Chapter 453: Killing and buying goods
Sark didn’t come to the black market for some elemental elves.
Now I have spent 200,000 gold coins to buy these two elves who can only be used as small pets. In fact, it can be regarded as a little opening ceremony for the scar-faced shop owner to prove his strength.
No one is easy to get involved in the black market.
Scarface guessed that Sack had an extraordinary identity.
Moreover, it was brought by one of his colleagues, so he had already guessed a bit about the other party's intention.
But he pretended not to know, and said with a professional smile: "Dear guest, do you want anything else? Not to mention anything else in my shop, everything that is available in the Giant Spirit City is here. I can get it for you.”
For ordinary people, the black market is a place full of mystery and various treasures.
You can often get good things here that cannot be bought elsewhere.
But this is not the case for high-ranking nobles.
Although this was Sark's first time visiting the black market, for a high-ranking noble like him, these places were like places where rats in the gutter stayed. Staying there for even one more minute would be torture.
Even if there is real "cheese", it is just crumbs falling on the ground from the rich man's plate, nothing worth looking at.
Ninety percent of the good things on the market are in the treasure houses of nobles.
Sak didn't hesitate and said straight to the point: "I heard that you have information about the Emperor's relics?"
"This"
When Scarface heard this, his heart thumped.
But his expression was still that serious and professional smile: "Yes, yes. Your distinguished guest, you have come to the right place. It just so happened that I recently collected a batch of ancient relics, many of which are It’s related to Emperor Lanlingst.”
As he spoke, he quickly took out a bunch of ancient gadgets.
Like broken parchment rolls, iron pieces, unique architectural fragments, etc.
At first glance, these things are all antiques, and they also have some value.
But it’s hard to say what year it was from.
Scarface did not want to offend this person, so he added: "But as you know, distinguished guest, the Emperor's relics are hard to come by, and the origins of 99% of the things on the market are hard to tell. The shop has always been honest. Doing business, let me tell you this in advance."
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Ji Xun listened silently.
But from the micro-expression on this scarred face, it can be seen that this guy is actually pretending to be crazy and stupid.
This performance can be said to be watertight, and it is hard for Young Sack to really say anything after seeing through it.
If you really want to fool me, this matter will be over.
However, Sak, who had just lost his treasure, was eager to ask for it. He had no intention of nagging and glanced at Seri beside him.
Bringing this lizard tribesman here is the purpose at this moment.
Almost everyone in the Lizard clan is an appraiser.
Seri glanced at the pile of antiquities and said directly: "Master, these are antiquities from the Lordaeron civilization in the Chaotic Era, not the relics of the Great Emperor."
Sak was also disappointed when he heard this. Interested in the verbosity, he asked directly: "Don't fool me with these things. I won't be verbose. I want to know where the [Elemental Elf] comes from. I want the information in your hand to make a price."
The arrogance of the high nobles is quietly revealed.
However, at this age when one is at his peak, Ji Xun didn’t think it was a bad question.
“This.”
When Scarface heard this, his face twitched inexplicably.
He glanced at the goatee of his colleague from the corner of his eye, and the evil flash in his eyes clearly said: You are too unkind.
This kind of betrayal of peers is looked down upon in the black market.
Even if you really have to do it, just do it quietly.
Have you brought people to the store now?
Goatee's face also looked embarrassed. However, he had already taken refuge in Duke Langdon's Mansion, so he didn't care about that much.
After Sak finished speaking, he looked at the stall owner coldly.
Don't look at these people who are making trouble in the black market. In front of the real nobles, they are just small characters who can be manipulated easily.
Scarface knew that he couldn't hide it, and his expression was very difficult, "Master, I don't know which family you are from. But to tell you the truth, this little information has been bought by a big shot."
Usually in the black market, when such words are said, people who know the rules will naturally not ask more questions.
The black market also has black market rules.
Once the information is bought out, it will not be sold a second time.
No matter what happens, I will not embarrass the other party on the spot. Instead, I will find a middleman to discuss it secretly, and maybe we can negotiate.
However, when Sark saw this guy's expression, he immediately realized that Goatee's guess about the Emperor's relics might be right.
It was even more impossible for him to give up, and he said coldly again: "I said I would make a price."
