Two days later, Byrne took his repaired armor and found Ivan in Central Park.

Ivan put on his armor and thanked, "Thank you so much, little fox." With that, he pinched Bourne's nose.

Byrne explained, "The temporary name of this Warframe Alliance is 'Super Continent', which heralds a new life. Also, Luke's energy is just an experimental infusion, and this set of equipment doesn't know whether it is stable or unstable, so you have to pay attention to it at all times and give us feedback when you have time. ”

"Okay, okay." Ivan smiled and nodded. He only felt that after wearing this equipment, the magic power in nature was easier to absorb, and even the speed of recovering the magic power with himself became faster.

As he left, Byrne said, "This set of equipment should have a lot of abilities that we don't know about, you have to discover it yourself......"

The group packed their bags and took Cobb to Harlem's black market.

The black market seems to be much quieter, but so are the rats and dilapidated houses in the cracks.

As soon as Cobb arrived, he was a little scared and nervous, and said, "This is the black market." ”

Ivan nodded: "Well, we've been here." ”

"Where are you going? I'm just a slave, but I know a little bit about Harlem. Cobb asked, "If you want to buy something precious or a slave......

When Pai heard this, he frowned and said, "Slaves won't be bought, people can't buy them with money!" ”

Cobb said, "Ah...... Is that the case out there? But it is possible to buy it in Harlem. If you don't buy it, I'll work harder to serve you! ”

As soon as Cobb finished speaking, Cloud Leaf couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and Tilland and Mork just sighed.

Pai was a little angry, and said hurriedly: "No need, if you want to be called 'master', then it's even more refusal." ”

Cobb was so embarrassed that he hesitated, "Then I'll call you 'Adventurers' and 'Pai' too!" But in Harlem, I hope you will pretend to be my master. If there were no masters, the slaves would have been taken immediately. ”

Ivan was helpless, so he had to nod.

The group wandered around the black market for a long time, and finally found that it was much more deserted. Most of the stalls were set up in half, and the slaves and merchants who came and went were gone.

"I used to love it, but when I saw the world outside, I thought it was different." Cobb sighed, "But there seem to be a lot fewer people here than before, have they all been taken away?" ”

Ah Rui proposed, "Master, why don't you find someone to ask?" ”

The group asked around in the black market again, but the merchants who set up the stalls did not answer, as if they were afraid of something. The group walked and went, asked and asked, but still found nothing.

Before they knew it, the group came to a huge skeleton. I saw that the skeleton was about ten people high, about the length of a street, like a dragon, and like a huge bagur. The bones were somewhat broken, and the bones were baptized by the years and looked gray and black; It is overgrown with weeds, and swarms of snakes, ants, rats and insects nest in it.

A shack was built under the great skull, and a black curtain was placed over the door, and a crimson carpet was laid on the floor; There were a few white candles outside the shack, and an old woman sat by the door, looking very strange in the light of the candles.

The old woman was very old, with a crystal ball and a rag cloak, with deep-set eyes, a long, red nose, a toothless mouth, and skin like the bark of a dry tree.

The group had no clue, and when they saw this strange old woman, they had to ask her, "Hello, may I ask ......?"

The old woman had a big temper, and when she opened her mouth, she scolded: "It's noisy, it's noisy...... You filthy little boys, your foreknowledge is all gone. "The old woman was disturbed, and seemed very unhappy; She pursed her lips and widened her eyes.

Cobb wanted to show himself and hurriedly asked, "Grandma, why are there so few people here?" ”

"Who are you grandma, get out of ......," the old woman shouted as she glared at the crowd, "why should I tell you? You won't give me money! ”

"I don't have any money, can I catch a snake around here?" Cobb asked in a low voice.

The old woman was about to speak, but she saw Ari among several people. She rolled her eyes, but she didn't expose it, but just changed her words and said, "That...... At least someone has to be that big. ”

Ari saw the old woman staring at her, and knew he recognized himself. He panicked in his heart, afraid of being exposed, and his heart rose to his throat, and he couldn't help but think: What should I do if I am asked...... Well...... That's it.

The old woman didn't ask, but stressed to Cobb: "Yes, it's just such a big snake." ”

"How can there be such a big snake?" Cobb was sweating, "You, don't talk nonsense. ”

Seeing that the old woman didn't ask, Ari relieved himself a little; Thinking about the old woman's temperament, he reminded Ivan: "Master, look at this mother-in-law's appearance, why don't you give her some gold coins." Maybe it will work! ”

When Ivan heard this, he thought it was reasonable, and asked Tilland to give the old woman a few gold coins.

