Coming out of the [Golden Grille], Martin suppressed his excitement of wanting to take the key to see his new residence immediately, went to the back of the [Sunflower Carriage], opened the door with the carved goat's head with his shepherd's badge, and entered the [Fetal Bed Hall] again.

It's still crowded with shepherds waiting to take on assignments, and there are basically queues in front of the windows on both sides.

Except for the window where old Susie was.

That's where Martin is going.

Martin came to the innermost window, where old Susie was still sitting knitting her sweater, but it looked like the one she had finished knitting last time, and she had replaced it with a bright red semi-finished scarf.

Last time it was green, this time it was red, and Martin was a little curious if the owner of this scarf was the same person as the owner of the sweater before.

Seeing someone standing in front of the window, Susie looked up and looked through her reading glasses.

"It's you again...... Martin: yes? ”

She recalled, remembered Martin's name.

"Yes."

Martin nodded modestly, he could sense that Susie was unusual, and wanted to try to have a good relationship with this middleman.

"I heard about your last mission."

Susie was still expertly using crochet in her hands, and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth.

"I didn't expect that the seemingly simple burial mission actually involved the Rose Society and the group of guys on the mountain of St. Athos."

She said with some embarrassment.

"You're a good match with that young [mortuary], but Eddie's guy is too messy... Sooner or later, she will have to suffer something like this. ”

Susie shook her head.

"You're not here to catch up with me."

She quickly shifted away from her previous mood and asked Martin with interest.

"Of course, Lady Susie. I wanted to see if there were any new tasks. ”

Martin explained what he meant.

"The other two tasks I showed you last time have already been taken by someone else."

Old Susie pushed her glasses:

"Hey, just after you and Eddie came back, there were some guys who wanted to try their luck and took over, and they also wanted to see if they could get an unexpected good thing in a low-level mission like 'White Wool'."

Martin felt the mockery in Susie's tone.

"Your story has spread. They are all saying that the first task completed by a novice actually gained two genesis cards, one of which is still the fifth order, and you seem to have the nickname of "Lucky Boy". ”

Susie laughed dryly twice, and then said in a deep voice:

"Having the name of 'lucky' is not a good thing in the Shepherds' Club."

Martin realized that Susie was reminding himself that he was reminding him of Pleis's description of the shepherds, among whom there might be "spies, speculators of all kinds, and even fugitives in disguise," and he understood that some might have set their sights on him because of his previous mission.

He then nodded, looked at Susie and said:

"I see, thanks for the tip."

"You have your understanding, Mr. Martin. And I'm just describing the interesting things I've heard, that's all. ”

Susie lowered her head again and began fiddling with the scarf in her hand.

"Look at how good this style is for kids."

"I don't have any more tasks on hand for you, but I can keep them for you if I have them."

She whispered as she brushed the thread on her scarf.

"Do you have any requirements?"

Martin didn't know how to answer for a moment, he really hadn't thought about it yet.

He thought for a moment, then said slowly:

"If there is a mission involving a 'pollution' incident or a civilian 'collapse', you can recommend it to me, and I am not averse to the collapsed limbs or anything."

"If you can, it's best not to use gold as a bounty."

This is Martin's starting from his current needs, what he needs most now is actually potions, which is the fastest way to improve his strength.

Potions, on the other hand, require crumbling slime and limbs, which can be used as nourishment for black-and-white recipes, and they can taste the recipes contained in these "meats".

Tasks involving "pollution" often involve "collapse".

As for the settlement of the bounty, it was Martin who considered the Queen's admonition he had seen yesterday: "Stay away from gold!" ”

Old Susie stopped her hand when she heard Martin's request, she raised her head, stared into Martin's eyes, and continued:

"Interesting request... Most of the guys who come to me want to gamble their luck and get rich overnight, and they have no interest in the 'pollution' and 'collapse' that involve the poor, but you want to reach out to them. ”

"As for not settling with gold coins... I can try to help you ask. ”

Martin bowed slightly:

"Thank you very much."