No matter who sells it, the Langdon family is not afraid.
This tone already has a threatening meaning.
“This”
Scarface’s expression turned ugly for a while, and he glanced at his colleague Goatee from the corner of his eye.
Normally, in this situation, colleagues would definitely come out to smooth things over, but now Goatee has obtained the title of baronet, and with these connections in the black market, he will be offended if he is offended.
Seeing this situation, Scarface was already more certain that this mysterious young master had a lot of background.
Forced to be helpless, he knew that if he didn't speak, the other party would definitely get the information even if he searched for souls, so he could only say: "Master, don't embarrass me. I sold my information to Simon Duke."
Ji Xun had actually guessed this result.
This guy just now had actually guessed that Young Master Sack had a good status, but he was not afraid.
Still beating around the bush for a long time.
The only explanation is that there is someone behind it.
Normally speaking, if you name the buyer who bought the information, if you want to force the purchase, you have to check the buyer's background.
What a coincidence, Duke Simon and Duke of Sacrament are sworn enemies.
As soon as Ji Xun heard this, he knew that things were going to be bad.
As expected, Sack sneered: "So what? If the Simon family can pay, I can also pay."
As he said that, his tone had completely lost his patience, "I'll ask you one last time, give me your price!"
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Scarface's face turned extremely ugly when he heard that, but he had no choice but to do anything.
Hearing the tone of the other party, he had already guessed that the identity of the person in front of him was not inferior to that of the Simon family.
He could only tell the truth and said: "Dear guest, to tell you the truth, I am just a small shopkeeper. This shop is actually managed by Master Feren."
Ji Xun didn't sound surprised at all.
The shops in the black market have more or less backgrounds.
Many evil forces, even black gloves cultivated by big families.
But unfortunately, this guy said a name that intensified the conflict.
After hearing this, Sark's face turned even colder: "Faerun?"
Scarface revealed the financial backer, which meant that the information he wanted was basically hopeless.
Coincidentally, at this moment, several people walked over from the cliffside plank road.
The other party seemed to recognize Sak's identity at a glance, and greeted him in a strange way from a distance: "Hey, who is this? What a coincidence?"
The person who came was not someone else. , it is Feren, the direct heir of the Duke Simon's family.
And it was no coincidence that the two young men met in the black market.
Duke Langdon and Duke Simon have adjacent territories and have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, which can be regarded as a feud.
After the news of Sark's assassination in the trial outside the city spread yesterday, Faerun certainly wanted to see his opponent's joke.
It happened that the informant saw Sark and his group shopping in the Adventurer Market.
This inquiry led to the black market.
I originally wanted to see what my enemy was doing in the black market, but unexpectedly, I came to my own shop.
Simon immediately guessed the other party's intention, let alone succeed.
How could I give the information about the Emperor’s relics to others after finally getting it?
Ji Xun also caught a glimpse of the man with the iconic green hair even though he was wearing a cloak.
Grand Duke Simon is a descendant of the green dragon among the five colored dragons. He is good at controlling nature and toxins, and his family is also very powerful.
Ji Xun thought about the information he had obtained before.
The other party is obviously evil.
Although Lord Sark has secret guards, he only has two reserve knights, Ji Xun and Seri.
Seeing this, the two of them also quietly guarded Sark.
Sak looked at the visitor with a very ugly expression.
He was about the same age as Faerun in front of him, and the hatred between the two families continued to their descendants.
The two have had many fights before.
Phelan looked at Sack and sneered unabashedly: "Hey, Master Sack, why did you come to the black market? Is it possible that the Langdon family has been so depressed that they have to go to the black market to buy things? "
He looked at the dark-faced Sak, and his smile became brighter, and he asked himself: "I heard that someone was assassinated in the forest on the outskirts of the city yesterday, couldn't it be you Sak? , It’s really unfortunate. Those assassins are too amateurs to dare to attack near the Royal Academy.”
There is something in his words.
Every sentence is an irony.
This shop belongs to the Simon family, and Young Master Sack knows that he has no interest in staying any longer.
But he wanted to leave, but the narrow plank road had been blocked by people, making it impossible to advance or retreat.
Seeing this group of people approaching, Ji Xun took the initiative to step forward and block in front of Sak.
