Chapter 23: Allies
Half an hour later, Mu Yan and Cheng Haiping walked out of a tailor shop.
It wasn't until the wooden door completely covered their figures that the owner of the tailor shop came to his senses, looked at the fitting room with some confusion, scratched his head, and looked strange.
The wooden door of the third fitting room was still tightly locked, and there were no strange figures on the monitor, and it looked like it was a normal morning.
But he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember what had happened.
After thinking for a moment, he shrugged his shoulders, picked up the newspaper and continued reading.
On the street, Mu Yan bought a pen and a map of Ivor City from the convenience store on the side, and then led the confused Cheng Haiping to find a random café and sit down.
Looking at Mu Yan, who had been sketching on the map since he sat down, Cheng Haiping suddenly fidgeted, hesitated for a moment and asked aloud, "What are we going to do now?" ”
In fact, he could already guess some of Mu Yan's thoughts, such as finding news related to those gangs through the Volcanic Ash Bar, and then looking for news about Little Red Riding Hood through the gangs.
He didn't really want to ask about the next arrangement, he just wanted to find an excuse to speak.
After all, Mu Yan hadn't said a few words to him since yesterday, and according to this state of affairs, he was very worried that his value would be directly disposed of by the other party after being squeezed dry!
Mu Yan glanced at him lightly.
Cheng Haiping immediately closed his mouth, inexplicably recalling the scene of being forced to swallow that disgusting thing last night, when Mu Yan also looked at him with this kind of eyes!
Swallowing his saliva, he forced a smile on his face that was more ugly than crying.
Mu Yan sneered, lowered his head, and continued to write and draw on the map, while saying in a very relaxed tone:
"Take it easy, I'm a very principled person, and I don't do much to cross the river and tear down the bridge."
Cheng Haiping's shoulders shook.
"Besides, I'm not a murderer, aren't you going to live a good life now?"
"Opportunity, I've already given it to you, our current relationship is still an ally, to put it bluntly, as long as the value you show is higher than the benefits you get from killing you, then this relationship will continue forever!"
As if chatting, Mu Yan said without a word.
But every sentence made Cheng Haiping feel terrified.
"I know, even if I say so, you won't rest assured, change me, I won't but can't help it, now the form is stronger than people, you have no second way to choose except to accept!"
"The life of a tourist, hehe, I think you should also get used to it, people like us, what is important, what is not important, what must be done, what has to be done without me to remind you."
"I'm just saying"
Speaking of this, Mu Yan paused.
"For those who fall off the cliff, someone has reached out to you, and if you don't catch him in time, the next second, you will fall into the abyss!"
After speaking, he fell silent, as if he was giving Cheng Haiping enough time to think, until the shadow detected that the magic power in the other party's body began to fluctuate violently, then he raised his head and looked at the other party and said: "But since you are an ally, I will also give you the dignity of an ally, if the next thing is done, then I don't mind paying you some money in advance." ”
Hearing this, Cheng Haiping, who was already completely soaked behind him, lifted his spirit a little and asked tentatively: "For example?" ”
"For example, help the summon you've been hiding and tucking up a little bit of combat power." Mu Yan said indifferently.
Cheng Haiping was not surprised, when the other party directly sealed the summoning totem on his back last night, he understood that his insignificant hole card would never be hidden from the other party.
As for why it is still hidden, now that I think about it, it is probably just to seek a little ethereal security.
Then neither of them spoke, Cheng Haiping hugged his coffee cup and frowned, Mu Yan was not in a hurry, quietly waiting for a reply.
He really needed an ally now, an ally with a wide range of scouting like Cheng Haiping.
As for why he is an ally instead of a subordinate, a slave or something, it is because Mu Yan is very short of time, and in his plan, he not only needs to complete the main quest in this world, hide the main quest, but also complete part of the analysis of magic!
These things all take time, and he can't do it alone.
And allies, because they have common interests, tend to be more motivated than simple subordinates and slaves, of course, the main reason is that Mu Yan doesn't want to rashly try to deeply transform the memories and subconscious of tourists, otherwise this guy would have become his loyal subordinate as early as yesterday.
After three or five minutes, Cheng Haiping raised his head and looked at Mu Yan, and said solemnly: "If the cooperation goes well, then I should be able to leave this world alive, right?" ”
"It's just the basics." Mu Yanfeng nodded lightly.
"So happy to work together!" Cheng Haiping finally stopped hesitating and stretched out his right hand.
For visitors, leaving the paradise world alive is the minimum standard!
Mu Yan looked at his hand, smiled, and also stretched out his hand to shake it with him.
"Happy working together!"
It was only at this time that the alliance between the two was officially determined, or rather, it was only at this time that Cheng Haiping willingly got on the thief ship of Mu Yan!
Neither of them said a word about the disgusting thing they swallowed last night, which was regarded as Cheng Haiping's disguised recognition of his status among allies.
Mu Yan was very satisfied with the other party's upper path, spread out the map on the table in front of Cheng Haiping, and snapped his fingers: "Then let's complete the first thing after we form an alliance!" ”
"What's your lucky number?"
Cheng Haiping was stunned for a moment, his head didn't seem to have turned a corner, but he had already answered honestly: ".
“”
The ballpoint pen in Mu Yan's hand clicked through several small circles on the map in order from left to right, and finally stopped in a small circle that was almost diagonal to where they were.
Underneath the small circle is a line of neat Chinese characters written on the Hell Chariot!
It was getting late, and Marchands walked around the area of downtown Ivor, and after closing his right eye and ignoring the fifth person who was giving a thumbs up on the side of the street to take a taxi, he was sure that there would be no more business tonight, so he happily drove the taxi all the way back to the docks.
The marina is still bustling, and the people here seem to be forever tireless, and every time Marchands passes by, you can feel their energy as if they were squandering
Especially the girls who wore simple robes, but still showed their ivory skin and bikini outfits, intentionally or unintentionally.
They look so youthful and energetic.
He sometimes felt that he didn't even belong in this place, after all, everyone who walked on this street seemed so healthy and full of vitality, and there was something in his eyes that he hated and somewhat envied.
And he?
Fat, lazy, eating all day long and waiting to die
But it seems that this life is enough
He bought a hot dog bun, stuffed himself into the driver's seat, leaned against the window and watched the pedestrians coming and going on the street, waiting until the street lights came on before starting the car and slowly driving into the dock.