Susie didn't respond to this, and her lips moved slightly:

"I heard that you were recruited by Pleis himself, but I didn't understand it before, but now even I am a little curious about you......"

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Coming out of the hall of the fetal bed, Martin went to Hines's office on the second floor of the auction house, and wanted to have a good chat with the old man, he had too many questions to ask the learned old man.

Hines was now a special adviser to the Shepherds' Club, on par with some of the senior middlemen, with his own separate office, and Martin had even heard that the club was going to give him a secretary-like role.

Hynes also seemed to be very busy today, and Martin found him in a pile of newspapers, papers, and letters, and he looked very tired.

After a few pleasantries, before Martin could ask anything, Hines led him out of the office and into the auction hall on the second floor, where they had teamed up against the perfumer last time.

Today, also the day after Sunday, there were more wealthy merchants and aristocrats gathered on the second floor than Martin had last visited, black silk top hats and pleated skirts, and everyone was bidding enthusiastically for a pair of mottled silver armor on the stage, which was one and a half tall and looked very large.

The last assassination of the perfumer didn't seem to have had any impact on the auction business here.

Martin was a little confused, not quite understanding why Hines had brought him here.

They continued to find a place on the second floor to sit down, still a familiar box, a familiar fruit bowl, a familiar auction scene, which made Martin a little in a trance.

"Last time, we were here because of me, and this time, it's because of you."

Hines smiled kindly, and he reached out and plucked a few grapes at random and put them in his mouth, and the old man seemed to be very hungry from the way he ate them.

"Because of me?"

Martin didn't think deeply about the issue, but felt a little strange about Hines's behavior.

He remembered that Hines had not touched the fruit at all, and lamented with him the plight of the people at the bottom, and finally very much agreed with him that "this is the best and worst of times."

Martin was keenly aware of some change in Hines and then thought he might be overthinking.

"Gentlemen and ladies."

At that moment, on the auction table in the hall below, the host shouted and pointed to a table covered with black flannel as he asked the armor to be removed from the stage.

"The next item is the last and most special item of the morning."

The attention of everyone in the audience was immediately gathered.

At this time, the host is no longer the "Maria" in the purple Buster skirt before, but a middle-aged man in a suit with a white mask, his voice is clear, and people unconsciously want to continue listening.

"During the long time of the Rusty Iron Age, such an organization was born, and they mastered the 'Rose' deck, and used the characteristics of the deck [Breeding] to create many plants full of strange abilities, and brewed many tragedies."

"Later, this secret organization was exterminated by the Battle Court and the Immortal Bird Monastery, and all the valuable items such as the Creation Cards and those strange plants in their possession were destroyed or sealed by the Court and the Abbey."

"It's been a long time since there's been a 'rose' item in history, and fewer and fewer people know about the deck, let alone its abilities."

The masked man paused here, his left hand gently stroking the black velvet cloth covering the stage.

"And what we're going to auction today is such a 'rose' card."

"What we can reveal is that its abilities involve [rebirth]."

"It is provided by the [Shepherd's Club] under the auction house, after the review of the Presbyterian Council, considering the particularity of the deck, we say that it is divided into [Delta] level auction items, quality serial number [δ-1-25], starting price: 3,000 gold coins of holy light."

The host lifted the black flannel to reveal a card that had been placed in a delicate tin box.

Hearing this, Martin finally understood what Hynes meant when he said that they were here because of himself.

The "Rose" card he brought back, [Mother Goddess Corpse Piece 01 - Forbidden Conception], is about to be auctioned on this second floor.

After communicating with Mrs. Lucia yesterday, Martin followed her suggestion and entrusted this "polluted" card to [Sunflower Carriage] for auction, but he didn't expect it to be auctioned today, and the efficiency of the auction house is somewhat amazing.

"The two cards you bring back make a special array."

Hines whispered as he looked at the card on the auction table that had some ominous aura.

"'Libra' represents death, while 'Rose' symbolizes reproduction and rebirth, and it is precisely these two points that the traitor of the monastery took advantage of by keeping the two cards in his body in a special way, thus guaranteeing an alternative continuation of his life."