Seeing this, the lizard mage Seri beside him did the same.
Whether he can win or not, the knight's duty is to protect his master's family at all times.
Feilun was blocked by the two of them from having the opportunity to mock each other. Without even opening his eyes, he said coldly: "Go away."
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Ji Xunque Unmoved.
Just looked at him expressionlessly.
But he felt more and more interesting in his heart.
As soon as I deduced it in my mind, I didn't know what would happen next.
This guy is deliberately provoking.
The reason?
Of course, the Langdon family controls the best territory in the Old Continent, and it may become the "Fourth Kingdom" in the future.
This is an opportunity, but also a hidden danger.
Because there are too many people who are greedy for the territory at the port of Thunder Dragon City.
As the sworn enemy, the Simon family will certainly not watch their enemies become stronger.
On the South Road, the strong is respected, and issues between Dragonborn have always been resolved through war.
If there is a conflict, many people will make trouble for the Langdon family.
The Faerun in front of me is here to intensify the conflict.
The bravery of Ji Xun's team had already been recognized by Sack during the assassination.
Although the young man did not speak now, he had silently noted it in his heart.
Sure enough, it was right to bring them out.
The two people’s actions of protecting their master saved Sark’s remaining dignity in such a situation.
Looking at the two trainee knights unmoved.
Feilun glanced at them and threatened in a cold voice: "Are you looking for death?"
Ji Xun ignored them and remained expressionless.
Se Li felt slightly guilty, but when Ji Xun didn't move, he didn't move either.
A loyal knight only has eyes for the master of the family, and does not care about the noble identity of the enemy.
“Haha.”
Faerun was blocked and ignored by the two trainee knights. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he sneered and said nothing.
To say one more word to such a lowly knight is already a loss of status for his status.
In turn, Feren ignored the two minions and continued to taunt his opponent, asking: "Are you coming to my shop to buy something? Just tell me what Sakyou wants."< br>
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Of course Sark wouldn’t answer.
Before he could leave, Fearon turned to the shopkeeper again and asked: "Scarface, what does Young Master Sark want to buy?"
Scarface also twitched his eyelids. He did not have the courage of a knight, but he knew Saying more words at this moment is like putting an extra rope around your neck. But when the head of the family asked, he could only tell the truth: "Young Master, this distinguished guest wants to buy the information about the emperor's relics."
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Falun listened. There was a stern look in his eyes, and it was indeed for his top-secret information.
No matter how the information was leaked, it is meaningless now. He knew it and asked: "Hey, didn't your Langdon family buy a [Curse God Card] at the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce for a lot of money? Why do you still want to give me Simon's family some information? What’s your idea?”
Young Master Sack was unreasonable to begin with, and now he’s being taken advantage of, so he can’t say anything.
However, when Ji Xun heard this, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
It was just a guess before, but now it’s basically confirmed.
Phelan continued to taunt: "Oh, I heard that Sark was assassinated yesterday and lost a treasure. No, it can't be"
"Let's go!"
Before the other party could finish his sarcasm, Sack angrily opened the crowd and left with two guards and goatee.
A trip to the black market,
Not only did Young Master Sack fail to get the information he wanted, but he was humiliated by the enemy.
Ji Xun and Seri, as the only two reserve knights who followed, could hear Young Sak's gnashing teeth and curses along the way: "I want him to die."
After returning to the ground, Young Master Sack plunged into the hotel with a dark face and never came out again.
Goatee was smart enough not to follow, but went to find other information.
Ji Xun, the preparatory knights, also have time for their own activities.
At this time, they could go to the Giant Spirit City by themselves.
But after returning to the hotel, Ji Xun's six-person team got together.
Because, Young Master Sack rewarded six people in the team with another sum of money, especially Ji Xun and Seri.
It seems that their previous performance in protecting the master in the black market was recognized by Sack.
However, looking at the bounty, Ji Xun and his wife's expressions became subtle.
Gang Duoduo couldn't hide his words in his heart, so he asked directly what he thought of: "The young master's face was so dark just now. Seri, what happened when you went to the black market?"
Hearing this, Seri responded in a helpless tone: "Well, it was indeed an unpleasant experience."
It involved some secrets, so he couldn't elaborate on the process of his young master's failure.
