novelonline Chapter 2545 Reasonable Suspicion and the Photo Studio Black Market
Chapter 2545 Reasonable Suspicion and the Photo Studio Black Market
Chapter 2545 Reasonable Suspicion and the Photo Studio Black Market
The strange elf in the sea of flowers clearly behaved like the mysterious sage who pointed out the direction for the "hero" or "knight" in the story, and her words also led her image towards that kind of image, but Shade just felt that he could not muster the emotion of "respect" for the elf in front of him.
Judging from her appearance, she must be older than Emilia, the underage elf who is in her fifties, but Shade cannot estimate her exact age. After an elf reaches adulthood, their appearance will remain completely unchanged for a long period of time.
But he at least heard that the other party wanted to end the conversation, so after asking about the relevant information of the black market and some precautions for entering the city, he politely said goodbye and left.
Carefully putting the wreath on his head, Shade's pupils shrank for a moment, and he really felt that he heard the breathing of the forest. So the way to leave here naturally appeared in his mind. He was surprised at the feeling at the moment, and even more surprised that the mysterious elf lady could make such an item at will.
I turned around and looked at the sea of flowers in the forest under the moon, only to find that the elf had turned around and was looking up at the moon surrounded by silver-blue flowers.
The night wind blew her long golden hair and robes, and she seemed a little lonely. The more Xia De looked at her from behind, the more familiar she looked. From the front, he thought this strange elf was elegant, quiet and beautiful, but from the back, she was clearly... Just as he was about to say something, the elf with his back to him said:
"Farewell, stranger. Get my goods and come back to this sea of flowers to find me." (Elf language)
"Goodbye, and sweet dreams." (Ancient Elvish)
He nodded gently to the figure, and when she didn't respond, he left quietly.
It was certainly strange for a pureblood elf to appear here, but at least she was not a witch and did not cause any reaction from the badge. The trees and the forest got along well with her, so she did not seem like a bad person. Today, Shade was just here to explore the local area. They would have many opportunities to meet in the future, so Shade was not in a hurry to find out the other party's identity.
[You seem to have some guesses about her? ]
"Yes, although there is no reason, I feel that she is waiting for me here. My inspiration is reminding me who this is, but I have no evidence yet."
[It seems that ever since Mia Gold's visit, you have been reasonably suspicious of everything around you. ]
"She" smiled gently.
"Yes, a reasonable suspicion. Speaking of which, could it be that Miss Goder is me who used the [Transformation Ring]? She traveled through time and thus avoided meeting me."
[Are you assuming that the cat belonged to you from the beginning? ]
"Her" voice is still gentle.
After wearing the wreath, every step in the forest feels like stepping on a path hidden under the grass and trees.
Just now, I was able to barely keep moving forward relying on [Source of Chaos] and "Strong Spatial Perception", but now it seems like I have taken a hidden shortcut.
Although he had been using magic to determine his location, when Shade found that he had walked through the quiet woods in just five minutes, a distance that normally would have taken him half an hour to complete, he still couldn't figure out what had just happened:
"I still don't quite understand the mystery of space."
But at least after leaving that strange area which was actually not very large, "Strong Spatial Perception" told Xia De that the surroundings had returned to normal.
After turning the wreath into a metal toy and hanging it on his chest together with the "Witch Detection Badge", Shade turned around and looked at the forest behind him that looked completely normal to the naked eye, then transformed into a red butterfly and flew towards the nearby city under the mottled moonlight.
The lights of the city were getting closer and closer, and scattered forests and loggers' camps gradually appeared in the lush forest. The appearance of the forest trail meant that Shade was completely close to the city, and then he saw the road through the forest, which meant that he had completely entered the human activity area.
On the outskirts of the city are villages that have existed since the "Ximu Town" era. After passing these small settlements surrounded by forests, the trees became increasingly sparse, and Shade returned to his human form.
On the way forward, he happened to encounter the railway tracks connecting Vista City to other places, and there happened to be a roaring train coming from the northeast at night. So Shad simply jumped on the train and entered the last freight car, and took the train into the city.
The water and land transportation in Vista City is extremely convenient, and it is also an important transportation hub in the northeast direction of the royal capital, Willendel. Therefore, the area of Vista City Railway Station is very large.
At 11 o'clock at night, the train carrying passengers from Huntington City in the north stopped steadily on the track. Soon, the tired passengers walked out of the train station under the starlight. The strangers who had received the grace of the strange elves to arrive here also disguised themselves as ordinary passengers and walked out of the train station, then looked out at the city that had fallen asleep under the night sky from the entrance of the train station.
The dim gas lights illuminated the street in front of the train station, which was called "Woodpecker Avenue". The buildings on both sides of the street were not tall. After nightfall, most of the shops along the street were closed, leaving only the pubs that were open all night with their lights on.
