Chapter 22: The Black City
Over the next few days, Ace began to help Kling move, moving out of the tables and chairs in the small room and putting some extremely elaborate teacups and cutlery into the attic.
He also found a lot of planks and sticks to create an exclusive activity area for Klin, including a small puppet for bathing, a small water platform for washing his face, a cute little mirror, and a mini wardrobe. He helped Kling do everything Ace could think of.
When Clint first saw what Ace had made for him, he couldn't help but cry and jumped into Ace's arms.
Kling used to always call Ace the young master, but Ace always thought he was too smart, so he asked Clint to change his name and call him by his first name. At first, Kling was reluctant, but after Ace's repeated requests, Clint slowly adapted to this new way of getting along.
Seeing that Clin's life slowly returned to normal, Ace also began to think about the difficulties he was facing.
He remembered Alice, a mysterious person who had suddenly appeared a few days earlier, who claimed to be a dark mage.
After Stark and Kling fall asleep, Ace finally decides to go to the Wilderness Bar in Black City tonight.
He didn't know Alice's true identity yet, and the dark mage was an extremely sensitive thing to the outside world. Ace didn't want Stark and Kling to be involved at the moment, so he decided to go late at night.
Night falls, and the enchanting night sky enchants you. The presence of the night brings infinite silence to the people, and it restores calm to the exhausted city. The night fell silent.
Ace tiptoed open the back door of the blacksmith's shop, and quickly disappeared into the darkness.
In the dead of night, the night is like a sleeping baby, and it is like an unpolluted forest. The sky is the blue that Picasso has just wielded, and it still retains its moisture, evaporating in a pure land, delicately moistening every sleeping creature on the still land.
A curfew will be imposed on most of the imperial capital. Each time, the largest bell tower in the imperial capital rang 12 times in a row, and all shops and residents had to close. Under normal circumstances, pedestrians are not allowed on the streets.
Except, of course, for the Black City district in the southeast corner of the imperial capital.
The Imperial guards originally wanted to intervene in the management of the Black City, but after many attempts, they failed because there were too many forces involved there. Not only are there many killer organizations, bounty hunters, and even some death row inmates.
Behind many dark organizations, there are often great supporters, some even involving many nobles in the capital of the empire. If you want to completely renovate this black city, it will have a huge impact on the entire New Delhi empire.
The real name of the Black City is actually a trade area. But later, due to the interweaving of various forces, a trade area with Heicheng as the main body was gradually formed, so the people of the capital usually called it Heicheng.
With the help of nightfall, Ace has been weaving through the streets of the Imperial Capital, blessed by the dark elements in the air and his own dark magic. In this environment, he is like a duck in the water.
From time to time, patrolling guards cross the streets, but Ace is always able to avoid them perfectly with his keen insight.
After about half an hour, Ace finally found the legendary Black City.
But it's completely different from other areas. Although it was late, it was still brightly lit and all sorts of men and women were shuttling through the streets.
Beside the blazing fire, several scarred people were laughing and drinking. It was late autumn and early winter, and the temperature at night was extremely low, but the tall men were shirtless and didn't seem to feel cold at all.
At the door of a nearby restaurant, several scantily clad attractive women are talking to a handsome bounty hunter. Ace could hear those astringent words clearly, and couldn't help but walk over with a red face.
At midnight, a clean 13-year-old boy appeared on the streets of the center of the Black City. Not to mention how he got here to hide from the guards, this courage alone should be very remarkable.
Soon, Ace's appearance attracted the attention of many people, and they cast all kinds of eyes on Ace. There are inspections, curiosity, vigilance, ridicule...... There were even a few beautiful women who were exposed, winking at Ace and jokingly shouting, "Little brother, do you want to come over and play with your sisters for a while?" ”
Seeing Ace's face flush, the women giggled.
Ace was stared at by these people, and he felt uncomfortable. If dark magic is not banned, Ace will definitely use "extreme speed" to quickly escape.
Some men who deliberately pick quarrels and provoke trouble push Ace from time to time, or try to trip him, just to please the girl next to him, but Ace can avoid it well every time. This is the takeaway from his recent practice of dark magic.
Ace made his way through the crowd as quickly as he could, and soon came to the door of a small bar.
Outside the door, under the eaves hangs a wooden sign engraved with the desert, on which the desert reads "Wilderness Tavern".
When Ace was seen walking towards the Wilderness Bar, many people couldn't help but shout.
Ace was a little confused by this.
When Ace walked to the door of the tavern, a thin man immediately stopped him and said coldly, "Little one, are you in the wrong place?" This is the Wilderness Tavern. ”
Ace saw that the guy had very thief eyes, his back was slightly bent, his clothes were messy, and he was playing smoothly with a crescent-shaped knife in his hand.
Ace said calmly, "I know. I was looking for the Wilderness Tavern."
The man sneered, "Do you know what this wilderness tavern is? This is the territory of our Thorn Rose. Who are you looking for? ”
Ace didn't show any cowardice: "I'm looking for Alice Phil. ”
When he said this, the thin man's face suddenly changed slightly, and he asked with a frown, "You mean, you're looking for Alice?" ”
Ace nodded. "Yes, she told me to go to the Wilderness Tavern to find him."
The thin man immediately dodged away and made an inviting gesture: "Alice is inside." ”
Ace pushed open the door of the tavern, and a strong smell of wine came to his face.
The bar was packed with people, and all sorts of people were happily sitting or standing chatting.
Ace glanced a little and saw Alice standing at the counter.
When Alice heard the news, she turned to meet Ace. A thick smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"You're finally here. In order to wait for you these days, I have missed a few big deals. Alice said as she walked towards Ace.
Everyone else in the tavern couldn't help but look at this mediocre-looking teenager. They were all curious about the origin of the man who could keep Alice waiting at the bar for a few days.
Ace looked around and said, "Are you sure you want to speak here?" ”
Alice reacted immediately. Bringing Ace to the wall, she turned one of the candlesticks on the wall, and the wall panel slowly opened to reveal a flight of stairs going down.
"Let's go, let's talk." Alice said to Ace.