After a short interlude, the two didn't stop much on the road and went straight to an open inn.

Despite the fact that the rulers of Bone City are a group of suspected fanatical religious maniacs, they don't impose too many restrictions on trade.

Coupled with the fact that the city has relatively cheap fresh water and an astonishing amount of food, even if the merchants don't like the environment and atmosphere, they will not be unable to get along with the interests of wealth.

As soon as he entered the small inn, Luke saw a dozen guys dressed differently from the locals outside.

They ate and drank while exchanging information and news in whispers.

When they found out that it was a boy and a beautiful woman walking in, some of the guys flashed greed in their eyes, but it was quickly concealed.

After all, this is not one of those lax towns, let alone lawless wilderness, but a city of orderly discipline.

Under the control of fanatical religion, anyone who wants to kill people and steal goods, or even capture slaves, needs to consider how terrible the price must be.

You know, there are no prisons here, and there are usually only two ends for those who break the rules and laws.

One is to be sent to underground farms and ranches to work as coolies for the rest of their lives, and they may not see the light of day again until they die.

The other is to be hanged in public, and the corpse is also thrown to an underground farm or ranch to be used as fertilizer.

Simple!

Brusque!

But with unimaginably huge deterrent power!

After booking a room with the innkeeper, Laphni expertly ordered two servings of food and sat down at a table in the corner of the hall to eat.

While eating, she also quietly probed: "Can you tell me, what exactly do you plan to do when you come to Bone City?"

"It's easy! Find someone!"

Luke didn't try to hide anything, and generously stated the purpose of the trip.

"Someone?" Raffne asked, quickly swallowing the food in her mouth.

Although she had almost figured out the situation along the way, she still wanted to hear the other party say it in person.

"A wayward Kante girl. Help me find her, and then you owe me two. With that, Luke took out a gem from his bosom that glowed red. "Here, take it, if that girl is nearby, the gem will keep flashing, and the higher the frequency of the flash, the closer the distance. ”

"Magical items?"

Feeling the faint magical energy emanating from the gem, Laphne was visibly taken aback, but quickly added, "I need some money to find out the news." ”

"No problem! here's all the money I've got on me, you can take it. ”

Without any hesitation, Luke threw the heavy money bag full of various currencies over.

Since the world has lost almost most of its resources under the plunder of the invaders, and the order and ruling structure are on the verge of collapse, there is no unification or universal currency recognized by most cities and regions.

Almost every city that has the capacity has minted its own currency, and the material is hard metal.

Don't think of these currencies as the kind of precious metals that are light and easy to carry.

On the contrary, they are lumps that can be used at any time to be processed into raw materials for weapons, armor, or other tools.

In this extremely harsh world, precious metals have long been mined by the invaders, and the small amount of mineral deposits left is simply not enough to support the huge trade system.

"Give it all to me, aren't you afraid I'll run away with the money?" Glancing at the type and amount of currency in the bag, her mouth wide open in surprise.

"Believe me, you'd better pray you didn't do that, or I guarantee you'll find out what a stupid mistake you've made before you can get out of the gates. Okay, hurry up and get moving, I don't want to be in this oppressive city for too long. ”

With these meaningful words, Luke quickly finished his share of food and disappeared alone at the end of the stairs leading to the guest room.

He had barely left on his front feet when a stranger wrapped himself in a cloak suddenly walked in from outside, ordered something to eat, and sat down on the table behind Laphni.

Since the two are back to back, neither of them can see each other's faces.

After eating all the food quietly, the stranger whispered without looking back, "How is it, is it safe now?"

"Safety! He's just gone upstairs to the guest room, and he shouldn't be down for a while. Laphni replied thoughtlessly.

When the former heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head slightly, and revealed a slightly strong female face, which was the one-eyed woman who always followed behind.

Without the slightest hesitation, she took out a small bottle of black liquid from her arms and gently placed it on the table, and said in a very fast voice: "This is poison! Remember, you only get one chance, make sure he drinks them all. ”

"Damn! You're too anxious, aren't you? I haven't earned his trust yet! Don't you see, he hasn't been close to me from the beginning to the end. When Laphni saw the black liquid, her pupils suddenly contracted, and she objected angrily.

"No way! The employer is running out of time for us, and we have to get it done as soon as possible. Otherwise......"

Speaking of this, the one-eyed woman paused, and her whole person began to tremble slightly: "Otherwise, the shadow of death will come!"

"Shadow of Death?!" Leiphne shuddered for a moment. "Who the hell is our employer? ”

"Sorry, I don't know. But if we don't do it before the shadow of death arrives, then all our efforts and sacrifices will be in vain. ”

The words just fell!

The one-eyed woman stood up and left the hotel, disappearing at the end of the street in the blink of an eye.

Without saying a word, Laphne stood up and hid the vial of expensive and deadly poison in her sleeve while everyone was not looking.

As a spellcaster, no one knows better than she how terrifying these black liquids are.

Often, it only takes a single drop to sever the connection between an extremely powerful caster and magical energy.

If it was a whole bottle, no matter how strong Luke was, it would instantly degenerate into a real, defenseless twelve-year-old boy......

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