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Chapter 223 New Feature - [Devil Contract] (Second update)

When Chen Ye returned to Xijiang Pier, it was already midnight.

At this time, the crimson moonlight shone peacefully, and the entire pedestrian street seemed to be shrouded in thick blood mist.

In the sky……

Occasionally, I can see floating gray mist air masses, wandering here, wandering between the two worlds.

"Sure enough, this paradise is not as simple as imagined, and the spirituality is very active."

Chen Ye had just returned to the pedestrian street, and his eyes moved slightly when he sensed the active spirit world atmosphere nearby.

When passing by the old city, his vision kept looking in, and he found a dark light of blood, condensed in the depths, surging silently.

At the same time, Chen Ye also discovered a noteworthy sign.

Although the pollution is over and the park has returned to normal, most of the activities are players.

Logically speaking, there should be many aborigines here...

Chen Ye has not forgotten that on that night, the pedestrian street was full of spooks.

But since that night, the traffic seemed to have receded from the peak to the trough, and most of the people who came out for activities were players or penniless wanderers.

As for those middle-class aborigines, they are rarely encountered anymore.

Along the road shrouded in white mist, Chen Ye passed under the bridge of Longhua Avenue, passed through the familiar alleys of Xining, followed the old street, and arrived at the entrance of Yong'an Market.

However, Chen Ye was stunned by the scene that appeared in front of him.

Under the crimson moonlight, what was originally the entrance to Yongan Market turned into a stone wall!

That's right!

Yongan Market has disappeared!

"What's going on?" Chen Ye frowned slightly and looked around with his eyes of luck.

In this white mist, which symbolizes ordinary numbers, there are occasional gray lights.

But it doesn't mean anything...

Next to the stone wall, there seemed to be a sealed alley dead end, and even the original signboard had disappeared.

Could it be said that Yongan Market has really been closed?

"Young man, do you want to go into the market to buy something?"

Suddenly, a hoarse and low voice, but still ethereal and illusory, sounded from behind Chen Ye.

Chen Ye turned around suddenly.

He saw a skinny old man sitting cross-legged on the ground only a dozen meters away from him. He covered his eyes and lowered his head, like a blind man, but his eyes fell on the stall in front of him.

There are various strange and ancient objects on it, some are pipes, some are rubber bands, and some are grim bones...

The crimson moonlight shone faintly on the side of his face, as if he suddenly appeared from the blood mist.

During the whole process, not a single sound was made.

Chen Ye frowned slightly. He remembered that on the way here, he did not see this place with such a stall and such an old man sitting there.

He didn't know it, and appeared behind him quietly.

at the same time……

On the old man's head, a simple line of blood-colored text appeared -

【Wandering Merchant】

Four simple words introduced the identity of this old man.

"Wandering businessman? Is this also the profession of a wanderer?" Chen Ye couldn't help but be stunned.

At this moment, his expression became focused.

Not like ordinary homeless people.

[Wandering Merchant] is a second-level profession that combines one level of [Wanderer] and one level of [Merchant].

I am also a [Wanderer], and although I have reached the third level, at the time of the first level, the characteristics of needing to help each other with the same wandering being will still be retained.

Looking at it with the eyes of luck, the businessman's head has a faint purple aura, and his whole body is surrounded by black and yellow. A glazed star as bright as a star appears from his head.

"Could it be that... what special items can I buy from this businessman?"

Seeing that there was no dangerous halo, Chen Ye stopped for a moment, then walked forward and asked:

"Old uncle, do you know why Yongan Market is not open?"

The old man sat on the stall, sighed, shook his head and said:

"What else could be going on? The business can't continue!"

"Why can't you do it?"

"Well, the food problem is too serious during this time. Most of the people in the market who make money quickly have to sell food ingredients, right? But now there is a problem with all the meat, and everyone's income is not good. In addition to food, who will buy those crappy things? ah?"

"So the business can't continue?"

"Yes."

"Then the market won't be open anymore?"

"have no idea……"

"I do not know what that means?"

"Don't know means don't know."

"..." Chen Ye was speechless for a moment. Do you aborigines all talk like this?

At this time, Chen Ye felt that the old man Erhu had become cute. At least he was speaking in human language. These aboriginal people might speak human language in the first few sentences, but they would start talking nonsense after two sentences.

He changed his mind and asked, "I mean, will there be a chance to open the door in the future?"

"When the business is good, I can make my money back."

"How long will it take?"

"Hey, I am an old man who only runs a small business. How can I figure out what those big bosses think?" The old man sneered, "If we have to give a time point, maybe when the food recovers and the economy recovers, everyone If everyone is willing to spend money to buy things, then the market will open, otherwise will we keep losing money?"

"It makes sense..." Chen Ye nodded, "So what are you doing here?"

“You can make money by setting up a stall!”

The old man stared at Chen Ye, as if he were looking at a fool, and pointed at the various small objects on the stall:

"Don't you see, these are the products I sell, old man?"

“Why choose to sell here?”

"I originally sold it in the market, but now that the market is closed, I have to sell it at the door."

"Why are you the only one here and other shops don't set up stalls here?"

