Whispering Verse

Chapter 2545 Reasonable suspicion and the black market in photo studios

The strange elf in the sea of ​​flowers clearly behaves like the mysterious sage who points the way for the "brave" or "knight" in the story. The words she speaks also guide her image to that image, but Shade just feels that she is right. The elf in front of him couldn't bring up the emotion of "respect".

Judging from her appearance, she must be older than Emilia, an underage elf in her fifties, but Shade couldn't estimate her exact age. After the elf reaches adulthood, her appearance will not change at all for a long time.

However, he at least heard that the other party wanted to end the conversation, so after asking about relevant information about the black market and some precautions when entering the city, he politely said goodbye and left.

Carefully putting the wreath on his head, Shade's pupils shrank for a moment, and he really felt like he could hear the breathing of the forest. So the way out of here naturally appeared in his mind. He was surprised by the feeling at this moment, and even more surprised that the mysterious elf lady could make such an item easily.

He turned around and looked at the sea of ​​flowers in the forest under the moon, only to find that the elf had turned around and looked up at the moon surrounded by silver-blue flowers.

The night wind blew her long golden hair and robe, and she seemed a little lonely. The more Shade looked at her back, the more familiar he felt. From the front, he felt that this strange elf was elegant, quiet, and beautiful. But from the back, it was clear that she was about to say something, but the elf with her back to him said:

"Goodbye then, stranger. You have taken my goods and come to this sea of ​​flowers to find me again." (Elvish)

"Goodbye and sweet dreams." (ancient Elvish language)

He nodded gently to the figure and left quietly when she saw no reaction.

It was certainly strange for a pure-blood elf to appear here, but at least she was not a witch and did not cause any reaction from the badge. She gets along well with trees and forests, so she doesn't seem like a bad person. Today, Xia De just came to explore the local area first. They will have many opportunities to meet in the future, so Xia De is not in a hurry to explore the other party's identity.

[You seem to have some guesses about her? 】

"Yes, although there is no reason, I feel that she is waiting for me here. My inspiration reminds me who this is, but I have no evidence yet."

[It seems that since Mia Gold's visit, you have been reasonably doubting everything around you. 】

"She" smiled softly.

"Yes, speaking of reasonable doubts, is it possible that Miss Gothe is me who used the [Metamorphosis Ring]? She traveled through time, so she avoided meeting her."

[Are you assuming that the cat belonged to you from the beginning? 】

"Her" voice was still gentle.

After putting on the garland, every step in the forest feels like stepping on a path hidden under the grass and trees.

Just now, I relied on [Source of Chaos] and "Powerful Spatial Perception" to barely keep moving forward, but now it seems like I have taken a hidden shortcut.

He had obviously been using thaumaturgy to determine his position, but when Shade found that it only took him five minutes to walk through the quiet forest that would normally take half an hour, he still couldn't figure out what happened just now. What:

"As expected, I still don't quite understand the mystery of space."

But at least after leaving that strange area, which was actually not that big, the "enhanced spatial perception" told Shade that the surroundings had returned to normal.

After turning the garland into a metal toy and hanging it on his chest together with the "Witch Detection Badge", Shade turned around and looked at the forest behind him, which was completely normal to the naked eye. Then he turned into a red butterfly and moved toward the nearby forest under the mottled moon shadow. Flying towards the city.

The lights of the city are getting closer and closer, and scattered forest farms and lumberjack camps gradually appear in the lush forest. The appearance of the path in the forest meant that Shade was completely close to the city, and then he saw the avenue running through the forest, which also meant that he had completely entered the area of ​​human activity.

There are villages that existed in the "Ximu Town" era on the outskirts of the city. After passing through these small settlements surrounded by forests, the trees became sparser and Shade returned to his human form.

It happened that on the way forward, he encountered the train tracks connecting the city of Vista to other places, and it happened that the roaring train at night was coming from the northeast, so Shade simply jumped on the train, entered the last cargo car, and took the train. Entered the city.

The water and land transportation in Vista City is extremely convenient. It is also an important transportation hub in the northeast direction of the royal capital Willendale, so the area of ​​the Vista City Railway Station is very large.

At eleven o'clock at night, the train carrying passengers from the northern city of Huntington stopped safely on the tracks. Not long after, the tired passengers walked out of the train station covered in starlight. The strangers who had received the favor of strange elves to get here also disguised themselves as ordinary passengers and walked out of the train station. Then, they looked at the night at the entrance of the train station. Sleeping city.

Dim gas lights illuminated the street called "Woodpecker Avenue" in front of the train station. The buildings on both sides of the street were not tall. After dark, most of the shops along the street were closed, with only the all-night pubs still lit. lamp.

Four-wheel taxis and citizens who came to greet relatives and friends were waiting at the entrance of the train station. The coolness of the early autumn night was already obvious. Shade stood behind the travelers who were gradually leaving. His first impression of this city very good.

