478 No matter what the era, there is a book that never goes out of style
Han Xiao and his entourage took a low-altitude mobility vehicle to the north of City Eight, and the clues of the rock mercenaries pointed to a popular commercial street, where people came and went, noisy and noisy, the street was wide, the center was a fountain square, and the surrounding streets were all kinds of shops.
Following the address, the group came to the front of a shop, which was painted in a variety of colors, and the gate was flanked by magic lanterns of changing colors, and the door was open.
Melos glanced up at the name of the shop, and his face twitched.
"Fraternity Bookstore...... What the hell is this name? ”
"Go in and have a look."
Walking into the store, the interior layout turned out to be very quaint, the floor was smooth brown wood floors, rows of glazed wood bookshelves, full of books, these books exuded a strong magical atmosphere, it seemed to be high-end magic books recorded in magical words, the store was filled with the smell of books, in a place like Norrios, almost only magicians were still using books, this was obviously a magician's shop.
The clue said that there was someone here who knew the whereabouts of the target, Han Xiao looked around, because there was a bookshelf to cover it, he couldn't see if there was anyone inside, he patted Melos on the shoulder and motioned for him to call someone.
Melos was about to speak, when he suddenly realized a question, "Wait, why don't you do this little thing yourself?" ”
"You're in good shape, you have a big voice, and you're full of breath." Han Xiao's face was expressionless, "Mainly because I'm too lazy to call." ”
“……”
Melos glared at him and shouted, like thunder.
"Is there a-human!!"
Whoa......
There was a noise in the depths of the bookshelf, as if the people inside were frightened by this voice, and accidentally hit the bookshelf, causing a pile of books to fall down, and let out a cry of "ouch".
"Wait, wait, I'm out......"
A male human in a mage's robe limped out, hissing for air, smashed to his feet by a brick-thick book, and smiled enthusiastically at the sight of the crowd.
"I'm the owner of this bookstore, do you prefer one person or more people? Do you like aesthetic or brutal? What race of creatures do you like? Oh, you're all humanoids, and I've got humanoids of any color! ”
Everyone was confused, and Sylvia couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What are you talking about?" ”
The magician shopkeeper blinked, and his face was abrupt, "I see, there are also hybrids, whether it is insects, fungi, beasts, machines, as long as you can think of any race, I have everything, and I guarantee that it will meet all your tastes!" ”
What the hell is hybridization, do you think you're rice?!
The more Han Xiao listened, the more he felt that something was wrong, "Aren't you selling books here?" ”
At this time, Alosia on the side opened a book on the shelf, and everyone looked at it, this magic book was full of illustrations, the picture was moving, lifelike, this is a kind of photo magic, often used in video, just like a movie shown in the book, each picture is a fragment.
It looks quite high-end, but the content is ......
"Yikes!" Sylvia's face turned red suddenly, and she hurriedly turned her head, but her eyes couldn't help but drift to the book.
"This, this ......" Melos looked dazed, and his worldview was shocked.
Arohsia pondered, "It turns out that this is the process of the reproduction of material life......"
"Unknown information is found buzzing...... Data acquisition is underway...... "Philip's mechanical eyes flickered wildly, capturing every frame.
The three Volga brothers moved like rabbits, pulled out a large pile of books from the bookshelf with lightning speed, and spread them on the counter, "How much?" I want it all! ”
"Stop making a fuss."
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, reached out and snapped the book in Alohia's hand, threw it aside, stared at the magician shopkeeper, and said in a deep voice: "I'm here to find a guy with prophetic abilities, he should have left you a message as well." ”
The magician shopkeeper's smile suddenly froze, and he became disappointed, and said to himself, "I'm not here to buy books, I've already decorated the inside so formally, why are there still no customers, is it necessary to be so afraid that others will know about this kind of thing." ”
After glancing at everyone, the magician straightened his clothes, stood up straight, and his obscene temperament suddenly changed, and then he looked like a mage should be, and said: "Introduce yourself, you can call me Yi Xuan, I am a teleportation mage, this bookstore is just a side business, and the main business is to operate portal services." ”
In some magical side planets or advanced civilization planets, there will always be mages who operate teleportation business, teleporting customers to another location on the same planet, saving the time consumed by vehicles, and the farther the teleportation distance, the greater the consumption and difficulty, so it is generally only teleported on the same planet, and it is rare to teleport across planets, if it is not positioned, the customer will be thrown into the universe, and only powerful enough mages dare to teleport over long distances.
