Chapter 34 "The Three Beauties of Jizhou City"

"Mr. Judge, Night Street is a street located underground, but its existence is not a secret to Jizhou City, any entrance that can lead to the underground can connect to Night Street in all directions."

"It can be said that the layout of the night street is more like a spider web, except that the main part of the vein is the commercial street, which is more like a convenient corridor."

That's why the people who robbed the fake Lipper fled into the night streets...... Because it's the best place to hide and escape.

In this case, the group of people who fled to Night Street may have already left at this time.

"Sir, one of the entrances is here." The blacksmith owner leads Zhou Xin Yilai to a restaurant that often sells some home-brewed liquor, and in order to store it, the restaurant has created a special cellar.

Naturally, the owner of the night street did not let go of this cellar, connecting one of the entrances and exits of the night street here.

"We're going in with masks like that?"

The blacksmith owner said, "Don't worry, no one will mind." ”

He strode into the restaurant, came to the front desk, cut in line openly, and stuffed a wad of kunlang into the cashier's palm, Zhou Xinyi glanced at it roughly, about fifty kunlang.

"Take us to smell the new wine?"

This is the usual rhetoric used by people who enter and exit the night street from this entrance.

The cashier immediately understood, called another clerk next to him to take over, and he led the two to open the cellar door.

"The owner of the night street and the restaurant have a mutually beneficial relationship," said the blacksmith owner, "and the restaurant provides the entrance to the night street, and the entrance fee for people to enter and exit the night street is divided into 70% of the restaurant owner." ”

The cellar was cold and dim, and the voice of the blacksmith shop owner formed an empty echo, "So some people even took the initiative to build the cellar, but unfortunately, not everyone could see the owner of the street that night." ”

Passing through the cold cellar and pushing open the heavy iron door, the two stepped into a threshold.

A noisy and thriving street suddenly comes into view.

Zhou Xinyi was in the alley behind the iron gate at this time, and the grand scene of the night street lights was like an oil painting, reflecting from the boxy exit of the alley.

"Welcome to Night Street!"

On the opposite side of the alley, an enthusiastic boss shouted at Zhou Xinyi. He didn't seem to be trying to sell anything, just like seeing his neighbors passing by in the early morning, and casually saying hello.

"There is a saying that I would rather watch Ji Zhou fall on the boat than bury it in the soil on the street at night."

"It means that we would rather the commercial street in the center of Jizhou City go out of business this time than the good place of Night Street disappear."

The owner of the blacksmith shop pointed to the owner who greeted him and said, "Look at the goods, he, like some people, can't sell a few goods, so he likes to run to the entrance to see the first time people are amazed." ”

The boss was wearing a mask, and he was not annoyed when he was exposed, "Knowing that I can't sell it, why don't you take someone to see my goods?" ”

"Go, go, do you know who I'm hosting today?" The blacksmith shop owner shook his hand, "Don't delay me from getting down to business!" ”

"Mr. Judge, where do you want to go?"

was asked like this, and Zhou Xinyi didn't know what he needed.

"Are there any occult related items?" He decided to get to know the peculiarities of this era first.

"Are you talking about runes, or techniques?" The blacksmith shop owner pondered for a moment, "Or are you talking about ritual items and materials?" ”

What the rune refers to, Zhou Xinyi naturally knows.

Techniques are two developments that correspond to techniques.

Skill refers to mastering a martial art, or the use of a weapon, to an extremely high level.

Techniques, on the other hand, refer to schools of spells created using occultism, nature, etc.

In layman's terms, it is the difference between a warrior and a mage.

Among the inheritors, there are also skills and techniques, Jiang Yi is a typical school of skills, and the white-faced man that Zhou Xinyi met before at the mayor of the Yi tribe, the "doppelganger" he used is a certain technical ability.

The definition of ritual objects and materials in this era is obviously closer to the modern impression of the occult.

Prophecy, divination, ritual magic, etc., etc., etc., you name it.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xinyi suddenly had a question.

What kind of genre is he?

He is a hammer-wielder, which is of course a school of skill normally, but he relies on the spirit on the hammer to cause "magic damage......

But he didn't think he was a technique, but he couldn't explain the principle of the black line in the notebook.

After some hesitation, Zhou Xinyi said, "Go and take a look at the ritual materials." "He's more interested in that.

When I arrived at the occult stalls, there were obviously fewer people shopping.

After all, there is a threshold for occultism, and even if ordinary occult enthusiasts learn relevant knowledge, they only need to buy relevant books, and their own abilities are limited, far from the point where they can use occult materials.

The first thing Zhou Xinyi saw was a bunch of wax products on the top bunk, including standard red candles, white candles carved into the shape of a skull, and various waxes that appeared to be of different shapes.

