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The place where Shangguanqi is currently located is called Tanyuan, and it is one of the several major entrances to the underground world of Juze.

The climate of the planet Juze is generally harsh, covered in ice and snow for most of the year, and it is very cold above the surface, which is not suitable for human habitation.

However, the special thing about the planet Juze is that it has a vast and complex underground world, and in tens of meters underground, natural huge caves are connected to each other, forming a dense and complex network, so that human beings can settle and live in the underground world.

Therefore, Juze's civilization is not on the surface, but hidden in the grand underground world.

Despite its unique landscape, the lack of a true economic backbone has left the Empire with little interest in the planet, and no government has even been established, with only a limited number of armies stationed here.

Due to the lack of effective management, Juze has become the most rampant place for smuggling on the border, and many smuggling transactions are carried out here, making it a paradise for illegal trade.

Shangguanzaki came here precisely to investigate the clues of the attack on the White Rock Fortress, and at the same time prepared to take a smuggling ship from here to the colony outside the country.

According to the previous analysis of everyone, the smuggling boats that attacked the patrol ship are likely to come to Juze, although they may not still stay here, but there will always be some traces, and Shangguanqi's mission is to find it.

After staying in Tanyuan for a few days, Shangguanqi already had a general understanding of this place, Tanyuan is just a transit station to go underground, no one will trade here, and if you want to carry out all kinds of illegal transactions, you can only go to the underground world.

However, Tanyuan is a must-pass place, and there are many people who come and go, so maybe someone will know something.

For a few days, Shangguanzaki went to those crowded places to hang out, but there was no gain, this place was mixed, everyone was on high alert, and it was easy not to confide in strangers.

But Shangguan Qi was not discouraged, he had already been mentally prepared for this situation, if he could find out the information casually, he would have to doubt the authenticity of the information.

Coming out of the hotel where he lived, Shangguanzaki stepped on the thick snow and walked towards the vicinity of the rift. The so-called crack is near the entrance to the underground, which is a huge crack that is hundreds of meters wide and tens of meters deep, and all kinds of business places are concentrated in that area.

When he reached the side of the rift, Shangguanqi looked down, and under the knife-like cliffs, there were sporadic lights in the dark cracks, as if a galaxy was hidden deep underground.

Shangguanqi only took a brief look and left, now he didn't plan to go underground rashly, he had to make himself look like a smuggler before entering the underground world, so as not to attract the attention of others.

When he first arrived in Tanyuan, Shangguanqi noticed a peculiarity here, everyone in this place seemed to have an ancient powder gun.

This ancient weapon was eliminated after mankind entered the space age, but I didn't expect that there were still people making it in large quantities in Juze.

Therefore, if you don't have a powder gun at your waist in Juze, people will immediately know that you are from a foreign land.

So Shangguanqi decided to buy a gun like this, even if he didn't use it, he could pretend to be, so as not to be stared at by people who always looked at him with a foreigner's eye.

"Boss, can I take the gun I ordered?" Walking into the weapon shop, Shangguan Qi asked in a trembling voice.

Two days ago, Shangguansaki ordered an old-fashioned pistol at this weapons shop and asked the owner to make the pistol look like it had been used for a long time.

The boss asked Shangguanqi to pick it up in two days, and today happened to be the day to pick up the goods, so Shangguanqi came here first as soon as he left the hotel.

"Alright." As he spoke, the boss took out a box from under the counter and put it on the counter, making a heavy muffled sound.

Shangguanqi opened the lid of the box and saw a pistol that looked badly worn-out lying quietly at the bottom of the box, with two matching boxes of ammunition next to it.

Shangguanqi held the pistol in his hand and felt heavy when he checked it, giving people a sense of reassurance, perhaps this is the reason why many Juze people wear this ancient gun.

"Boss, do you buy a lot of guns?" Shangguan Qi asked casually.

"Of course, many people buy this kind of gun, especially outsiders who have just come to Juze." The boss replied with something in his mouth.

"How do you know I'm an out-of-tlander?" Shangguanqi asked with a smile.

"Because locals don't wear this kind of gun, we generally only recommend this kind of gun to outsiders." The boss said with a slight mockery.

Shangguanqi didn't care about the boss's ridicule, he just wanted to know more useful information, and when he heard the boss say that there was a clear difference between the guns of outsiders and locals, he became interested.

"In addition to this gun, what other guns are commonly used by outsiders?" Kamikanzaki asked.

"And these." The boss said as he took a few guns from the shelves and lined them up on the counter, there were about 7 or 8 of them.

Shangguan Qi kept the style of these guns in mind, and then said, "Then what kind of guns do the locals have?" ”

"Locals have a lot of tricks, and they don't necessarily use one or the other, but outsiders are basically like these, and they can't run." The boss replied confidently.