When Ames blew up the Dark Star Mothership, she used teleportation magic to arrive from several galaxies away in an instant, and the caster was another super A-class mage boss who was fighting with her for fun.
"You're a teleporter?" Han Xiao asked, "So the target I'm looking for was teleported by you to another place in Norios?" ”
Yi Xuan shrugged, "He pays, I teleport, normal transaction." ”
"Where did he go?"
"Ha, I'm not going to give away my clients' privacy." Yi Xuan smiled, "By the way, he also left me a message to tell everyone who wants to find him." ”
"What did he say?" Han Xiao frowned.
"He said he was going to play a game with you, and if you stole the Crystal Fire Heart, he would meet you."
"Heart of Crystal Fire?" Han Xiao kicked Philip on tiptoe, "Check it out." ”
"Searching for a buzz...... Found the ...... "Philip's mechanical eye suddenly shot out light, forming a translucent projection in mid-air, on which was the information of the Heart of Crystal Fire.
[Heart of Crystal Fire: A ring made of rare crystals born in lava, very exquisite and luxurious, legend has it that it can be immune to heat and burning, and was auctioned for a high price of 7.93 million inars, and was bought by Rockface and given to his wife by the leader of the Norrios consortium, and his wife always wore this ring when he and his wife attended public events......]
"Seven, seven million nine hundred and thirty thousand!" Melos almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, spending so much money just to buy a broken ring to please a woman?!
That's at least a couple of warships!
Once again, his worldview is shaky.
Han Xiao's face changed, "He wants me to steal the sky-high jewelry of the wife of the head of a super consortium?" Is he trying to use us or is he teasing us?! ”
Steal the precious ornament of the wife of the leader of the consortium who controls the planet in Norios and die!
The teacher of the dragon seat clearly wants to trick me!
"Don't ask me, I'm just collecting money and passing on the word." Yi Xuan spread his hands, "Rockface's wife is in Norios, but don't expect me to teleport you directly, I don't want to be seen as your accomplice." ”
Squinting his eyes, Han Xiao said in a deep voice, "I'm not interested in completing this excessive request, where did you teleport him?" ”
Yi Xuan was impatient, "Didn't I say it, I won't divulge the privacy of customers, and don't try to bribe me, I have professional ethics." ”
"Then don't blame me for beating you up." Melos immediately put on a fierce expression, raised his casserole-sized fist, stepped out of the crowd, and stepped forward, ready to scare the teleportation mage.
The big hand was about to touch Yi Xuan's collar, and at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Buzz –
A circle of light doors suddenly appeared, just in the gap between the two, Melos was startled, his reaction was very fast, he stopped the momentum of progress, hurriedly stopped, and was about to retreat, but unexpectedly, a red tentacle suddenly stretched out from the light gate, wrapped around his body, and suddenly exploded with a huge force, directly pulling Melos, who was unstable in the center of gravity, into the light gate and disappeared.
Immediately after, there was a whirlpool in the air, and the light gate spun and shrank towards the center point, quickly disappearing without a trace.
"Melos!" Volga boss exclaimed.
Everyone's faces changed suddenly.
The atmosphere froze for a while.
Yi Xuan glanced at everyone proudly.
"Sure enough, it's the same as that person said, the person who came to him couldn't get the information he wanted, so he would threaten me, hmph, you can't think of it, I've been prepared!"
Han Xiao was very calm, helpless to hold his forehead, when Melos was acting, he noticed something unusual, and wanted to stop it, but before he could speak, Melos was tricked - it is also a problem for martial artists to move too fast!
Sure enough, the target guessed this situation, so he alerted the teleportation mage in advance, so as to trick them, when the target made an excessive request to steal the heart of crystal fire, it formed a "trigger" of prophecy, and even if they did not use the ability of precognition, they could calculate their reaction, knowing that they would most likely refuse the request, and then they would find other ways from the teleportation mage, and the threat was obviously a highly likely behavior, thus putting them in a dilemma.
"Teleportation magic, tricky ability...... Han Xiao secretly sighed, Melos was unlucky, and it was imperative to get him back first.
The atmosphere was tense, and at this time, Yi Xuan pointed to the door, with a tone that was under control, and said lightly: "I am proficient in teleportation magic, and I always maintain a state that is about to trigger, I can teleport away before you touch me, so don't try to threaten me."
And if your companion wants to offend me, I will make him suffer, and in two hours, I will teleport him back and throw him at the gate north of City Eight, and you will find it yourself when the time comes, and now I have no interest in fighting with you, if you don't buy books, please get out of my bookstore, you are not welcome here! ”