Chapter 53: The First Entry into the Black Market (Part I)
On the morning of the second day, Hong Qi followed Feynman to the black market to find the items he wanted to buy, and at this time they were coming to the junction of the residential area and the black market, as if deliberately, the entire black market area was surrounded by a wall, and it was almost impossible to see the situation inside from the outside. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
A city within a city?
When I came to the entrance of the black market, there was only a sign and a toll booth, and next to the toll booth was a small city gate, and the strange thing was that there was no one in the toll booth.
"This is the entrance to the black market, and the basic rules of the black market trade area are written on the billboard, and everyone only needs to pay five silver coins to enter the black market, and if you don't pay the money, you can open the city gate and enter the city directly, and the consequences will be very miserable. ”
It seemed that seeing the doubts in Hong Qi's eyes, Feynman, as a professional tour guide, was naturally responsible for explaining the strange phenomenon in front of him.
"But no one is here. ”
"It's normal that no one is here, because no one will have the guts to break the rules, so of course they won't set up personnel in this place, but another theory is that the reason why there are no guards is the tacit understanding between the black market managers and the kingdom, if there are guards outside the gate to manage, it will be like a rebellion, and the kingdom will have to send troops to attack the black market. ”
Tacit understanding...... Is it?
Hong Qi was not interested in knowing the tacit understanding between the kingdom and the black market, so he set his eyes on the eye-catching billboard.
Welcome to the Tamo Black Market, where entrants are charged five silver coins per person, and please follow the rules below.
1. It is not allowed to cause trouble at will in the pre-trade zone.
2. It is not allowed to set up stalls at will in the pre-trade area.
3. Fraud and robbery are not allowed in the pre-trade zone.
4. No free captives were allowed in the pre-trade zone, and slaves could be obtained by trading.
5. Do not rebel against the will of the order.
Violations of the above rules are to be judged by the orderly, and in serious cases, the death penalty is imposed.
Wow...... This regulation seems to be another royal law, but the regulations emphasize that in the pre-trade area, it seems that the order behind it should be very chaotic.
After that, he threw a gold coin into the toll box, and then the gate slowly opened to reveal a gap that one person could enter.
"Let's go. ”
Hong Qi entered the black market with Feynman.
The black market is not much different from the commercial area, and it should even be regarded as a comprehensive version of the market, and things that were not originally available in the commercial area are also available here, Hong Qi saw people selling army weapons not far away, and there was even a slave market on the side.
"Mr. Wren, you just saw the rules of the black market? Look over there. ”
Feynman pointed to a towering building in the distance, which in the eyes of Hung Qu was almost comparable to the government office of Deta City.
"There are people who run the pre-black market area, these people are called orderlies, and those who also roam the black market with purple rose totems are orderlies. ”
Hong Qi looked at it, and sure enough, there was a pendant with purple roses hanging on his body not far from him.
"You can basically ask about anything you want to buy on the black market, and of course some people don't want to spend that time, so you have to rely on experienced guides. ”
As he spoke, Feynman smiled and handed the pamphlet to Hong Qi.
Really...... It turns out that the black market tour guide, no wonder he has this kind of strength but is a tour guide.
Flipping through the booklet, which notes the types of items sold by most of the black market sellers, the seemingly chaotic trading area actually has some rules to follow, and the tour guide will annotate this information in the brochure for customers to see.
But some of them should be advertised, right?
Hong Qi looked at it for a while and found that some of the store's items were specially detailed, and it seemed that Feynman had the benefit of receiving them.
"Alright, Mr. Wren, let's separate here first, after all, you don't want to be known what you want to buy, right? By the way, if you don't come out within ten o'clock in the evening, it is recommended to stay in a black market hotel first, because Tamo City has a night ban and you are not allowed to go out after ten o'clock in the evening. ”
Feynman kindly reminded Hong Qi and left to go shopping elsewhere in the black market.
Kindness...... Let's see if there's anything you want to buy.
Thinking back to what was written in the manual just now, Hong Qi first went to a dark alley, and when he came out, he changed his appearance to a middle-aged man with a thick beard.
The biggest difference from before is that Hong Qi finally did not wear a mask on his face, but revealed an ordinary face, so ordinary that even if someone saw his face, they would forget the appearance of the person just now.
This is the magic pattern engraved by Hong Qi on the endless day and night, he called it Oblivion Disguise, which can transform his appearance into an ordinary person, and the biggest advantage is that Hong Qu's bird's beak, which had to rely on a mask to cover, will disappear smoothly through the Oblivion disguise.
However, this move has a huge flaw, that is, it will emit a trace of magic fluctuations, so Hong Qi does not dare to use this trick in the city, for fear that he will suddenly bump into a demon hunter or demon slayer knight, and avoid it if he can avoid it.
As for why he dared to use this trick in the black market, because Hong Qi noticed that there was a special feature in this black market, that is, the elements here were extremely disordered, and unless a formal mage came, no one would be able to detect that he was disguised.
Of course, if there is an extraordinary life beside Hong Qi, he will naturally be able to know Hong Qi's true body based on the fluctuation of rules.
First of all, he came to a shop called Screw Fear, which was marked by Feynman to sell a lot of ancient equipment, and Hong Qi planned to see if he could buy the magic experiment equipment he needed there.
Inside, there is a sense of history, but the furnishings around it are a little weird......
This boss has really peculiar taste, and he actually uses a guillotine as the storefront.
An old, dilapidated guillotine, the color of the wood on which it should have been, was stained red with blood, and even though the blood had dried up, it still adhered to it.
Pity...... I'm about two or three hundred years late.
Hong Qi felt it a little and knew that this guillotine should have executed many mages back then, and he could feel a trace of magic from the blade, but it had no use for him, and if he obtained fresh blood, it would still have some use for Hong Qi.
Continuing to look at other items, Hong Qi suddenly found an interesting item.
"Boss, how do you sell this?"
Hong Qi asked an old man who was reading a book, and the other party immediately put down the book and looked at the goods in Hong Qi's hand.
"Forward gear, five gold coins each. ”
...... Pit, what a pit!
Hong Qi almost fainted when he heard this offer, although he had been prepared to buy items on the black market and said that the price would be very expensive, but he didn't expect that it would cost so much money to buy a gear, but he still had to buy this item.
"I buy three. ”
After handing over fifteen gold coins to the other party, Hong Qi suddenly only had one gold coin left in his hand, and if he added the silver coins, his total assets were only three gold coins.
Forget it, at least buy what you need.
Hong Qi comforted himself in his heart, and then looked around to see if there were any other items needed, but this time he didn't find them, so he left the store.
Now, let's find a way to make money.
Looking at the only three gold coins left on his body, Hong Qi thought helplessly.
(To be continued.) )