Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Wizard's Secret City
"It's really a lowly existence, and you dare to rob me of something I like!"
"What robbery? Obviously I've already given the money! ”
"Really? So who is this boss willing to sell to? ”
The slightly higher voice, coupled with the argument in the words, immediately attracted the attention of the people around them, and the people turned their eyes to a stall - little Doug and Xsol stood side by side, but at this moment, little Doug was red and full of anger; Of course, little Doug has a reason to be angry, after visiting the wizarding secret market with his friends for so long, when he finally finds a suitable item, he has to be intervened by others, even the most good-tempered people will be angry; What's more, when this person is still a witcher like himself, this anger becomes more and more uncontrollable.
In Doug Jr.'s mind, witchers may have a hint of unruliness, but their essence is bold and unruly, and they all belong to the rangers or righteous wanderers in the novels and biographies he has read; This was the case with the Stoics, the Big Man, and the others he had seen, and Finger, who had later joined them to save his life; Therefore, after seeing that there was an extra witcher wearing an apostle trench coat beside him, little Doug didn't care, and smiled at the other party friendlyly, even though the other party had been very arrogant.
In this regard, little Doug only took it as another kind of unruly behavior - in the previous Sennuma District, he had seen many young witchers look like this at first, and after a little contact, he would find that it was nothing more than a mask that they were not good at contacting outsiders, or simply watching others do the same.
Therefore, little Doug did not care about such arrogance; Merely. What young people didn't expect was this. This arrogance is completely from the bottom of my heart. It is only right to think that you should be on top of it, and everyone else seems to be groveling; From the other party's unceremonious desire to 'snatch' the item he had just bought, and the words that followed, little Doug could feel it - after all, in the upper class society of Xialin District, there are really not a few such guys; Maybe you can show some etiquette in front of some people, but that is only in front of people who seem to be of equal status or usefulness to the other party, in front of ordinary people. That kind of lofty appearance is completely exposed; To sum up: it's just hypocrisy.
And it is precisely because of this hypocrisy that little Doug hates to attend such banquets, gatherings, and events that bring these people together under all kinds of pretexts—a man with a mask of hypocrisy is enough to annoy him, and a group of such people is enough to make people sick to their stomachs!
It's just that little Doug never imagined that there would be such a guy among the witchers - he took two deep breaths and calmed the anger in his chest, although he hated to be in the company of such people, but he was forced by his father. He still had to attend similar meetings, and it was because of his experience with them. can make him understand how to deal with such a person is the most correct.
At the very least, you can't lose your cool because of anger—
"The rules of the wizard secret market, the one with the highest price wins!"
Little Doug's eyes looked at the stall owner, who looked like a dark mercenary, and spread his hands very casually; In normal times, this dark mercenary is very reluctant to provoke the existence of any of the supreme government, the Holy See, and the witchers, but in the wizarding secret city is different; With the protection of the Final Armistice, he was very assured of his safety, not to mention, with the situation in front of him, even if he wanted to compromise, it would be impossible.
As a seasoned dark mercenary, the stall owner was able to make a more accurate assessment of the two customers just by glancing at the two customers in front of him - one, at first glance, he was the kind of witcher from the family; For such a 'witcher who is not a witcher', he understands very well that the other party does not care about the amount of Kimpton or the value of the thing itself, but cares about his own face and reputation, and for the latter, the other party can spend as much Kimpton as he wants, even if it is far more than the value of the item several times, the other party does not care.
Therefore, from the bottom of my heart, this stall owner is still inclined to this one; After all, no one would have a hard time with Kimpton, especially their usually unsatisfactory dark mercenaries, wouldn't they?
However, he also had another customer that he couldn't underestimate - he looked like an ordinary witcher, and he was very young, even half of his body was the age of a young man, but the bearing that was inadvertently revealed made him understand that the other party's background was also extraordinary; He used to have some rich employers, but they did not have such inadvertent calmness as each other, and only once acted as a bodyguard and participated in the banquet of high society, in some people, he saw a similar temperament.
The heir of a certain great man!
Almost without hesitation, the stall owner came up with such a conjecture; And it is precisely because of this conjecture that the stall owner feels embarrassed; Undoubtedly, both sides are people he doesn't want to offend and can't offend, but according to the development of things, he will undoubtedly offend either side of the two sides - although the young man in ordinary clothes looks very easy to get along with, but as a seasoned dark mercenary, this stall owner will no longer stay at the stage of only looking at appearances, he cares more about the changes brought to the other party by the environment in which the other party is located.
