Chapter 526 The Forty Thieves
In the Owl Magic Shop.
Ji Xun and the others got several storage rings, which were filled with the goods they needed.
It looks like there are a lot of products to buy, but in fact most of them are classics handed down from the Royal Academy.
Looking at the expression on the face of the shop owner, the old woman was losing money. Classic books were the most cost-effective deal for these shops in the black market.
Important classics such as the Fifty-Two Magic Mysteries are copies. If you sell them once, you can still sell them next time.
It is simply a business without capital.
As for extraordinary materials, Ji Xun looked at the product catalog and found that there were very few eighth-level materials and none suitable for Qin Rushi.
After all, it is still a black market, and many things that are on the market have flowed into large trading houses like the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce.
There are some ancient relics with good effects in the catalog. I originally planned to buy them for Bonnie and the others to update their equipment, but the price was too expensive.
The magic cores in their hands have been almost exhausted, although there is still a lot of valuable war hard currency.
Such as [Fountain of Elements] or something.
But it is not convenient to expose it now. The source is only and it can easily attract attention.
Ji Xun and the other three didn't spend much time in this shop.
By the time they came out, it was already two hours later.
The old woman from the owl shop came to the door with a smile on her face.
Anyone who knows the business knows the situation of the Owl Shop. The customers who can be closed for two hours must be high-profile customers.
What's more, the shopkeeper's wife also collected a lot of good things from her colleagues, and the experts guessed that it was a big deal.
This scene also attracted many malicious looks in the black market.
Normally, after buying something, you should leave quietly.
But Ji Xun and the other three didn't take it seriously at all. They continued to wander around the black market like outsiders who didn't understand the rules at all.
The majesty of the Holy See that has ruled for hundreds of thousands of years is still there, and the things stolen by the Royal Academy will never be seen.
Almost all of those treasures ended up on the black market.
Especially because books cannot be used as food for ordinary people, it is less troublesome to sell them for money.
The shops in the black market are almost full of stolen goods.
Ji Xun and the other three walked around from house to house. They had already bought top-level classics like the Fifty-Two Magic Mysteries before, so it was difficult to find new ones. But there are many other classics.
Looking at the Royal Academy’s collection of hundreds of millions of books, on a per capita basis, each person in the Giant City can get more than a few hundred books.
On the black market, even if the printing press is smoking, it is impossible to make many copies.
And no one can read them one by one and then classify them.
So the prices are basically divided by grades. There are no copies of classics below the seventh grade. They are all original versions in the library.
Those small stalls are filled with classics and contain many good things.
Such as some mysterious magic, secret martial arts, or even magical powers.
As long as you have a good eye, it is easy to pick up big leaks.
Because of the large quantity, the price is extremely cheap!
It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s cabbage price.
Ji Xun and the other three are not picky either. As long as they have any classics with the Royal Library's seal, regardless of grade, they will buy them along the way.
Buying piles and piles of them, it’s impossible to finish them all.
These classics are the almost unbroken knowledge of card masters passed down from the Tarun Dynasty, which is the most scarce thing in the Eastern Wasteland at present.
Not only can you use it yourself, but the revolutionary army is also very scarce in this extraordinary knowledge.
Just like this, "Quinlan" played by Ji Xun took two guests who looked like ladies from a big family to shop together, and soon bought a lot of things.
Although the three of them deliberately acted cautiously, to those old men in the black market, their situation had already been figured out.
Ji Xun estimated that Qin Rushi and Qin Rushi had been labeled by some people on their foreheads: noble, stupid, rich, and not weak.
Just when Ji Xun and the others left the black market.
On the rock wall, several cloaked men in black watched the boat with the three people leave, with burning greed in their eyes.
“Hey, where did the fat sheep come from, so bold.”
"You dare to come to the black market, it seems you have some strength. I just asked the old witch, and the two people asked about eighth-level materials, they are probably seventh-level card masters. Looking at the aura, they may be from the military. I guess they are from the north Purchases from certain large legions. The quality of the magic cores they come up with are very new, and only large legions can obtain so many."
"No wonder there are indeed a lot of legions coming to Giant Spirit City to purchase just one. It’s only seven levels, no matter how powerful they are, let’s do it together?”
“Let’s figure out their origins first. As long as they are not from those families, we can do it.”
"We are not the only ones who are keeping an eye on those people. I'm afraid someone else will get there first. I'm sure these are 100% outsiders. As long as we do it cleanly, there will definitely be no trouble. What's more, as long as the boss takes action, Not to mention the seventh level, even if the eighth level comes, they all have to kneel for our group."
"Well, I will inform the boss, and you can keep an eye on it."
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After a few simple exchanges, the figures in the darkness dispersed.
