"There shouldn't be a shortage of people in the hall, so let's go out and take a look." After dinner, Li Yaqi walked out of the service station alone and took a leisurely stroll along the central avenue of Starlis.

"Hundred kinds of grocery stores, beauty hotels, fresh green seed stores、......" Li Yaqi silently recited the signboards of the shops on the side of the road while walking through the crowded streets.

"What is this?" Li Yaqi stopped in front of a small shop with a small face, "I don't seem to see the signboard either, but since there is a 'Welcome' sign hanging at the door, I should be able to enter." Whatever, let's go in and have a look, in case it's a place to sell delicious food." Thinking of this, Li Yaqi pushed open the door of the store and walked in.

The space inside the store is relatively long, and the lights are not bright, except for one or two bright lights hanging on the wall at the entrance. A long counter stretched out from the door, and an old man with gray hair was sitting at the counter repairing something.

"Welcome!" Seeing a guest come in, the old man put down the items in his hand, got up and walked to the counter, "Is there anything you need?" Little girl. ”

"Uh...... This one...... No. Li Yaqi replied with some embarrassment, "Nothing, in fact, I just came in and had a casual look." There was no sign outside, so I came in to see what it was up to. ”

"Hehe, that's it." The old man smiled and said kindly, "The signboard outside was broken two days ago, and it has been repaired in the past few days." I'm so sorry. We are a prop shop that specializes in making small magic items for adventurers. ”

"Prop shop?" It was the first time Li Yaqi had heard of such a store, and asked casually.

"yes, do you want to find out?" After speaking, the old man took out a thick stack of materials from the bookcase and put it in front of Li Yaqi, "This is the catalog, you can see if there is anything you want." ”

Li Yaqi opened the top book and read it with great interest. "I see, it's for adventurers to make magic tools. That's the same as Ella's sister's interests. But...... These tools look so rudimentary.'" While Li Yaqi was watching with relish, the old man sent a cup of tea and put it in front of Li Yaqi. "There's a place to sit over there, and you can watch it slowly while drinking tea."

"yes, okay." Li Yaqi replied happily, then picked up the teacup and walked to the empty seat opposite, sat down, and carefully studied the magic items on the catalog.

"It looks like it's all gadgets." Li Yaqi asked, "Aren't there any weapons like bows and arrows or daggers on this?" ”

"We can only make some small props that we can carry with us, such as weapons and armor, which can only be made by going to a special store." The old man behind the counter replied as he continued to repair the props in his hand.

"I see, it's really much worse than Sister Ella." Li Yaqi seemed to be a little disappointed.

"That's right!" As if she had thought of something, Li Yaqi suddenly stood up and said to the old man, "I have some weapons and equipment here that I don't need, can you help me transform them into some props, or change them to something interesting to you here." ”

"Oh?" When the old man heard this, he slowly stood up, walked to the counter, and said to Li Yaqi, "Okay, I'll see what they are." ”

At this time, Li Yaqi poured all the weapons and equipment she had captured on the Wilderness Road from the magic space into the open space in front of the counter, "That's it." ”

"That's a lot." When the old man saw the weapons and equipment piled up on the ground, he walked out of the counter, squatted down, and carefully examined them one by one.

"How? Does it work? Li Yaqi asked.

"Well," the old man stood up and said to Li Yaqi, "Although the quality is not very high, and there are varying degrees of damage, there are still quite a lot of them." After speaking, the old man took out a volume from the thick catalog and handed it to Li Yaqi, "I think, if it is the props in this, it should still be possible to change some." ”

"I'll take a look." Li Yaqi took the catalog, quickly read it from beginning to end, and then said in disappointment, "What, it's all some foolish stuff." ”

"Haha." The old man laughed, "That's right. Your weapons and equipment are all "rough level" goods, and there is a lot of damage, so you can only create "rough level" items. Moreover, there are individual ones that may require some additional advanced materials. ”

"That's right." Li Yaqi looked at it carefully, hoping to find something useful.

"Where's this?" Li Yaqi pointed to a prop in the catalog and said, "'Beast Stumbling Block'." It says that it can be thrown at fleeing beasts and cause them to fall. ”

"That's mainly for catching small animals, and it can interfere with their escape. However, it can only deal with small animals, and when you encounter large beasts or something, the effect is not very good. ”

"It's so useless...... "Li Yaqi muttered quietly.

