Chapter 1 Exchange
"Boom. ”
Following the lightning that pierced the sky, thunder resounded in the night sky, torrential rain came as promised, and a waterfall poured from the sky, casting another curtain on the dark night.
There is no light in the rainy night, the stars are hidden behind the dark clouds and sleep quietly, Diana of the silver moon also hides her outstanding demeanor, only the dark moon without light, still hanging high in the middle of the sky as always, with her own divine body, unknown to guard the beautiful world of Pavatiga.
"Click. ”
In the darkness, another lightning bolt tore through the night, and in the brief light, a black mansion entrenched in the night revealed its face.
"Click, click. ”
In the noisy sound of rain, the horses' hooves trampled on the stone path, splashing the murky water.
The wheels ran over the fallen leaves scattered in the rain, and the dark carriage drove into the gate of the Western-style Pavilion, and the two rusty gates slowly closed, and the carriage disappeared behind the gate, as if it had been swallowed by the Western-style Pavilion.
"This lord has arrived. The coachman wiped the rain from his face, and ran in the rain for half a night, even if there was a cover on his head, his clothes were soaked, and he shivered from the cold, but think of the reward of a gold coin, it is worth it!
There was a chaotic sound of people, and several servants ran out of the mansion under the guidance of an old man who looked like a housekeeper, holding umbrellas and waiting by the car.
"Your Excellency, you've had a tiring journey. Even if it was raining late at night, the old butler did not have any resentment, opened the car door and bent down respectfully and said, "The master has already known the news of your arrival, please sit in the living room for a while, and the master will arrive later." ”
"The rain is strong, the wind is cold, you have worked hard, my lord is merciful, I can't bear to see the suffering of the world, in the name of the dark moon, bless you, etc. ”
Raising his hand and spilling a dim point of light, a warmth dispelled the dampness and coldness on the bodies of several greeters, and the black-robed Shuer looked holy, walked up to the coachman and patted his arm intentionally, and said solemnly: "Bless you, child, the Dark Moon Temple thanks you for your dedication with practical actions." ”
"Wait, isn't this free, what about a good gold coin reward?" The well-informed coachman immediately noticed the problem, and cried out with a sad face, "Your Excellency, you can't speak. ”
"How can it not be counted. Even if his sinister intentions were discovered, Shul could still keep his expression unchanged and said with a bit of reproach, "But it is a great disrespect to the owner of the house to ask for payment like his guests in the courtyard of the house. ”
"You don't want to think about how it is possible for such a graceful aristocratic family to let the guests pay for their own carriages and horses? Of course, they paid for it, so you should stop your insults at once, and Mr. Butler will naturally pay the money, right, Mr. Butler. ”
"It's nature. "Absolutely professional, no matter what the butler thinks in his heart, his expression is respectful, "Lord Priest, please come in, of course the fare will be paid by the master on his behalf." ”
"You see, I'm right. He patted the coachman's arm again, and Shur smiled gently, like a saint who had come to earth.
"What kind of person is this, really, no wonder he didn't bargain just now. Seeing Shuer's back, the coachman muttered, "I don't feel cold anymore, hey, it's really warm, strange." ”
Ignoring the unknown coachman, Shul walked into the black mansion accompanied by the old butler.
"Please sit here for a moment, Priest. Shul was invited into the study, and the old butler treated the unseen master with courtesy, "Remember your favorite Biluc tea, or do you want to go with some dried red seaweed from the Hissarian Islands?"
"Ben, put ten gold coins in front of him, which is more to his taste than any seaweed. Before the old housekeeper finished greeting the guests, the door to the master's activity room was hurriedly pushed open, and before anyone arrived, the voice had already arrived first, "If the gold coins are increased to twenty, even black tea can be saved." ”
"Holy God, God teaches us to live simply, not to pursue extravagant pleasures, for the excessive pursuit of luxury will only fade our piety. Shur said sincerely, "Follow my lord's teachings, don't serve any black tea, well, I think twenty gold coins is very good." ”
"Haha, I knew it was going to be this outcome. The master of the mansion strode in, "Mr. Shure, you're finally here." ”
This is a middle-aged man about forty years old, with an angular face with a majestic temperament cultivated in a high position for a long time, two short beards are neatly trimmed, and half-length hair is tied up at the back of his head, which makes him a little more artistic.
"Well, I'm sorry to visit late at night, Mr. Earl. Seeing the pajamas and nightcaps on the owner of the foreign pavilion, Xiuer could only smile bitterly, it seemed that he was really looking forward to it, so much so that he didn't even have time to change his clothes when he got up from the bed, so he rushed over as soon as possible.
