Chapter 143: Slow to grab
“Who are you?!”
The goblin nicknamed ‘Acupuncture’ obviously doesn’t have a good temper. Hearing the other party’s words ‘third-rate thief’ Then his expression suddenly changed, and he flicked his hands vigorously, and two dark iron boxes popped out from both sides of his wrist guards. Several grooves on them were filled with long blue needles, and they were pointed steadily at the room. Inside The human man said coldly: "I'll give you a chance to change your story, otherwise... hum."
Muse did not stop his companion this time. Of course, this was not because the man in front of him just did that. His somewhat rampant words brought him some unhappiness. This well-established elf just wanted Needle, who was by no means weak among the four people behind him (excluding Cole), to test him.
This is necessary.
If it is not difficult to discover the opponent's strength, even if he is not killed immediately due to various concerns, at least it can set a tone for the subsequent communication, a tone that is more favorable to one's own side.
But what he didn't expect was...
"Okay, I apologize."
The other party bowed slightly to Zhenji without hesitation. I gave in.
【Could it be that my judgment was wrong? 】
Muse was a little surprised to think that, after all, according to his previous analysis, the person in front of him definitely should not be a timid person, otherwise he would not have used Cole to demonstrate to the Thieves Guild using the slightly cruel method.
But that’s not a bad thing!
Muse adjusted her mood slightly, then slowly turned around and shook her head at Acupuncture: "Speak a little more carefully..."
"What he said makes sense." Standing in the room But the man calmly interrupted the muse's nonchalant words. He scolded, with a half-smile expression on his face: "My wording just now was indeed ill-considered, and I should apologize to Mr. Goblin."
Muse frowned, and then said softly: " Well, since you are like this..."
"So I want to correct it now." The man's voice suddenly turned cold. He casually glanced at the confused muse, but his gentle voice sounded particularly harsh: "You are the only one who is considered a third-rate thief. , as for other People...I'm sorry, I mean the other trash, they are all inferior garbage."
Zhenji suddenly became angry. He took a step forward and shouted angrily: "What are you doing? Meaning! ”
“Literally I mean." The man narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile at the corner of his mouth became more obvious. He said softly: "If you have any objections... do you want to try to take a step forward?"
"You? ...What are you doing!"
Acupuncture, filled with shame and anger, was about to rush forward and slap the opponent with a poisonous sting in the face, but found that Hua She, Xue Lian and Ye Yin were grabbing hold of him at the same time. He immediately turned around with eyes wide open and shouted: " Let me go!”
"I don't know why I feel this way." The lizard man Xue Lian clutched one of Acupuncture's arms tightly and whispered in surprise: "But I think if you take this step, you may die. ..."
The tree elf Flower Snake also pulled Acupuncture's shoulders hard, and her little mouth painted with lavender lipstick pursed nervously. He sipped: "I don't care if you die alone, but don't hurt us!"
Ye Yin, who had been hiding his figure, just said three words: "It's very dangerous!"
As for Cole and Muse...
The former also looked horrified on the surface, but he was deeply relieved in his heart.
The feeling just now was too familiar. He had experienced the cold, dangerous, sharp, frightening, blood-smelling, and purely staged murderous intention many times.
The man in front of me, who is able to intimidate several thieves guilds just by standing here, this mysterious man whom I have no memory of, is undoubtedly Mr.
【Exciting! It’s so exciting! 】
The pale-faced little thief couldn't help but think to himself, and secretly made up his mind that he must practice hard in the future and master the two skills of "dressing up" and "face art" as soon as possible... …No, it’s art!
Yes, the man in front of everyone who seems to be full of flaws that even the Muse can't see through is Mo Tan.
But Kerr knows about this, Mo Tan knows about it, I know about it, everyone here knows about it, but Muse doesn’t know about it...
This Black Tower City is very powerful, scheming, and wealthy. The second person in the Thieves Guild is inexplicably panicked!
Although Mo Tan may not even be able to take one of his moves, this reaction is not very stupid or embarrassing.
