Darkness is spreading in the City of Night.

There was a chill in the air.

In a room on Sixth Avenue in the security zone, Hu Jiaming, who was sleeping on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.

He heard some kind of dreamy call.

It was like a gentle maiden calling him over.

On the first day of arriving in the safe zone, Hu Jiaming spent two of his old coins to test the inheritance of the holy weapon, and the result was terrible, he failed to inherit any bloodline and became a penniless pauper.

Fortunately, he was not the only traverser, and he found Xu Tianrui to say that he had eaten and drunk for the past two days.

At this time, Xu Tianrui and the others had already fallen asleep.

Hu Jiaming suddenly stood up from the ground in a daze.

Then, like a marionette, he walked outward, his legs not even bending but strangely not making any sound.

The call was gentle and beautiful, but vague and distant, and I didn't know what it was saying.

Hu Jiaming followed the murmur slowly.

He walked downstairs, through the alleys, into the darkness, but his gaze became more and more glazed.

As we moved forward, the voice became clearer and clearer...... Becoming clearer......

Suddenly, Hu Jiaming stopped.

At this moment, he was standing in a shadowy alley that he didn't know where.

The alley was so dark that the light from the kerosene street lamps outside could not shine in even a single bit.

And at his feet, a black dagger was quietly placed, as if it was intended for him.

The murmuring whisper went crazy at this moment, Hu Jiaming bent down stiffly, picked up the dagger and turned it around and then plunged it into his body without hesitation, blood splattered, his body spasmed and trembled violently, but the hand he held the dagger was extremely stable, and his expression switched sharply between convulsions, horror and calm.

But the blade pushed inexorably.

Cutting through fat, muscle, ......

Little by little, he plucked out his own heart.

The darkness in the alley came like a living thing, engulfing him.

……

Western Continent.

Crystal City, the capital of the Norton Empire.

The last rays of the setting sun cast a beautiful glow on the city.

Sophia took out the bouquet of white roses and walked out from behind, squatted down in front of the little match girl, and showed a perfect smile: "I can give you this bouquet of white roses, but you have to tell me first, what is your name, and ...... What do you want this bouquet of flowers for? ”

"Wen ...... Vanessa. The little girl lowered her head, her fingers stirring the corners of her tattered clothes, "I want to give it to Teacher Norma from our orphanage...... She...... She's having a birthday today......"

"That's right......" Sophia's smile was soft, and she smiled as she handed the white roses in her hand, "then, this bouquet of white roses will be yours." ”

"Thank you...... Thank you. Vanessa received the white rose and was stunned for a moment before stumbling away for fear that the beautiful big sister behind her would regret it.

Seeing this, Sophia let out a long breath, stood up, packed her things, and prepared to go home.

"You were going to give it to her, why do you ask so much?" Ye Fang, whose sense of presence was about to drop to 0, suddenly spoke.

"Nope. I didn't plan to give it to her, Mr. Invitee, and if she said she wanted the flower for her beauty, then I wouldn't give it to her. Because that meant vanity that shouldn't have been in her, her life should have been difficult, and if she had easily gotten a bouquet of flowers from me with unrealistic vanity, then I would be doing her a disservice. ”

"If I'm not mistaken, when that baron's boy named Heke bought tulips from you just now, you weren't so kind, but sold them to him at three times the price." Ye Fang rarely teased.

Sophia smiled lightly: "You're talking about Chris, his family is a new family, and it's quite solid, even if it's three times the price, it's nothing to him." ”

Listening to Sophia's words, Ye Fang was not surprised, because he had already realized early on that this gentle girl was not a vase.

A series of thoughts passed through Ye Fang's mind, but they all stopped when Sophia stuffed the last money into her wallet.

Sophia's orange Victorian purse was stuffed with money.

There were scattered old coins and some banknotes, and I probably glanced at them...... There must be at least a few hundred old coins.

"That's how much you earn in a day?" I don't know why, Ye Fang's teeth are a little sore.

"Hmmm......"

"Just selling flowers?"

"yes. Mr. Invitee, are you uncomfortable in any way, and why is your tone suddenly a little strange? Sophia's good-looking brows furrowed, and she suddenly became a little surprised, "Ah! Are you in a hurry? I'm sorry, I'm going back soon, I've collected a lot of knowledge about secret arts recently, I'll talk to you about it on the way, but I've been a little busy lately, and it may not be very comprehensive......"

"It's fine." Ye Fang's sentence is a little complicated.

Next, Ye Fang took control of his body and walked through the streets of Crystal City with the simple vending vehicle converted from a bicycle, while Sophia slowly spoke in her mind, telling the knowledge of the secret arts she had learned these days.

Because there is a fault in the inheritance of secret arts, and the knowledge of secret arts is also very confusing, Sophia can only learn about it through the department teachers of the school where she attends, and the secret art itself is also a kind of secret inheritance, in fact, it is not so easy for ordinary people to understand, but Sophia seems to have learned a lot of relevant knowledge very easily.

And when Ye Fang asked, Sophia just smiled lightly: "I have a good reputation in Crystal City. ”

She didn't want to say it, so Ye Fang didn't ask, and listened silently.

"The arcane art originated in the Western Continent, and was originated by a researcher named Merlin Ambrosius, which was once prevalent in the Western Continent for a period of time, until it declined and the inheritance was lost...... And the essence of arcane art is to borrow power. There are special ways, runes, and spells to communicate between the gods and the world itself, to incredible effect, but because of this, there is often a risk of being watched and influenced. Therefore, the use of secret techniques must be cautious and careful, and the more advanced the secret arts, the more risky they are......"

Sophia's oriole-like voice was circulating, and Ye Fang stopped silently, walking through the streets and alleys.

Crystal City is bustling.

Even if the night is approaching, there are many goods open in the streets and alleys, and the pedestrians on the road come and go, without any depressed and heavy looks, but they all seem very happy.

As the capital of the peaceful and prosperous lands of the Western Continent, there are no threats that the Night City needs to face.

Compared to Night City, it's like two worlds.

Returning to the empty mansion of Christian's house, Sophia's narration gradually came to an end, and she asked, "Are you going to take a look at that secret art book?" ”

Ye Fang shook his head and asked, "Do you know the curse of vampires?" ”

"Creatures of darkness?"

"Nope. It's the Curse – the Extraordinary One with the Vampire Curse. Ye Fang briefly replied about being cursed by Roger.

"That's right," Sophia said ...... repeated, muttering, "This kind of curse inherited from dark creatures is rare, and it is generally not very strong, most of their curses are negative states and the like, the possibility of this curse is huge, but it shouldn't have any big side effects, do you feel any discomfort now?" ”

Ye Fang shook his head, and there were some doubts in his heart, could it be that that kid Roger was really lying to himself when he was dying?

At that time, Ye Fang didn't understand, but now that he thinks about it, there is indeed this possibility, after all, Ye Fang is also a half-hung extraordinary person now, and he knows better than anyone that a half-hung extraordinary person actually doesn't have much ability.

After thinking about it, Ye Fangcheng asked, "Do you know if there is a secret technique that can directly fill your stomach or exchange money for milk, bread, chicken, duck, fish, beef, etc., out of thin air?" ”

"Huh?!"