Of course, there are two definitions of candles in this era.

One is a candle used to melt and light a flame, called fire wax.

One is a special kind of soap...... It's called the Secret Wax.

This soap, oh no, the concentration of secret wax is much higher than that of modern soaps, so it is expensive and not suitable as a cleaning product, but it is essential for scrubbing runes, cleaning up ritual materials, etc.

As for the soap horn that was common in this era, it was made with diluted secret wax and essence.

Zhou Xinyi picked up one of the secret waxes and asked about the price, and learned that the price of a piece of secret wax the size of a soap was about hundreds of Kunlang.

Among the successors is a class called the Chanter, who specializes in occult science and techniques, and they have a high demand for this type of occult material.

In addition to occult crafts such as secret wax, more materials are made from special utensils and materials left over from the processing of body parts of monsters outside the city.

In this era, the occult was defined as connecting a channel with the energies of nature or the powers bestowed by the gods in order to accomplish the purpose required for the ritual.

But as a foreigner, Zhou Xinyi never understood whether the gods really existed, and whether these people's beliefs referred to a common idea, or whether they were creatures that actually had their own people.

But Zhou Xinyi never dared to ask this question to the aborigines, and once he raised it, his identity would be questioned.

Zhou Xinyi also saw a bookstore, and judging from the cover, the content of the book is probably also beginner-friendly.

He was interested in the literature of his time.

The light curtain helped the heirs translate all the aboriginal languages in the most popular way, but what about books? Can books also be translated? If so, will the books of this era be able to bring out the light curtain and come to reality?

With this question in mind, Zhou Xinyi placed his eyes on the cover of the book.

The cover was indeed replaced with Chinese characters.

"How to Seal a White Prostitute with a Wooden Mouth", "Can a Heath Dragon's Be a Companion", "How to Cover a Washboard with a Soft Gel Without Detecting It" ......?"

Zhou Xinyi suspected for a moment that there was something wrong with his brain that received the text.

When he inquired about the blacksmith shop owner and learned that it was indeed the titles of these books, Zhou Xin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that it was not his brain that was short-circuited, but that the stall owner had a problem with his brain.

Although the content of the book seems extremely comical, it is indeed from his nearest bookstore, and Zhou Xin thought a little about it and decided to buy one.

He picked up "Ten Strange Legends of Jizhou" and asked, "How does this book sell?" ”

The stall owner raised his head, revealing a face wearing a black and gold mask, "6 Kunlang." ”

Zhou Xinyi paused, not because of the price, but because he recognized his identity from the buttons of the stall owner's clothes.

The stall owner's golden buttons are engraved with fine patterns, because they have been gifted, Zhou Xinyi recognizes them at a glance, that is, the "logo" that symbolizes the official of Mailer!

How could a Myler official set up a stall here to sell books?

The book is still selling so strangely.

Zhou Xinyi cautiously probed around, and after making sure that the Myler official did not have any doubts about his identity, he asked in a suppressed voice, "Where did you collect this interesting book?" Don't mind, I'm just curious. ”

The Myler official didn't hear him either, "My wife is a writer, and she likes to write special books in her spare time, but after she finishes writing, she is embarrassed to sell them herself. ”

So let the famous Myler officials come to the night street to set up a stall? The relationship between the couple is really good.

The fiancΓ©e of the official Mailer, that is, Ji Lin, the youngest daughter of the city lord, turned out to be such a personality......

It is rumored that the officials of Myler are very fond of his fiancΓ©e, and in addition to being interested in the position of the lord of the city, he is completely the most competent son-in-law. But when Zhou Xinyi met the official Myler, this official was dangerous and cunning, and he also liked to stumble on the reputation of other officials, and he did not look like a person who would pamper his wife at all.

However, this is a night street and not an officialdom, everyone wears masks, and Zhou Xinyi naturally does not need to ask for warmth with the officials of Mailer, he paid the money, turned around and left with the book.

"Let's go to other areas," Zhou Xinyi said, "by the way, is there anything interesting here, or places that make money quickly?" ”

He didn't want to linger in front of the Myeller officials.

The blacksmith shop owner made a point, "Naturally, the night street is fun, sir, if you are interested in the technique, why don't we go to the Lingzhimu and have a look?" ”

Lingzhi Wood is a huge shrub that grows under Jizhou, and it is rumored that the mouth wood is dug from the branches of the central tree, and the owner of the night street likes to be lively, and several fun places have been built around Lingzhi Wood.

Zhou Xinyi nodded, "Then let's go." ”

Since returning from this tour, Zhou Xinyi spent half a day quickly browsing the entire "Ten Strange Legends of Jizhou", and he was shocked to find:

Although the book does describe the top ten weird legends, none of them really happened in Jizhou City.

This book is completely a title party.