"Ha!" The old man sneered as if he heard something funny, "There are so many people as miserable as me. Those who can run have already run away, and those who can't run have gone to the hospital. Only those who are not afraid of death I just came back here to set up a stall!"

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Who says you're not afraid?"

"you!"

"I?"

"You said you are not afraid of death so you choose to set up a stall here." Chen Ye suddenly felt that this old man was a bit funny. The first sentence said that people who are not afraid of death set up a stall here, and the second sentence said that he was afraid of death. This is Schrödinger's fear of death. What?

The old man sighed and said, "I'm afraid of death, but if I don't do business and don't have rice to support myself, I'm really going to die."

Chen Ye fell into deep thought.

According to what the old man said, he should have been a stall vendor at Yong'an Market.

But there has been an unexpected surprise in Yongan Market recently!

The market is closed!

The reason is also very simple. There were previous double pollution incidents of food and water sources.

Therefore, the entire structure of Destiny City was severely impacted.

Including the Lin family, the old woman selling chestnuts... as long as they were capable, almost all of them chose to run away.

But what about Gui who has no strength?

At present, it can be seen that a large number of Gui have become believers of the Lieyang Church and make a living by begging.

Where have some of the middle class gone?

I've been wandering the streets for the past few days and haven't seen them anywhere.

At this moment, after hearing the information about this [Wandering Businessman], all those who haven't run away are now in the hospital?

Because they are contaminated?

Almost all the aborigines in the city have disappeared. Could it be that except for the group that ran away, all the others have been admitted to the hospital?

That hospital... can it accommodate so many patients?

Chen Ye asked one after another about Yongan Market and where the stalls inside had gone.

The old man waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he didn't know. Finally, he became a little impatient when he was asked, and glared at Chen Ye and said:

"Are you here to cause trouble? I'm just a commoner. How could I know so many complicated things?"

"It's really unlucky. I thought I could get a customer, but I didn't expect that I got a big grudge!"

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have talked to you..."

Chen Ye was amused for a while, thinking to himself, it seemed like you were pretending to be mysterious and suddenly spoke, right?

Immediately afterwards...

His eyes moved down and landed on the pavement.

Suddenly, a dazzling glazed light appeared in the field of vision, blooming with a dazzling brilliance among many objects.

Chen Ye's mind moved, and his eyes followed Liuli's guidance and looked at one of the items...

It's actually a contract?

However, the pages of the book were completely black, and the surface seemed to be alive. Looking directly at it, one felt as if one's mind was being sucked into a whirlpool.

"Old man, how do you sell this thing?" Chen Ye pointed at the contract.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that a young man like you is quite discerning!"

The old man swept away the unhappy look on his face and laughed happily:

"This is a contract, but it's not a simple contract!"

"It's a contract to make a deal with the devil!"

"Of course, if it is an ordinary customer, then I will not sell such a precious thing. But as for you... I might consider selling it to you at a higher price."

Chen Ye didn't know what to say for a moment. He almost thought that the other party would say to sell it at a discount, but in the end, he would sell it at a higher price. What does this mean?

At this moment, the contract formed a ray of glazed light, which was actually connected to Chen Ye's mouth.

With a thought, he realized that this contract, which contained a demonic aura, was probably the material needed for the subsequent promotion of [Devil Cooker].

Moreover, fusion can be performed directly!

If you're lucky, you might be able to unlock new features directly!

Chen Ye nodded and said, "I can buy it, but I hope you can give me a reasonable price."

"One gold coin, two hundred silver coins, one hundred thousand copper coins." The old man said, "This is the most reasonable price. There is nothing more reasonable than this."

Since this contract contains the characteristics of a [contract], it is related to some kind of transaction.

As the best special currency for transactions, gold coins can even form some kind of contract with the existence of the other side of the world, so it is most appropriate to use it as the price of exchanging the [contract].

Two hundred silver coins, trading the demonic characteristics contained in the contract itself.

The remaining 100,000 copper coins depend on the material of the contract and the value of the item itself.

so.

To trade this contract, you need to use three different currencies, and at least one gold coin is required.

Currently, Chen Ye has thirty-eight gold coins on his person. Since the Yong'an market is not open yet, the other thirty gold coins cannot be used, and the remaining gold coins that can be moved suddenly become abundant.

The key is that we need too many silver coins!

A full two hundred silver coins are needed!

But Chen Ye now only has 166 silver coins, but the number of silver coins is not enough.

Chen Ye paused, considering that one of the most striking characteristics of [Wandering Businessmen] is wandering.

Maybe if you set up a stall here today, you won’t know where it will be tomorrow.

If you miss today, this store may not be there tomorrow!

You can't wait in vain until you have collected two hundred silver coins before trading, right?

Chen Ye asked: "What if I pay two gold coins?"

The old man's eyes suddenly lit up, and even his attitude became much better, and he quickly said:

"Two gold coins, fifty silver coins, and one hundred and fifty thousand copper coins."

"Of course, you can also pay one hundred silver coins and one hundred thousand copper coins, but that is not the most reasonable price."

