The hustle and bustle behind him seemed to be far away all at once. The sense of distance was subtle, for the vendors selling all sorts of dangerous or scarce or ordinary goods were less than twenty paces behind them, and if they turned and ran with their legs open at this moment, they would be able to touch the faces of the merchants in a matter of seconds. But this short distance seems to divide two worlds. The sounds, the light and shadow, and the temperature of the creatures and flames were all pulled away, leaving only the silent and eerie road in front of me, and the cold lights scattered in front of the road, which exuded a strange and strange face.

Atta tugged at the corner of Cheese's coat, and the latter nodded slightly at the worried eyes behind her mask to indicate that he had noticed the change. There is no doubt that this anomaly comes from magic, and it is not the magic released by a single caster, and the street itself resembles the altar or circle of some spell schools, which can continue to work as long as it is supplied with energy. At the same time, this construction is often expensive and sophisticated, and it is difficult for the average caster to afford to create a quiet zone at such a high cost, only because the trade is more important than the price paid.

"This section of the road is called Black Street by most of the rushers, but there is more than one similar street, so Black Street is only a general reference, and it cannot be specifically referred to as a specific street. The street itself is nameless, and its location changes from time to time, and only a few people will be notified of the specific information of the street movement. And no one or group has ever publicly claimed ownership of the street, and those who want to investigate it often don't hear from them, so I'll tell you in advance, don't ask too much about this place, just respect its existence. Lady Teresa said to the group.

"Yes, we remember. Cheese replied softly. Maybe it was because he saw the uneasiness that Atta revealed, or maybe it was because he was confident in his own abilities, from the moment he entered the dark street, it became that he was parallel to Lady Teresa, and Atta and Jian Qi were faintly separated from the left and right positions of the mage, ready to strike at any time. The surrounding cat goblins didn't say anything when they saw this, and still protected a few people in it.

"I've heard that there's a new thriving place in the northeast lately, and a city made by dwarves is populated with witches and wolfwalkers. But most crucially, there is a wizard with his dragon as the lord there. Therefore, I also wanted to go there, but the distance was too long, and the business was too busy, and I couldn't find time. "The snow-white cat seems to be casually talking about distant rumors.

"It's not as good as you say, where there are people, there is strife, and the more people there are, the more complicated the strife becomes. I'm afraid what you've heard here is just a rumor from the merchants, and it shouldn't be true. The hooded mage replied with a smile, and it was not surprising that the other party would know the origin of their group. It would be strange if a big man who is qualified to know the location of the black street in the rushing stream can't even find out such a trivial matter.

Lady Teresa always seemed to have a smile on her lips, as if everything would not go out of her way, "The dispute is because the distribution of benefits is not satisfactory." All a good lord can do is to transfer and guide contradictions in contradictions, and trying to reduce contradictions will also produce new ones. So he had to seek a balance in the contradictions, so that each one would not be intensified, but in fact, even if he was a lord, it would be arrogant to want to perfectly control all disputes, as long as the balance existed, there would always be a day when it would be broken. That's why there is no kingdom that will not perish. ”

"It sounds like you have a pessimistic view of the king's system. So in your eyes, what kind of system can achieve the effect of resolving contradictions?" Although Cheese was a little surprised by the other party's topic, it would be false to say that he was not interested at all, anyway, it was still some distance from the location of those stalls on the black street, and even if it was a small talk, he wanted to hear the opinion of the most prominent woman in the cat fairy.

"Contradictions cannot be reduced, because its source is everyone's needs, food and drink, the opposite sex, clothing, shelter, where there is a need, there is conflict, endless. Although Lady Teresa is not human, or even a creature that is wholly part of this world, her observation of human society is longer and deeper than that of ordinary people, "so instead of suppressing these contradictions with the set of origins, honors, or whatever, it is better to release them completely." People want a better life, and why not, if they can pay for it. And the thing that quantifies these costs is money. ”

"Is this the way the city is?" Cheese's rationality told him that there was merit in what he had said and what he had seen. But on the other hand, he began to wonder if the idea of measuring everything in terms of money really made sense, and undeniably it worked. But in this environment, chivalry and morality, the way of the spirits and nature, they seem to have no place.

"Yes, that's part of its rules. Now that you're at the table called Rush, all the decisions you're going to make, whether you want it or not, are in its shadow. Whatever you think of it, if you don't want to knock the table over or leave, you'll have to go with it. As she said this, her gaze drifted to Atta, intentionally or unintentionally.

The mage didn't answer immediately, and as the group approached the first booth, the conversation lost its context to continue. The owner of the stall was an old man, and his clothes were simple but meticulous, even for his goods. The goods were neatly arranged in wooden partitions, underneath with soft materials such as cotton silk, and three pale red lamps made them look even more ruddy. Of course, this is necessary, because what he sells is meat in a certain sense, a specific part of the hand, to be exact.

Atta subconsciously covered his mouth, and both Kenqi and Kairas made expressions of varying degrees of disgust. Lady Teresa and the other fairy guards weren't surprised. And Cheese, he had already walked over to the hands with great interest, and looked at them. Grey Pao had seen too many corpses of all kinds as early as his training, and his medical knowledge was almost entirely based on dissecting experience.

"Look at it, it's all good. It is excellent both for collection and use. The old man shouted softly, and there was a strange tone in his voice, which made people feel unusually pleasant.

"Can you try it?" Cheese turned to look at the old man, his eyes flashing with a faint glow of magic, which made the latter smile, and it was rare to see customers even in the dark streets.

"If you need a servant, I recommend this one, he is the hand of a gladiator, and it is said that the gladiator is best known for his bare hands to crush the skulls of his opponents. It's just a pity that his last opponent didn't give him this opportunity and cut his neck. The old man pointed to an unusually wide and thick palm with some astonishing scars on the back of the hand.

Cheese nodded, and the old man took the hand out of the checker, put a ring on his ring finger, and took out another ring of the same kind to the mage, "Once you are proficient, you can wear it on any finger, but at the beginning, I recommend wearing it in the same position first." ”

The grey robe looked at it for a moment to make sure there were no other spells on it, and then placed the ring on the ring finger of his right hand. The next thing his companions saw was that as Cheese made a slight fist, the severed hand also made a slight fist. When the cheese simulates the palm of the hand crawling on the surface, that hand does move on the table.

"How? With a little bit of mana, you can get a helper. If you are proficient, you don't need to move, and this hand can move with your will. Perhaps it was one of the few people he met who had a tendency to buy, and the old man was somewhat diligent in selling his horrible goods. Cheese just silently took off the ring on his hand and put it back on the table.

"Thank you, but I'm more used to doing things with my own hands. ”

The group said goodbye to the stall where they sold their hands, and Jian Qi asked the cheese with some fear, "What kind of spell is that, why do you look so evil." ”

"It's just a little trick, and it's not about the broken hand, it's about the ring. You take that ring with you, and the severed hand is connected to your hand, but you can't take it off after a long time. What he didn't say was that a dead man's hand would always rot, and when it rotted, your hand would rot too. However, it was a real magic item, and that alone made the street worthy of its name. ”