Dawn of the Grey Tower

The stalls in front are still sparse. For urban planning that can run freely, there should not be a street that is so straight and long. Obviously this is the function of magic. It separates the distance between the stalls, causing the length of this black street to be much longer than it. The actual length. This is not a difficult task. The darkness itself can be used as the carrier of many magics. There is no clear distance and position in the dark or low light environment, and a little modification can achieve unexpected results. As for the purpose of doing this, it is estimated that on the one hand, it is for safety reasons. There are some thieves and pickpockets in the ordinary market. On the other hand, it may also take into account the privacy required by the people doing business here. The things sold here are not visible. Naturally, the fewer people who know this transaction, the better.

This concern about privacy may also be the reason why most of the stall owners in the black street are not very interested in the pedestrians passing by. For them, people who really want to buy their own goods will not bring so many companions. In other words, the things sold in these stalls have the ability to disrupt ordinary order. All kinds of psychedelic drugs, narcotics and even other blends are just the most basic; needles that can abort pregnant women; candies that can make children crippled... The things sold here are simply touting the darkest and cruel desires of mankind. In comparison, the spells and spells on it seem not worth mentioning.

"Where did you get this ring?" Cheese leaned down and carefully picked up a dark ring with his gloved hands. As he blew it gently, the floating soil on the ring dispersed. , Revealing brilliant diamonds. This is a wedding ring, to be precise, an engagement ring, the kind given by the man to the woman. Why do wedding rings appear in the stalls on the black street? And still in such an undervalued way?

"I don't know." Dwarf Jing, who has only one eye behind the booth, replied very simply. Unlike their compatriots in the grey lion, these simple creatures are easily influenced by the outside world. Therefore, the running dwarf spirits can't be dismissed by candy, they are well-known thieves and stalkers in the city. However, he may have taken into account the two glimmers under the cheese hood, or he may have not polished the ring himself, so he continued to explain, "This thing is already in my hands. I have turned my hand many times, and no one knows its origin."

"Really, this is better. This thing is really vicious." The cheese nodded, but did not put down the ring, he looked at the stall owner, "Make a price, but please don't be too high, I know it. all."

This is the first time the cheese has been asking for the price seriously after entering the black street, so not only the seller of this transaction, but other people who stood by before have also come over, wanting to hear why this wedding ring makes him tempted. The stall owner scratched his cheek, his curiosity finally defeated the businessman's rationality, "Tell me first what the ring is for. You are right. I don't need money for this ring."

The mage shrugged and glanced at the inner ring of the ring with the light of fire. If it is an exquisite wedding ring, the suitor and the suitor’s name or initials are often engraved in it, but there is nothing in this ring. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, as if he saw something worthy of joy. "You ask me what is the function of this ring? First of all, it is an engagement ring, a token that the man gave to the woman. After the woman agrees, she will put it on her hand, indicating that she has a partner who is ready to spend the rest of her life. Of course, for this ring, it has another function, a curse."

"Whoever puts on the ring is cursed. The cursed person will experience one of the most painful things a person can experience. She will see her own death. Not a vague fable, but a countdown. She will Watching her life move towards the end bit by bit, death will haunt her from time to time, at every moment. Can you imagine how vicious this curse is? It will not kill her by itself, but will make her aware Then, all the good things she experienced will usher in decline, it will take away a person's ability to be happy, and let her live in fear and anxiety forever, and have to face this doomed ending."

The description of the cheese made everyone present faintly frightened. As the stall owner, the dwarf spirit had obvious disgust when looking at the ring. He only knew that this ring would allow people to see the date of death, but he had never thought that it would be so cruel. However, unlike most people's reactions, Mrs. Teresa was intrigued. She stared at the ring, "I think the person who made this ring must have a deep hatred. He must hate one very much. A woman put such a terrible curse on her engagement ring. You said you know everything about this ring, so you must know its story, right?"

The poor craftsman met the princess who sneaked out, and the two knew each other in love, but when the prince appeared, the princess fell into the arms of the latter without hesitation. The abandoned craftsman was swallowed by anger and resentment. He made a deal with the devil in exchange for talent, craftsmanship and cursing power. He built all his skills, all hatred, all good and bad into this ring, making it the sweetest poisonous fruit.

Stories like this quickly took shape in everyone's minds. Although the details of the stories are different because of their cultural background, they are roughly the same. This must be a tragic love story, perhaps very suitable for being rewritten into a tune by the bards and sung to others. But the cheese didn’t lie or exaggerate. He saw the origin of the ring at a glance, knew who made it, and understood why it was made. "In fact, it’s not as twisty as you think, this ring is indeed It was made to give to a woman who is very important to the producer, but that woman did not empathize with each other. On the contrary, the relationship between the two people is quite good. And the reason why he did such a curse The ring was given to her not to torture her, at least I guess he didn’t realize it, because this is what he experienced. He probably just hoped that the other party could share the world he saw, hoping to share with him in this way That woman reached a higher level of communion."

"Men’s normality. The person you are talking about must be very self-conscious and has certain accomplishments. It may be a lord or a king. He thinks he is burdened with a lot of pressure but others don’t know. He just wants to pull the woman together. He doesn’t love this woman at all, he just loves himself, and he thinks that only he can understand himself.” Mrs. Teresa’s words were quite fierce, but the people present, especially the men, did not. Fa immediately stood up to refute. After all, many times, it is not themselves who understand men, and the same is true for women.

"Yeah, you are right. This person I know is indeed that way. However, maybe it should be said that he used to be that way, because he didn't finish the ring, he didn't carve the woman in the ring. The name, so this ring becomes a state that can be worn and taken off at any time. So I also believe that he did not let the woman see this ring and abandoned it. Therefore, it will fall here. Maybe that idiot finally understood, he finally didn't do anything stupid." Cheese finished with a smile and looked at the stall owner again.

"How? I've said everything I know. In any case, it is still a ring that allows the wearer to see his death date. If you ask for a price, I can accept it."

Dwarf waved his hand, "This thing is too ominous and useless! Who would want to see his own death date? What fool would wear it to torture himself? You take it away, I know this story is enough Up."

Nine Heavens God Emperor