This is the Count Duska, the third heir to the Duskate of the Duska under the jurisdiction of the Kola Kingdom, and the political wizard who developed the little-known Twin Mountains City into the fourth largest city in the Kola Kingdom in only ten years, but he has no interest in governing the territory, loves to collect, is keen on wine, food and beautiful women, and is the lord of the Twin Mountains City, Trine Duska, who is a fool in the entertainment venues all day long.
Who would have thought that the playboy who was famous throughout the kingdom of Cora would be anxiously guarding the secret villa on the outskirts of the city on such a rainy night, just waiting for Shuer's arrival, and even lost his temper to the point of running in front of the guests in his pajamas.
"No, no, no, nothing sorry. Obviously the lord of Shuangshan City, Cui En looked like a child looking forward to a gift, and asked with blazing eyes, "How is it, is there any harvest this time?"
God is merciful, and sincere prayer will reap the reward. "The fingers are rounded, and Shur behaves like a seasoned priest.
"Mr. Schul is reliable. Cui En, whose eyes were shining, let out a sigh of relief and said impatiently, "Can I ...... Appreciate it?"
"Right here?" Repeating in his mind what he had said in front of his teammates the day before yesterday, Shuer looked around with a wry smile, "It's not appropriate." ”
It's really inappropriate, I haven't heard of anyone admiring a corpse in the study, even if someone with an abnormal brain can't do such a thing.
So, naturally, Shure enjoyed the treatment that even the king of Cora did not enjoy, and Count Duska personally opened the door and led the way, and went deep into the secret room under the mansion together.
The underground is like another world, a world that only a collector can understand.
All kinds of strange things come together in one place, starting from the clay tablets used by creatures to record history in the mythological era, the first pottery bowls used by humans in the barbarian era, the mountain rock sacred dagger made by the dwarves themselves in the embryonic era and used for sacrifices, the most famous wind wolf banner of mankind in the pioneer era, which is on par with the elven horn flag, and all the skull drinking utensils made to deter enemies in the era of chaos, all the collectibles are the same, and it is like browsing the history of the development of Pavatiga's intelligent creatures.
However, if that's all there is, you're not a collector at all, and the important stuff is still to come.
Yes, since he is a collector of Parvatiga, how can he be missing the loot in the otherworldly projection.
An unknown metal appliance that can automatically restore its shape, without any magic fluctuations, but can play clear images on the glass panel, it is said that in the original world, a war weapon that can destroy mountains and rocks just by sounding, a huge war golem that is taller than a human with just one finger, of course, only one finger, and many more strange items that cannot be seen in their original shape and effect.
I'm afraid that only the well-informed shadow chaser can accept these inexplicable things.
Cui En led the way, and the two continued to go inward, this is the core area that even the henchmen and servants in the villa are not qualified to enter, not that there are any unsightly secrets, mainly for Cui En, the collection here is too precious.
"Heh, that is, Mr. Earl, it is possible for you to collect these strange things. Looking at the surrounding collections, Shul sighed.
There is no doubt that the collection is, of course, corpses, strangely shaped.
A small green-skinned corpse with a huge head and a small body, a combat creature with a hideous appearance and a body full of various deadly weapons, completely abandoning the ability to eat and digest, and a giant insect that has been fighting since its birth, and has been fighting until death, can change its form, and will be a mechanical wreckage of a humanoid and a device.
The four corpses were sealed in a sarcophagus and placed very solemnly in the center of the collection room, representing the crowning achievement of Trine's collecting journey, these special corpses, which were very different from the creatures of Pavatiga, were his most important collections, and the guests he brought in to visit had not exceeded ten people in ten years, and even his father, the old Duke Duska, had only come in to visit once.
Cherishing these corpses so much, it's no wonder that Shur would jokingly call him a necrophilia.
"Well, Mr. Shure, this is the right place at last. Even the old butler didn't follow up, there were only two people in the collection room, Cui En and Shuer, the earl completely forgot the etiquette and demeanor of the nobles, rubbed his hands and said expectantly, "Can I add one to my collection tonight?"
"Of course, otherwise I would have some face to come to the door today. Shul took off his backpack and smiled mysteriously, "I brought you a frog." ”
"Hmm...... It's really ......" The moment the corpse appeared in front of Cui En, Lord Earl felt that the whole room was lit up, and he couldn't wait to pounce on it to take a closer look and admire, but unfortunately, Shuer quickly blocked in front of Cui En, and said with a smile, "Mr. Earl, you have seen my gift, you should be quite satisfied, I just don't know, is your thing ready?"
"Heh, heh, heh, sorry, I lost my temper. Cui En smiled self-deprecatingly, "Of course I won't slack off on Mr. Shuer's request, the things have been changed back, just next door, please come with me." ”