Chapter 585: Gray
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However, things did not go as smoothly as Higm expected, and although she found the world of the Farrim dimension using the single-person dimensional transfer magic circle after many attempts and delays, she was not able to see a living person in that world.
This is not to say that there are no living people in that world, but the desertification on the planet that is the core of the Farim world is too serious, and there is no trace of green and rock in sight except for the desert, and the size of the planet itself is too huge, and it is impossible to rely on manpower to conduct a detailed search, so after spending three days of trying their luck search, Higm and Zhou Chao and others who followed her into the Farim world decisively gave up the search. Instead, continue moving to the next world.
Just like this one after another, I don't know how many times they moved, Zhou Chao and a few people finally luckily ran into people, and luckily learned the correct direction from the other party's mouth.
Then everyone didn't hesitate any longer, and moved to the next world according to the dimensional world coordinates provided by the other party.
Then do the same, find someone, ask for coordinates, move, find someone......
After a while, Zhou Chao and the others finally set foot on the land of Midchilda smoothly, and with the help of the Mead currency that Prescia didn't know where to get it, they found a house near the outskirts of Mead City and moved in temporarily.
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After a night's rest, the group gathered again in the living room to discuss the next arrangements.
"Now the only thing that restricts us is identity information, Prescia, do you have any channels for this?" Zhou Chao looked at Prescia on the opposite side and asked.
Because it was the world of Midchilda that was smuggled into by using the dimensional transfer magic array of Higm and others, there was no problem with everyone's basic activities, but it was greatly restricted in terms of daily life. Not only can't you go to places that generally require identity verification, but you can't even use facilities such as bank cards, personal information terminals, mobile phones, and service facilities, not to mention arranging for Alicia, Fett, and Storm to go to the primary magic academy in Mead City, and they can't even sign up at all, which is also the main problem that restricts them from further hiding.
Otherwise, why would they go to live in a remote suburb?
"You can go through the channel of the black market." Presia lowered her head and thought about it, frowned, "But the price ......"
Although Prescia didn't say it explicitly, everyone present basically understood that the price was definitely expensive, at least not something that Zhou Chao and others who had just spent most of the money to rent a house could afford.
"Let's not talk about the price or anything. The point is, is the other party reliable? Zhou Chao waved his hand and asked.
"If the people I know are still doing a business, it should be fine, but if something happens to them or they don't do it anymore, I can't be sure. After all, there is no such thing as an infallible guy to do such a thing. Prescia said.
As for how she knew someone who did the work...... Not to mention that when she was the director of a company's new magic furnace development project, she had private contact with this group of people for the progress of the experiment, and had purchased a lot of smuggled materials, not to mention that she was also a member of the gray group in the later stage. Whether she participated in the F.A.T.E program or conducted her own research in private, she never lost time buying experimental materials from the black market, not to mention her original residence, the Space-Time Garden. That's what she bought from an agent in the black market.
So it's not surprising that she would know this kind of person.
"In that case, let's go get in touch and see if there are any people you know who continue to do this." Zhou Chao nodded and said very simply.
"Are you sure you're looking for those guys?" Prescia's brow furrowed when she heard this. Staring at Zhou Chao and asking.
"Now, is there any other way we can get an identity that allows us to move freely around Mead City without alerting the Temporal Authority?" Zhou Chao spread his hands. Asked rhetorically.
"But where does the money come from?" Prescia said in a deep voice. This is also the question she really wants to ask, after all, as the current fund provider, no one knows the current financial situation of everyone better than her.
"It depends on the situation, if we really can't help it, we have to play black and eat black." Zhou Chao's eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a rambling voice. It's just that the meaning revealed in the words is somewhat frowning and heartbeating.
"You're playing with fire." Prescia squinted her eyes and said in a deep voice.
"But that's the way it is, and I don't want to make it so much trouble if there were other possibilities." Zhou Chao said helplessly.
In this regard, Prescia was silent, frowning deeply and did not speak.
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Two days later, outside a bar in Mead City, Zhou Chao, Prescia, and Higem appeared in front of the bar's door.
At this time, the three of them completely changed their outfits.