Thieves have always been a profession based in the shadows. They are good at disguise, deception, assassination and pickpocketing. It is difficult for a mature and excellent thief to trust others, because these people themselves are professional liars and win over others. They have seen and done too many things like trusting, disguising one's own strength, and setting traps where people are least prepared.
Even if we all know Mo Tan’s current strength, let alone these individuals, even he may not be able to beat the No. 3 chicken in Tianzhu Mountain, but Muse and the others don’t know.
They don't believe that the other party is only as simple as what they see, and they don't believe that there are no traps under the seemingly undefended appearance of the other party. Even if they use something like a detection scroll on Mo Tan, and there is feedback from above, They couldn't believe the information about this guy.
They only believe in themselves, their own observations, their own intuition, and their own judgment.
That’s why Mo Tan successfully frightened Muse and others.
Of course, there are no absolutes. If Muse sent an acupuncturist to deal with Mo Tan today, the latter might have fled or run away by now.
Unfortunately, Muse came in person, and was fooled by his own vigilance. The other mainstream thieves such as Flower Snake, Blood Chain and Ye Yin were also suppressed and even grabbed him by the way. The only famous thief who is as tall as a child but less intelligent than ordinary people - Acupuncture!
"I'm sorry, sir." Muse's voice, which had been cold before, suddenly became extremely friendly, almost not like a thief: "Acupuncture's temper is not very good, but since you also know that he is just a 'bad guy' Level, please don’t Too careless."
Mo Tan snorted, then pointed lazily at himself: "Link Zelda"
Muse immediately smiled: "My name is. Muse is the deputy guild of the Thieves Guild in Black Tower City. Chief, these are..."
"I know who you are, and I know the purpose of your coming here." Mo Tan yawned lazily and waved his hand: "As for those few. You idiot, I'm not interested, come in and talk."
In fact, he didn't know who Muse was at all. The previous sentence of 'I've heard of your name for a long time' was naturally nonsense, but he knew very well that the Thieves Guild would not send any inconspicuous person to negotiate. That’s all.
Muse nodded, and slowly walked into the room with all his senses activated, and then...
"You can just come in as a third-rate person." Mo Tan suddenly turned around and faced those who were about to file in. Cole, Acupuncture and others said softly: "As for the brats and lowlifes, they are all waiting outside. I think it's dirty."
The expressions of several people froze, and then Then he saw Cole quickly take two steps back as if he remembered something terrible, and looked at Mo Tan warily: "You..."
"Haha~" The latter smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Don't worry, as long as you don't come uninvited like before, I won't do anything to you."
Colton, who had always been cool from the beginning until now, fell silent for a moment.
The other few people looked at Muse hesitantly.
"That's it, you guys wait outside while I chat with Mr. Zelda alone." Muse said softly, and then made a few hidden gestures.
Acupuncture and the others immediately nodded understandingly, and the tree elf woman named Flower Snake obediently closed the door from the outside. One minute later
Muse and Mo Tan sat opposite each other at the small round table in the hall of Room 11.
"Sorry to bother you." Muse took the lead in starting the conversation.
Mo Tan just shook his head noncommittally, absentmindedly took out a bottle of expensive-looking red wine from under the table, pulled out the cork and took two gulps.
Muse: "..."
He has lived for more than four hundred years and has never seen anyone drink red wine like this.
To be honest, he was a little worried that the other party would poison the wine and then give him a full glass or something. Now that he thinks about it, he seems to be a little pretentious.
"Let me ask you a question." Mo Tan crossed his legs and shook the wine bottle in his hand at the muse: "Have you heard of the Legend of Zelda?"
What legend is there?
Muse was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly thought of the other party's name - Link Zelda. He thought that the legend must have something to do with the human being of unknown origin, identity and strength in front of him, so He searched quickly in his mind, and then...
"I've never heard of it." Muse shook his head sincerely.
“Oh.” Mo Tan took another sip of wine with great enthusiasm, raised his hand and pointed to the door: “Then there is nothing more to say, get out of here.”
