Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 49 [Harsh Conditions]

"This man is the host of the party. He calls himself the King of Winster. His strength and real name are unknown, but he is definitely more powerful than me."

Clay whispered to Ethan the identity of the man in the golden robe.

Ethan was also paying attention to the voice, tone, and accent of the man in the golden robe.

Can't hear it.

This person used some method to hide his true voice, which sounded hoarse and chaotic, and was impossible to distinguish.

At this time, the man in the golden robe seemed to have noticed Ethan and the others, and took the initiative to say, "Iron Fist, you brought two new people with you. Please introduce them to me."

Iron Fist is Cray.

Clay stood up, bowed slightly to the man in the golden robe, then pointed at Ethan and said, "Greetings, King. Allow me to introduce you. This is the Godfather, and this is Tanya."

Clay told Ethan and the others about the code name before boarding the ship.

Ethan thought about it and gave himself a godfather out of malice.

Anya was a little confused and asked Ethan for help.

So Ethan gave her a more malicious code name.

Clay was actually a little confused about this. He didn't know why Ethan wanted to take these, even though Ethan was not a religious person.

Or his Iron Fist is simple and easy to understand.

"Godfather, Tanya...Interesting, welcome."

After a brief confirmation, King Winster raised his hands towards Ethan and the others.

Ethan and the others also nodded.

Then, there is the so-called free-speaking session.

It's actually information exchange.

Some people say that some anomalies have occurred in the city of San Quanti, and it is suspected that real objects or ancient relics are at work.

San Quantico is a city further north than Winster, close to the polar region, with snow and ice almost all year round.

From what this person said, we can also hear that in addition to Winster's, there are also real-name people from other places on this ship.

The previous speculation was wrong. There might not be so many real-name people in Winster, and the King of Winster was more powerful than imagined, and his tentacles had already extended to Winster.

After someone asked a few questions about the anomaly in San Kuang, the topic immediately turned to other things.

"Prohibition agents have already entered major cities. Will this affect our gatherings?"

"The Prohibition Agents target alcohol, not the True Name, so there's no need to worry too much. Relax, everyone. This is the New World, not the Old World. There won't be that many witch hunters from the church who will cause us trouble."

The King of Winster concluded on this issue.

Ethan didn't understand the witch hunt before, but after reading the News of Truth, he understood it clearly.

The Old World calls those who are not members of the church or official True Names wizards and demons, and organizes witch hunting teams to hunt witches, kill, and eliminate True Names.

There are many reports in the Truth Newspaper.

Religious power was weak in the New World, and there were no witch hunts, so in the beginning, the New World was called a place full of evil spirits.

After some more random discussions, King Winster clapped his hands, signaling for silence, and then said, "Well, that concludes today's free speech. Next, I'll give you the Truth Report, and then you can go to the second floor to trade and participate in activities. Thank you all for coming."

"Praise you, King of Winster, praise your generosity!"

As soon as the King of Winster finished speaking, someone took the lead in praising him.

Others naturally followed suit.

Ethan also adapted to the local customs.

In fact, this is indeed worthy of praise.

Not only do they provide a platform, they also give away good things like the Truth Report for free.

A pure and kind person.

However, judging from the fact that he gave away the Truth Report for free, it can be guessed that this person might have some connection with the Eye of Truth.

When the meeting was just happening, there were no ordinary people in the cabin. Only now did the waiters come in and distribute the truth reports to everyone one by one.

Ethan soon received a freshly published copy of the Truth newspaper. The front-page headline was about the Kingdom of Antustadt implementing a nationwide ban on alcohol. Was the real name involved in this matter?
The title surprised Ethan.

He had never thought about the problem from this perspective before.

However, after reading it in depth, he found that the newspaper's discussion was different from his own ideas.

He was thinking about authority.

Prohibition of alcohol must be related to the authority of alcohol.

The newspaper's view is that prohibition is intended to limit real names related to alcohol, but none of the real names currently known are related to alcohol.

This world seems to have no awareness of authority.

After all, the Eye of Truth represents the more knowledgeable group among the True Namers.

Or maybe the Eye of Truth simply didn't want to reveal the knowledge that they held power?

After reading the newspaper for a while, everyone started to disperse to the second floor.

The next step is mainly trading, as well as more detailed information exchange, adventure team requests, etc.

Ethan's main purpose of this trip was to trade. He wanted to buy an alchemical firearm and create an alchemical prosthetic limb for Velen.

Clay already knew what Ethan was thinking, so he led him straight to his goal.

There were three True Names from the ancient Creator True Name lineage in the gathering, the strongest and most skilled of them all was a man codenamed Living Flame.

His fees are naturally the highest.

The definition of high is very different.

He doesn't necessarily want money. In fact, money is the least he wants. What he wants more are various strange materials or some conditions.

For example, Clay's brass knuckles were exchanged for a pair of sea monster's eyeballs.

Huoyan's business was indeed booming. As soon as he stood still, people surrounded him.

However, as soon as those people heard what Huo Yan said, they all shook their heads and walked away.

Just because his requirements are a bit harsh.

This time, the reward he wants is...

liqueur.

That's right, it's wine. He needs three truckloads of good wine.

In the past, this request would have been too easy and anyone could do it.

But now it was the Prohibition era, and alcohol was more precious than gold. It was difficult to get bootleg liquor, let alone good liquor, let alone three truckloads of it.

With such harsh conditions, it would be better to find two other alchemists of average level.

Ethan walked faster after hearing this.

If it's something else, it's not certain that you can get it.

But the wine...

What he drinks the most now is wine.

"I need three truckloads of good wine. Remember, good wine, not some random junk. If you don't have it, don't bother me."

This Huoyan seems to have a bad temper and speaks harshly. It's obvious that he is the kind of person who is addicted to alcohol.

"Three truckloads of good wine, huh? I can do that, and I can even top it up if you can help me build what I need."

"real?!"

Hearing this, Huoyan suddenly became excited and grabbed Ethan's shoulders with force.

"Of course it's real. Didn't I get the sea monster's eyeball for you last time?"

Clay quickly vouched for Ethan.

"Okay, okay, great, come on, tell me, what do you want?"

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