Although the demon hunters of the family are arrogant, but those so-called upper class beings, why not?
When such two people meet together, there is no such thing as a friend; It's either an enemy, or a temporary alliance, and then it's just an enemy—so, after a moment of thought, the stall owner went straight out of the rules of the wizarding city; While putting on the appearance of not helping each other, get greater benefits for yourself.
"One hundred Kimpton!"
One of the heirs of the Devaro family, after hearing the stall owner's words, as if he had expected it, Shi Shiran quoted a price - for these dark mercenaries who want to seek benefits in the cracks, Varan is too clear; As long as there is enough Kimpton. They will wag their tail at you and beg for mercy. I can't wait to sell myself to you.
What a childish guy!
After looking at the rude young man opposite, his face changed. The heir of the Devaro family, after smiling disdainfully in his heart, suddenly felt a sense of comfort all over his body - after the family spent a certain price to bring him out of the Tower of Thorns, this was the first time he felt the same kind of comfort as before.
Damn it, you're going to pay the price!
Thinking of the task given to him by the family, Varan couldn't help but feel a deep hatred for the culprit who caused all this—of course, the Devaro family could not save a member of their own family at a certain price for no reason; Even if the other party is one of the heirs; After all, for the entire Devaro family. There are more than 10 substitutes in the line of succession.
And the reason why he was able to be brought out of that place that did not see the light of day at the cost of the family was naturally because he also had something to use - 'Your luck is so enviable and jealous!' Do a good job of this for the family, otherwise, the family's black prison is not a better place than the Tower of Thorns! Although, even if this thing is done well, your heirship status will continue backwards to the point of ten outside; However, it's better than nothing, right? ’
Such a tone full of pity and charity, if he dared to say it from the other party's mouth in the past, Varan would definitely punch the other party in the face, so that the other party could understand what kind of tone the other party's identity should use to face him, the eldest son; But. Now he can only smile humbly, thanking the other party for his 'guidance' - as the other party said. Even if he had done his job well enough this time, he would have only retained the status of heir, and he would be the kind outside the ten; And once this mission fails, then the family's black prison is his final destination.
If he could, he would rather choose the Tower of Thorns than face the family's black prison - although the former had its own rules and was very strict, he was still willing to choose the former compared to the latter, which was full of personal tendencies, and Kimpton could open the cell door and enter and exit at will; After all, those who looked up at him in the old days, if they learned that he was in the black cell, would not mind spending a little money to 'visit' him, and instructed the cell boss to give him more 'food'.
Bastard, I'm not going to sink like this!
With this thought, and full of resentment, Valan left Shak—after something like the Athletic Tower, Shak had no place for him; Although he was able to leave the Tower of Thorns this time, the forgiveness of the young man with whom he had clashed was crucial; If there was no forgiveness from the other party, no matter how much the family spended, he wouldn't want to leave the Tower of Thorns.
However, the kindness of that young man could not change the order of the Witcher Headquarters - he was not allowed to enter Shak for life, and the status of the Witcher could be retained, but he could not be promoted for life; For Valan, such an order might as well directly deprive him of his status as a witcher.
Although each Demon Hunter family has its own family crest and dress, on most occasions, the people of the Demon Hunter family still use the Apostle trench coat as the main clothing, and at most they will tattoo the family badge on the neckline, cuffs and other casual places; From this, it can be inferred that when more than ten years later, when all the peers appeared, some moonlight-level apostles were mixed with a starlight-level apostle, how embarrassing it would be?
Especially when asked by some curious people, someone in the family would not mind what such a thing would happen for him, and make a big deal about it; And what kind of sarcastic and ridiculous expressions will the person who has learned the ins and outs of the matter have?
A lifetime of shame!
Varan gritted his teeth and boarded the train to Landenburg, sitting in the crowded ordinary carriage, listening to the frolic of the ordinary people around him, but his heart was full of humiliation - without the comfort of the VIP carriage of the past, the surroundings were not only noisy but also full of strange smells, especially the smiles of those people, which seemed to him to be a mockery of him as an unfit person.
If it weren't for his sanity, he would have wanted to kill them all—
Are you trying to make me feel this humiliation?
I'll keep it in my mind!
Although the ticket was sent by the person who had grovelled to him in the past, Valan at this moment made all the people, including the other party, all the jealous of Roach, the Witcher Headquarters, and the so-called Shak Dragon; As for the cause of the incident, it was his active provocation. And Roach's kind forgiveness?