The old woman was very excited to grab the gold coin, licked it with her tongue, and exclaimed, "Wow, oh...... Ahaha, it's a gold coin, a shiny gold coin! She drooled and licked the gold coin, "It's true, it's true, it's not magic." Haha, how long has it been since the last time I saw a gold coin? ”

After the excitement, the old woman looked at the crowd and asked, "Who are you?" Is it an out-of-tlander? Asked, and giggled a few more times, "It seems to be an outsider!" Hee-hee, hehe, are you interested in stewed bugs? ”

When Pai heard this, he couldn't help but retch a few times as he thought of the scene of the stewed bugs.

Cobb's face was not good when he heard this, but he asked again, "Forget it." By the way, what's going on on this black market? Why are there so few people? ”

"You ask me what's going on?" The old woman looked at the face of the gold coin and replied, "Well, well, there are many things...... The adults of the Cultivators wereed out all the poor people who had stayed here before. Hee-hee-hee, thanks to them, I can breathe fresh air. ”

Confused, Pai asked, "Cleared?" ”

Cobb hurriedly explained: "It's just killed or taken away." The cultivators also knew that many people who owed them money had fled here. Usually they turn a blind eye, but sometimes they come and clean up. ”

When the old woman heard that Cobb actually knew about these situations, she couldn't help but wonder: "Huh? Who are you? How do you know what's going on here? Isn't it a slave from outside? ”

"I, I've just heard a few." Cobb's face was dripping with sweat, "I heard the hunters outside. ”

"Really?" The old woman didn't dig deeper, "Anyway, that's exactly the case, the guys who survived were dragged to the 'total eclipse market'." Hee-hee, he should have become a slave with a particularly tragic end. ”

Pai asked, "Total Eclipse Market?" ”

"It's a fair, and it's a big bazaar in Harlem." Cobb explains, "This is often the case with the Monks...... Well, I heard that's the case. ”

The group heard the news and found a secluded place to stay and discuss countermeasures. Ari found an excuse to run out and came to the old woman again.

The old woman was still at the door, as if waiting for Ari to return. As soon as she saw Ari, she said, "Yo, here you are." ”

"Thank you, Grandma Della, thank you." Ariser said.

Della asked, "Didn't you run away with your father?" How did you come back again? Still with those weird people? ”

Ari told the truth. Della was taken aback and said, "You want revenge?" ”

"Hmm!"

"Child, your hatred is so hidden!" Della sighed, "Well, I can't blame you either. Children, life and death are fateful, and no one can really foresee the catastrophe in their life, so they can only try their best to avoid it. ”

Ari's thoughts were brought back again, and his heart was grieving, and he held back his tears. This thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy has been through too many hardships during this time, but he is very strong.

"That's it, that's it." Della shook her head and sighed, "Your father often takes care of my business and helps me a lot. That's it, that's it. Here, this bead is for you. After saying that, he threw a small black bead to Ari.

Ah Rui took it, and saw that the bead was about the size of a thumb, and it was very beautiful in black. He couldn't help asking, "Grandma Della, what's the use of these beads?" ”

Della didn't explain, but said, "This bead may save your life in the future, you just hide it close to you." ”

Ari hid himself as he said, bowed down to thank Della, and turned to leave.

"Fate, ridiculous thing...... Maybe it's already been arranged, right? ”

The crystal ball glows blue and white, sacred and eerie in this gloomy shack.

When Ari returned to his quarters, the group had already finished their discussions. I listened to Ivan's arrangement: "We pretend to be guests with Cobb and go together to investigate the total eclipse market. Pai is investigating on the black market, so it's safer. Finally, he told Pai, "Be careful. ”

Pai nodded in agreement.

The Total Eclipse Market, the largest 'specialty' circulation market in the Demon Realm, is a favorite place for merchants, and is ruled by the 'Zealot, Diorbe'. All sorts of goods are traded here that can be said and cannot be said, and in addition to these goods, there are many so-called specialties - elves, orc skins, carcasses of various animals, and even living humans and orcs. As a result, it became one of the most important sources of funding for the Cultists.

However, it was said that Ivan and the others came to the total eclipse market, but they saw that there was a lot of people here and the races were mixed. There are stalls in the wooden sheds, selling all kinds of skins; There are a lot of iron cages on the side of the street, which hold humans and orcs inside. Life is cheap here, and it is sold as a commodity.

