Volume 2, Chapter 12 Thief Costume
Then, Shen Lian and Tris left the House of Evolution and walked along a large road towards the outskirts of the Howling Valley, and about half an hour later, a dense complex of buildings appeared in front of them.
The streets are crisscrossed and full of pedestrians.
It was a town.
"Frontier Town is the most remote town in the Great Qin Empire, located at the exit of the Howling Valley, originally a post station under the Qiang Qin, and gradually expanded to become a town with a population of more than 50,000. ”
"Those of us from the Northern Continent, because of the difference in appearance and language, it is difficult for us to integrate into the Eastern Continent, so most of us gather at the borders of the great powers, the land of lawlessness, you will see a lot of people from the Northern Continent later, don't be too surprised. Tris excitedly introduced, obviously very familiar with the border town, like a few treasures.
Entered the town.
On the street, the flow of people shuttles, the traffic is busy, and it is lively and noisy.
Sure enough, Shen Lian saw a lot of white people one after another.
Most of them wear suits and felt hats, and when they meet acquaintances, they will take off their hats to salute, and they are very gentlemanly in their clothing and demeanor.
In addition, there were many people dressed in the clothes of the evangelist pastors, often holding crosses on their chests.
"The divine rank of these people is 'gentleman', and the divine rank of those people is 'missionary', alas...... None of them are suitable targets for thieves. There's a hint of disdain in Tris' eyes.
"Why?"
"It's about the difficulty of the challenge. Because the more difficult the theft target, the more divine power the thief can obtain once the theft is successful. Gentlemen and missionaries, even if they catch the thieves, they will not punish them severely, gentlemen do not like brutal methods, and missionaries are more hateful, but take the opportunity to carry out so-called 'redemptive' acts, using us for promotion. I prefer the cruel rich who like to chop people's hands more than these hypocritical guys. Tris said, his eyes beginning to be clouded with disgust, apparently he had been caught by someone, and had some deep and uncomfortable memories.
Shen Lian understood, chatting all the way to the "auspicious tailor shop", the boss was an old man with a sixtieth birthday, hunchbacked, with a scarf on his chest, a soft ruler wrapped around his neck, and a very kind smile.
"Old auspicious, there is business coming to the door. Triss shouted.
"Tris, is your 'handiwork' all right?" 'Pastor Dicao' seems to care about you extraordinarily, saying that you are a lost lamb and that he feels obligated to redeem you. The tailor looked up, squinted and smiled.
Tris's countenance fell.
"It's that nosy pastor again, and the time he caught it, it really took eight lifetimes of blood mold. Triss had a speechless expression.
The tailor smiled, glanced at Shen Lian, and then changed the topic and asked, "Who will make the clothes?"
Tris pointed at Shen Lian and said, "He's also a thief. ”
"Do you want a night coat, inner armor, silent boots, and thin leather gloves without fingerprints?" asked the tailor earnestly.
Tris nodded: "Yes, let's have a set." ”
The tailor immediately stepped forward and took a soft ruler to measure Shen Lian's size, and after measuring it, he asked another question and said, "What kind of inner armor do you want?"
Tris: "Leather inner armor, which can defend against most weapons and bullets, and has a warm effect. He turned his head to look at Shen Lian, "It's about to be winter, and the weather is getting cooler." ”
"A very wise choice, it just so happened that I had acquired a new batch of King Kong bear fur, which can make high-quality soft armor. The tailor smiled brightly. "And finally, what about the coat?"
Tris groaned for a moment and asked, "Do you have any good recommendations?"
The tailor took a closer look at Shen Lian and said, "With a fair complexion, a face like a crown of jade, and a free and easy demeanor, I recommend matching it with a 'plain twine windbreaker', which is simple and low-key, and not graceful." ”
"As a thief, being unnoticed is the first priority. Tris nodded, grimaced at Shen Lian, and said half-jokingly: "Brother Lorne, I suddenly found that you are actually not suitable to be a thief, because along the way, many little girls have flattered you." ”
Shen Lian was speechless for a while, crying and laughing, and said, "This set of thieves' costumes is very expensive, right?"
The tailor stroked his reading glasses and said with a smile: "As a thief, are you afraid that you won't be able to pay the bill?" In my customer base, thieves are my favorite and envied god rank, and you can always easily get what you want." After a pause, "Straight down to business, barter, I'll make you the best thief outfit, and you'll give me the items you want to exchange." ”
Shen Lian narrowed his eyes slightly: "What do you want?"
The tailor was silent for a while, and said slowly: "You have three choices: one is 10 'Flash' eyes, the second is the key to transform from 'tailor' to 'designer', and the third is the 'Emperor's New Clothes' collected by Madame Vantil. Any of these three items will do. ”
After saying that, Tris shouted violently: "Old Jixiang, you are the lion's mouth!" The 'Flash Demon' is a dangerous level 4 anomalous creature, do you expect thieves to hunt it?