"How about this? Looks pretty good. Li Yaqi said, "'Ninja escape special smoke bomb'. It says that the smoke released can block the enemy's view in a large area, and then take the opportunity to escape. ”

"Hmm...... That's true, that's right. The old man continued, "But if you are in the smoke, you will not be able to see clearly. And the existence time is actually very short, and ordinary people can run a few meters away with all their strength. ”

“…… Such rubbish......"

"'Image generator'? It says that you can immediately create your own image at the throwing site. ”

"Well...... The throwing range is very limited, and the image is only for a moment, and it is very expensive to use materials, so basically no one buys it because there seems to be no suitable use. ”

"......" Li Yaqi was silent for a while, and complained, "Can you really sell these props?" ”

"Hahaha......" the old man laughed, "Magic props and other things are rarely used in the first place, and even if some are practical, they are very expensive, so they are generally considered 'luxury' for adventurers." ”

"I see...... That's really embarrassing for Sister Ella.'" Li Yaqi held the teacup and observed the furnishings around the store with interest.

In addition to a family portrait of an old man hanging on the wall, there are also some honors and medals obtained, and some production tools are neatly placed in the corner, all of which look very old.

"Have you been doing this for a long time?" Li Yaqi asked.

"That's nature. My family has been in this business for generations, and my wife has always loved making all kinds of magic props since she was a child. The types of props that can be made in our shop now, not to mention in Starlis, but also in the entire adventurer kingdom, are also a handful. The old man said with some pride.

"That's pretty good." Li Yaqi walked to the counter, put down the teacup in his hand, and continued, "So, what's the greatest prop that can be made now?" I want to see it. ”

"Well...... old man took out another catalog, handed it to Li Yaqi, and said, "There are many 'fine level' and 'rare level' props here, which have been accumulated by our family for generations, and it can be said that they are the most powerful props that can be made at present." Of course, the materials needed are also very difficult to find. ”

Li Yaqi took the catalog, "'Toxin Purification Transmitter • Excellent Modified Type C'? What is this? ”

"This device is said to protect adventurers over a large area from toxins. Pretty practical, right? ”

"Well, it's really good, can any poison be cured?"

"Hehe, little girl, this doesn't seem to cure poisoning, it's just that people are not harmed by poisoning, and I don't know what the specific effect is, after all, I haven't tried it."

"It's all." Li Yaqi closed the catalog. "Okay. These things don't work for me anyway, so instead of throwing them in the recycle bin, let's just change them for something. Li Yaqi looked at a large pile of weapons and equipment on the ground and said.

"However, if you give these things to the recycling bin, you may be able to get a good price." The old man suggested.

"It doesn't matter." Li Yaqi replied nonchalantly.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and when Li Yaqi left the prop shop, the crowd on the street had begun to gradually decrease, and the brightly lit avenue had already fallen asleep little by little. "Let's go buy some supper and go back," Li Yaqi thought as she continued to wander the streets.

In the end, Li Yaqi bought a large bag of dim sum near Central Park and walked to the attraction with towering ancient trees in the park. This is one of the most famous attractions in Stalis, where two ancient trees that are said to be hundreds or even thousands of years old stand here, attracting people from all over the world. Even though it was late, there were still sporadic people walking around the neighborhood, especially young couples, many of whom had been attracted by the wish-making legend of the ancient tree from far away.

"It is said that making a wish is very spiritual. If that's the case, I might have a wish......" Li Yaqi sat nearby, gazing at the ancient tree and enjoying her snacks with relish. At this moment, a black shadow suddenly flashed in front of Li Yaqi, and immediately disappeared into the night in the distance.

"Huh? It's so late, running so fast, it's definitely not going to do anything good, I might as well follow and have a look. Speaking of this, Li Yaqi stood up, holding a snack, holding a piece of cake in her mouth, and chased in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.

After following her for a long time, Li Yaqi suddenly noticed that the surrounding environment was getting darker and darker, the houses were getting more and more shabby, the streets were not only becoming more and more old, but also full of garbage, and the ground was becoming dusty. "What the hell is this place, such a mess." Li Yaqi couldn't help but complain. Not only that, Li Yaqi also found that there were three figures behind him who were also chasing the target in front of him. "It's really interesting." Li Yaqi became more and more curious.

"However, when do you have to run away, the three people behind are really good, so don't hurry up and catch up." Li Yaqi was a little impatient. "That's right!" Li Yaqi suddenly muttered to herself, "You can just try that." So, she took out the beast stumbling block she had just exchanged for in the prop shop, aimed at the black shadow in front of her, and threw it hard. The beast's stumbling block accurately hit the body of the black shadow in front of him, and in an instant, two strangely shaped stones grew from the black shadow's feet, blocking the path of the black shadow's running. The black shadow hit the stone with both feet, and his body immediately fell out of the way. The stones that grew at this time disappeared immediately.