"If you can give me three gold coins, I can get this contract directly!"

Three gold coins... Yes, there is indeed... But if it is really such a deal, then it is purely a case of being taken advantage of!

Chen Ye smiled and said: "Then sell it for two gold coins, fifty silver coins, and 150,000 copper coins."

"Okay."

The old man finally showed the attitude that a businessman should have, and quickly packed the contract, showed a flattering smile, and handed the contract to Chen Ye with both hands.

After the payment was completed, Chen Ye's personal assets became "36 gold coins, 116 silver coins, and 1,019,015 copper coins."

at this time.

A series of bloody words appeared in front of Chen Ye——

[Detection: You have new characteristics that can be integrated! 】

【Fusion! 】

[You have unlocked a new feature-Devil Contract! 】

[Devil Contract: When the other party's soul is sold to you sincerely, you can sign this contract. (As the initiator of the devil's contract, no matter what the terms are, they will be recognized. Those who violate the contract will have their souls burned!)]

…………

At this time, the fifth feature appeared in Chen Ye's [Devil Cooker] interface!

However……

This characteristic does not seem to have anything to do with cooking. It seems a bit abrupt to become the fifth characteristic...

"[Devil Contract], this should be the sequence that develops towards the moon. Under normal circumstances, [Devil Cooker] should not be able to fuse..."

Chen Ye frowned and noticed something unusual based on past strategies.

After all, the promotion paths of devils are also different.

As a [Devil Cooker], he has a unique mouthpart structure, and it is most reasonable to evolve in the direction of a 'monster'.

However, [Devil Contract] is a characteristic of the moon sequence, and its characteristics tend to be deception, betrayal, illusion, chaos...

If you sign a contract, you need to use the [Moon] path and the characteristics related to psychedelic spiritual power to unlock the [Devil Contract].

Generally, only third-level [Demon Deceiver], [Demon Arbiter], and other professions related to 'contract' can unlock this feature.

But the strange thing is...

Chen Ye is currently still a second-level [Devil Cooker], and the sequence he is following is basically a promotion path that is far away from the [Moon] sequence.

Then why did you directly unlock the fifth feature of [Devil Contract]?

After thinking carefully, Chen Ye suddenly realized and figured out the reason!

"That's right!"

"The medium required for the devil's contract is actually spiritual power!"

"If the contractor violates the terms above, his soul will be roasted!"

"Under normal circumstances..."

"If it is a normal second-level [Devil Cooker], there is no way to unlock the spiritual ability."

"Because the spiritual system is generally related to [Scorching Sun] and [Moon], if [Moon] is absorbed, then there is a high probability that the demon will develop towards the moon sequence and will not evolve into a cook."

"According to the principles of conflict between [Devil] and [Fierce Sun], the two generally do not coexist, so under normal circumstances, it is difficult for [Devil] to directly absorb this contract."

"But my spiritual power does not come from either [Scorching Sun] or [Moon], but from spiritual spiritual power!"

"This also makes my [Devil Cooker] completely able to absorb this [Devil Contract] before involving the characteristics of [Moon]..."

"It's unclear what sequence it will develop in the future..."

Chen Ye couldn't help but froze on the spot, and when he figured out the reason, his expression suddenly became weird.

At this moment, my [Devil Cooker] has only absorbed five points of characteristic items.

If you want to advance to the third rank, there are three directions for items with special characteristics to choose from!

In this way, does he have a chance to absorb [Monster] while absorbing [Moon]?

Didn't it mean that when he first advanced to the third rank, he had the characteristics of at least four sequences and became a half-step fourth rank?

What kind of thing will be raised?

Chen Ye suddenly felt that this game had become interesting...

Before coming into contact with the [Moon], he passed the mental power of the [Soul Crosser] sequence in advance and successfully integrated the characteristics of the [Devil Contract]...

This means that with my [Devil] sequence, I might be able to achieve a career-changing breakthrough in an unprecedented direction!

It is very possible to raise a "demon" that has never appeared in the Weird Era game!

What kind of professions will be unlocked specifically...

So.

Only when you gather enough materials to advance to the third level [Devil] from the next two or three items can you know the result!

The businessman has left.

According to him, only by constantly wandering can you find better customers.

It is often necessary to go from one place to another in the form of mobile paving to get good luck.

Therefore, after completing the transaction with Chen Ye, the old man was not yet hot on his feet, but he was already heading towards his future.

certainly……

There was only this contract on the stall, which was useful to Chen Ye. The other items were not only expensive, but also required payment of gold coins, so they were temporarily useless.

Therefore, Chen Ye did not waste his money.

Since this month's rankings are related to rising assets, there may be some troubles that require money to settle in the future.

Even though the assets he has now are much larger than those of ordinary players, he cannot use them indiscriminately.

Only by rationally using every resource can the snowball start rolling!

Chen Ye quickly returned to the "Integrity Restaurant".

at this time……

He suddenly discovered that a hazy bloody outline appeared inside the restaurant!

It's like there's a figure moving inside!

at the same time……

A bloody text suddenly appeared above the outline of the figure——

【The stealing cat demon! 】