Whether it's before being imprisoned in the Tower of Thorns. Or after stepping out of the Tower of Thorns. Valandu had long forgotten about it.
With a mind twisted by the huge gap, Varan came to Landinburgh and entered the Wizard's Secret City, looking for an important goal to complete his mission - for his own inadvertent effort, Valan was as his fellow of his people said to be enviable and jealous, and even Valan himself felt incredible, and it was because of this incredibleness. It made him feel a little better again.
However, soon, this good mood was ruined by a smile - a similar age, a similar smile, it was so annoying, and the other party, an ordinary witcher, could be so presumptuous when he saw the apostle; Suddenly, a nameless anger made one of the heirs of the Devaro family lose his former calm and began to take the initiative to fight back.
"One hundred and fifty Kimpton!"
Although there is a friend's tug by his side. But Doug Jr. still did not hesitate to report this number - even though he knew that it was inappropriate to do so, and it was impulsive. However, looking at the other party's overlooking eyes, Little Doug couldn't help but want to beat the other party hard; Obviously, it is definitely not a good idea to start a war in the Wizarding Secret City, and it can only be attacked in this way.
What's more, this is a gift I want to give to Lord Finger, how can I let it go so easily?!
When little Doug thought of the middle-aged man who always shrugged his shoulders habitually, but took great care of himself, and he was still a little apprehensive because of such behavior, he immediately became firm, and looked at the heir of the Devaro family opposite without blinking; And such a provocative look was certainly not acceptable to the heir of the Devaro family, and he immediately opened his mouth to offer: "Two hundred Kimpton!" ”
"Two hundred and fifty Kimpton!"
Compared with the heirs of the Devaro family, Doug Jr. also did not hesitate.
And the doubling of the bag between the two sides made the surrounding onlookers staggered for a while-two hundred and fifty Kimptons, which was not an astronomical number for those present, and most of them were worth this or more than that; However, this does not mean that a person with such a value can use his full worth to buy an obvious decoration, especially when the original price of this decoration is only fifty Kimpton, but there is such a price at this moment, which is far from acceptable to those present.
Maybe they could throw away their entire worth for a magical item, or even borrow money, but for ordinary items, they wouldn't do that at all-
See what that is? A pocket watch only!
Even if it's an antique pocket watch, fifty Kimpton is the sky!
Two hundred and fifty Kimpton? What are you kidding.
In the crowd of onlookers, such whispers were heard from time to time; However, this did not affect the quotation of Doug Jr. and the heir of the Devaro family, and when the price of this pocket watch broke through to five hundred Kimpton, the onlookers around looked at the two of them differently, if they had seen the eyes of an idiot before, then now they seemed to have seen a madman.
Whose descendant is this, who can not take Kimpton seriously like this?
Don't see that? There, at the cuffs, the emblem of the Devaro family!
Devaro's house? No wonder!
The doubts that sounded in the crowd were naturally answered by well-informed people - the Devaro family, which was famous for its minerals, was obviously no stranger to the people in the Dark World; Although it does not have the dominating posture of the Cold Weapon Era, the Devaro family, relying on hundreds of years of accumulation, is still an existence that cannot be ignored for these lone rangers and people from small organizations; However, the identity of one party is derived, and the identity of the other party makes people more curious.
Those who dare to go toe-to-toe with the Devaro family should naturally be the existence of a certain family; It's just that this time, no matter how well-informed people are, they can't discern from little Doug's body which family this young man is from—unknown is the most attractive; Almost instantly, speculation about Doug Jr.'s identity rang out in the crowd.
And when such speculation reached the ears of one of the heirs of the Devaro family, he couldn't help frowning—it was obvious that his condition at this time was not at all suitable for offending people from other families; But as soon as he saw the other party's unyielding gaze staring at him, the hesitation that had just risen in his heart was left behind him.
"Five hundred and fifty Kimpton!"
One of the heirs of the Devaro family, quoted his own price; Then, with a look full of contempt, he looked at his opponent and waited for an offer; However, just as the other party was about to make an offer, a demon hunter dressed in ordinary clothes suddenly appeared beside the other party and stopped the other party from continuing to offer.
"Hmph, do you want a help?"
After snorting coldly, one of the heirs of the Devaro family said.
PS The first update ~~~ timing~~~ (to be continued.) )