Chapter 43: It from the Stars

Successfully expelled the monster, Zhu Jue did not choose to venture to other places, this evening he was going to the Skye River Stone Bridge outside Neil City, and he couldn't go far for a few hours, so he simply continued to stay in the tower.

Grand Elder Attar objected to Zhu Jue's decision, but the latter ignored him at all, and willingly shut him up with a free lunch.

"Do you know where there are many treasures?"

Holding a chicken leg in his hand, Zhu Jue's question was quite straightforward.

"If I knew where there was a treasure and I was wasting my time sitting here?"

Attar took a bite of the steak angrily, and the little thumb that was not stained with oil Xingzi picked the back of his neck, and pouted.

"You always know one or two places where there may be news about treasures, don't tell me I'm old and forget everything. ”

Zhu Jue raised his foot and nodded at a brown cloth bag on the table not far away, and then said,

"Don't think I didn't see it, just now you asked the mayor of Usa Town for a lot of donations in my name, if you force me to rush and take it all, you can sit on the top of the tower and drink the northwest wind every day!"

"Hey~ Didn't you take a gem too...... Although the quality is a little worse, it's all a gem, and I, as the person who recommended you to help, charged some money. ”

Too lazy to talk to Attar, Zhu Jue got up and walked over to the money bag, in the past two days, he understood that it was useless to reason with this old man, and he had to use practical actions to make him understand his thoughts.

"It takes about a week to go south along the River Skye to the ocean, and the inhabitants of Usa hardly go to that place, but the merchants who come in boats or mule-drawn caravans pushing two-wheeled wagons come from that direction. ”

For the sake of his own money bag, Attar was kind of free, and then said,

"There's a huge port city over there, called Dilas, I've been there before, and it's not a good reputation, and I've heard that there are often black three-deck galleys laden with precious stones sailing from the coast where I can't tell where they are, and the merchants who come out of these galleons to trade with jewellers are human, or basically human, but no one has ever seen the oarsmen who row these ships...... It was a hub for news from all over the world, but I spoke to some of them at the seamen's tavern in the port, and some of them were strange-looking, often masked, and didn't look very friendly...... I guess it's not a problem for you, so it should meet your requirements. ”

"A week?"

Compared with the strange seafarers, Zhu Jue was more concerned about the time of the journey, he didn't think that Attar could make up a place to deceive himself, but every time he came to this world, he only stayed for three days, and it took a week on the road, counting the return trip...... Aside from wandering around the town of Usa, where else can Zhu Jue go?

"I mean, it will take a week to get from Uza to Dilas, and since you're going back, maybe your current residence will be closer to Dilas. ”

"Tsk, I have a question, you know how long the gentleman, that is, Nelson, stays in Neil and Usa at any time...... Let me change the question, when was the last time he came to see you?"

To say that gentlemen, like them, only stay in this world for three days, Zhu Jue is a little unbelieving.

He can only come here for three days a month, so why did he get a knighthood in Neal City?

"About two weeks ago. ”

"What I want to know is the exact time, two weeks and one day was two weeks ago, and three weeks was two weeks ago!"

Zhu Jue didn't like ambiguous and vague answers.

"There are no three weeks, two weeks more than one or two days...... Does it matter?"

Attar didn't understand why Zhu Jue was so sensitive to this time, but he still gave the answer after thinking about it.

"I may not be in Usa Town the next time the gentleman looks for you, he will definitely avoid me, what are you going to do then, escape?"

Without answering Attar's question directly, Zhu Jue turned the conversation to something else.

"He just wants the Codex Nackert, why should I run?"

"Didn't someone steal it?"

"You're the only one who knows about this, aren't you?"

Attar was still eating the steak calmly, apparently not too worried about the next crisis.

"You're going to lie to him?"

Zhu Jue looked at Attar in surprise, and then said,

"I warn you, a gentleman is not stupid, and in terms of combat prowess, he can easily kill you by tying his hands together. ”

"How can it be said that it is a lie, this is an act of self-defense based on the protection of my own life, I have not read the Codex Nackert, but is it not a book that people cannot read, I have a lot of ancient books, Sir Nelson may be a polymath with you, but in the realm of dreams, face me old fellow...... He's this!"

Sticking out his little finger, which was still buttoning his ear droppings, Attar's expression was a sign of pride.

Zhu Jue didn't have much to say about Attar's self-confidence that he didn't know where it came from, after all, his life and death had little to do with him, and he set off again at noon to return to Neil City.

