Chapter 240: Finding Opportunities
The appearance of Thor and the others soon attracted the attention of many vigilant people on the street.
At first, the four of them were still a little confused, but soon Thor reacted, it should be because of Stante's lizardman status and Diller's halfling identity, it seems that the imperial city of Byron Bian is not very receptive to foreign races.
"Do you need our help, if it's not very useful, why don't I go back with the dwarf first?" Stint swept his eyes around him with various meanings, his face was expressionless, but his tone was a little interested.
"No, you have to get used to turning all your cold gaze into power, I used to be in a similar situation when I was in the monastery as it is now, it doesn't matter if I'm human or not. Thor waved his hand and tried to reassure him.
"We don't care about the sights, we just think that if some boring people use this as an excuse to cause some unnecessary trouble. Diller walked beside him with his hands folded and added.
"So what's the matter? you are my partner and my brother, it's over if you have wine to drink and fight together, why worry so much?"
Again, sometimes watching friends suffer, it's actually yourself who suffers more.
After walking for a while, those senseless eyes became more and more dense, and the atmosphere of the four of them was a little dull. Considering the mood of Staunt and Diller, Thor sighed slightly, pulled out four black robes, and turned everyone into four hooded monsters.
After strolling around the streets, walking around, and then tasting a local meal at a small restaurant, the mood of the crowd returned to normal.
"What are we going to do next?" asked Beth subconsciously.
In fact, this topic has been discussed countless times before it comes, but there is no answer, and even now that it has reached its destination, this question is still in front of everyone.
It's not too complicated to make money, but what is lacking in the territory right now is not a small amount of money, but a huge flow of money. This invisibly raises the difficulty of this matter, and the means that can be used are naturally gradually reduced to almost nothing.
Sometimes it's not just a matter of daring to steal and rob, but also about others.
"I didn't expect it for the time being, but you don't have to be frustrated, let's go around first, this trip is mainly travel-oriented. Even if I end up empty-handed, it doesn't matter, I'll figure it out when the time comes. Thor smiled, continuing to cheer everyone up.
Walking on the brightly lit streets, everyone in the team bowed their heads and fell into thought, delusionally trying to find a suitable solution.
Thor's footsteps stopped suddenly.
There was a street lamp that could be seen everywhere, the base of which was buried in the ground, and a straight pole stood upright, and then bent slightly above everyone's heads, and the square grid lampshade at the top was radiating dazzling light.
The lamppost has an engraved inscription, which looks like a bent tree branch, which is very artistic, and the key is that Thor found that the lampshade was not burning with oil and wick, but directly appeared with a golden yellow light of unknown origin.
It seemed to be a magic street lamp, and Thor concluded,
Pinned two fingers and tapped on the lamppost, judging by the sound, it was made of metal, and Thor circled around the lamp twice.
"You guys stand up and help me cover the spot. Thor suddenly waved his hand at the three Beth.
"What are you going to do?" Stant looked puzzled.
"You've got a solution to the money?" said Beth, a little delighted.
Thor raised his fingers in a silent motion, then crouched down to observe for a moment.
Soon Thor found a small hollow gusset at the end of the lamppost, which was obviously openable, but at the moment there was a small lock hole in the gusset, indicating that the thing was now locked.
"Come, Diller, it's your showtime. Thor pulled Diller to his side and pointed to the keyhole.
Diller pursed his lips, clearly disdainful of such a small scene.
He took out his tools, squatted down and fiddled with them casually for a while, and soon the small gusset was opened and removed.
Behind the gusset is a small square space with a small amount of dust and cobwebs, but the whole is quite dry. Miraculously, on the underside of the space, a small six-pointed star magic array is painted, and at this moment there is a half-melted crystal in the center of the circle.
"Ah, Crystal Crystal!" Beth's eyes lit up.
She had still seen the magic crystal, but at this moment, the magic crystal in the center of the circle was in a semi-melted state, and it looked a little damaged.
"This should be the energy source of this street lamp, tsk, burn the magic crystal? The imperial city is the imperial city, it's really a luxury!" Thor didn't expect that the energy source of this magic lamp was actually a magic crystal, and his tone was a little emotional.
"You mean we can pry all these street lamps open, steal the magic crystal energy inside and exchange it for money?" Beth, the little shiitake mushroom's divergent thinking, came very violently, and instantly followed Thor's train of thought.
"No, this damaged magic crystal is probably not worth much. Moreover, it is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of such magic street lamps in the entire imperial city, if the magic crystals in them are only short-term consumables, you can imagine how huge the consumption is. ”
"So I estimate that a magic crystal should be able to support a street lamp and continue to illuminate for one to three years. Saul concluded.
The three companions nodded in agreement, but a little confused, for Thor's analysis, while there was some truth, it didn't sound like it had much to do with the purpose of their trip.
