In the dim light, the small bar is filled with unknown music, and the atmosphere is quiet and peaceful.

If it weren't for the bartender wiping the cup in front of him and the pressure quietly brought to him by the gazes of some people behind him, Lu Ming would almost suspect that this was the school's café.

It was a very different place than he imagined a black market, with no never-ending violence, conflict and chaos in the lawless zone. It's more like a gathering place of gangster bosses, following certain ancient etiquette, maintaining a dangerous elegance, politely seated, silent when leaving, and a gentle toast here, and the sky may have changed outside.

The wooden villain crawled out of Lin Peng's pocket, and seemed to want to jump into his cup for a swim, but was quickly caught in mid-air and put back on his shoulder, and was only allowed to drink two sips of water from the cup, putting on an aggrieved expression, and was choked before taking two sips.

Lin Peng supports his forehead, and the task of taking care of children is a long way to go.

Lu Ming silently held the cup, drinking the hot water in the cup one after another, and gradually felt a trace of warmth on his body. He wanted to ask something, but he didn't dare to break the atmosphere at the moment, he always felt that as long as he opened his mouth, something inexplicable would fly from behind, and he still didn't come out of the shadow of the orcs, so he could only give up in silence.

"Knock, knock, knock......."

At the end of the song, the record player stopped turning, and in another corner, a huge floor-standing classical type made a percussion sound on the hour, which rang seven times, the sound was crisp and pleasant, although the volume was not large, but the ingenious design allowed the sound to be transmitted to every corner of the room.

The outermost guests drank all the drinks in their cups, some pressed a few banknotes under the cups, some left a few small round plastic pieces on the table, and some turned the rim upside down, tapped the table twice with the knuckle of their index fingers, and left with nothing.

"Don't be nervous, seven o'clock in the evening is the time when the black market opens, and it lasts until the market closes at seven o'clock in the morning, and the people here are all here to look for work, but some people are out to find work, and some people are just coming to them for life, and there is no need to be a snake. The bartender saw Lu Ming's nervousness, smiled slightly, put down the cup in his hand and explained.

"What do those money and gestures mean?" Lu Ming asked still uneasily.

"Paper money is the common banknote that is popular outside, and the disc is the currency inside the black market, and the amount is no different from the highest denomination banknote, and everything here is not cheap. Tapping the table with his middle finger meant that he would be back tomorrow and reserve his seat, and as you can see, only one of them asked for it. The bartender replied nonchalantly, as if this was happening every day.

Although there is no way to cope with it like a fish in water for a while, I finally feel a little more at ease. Everyone will feel nervous and afraid when facing the unknown, if there is a person who takes the initiative to smile and talk to him, it will relieve this uncomfortable discomfort a lot, I don't know why, at this moment he has a better impression of this man who is neatly dressed and has an ordinary face, and he is not willing to ask the insect master around him.

The insect master watched the men leave, whispered to remind everyone that it was time to leave, he cleaned up everyone's empty glasses, and pushed his own cup of untouched dark red liquid to the bartender, turned around and led everyone out of their seats.

"Aren't we going to keep a place?" Xiao Million asked uncomfortably after listening to the bartender's words, as if he had embarked on a path from which there was no turning back.

"The bar is an area for individual customers, so you can't reserve a place, so if you want, you can go to the seats in the front three rows that don't have upside-down cups, and if you can afford to pay for it, beating up is the only public entertainment allowed in the bar. Li pushed open the door of the bar and walked into a small cold and dark alley. He stopped by the garbage bin for a moment, pulled out a delicate knife stuck in the wall and put it in his arms, and then led the group out of the dark alley, and the brightly lit world suddenly opened up.

"Welcome to the underground black market. Li said softly.

Although it is called an underground black market, it is not dark at all, but it is brightly lit and lively, and it is full of life. There are two rows of lit lanterns suspended on both sides of the road, the distance between each other is close or far, wandering back and forth uncertainly, and the fire element in the lantern is even more restless, jumping out from time to time to fight with the fire element next door, sparking in the air and disappearing into the air.

Li led the crowd into the flow of people and walked into the lively street. The road itself seemed to be a long road paved with cobblestones, winding and winding into the distance, and the road was lined with small vendors shouting along the street, wearing colorful costumes, and selling even more goods, including almost all the magical products Lu Ming knew and many more things he didn't recognize. Lu Ming even saw a merchant who had come down from an airship with them and the laborer behind him standing in an inconspicuous corner, putting the monkey that had been showing off his might before into a cage and selling it to another tall man.