Among them, Prescia is dressed as a black big sister, with a dark purple glossy shirt and a short black skirt in a long black trench coat, black silk tights wrapped around her legs, a pair of black high-root leather shoes on her feet, half of her face is covered by a pair of large black-framed sunglasses, her hands are in her pockets, and her whole body exudes a stunning momentum.
Higmu and Zhou Chao were dressed as guards, each wearing a decent black suit, and their faces were also wearing a big black ink quiet, expressionless, like two black men standing on either side of Prescia.
There was no performance, but it gave people an atmosphere that we were very difficult to mess with, so that there were still two or three passers-by around and disappeared in an instant, making the whole street completely deserted.
At this time, Prescia glanced at the bar sign in front of her with affection, and did not speak, until a few seconds later, she retracted her gaze, left, and walked towards it.
"Jingle Bell ......"
The door opened, and a pleasant wind bell rang in the ears of the three of them. Then, a spacious inside, but at this time, the cold and deserted bar space came into the eyes of the three of Zhou Dynasty, a young man dressed similarly to the Earth Bar, wearing a black and white wine suit, stood behind the bar, holding a white cloth towel, carefully wiping and the wine glass in his hand.
"Welcome." Hearing the door, the bartender turned to look at Prescia and greeted him habitually. Then his expression froze, he put down his wine glass and turned around, and greeted him, "What do the three guests drink?" ”
"Old Jack isn't here." Prescia didn't talk nonsense, walked to the high chair in front of the bar and sat down, looked up, looked at the bartender and asked.
"Old Jack? I'm sorry? We don't have a guy named Jack here. The bartender frowned at first, then shook his head and apologized.
"Jack. Marsborne, I have a business to talk to. Prescia said unmoved, still staring into the bartender's eyes. At the same time, the index finger of his right hand, which was placed on the bar, stretched out, and the control of the magic element drew a strange shimmer pattern on the tabletop.
Then, I don't know if it was the name that Prescia said or the pattern she drew played a role, the bartender, who didn't have any abnormality, moved in vain, and said in a low voice, "It turns out that you are looking for our boss, he is in the back office, please come with me." ”
With that, he turned and left the side of the bar and walked to a closed door next to him. At the same time, Prescia did not hesitate, got up, and followed with Zhou Chao and Higmu.
In this way, the three of them, led by the bartender, walked through a long corridor, climbed more than a dozen steps, and finally stopped in an unoccupied reception room.
"Three of you, please wait here, I'll go and inform the boss." The bartender said politely, then leaned slightly to the three of them and bowed, then turned and left the room.
Less than five minutes later, with a soft sound of "cluck", a middle-aged man with a kind face who felt kind no matter who saw him pushed the door and walked into the room.
"This is what you call Old Jack?" Seeing the person coming, Zhou Chao couldn't help but ask in words.
"It's not." Prescia frowned.
"Let me introduce myself, I, Joe, am the successor of Old Jack, and I am in charge of business negotiations in this area." The middle-aged man who called himself Joe walked up to Prescia, stretched out his hand, and introduced himself with a smile.
"Where's Old Jack?" Prescia didn't get up either, just sat down and reached out to shake Joe's hand and asked.
"Don't you know?" Qiao was surprised.
"What?"
"Old Jack has been dead for years." Joe shrugged his shoulders and said that he did not feel any sadness at the death of his colleague.
After a pause, he said again, "It seems that the guest has not patronized our business for a long time, not only does he not know the news of Old Jack, but even the joint code on our side has been replaced, if it weren't for the brother at the front desk who still has some impression of the old mark, maybe the guest you won't see me." ”
Hearing this, Presia's expression sank, and her confidence in the channel in front of her became insufficient.
No way, it's been too long since he left Midchilda, even the original 'old man' is dead, not to mention the forces behind him, who knows what it has become now? I just hope it won't be too bad.
"Okay, without further ado, let's talk about business. How many, I don't know what kind of help you're looking for? At this time, Joe smiled and took the initiative to open the topic.
"I need to apply for some identity information, remember, it is an identity document that can pass the system check and is exactly the same as the normal household registration information, can it be done?" Presia, who listened to Joe's inquiry, didn't hesitate any longer, and stared at Joe, who was sitting opposite, through the lenses of her sunglasses, and said in a deep voice. (To be continued......)