Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 174

2021-07-08

Chapter 174 "Safe"

Actually, if you think about it carefully, the location of the entrance to the ruins is very close to where the statue is hidden. Nearly, it's easy to think of things.

"Even if you don't dare to hide the old god statue, something more dangerous than a relic, in your stronghold, and worry that if something goes wrong, everyone will finish playing, and it is impossible to hide it in a place far away from the stronghold. place."

This is Shade's take.

The "Nock Printing House" with its courtyard and three-story building is where the entrance to the underground ruins is located. [Blood of Mercury] Last winter, he spent money to buy a printing factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy, and secretly carried out excavation work here. And the agent who bought the printing house was Mr. Ponton, whose family was killed tonight.

The silver-eyed person wanted to kill him, not only because the ordinary person's hand was too long, but also because he wanted to make everyone who knew the secret disappear.

The above is the information that the doctor interrogated from the dream. But the doctor was not interested in the level 2 relic [God's Gift Box], and the relic with such a high level of danger was not his goal.

On this rainy night, he stood beside the corpse and explained his attitude. Then looked towards Miss Luysha, who also shook his head:
"I don't want to take risks to go to any ancient ruins, but the news itself is valuable. After the doctor gets the [Forged Sage's Stone], you can Consider turning the message over to the Academy."

Shade understands what she's saying, and it's to prevent disturbing the Silver Eyed.

The doctor and Miss Luysha looked towards Shade together, Shade nodded, and also said:

"Don't worry, I'm just a warlock, where do you have the guts to go out on your own? Ruins? I am also in favor of selling this news at a high price after the matter is over. I am currently short of gold pounds to repair the third floor of my house."

"No, you can say no to your business. Exactly, after all, Lake View Manor and what you guys said about the fish scales
The doctor sighed in a low voice:
"However, you are usually a cautious person. Remember, don't get carried away by greed, it's not worth it. ”

After dealing with the traces left in the house, the three separated at the intersection of the block where Mr. Ponton was located. The rain washed away their footprints, and the Orthodox Church couldn’t find them after finding out what happened here.

The doctor hurried away in the carriage, he seemed to have really found an important clue about the [forged Sage's Stone].

And Shade and Miss Luisa were the same. But halfway, Goldilocks asked the carriage to temporarily change lanes, and she planned to go to Old John's pawn shop to pick up something.

Shade didn't want to take the weird eyeballs with her. I went home, so I went along with me, wanting to sell this magic eye.

"But it's already eleven o'clock, is Father John still open? "

he wondered.

"The pawn shop closes at twelve in the evening and opens at seven in the morning." After all, everyone likes to go at night when they do some grey business. "

Miss Luyissa said, tilting her head and looking towards the street scene of Tobesque on a rainy night. Shade thought about it, whether he went to the pawn shop or the Black Raven Library, he always went there during the day. Yes.

"Sure enough, it's still not enough to be cautious. "

The foreigner blamed himself for this, the female voice in his head chuckled.

Visiting such a ring warlock trading place at night is likely to encounter another ring warlock, but Presumably because of the bad weather tonight, even the ring warlock is reluctant to go out at night, so when the two walked into the gas-lit pawn shop, only the owner was inside.

Entering from the damp outdoor The warm and dry interior, isolated from the sound of the rain, is the best enjoyment on a rainy day. As a courtesy, they all rubbed their shoes on the footpads at the door before greeting the owner, Old John.

Looking age The old man, who was not too young, put the pen in his hand in the middle of the account book:
"Oh, Luyisa, and the detective, I thought there would be no guests coming tonight, so they all started to keep accounts. . "

He stuffed the ledger back into the counter, and Shade greeted him and asked:
"Is there any news on the relic I want?" "

Although Miss Galina promised to deliver the relics within a week, Shade will not only do one-handed preparations.

"There is news, my friends from other places." There was something like that in his hand, a living leech. For specific information, I will notify you when the goods arrive. "

Old John said, and handed Shade a black and white photo. The photo is a wooden jar, and the black leech in the jar was photographed from an overhead angle. The size of the leech is similar to that of ordinary people. , but it has densely packed fly-like compound eyes on its body, which looks very disgusting.

Even eyeballs can be relics, so leeches are relics, and Shade will not be too surprised.

"You guys really like weird things. The other day, Anat's request was even weirder. "

The old man muttered and put away the photo.

"What does Luvia want to buy?" ”

Miss Luyisa curiously asked, the owner should keep a secret for the guests, but old John knew that this group of people had a good relationship, so he revealed a little bit of news:

"It's also a relic, brought back from the ruins of the new continent. The shape is probably a cube box, and inside is a rattle, which is said to have caused disasters in ancient times. This isn't my collection, it's the news that it's going to be sold on the black market. Anat asked me to help contact the seller. When did she like to collect this thing, or the Prophet Society wants to buy it. Oh, it doesn't matter, it's so late, So what do you want? "

The old man yawned, turned around, took a teacup from the small round table in the counter, and made tea for himself, each minding their own business.

