Returning from the abyss

Chapter 460 Twilight Reappears
While Lu Ning was eating and chatting, a new guest came.With his hands in his hands, he was wearing a tattered linen robe with traces of dust and stains on it; his hair and beard hadn't been taken care of for a long time, and they were tangled together. A pair of frowning brows even wrinkled some wrinkles. Painful face.

Such wandering mages are the norm in Opal District.

"Jaze...get me a beer, please."

Although Lu Ning's body was old, it was still very clean. After looking at it, he immediately sat at the other end of the bar, feeling inferior.Even Lu Ning had to look up at him.

But Jaze still quickly poured him a glass of beer from a beer keg, it was still a big glass.When the man saw it, he hurriedly said, "I just need a small cup..."

"I'll make up the difference for you. It's obvious that you're not doing well recently."

With a soft sound, Jaze put a large glass of beer in front of the man, with a familiar tone, obviously he knew him.

"Thank you, thank you..." He grabbed his beer glass and started to cry.

Lu Ning looked up at him. This man had an intermediate magician certification plate hanging around his waist, but it was really unexpected that he could be so miserable.

But Jaze chatted with him in a low voice, and after a few words, he stopped crying. Other customers in the store could obviously hear this man's voice, but no one came over, and he didn't know whether he trusted Jaze's ability or I don't want to ask this kind of question.

When Jaze came back, Lu Ning gestured with her eyes.

"He...has not been doing well recently. I can't tell you the specifics. In short, he is doing odd jobs nearby. Because of the influx of people these days, he can't find much work to do, and he even suffers because of his status as a wandering mage. Some bullying, although it didn’t make a big deal, all the troubles accumulated and became like this.” Jaze sighed, “Actually, there are quite a few people in the same state, and at this time, it is the psychologically weak that collapse first.”

"He is an intermediate magician."

"Lilian, you are an alchemist." Jaze looked at her robe, "Although it costs a lot, the finished products you make can be sold, and you can also accept alchemy commissions from others, and try to maintain a balance of payments It’s okay. But for people who purely study elemental and arcane magic, their greatest ability is to be a thug for others, or to make money with other things.”

Lu Ning glanced at the man, chewed and swallowed the last piece of steak, feeling a little sympathetic.

Although Lilian's life is miserable, at least she can still continue to study alchemy, and this person... I'm afraid he can't even afford the tuition fee, and the magic power is not enough. No wonder he has to stay in Ewa Lang I'm afraid that if I leave here, I won't even get occasional advice from others.

She took a sip of the drink, and her body became much warmer.As guests come in one after another, Jaze has to receive them one by one, and won't stay here to chat with her all the time.

Not long after, the man who was sitting alone drinking beer suddenly took out a crystal from his arms.Lu Ning could recognize that the crystal was similar to the gems she got from Catherine and the others, but this artificial crystal was cheaper and less confidential.

However, the wandering mage whispered a few words against the crystal, and then paused for a moment, his face suddenly showed a happy expression, as if... an expression of being rescued from a desperate situation. He hurriedly got up, greeted Jaze and rushed to the door.

Lu Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, put the money on the counter, and followed her outside.

Under the night, the man was in a hurry and did not deliberately cover up his traces. Lu Ning followed him easily, followed him through a few streets, and came to the door of a cylindrical building. There was no one there. As the guard, Lu Ning confirmed at the door that he could enter at will, and then walked in.

As soon as she entered the door, someone handed over a black hooded robe, and Lu Ning took it and put it on her head very naturally. The man yawned and pointed inside, beckoning her to go in.

Not checked at all.

Going further inside, there is a hall with a burning fire, and there are five or sixty people standing and sitting in it, all of whom are wearing similar robes, and there are several people of Lu Ning's height. Only then did she understand why I don't even listen to the door like this.She pulled up the veil collar on the inside of the robe, covering the lower half of her face.

The hall is still a little noisy, many people are talking in low voices, Lu Ning leans against a wooden pillar and is silent, but someone comes to talk to her.

"Friend, you... are very calm."

"It's nothing, it's not the first time." Lu Ning lowered her voice slightly to make herself sound more mature.

"Then you may be better, haha. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing, and now I am nervous and excited."