When Shen Lian heard this, his heart flashed, and he forced his eyes at the tailor and said, "What you really want is the 'Emperor's New Clothes' from Lady Van Tier, right?"
The tailor smiled dryly: "'The Emperor's new clothes', what tailor doesn't want it? I prefer that magical dress that 'no one who is stupid can be seen' to the dragon robe." ”
Shen Lian was silent for a while, and put forward the condition: "If I agree to your request, can you make the thief's costume for me first?"
Then, he immediately added, "However, I need the thief's costume, properly dressed, to be able to steal Madame Van Til." Of course, if I fail, you're going to lose all your money, and it's a risky investment. ”
The words of demagogy lingered in the tailor's ears, and he fell into a hesitation and dilemma, and after thinking for a moment, the tailor gritted his teeth and nodded, "You are the first person who dares to provoke Madame Van Til, well! ”
"The Bewitching Tailor Lao Jixiang succeeds and gains 1 Bewitchment Value. Taking advantage of the desire of the human heart, the white wolf with empty gloves, Shen Lian persuaded the tailor to deliver the goods first without spending a single gold or silver.
"It's another 1 point of bewitchment value...... Shen Lian found that after coming to the Mangjie realm, all the three people he bewitched brought him 1 point of bewitchment value, and it seemed that this was already the maximum.
"Could it be that after the Hip Gu came to the Mangling Realm, it was suppressed because the laws of heaven and earth were different?" Shen Lian analyzed in his heart.
Tris opened his mouth to speak, as if he wanted to stop Shen Lian, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"After three and a half hours, you come to pick up the goods. The tailor immediately began to devote himself to his work, pulling up the black satin and cutting it with great speed.
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Leaving the tailor shop, Shen Lian and Tris wander the streets, familiarizing themselves with the streets of Bianhuang Town.
Bazaars, residential areas, regal districts, museums, exchanges, ......
A moment later, they came to a manor house full of British style, with a huge garden surrounding a Gothic castle, and many large hounds roaming in the garden, staring coldly at everyone who approached the manor.
"See, this is the mansion of Madame Van Til, and the 'Emperor's New Clothes' that Old Jixiang wants is in that castle. Triss had a toothache on his face.
Shen Lian looked at it and asked, "What kind of person is Lady Van Tier?"
She ...... She is the notorious 'witch doctor', and it is rumored that she has been promoted to the 60th rank! The doctor is supposed to be the role of saving the dead, but the 'witch doctor' is an outlier, they communicate with ghosts and gods, and also medicine, play with life and death, refine poison, summon necromancers, create zombies, are combat doctors, and their methods are extremely treacherous. Tris's eyes were filled with deep jealousy.
Shen Lian asked, "What about the god rank of restraining the witch doctor?"
Tris thought about it seriously and said, "There are many, 'Light Warrior', 'Holy Knight', 'Lantern Bearer', etc., in short, they are the god level of the light or divine system. But...... The Mad Doctor said that the Witch Doctor is similar to a clown, with a variety of exclusive arcane arts, so many and complex, that there are not many classes that can truly restrain this type of class. Well, the mad doctor also said that when encountering this kind of weird and changeable god level, it is best to cut through the chaos with a quick knife and directly crush it with simple and crude force. ”
"A close-quarters warrior?" Shen Lian's eyes flashed.
"No, it's the best of the warriors - 'Barbarians', cultivating this divine rank, Gu masters will gain a will as solid as a rock, huge size and incomparable strength, they are synonymous with rage, ferocity and ferocity, no one wants to fight barbarians in close combat. Of course, the disadvantage is that the IQ of barbarians is generally not high, they only know how to go on a rampage, and the way they use weapons is too simple and crude, lacking skills, and they are easy to be injured and killed by god-level such as skill-based 'assassins' and ranged attack 'shooters'. Tris pondered.
Shen Lian was stunned, looked at Madame Vantil's manor, and fell into deep thought.
Three and a half hours passed quickly, and the two returned to the auspicious tailor's shop, where the old tailor was indeed efficient and had already made the thief's costume.
Shen Lian took off the patient gown on his body, first put on the vajra bear skin armor, then put on the black night clothes, and finally put on a plain twine windbreaker with a hood, hi yo silent boots, all fitted, the craftsmanship was good, and suddenly the whole person was new and heroic.
"Wearing a trench coat during the day, and at night, you can take it off and only wear a night coat to commit crimes, absolutely handsome!" said the tailor, very satisfied with his work, and smiled.
Shen Lian was also very satisfied, and made a few stretching movements, without a sense of restraint at all, and would not crack the gear just because he split a fork in vain.
"Lorne, remember our agreement, I hope to see results in three months. The tailor said solemnly, and took out a contract with their agreement written on it.
Three months, which is equivalent to installments...... Shen Lian did not hesitate and signed the pledge.