The black shadow who fell immediately got up, drew a dagger, turned around and said loudly to Li Yaqi who arrived: "Who?!" ”

Li Yaqi saw at this time that this person was of medium stature, dressed in a black night suit, covering his face, only revealing a pair of black eyes, staring at himself, judging from his voice, he should be a young man. "This ...... No, actually, I'm just ......," Li Yaqi said embarrassedly.

At this time, the three figures behind had also arrived here and surrounded Li Yaqi and the two of them.

"It's really a thing that doesn't know how to live or die, and you dare to steal things on our territory, I think you're tired of it." One of them, a burly man with a short beard, scolded.

"Humph! Don't be shameless! Your stuff? The man in the night suit turned around and said disdainfully, "You originally stole these things. Who doesn't know that you Black Wind mercenaries rely on being a three-star guild, never abide by the rules and regulations of the guild alliance, constantly bully weak guilds, often loot all kinds of goods from the slums, and have the face to say that they are your own? ”

"Heh, what are you talking about? I don't understand it at all. The burly man said arrogantly, "You useless garbage, just wait here for death with peace of mind, the outside world is not suitable for your activities at all." Get out of what you stole quickly, lest you stain my dagger. ”

"Ah, guys, excuse me." Li Yaqi suddenly interjected, "There shouldn't be anything about me here, I'll just watch from the side, you say yours, don't care about me." As he spoke, he walked towards the side of the road.

"Big brother, this person." One of the tall, thin, bald-headed, big-eared men gestured with his eyes and said to the burly man.

At this time, the burly man looked Li Yaqi up and down carefully, and asked, "Let me ask you, are you from the Dead Leaf Camp?" ”

"Huh? Oh, yes. Li Yaqi didn't understand the purpose of his question, and replied casually, "Where did I come from, what's wrong?" ”

"Humph!" The burly man sneered, "That's great, we don't have to look for you!" The man turned his head and said to the other two, "You two, go and clean up that garbage, I'll leave this to me." After speaking, he walked towards Li Yaqi with a dagger in his left hand.

After the other two men looked at each other, the bald man immediately charged at the man in his night coat with a thin sword in hand.

Before Li Yaqi could figure out what was going on, the man in front of him rushed forward with a brisk stride, and a short sword in his right hand slashed towards Li Yaqi. Li Yaqi held the snack bag, leaned back slightly, and dodged the short sword. The man swung his sword again and slashed at Li Yaqi's shoulder. Li Yaqi dodged and asked, "What's the matter?" Have we met? ”

The man did not answer Li Yaqi's question, but instead accelerated the pace of the attack more and more, and continued to attack Li Yaqi step by step.

Li Yaqi suddenly jumped out of a distance, and continued, "I'm just passing by here, ...... with me" Before Li Yaqi finished speaking, the man suddenly disappeared from Li Yaqi's field of vision, and immediately appeared behind her, and the dagger with a blood-red shimmer in his left hand stabbed at Li Yaqi quickly.

Li Yaqi quickly turned around and retreated at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people, widened the distance between herself and the man again, and said, "Since you are so persistent, then I can't help it." ”

At this moment, the man roared angrily and rushed forward again, "Attack, Speed Up Sword Dance." I saw that the short sword in his hand roared towards Li Yaqi with countless afterimages.

Li Yaqi appeared not far behind the man as if she were almost teleporting, with her back to the man, holding a large bag of snacks in her left hand, and holding a blue-black dagger with a faint blue flame in her right hand, and a stream of blood dripped from the dagger. The man behind him immediately spurted a large amount of blood from his throat, and then fell to the ground, motionless.

At this time, the battle on the other side became more and more intense. Although it is a two-on-one situation, the strength of the man in the night suit is obviously higher than that of the other side, and he has gradually occupied a great advantage on the scene. At this time, the bald man suddenly inadvertently saw the scene on Li Yaqi's side, and found that the leader had died with a whimper, and he was immediately frightened to stand upside down, just the moment he was stunned, the man in the night suit had appeared behind him, and the bald man didn't have time to dodge, a sharp dagger was inserted into his back, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth with a scream. The man in the night suit took advantage of the situation and raised his foot and kicked him to the ground. The bald man struggled on the ground for a while and then never moved again. Seeing this, the other man immediately turned and fled in panic, and soon disappeared into the vast night.

