Chapter 8: Return to Atlantis in the first quarter
The Chamber of Commerce is not far from the Temple of Glory, separated by only two main roads, and most of the craftsmen and shops are concentrated in this area.
The opening of the Queen's City has existed since its foundation, and it is for this reason that the Chamber of Commerce has grown unprecedentedly. There is a saying about the Queen's City Chamber of Commerce that everything in the Eastern Continent can be bought from here, and what is not available in the Eastern Continent will also be available here.
The heirs of the Temple of Glory also prefer this area, and there are always some inheritors from better families who are not satisfied with the equipment distributed by the Academy, and as a source of supplementation, the Chamber of Commerce is the best choice.
At the entrance to the Chamber of Commerce, the streets are lined with dwarven artisans' shops. The style of strong and neat weapons, thick heavy armor is dazzling. Lowe went all the way to introduce Claude to the history of the Chamber of Commerce, and did not stop until he entered the street.
The dwarves never paid attention to passers-by, and the unshaven creatures would never have been greeted by the unshaven creatures unless they had been carrying a bag full of gold coins and asking for a quote directly. It was only after Claude touched a heavy sword perched against the wall of a dwarven shop out of curiosity that he understood.
"Bastard, get your hands off and don't rust!"
The people in the room didn't look up at all, and the swearing came out. This frightened Claude hurriedly put the heavy sword back in its place, and opened and closed with both hands in the air, very helpless.
"Ignore him, if you know a dwarf or two, you're used to it. Lowe put his arm around Claude's shoulders and led him forward, "Actually, these dwarves don't just build these cold weapons, a while ago, the owner of a certain shop developed a new weapon called the 'Fire Gun'. It's a strange name, isn't it? But it's so powerful that the hunter who bought it killed a wolf with just one round of ammunition. ”
"What?" was Claude's eyes full of questions.
"They call the fillings 'steel bullets' and 'gunpowder,' and the guns are the 'containers' that hold these things, and they look a bit like ...... Sticks, somewhat curved sticks. Lowe looked around, hoping to find any trace of the firecrackle in the goods displayed in the store, but unfortunately he did not find it.
In front of a certain shop, Claude's eyes were drawn to the parchment nailed to the wall of the shop. Some of the yellowed paper had a few strokes on it outlining an animal with two wings and a huge tail, an image that closely resembled Claude's impression of a black dragon. Underneath the pattern, it is written in the lingua franca of the decorative line:
"Be a dragon slayer. Claude read along.
"What?" Luo Wensheng asked.
Claude pointed to the parchment and said, "What is written there?"
Luo Hu leaned forward suspiciously, confirming what was in Claude's mouth. The blonde elf couldn't help but laugh and quipped, "Haha...... Dragon Slayer? No, no, it can't be. Maybe it's a story made up by someone who has nothing to do, there are only two dragon knights in the entire Primordial Realm, and dragons are not such good-natured creatures. ”
"Oh, this is not written by an ignorant person who made up stories. ”
The man with gold-rimmed glasses pushed open the wooden door and leaned out, and this "sudden attack" startled Luo Du. But Claude was no stranger to that face, "Mr. Trech?"
"Oh, it's you. It looks like you're well on your way to becoming the heir......" Xiu Bodu leaned down kindly and reached out to stroke Claude's head, "How's it going, how does it feel to be the heir?"
"I don't feel anything...... Claude shrugged, "I've only been in for a few days, and I'm not very familiar with it...... Just got ...... today."
As Claude recounted the course of the days, Lowe and Terech looked at each other. Treesy pushed his glasses, smiling away from his gaze and making a look of attentive listening, while Lowe continued to smile, but instead looked at the shop behind the gorgeously dressed man in front of him—
The white stone walls are the same as most of the buildings in Queen's City, the windows are decorated with wood, and the interior is dim due to the lack of sunlight, so you can't see much from the outside.
"Uh...... Are you listening to me?" Claude seemed to sense Tereich's distraction, and it wasn't until he stopped that he reflected on how he could say so many things that had nothing to do with him to someone he didn't know well, and what was even more strange was that the person seemed to be listening very seriously, at least it seemed to be.
"Of course, of course...... To be the heir is to be at the top of the Queen's City, and I would love to hear the story in between, hahaha......" Tresh took out his pipe, lit it and suggested it, "Would you like to come in and have a look? ”
"Is this your shop?" Claude looked up at the shop, "Grove House?"
"It's Ge Mulin, my little friend. Tereshi corrected, pushing open the wooden door, "That's a 'legendary' Lonellan explorer, and the unlucky one died in Dragon's Valley. I happen to have a copy of his diary here, so if you like it, you can read it. ”
Claude followed Teresy into the house, and Lowe entered with him. The interior of this "Gridwood House" is very bright, and strangely it is not possible to find the source of the light source.
"But I've heard he's a 'wanderer,' and not as ...... as you say," Lowe disagreed with Trech's reference to "Gmulin", and the two titles "explorer" and "wanderer" were far apart.
"That's a mistake, young elf, he is indeed an 'explorer', otherwise he would not have died in a place like Dragon Valley. Oh...... I'll take a look and see where the diary is......" Tresch calmly rummaged through the shelves, revealing no displeasure and disapproval.
Claude looked at the two of them, and the strange feeling between them was indescribable. "Wanderer?" Claude asked.