Because Last time we talked about "Enlightenment and Civilization", Shade was full of curiosity about this pawn shop. It didn't seem to have changed much after a week, but the miniaturized steam engine in the corner was gone. I don't know if it was a donation. It was given to a museum, or bought by a collector.

"Papa John, the alchemy item I customized last time, a brush that can be used to erase pen ink, is it ready? Originally it was picked up the day after tomorrow, but since I stopped by the way, I came to ask. "

Miss Luyesha asked, while Shade unexpectedly looked towards the old man behind the counter, didn't expect him to have this skill.

Alchemy and potion are both Those who need innate talent, of course, need more gold pounds and time. Even in the ring warlock system that has developed so far, there are not many people who are proficient in these skills.

"It's done, but I can only Guaranteed to be useful within six months. The effect will be discounted after half a year. "

Said, looked for it in the counter, and then handed a small brush with a black metal handle to Miss Luysha. Shade's eyes, you can see that the brush handle is carved very delicately The rune and the symbolic symbol of . The brush bristles keep squirming as if alive, making Shade suspect that the bristles are actually worms.

“I didn’t bring enough money when I went out at night. I will pay the balance next time. pay. "

Miss Luyisa said while observing the item in her hand under the light of the gas lamp, and Old John didn't care:
"Just settle the balance before the weekend, and what is the end of your new book?" Write or not? I've been waiting a long time. "

Said, the old man winked at Shade again:
"I can be considered her reader." "

"However, after the exam season. ”

Miss Luyesha shook her head and lamented that her busy schoolwork recently gave her a headache. Old John sympathized with her, so he sold Shade and Miss Luyesha a poetic level (Level 5) Relic. But none of them are interested, because the side effect of the relic is to sleep 22 hours a day.

When Miss Luisa's business is done, Shade takes the bottle out of his pocket, bang Put it on the table with a sound.

"Oh? Magic eye? This is a rare thing, where did you get it? Why is there still blood? Oh, which unlucky guy got your eyes gouged out? "

The old man suddenly became interested, asked with a smile, then bent down to look carefully, but didn't touch the bottle:

"However, I don't accept this thing." "

He shook his head.

"Why?" "

This is what Miss Luisa asked.

"I've never accepted demon eyes, this item is too dangerous, and the buyers are relatively limited. "

"Why haven't I heard you mention it before, you still have such rules here?" "

The female writer asked again.

"Because you haven't come to sell the magic eye." "

Old John's expression as it should be by rights:
"It's like, I don't accept obvious stolen goods here, and I don't accept dangerous relics that are contagious and cursed." There are many similar rules, of course, they will only come out when they encounter a situation. "

"Papa John, can you help me get in touch with the buyer?" Although you don't accept it, there will always be a ring warlock in this city that needs the magic eye. "

Shade asked, while Miss Luisa still wondered about Old John's rules.

"Write down the specific name, function, and negative characteristics of the relic." "

The old man gave Shade a pen and paper, and added:
"My agency fee here is not low. "

"Look at that cane."

"Okay, don't mention this in the future, this time you will be charged 10% of the agency fee." Luyesha, you know what a great deal this is. "

The old man put his hands together on the table, Shade snorted and didn't answer, Miss Luisa had a smile on her face:
"Father John, you will never suffer." of. ”

It was almost half past eleven at night when I got home. After closing the door, the sound of rain and moisture were blocked outside the door, which made Shade feel very at ease.

Welcome Shade The orange cat who came home excitedly ran downstairs, circled around Shade's boots, and calmed down after being picked up. This feeling of being greeted after returning home is very gratifying to foreigners.

This day has a lot of itineraries and a lot of gains. For safety reasons, the [count left eye] and [Demoness's carbon paper], which are both secret-keeper-level relics, were stored by him behind the hidden wall in the basement before going to bed. , and use it when the time is right.

This place is really an excellent "safe".

When he left the basement, he couldn't help but sigh. Although he longed for a peaceful Ring warlock, but he still participates in various events in order to quickly gain power and wealth.

Miss Annat said that as long as the selected person does not die, they will definitely be able to become a thirteen ring warlock. Maybe this is not the case Because of fate's favor, but because of troubles that haunt them anytime, anywhere.

When Shade took off the cat on the pillow to go to sleep, she suddenly thought of Miss Bayas. She always encountered various accidents, Probably more wealth and relics in hand than Shade thinks.

(End of this chapter)