At this time, the man in the night suit confirmed the body, observed the surrounding situation, saw that there was no more movement, turned around and prepared to leave.

"Ahh Wait a minute. Li Yaqi stopped him.

"How?" The man stopped and asked.

"What's going on?" Li Yaqi asked, pointing to the corpse in front of him.

"It's nothing, you still don't know." The man replied indifferently, "It's late, you better go back quickly." ”

"So, where is this?" Li Yaqi looked at the streets on both sides, and could hardly find any lights, "How is this street in tatters, there is no light." ”

"Don't you know?" The man was a little surprised and said, "This is the ghetto, a place forsaken by God." The man turned his head, looked at Li Yaqi, and continued, "People like you, who have no worries about food and clothing, naturally don't understand the world here, so it's better to go back early." After saying that, he ran quickly into the distance without looking back.

"Slums?" Li Yaqi muttered to herself, "What a strange place, is there anything fun." Li Yaqi held the snacks and walked down the dark street curiously towards the alleys inside.

The alleys are also full of dilapidated houses, almost all of which are darkly lit, but if you look closely, you can see that there are some active figures inside. The roads are littered with all sorts of garbage, as if no one had ever cleaned them up. The ground is also potholed, with gravel and puddles of water, and it is hard to imagine that this is the street that exists in Starlis, the largest city in the southern part of the adventurer's kingdom.

In the far corner, a group of ragged, even trash-wrapped children, were curled up, their eyes closed, and motionless on the ground. When Li Yaqi passed by, they seemed to be awakened by the breath of food, and they stared at the bag in Li Yaqi's hand with wide eyes one by one.

"Huh?" Li Yaqi stopped, tilted her head to look at them, took out a loaf of bread from the bag, and asked, "Do you want to eat?" ”

At this point, all the children immediately nodded their heads vigorously, and they could even hear their saliva.

Li Yaqi felt a little embarrassed, she thought about it, stepped forward, and said, "I have a lot of food here, I can give it to you." But you have to answer some of my questions, how about that? ”

The children looked at each other and immediately nodded in agreement.

So, Li Yaqi took out more food from her pocket and gave it to them. As soon as the children got the food, they devoured it.

"Okay, let me ask you, what are you doing here?" Li Yaqi asked.

"Sleep." The boy with long brown hair closest to Li Yaqi replied without raising his head while swallowing bread.

"Huh? Why not go home? ”

"No home." The boy replied briefly.

"What about the parents?"

"Not either."

"We are all orphans, and our parents are either dead or left behind." Said a skinny, almost skinny boy sitting next to the long-haired brown boy.

"Is it all like that here?" Li Yaqi asked.

"Pretty much, it's basically a gathering place for people that no one wants." The other boy replied.

"Doesn't anyone care?" Li Yaqi asked curiously.

"No one cares."

"Except for Brother Mai Long, no one pays attention to the people here at all."

"Yes."

"Who is Mai Long?" Li Yaqi asked.

"The best guy here."

"And the best big brother here." A skinny girl whispered in the distance.

"Well, he's the only one who often comes back from outside with some food to share with us."

"Actually, Uncle Gu is not bad, but he doesn't like to talk."

"He's a weirdo."

"I think it's okay."

Everyone, you and I said it one by one.

"Who is Uncle Gu?" Li Yaqi continued to ask.

"A weirdo here, but a lot of people listen to him."

"Sort of the leader here."

"Really?"

"Perhaps, I thought Old Man Bai was the leader."

"Isn't it, that mysterious old man?"

"Wait." Li Yaqi was even more confused, "Who is the old man Bai you are talking about?" ”

"It's a mysterious old man who lives here, and no one knows where he lives, and no one can find him."

"But if there is any problem, people always like to find someone to ask him."

"It seems that only Uncle Gu can contact him."

"I've seen him too."

"Really? Where is it? ”

"Really, it's over there in the graveyard."

In this way, the children answered Li Yaqi's questions while eating.

After asking for a while, Li Yaqi felt that she couldn't handle so much information at once, "It's good to have a brief understanding first, and then ask again if you need to do so in the future." Li Yaqi said in a low voice.

"What did you say?" The boy with long brown hair asked.

"Oh no, nothing." Li Yaqi awkwardly explained, "I mean, it's not early, I have to go." When I bring food in the future, tell me more about the situation here. With that, Li Yaqi handed the entire bag of food to the boy.

"That's fine." The boy took Li Yaqi's bag and said expressionlessly, "If that's all it takes, you can come over at any time." ”

Li Yaqi nodded, stood up, looked around again, and then quickly left here.