Chapter 1 13: The Substitute for Punishment
As it turned out, Marshall's move was correct, and under the anxiety of the crowd, Haru raised his slightly sore arm and finally stepped into a completely different area from the street before [Paradise Lost].
This is a commercial street, generally no one dares to make waves here, in case someone refuses to buy you something, or suddenly regrets it during the transaction, and slaughters you, then it is too late to cry.
"Whew...... ...... "Haru rubbed his slightly sore left arm and shook off the ears on top of his head, wondering what he was doing.
"Since it is in the territory of mankind, it is not wrong to listen to the proverbs of mankind." Kiriya easily tucked the big sword in his hand back into the huge scabbard and laughed.
"It's the first time I've done this, and I'm actually scared of it......" Marshall checked his purse and found that it was not missing, missing, or broken.
If the eyes of those bandits could cause any substantial damage, then Marshall and the others would definitely be stripped clean, covered with bruises, and the hairs on Chun and Tong should be pulled to no more than three or two.
"Look at it...... What are you going to buy today...... Anyway, uncle, have you taken the bag? "Marshall forgot to check his bags before leaving.
"Take it." Haru ignored Kiri's extremely puzzled gaze and lifted the bag in his hand.
Tong slammed Dingchun's waist with his fleshy elbow, and he squeezed his eyebrows, as if trying to convey something.
The meaning is very clear, that is, he is questioning Chun, he has not even told Marshall his name! It's incredible!
Chun flicked his tail impatiently, smashed his mouth, and told each other with his eyes that things were not so simple.
But...... It's been so long that it's even been from mid-spring to summer...... These two people can't even figure out their names......
What the hell are the two of them? It is necessary for Kirilli to tell William about this, but William can't be unaware of it, right?
Tong scratched his scalp, since he is a bear, then don't take on the mental workload other than the bear, just follow the little princess in front of him. There should be no mistake.
"Hmm...... It should be there. Marshall snorted in a low voice, seemingly dissatisfied with the staring he had just made, "Hurry up, I don't want to be taken captive." ”
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl's legs danced quickly, and before the two of them could have time, she ran to the front.
"Oh, oh! You slow down—"
The difference between the commercial and non-commercial areas is obvious, at least here, Marshall and his party did not receive too many malicious glances, and strangely, there was not a single shout here, and all the merchants were in a posture of "kill you", with a smile on the corner of their mouths, and dozing off in front of their almost sealed counters.
In-store transactions are not allowed here.
"Trade for gold...... Trading as a commercial ...... Trading with name brands...... And the bounty hall? Marshall walked briskly as he read out what was marked on the map.
There are various ways to buy here, including but not limited to gold coins......
What are trade brands and famous brands?
Marshall flipped through the front and back of the map and found that he could not find the answer.
However, this time the purchase seemed to be in a hurry, indicating that William would not allow himself to move more in the area, indirectly revealing the danger of this place.
"Looks like I can't invite you two to dinner, haha." Marshall smiled wryly.
"You're still inviting him to dinner?"
"yes, isn't it possible that we don't eat?"
"What do you eat?"
"He can eat whatever he wants, and come back when he's full."
Tong once again elbowed Dingchun's waist and abdomen, and even made Chun snort in pain, apparently extremely dissatisfied with his performance.
Spring is not advancing now, nor is it retreating, he can't tell his name to Marshall now, right? After that, it was very troublesome, and it was in public......
The street is not quiet, but it is not noisy either, and occasionally a few merchants and buyers will talk loudly, brag, bargain, and listen to their tone, they should have known each other for a long time.
"It should be here...... It turned out that all kinds of grain were sold! Marshall looked incredulously at the brand-new store in front of him, whether it was staple food to supplementary food, from water to drinks, they could be seen on the sales board.
However, it seems that this store should have just opened, and compared to the unknown storefront next to the bottom of the lime, it looks much better.
There was no one at the counter, but it showed that it was on sale, and when you looked inside the store, it was completely dark.