But what they didn’t know was that when they left, the shadows under their feet did not leave.
Ji Xun and the others did not follow the same path they came on, but "carefully enough" rowed their own boats to leave from the underground river.
The underground river is narrow and it is easy to detect whether someone is following you. This is a well-established safety route in the black market.
Ji Xun was rowing, when Peacock suddenly noticed something and warned softly: "We are being watched."
She is an eighth-level Warcraft Lord, and she is of mythical blood, and she has a sense of malice. Very sharp.
She just felt like she was in the forest and was being watched by a hunter.
"Yeah."
Ji Xun listened without any surprise, smiling and indicating that he didn't have to worry about it.
Qin Rushi didn't say anything because she guessed what Ji Xun was going to do.
The peacock does not have as complex a mind as a human being. She does not understand why she does not kill the guy with malicious intentions.
Ji Xun looked at Peacock's puzzled expression and thought about it before explaining: "They are a gang, and there are people behind them. Wait until they come together and deal with them."
Peacock After hearing this, he said nothing more.
After all, the humans who followed her could be killed easily, so there was nothing noteworthy about them.
Ji Xun was still paddling leisurely.
Qin Rushi thought of something, and asked with great interest: "Where are those people behind?"
Can they not be discovered by conventional means, which means that the people following are not strong enough? Weak, at least level six, and there are relics that hide the aura.
This must be a large professional gang.
She was not surprised at all. No fool could survive in the black market. The other party knew what they bought and dared to follow them. Their strength was beyond ordinary petty theft.
Ji Xun nodded: "Yes. It should be someone from the 'Forty Thieves'."
"Forty Thieves?"
Qin Rushi didn't know much about the situation in the southern continent and asked : "Is it very famous?"
"It is indeed not small."
Ji Xundao: "This bandit group is active in robbing caravans and adventurers in the Warcraft Forest near the Giant Spirit City. It has not been wiped out for decades, and it is said that the leader is a very mysterious necromancer, and no one has ever seen it, because these guys never leave alive during their robberies."
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Qin Rushi also showed a hint of amusement as he listened.
If you can be a robber, that's all.
But she knew Ji Xun's character must have been known for a long time, otherwise she wouldn't have been so public about it before.
Sure enough, Ji Xun said something interesting again: "But I suspect that those guys are most likely 'official thieves'." Qin Ru narrowed his eyes and became very interested: "official thieves? ”
Ji Xundao: "Yes. According to the current clues, it seems that they may be bandits secretly raised by the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce alliance. They usually rob goods from rival merchants and do some shady things. Assassination business. Of course, these guys were careful enough not to get any clues."
Ji Xun chose this shop not just because of the complete range of goods.
The most important thing is because I know that this shop is involved with the "Forty Thieves".
He has stayed in Djinn City for more than half a year. What he likes most on weekdays is analyzing various intelligence, deducing cause and effect, and improving his proficiency in "I am the world."
Since he is a robber, he must have a stable channel for selling stolen goods.
The black market is the only choice.
Ji Xun originally had no interest in bandits or anything like that, but because he had paid attention to some high-value bounties offered by the Bounty Guild, he had seen many murder-hunting bounties posted by chambers of commerce that had been robbed.
Because this "Forty Thieves" gang has a very strong crime style and has never been caught.
So I became interested in studying more about why these bandits are so special.
Although those guys were careful enough, with Ji Xun's current deduction ability, any clues had cause and effect.
He traced the source of the robbed goods and then identified the "Owl Magic Shop".
Then, the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce behind it was determined.
Although Ji Xun was not sure before that the relationship between this shop and the thief was purely supply and demand, he is now certain that the two are working together.
Those guys who dared to catch up must have obtained accurate information from the old woman.
Ji Xunke never thought that he was a good person.
But if trouble comes to your door, he won't be polite.
"That's it."
Qin Ru was also interested when he heard Ji Xun's words.
She looked at Ji Xun and smiled and said, "So from the beginning, you were going to the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce?"
Ji Xun looked at the darkness of the river and said: "That's right. There is only a small part of the good things coming out of the Royal Academy this time on the black market, and most of them have been taken away by a few big chambers of commerce. And now the three kingdoms are fighting everywhere. , a lot of treasures are piled up in the city warehouse without being transported, and it’s time to contact the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce, the organizer of the ‘Gladiator King Challenge’.”
I originally thought it was a waste of money. I still feel a little distressed about the huge amount of money, but now it seems that it is no longer needed.
The style of the "Forty Thieves", the fat sheep that is targeted will definitely be killed and silenced.
The same goes for Ji Xun's temperament. He will never be soft on his enemies.