Four-wheeled horse-drawn carriages and citizens who came to greet their relatives and friends were waiting at the entrance of the train station. The coolness of the early autumn night was already obvious. Xia De stood behind the travelers who were gradually leaving. He had a good first impression of the city.
This place is not as prosperous as Yuewan, nor as busy as Tobesk. It has a quiet and slow feeling, as if time has stopped and there is a peaceful feeling.
But if we really have to say what Xia De’s biggest impression of this city is, it should be the city’s excellent greening.
Among the many cities that Shad has visited, Midhill Castle, the "Mountain City" in Delarian, and Randall Valley, the "Spring City" in Carsonrick, are also cities famous for their natural scenery, but not every balcony there has flower pots, and not most streets are planted with trees.
In addition to the greenery, the city's air is also exceptionally good because it is located in the center of the Vista Forest and at the confluence of three important rivers. This does not mean that there is no steam industry in Vista City. Shade can easily see the chimneys standing at the end of the city's landscape in the distance.
But compared to the forest, the industrial pollution in Vista City is nothing to mention.
Of course, although the current city of Vista is well-known in the Old World as the "City of Music" and is as famous as the "City of Art" in the North, the former town of Creekwood has not given up the business of logging and processing timber.
The entire city of Vesta is still one of the largest suppliers of wood in the central part of the Old World, and some of the wood is even exported directly to the north to Delarion. After hearing Miss Danister mention this place, Shade also remembered that Margaret seemed to have mentioned that even the firewood used by the Anjou royal family every winter was purchased from this city.
It was just that it was so late, and Xia De had no time to appreciate more of this brand new city. Even the opera house and concert hall were closed at this time, and the only night pubs open and the black market that became more lively as the night went on were the reasons why Xia De came here tonight.
He tightened his collar, put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head, and walked west along the street:
"Where will you be, Miss Danister?"
It happened that the mysterious elf lady in the forest asked Shade to help her get something from the black market, so Shade thought about going to the local black market to have a look. He did not expect to be able to find out the news or even the whereabouts of Miss Danister directly in the black market, but at least he wanted to find out what major events had happened recently in the local area.
Making a thirteen-ring warlock disappear silently should not leave any trace.
Although Vista City is not as big as Moon Bay, Tobesk and Willendel, it is also a big city. The former "Riverwood Town" is roughly in the northeast of the city that has been expanded many times, which is the direction of Xiade entering the city.
This area belongs to the old city, and the entrance to the black market provided by the elves is also here.
It’s just that the local black market isn’t a hidden room behind a tavern, where it’s not uncommon, or a clandestine gathering in a remote lumber warehouse.
When Xia De went to the address, he discovered that No. 14 Red Bee Lane was actually a store called "Flushing Photo Studio".
Of course the photo studio was closed now, so Shad followed the method given by the elf and found the photo frame of "Clown Riding Unicycle" among a pile of photos on display behind the glass window, and then gently knocked on the window in a frequency of fast, slow, slow and fast.
After waiting for two seconds, the "frozen" clown in the photo moved and grinned at Shad, then rode his unicycle left and right in the photo while pointing to the right.
Click~
The door of the photo studio on the right side of the glass window opened a crack automatically. Although the lights were off inside the studio, light seeped through the crack. When Shadra opened the door, it turned out that it was not a photo studio, but a tavern that did not exist on the map.
“It’s really fancy.”
It's not difficult to make the clown in the photo move, but the door is clearly a relic of some kind of space transfer. Opening the door in the normal way leads to the photo studio, and after triggering the relic's characteristics, you will come to this place where you don't know your real location.
According to the rules, Shade was wearing a mask at this time. Just like the quiet and harmonious night in the city, the tavern with dozens of people sitting was not very noisy. The ring warlocks who were discussing business, exchanging information, playing Rhodes cards or simply looking for a place to drink did not pay much attention to the strangers who walked in. This atmosphere did not seem to indicate that something big had happened in the city recently.
The female bartender who was writing something on the blackboard hanging on the wall with chalk behind the counter glanced at Shad. She looked to be in her thirties, taller than Shad, and at least twice as wide as Shad. In other words, she looked like a little giant.
It was only when Shad approached the counter that he saw the bartender had written down the real-time exchange rate between the "Dlarion Gold Pound" and the "Carsonrick Krona".
"This is not a peaceful time. The exchange rates of the two currencies on the black market have changed a lot since the summer. The foreign exchange settlement business that we used to do only occasionally has now become our main business."
The female bartender said this, putting down the chalk and glancing at Shade again:
"Stranger?"
"Yes."
He spoke in standard Kasenric:
"A local friend introduced me here. She asked me to help her pick up the goods. The friend with pointy ears said: Alcohol must be added to the fruit wine."
PS1: Who is it?
PS2: The illustration in this chapter is not the same as the one in the previous chapter.
(End of this chapter)