......

The three-day journey ends at a confluence on the River Skye.

No one had any accidents, except for AK and Rhinoceros's ugly expressions, the other three did not change.

The gentleman's gaze lingered on Zhu Jue for a moment, because he had noticed that the latter kept glancing at him just now, as if he had something to say.

"Mr. Rhino, I remember well that this is your third trip, and I hope you will be successful before your next trip, otherwise you will have to pay some liquidated damages. ”

didn't go directly to talk to Zhu Jue, the gentleman first turned to the rhinoceros and said in a deep voice, the latter nodded with a wry smile, bowed a little flatteringly to show that he knew, and sent the things as soon as he went back.

According to the contract they signed, the three trips must have a breakthrough in the awakening of spiritual power, otherwise they will have to pay something as liquidated damages to continue their journey.

This is undoubtedly exploitation in disguise.

However, the rhinoceros, who has already experienced the particularity of the fantasy dream world, still has the idea of giving up, in his opinion, as long as he can awaken the soul, let alone pay liquidated damages, it is okay for him to pay for it himself.

Maybe the day when his mental power really breaks through, he will understand that this is actually not a good thing.

Zhu Jue, who knew part of the truth of the matter, lingered between the gentleman and the black swan, estimating the combat power that these two people could exert.

Kill the two of them directly?

This is undoubtedly the stupidest decision, maybe it doesn't take too much time for Zhu Jue to do this, but it is refreshing, and the follow-up troubles are enough to give him a headache for a long time.

This is not a game, after killing someone, the other party will not explode props and treasure chest keys, and no one can guarantee that the gentleman will have a back hand other than the black swan.

In case this guy has a real team hidden in the shadows, Zhu Jue jumping out like a stunned person at this time is equivalent to giving up his advantage in the shadows.

Not to mention, he hadn't even figured out where the spatial door was or how to enter the underground space it was in.

There are too many uncertain factors, and Zhu Jue must find a way to figure out the most critical points before he starts to think about getting rid of these two people.

Fortunately, he still has plenty of time now, and the gentleman is in the open and he is in the dark, and the advantages and disadvantages are clear at a glance.

"You go back with the black swan first, and I still have something to talk about with Mr. Wind Chime. ”

Separated the other three, and there were only two left on the stone bridge, and the gentleman continued,

"What's the matter with you?"

Compared with the attitude when he first came in three days ago, the tone of the gentleman and Zhu Jue when they spoke now was detached.

However, it was precisely this attitude that Zhu Jue knew that the gentleman had not decided to attack him because of the previous conflict in Usa Town, otherwise he would have been smiling now, and there would be no difference from before.

"I got a treasure that I don't need on my own, and I know you have a lot of resources in your hands, so I want to exchange it with you. ”

Originally, Zhu Jue's plan was to use the excuse of making amends, but after thinking about it on the way back, he still decided to continue to maintain his previous attitude, and deliberately currying favor would only arouse suspicion.

"Oh? ”

Not surprisingly, the gentleman was interested in the treasures of the dreamland.

So Zhu Jue looked around mysteriously from side to side, and then carefully took out the gem he had obtained from the garrison captain before.

Of course, this is a "refined" gem.

There was nothing inside the translucent outer gem, but at this time, there was a cloud of sand and gravel constantly tumbling and flowing in it!

The crimson sunset at dusk is reflected in the sunset, which is mysterious and strange.

The gentleman's gaze locked on the gem almost immediately, and the hand hanging casually at his side was also subconsciously clenched.

This scene was seen by Zhu Jue next to him, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently skimmed upward, it was obvious that the gentleman was very interested in this gem containing a ball of living sand.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you, last time you stopped me from killing that old man, and then I deliberately took a bunch of things to the door to make amends, hey, that old man is a greedy guy, and then he asked me to help the garrison of Usa Town solve the monsters that appeared in the town, after the fact, I got this gem from the warehouse of the garrison, they don't know the goods, they think it's broken and worthless, so they use it to send me away, but I don't know that this is a treasure!"

The matter of Wusa Town can't be hidden, so Zhu Jue discussed this matter with Attar before he came, and he spoke in a unified voice.

"What do you want to change?"

At this time, the gentleman didn't even bother to pretend to be Zhu Jue, he had been in this world for more than five years, and he thought that he had handled many treasures, but he had never seen this magical gem.

Of course he hadn't seen it.

This thing is from an alien planet!