So Marshall stood on tiptoe and knocked the polished glass counter, which she couldn't even see at the top of the counter with her height——, and shouted, "Is there anyone?" We're going to pack all the bread and food, as well as half of the water and beer, distilled spirits, and fruit wine! ”
The little girl took two steps back, still only seeing the black hole.
"-Little one!"
Like a big fish floating up from beneath the dark sea—the man's beard that came out of the shop resembled the two tentacles next to the lips of a catfish——, shopkeeper tore through the bottomless darkness and poked his head out of the small shop.
Marshall judged that the shop had definitely applied some kind of technique that could obscure the view of everyone in the outside world.
"I don't know what to do with the little girl." He brushed his beard and smiled contemptuously, "This is not the place for you, even with these two rude big guys, you can't save your life." ”
"I'm here to buy something, and I have enough money in my hands." Marshall smiled sweetly, not paying any attention to the innkeeper's words, "Do you have enough food and water here?" ”
"Huh...... The supplies here are not cheap, and I have to test the water when I open a new store. ”
"I have enough money."
"The price of all food is twice the price outside of the Paradise Lost area." His voice was cold, even trembling with a little excitement.
"Ho ——!"
The old, hoarse voice was not uttered by any of the three Marshalls, but from another shop next to the shop, which seemed inconspicuous.
Truth be told, Marshall didn't even notice that there was such a small, dilapidated shop next to the grain store......
Marshall followed the prestige, it was an old man, who should have passed his old age, and sat dignified on a small broken bench with a black wooden cane.
"That guy made a random offer, and when he sold it to me, it was seven times the market price! What a goblin! ”
"So, you're still giving me a discount in disguise?" Marshall covered his mouth, and suddenly thought that this old man was very interesting, "Then I have to thank you!" ”
"Huh...... Of course, this also comes at a cost. "There is no lack of shrewdness in the eyes of the bearded man.
"Don't transgress the laws of Paradise Lost. I don't ask for a name, I don't care about anything. Don't use all kinds of media and ways to listen to everything about the other party. The old man reminded angrily, "Of course, I don't mind changing to a more kind neighbor." ”
"Huh...... Trade first, actually, my request is simple. ”
"Hmm."
"The little girl can come to me to have a look, all kinds of stone carvings, vivid!" The old man rubbed his palm and vigorously promoted his goods, "You might as well come and take a look!" ”
The money Marshall brought with him was sufficient, even if it was twice the market price, there was some money left.
"The little guy is quite rich." The bearded man flung all the food and buckets into the orc-bear's open bag one after the other, and said, "My goods here are taken directly from the warehouse outside of Paradise Lost, so don't worry about freshness." ”
Marshall nodded, and a half-point of goodwill welled up in his heart.
The strength of the orcs is very great, not to mention that there are two of them, so the seemingly endless cargo is actually fully loaded in half an hour.
"So," the bearded man rubbed his hands together inexplicably when he saw that the deal was done, and said with a smile, "I only want to know one thing." ”
"If I knew, I'd tell you." Marshall said.
"Don't cross the line." The old man in the stone carving shop reminded again.
"I know this very well, and I don't need you to remind me." The grain store owner's tone was rather cold, "My question is simple—"
A scythe glittering with a blue-purple cold glow probed into the shopkeeper's neck without warning, and the specifications of this scythe were exactly the size of the shopkeeper's neck!
"-Be careful!" Marshall pointed to the shopkeeper's neck in horror, "What...... How could it be! ”
Luckily, the scythe only stayed at the man's surging Adam's apple, and didn't move forward for another half minute.
"Dispel that thought." When the old man saw this ridiculous scene, he seemed to remember something, so he shook his head and said.
The man, to Marshall's admiration, was still unfazed in such a situation: "Isn't it too much to dispatch [the punisher] for this little thing...... That's it...... I don't ask. ”
The shopkeeper actually did it obediently and with a sense of humor, which again Marshall did not expect.
The handle of this scythe was attached to a rather white arm, and as the shopkeeper softened, the owner of this arm naturally slashed from top to bottom, tearing open the darkness inside the shop, revealing all of it.
Indeed, there are many things here, one by one with large vats floating strangely in the air, motionless.