It is not as prosperous as Yuewan, not as busy as Tobesk. It has a quiet and slow feeling, as if time has stopped and it feels peaceful.

But if we really want to say Shard’s biggest impression of this city, then it should be that the city’s greening is very good.

Among the many cities that Shad has visited, Fort Midhill, the "Mountain City" in Delrayon, and Randall Valley, the "Spring City" in Kasenlik, are also cities famous for their natural landscapes, but where Not every house has a flower pot on its balcony, and not most streets have trees planted.

In addition to the greenery, the city's air is also particularly good because it is in the center of the Vista Woodland and at the intersection of three important rivers. This does not mean that there is no steam industry in Vista City. Shade can easily see the chimneys standing at the end of the city landscape in the distance.

But compared to the forest, the industrial pollution in Vista City is nothing to mention.

Of course, although the current city of Vista is well-known in the Old World as the "City of Music" and is as famous as the "City of Art" in the North, the former Ximu Town still did not give up the business of wood logging and processing.

The entire city of Vesta is still one of the largest suppliers of lumber in the central part of the Old World, and some of the lumber is even exported directly north to Delrayon. After hearing Miss Danister mention this, Shade also remembered that Margaret seemed to have mentioned that even the burning wood used by the Anjou royal family for winter was purchased from this city.

It's just that it's so late, and Shade doesn't have time to appreciate more of this brand new city. At this time, even the opera house or concert hall is closed at night, and the only night pubs open and the black market, which gets busier the later in the night, are the reasons why Shade came here tonight.

He tightened his collar, put his hands in his pockets and walked westward along the street with his head hunched:

"Miss Daniste, where will you be?"

It happened that the mysterious elf lady in the forest asked Shade to help her pick up something from the black market, so Shade thought of going to the local black market to take a look. He didn't expect to directly find out about Miss Danister's whereabouts on the black market, but he at least wanted to find out what major events had happened locally recently.

Let a thirteen-ring warlock disappear quietly without leaving any traces.

Although Vista City is not as good as Moon Bay, Tobesk and Willendale, it can still be considered a big city. Among them, the former "Ximu Town" was roughly northeast of the city that has been expanded for many rounds, which is the direction from which Xia De entered the city.

This area belongs to the old city, and the entrance to the black market provided by the elves is also here.

It's just that the local black market isn't the usual hidden room behind a tavern, nor is it a secret gathering in a remote lumber warehouse.

When Shade looked for it according to the address, he discovered that No. 14 Red Bee Lane was actually a store called "Flushing Photo Studio".

Of course the door of the photo studio was closed now, so Shade followed the method given by the elf and found the photo frame of "The Clown Riding a Unicycle" on display among a large number of photos displayed behind the glass showcase, and then he followed the steps of fast and slow Tap on the window quickly and frequently.

After waiting for two seconds, the "frozen" clown in the photo moved and grinned at Shade with a charming smile. Then he rode a unicycle and swayed left and right in the photo while pointing to the right with his hand.

Click~

The door of the photo studio on the right side of the glass showcase automatically opened a gap. It was obvious that the lights were not turned on in the photo studio, but light seeped through the crack in the door. And when Shadra opened the door, naturally it was not a photo studio, but a tavern that did not exist on the map.

"It's so fancy."

It's not difficult to make the clown in the photo move, but the door is clearly a relic of some kind of space transfer. Open the door to the photo studio in the normal way. After triggering the properties of the relic, you will arrive at an unknown location.

According to the rules, Shade was of course wearing a mask at this time. Just like the quiet and harmonious night in the city, the tavern with dozens of people sitting there was not very noisy. None of the ring warlocks who were talking about business, exchanging information, playing Rhodes cards or simply looking for a place to drink paid too much attention to the strangers who walked in. The atmosphere did not look like something major had happened in the city recently.

The female bartender behind the counter, who was writing something with chalk on the blackboard hanging on the wall, glanced at Shad. She looked to be in her thirties, taller than Shad, and at least as wide as Shad. Twice or so she looked like a little giant.

After Shade approached the counter, he saw that the bartender was writing the real-time exchange rate between "Dela Rayon Gold Pound" and "Carsen Rikron".

"These are not peaceful times. The exchange rates of the two currencies on the black market have changed greatly since the summer. The foreign exchange settlement business that we originally only did occasionally has now almost become our main business."

The female bartender also said this, and after putting down the chalk, she glanced at Shade:

"Stranger?"

"Yes."

He spoke in very standard Kassenric:

"A local friend introduced me here, and she asked me to pick up the goods for her. The friend with pointed ears said: Alcohol must be added to the potpourri stuffing."

PS1: Who is it?

PS2: The illustration in this chapter is not the same as the illustration in the previous chapter.