Chapter 8: Kothos
"What about Cologne?"
Old Locke suddenly noticed something, the resolute old man was gone, and the last time he was arguing with him about whether a bronze lion's head was worth a silver coin or two.
"He was carried away by the desert, forever!"
Seth didn't look up, he counted the five silver coins that Old Locke had just handed over, which was enough for them and their families to spend half a year in peace.
"So, what are you doing here, such a Valoran?"
Old Locke did not react much to Cologne's death, and he turned and walked to the front of the little house, and sat down on an old chair, one of which had been replaced by a wooden stick, and the original half was in Old Locke's hand, with only a slight processing.
"Well, I'm from Loxas, you know, Shurima has always been a great place to explore, but he's also a good place to die, I lost my companions there, but fortunately I met Cologne and they saved my life, and now, old Locke, I want you to help me find a Noxian merchant!"
Chen Xi used a set of rhetoric that he had already thought of to talk to Old Locke, and it seemed like that.
"Yes, I've seen a lot of scenery and a lot of people......
Old Locke looked at Chen Xi, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
"But in the end, I'm old, and my eyes are not good! I can take you to Kosos, and I don't need money, just think of it as a little bit of a help to the Cologne Empire!"
Old Locke changed his position, and straightened his back on the chair a little, though it didn't seem to have any effect.
These words made the Seth who were still stunned dumbfounded, when did old Locke still have such a generous time?
"Alright, Seth, go back! I'll take this man to Kosos. ”
With a slight movement of his fingers, old Locke squeezed his fingers tightly on the wooden cane grip, and the metal old cane rod clanged on the ladder in front of the small building.
"Let's go, boy. ”
Old Locke looked at the way he fell, but in fact his pace was not slow, perhaps the color of the scavenger gave them more strength, or a more resolute character.
Seth and the others walked along, but out of the old neighborhood, Seth and the three walked towards the depths of the slums, and Old Locke walked towards the drawbridge from which he had come.
After passing the suspension bridge again, the roar of the river changed Chen Xi to another world, prosperous and lively.
However, Chen Xi, who returned to the bustling city, did not return to the underground tunnel, and Old Locke did not go underground like a purple-skinned scavenger, and more people here knew Old Locke.
"Old Locke, why are you still out for a walk when you're so old!"
"When people get old, if they don't walk anymore, they won't be able to see the prosperous scene of Bergunne!"
"Old Locke, have you received any treasures, sell them to me, and I will give you a high price!"
"Oh! It's this crutch, it's a treasure dug up from the capital city of Shurima! Maybe it's the crutch of a nobleman from Shurima a long time ago!"
"Come on, who doesn't know that your crutches are a broken leg from a broken chair!"
From time to time, there was a voice greeting Old Locke, and Old Locke kept responding.
The first time I didn't look at the prosperity here from the cracks in the sewers, Chen Xi only felt that there was a strong historical atmosphere, mixed with the unique desolation of the desert, but there was more atmospheric texture.
The surrounding buildings are built on the hills, and the small hills are layered with sand and stone towers, and at the top is a domed tower, on which the shimmering light shoots towards the ocean beyond, telling the world who he is.
In the streets, there are not only street vendors shouting and selling, but also lightly armored soldiers with spears or horses appearing from time to time, maintaining the prosperity of Berguen and showing the majesty of Noxus.
"Hey, the one ahead!"
Just as Chen Xi was leisurely looking around, the guards shouted at Chen Xi.
"Where are you from?"
The white horse slowly rode in front of Chen Xi, and the soldier looked at Chen Xi condescendingly, and the horse snorted in cooperation, setting off the glory of the Noxian Legion that the soldier could not offend.
"Well, I'm an explorer from Noxus, and I was caught in a sandstorm during my adventure in Shurima, and I'm left alone, saved by the scavengers!"
Chen Xi repeated what he had just said again, obviously the soldier was not as old as Locke, and he did not have the slightest doubt about Chen Xi's words.
"Are you a southerner of Noxus? I'm from Kursala on the plains of Loklond!"
"Uh, no, I'm a Nortian northerner!"
Chen Xi sighed in his heart, and the dangerous soldier said his place first.
"Oh!
The soldier's questioning words made Chen Xi's heart rise again.
"I thought I'd like to ask you how Kulsala is! I can't seem to ask anything, so let's go!"
The heart he was carrying finally let go, Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief, Old Locke didn't have anything, and Chen Xi didn't know if he believed his words or not!
Suddenly, Chen Xi followed behind Old Locke, and slowly walked towards the top of the small hill, the houses here became more and more prosperous with the change of height, and the market was no longer a variety of vendors, but antique stores side by side, which displayed all kinds of things from Shurima Yellow Sand, maybe one of them was a rare treasure.
However, the old Locke, who had handled many antiques, did not even look at these stores, he knew that the real treasures would not be left here, and the shrewd merchants knew that only in the bustling capital of Noxus could the real treasures be turned into more gold coins.
And the farther you go, the fewer such shops there are, and in their place are private houses inhabited by all sorts of merchants who have prospered through Shurima.
Soon, Old Locke stopped, at this time they were already halfway up the hill, and the non-stop climbing made Chen Xi slightly panting, but Old Locke didn't have the slightest consciousness as an old man, he didn't even blush.
"Let's go! Kosos is in a house, he is not a Valoran, but he is a shrewd merchant who is known for Bergoin, and you can say those things in front of the soldiers, but you can't hide them in front of Kosos!"
Old Locke finally answered Chen Xi's previous question, and he always knew the loopholes in what Chen Xi said.
"Of course, Kosos is a businessman, and businessmen only care about profit!"
Just before entering, old Locke paused, said another word, and then stepped into the sandstone gate.
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(End of chapter!)