Encountering this kind of initiative to deliver to the door, Lu Ning of course started the routine business unceremoniously.

"First time? What's there to be nervous about?"

The man smacked his lips: "Usually when we receive any job, we agree on the content and salary before starting work. How can we call everyone together and say it's a big business? If not I'm short of money... I wouldn't come to this unknown place at this time."

"How long have you been wandering? Isn't it long?" Lu Ning glanced at him, "You dare to come out, why don't you know the truth of seeking wealth and insurance? This kind of thing is somewhat dark, so there is no need to take chances, If you’re afraid, it’s still too late to turn your head and go out now.”

The tougher she spoke, the more respectful that man became.

"I was wrong, you are right, haha, isn't it just for money? Anyway, there is really something that Ewalang will do, and we can't control so much for living."

The conversation between the two became a little louder, and someone nearby heard it and came over, and Lu Ning's way of speaking before was quickly mistaken for an experienced veteran, and they all began to ask for advice.This kind of psychological quality Lu Ning had already been trained in the distribution center, and said ambiguous words with a haughty attitude, and quickly drew out the situation of the gathering here from the crowd.

There are some wandering mages who are really poor and always want to find some work. Over time, they form a group, and then there are people like "brokers". As soon as they find out some large-scale projects, they will come and pull a group of people. Earn part of the commission from the middle.And the person who called everyone this time was a person named "Gear" who had worked in this industry for seven or eight years in Opal District.

Those who did this did not use their real names, as you can see from the uniformly issued black robes, they simply did not want to be recognized.

When there were more people in the hall, a man wrapped in a black robe and wearing a metal mask came out. His voice was not even human, but was wearing a buzzing mask like the echo of metal. echo.

"I'm a gear, and I'm bringing you a business today. I know that everyone has been affected by recent events, but after finishing today's transaction, you don't need to worry about the problems in the next three months, because the compensation Very rich."

"Don't just talk about remuneration, gear." Someone shouted, "A lot of money is dangerous. We all know, what is this trip for? Surely it's not something like acting with students?"

"The requirements are very low, as long as you know magic, you can do it, but the content...you need to do some transcription work."

"copy?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, transcribing such things as runes, inscriptions, and magic texts was needed for subjects such as runes, inscriptions, and magic texts. Since the transcribed magic texts could not be replaced by automatic writing quills, they had to be done manually.

"Yes, it's not difficult, right? After all, copying doesn't require you to have relevant knowledge at all, you just need to imitate... The employer has some very precious books, probably orphans, and he wants to distribute some to his family. The copy went down, but I was worried that some collectors would be annoyed by the delivery to the outside, so I simply brought Ewalang to find someone to complete it. After this matter, you took the money and it has nothing to do with this matter, and you can’t tell your employer when you go out Whoever it is, is good to everyone."

After the gear explained in this way, everyone felt more at ease.Although copying is a tiring job, it is not dangerous. If you make a mistake, it will be invalid and will not explode. It is much safer than going into the mountains to find things, or working as a lab assistant.

"Also, this time it is paid by the piece. Although I said that the reward is generous, it depends on you how much you can earn. The employer's asking price is one silver coin per word, and you..."

"I can copy him to bankruptcy!" Someone shouted excitedly at that time.

"Okay, those who are willing to take the job, come with me. Those who are not willing to participate, go to the door now, take off your black robe and leave. No one will stop you." The gear pointed at the door, and naturally no one left.

He nodded, raised his hand and tapped twice on a picture frame above the stove, the landscape on the painting began to fade slowly, and gradually turned into a painting of stairs, and then the stairs protruded from the painting, and fell on the ground with a bang. on the ground.

The gear strode up the stairs, and the people behind also consciously formed a long line to follow.

This is a secret passage, and no matter how the secret passage is arranged, it definitely does not belong to the way of space transmission, but it bypasses the space control of Ewa Gallery.Lu Ning was walking in the middle of the line, and the "little brothers" who temporarily followed her were behind. As steady as she walked, those behind her were as sure as they could be.

Soon, a door appeared in front of the dimly lit passage. The gears pulled the door open, walked in, and stood at the door to signal everyone to go in.

"About one kilometer horizontally, five to eight meters vertically downward, southeast direction." Lu Ning said silently.She is already very professional in map drawing, as long as there is no space teleportation, the somatosensory error will not exceed five meters.

