Chapter Twenty-Four: The Serpentine River
For three days, Gina and Bill were extremely busy.
Finding all kinds of materials for making the rune book basically took up all the time of the two, Gina is very good at communicating, and it helped Bill a lot in this regard, in three days, Bill gathered most of the materials for the rune book, and the last few materials, as the wandering mage said, are difficult to put together. One is the alienated monster of the Runeterra, and the other is the lapis lazuli powder and the space magic stone.
These three things are almost worth thousands of gold coins, and compared to these materials, the ones that Bill has enough can be said to be side materials.
In order not to miss this opportunity, Bill searched all the people he knew, and also ran through the major shops, if he didn't get some news in the end, he planned to go to the royal family to ask.
Just when Bill was going to find this trader and try to trade for a few days, Fiona has been staying in the former small boat, and then practicing the method of meditation, for Fiona's training, Bill went to the Bouvier family to meet Ruiz, this kind of understanding mage, unabashedly told him a truth: "As long as you are still a human, no matter how strong you are, you can't challenge the dragon!" ”
Bill told Fiona the original sentence, and although Ruiz had become a runic creature, it was not a satire on humans, and as for how others understood it, it was obviously none of his business.
Ryze's words are really practical, at least for Fiona, these days, Fiona has been sitting on the boat until late at night, until it is completely dark, and then the day is over, whether it is fruitful or not, Fiona does this.
Bill meets the trader he has set the time and place, a mysterious man covered in a cloak and a gray hue that doesn't match Demacia.
To be on the safe side, Bill deliberately hired a bodyguard in advance.
This is a specially trained bodyguard, and under the confession of this bodyguard, Bill is very afraid of this strange trader.
The palm of the other's hand.
When he saw clearly the calluses on the palm of the opponent's hand, which extended to the ring finger, but the little finger was extremely smooth, the bodyguard was more sure of his guess.
When choosing weapons, the Assassins mainly used crossbows, bows, and small daggers.
Unlike the hilt of a long sword, which can be controlled with both hands, this small dagger handle does not require a little finger at all when held with one hand.
Therefore, over time, calluses appear only in the tiger's mouth, index finger, middle finger and ring finger.
The bodyguard's gaze shifted downwards to the other's wrists, waist, and boots.
At the wrist, there should be a winding sleeve arrow, which can be activated by simply hooking the little finger.
And in the waist. and boots inside. Each has a dagger hidden.
The other side is very well hidden. If it weren't for the fact that this high-ranking bodyguard was already familiar with everything about the assassins, I am afraid that he would not have been able to find out at all.
"Is that you?"
Bill looked suspicious, and he was cautious, he didn't know if this guy had a space stone in his hand, but he thought that this kind of behavior would definitely attract some ill-intentioned people.
It was an empty house, and it hadn't been inhabited for a long time, Bill could tell.
"I don't care who you are, or what you do! As long as I get what I want, the deal continues."
Under the gray and white coat, the trader reveals a thin figure.
"How much does it cost?" The voice is hoarse and rough, probably deliberately altered.
"You should know the price of my purchase," Bill replied coldly while standing at the door, he had no intention of catching up with others, very careful, Bill had been holding the dagger under his sleeve, and at the same time, the crossbow bolt behind his back had already been loaded, as long as there was any danger in place, Bill would enter the battle mode.
After all, according to the bodyguard hired by Bill, this guy's identity is too scary!
As if thinking about Bill's chips, this person who likes to hide his whereabouts buried his head, Bill couldn't see his eyes, the wide sleeve robe moved slightly, and under the careful gaze of Bill's bodyguards, a light blue flowing space magic stone slipped into his hand.
The size of a fist, with pure and wonderful energy, held in the hand, it is as if this stone stands alone outside this world.
The Space Magic Stone is very similar to the color of the base crystal in the game in Bill's memory, which is used to summon the guardians, that is, the minions of the five scum.
"Good!"
At Bill's secret signal, Bill's bodyguard stepped forward to trade.
But in such a cautious situation, Bill's caution seemed to be superfluous, three crystal coins and this space magic stone, the two of them paid in one hand and delivered in the other.
When the magic stone arrived, Bill's bodyguard narrowed his eyes slightly, and carefully observed it again, which was also his duty.
"It's true!" After reconfirming that it was correct, he carefully handed the magic stone to Bill.
Such a small piece of things, it is so expensive!
Bill laughed and didn't take it out to look at it now.
"The deal was successfully completed! I'm satisfied," Bill nodded, looking really excited to buy the Space Stone.
"So much for the best! The two of them walked slowly, his voice was still hoarse, hidden in the gloomy gaze of the hat, like a cold light, straight into people's hearts.
"Hmph~" Bill snorted coldly, then turned his head to open the door.
But he was preempted by the bodyguards and walked in front of Bill, who was stunned for a moment, and then relieved.
Outside the door, there is a bustling street, and compared to the room, it is like two worlds.
"It's okay"
On the street, Bill turned his head to look at the house behind him, he had an intuition, even if he opened the door now and went back, he would not see the person who had just traded with him, and under such a room, it was likely that there were some secret passages in it, and some people always thought that this was the most secure.
"Don't think about it, this must be someone from the black market! Those people are people with strong survival ability, everyone has some ability, the weak, I'm afraid there won't even be scum left in that kind of place! ”
Bill stunned, black market? How he had never heard of it.
Seeing Bill's doubts, the bodyguard dutifully shared the message: "Even in the glorious city of Demacia, there is a dirty and dark side!" This is not unusual! ”
"Can you elaborate on that? I'm interested! ”
"The production of the black market is mostly unsightly, so compared with the normal market price, the price of the black market is much lower, but there are also a lot of fakes, this is a normal phenomenon, if you want to enter the black market, you must be recommended or led, well, the largest black market trading market in Demacia should be in the Serpentine River~"
"Serpentine River?" Bill's knee-jerk interface.
In the Serpentine River, the giant ship where the DSS Expedition was killed? After the birth of this event, the people of Demacia became nervous and hostile to Noxus, and it is not an exaggeration to say that this was the trigger for the outbreak of a direct war between the two countries.