As he spoke, he looked at Ji Xun with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
He knew that although his teammate rarely spoke often, his thinking and judgment were absolutely reliable, so he asked: "Brother Su Lun, what are you thinking about?"
Gang Duoduo People immediately cast curious eyes over.
They thought they would hear the truth of the matter, but after Ji Xun pondered for a moment, he said something shocking: "I think we have to kill a few people."
"Ah?"
As soon as these words came out, Gang Duoduo and others were stunned.
They couldn’t figure out why a trip to the black market got involved with murder.
Ji Xun simply made it clear: "The young master has lost his face, and he must get it back. What's more, we offended the young master before. Even if we don't go, that guy will definitely get it back. He will find an opportunity to kill us."
Serri said nothing.
In fact, he also thought of this.
He also felt that this was what they had to do.
The guards not only protect the head of the family, but also share the family's worries.
Earlier, Master Sack said, "I want him to die." Those words were not a simple curse, but a clever command.
The bounty sent has actually been stated clearly.
The Langdon family and the Simon family have been fighting for hundreds of years, and their hatred has become irreconcilable.
But the Dragonborn still has basic rules.
Children fighting is just children fighting.
Conflicts generally do not escalate.
Every time there is a small conflict, it will be the end of the adults.
This is a tacit understanding.
The Dragonborn has many heirs, so it doesn’t matter how many of them die.
Both families encourage this kind of conflict and at the same time cultivate their children's ability to handle crises.
Only those who survive are eligible to inherit the family business.
In Ji Xun's deduction, this conflict has already seen the results of many lines.
It is not certain who of the two young men will die in the end
But they, knight cannon fodder, will definitely die a lot in the conflict.
Especially Ji Xun and the two of them will die.
The Dragonborn inherited the dragon's sinister and cunning character, and his previous offense was enough to be the cause of death for both of their minions.
Of course, in Ji Xun's eyes, this little threat was nothing at all.
He expressed this idea in order to better play the role of "Su Lun" and do what he should do.
More importantly, he was also curious about the information about the Emperor's relics, and the [Elemental Elf] was still in the shop.
So, Ji Xun planned to strike first.
Also give some eye drops to the young master of Faerun.
When Gang Duoduo and others heard this, they realized what happened to their young master when he went to the black market.
As a knight of Sac, even if he died, he would not let his master's family suffer such great humiliation.
This face must be regained.
Gail is from the Langdon family and is the most loyal. She doesn’t think there is anything wrong with Ji Xunzhu’s idea.
But she thought about it and expressed her concerns: "But if we act rashly, will it cause trouble to the master family? After all, the Simon family is not easy to mess with."
Seri had completely caught up with Ji Xun's thoughts and said, "If it succeeds, of course no one will know that we did it. If it fails, it will be our 'personal behavior' and has nothing to do with the Langdon family. If you die, then Dead”
As soon as these words came out, even Gang Duoduo, who was the slowest to react, reacted.
Speaking, Seri also said: "And we have to take action as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the other party reacts too late, it will be difficult to find someone."
Ji Xun spoke. After that, no more words were spoken.
The team's ideas are already perfect.
After everyone discussed it, they were ready to take action.
"What level is the opponent?"
"First level."
"Okay, let's go together!"
Since we are teammates, of course we have to go together.
Otherwise, no matter what the outcome, those who flinch will not be pleased. If you succeed, you won't get a reward; if you fail, you will be implicated.
This matter originally had nothing to do with David as a slave.
But seeing everyone going out, he thought for a moment and said, "I'll go too."
Ji Xun glanced at him.
The dark-skinned young man did not explain much and just said: "You saved me."
In the previous assassination, without Ji Xun, David knew that he would have died long ago.
Warriors who are often simple-minded have a straightforward view of grudges.
Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.
Everyone went out quietly.
Ji Xun and the others changed their attires, but they failed in the black market.
The scarred face was also a man. He knew that he had caused trouble, so he immediately closed the shop and went to avoid the limelight after his young master Feilun left.
Ji Xun had already deduced that the guy had escaped.
I didn’t say anything in advance.
Because they now have a reliable source of intelligence.
Opponents often know their own habits better than themselves.
The six men in Ji Xun found Goatee Yuri and got information from that guy.