Ji Xun and the others left the black market and appeared in the city again.
The surging flow of people completely hid the aura of the person they were following.
But it doesn’t matter to the three of them.
Ji Xun is basically sure that the leader of the "Forty Thieves" will not exceed the eighth level, and may have some special methods
But for them, as long as they are not the ninth level, they will That's it.
The three of them wandered around the city leisurely.
Peacock has never been to human society. The last time Qin Ru came here, he left in a hurry after one night and did not have time to take a good look around the city.
Ji Xun estimated that the robbers still had to investigate their identities, and they might start at night.
He became a qualified guide and took them to visit various shops in the city and eat a lot of special delicacies.
It is worth mentioning that Peacock has always been aloof and has no good impression of humans.
But after eating all kinds of exquisite pastries from the pastry shop, it was like discovering a new world.
Compared with the eating habits of Warcraft, which is to eat their hair and drink their blood, human food is really delicious.
The aloof Miss Peacock became a foodie, eating and eating all the way.
As I walked, I came to a large cylindrical building complex. Thousands of huge Corinthian classical stone columns supported the entire theater.
This is the "Central Arena" of Djinn City.
Dragonborn love to fight, and the arena is a must-have building in almost every city.
At the entrance of the arena, a huge banner has been hung advertising the "King of Gladiator Challenge".
On the billboard, the heads of the ten participating gladiators were hung.
Like a wanted poster, it introduces the origins and achievements of the gladiators.
These ten people are all gladiators carefully trained by major chambers of commerce and nobles, as well as invited masters. Each of them is a strong man in hundreds of battles.
There are knight generals, mercenaries, war slaves, professional fighters, and fighting masters
Ji Xun saw Gong Wu's profile picture at a glance.
The content introduced below is: the founder of the Baquan school, a seventh-level qigong master, proficient in the mysterious magic "Gluttony", with a record of 93 consecutive wins, 7 draws and one loss.
The introduction is very detailed. .
Ji Xun looked at the number "93 wins" and knew that Gong Wu had fought many fierce battles during his time in the Southern Continent.
But why did he draw seven games and lose one?
Is there anyone at the same level who can defeat that old man?
Others are even more eye-catching. Just looking at the introduction, they are better than Gong Wu. They all have more than "100+" wins, some draws, and few defeats.
When it comes to combat skills, few can compare with professional gladiators.
Even when Ji Xun looked at the profiles of those people, he was eager to take part in the competition.
This is a rare experience.
Ji Xun knew Gong Wu's character and being able to fight against masters was one of his pursuits.
Before, in Donghuang, I chose to practice hard in seclusion because I had no opponents.
Ji Xun also plans to save people after this competition.
However, looking at the odds, Ji Xun suddenly realized that something might have changed in this fight: "Hey, the organizer is preparing for an 'upset'"
In a ten-person competition, Usually the top three favorites have odds of 2-6 times the championship, the medium favorites have odds of 10+, and the weakest ones may have very attractive odds of dozens of times.
This will ensure that bookmakers will not go bankrupt due to betting bias.
But the fact is that no matter what the game is, if gambling is involved, there must be something shady.
Ji Xunke is too familiar with gambling routines.
Black whistle, black referee, crackdown on match-fixing
Smart bookmakers will also arrange the plot direction at any time based on the betting situation.
There is no Internet in this extraordinary world, and information is limited. The Chamber of Commerce relies on those dirty methods to make a lot of money.
This "King of Gladiator Challenge" is not a death match, there are too many operable links.
For example, this information is sent by the organizer, and ordinary people cannot verify it at all.
Ji Xun glanced at several profiles and saw that the odds of the favorites to win the championship were higher than normal, and he knew that there might be an upset.
Gong Wu is one of the unpopular ones, and the odds are very high.
Qin Rushi also looked at the profile of the gladiator, guessed what Ji Xun wanted to do, and asked: "Do you want to place a bet?"
"Yes."
Ji Xun nodded with a smile. He said, "Of course Senior Mai Gongwu won."
He finally knew how the "even and negative" record on the profile came about. There is a high probability that the organizer is causing trouble and wrote it casually.
Gong Wu is from the Eastern Wilderness, and no one knows him in the Southern Continent. It is best to use tricks like this, so no one will suspect anything he writes.
But Ji Xun knew Gong Wu's strength.
No matter what the dark horse is, he believes that Gong Wu can defeat it.
Qin Ru smiled understandingly.
The earlier you buy, the more uncertain factors there are and the higher the odds.
Ji Xun also found it interesting, so he went to the betting window and bought a bunch of lottery tickets. Whenever Gong Wu won, he would pick the one with the highest odds and bet the full amount.
(End of this chapter)