful Bird Workshop thrived, surviving your disappearance. They expanded their business and became a weapons manufacturer, producing a wide variety of firearms, no longer limited to pistols. However, they still couldn't produce 'an elegant gun that sounds like a bird's cry,' so the name Wonderful Bird no longer lived up to its name."

Miaoyin Bird felt a little ashamed: "The technology is in my hands."

Before she fell into this dream, she thought it was just a short adventure and didn't think about whether she could go back.

"Your friend has returned to his hometown and is living there in retirement. However, when I talk to him, he always has murderous intentions towards me."

The character of the leader of the Life Society is very good, but the strong murderous intent that has always existed has lowered Noita's evaluation of him. It is the contrast between his behavior and his inner heart that left a deep impression on Noita.

"That's okay. He was always like this in the secret realm, always enjoying killing his past self for fun. This is because he's been cursed with murder, and he has an instinctive hostility towards humans. It's not a big deal."

Noita nodded and continued, "Rongguan is still searching for their princess. Small-scale wars occasionally break out in various places. The Grand Duke of the Southern Territory established diplomatic relations with Serkar three years ago and imported Serkar grain on a larger scale to provide relief to the victims, which has greatly reduced the number of people who died of starvation. As for the mental state of the people in the kingdom..."

There was a brief silence, and then Noita suddenly asked a classic question: "What kind of kingdom are you from?"

"Ah? Me?" Miaoyinniao was stunned and realized that Noita was asking her who she supported.

Suddenly, she realized that the question wasn't actually about her, but about the current state of the kingdom. She felt a little dejected. "Has the kingdom become so divided? Every time I meet someone, I have to ask what kind of kingdom they are from."

"Yes, the factions in the kingdom are now very scattered. There are royalists, grand dukes, free wanderers, cold plains, and lords' alliances..."

The number of political parties that can be named alone is too great to be counted on one hand.

In short, it is still very chaotic and the mental state is precarious.

When he suddenly heard about the situation in his hometown and found it was so bad, he accidentally gave Miaoyin Bird a heavy blow.

She sighed and couldn't help lighting a cigarette: "Things in the kingdom are always so bad."

There's no need to listen any further.

It was late at night and the stars were shining brightly.

The bird closed the windows and drew up the curtains that were stained with beer to prevent the cold wind from freezing the drunken guests all night long.

The liveliness in the pub also died down a bit, as many drinkers went home. However, more people continued to join the party, keeping the excitement going.

The bird invited Noita, saying with the air of a hero, "Since you have nowhere to go right now, you can stay in the tavern for two days. I'll organize a welcome dinner for you tomorrow, and there will be several other strangers who are also lost. After the dinner, I'll help you find a stable job to adapt to this cycle. What do you think?"

"Thank you."

Noita agreed with a smile.

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