"No, what the hell do you mean?" asked Diller.
"It's not interesting, I just suddenly think this street lamp is good, you say what if we steal this lamp back and put it up in the territory? Judging by it, there will be no problem with these street lamps for another year or two. Thor was alone there nodding.
"Stealing street lights? You're really ....... Stant was a little speechless.
"The pattern of bullshit, no matter how big the pattern is, needs to be piled up bit by bit, compared to those dreamers who can only move their mouths and not their hands, I think I am a doer. Besides, as long as the people can live better, what does it matter if I am personally despicable?" Thor scolded with a smile.
"It's decided, let's do it in the middle of the night today, let's steal a few rows of street lights first. Thor snapped his fingers.
The crowd continued to walk down the street, laughing and crying at Thor's whimsical ideas for a while, but forget it, he was happy.
"You're all happy, at least we won't be empty-handed now, isn't that something to celebrate?" Thor continued to cheer his companions on, and everyone could only sigh weakly.
Soon several people left the streets of the outer city and came to the inner city, and the flow of people on the streets became more and more lively. A large circular building caught Thor's attention, as the crowd gathered there at the moment was not enough to describe.
"Let's go, let's see. Thor shook his head at his companions, and several of them squeezed over with curious expressions on their faces.
When I got closer, I realized that people were queuing up to enter in an orderly manner, and they had to buy tickets.
I casually pulled a local to ask, and only then did I know that this is the Imperial Capital Arena.
Every year, there are exciting tournaments here, where knights from all walks of life who claim to be good at their abilities gather to sign up for the tournament and show their heroism, and it is said that the winner will have the opportunity to join the Palace Knights in addition to glory and a certain amount of wealth.
Right now, it's just the beginning of winter, and Thor and the others are coming by coincidence, and the arena is preparing for the knockout tournament at the beginning of this year.
Thor thought for a moment, turned around and went to buy four tickets.
It's not expensive, it's only three copper coins, and it's the price of one rye bread.
However, it is said that because this is only a preliminary knockout round, it is not very exciting. In the future, after the competition, there will be fewer and fewer participants, and the event will gradually enter the high-end white heat, the scene will be more lively, and the tickets will become more and more expensive.
After the four of them followed the lively crowd to enter in an orderly manner, they found a random seat in the civilian area and sat down.
The entire open-air arena is a large space, surrounded by a circle of seats raised in a circle, and a large circular open space in the center of the arena below, which is clearly a battlefield for the contestants to show off their skills.
Judging by the capacity of the audience, it is clear that this arena can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.
Thor was no stranger to a place like the arena, and although it was only the first time he had seen it at the moment, there were many records in the books.
In fact, in the long history of the mainland, there have been relevant records of the arena. In different eras, the place also had different names, the Colosseum, the Colosseum, the Colosseum, the Duel, the Arena, or now the Arena.
As the two guys dressed in knightly costumes below came on the field and stood relatively closely, the surrounding crowd began to heat up, and it was obvious that this kind of activity had a great attraction among the people on Byron Bian's side.
The surrounding crowd was chatting enthusiastically, some people were holding wine jars, some people were carrying chicken legs, and their faces were excited and happy. Although it is only the preliminary knockout round, the conversation has already begun to predict who is the most likely winner of this edition.
Thor quietly took out some snacks and handed them to Staunt, feeding Beth himself as he ate.
Beth was obviously a little excited, but her excitement should have been influenced by the buzzing environment rather than how much interest she had in the event itself. After all, it's so loud that it's almost impossible to talk well without approaching each other and shouting loudly.
After a while, the contestants below have already rotated a few pairs, and it is clear that the first knockout round is fast-paced.
"Damn! Waste! Hurt Lao Tzu to lose again!" When one of the contestants below decided the winner and exited, a bearded man to Thor's left suddenly scolded with a look of resentment, obviously the object of his bet was a little uncompetitive.
"Friend, how much did you lose?" Thor rolled his eyes and handed him a glass of drink.
"Don't mention it, I lost two games in a row, and the two silver coins are gone. The strong man took the drink and took a sip of it, casting a grateful look at Thor. He was dressed in shabby cloth clothes, and it seemed that his living conditions were not very good, and two silver coins might not be a small amount of money for him.
"Why be angry about this little thing? It's just a matter of playing, and you don't have to take it to heart. Thor smiled, and two silver coins appeared in the palm of his hand and handed them to the strong man.
"This ...... What's embarrassing?" saw Thor's movements, the strong man's eyes lit up, but then he scratched his head, a little confused and a little wary in his eyes. After all, everyone doesn't know each other, and this generosity seems to come for no reason.
"I had good luck today and won a few hands, maybe your money is not necessarily won by me. Take it, friend, life is not easy, and when you have money to spare, try your luck. Thor smiled and shoved the silver coin into the strong man's hand.