Stone bone beasts act as coolies, carrying 'goods' one by one. Stone Bone Beasts are one of the native races of the Demon Realm, they are greedy by nature and will do anything to obtain wealth; They also believe in powerful beings as 'gods' and willingly serve their lives. In addition, the Stonebone Beasts will change themselves according to the 'gods' they believe in, just like those who believe in Luke as 'gods', they have sensitive brains and can control various machines.

The stone bone beasts here have no 'gods' of their own, just slaves of merchants.

The market is very chaotic, and all kinds of cries and selling are endless. A merchant dragged a slave and hung it on a wooden board to peddle it.

Yun Ye was furious in her heart, she kicked down the plank, smashed the iron cage, and rescued the slaves who were regarded as commodities.

Countless merchants gathered around, drew their weapons and shouted loudly.

Yun Ye was furious, and couldn't help shouting, "You, how can you do this. They are all living beings, how can they be sold as things. ”

The merchant cried out, "So what, so what? What do we eat without selling for money? How do we live? Do you rely on your little girl? Evil laughter came, and there were bursts of dirty and obscene voices one after another.

Ivan didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he hurriedly pulled the cloud leaf. But seeing that Yun Ye was very stubborn, he yelled: "I am going to rescue them today, how are you doing?" ”

I heard a businessman laugh cheaply: "Yes, either buy it with money, or ......" He stared at Yun Ye, the corners of his mouth drooled, "Or, exchange it yourself." ”

Hee-hee-ha, another burst of obscene words.

Yun Ye was so angry that he kicked the merchant away and landed on the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. The crowd was in a commotion, and the merchants called their stone bone beast slaves, took out their weapons, and were about to do it.

But a voice laughed: "That hot beauty, or you can ask, ask if these things you rescued are willing to go with you." ”

Yun Ye clenched his fists and asked the rescued slaves, "Would you like to come with me?" ”

"We, we're slaves, we can't just walk away." The slaves shuddered and whispered.

"Don't worry, with me here, they won't dare to do anything to you. Don't worry, just tell the truth. Yun Ye frowned.

But seeing these slaves kneeling down in unison, they whispered to Yun Ye: "Otherwise, or you can buy us and leave!" We are slaves and cannot just walk away. You, my lord, you buy and let's go. Good work, my lord! ”

One after another, pitiful and pathetic.

"Hahaha, hahaha...... Do you think they're going to go with you? If you are a slave, you must be a slave! Wild laughter echoed in his ears, and the slaves were silent and hung their heads.

Ivan fears that the conflict will cause the matter to get out of hand, which will not be conducive to the investigation. He pulled the cloud leaf and led a few people to leave in a hurry. But I heard a burst of sighs behind me, but I didn't know who I was laughing at.

Yun Ye shook his hand and shouted to Ivan with a crying voice: "Captain, captain, how can you be like this." Wilt thou not save them? ”

"There are some people who are not worth saving. Those who are planted by servile roots, those who are bound by themselves, cannot be saved at all, and cannot be saved. Ivan sighed in his heart, "If you want to save it, you can only save those who yearn for freedom." ”

"But, but they ......," Yun Ye cried.

Ivan touched Yunye's head and comforted: "It's okay, let's go and save those who yearn for freedom!" ”

"Hmm...... That ......," Cobb interrupted the atmosphere, "it was really scary just now, but most of the people here are only in the name of the Cultivators. If you want to investigate the Cultivators, you have to go to the members of the superior organization......"

Ivan shook his head and said, "Let's go and save people!" ”

"We're going to save them? No, those are commodities! "Goods are not to be touched indiscriminately, and the merchants here will never forgive thieves." Let's leave it alone......"

Ivan didn't answer, just glared at Cobb. Cobb's heart was pounding, and he quickly shut up, rubbing his hands and lowering his head.

The sky was a little overcast, but the light of the setting sun was not visible in the evening. The clouds are faint, the cold wind is rolling, and the weather is a little dreary.

Ivan and the others found a shack outside the total eclipse market and discussed whether to sneak in at night to save people. Cobb curled up in solitude, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ari looked down on the slave boy and didn't even say anything to him, just sat quietly behind Ivan and meditated.

Going against people's hearts, good and evil change, wandering alone, rare freedom. The stars and the moon are singing in unison, waiting for the flowers to bloom.

The sky was dark and night was falling.