Everyone involved in the black market has several disguised identities.
It is difficult for outsiders to find.
But for this local snake who has been in Giant Spirit City for decades, many secrets are no longer secrets.
Goatee can guess the information about the Emperor's relics, and he is quite scheming. He collects information from many colleagues on weekdays.
Before, it was just for self-protection, but now that I have the status of baron, of course it comes in handy.
By coincidence, he knew that Scarface had a secret lover in Nancheng, who was also a hidden intelligence stronghold in the black market.
Not long after, No. 224 Tailor Street, Nancheng.
In an inconspicuous small building, leaning against the window in a dark alley, Scarface was chatting secretly with a hooded man hidden in the darkness.
Scarface doesn’t just buy things on the black market, he is also a broker for several killer organizations in the city.
"Blind man, have you found the killer you are looking for? Well. Go to the casino and find a few strangers to do it. Do it cleanly and don't leave any clues. Kill a few trainee knights first to teach them a lesson, especially It's a lizard man, a black-haired one. The young master wants to hang their heads at the door of the hotel and show them to the Langdon family."
"Yeah."
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Scarface breathed a sigh of relief after finishing his explanation.
The reason why he closed the shop and fled back to this secret stronghold was that he guessed that the eldest son of the Langdon family was also not someone to be trifled with.
It is not just the order of his young master, but more importantly, he knows very well that in this situation, only by taking the initiative to be ruthless can the other party be afraid and protect himself as much as possible.
Scarface went all the way up to the second floor.
On the bed was a widow with the figure of a cow. She was not too old and had some beauty.
The woman is not a good person either. She is also a famous slave trader in the black market, nicknamed "Red Scorpion".
After the scar came on my face, I still felt uneasy when I thought about it.
He frowned as he thought about it, and decisively began to rummage through the boxes and pack his things.
The woman looked at Scarface, who was tossing back and forth, and asked: "Hey, old man, why do you feel so restless?"
Scarface said: "That guy Yuri sold me. I It involves some trouble. I plan to leave the city temporarily to avoid the limelight."
The woman didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, so she said lazily: "Is it that serious?"
Scarface was not sure either. Said: "Who knew that I would be involved in this kind of thing. If a young man wants to kill a small character like me, he can just send someone to come. I can't afford to offend him, so I can only hide."
The woman didn’t take it seriously and said bitterly: “Oh, I thought you, the new baron, disliked me, an old woman.”
Ben was lying on the bed, and the woman was not wearing any clothes. Her pair of milky white snowflakes were swaying, which made Scarface's heart feel hot.
He glanced at it and said: "That's all, I'm not in a hurry now!"
As he said that, the room became full of spring.
However, just in this moment of delay, six people had already walked out of a secret passage guided by the goatee.
I approached the small building at No. 224 Tailor Street without attracting anyone's attention.
It happened to be in that dark alley.
The shadows hide the figures of the six people.
Under one of the cloaks, there is a lizard face.
Seri sniffed the smell in the air and said: "There are two people, one is Scarface, I remember his breath. There is also a toxin residue in the powder, it should be the "Red Scorpion" . "
Ji Xun nodded when he heard this.
There was no need to hesitate about the tactics that had been discussed long ago. Several people rushed towards the second floor.
David rushed forward alone, and when the other party didn't react at all, he had already rushed to the bed.
A battle broke out between the two sides.
Although Scarface is a first-level card master, professional businessmen rarely have time to practice, and their strength is not much higher than professional knights such as Ji Xun.
Ji Xun and Seri controlled the field exquisitely, David punched and hammered wildly, and Scarface was seriously injured and captured in the blink of an eye.
The only surprise was that the "Red Scorpion" controlled everyone for a moment with his bare buttocks, and then poisoned the room to escape through the secret passage.
However, there is a priest in Ji Xun's team, so this little poison is no problem at all.
The "Red Scorpion" was killed by Gale who was sneaking, and Scarface was captured alive.
The entire battle was blocked by a barrier, and even the neighbors did not notice that there was a conflict.
Because the secret passage opened by the woman took the initiative, it was also convenient for Ji Xun and the others.
After scraping around in the house for a while, they wiped away the traces and then left quietly.
(End of this chapter)