Shangguan Qi nodded, pointed to a spear on the shelf and said, "If I buy another gun like this, how much is it in total?" ”

Coming out of the weapons shop, Shangguanzaki slipped the pistol into the hidden pocket of his clothes, and carried the spear behind his back, trying to make himself look more like a local.

Walking down the street, Shangguanqi began to pay attention to the guns worn by passers-by, and sure enough, as the owner of the weapon shop said, the guns worn by outsiders are basically those kinds of guns, while the guns of locals are varied, and there is no specific style.

Shangguan Qi said: "It seems that locals and outsiders can be identified by matching guns, so that the range can be greatly narrowed." ”

Walking into a restaurant, the heat in the store contrasted sharply with the cold outside the store, which made Shangguanzaki feel relaxed for a while.

At this time, there are many people sitting in the store, and the noisy sound of talking echoes in the room, and the aroma of barbecue and hot wine is mixed together, which makes people feel appetizing.

Seeing that there was an empty seat in front of the bar, Shangguanzaki walked over and sat down, and said to the guy behind the bar, "A barbecue, a glass of hot wine." ”

Without saying a word, the man quickly picked up a piece of sizzling roast meat from the oven, put it on a large plate, sprinkled it with seasonings, and then brought it to Shangguan Qi.

Shangguanzaki picked up a knife and cut off a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, but his attention was not on the barbecue, but his eyes kept scanning the surroundings, distinguishing which ones were locals and which ones were outsiders.

Through the pattern of the guns, Shangguanzaki quickly made a general difference, the table by the window was a local, and the table by the fireplace was a foreigner, because they were both wearing the kind of pistol that Shangguanzaki had just bought.

At this time, the guy brought a large glass of hot wine to Shangguan Qi, and Shangguan Qi took out his wallet and was about to pay, when he suddenly heard a loud laugh from the outsiders at the table, covering up all the other sounds around him.

The guy's face involuntarily showed a look of disdain, and he happened to be seen by Shangguan Qi, so Shangguan Qi took the opportunity to say: "Hmph! Foreigner. ”

Hearing that Shangguan Qi was also dissatisfied with the people at that table, the guy showed a knowing smile on his face, and pouted: "Outsiders are noisy." ”

Shangguanqi nodded and said, "That's right, I can't get used to these outsiders, and they make a mess here, full of indiscreet guys." ”

Seeing Shangguanqi say this, the guy felt that he had met a bosom friend, and said in a low voice: "That is, these guys are all outlaws, many of them are from abroad, and they have earned all the money of the locals. ”

"That's right, I've fallen for these outsiders." Kamikanzaki feigned disgust and sliced the barbecue vigorously as he spoke.

The guy was very impressed by Shangguanqi's words, so he simply leaned back at the bar next to him and chatted with Shangguanqi and me sentence by sentence.

"To tell you the truth, we often have people from other places in our store, and some of them come from abroad, and their behavior is very rude, and they hate it when they look at it!"

"I heard that those people outside the country are smugglers? These people must be very rich, how did they come to such a place? Shangguanzaki asked.

"What if you have money, they are all rough people who can't get on the table, and some of them are fugitives, and these people only deserve to come to a small shop like ours." The guy said contemptuously.

"Do they tip?"

"it! People outside the country are very stingy, and they slap the table when the food is served slowly, which angers me, and I don't serve anymore! The guy said with a grumbling heart.

"Then you're not afraid that they will beat you?"

"This ......" the guy had a timid look on his face, but quickly changed his words: "Who is afraid of them?" These people are not only stingy, but they also like to brag, saying how powerful they are, even if they are the army of the empire......"

"Bragging!" Shangguan Qi rolled his eyes and scolded.

"Isn't it? Who believes what they say! The most exaggerated thing is that a few days ago, a group of people rented this shop, drank and sang, and bragged that they had killed an imperial warship. Phew! Just their sloppy appearance, the ghost believes what they say! ”

When Shangguan Qi heard this, he was immediately shocked, and said secretly: "Could it be that the group of people that the guy said really came to Juze and happened to eat here?" ”

The guy was talking energetically, and he didn't notice the shock on Shangguan Qi's face at all, and Shangguan Qi was afraid of revealing a flaw, so he quickly picked up the wine glass and took a sip, hiding the shocked expression on his face.

"Are these people still in Tanyuan?" Shangguanqi pretended not to care and asked casually.

"I left early, I heard that I went underground, and I heard them say that they seem to be going to some Crystal Valley City......

At this time, the store manager came, and when he saw that the guy was only chatting and not working, he immediately scolded, and the guy shrank his neck and hurriedly ran to the kitchen.