Chapter 53: An Unexpected Visitor
After all, the threat of the Phantom Brigade is just an undercurrent flowing in the underground world, and the city of Youkexin during the day is still bustling with various auctions, large and small.
Not only are the big auctions that are grand and luxurious, and only the upper class are eligible to participate, but the flea markets and bazaar auctions are also very interesting.
On September 6th, an open-air market auction somewhere on the east side of Youkexin City.
Wearing a cap, Superman glasses, a T-shirt and cropped pants emblazoned with the comic book character 'Evil Hero Armored Dragon', Heather slid through the crowd.
There were a lot of small goods and antique fakes on the streets, but Heather only bought some out-of-print comic books from the world, during which he took a fancy to a military dagger in the style of the Gubalot Empire, and bargained with the stall owner. Both of them are masters of the middle, one quotes scriptures to prove that this short sword is worth the money, and the other is desperately trying to lower the price of the short sword from a side angle.
The two quarreled, and even attracted many onlookers. Just when the bargaining activity was at its peak, two onlookers suddenly made a decisive bid to buy the short sword, and the sharpness of the action made Heather and the stall owner a little stunned.
Without the source of your bargaining, Heather and the stall owner had nowhere to go, so they had to say goodbye to each other in disappointment.
While strolling around, it was almost noon.
Places such as open-air bazaar auctions, which cater to civilians and tourists, allow licensed food vendors to enter, and Heather found a food truck called "Manga", which is very popular, and after waiting in line for more than ten minutes, he bought a set meal recommended for the day.
γManga Interstellar Setγ- Half a meatball sprinkled with grated cheese and homemade hot sauce, a large sandwich with a soft-boiled omelette, fried bacon, ground beef patty and homemade hot sauce, a small half box of corn salad, and a large glass of juice on the rocks.
Heather took the set menu box and found a nearby public standing table, forked up half a meatball and put it in her mouth, well, the spicy aftertaste is very strong, it seems that this homemade hot sauce is the reason for the popularity of this fast food truck.
He took another bite of the sandwich, and the overflowing gravy of the ground beef patty was delicious with the semi-solid egg yolk.
Just as he was feasting, another person came beside him, and he also brought a plate of the same [Manga Interstellar Set] and put it on the table.
ββ¦β¦ I didn't expect a big shot like you to come here. Heather didn't lift her head and took two spoonfuls of corn salad into her mouth.
"Know me? What an honor. β
"It's strange if I don't know you, the two-star relic hunter who developed the ruins of Luluka, one of the world's five great telepathic abilities, and the prodigal son of the [Twelve Earthly Branches]......"
Heather picked up a tissue and wiped her mouth, looking at the person next to her: "Kim Fulex." β
The man standing next to Heather was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a loose light-colored long coat, a dark blue scarf, and a peaked cap wrapped around many strips of cloth.
The father of the protagonist of "Hunter X Hunter", Gang Riches, one of the world's five most powerful minds, Kim Riches.
Heather picked up a large paper cup and took a sip of cold juice: "Why are you looking for me?" First of all, I don't want to talk about fighting until January next year, if I can. β
"Ah, I'm not here to find fault, you can rest assured."
Kim also picked up the sandwich and took a big bite, puffing out his cheeks and chewing it:
"I'm here for the [weapon] in your hand."
"Absolute kingship?" Heather glanced at him, "Wouldn't you be stupid enough to forcibly take the Sword of Fire from the wielder?" β
Jin swallowed the food in his mouth and raised his palm: "Of course not, I have carefully studied the myths and legends of Eudora, and although I am not as good as you as the holder, I also know a little about the characteristics of 'absolute kingship'. I came to you because I felt that you were the same kind of person as me. β
"Oh? How so? β
"You and I both have our own opinions and pursuits about everything in the [Dark Continent]."
King threw the sandwich back on his plate and looked at Heather, "I forgot to mention that I wrote 'Those Vanishing Divine Weapons'. β
Heather stiffened as she took the sandwich and was about to put it in her mouth, and turned her head to look at Kim: "...... 'Olam' is a pen name?" β
He doesn't believe that Kim will lie in this kind of matter, and the development of ancient culture and relics is Kim's specialty, and he should be proud of it.
Kim smiled, "Aurum, in some ancient language that is now almost lost, means [gold]. β
Tsk, it's Latin, right? Heather put the sandwich back on her plate, picked up a tissue and wiped her hands: "Then we can really talk, is there a good place?" β
"Yes, follow me."
The two left the open-air bazaar auction and walked left and right for about ten minutes until they came to a secluded alley.
Dengdenden!
Jin knocked three times on the door of a dilapidated house in the alley, and after about ten seconds, a slow voice came from behind the door: "Bitter night." β
"Shamrock."
There was a click, and the sound of the deadbolt loosening could be heard behind the door.
King pushed open the door and walked in, and Heather followed.
As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the faint incense, and the room is a quaint wooden structure, and the crowded furniture and random stacks of miscellaneous books make the room look a little cramped. A short, hunchbacked old lady in a beaded sweater and a shoulder wrap slowly stretched out a finger in the direction of the corner of the hallway: "[Number 14] is empty." Need tea? β
"No, Granny Toloko, we'll take care of it ourselves."
Kim sent the old lady away, hooked his hand and signaled Heather to follow. As soon as the two of them walked into the dark and damp corridor, the doors that emitted a faint fluorescence stood up in two rows in the darkness, as if there was no end in sight.
"Don't touch irrelevant doors."
King warns Heather as she searches for the door of Room 14, where the numbers are written on the door but they are not in order, and they are so chaotic and irregular that Heather can even see more than a thousand numbers.
"Found it, come." Kim and Heather pushed open a door with [14] written on it, and from the outside it looked dark inside.
After entering, Jin closed the door, and at the same time, the room suddenly brightened.
It is a large lounge with a warm fire in the quaint and elegant fireplace, two rows of soft striped sofas and a few cushions placed close to the fireplace, and a long table and three high-backed chairs not far away, the whole room is oval-shaped, and most of the walls are hewn into neat bookshelves, which are filled with all kinds of books. A large chandelier hangs from the ceiling, and a clock recessed into the wall hangs directly above the fireplace.
"Granny Toroko is a veteran with strong mental ability, she is a person with embodied mental ability, and what you see is her mental ability [Memory Story Collection]."
Jin walked to the bookshelf and began to look for books, and said without looking back: "It's hard to reveal the specifics, but she transformed her old house into a unique [Nianwu] with Nianqi, which has corresponding doors on each continent, and she can rent a 'house' as long as she pays for what she needs." This is a room that I rent here regularly, and it's a good place to read, think, and chat with friends. Ah, found it. β
Heather raised her hand to catch the tossed book, a little heavy. Flipping over and looking at the cover of the book, metal and rivets are fixed to the edge of the cover, and the big [E] occupies the center of the coverβ
"New World Chronicles: East"!