After entering the door, you can see that this is an oval stone room like a cave, surrounded by sixteen rooms, and there are more than a dozen people directly opposite the door, who are pushing some covered things to those rooms with carts. Shipping inside.

The inside of the cave was very brightly illuminated by torches, and those people were all wearing black robes, but Lu Ning's observation ability quickly found one of them, and the fabric on the right side of his neck was obviously bulging.

Sure enough, it was the Twilight Thieves Group.

In this way, probably tonight is the end of the operation again, entering the processing stage.The Twilight Thieves Group obviously chose a different approach from the previous ones, and the project was carried out very covertly.

"80 people, sixteen rooms, oh, that's exactly five people in one room, you can form a team freely, but you can count the number of things you copied yourself, and get paid based on the results when you come out. There are mission goals on the crystal in the room, You can get it yourself, and you can only get eight pieces at a time." Gear began to point out these recruited people, "Don't damage things, these are all provided by the employer."

Everyone agreed and quickly formed a small team. The acquaintances were naturally together, and the strangers didn't care.Lu Ning walked to a door with a "seven" painted on it, followed by four "little brothers" who were fooled.

Soon those pushing the carts finished their work, and with a wave of the gear, everyone opened the door in front of them, rushed in and started to grab the task.Lu Ning was not in a hurry, she knew what the real mission here was, but as soon as she entered the room, the door closed automatically.

"Try to see if you can open it." She ordered in a cold voice, the people behind were stunned for a moment, and tried backhandedly, it was still possible to open it.

"Hmm... okay." Lu Ning strode into the room without touching the crystal in the center, first checked the tools and parchment, and every corner of the room.This move made the people in the back not aware of it, and they didn't dare to move, watching Lu Ning's move carefully.

"There's nothing wrong with the house."

"We...don't grab some work?" Someone asked.

"He has already said that there is a limit of eight copies. What's the rush? Since there is a limit, each room can definitely receive enough tasks. Apart from these, any kind of work with a bit of black and gray must first check the environmental safety, understand ?"

"You taught me the right lesson." Several people nodded hastily.

"I'll take a look at the mission. You guys come over and look around." Lu Ning raised her hand to touch the crystal. She was basically sure that the thing coming out of it must be a magic book, but... probably not the original appearance.

The crystal flickered slightly, and a number appeared inside, which quickly jumped to "8". Then, a shelf under the bookshelves piled with parchment in the room popped out, and eight boxes were neatly stacked inside.

Lu Ning directed four people to take out the boxes. These eight boxes were completely closed and could not be opened, but each box had a crystal ball the size of an egg embedded in it.Lu Ning picked up a piece of parchment from the table, and read: "Each box is a finished product. Press the crystal ball on the box, and the text will appear. Each click will switch to the next one. There are a total of 49 pieces in each box. Text, after the transcription is completed, the price will be calculated by checking the number of boxes and the completed transcript.”

Twilight is more ruthless than the previous band of thieves. At least the previous ones only dismantled the magic book by chapter, but here it is directly cut into words.It is estimated that these mages copied the entire book without knowing how dangerous things they have come into contact with.

And even if the magic book is cut into this shape, as long as you read a whole sentence, it still has the original effect.So the level of magicians here is not high, so... this method is used to spread.

Lu Ning pressed a crystal ball on a box and thought for a while.And those four had already taken a box and returned to their seats, took out the parchment and magic ink, and planned to copy the words on it.

She pondered for a moment, then sighed slightly.

"Wait a minute."

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Outside, the gear changed into a somewhat obsequious tone, and smiled at a man in black robe: "They are all looking for people according to your requirements. They have nothing else, they are willing to endure hardships, and they must finish this job beautifully."

This black-robed man was the one with the sarcoma on the right side of his neck. He glanced at the gears and said, "After this time, you probably have earned enough money, and you can go to any small country to be an idle rich man."

"Then thank you for giving me this opportunity." Gear said hastily.

"You're welcome."

As soon as the words fell, a nearly invisible black pentagram pierced the gear's forehead, but no blood splashed out.The gear body fell down, and the rock on the ground turned into a deep cave, swallowing him and closing it up, as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)