The group stumbled through the crowd with Li, and the noisy sound was a huge difference from the quiet bar just now. Everyone here seemed to be speaking loudly, but barely a single word was spoken, and even in the different languages, it seemed that the hoarse voice of the red lizard and the roar of some orcs were easier to understand.

It seems to be the outermost end of the black market, filled with stalls and a variety of shops along the way. They visited the dwarven armory shop, all kinds of weapons flashed with cold light, and on top of it were the hammers that the dwarves were proud of for striking iron; there was also the yodel's mysterious potion shop, the colorful potions were written about different uses, Lu Ming even saw an ultra-chronic poison that could kill the other party in ten years after only one use; as a mage, the most interested in it is naturally magic props, it can be seen that most of them are inferior imitations, but in addition to the bulky staff and brightly colored shoddy magic stones, there are also some genuine products, the stall owner saw their uniforms, and excitedly took out a small wooden box, with the mark of the Ministry of Magic printed on the front, Inside is a neat set of elemental magic stones, which looks very exciting, but the stall owner didn't expect the group to look bright, in fact, they are all misers and poor bastards, and they scolded unwillingly and put it away again.

Lily doesn't get involved in their wandering, but she doesn't urge them to move on, and when Luna sees something of interest and asks about it, he stays where he is, and the stop-and-go atmosphere is indeed like that of a customer. Lu Ming noticed that the insects that were talking around them had turned into two, closed his eyes and sensed it, and even found that there were also several tiny insects lurking above and around them that were barely visible for observation.

When he opened his eyes, the eyes of the two people, or the direction of Lu Ming and Li Mask, glanced at each other, Lu Ming suddenly had a strong desire, and he wanted to see what kind of person was under the mask.

"Where the hell are we going?" asked Luna, who had looked at a few shops and seen the big and small items, and finally got bored of shopping.

"Mercenary Society. To walk here, you need a legal identity, just change out of your ostentatious uniform. Li replied in a flat tone.

"Is there anything wrong with the uniforms at the Academy of Wars, why do we need to change them?" asked Luna, unconvinced.

"It's too ostentatious and conspicuous. I'm not denying your academy and ability, but to reduce unnecessary trouble, after all, your status is special, and the situation here is now mixed, the situation is too complicated, I am not absolutely sure to protect the integrity of each of you. It was still a flat tone, without a trace of emotional waves.

Luna seemed to want to refute unconvinced, but remembered something, and swallowed the words that came to her lips.

"In addition, I need to remind you that this is the end of the journey of peace, and from now on, you need to show the fighting spirit of the opening ceremony, trust your teammates, and be careful of everyone you meet, the prosperity here is built on danger. Li calmly warned, "My task is to protect as much as possible, but this is Zhongzhou, what does the purpose of coming here mean, I guess I don't need to say more." ”

For a moment, the atmosphere fell silent, and everyone had their own thoughts.

Lu Ming put away his mind because of his own playfulness, and carefully observed the surroundings, and indeed found an abnormality, they seemed to have dodgy eyes following them, and some of them he was not sure of, because the other party was almost perfectly hidden in the noisy environment;

An interesting point is that these people don't seem to be the same group of forces, and they also have vigilance and restraint between each other, which makes Lu Ming breathe a sigh of relief, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, although they can't shake hands and make peace, at least they can use each other, if an organization forms such a huge encirclement against them, then they are really in a dangerous situation.

Soon, the crowd left the hustle and bustle of the street and entered an area with shops on the side of the road, which looked much more sophisticated and prosperous than the outside, and the flow of people was relatively small, at least there would be no crowding. In addition to the usual weapon shops, potions, and magic item shops, there are also professional wand shops, divination shops, and even public intelligence shops. The storefront of the intelligence house is very interesting, the entire wall has been blackened, except for the pure white door, with a beautiful red lip painted on it, as if to warn people of misfortune.

Li pushed open the door, and behind the door was a flight of stairs leading directly to the second floor, and a sentence was written on the wall next to the staircase:

There is essentially no difference between intentional whistleblowing and unintentional leaking.