Him and their stars

The antique shop owned by Mr. Trende and his granddaughter Nair is located in Area C at the end of Salvin Square. From there, just turn a corner and you will reach the entrance of the subway. It is also a prime location in the antique city on the third underground floor.

Old Trend's ancestor was said to have been a retainer of Earl Salvin. When he retired, he received a gift from the Earl's family and learned a lot of appraisals and knowledge from the upper class, so he opened such an antique shop.

Anyway, the girl Nel has always claimed this to the outside world, but she actually doesn't believe it herself.

It is true that life is quite difficult for the grandparents and grandchildren. Nair's parents died young, so the old man took his granddaughter over and raised him himself. He felt that he was getting older and his granddaughter was still young. If there was a problem, how would he get through it? On impulse, he was deceived by a broker who was involved in the financial circle, and they used an old antique store as collateral to participate in a speculation business. Naturally, they lost all their money, and even the store was almost taken away.

Fortunately, at this time Trend actually took out a painting written by Count Salvin. You must know that the famous literary Earl Salvin, in addition to being a biologist, environmental engineer, urban designer, etc., also has the attributes of a great artist, and his painting skills are master-level. As a literary youth, of course this is very reasonable, right?

In short, the painting was sold for a large sum of money, and the debt was finally paid off, so that the grandfather and grandson would not live on the street.

All the above are what the girl Nel said to Yu Lian along the way.

"Fortunately, grandpa really left some money behind! Otherwise we would really have to wander around and become beggars. I always feel like I would have died of illness a few years ago," the little girl said.

"Indeed, your grandpa can produce Earl Salvin's paintings. Doesn't it mean that his ancestor must have been a retainer of the Earl?" Yu Lian asked.

"Who knows? If our ancestors were really retainers of the Earl's Mansion, how could we be as virtuous as we are now? Look at the newly appointed Mayor of Wudu, the Sherel family had only served as the third-class political secretary of the Governor's Mansion before. Yes. And Bessen, the richest man in our three islands, only worked as the accountant of Viscount Naseby of the garrison fleet. Now he is not a human being. "

There's nothing wrong with that. You must know that there are many powerful people in the community now. To put it bluntly, they are the leading party during the empire's rule. They made the nobles happy before starting their own business.

During the War of Independence, these people betrayed their master and transformed into one of the heroes of the establishment of the community.

Of course, according to them, this is certainly not a betrayal, but a return to the light.

In a sense, what the little girl said makes sense. At the beginning, Earl Salvin was the most powerful nobleman in the empire on earth. If their ancestors had really been the Earl's retainers, they would have made a fortune long ago.

"I estimate that at most I worked in the Earl's house as a handyman or something like that. Then I got lucky and happened to find the Earl in a good mood, so I was rewarded with a painting."

Well, it seems logical to explain it this way.

"However, just because of that painting, our store's business has improved a lot. There are even some foreign customers who come to visit us. The lady you mentioned should be one of them. However, she came to us This small shop was opened nearly a year ago.”

"Grandpa received that lady. Grandpa helped her find things for a long time. But I don't know anything else. If you have anything, you can ask him. Well, we are here."

The three of them are now standing outside an ordinary shop. The sign of "Trend and Nair House" is hung on the door. Various (old) handicrafts, paintings and the like are placed in an orderly manner in the house. of. This is a very ordinary antique store, no different from all the shops on this floor.

Yu Lian remembered the photo sent by the Sharing Foundation. It was "Charlie", the future little queen of the insect swarm and the current fugitive, who was about to enter this store.

That photo was taken by a little-known travel photographer when he was photographing the famous Salvin Square Underground Antique City. He took hundreds of photos in total, but only the very inconspicuous lower left corner of one of the photos left an image of her and this small shop.

The foundation enlarged the screenshot in the lower left corner, repaired the clarity, and sent it to Yu Lian. This probably means that their intelligence sources are absolutely true, reliable and honest, and will never deceive others.

In the shop, an old man sat behind his desk, took off his magnifying glass, and looked up at the customers.

"Nair, are you back? Business is so good today? Are they all sold out?"

The little girl smiled and said: "No, I brought you a big customer. He seems to be a generous gentleman. Maybe one transaction will be enough for us to open the store for three years!"

The old man looked at Yu Lian with some confusion, but he still forced out a businessman's smile: "Welcome. Dear guest. We mainly deal in ancient palace paintings, handicrafts and collections of publications from the imperial period. At first glance, you are right. You are a noble gentleman with both courage and taste, so the set of 12 Knights of the Dawn copper-tinted copper dolls I have here is especially suitable for you! The whole set only costs 20,000!"

Yu Lian smiled noncommittally.

"In addition, I also have the glory-grade first-generation hardwood prints here. They are cheaper, and I can buy them for ten thousand!"

Yu Lian glanced at the shelves and raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You actually have the first edition of the comic book "Song of the Dawn" here. This is the only one."

The old man's smile became brighter and he showed five fingers: "As long as..."

"Okay. I want it!"

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"In addition, I also want the things you just mentioned."

Nair said happily: "Grandpa, let me tell you? I want to eat the superstar ice cream tower!"

Old Man Trende was not too happy, and his smile was a little stiff. There was no bargaining process in the antique business, and he was always a little dissatisfied with his desires. But at this time, this generous big customer said again: "By the way, I want to ask you something. Have you met this person..."

The old man looked at the portrait that Yu Lian had summoned carefully for nearly a minute. His performance was very calm, and even his heartbeat did not change at all.

Yu Lian looked at him and pulled out another picture from the terminal. It was the clearly restored screenshot of the screenshot sent to him by the Foundation. It was the moment when Xia Li walked into the store.

He kept observing the old man's face and slowly squeezed his hands.

From just now, he has been observing the other party secretly. However, he couldn't even feel a little heartbeat.

But at this time, the old man grinned: "Nair, there is no business today. Please close the door first."

Without saying a word, the little girl walked directly to the door and pressed the switch.

Old man Trende stood up from behind the table. He turned out to be a tall man nearly two meters tall, but he looked a little thin. At first glance, he looked like he had a fat figure. Of course, his body is very tall and straight, and his movements are nimble. Considering his age, he can be regarded as a quite healthy and strong old man.

"Don't worry, I don't mean any harm." Mr. Trend still had a cheerful businessman-like smile. Of course, if it weren't for a mechanical red light flashing in his eyes, even Yu Lian might look very kind and kind. There must be affinity.

"It's really rare...that there are still prosthetic people like you here!" Yu Liandao said.

Another artificial red light flashed in the other party's eyes, and there was still a warm smile on his face, but it was a little unnatural.

"Well, I'm sorry, the recent foggy city, and even this earth, is not very peaceful. The iron knots in my head are also a little uncomfortable. I hope they didn't scare you." The old man nodded his head, and unexpectedly There was a dull sound of gold and iron.

Because of this action, Yu Lian directly saw the gear tattoo on Trend's forearm. At this moment, he really didn't doubt the other party's malicious intent at all.

In his previous life, the organization represented by this tattoo was really one of the few positive and friendly organizations that he, Hero Yu Lian, had. He also knows this organization and the behavior of its internal members very well.

However, has the Omnic Brotherhood been established in this era?