There can't be a Harvest Moon in the RimWorld.

"Cheers to Marcus!"

"In tribute to his selflessness!"

"Thank God!"

May he live a long life!

...What are those two things? Surely no one's going to use my skull as a bowl?

After saying goodbye to the girls who had gone to great lengths to help me, I set off on my way back to the ranch.

What I didn't know was that after I left, Father Carter, still half asleep, walked in from outside, through the still-celebrating crowd, and went straight to Mr. Dart, the bartender who was wiping the tables.

Where is Marcus?

Boss Dart raised an eyebrow and said, "They just left. What happened?"

Father Carter rubbed his eyes: "I just need to talk to him about something..."

Mr. Dart shook his head and said helplessly, "You should try to see him again tomorrow. He's exhausted today. By the way, would you like a delicious and healthy glass of wine?"

"Damn it! I am a servant of the Holy Spirit, how can I drink alcohol! You are tempting me to fall!"

Father Carter sternly rejected the boss's sales pitch, speaking with righteous indignation.

"Hearing such depraved language, I need to purify my soul..."

"By the way, do you have any holy blood made from grapes? I'd like a bottle!"

"..."

Chapter 264 The Magic Mirror

"Father, would you like another drink?"

Sebala once again joined the drinking party and began urging people to drink. His white beard was covered in wine stains, which he casually wiped away before bursting into laughter again.

Father Carter, his eyes blurry with drunkenness, pushed away his glass and said firmly, "I can't. My family doctor told me I can't drink heavily right after waking up..."

Sebala persisted, "Did the doctor say that drinking alcohol before bed is good for your health?"

"Hiccup...I think I did say that..."

Sebala waved his hand dismissively: "Then why don't you just finish your drink and go to sleep! It's okay, let's have another drink with old Sebala!"

Father Carter's eyes lit up: "Well said! Then I'll have another drink..."

When the priest finished his drink and lay drunk on the bar table, he blew into his sleep that the glass in front of him was still full.

"Holy Spirit! What's going on?!"

Father Carter exclaimed in surprise, picked up the glass again, and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he turned the glass upside down to make sure there was no more wine in it.

But when he opened his eyes again, there was a full glass of wine in front of him!

"Is this a miracle of the Holy Spirit? This is the Cup of Saint Meru, a cup of wine that can intoxicate an entire army!"

Old Sebala shoved him and, reeking of alcohol, asked, "What is the Cup of Saint Milu?"

Father Carter, drunk, replied, "That was a miracle performed by the great Saint Milunas! When the holy city of Illling was besieged, the city was out of ammunition and food. This saint took the goblet in the church that held the blood of the Holy One, and used it to incapacitate the besieging army, allowing the Papacy to escape the siege overnight! From then on, this goblet became famous for its inexhaustible supply of fine wine!"

The drunkards in the tavern listened to the story in disbelief, their eyes gleaming as they imagined a Holy Grail filled with inexhaustible wine.

Mr. Dart looked at these people with dissatisfaction and realized that doing business was really too difficult. Anyone who drank alcohol was a drunkard. Was there no customer who had good drinking manners, did not ask for credit, and could hand over nine large coins in one go?

Father Carter was so drunk he was practically slurring his words. He just emptied Sebala's and Baqir's bottles and started spouting nonsense... Was this guy deliberately trying to freeload?

Basil, standing nearby, whispered, "Boss, one more drink, this is my last bit of savings... After this, I'll have to come back next week..."

...It's almost heartbreaking to take money from a customer like this! His heart is breaking!

The money on the table vanished quickly into Boss Dart's hand. While refilling the wine, the boss said unhappily, "But in my memory, the story doesn't seem to go like this, does it? I remember Milunas's true identity was the biggest moonshine seller in Illling City. He used the opportunity of delivering wine outside the city to reach a peace agreement with the besieging army, and was eventually made a saint..."

Father Carter angrily retorted, “Shut up! This is heresy! The Saint Millu goblet made from a witch’s skull and an infant’s leg bone is real!”

Boss Dart retorted angrily, "That's heresy! How can that kind of thing be considered a sacred object!"

Father Carter, his mind clearing slightly from the scolding, scratched his head: "Hmm... I might have confused it with something? Oh well, whatever, those relics were lost from the treasury two centuries ago, who knows what they look like..."

"What? The glass you mentioned that flows with fine wine is lost?" Sebala exclaimed in alarm.

"Yes, during the war two centuries ago, the Holy City was attacked, and a large number of sacred artifacts were lost. The cup was just one of them. These included the star coins of ancient gods, the ritual knife used to assassinate demons, the summoning book written by angels, the deep well leading directly to hell, and so on..."

Father Carter grew increasingly excited as he spoke, and seeing the skeptical looks on the faces of those around him, he continued, "You don't believe me?! This includes that man-eating magic mirror! You must have heard of it, right?"

Boss Dart frowned: "You mean that Death Mirror that killed 103 people?"

Father Carter nodded solemnly: "According to the Vatican's records, this mirror has only killed 47 people. This mirror appeared in a remote parish, in a house without doors or windows in the deep mountains, which an unnamed priest claimed to be located by.

Lin asked curiously, "Father, what's a house like without windows and doors? How do people get in?"

Father Carter was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond, but Boss Dart took the initiative to explain: "Silly boy, this is a common metaphor used by the Vatican. The so-called house without doors and windows refers to a tomb. It means that this priest was dug out of the tomb."

The priest looked even more embarrassed: "...Anyway, this nameless priest soon disappeared from the church, along with the female believer who came to pray in the middle of the night."

