Chapter 35: The Black Market 1
Late at night.
There were no more drinkers in the lobby of the Five Pots Inn, and most of the torches that had been lit up had been extinguished, except for the two on the wall near the bar.
Standing at the back of the bar, Sam Ray Hiccup carefully wiped his glass as he did during the day, and beside him, Talia Leccup sat on a small wooden stool under the bar, holding her little head, two red ponytails swaying into two flames as her head continued to deviate.
"Crunch, crunch!"
"Click, click, click, click......"
Two wooden doors opened and closed on the upper floors of the hotel, followed by a series of loud footsteps crashing against the planks of the staircase.
It was Gondork's footsteps, and neither Ike Vernor nor Fiona, nor even Captain Green, made the slightest sound of footsteps.
"The gold coin set was delicious. ”
"So, now are you going to take us on a tour of how it's made?"
Grimm was still led by a gray robe, and behind him, the rest of the Adventure Party wore the same gray linen factory robes, except that Fiona and Gondok had their weapons on their backs: a longbow and quiver and a shield greatsword.
"Of course!"
"But we have to close the door first. ”
Raising his head and looking at the [Iron Fist] adventure team slowly coming down from the second floor of the hotel, Sam Ray Hiccup showed a lazy smile, at this moment he no longer needs to disguise, naturally showing his true state.
"Smack!"
"Talia, close the door and I'll take the guest to the kitchen. ”
"Yes!"
Waking up the dozing girl on the side, Sam Ray hiccup said a few words, then propped up the bar with his palm slightly, and immediately his short body flew out of the bar and landed steadily in front of the [Iron Fist] adventure team.
As a result, Ike Flode's eyes, hidden under the hood of his gray robe, suddenly tightened and condensed into a needle-like light.
Perhaps, in the eyes of others, innkeeper Sam Ray Hiccup just jumped out of the bar with one hand, and it wasn't a big deal, as long as he had a slightly stronger body.
But in Ike's eyes, Sam Ray Hiccup's movements seemed smooth and unsuperfluous, with almost no gaps when he climbed over the bar, and he landed just as silently, without even a trace of shaking in his legs.
Such an action, coupled with the faint cocoon on Sam Rayburp's palm, is enough to show that the innkeeper in front of him is not an easy person, and may even be a wanderer who has crossed the path of the model!
"Come on!"
"With me, the production process is complicated and takes a lot of time. ”
"Luckily, the night was still long. ”
With a faint smile, Sam Ray turned in front of Green and walked towards the kitchen of the Five Pots Inn, followed by Green without saying a word, followed by the other three members of the Iron Fist adventure team.
............
"Click, click, click!"
Steel boots trampled on the water in the sewers, reflecting echoes in the sewers that were too deep to see in the distance.
From the corner of the kitchen, Sam Ray Hiccup opened a wall, and the five of them walked down the stairs behind the wall until they reached the sewer that was now in pass.
As for the open wall, it has already closed automatically.
"Click! Click!"
Compared to the sewer area where the moonlight rats live, this sewer is extremely clean, not only is there no danger such as ooze monsters and kobolds, but there are not even a few cockroach rats.
With Sam Ray Hiccup's pace, the Tekken adventure party has been zigzag and reversed in the sewers for nearly an hour, which can be seen by the level of burning torches in the innkeeper's hands.
"How much longer?"
Compared to other professions, the mage's mental cultivation is undoubtedly much higher, but Green also has to take into account the feelings of his companions, because Fiona and Ike are already a little impatient, although they don't show it from their actions, but just feel their breath, Green can already feel it.
"How much longer?"
"We're here!"
Turning to face Green, Sam Ray Hiccup under the hood of his black robe smiled triumphantly. He knows the sewer inside out.
In fact, although they had trekked through the sewers for nearly an hour, they were not far from the Five Pot Wine Hotel in terms of distance on the ground, and at most they were only twenty minutes away.
As for why so much time is consumed, it is because of Sam Rayhic's bad taste, he likes to look at people who are irritated and ugly, and secondly, because the destination of their trip is not allowed to exist by the government of Askatra, and it is only because the location is too secret that it has not been banned.
With that, Sam Rayburp's palm casually pressed against the cobwebs and moss-covered walls of the sewers next to him.
"Boom, boom!"
Sam Ray didn't see any mechanism pressed, and the wall around him immediately rumbled, then suddenly and slowly shrank away, revealing once again a staircase full of torches spiraling downward.
"Keep up!"
With just two words, Sam Ray Hiccup walked down the stairs, and the Tekken adventure team followed again.
This time there was no sewer below, and as the stairs spiraled to the bottom, a wooden circular door appeared in front of everyone.
"Remember, don't speak. ”
"Don't bargain when you see what you need, pay if you want it, and put it back if you don't want it. ”
"Also, don't use weapons. ”
Sam Ray Hiccup raised his arm to grasp the doorknob, and as he opened it, he turned back to the crowd, and after receiving a nod of confirmation from everyone, he slowly pulled the thick wooden door open with a brisk and hard arm.
Immediately, the strong smell of burning torches poured through the crack in the door, accompanied by a glittering light, and when the Iron Fist Adventure Party walked through the wooden door, they were presented with a scene comparable to the bustle of Ascatra during the day.
It was a huge underground space with no end in sight, supported by dozens of huge stone pillars that required several people to hug each other, and the wooden doors opened in the hallway on the second floor. Above the heads of the people is a dome made of huge strips of stone, carved with countless exquisite patterns and frescoes, and under them, they are illuminated by torches like day.
The stone pillars are separated by curtains and turned into shops, which are lined up on both sides of the road. The road was full of pedestrians, and from time to time people entered the shops and others walked out.
But the scene was surprisingly quiet, with no sound except footsteps, torch burning, and coins clashing.
Moreover, all the people here are dressed in hooded robes of all colors, of all styles, and there is no exception!