"You don't have to destroy my technique." The shopkeeper's voice was cold, as if he had been immersed in an ice cave.
The words he was referring to were a man who looked very much like a woman, with a pair of red phoenix eyebrows, a thin mouth and a light color, and it was in his hand that he held an extremely sharp scythe with three demonic patterns connected to the hilt.
This represents his three magicians.
However, Marshall is also curious, why most of the men here don't look like normal people......
The fat pig-like fat man I saw at the beginning had eyes like a rapist; The men who peeped at them on the road were like piercing holes in their bodies with spears, and before they could make up for them, they bolted them with chains, rings, and nails; Now I met a man who looked a lot like a woman.
Thankfully, he had a thick, thick beard wrapped around his chin......
"After you have made a transaction, don't get all the information of others in any form." Judging by the voice, he is also a man.
"Ahh......h
"This time it's just a reminder." The substitute played with the scythe in his hand, expressionless, and the three magic patterns on his arm floated like swimming fish, and did not disperse.
"Got it, got it! My lord! The old man was still clinging to the mud, and the cane in his hand snapped, and he hurriedly turned his head to the two sluggish orc attendants, "Ah! Yes! These two special servants are so handsome and powerful, so tall—"
- Ding!
A violent gust of wind ruffled Marshall's long hair, and the dust flew up, and Marshall had to cover his cheeks so that the rubble would cut his face.
Chun hurriedly stepped forward and used his arms to protect Marshall's whole body, providing her with the most solid physical shield.
"I'm an old bone......"
"You, what are you doing!" Marshall was horrified to find that the substitute they were talking about was still beside him, and in a burst of flying sand and stones, the sickle in his hand was impartial, and it happened to be stuck on the crutch in the old man's hand!
The tip of the staff trembled slightly, which showed that both the substitute and the old man had used a lot of strength!
The crutch was not as fragile as it seemed, and in such a silent exchange, it did not break, and there was not a single scratch on the place where it was cut!
"I don't know where to offend......," the old man sighed, a green tendon burst out of his wrist, and forcibly separated the sickle in the punisher's hand, "I just don't speak anymore." ”
"It is not allowed to obtain any information about others in any form, by any means, in any medium, this is only the rule of Paradise Lost."
"Yes, yes, sir!" The old man hurriedly said respectfully.
"Let's go." Chun added in time, and Marshall hurried to find the bottom of the stairs.
If this continued, maybe all three of them would be wiped off their necks, so they did not stop in the commercial block after the purchase was completed, and the penalty substitute just stood there with the two shopkeepers without saying a word.
"You don't have to be so desperate." The old man who sold the stone carvings looked at the silent substitute and said stupidly, "This is equivalent to knowing that she has been 'taken care of' by the boss." ”
"It's not as simple as you think, so there's no need to ask." The punisher smiled, turned away, threw down a word, and disappeared into the corner.
The new shopkeeper touched his mustache, shrugged his shoulders, spread his arms, and chanted in his mouth, and a new quadrangular pyramid stereo form poured out of his hand, and the deep darkness gradually made up.
The merchants here have long formed a peculiar relationship with the punishers, and they are also inseparable from each other, and they also have a care for each other.
Often, the industry behind each business is more than just what it seems.
For example, the old man who sells stone carvings controls a peculiar slave trade in Shadi, and the sand soldiers, as the name suggests, are slaves made up of aborigines captured in the desert, who are not afraid to die because they have lost everything.
There is only one thing that the punisher has jurisdiction over, and that is whether or not anyone violates the tenets of Paradise Lost.
[No matter the name, no matter what.] 】
If it is violated, it will be punished.
But in reality, this can be accommodated as long as there is no real telling from the innkeeper in the center of Paradise Lost.
Therefore, it didn't take long for all the owners of the shops to know that there was a mysterious little girl in Paradise Lost.
Curiosity kills the cat, and no one dares to gather information about her, as this has only happened a few times now.
In the past thirty-two years, this situation has only occurred a few times, and without exception, they have turned this chaotic land upside down almost several times.