"People who are not welcomed by any of the main cities, we call them 'wanderers'. On the Eastern Continent, no matter which race chooses the main city of allegiance, of course, the main city will also provide shelter for its loyalists. Lowe replied.
"Coincidentally, Ge Mulin is one of those people who will not be loyal to any of the main cities. But in the eyes of the Lonellans, why not......" Tresch continued to concentrate on the journal, but did not forget to provide a "defense" for his claims.
"It depends on what you think. Luo smiled indifferently, "This shop...... I'm a little eye-catching, but there's a lot of special stuff in there. ”
The shop wasn't big, not even the smallest room in the Temple of Glory. It was filled with shelves dwarfed by the contents of the shops that had just entered Chambers Street all the way here, and the goods looked even older, even resembling the organs of certain creatures.
"That's natural, I own a lot of shops, and this is just one of them. Hey...... Let me think, where did I put it?" Tresch straightened up, tapped his back, and after a moment's movement, buried his head again.
Claude also became interested in the merchandise here, and couldn't help but have all kinds of items on the shelves and many things hanging on the walls.
"That's ......," Claude noticed the white-haired wolf's head hanging not far away, with a fierce look on its face, but apparently just a specimen. It was similar to the "Corpse Wolf" he had encountered in the Northlands earlier.
Trecy glanced at it and said, "Oh, that's the Ice Plain Snow Wolf, you know the person who provided the supply, Ranger Evelyn." Oh yes, now I'll have to call her the 'ultimate mentor'. ”
"Evelyn?" Claude wondered.
"Yes, yes, she got me a lot of good things. Without such good players, I would not have been able to find so many good goods. My favorite is the Daredevil Heart, and as you can see, my room looks so bright. But I'm not stupid enough to sell such a rarity. Tereshi said.
Claude couldn't help but think of the "bounty list" he had seen, and it seemed that the publisher was probably the Lonellan man in front of him.
"What do you want these things for?" asked Lowe disdainfully.
"Oh, here it is. Teresy pulled out a blue book from the box in the corner, and there was a lot of dust on it, and the man blew softly, and through the light, the dust was blown up and down. "A personal fetish, but also a market need. Oh, Claude, this is the journal I'm talking about, and it's stained with his blood. ”
Trecht handed the journal to Claude and motioned for him to take it and look at it. The blue book was old and wrinkled, and before you could open it, you could see the yellowed and slightly peeling pages, and of course, the bottom of it seemed to be smoked by flames.
Claude took the journal and opened it cursoryly. It has to be said that the yellowed paper is beautifully written in the generic text of the dragon flying and the phoenix dancing, and the pages are stained with water, stains, and blood...... Ubiquitous. If you read it roughly, the variety of content is as rich as its cover. Only the last few sheets of paper, along with the back cover, were apparently burned by the fire, leaving only charred fragments.
"This is ......," Claude asked, closing the book.
"I just said that...... Ge Mulin eventually died in the Valley of the Dragon, and although he was unlucky, he still recorded those untold secrets in the last moments of his life. His diary was the work of an elf, and the power of the magician made it tough enough. Of course, in the end, it was still difficult to defeat Dragon Burn. Although a few pages are missing, it is also the most detailed content of the entire Primordial Realm about Dragon Nest. Tresh smiled. His face was full of pride, but judging by what he had said, Ge Mulin was indeed a very brave man.
"Dragon Nest?" Claude looked at Trecy with interest.
"The only dragon colony in the Primordial Realm, from which the dragon knights' mounts were captured. Tereshi removed a palm-sized container with a straight neck from the shelf near the wall, "I only have a bottle of dragon blood here, and you know, it's a fool's dream to get a dragon egg back." I can make a deal with you if you want. ”
"Deal?" Luo, who had been silent for a long time, narrowed his eyes and saw that his expression was not polite.
Tresch didn't bother with him, he pinched the string on the container, showed the bottle to Claude without reservation, and said, "I know you have a pendant, a white diamond artifact. How about adding a bottle of dragon's blood to this diary? ”
"Two for one......." Claude subconsciously stroked the "Fallen Star" through his clothes, and in the semi-transparent container, the dark liquid bubbled as if it was boiling.
Luo hurriedly stepped forward and rested between the two, and said coldly, "Ignore him, Claude." A broken book and an unidentified bottle of liquid? ”
"Broken books?unknown liquid?" Treshi's smile darkened, "These two things are talismans for entering the Dragon Valley and stealing dragon eggs! These are worthless to an ordinary elf like you, but they are worth a fortune to someone who is strong enough to become a dragon knight!"
"Dragon Knight, you say I have the talent to become a Dragon Knight?" Claude said in surprise.
"Yes, yes, but first you have to get a dragon, and these two things are the key to getting the dragon egg!"
Tresh tried to push Lo away, but Lowe didn't give him the chance. Just as Claude was carried away by the "Dragon Knight", the elf snatched the Blue Book from his hand and slapped it in Trecy's hand, and then carried Claude out of the door.
Tresh didn't catch up. He holds the Blue Book in one hand and places it with the palm of the other hand facing up. A blue light flashed, and an identical blue book appeared in his other hand.
"Oh, interesting, the shadow twins, the ghosting creatures...... The Eastern Continent is really getting more and more lively......"