The antique shop of the old man and his granddaughter Nair is located in Block C, at the very end of Salvin Square. From there, as long as you turn a corner, you will be at the entrance of the subway, and it can be regarded as a prime location for this antique city with three basement floors.

Old Tlunde's ancestor is said to have really been a retainer of the Earl of Salvin, and when he retired, he received a gift from the earl's family, and learned a lot of upper-class appraisals and knowledge, so he opened such an antique shop.

Anyway, the girl Nair has always claimed this to the outside world, but she herself actually doesn't believe it.

It is indeed quite difficult for the grandchildren. Nair's parents died young, and the old man took his granddaughter over to raise him himself. He felt that he was old, and his granddaughter was still young, so if he had three long and two short, how would he live? On impulse, he was fooled by a broker in the financial circle, so he participated in the speculative business with the old antique store as collateral, and then the result was naturally lost, and even the store was almost taken away.

Fortunately, at this time, Trende actually took out a handwritten drawing of Earl Salvin. You must know that the famous Earl of Wenqing, Salvin, in addition to biologists, environmental engineers, urban designers, etc., also has the attributes of a great artist and a master of painting. As a literary youth, of course this is also very reasonable, right?

In short, the painting was sold for a large sum of money, and the debt was finally paid off, so that the grandfather and grandson would not end up on the streets.

All of the above is what the girl Nair said to Yu Lian along the way.

"Fortunately, my grandfather really left a little bit of family foundation! Otherwise, we would have to wander and become beggars, and we would have thought that I would have died of illness years ago. The little girl said.

"Indeed, your grandfather can take out the painting of Count Salvin, doesn't he say that the ancestor should have been a retainer of the earl?" Yu Lian asked.

"Who knows? If our ancestors were really retainers of the Earl's Court, how could they be mixed with the current virtue? Look at the newly appointed mayor of Wudu, their Sherel family used to only serve as the third-class political secretary of the Governor's Palace. And our richest man on the three islands, Beisen, has only served as the account keeper of the garrison fleet Nassby Viscount, and now he doesn't look like a dog. ”

There's nothing wrong with that. You must know that there are many powerful people in the community now, and to put it bluntly, they are the leading party during the reign of the empire, and they started the family after licking the nobles happy.

By the time of the War of Independence, these people rebelled against the monarch and became one of the heroes of the establishment of the community.

Of course, according to their words, this is certainly not a betrayal, but a return to the light.

In a sense, the little girl's words also have a certain truth. At the beginning, Count Darvin was the empire's biggest wealthy nobleman on the earth, and if their ancestors had really been the count's retainers, they would have made a fortune a long time ago.

"I guess at most, I worked in the earl's house, and I was a miscellaneous subordinate or something, and then I was lucky enough to meet the earl and had a good mood, so I got a painting reward."

Well, with this explanation, it seems that the logic is also smooth.

"But because of that painting, our business has been much better. There are even some foreign guests who come to visit, and the lady you mentioned should be one of them. However, she came to our small shop almost a year ago. ”

"The lady was received by my grandfather. Grandpa helped her find something for a long time. However, I don't know anything else, you can ask him if you have anything. Okay, here we are. ”

The three of them were now standing outside a normal shop, with a sign on the door that read "House of Trende and Nair", and a fairly orderly display of various (worn) crafts and picture scrolls. This is an ordinary antique shop, not unlike all the shops on this floor.

Yu Lian remembered the photo sent by the Sharing Foundation, which was the scene of "Xia Li", the future little queen of the swarm, and the current fugitive about to enter this store.

That photo was taken by a lesser-known travel photographer while photographing the famous Salwyn Square underground antique city. He took hundreds of photographs, but only the very inconspicuous lower left corner of one of them left a picture of her and the small shop in everything.

The Foundation enlarged the screenshot in the lower left corner, and also repaired the clarity, and sent it to Yu Lian. It probably shows that their intelligence source is absolutely true and reliable, and they will never fool people.

In the middle of the shop, an old man sat behind his desk, took off his magnifying glass, and looked up at the customers.

"Nair, are you back? Business is so good today? All sold out? ”

"No, you've got a big customer." The little girl smiled: "Oh, yes, and also, this is Sister Qing, do you remember?" She used to come to us a lot. ”

The old man looked at Yu Lian with some confusion, and then at Gongsun Qing, his eyes becoming more and more puzzled.

What makes people suspicious is that Gongsun Qing also looked up and down with a suspicious look, and after a pause, he showed a bright smile: "Yes...... Grandpa Trend, don't you remember? I still remember that my first comic book for "Song of the Dawn" was from you. ”

"Yes, yes? Eh, well, it's good to come back. The old man was still a little overwhelmed.

Yu Lian also glanced at the other party concealedly, and said with a smile: "I did come to ask you about something this time." However, you actually have the first version of the "Song of the Dawn" comic book here, and this is a one-of-a-kind edition, so you should definitely check it out in your store after that. ”

"So, this man...... Have you seen it? ”

The old man carefully looked at the portrait that Yu Lian had brought out, and looked at it for nearly a minute. He behaved very calmly, not even his heartbeat changed at all.

Yu Lian looked at him, and pulled out a picture from the terminal, which was the clear restoration of the screenshot sent to him by the Foundation, and it was the moment Xia Li walked into the store.

He kept observing the old man's face and slowly clenched his hands.

From the beginning, he has been secretly observing each other. However, he couldn't even feel the slightest heartbeat.

But at this time, the old man grinned: "Nair, don't do business today." Let's close the door first. ”

Without saying a word, the little girl walked directly to the door and pressed the switch.

The old man Trende stood up from behind the table, and it turned out to be a tall man who was nearly two meters tall, but he looked a little thin, and at first glance he was a hemp pole figure. Of course, his figure is very tall, and his movements are also sharp, considering his age, he is a fairly healthy old man.

"Don't worry, I have no ill will." Mr. Trende squeezed out a hearty businessman's smile, and of course, if it weren't for a mechanical red glint flashing in his eyes, even Yu Liandu might have seemed very kind and friendly.

"It's rare...... Here, there are still prosthetic people like you! Yu Liandao.

A trace of artificial red light flashed in the other party's eyes, and there was still a warm smile on his face, but it was a little unnatural.

"Well, I'm sorry, but the fog lately, and even this Earth, isn't very calm. The iron bumps in my head are a little bit hard to use, I hope they don't scare you. The old man nodded his head, and let out a dull sound of gold and iron.

Because of this action, Yu Lian directly saw the gear tattoo on Trender's forearm. At this moment, he really didn't suspect any malicious intent on the other side.

In the years of his previous life, the organization represented behind this tattoo was really one of the few positive friendly organizations of his Yu Lian hero. He also knew too well the way the organization and its members behaved.

However, was the Brotherhood of Wisdom already established in this era?