From this moment on, all the initiative in this 'negotiation' was officially in Mo Tan's hands.
The face under Muse's mask was already sweating a little. He felt that the difficulty of the guy in front of him seemed to be far beyond expectation. It stands to reason that since the other party had obtained the information box of the God Destroyer Society, and also had Knowing the purpose of his visit this time, he should have already started planning to blackmail the Thieves Guild, but why did he start chasing people away without even a few words? !
What about negotiations? What about transactions? What about the sky-high asking prices? What about a big fight? What about breaking up?
"Hey." Mo Tan began to urge impatiently: "Are you deaf, a third-rate person? I want you to get out."
Muse coughed dryly: "Actually, the purpose of my coming here is..."
"Is this right?" Mo Tan rolled his eyes, and a small box suddenly appeared in his left hand as he tapped the table.
There was a burning sensation in Muse's chest. It was the resonance of the 'key'!
【It is the real thing, it is indeed this guy! 】
His pupils suddenly shrank, and then...
“If you dare to reach out.” Mo Tan smiled slightly: “I will chop off your hand and give this thing to you. Ruined.”
Muse's slightly trembling figure immediately stabilized, and he chuckled: "You are overthinking. I just want to make a deal with you this time."
But although he said That's what he said, but the moment the box in Mo Tan's hand appeared, Muse was already murderous!
Of course he is not stupid enough to think that the other party has no ability at all, but the vice president of the Black Tower City Thieves Guild is not naive enough to think that the 'Link Zelda' in front of him will definitely He is stronger than himself, Zhenjie and the others combined. Now that he has determined that the thing is in the opponent's hands, he must take action when it is absolutely necessary!
But not now...
If this guy who he can't see through at all can still barely communicate, Muse is not willing to take this extra risk.
But he has begun to seriously think about whether the other party is really strong enough.
“It’s a deal.” Mo Tan, the old god, smacked his mouth comfortably, then shook his head slightly and said, “I don’t trade with people who are insincere.”
Muse immediately said: "I'm very sincere!"
"Your sincerity is to let those low-ranking people make some 'small preparations' outside?"
"Uh..."
Muse was a little surprised. The gestures he made to Zhenji and others were extremely hidden, just like many of our usual habitual actions, but they were still seen by the other party!
"I apologize." He stood up neatly and said: "I will let them now..."
"No need." Mo Tan smiled jokingly and shook his hand. He picked up the bottle and said drunkenly: "Looking at your good attitude..."
Muse stared at the box with burning eyes: "You tell me."
"Six hundred thousand gold coins, it doesn't matter whether they are clean money or not." Mo Tan said softly, and then he flipped his left hand gently. The box had disappeared, and the 'key' on Muse's chest immediately lost its temperature.
Six hundred thousand! !
Muse smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Mr. Zelda, although we are indeed sincere, the number of six hundred thousand is really a bit..."
"Seventy Wan." Mo Tan gently put the wine bottle in his hand on the table and smiled at Muse: "I am very talkative."
[You are so talkative! The effort in two sentences has increased by a hundred thousand! 】
The corners of Muse's mouth twitched under the mask. He forced himself to calm down, and then said in a deep voice: "Fifty thousand, of which 400,000 is clean money. This is our greatest sincerity. You have to know that we The previous reward amount was only twenty-five dollars..."
"You have four hundred thousand clean money?" Mo Tan suddenly interrupted with interest: "Really?"
Muse, who had given up the idea of 'testing his strength' at some point, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, four hundred thousand clean money!"
"Okay, that's it." Mo Tan clapped his hands happily and then Then, when Muse suddenly began to think, "Am I being cheated?", he added with a smile: "In that case, it doesn't matter if the other four hundred thousand is not clean."
Muse suddenly He was confused: "You...what did you say?"
Mo Tan, who was leaning back on the chair, smiled kindly...
"I think you're a nice person. I'll bring you 900,000 gold coins and take the things away with you."
"You might as well go and rob!"
"It's so slow~"
< br>Chapter 140: The End
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