Lin innocently continued to ask, "Daddy, why are there female believers at night?"

Mr. Dart awkwardly brushed it off, saying, "Kids shouldn't ask such questions... Carter, keep talking, or the drink price will double!"

"Very well... The investigators and the succeeding priests sent later also mysteriously disappeared one after another. After losing more than forty lives, they finally discovered that there was something wrong with the mirror. One survivor claimed that the mirror would bleed at midnight, emit terrifying screams, and tear his friend to pieces inside the mirror..."

Lin screamed and rushed upstairs.

“I haven’t finished my main point yet…” Father Carter glanced regretfully at the scene before continuing to share with the guests, “After the theft in the Holy City, this mirror somehow ended up in Professor Aroman Rovercar’s museum… Well, let’s just consider it a coincidence! This highly respected professor soon vanished from the face of the earth, and the mirror and the collection passed to his son, and then to his son’s widow…”

The priest took a sip of wine and said in a somber tone.

"The most tragic event occurred in Count Kiriam's castle... This castle was originally Count Kiriam's country villa, with a total of 78 servants taking care of the Count's large family."

"On that summer night, a commotion suddenly broke out in the castle. A large number of servants fled the castle, claiming to have seen an invisible demon snatch the Earl's entire family from mid-air and swallow them whole. Before that, more than twenty servants had mysteriously disappeared..."

As the priest's voice faded, the tavern fell into a sudden silence. No one was willing to speak, as if afraid of disturbing the demon lurking in the air.

Until Mr. Dart picked up a small spoon, tapped the cup in his hand, and made a crisp sound.

"Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our business for today," Mr. Dart politely ushered them out. "Please take your belongings, compose yourselves, and forget this absurd story. Sweet dreams!"

The guests left the tavern in silence.

As Father Carter stumbled to his feet, still drunk, and headed outside, Boss Dart finally spoke: "Father, what was the final outcome of this mirror you mentioned?"

Father Carter gave a mysterious smile.

"It might still be on display in some museum, or it might be lying dormant in some basement. Who knows the truth? But I heard that it last appeared at an auction, where an unfortunate buyer, misled by its infamous reputation, quietly took the magic mirror away..."

"I still need to... check over there... see if there's a problem... huff huff..."

Father Carter muttered something, took two steps, swayed against the door, and simply fell asleep...

Boss Dart shook his head and sighed, then carried the drunkard up to the second-floor lodging.

Chapter 265 The Night

After leaving the tavern, I walked back to the ranch with practiced ease.

The construction progress at the ranch has improved significantly today.

Most of the trenches that Sebala dug have been filled in, which means that the laying of power lines has been completed and the road surface has been leveled.

Meanwhile, in Gotz, many scaffolds have been erected for the work, and the building materials have been constructed in a unique way, with the latest progress being made.

When the little pony emoji saw me come home, it happily ran over from the pasture and nuzzled its head against me.

This little horse was kicked out of the tavern at noon for stealing carrots, so it wandered back to the ranch and ran around happily without a care in the world.

"Good boy, why aren't you asleep yet, it's so late?" I patted its head, smoothed its mane, and then grabbed the reins to lead it to the stable.

But when I turned my head, I noticed some light red marks around the mouth of the emoji, which seemed very suspicious.

Did you cut your mouth by eating the wrong thing?

I turned my head in confusion and found that a large area of ​​strawberries had quietly grown. The glossy red fruits had peeked out from the emerald green leaves, with a neat and plump shape and bright color, making them look very tempting.

The most conspicuous spot is a patch of ground in the far corner, clearly showing signs of being gnawed by some kind of meme-worthy animal. Even a piece of the leaf has been chewed off, as obvious as a birthmark on a monk's head.

stare……

I turned to look at the meme-worthy pony, and to my surprise, it immediately started rolling around on the ground, wearing an expression of complete ignorance.

∠(?」∠)＿

That expression seems to say: I'm just a horse, I don't know anything you're asking me!

"...This guy."

I dragged and pulled the pony into the stable before returning to the pasture, where I picked a strawberry and popped it into my mouth...

Ok……

I don't know what variety these strawberries are, but they're juicy, sweet, and leave a lingering fragrance. The strawberries are plump and full of moisture, with a slightly tart and sweet flavor and a unique, rich fruity aroma. These strawberries could easily fetch a high price in the market, right?

Sure enough, at this point, we should...

I stood there and shouted towards the riverbank, "Kappa! Come here!"

Suddenly, a lush green figure leaped up from the riverbank, splashing water everywhere, and rolled towards me!

"Give me a cucumber...give me a cucumber...give me a cucumber..."

I stopped the kappa's rude behavior and picked it up from the ground: "Apprentice, today's test begins! Quickly harvest this land, pick the red berries and put them aside, then pack them in that box over there!"

I gave the order to Tool Number One, but this guy shook his head and said, "I want to eat cucumber! Cucumber!"

"You think you can get a cucumber after just one day's work? Wishful thinking! All these strawberries must be harvested before dawn, or I'd rather starve to death, die out here, or jump off this cliff than give you a single cucumber!"

The little green bean-sized eyes of "Tool Man Number One" rolled around: "Then it's a deal, I'll get my cucumbers after I finish harvesting!"

"Next time for sure! Next time for sure!"

I patted it on the shoulder to encourage it, then turned and walked back to the chicken coop to see how the two Alpha chicks were doing.

After walking a couple of steps, I realized that the two chicks weren't in the pasture!

I brought two chicks to the tavern today, and Poppy and I hit it off immediately, practically becoming sworn brothers. But after get off work, it seems Poppy took them back to the chicken farm and forgot to return them to me…