Chapter 111: Conflict
The next morning, Qiao Xiu rushed to Squirrel Street in a carriage early in the morning.
When Qiao Xiu stepped out of the carriage and came to the inn called the Black Pigeon, there was a little problem.
"Crypt Giant... I can probably guess why they hate Squirrel Street. β
Ciri, who was following Josiu, was ready for battle, as two humans and a stout giant stood at the door of the Black Dove Hotel.
The giant was nearly two meters tall, even a head taller than the demon Zenas, and was covered in rock-like skin.
But what is funny is that the rough-skinned crypt giant is dressed in a very modest outfit, and the two humans next to him are also dressed in elaborate costumes like nobles.
This awkward combination stood in the way of the Black Pigeon Hotel, whose manager, the fraudster Pruk, was standing in the doorway talking to the two humans.
"I've paid everything I owe...... Please leave. β
Facing the tall giant, Prucker, the fraudster, remained expressionless, tossed a bag of gold coins to one of the humans, and then said in a loud voice.
Qiao Xiu remembered that the bag of gold coins was the deposit he used to secure this hotel yesterday... It seems that the clan with the name of Faceless Demon in the Demon Realm is living a worse life in the human world than Qiao Xiu imagined.
"No, no, no, it's just arrears, and interest, and it's been two years since you adopted those useless little guys."
One of the humans gestured to a gesture that needed more, and the aliens living in Squirrel Street were generally poor, which made them, the human merchants, see the business opportunity to squeeze them.
"When you lent me this money, you didn't say there was interest." Prucker, the fraudster, realizes that he has been 'tricked' by the human.
"I didn't say it, but it's clearly written on the contract... If you don't have one, you'll have to pay off your hotel, I don't care what kind of black pigeon or black duck you are, such a good place shouldn't have a dilapidated inn, take the weird ones you adopted, and get out. β
The human merchant didn't have the idea of having a good conversation, and at his signal, the crypt giant next to him raised his fist and wanted to directly demolish the inn.
But Pruk used his body directly in front of the Crypt Giant's fist.
Obviously, Pruk is not the type to fight, and he can't stop this punch from the Crypt Giant.
"Go up and kill that big man?"
Ciri couldn't stand this scene anymore, and the most important thing was that there were children in the hotel.
"I don't think we need to do it anymore." Qiao Xiu withdrew the gray magic in his hand.
A female knight in silver-white armor had blocked the door to the inn.
As a veteran of the Holy Cult, Messi was far superior to the Crypt Giant in terms of strength, and she stood in front of Purk, easily blocking the Crypt Giant's punch with just one arm.
"You..."
The sudden appearance of the knight caused the human to panic a little, but soon the other man next to him quickly pulled out his magic staff and constructed an offensive magic.
The temperature around him suddenly rose, and he was chanting an extremely dangerous scorching system magic.
But before the magic of the other party could chant a few inscriptions, a wooden barrel fell from the sky and smashed directly on his head, and the impact caused by the barrel not only stunned the magician, but also scattered the apples and vegetables contained in the barrel on the ground.
Messi followed the fluctuations of mana that had just dissipated from the barrel and looked at Ciri.
What Ciri had just cast was the simplest of 'mage's hands', but this kind of street melee was far more efficient than the fiery magic that the mage had constructed.
The scene was successfully controlled by the mess with the assistance of Ciri, and Qiao Xiu also walked quickly to the door of the inn.
Qiao Xiu's sudden approach made Messi vigilant, in her eyes, Qiao Xiu was much more dangerous than the tall crypt giant!
However, Qiao Xiu naturally stood by the side of Messi, cleared his throat by the way, and pointed at the majestic female knight.
"This is the future leader of the Holy Sect Army in the Holy Sect Country, if you provoke them, it is estimated that even the bones will be burned by the Holy Light."
Qiao Xiu's intimidation had an extremely successful effect, this human merchant had heard from the Holy Cult Army... Notoriety, coupled with the fact that their strongest thug, the Crypt Giant, was no match for the female knight's arm, and without even saying a word of shouting, he let the Crypt Giant drag the unconscious magician out of here.
"Is this another plot of yours?" Mish stared at Qiao Xiu with wary eyes.
"No, I'm just complimenting you Holy Sect Army from the bottom of my heart for their prestige and feats."
Poor naΓ―ve knight lady didn't hear the sarcasm in Qiao Xiu's words at all, but stubbornly thought that these were a few flattering words.
Seeing that Messi had no intention of continuing to talk to him, Qiao Xiu turned to look at the fraudster.
"What's next... It's time to get down in and get down to business. β
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"One thousand gold coins, that's half of the deposit, and the other half will be paid to you after the shoot is completed."
Josiu sat down at a dilapidated wooden table in the inn and shoved a large bag of gold coins in front of the innkeeper, the fraudster Pluck.
This money may be a small savings for the members of the Black Swan Theater Company, but it is an unimaginable amount of wealth for him who only has a dilapidated inn in Nolan.
There is also the deposit given by Qiao Xiu before the hotel, which is enough for him not to worry about money problems in the past two years.
"I don't know what a movie is, sir."
With so many gold coins placed in front of him, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, but his eyes looked behind Qiao Xiu from time to time.
If he could, he didn't want to have too much contact with Qiao Xiu, and the biggest reason was that Qiao Xiu's identity would attract the attention of the Holy Sect Country.
And after he agreed to Qiao Xiu's offer to borrow a hotel, the situation he feared most finally happened the next day, when a knight of the Holy Cult Army appeared at the door of his hotel.
The Holy Cult Army was talking behind Qiao Xiu with the half-dragon man and gray cat man child he had adopted, and this interracial conversation seemed to be pleasant, but he was sweating inside.
Not all Holy Cults are so friendly to the Aliens.
"Movies, in simple terms, are about playing a fake character to deceive people, and I guess it's your racial talent, isn't it? It's what you're doing right now. Qiao Xiu said.
The deceitful of the demon clan is an actor comparable to the succubus demon, and the temperament of this deceitful is too similar to Leon in "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and Qiao Xiu wants him to try the role of Leon.
"I'll just tell you that, Mr. Faceless." Qiao Xiu lowered his voice and said his true race.
"Maybe you can get a moment of safety under the protection of the black dove, and what I am doing now is to get you something that the black dove will never give you... That is the most basic status and dignity of living in this city, not walking on the street and being called a strange by humans! β