Chapter 178: I Have Only One Condition
While Rob and Lolo are preparing for the upcoming freshman competition, Lilith arrives alone at a tavern called Green Cat's Eye.
Located in a ghetto in the middle of the city of Guderis, this tavern looks no different from the other slums during the day, with thieves and women dressed in tyrants actively searching the streets for their next prey, coolie men squatting under the walls waiting for the next cargo ship to dock, mixed streets, dilapidated and crowded mud houses, littered everywhere, but at night it is another world.
This area is a gray area that has only emerged in the last few years of Gudeis, and the underground forces are active in this area after dark, and there are fewer rules and more freedom than the alleys, so it attracts more daring people to run and take risks, as long as you have money here you can buy almost everything you want.
Of course, this kind of place will not exist for long in Gudris City, the lack of boundaries and rules has certainly allowed this gray area to grow savagely, but it has also accelerated its demise, no ruler will like uncontrolled monsters, so this area will eventually be defeated, but at least for now, it seems that it is very lively.
If anyone saw a sorceress in this tavern at this moment, they would not recognize that this creature wrapped in a cloak with only her eyes exposed could be the famous vice president of the Gudris branch of the Wizards' Guild, and in order to cover her tracks and minimize the risk of exposure, Lilith even changed her voice with the help of a piece of Sivari Wood, her voice was now low and hoarse, sounding like a dilapidated bellows.
"I'm not here to drink. The sorceress looked at the frothy beer on the table.
"I know, I know. The barkeeper, a half-elf man named Golden, was wiping a goblet and smiled slyly, "But since the guest you're waiting for hasn't arrived yet, why don't you try to relax like everyone else here?"
"I never let myself up. Lilith said expressionlessly.
"That's a shame that your life will be missing a lot of fun because of it. A drunken man at the bar raised his head, but there was no drunkenness in his sleepy eyes, he snapped his fingers, and there was an extra knife in his hand as if by magic, the knife flew like a butterfly on his fingertips, but it never hurt him in the slightest, this series of actions obviously had a strong sense of showing off, and the bar owner couldn't help but whistle.
The drunkard waved the knife again and disappeared, and then he triumphantly picked up half a glass of ale in front of him, and looked at the guy hidden under the cloak opposite, but the other party did not react, and the only eyes that were exposed were as calm as a pool of lake water.
The man was a little embarrassed, coughed dryly, and introduced himself, "Hello, my name is Britz, and I am the person you are waiting for tonight, since the transaction has been discussed almost the first few times, then I will not talk nonsense this time, I only have one last question left - what about the person we want?"
"What about the money I want?" Lilith finally spoke, but asked rhetorically.
"You ask for too much money, and you don't accept Longjing's payment, so we definitely can't carry so much money with us. The drunkard shook his head, and at the same time a strange color flashed in his eyes, "Speaking of which, I've always wondered why you insist on trading in the form of gold coins, hehe, you must have some other plans, right?" Blitz looked at the other with a smirk.
Lilith was unmoved, "My conditions are like this, if you feel that it is not suitable, you can choose to cancel this transaction, as for people, once I get the money, I will naturally hand him over to you." ”
Britz shook his head, "At this point, we should both show a little sincerity, the previous few times you brought only his belongings, how can we be sure that he is still alive?"
Lilith frowned, "Didn't I give you a letter from him?" ”
"Letters can be forged, and dead people have no trading value to us. "So I have a fairer offer, why don't you bring people over first, and then I'll take you with you to the place where you put the money, and we can pay the money with one hand and the other hand." ”
"And then you're going to snatch the money from me and kill me again?" the sorceress replied without even thinking about it, "I'm sorry, I'm not that stupid. ”
Britz sighed, "So it seems like we're at an impasse again, trust is mutual, if you don't believe that we'll keep our promises, how can we trust you to be honest and hand people over when you get the money?"
Lilith was unmoved, "There is no fairness in the position of our two sides, you have an absolute advantage in strength, if I get the money and regret it, you can completely rely on force to keep me, and once I hand over people, you can turn your face at any time." ”
"Not long ago there was a group of people in this city who thought the same thing, and guess what, they not only lost their money, but they also died here. "So there's always a good time to be careful, and there are a lot of times when you don't even know who your opponent is." ”
Lilith was silent for a long time, and finally compromised, "I can take you to see someone first, but only for you, once I find out that someone is following this transaction halfway, I will cancel it directly." ”
Britz grinned, "It's fair, I'll take you to get the money as soon as you see a living person." With that, he took a silver coin out of his pocket and threw it to the tavern owner opposite, "Golden, call a carriage for us, and the rest is your tip." ”
"Okay. The half-elf took the silver coin and smiled, and immediately ran out into the street to call a carriage for the two of them.
But not long after he went out, Lilith suddenly said, "We will leave through the back door now, and we will not take the carriage." ”
Britz raised an eyebrow, "Eh, are you worried that someone from outside will track that carriage?"
Lilith had already risen from her seat by this time, and was noncommittal, "I was warned not long ago that it is always right to be careful. ”
“............”
After a magical time, the two of them came to an old half-abandoned warehouse, and Blitz complained, "Is it necessary, I knew it was so far away, and it would be better to take a carriage halfway through." ”
But the sorceress did not speak, and opened the rusty door outside the warehouse, and the cat's waist slipped in, and Britz followed, and soon saw the lame old man tied to a stool, and at his feet lay a dirt dog, which was chained to a stone pillar, and looked a little languid, and did not look up at the sound of footsteps.
The old man was stretched out and leaned over, as if he was asleep in a chair, and of course it was possible that he had hung up, but then Britz noticed the rise and fall of his chest, and ruled out the second possibility, and he wanted to take a closer look, but was stopped by the sorceress.
"You've seen it, it's time to talk about my money. Lilith said coldly.
"Good. To the sorceress's surprise, Britz agreed this time very happily, and didn't seem to mean to play any tricks, but then the latter rubbed his sore legs and smiled bitterly, "I only have one condition, we must call a carriage when we get out." ”
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