Perfume Alchemist

Chapter 2 City of Flying Stars
Agadi is a city of crafts and trade, but also a city of wealth and dreams.

Walking on the streets of Agadi, you can see majestic and majestic red brick buildings, shiny transparent glass roofs; you can also see exquisite ornate brass decorations, tall and complex stone towers and gold and silver interlaced doors head.

With just one glance, visitors to Agadi recognize that this is a city of riches and gold.

Even Ahao, who has been here for a long time, can appreciate these architectural arts with relish.

If a tourist asks why Agadi can become Agadi, the locals only need to stretch their hands in the air and point to the west.

You follow the guidance of his fingers and you can see——

【咻~】

A shining blue beam of light rushed straight from a very far distance, smashing into the tallest tower-shaped building in Agadi.

From the originally empty metal ring on the top of the building, a huge airship jumped out of thin air.

The ship-shaped body and the huge streamlined airbag squeezed away the scattered blue light spots, and sailed steadily from the circle to the opposite air pier.

That is the arcane star gate, the secret of Agadi's endless wealth.

The star gate can connect the boundless area in the blink of an eye, and carry out transmission and transportation between different star gates.

The stargates all over the world can and can only be transferred here, so Agadi's blue light stays on all night.

Falling asleep with the meteor-like light is not only the daily life of local people, but also a spectacle that tourists flock to.

This is why this city is often called the [City of Flying Stars].

"Wow, this airship is really big, at least twice the size of the one I was on before."

There is no star gate in Ah Hao's hometown. He had been on a boat for a long time before and came here by ferry in the port city "Blue Flame Bay". The airships and star gates there are much smaller than here.

Turning his head, there was the sound of tinkling and knocking from the square next to him. The workers were building a giant stage. The stage currently had dense spotlights, an array-like sound system, and a giant bowknot installation.

This is also the normal state of Agadi, always changing, always building, and never lacking in fun.

But looking at the scattered decorations and the iconic black bow, Ahao can recognize that this should be the venue of Zu Nana's perfume shop, and it is probably the venue where the new product is released.

The new product launch conference at that time must be exciting.

Ah Hao raised his eyebrows, thinking as he walked, what would it be like if his perfume was displayed on the stage that day.

It's not like everyone starts screaming as soon as I come on stage, and everyone becomes silent as soon as I take out the perfume.

Ah Hao was amused by his own thoughts.

If that's the case, just switch careers and become a singer.

After staying in Agadi for half a year, Ahao has already realized what he looks like and what kind of market he has in this city.

This is a magical city, as long as you look good, there is always a way to let you live a superior life.

However, Ah Hao still hopes to use his own strength to make a place here.

Unknowingly, Ah Hao came to a heavily guarded place: [Wrench elevator]

Even Agadi is not everywhere decent, elegant, rich.

There are always places where there is darkness that even the flying stars can't shine.And those places are mostly under the elevator.

The city of Agadi was originally built on extremely high terrain, surrounded by wide rifts and ravines.

With the construction of the Agadi Stargate, a large amount of wealth poured in crazily.

Bridges were gradually erected over the rift valley, and further regions were included in Agadi's territory.

Even below the rift valley was gradually filled with expanding buildings. Over time, the lower part of the rift valley was called the "lower city" and the upper part was the "upper city".

And the way leading to the lower city has also changed from a spiral staircase to a rickety hanging basket, and finally to a stable and solid elevator.

Every change in travel mode has brought more popularity and prosperity to the downtown.

After swiping the [Temporary Residence Citizenship Card] to the security guard at the door, and paying a toll of 5 Canadian dollars, Ah Hao can enjoy the right to take this elevator today, and there is no limit to the number of round trips.

Entering the elevator, the elevator operator came in silently and operated it, then went outside and tightened the retractable fence door.

The elevator backed by the cliff slowly descended, the sun's rays gradually became thinner, but the scenery did not become dark.

A large number of neon tubes spread all over the Rift and the buildings below, emitting a cool and colorful light.

Looking out from the elevator, the colored glass of the building exudes colorful light, forming various exquisite patterns.

The urban area under the Agadi Rift Valley has been shrouded in shadows for many years and has not seen the sun, but it has also developed a unique regional culture.

Stunning wealth attracts the most amazing talents, and wealthy Agadi has no shortage of dreamers eager to flex their muscles.

And the skill created by talents - safe cold light neon, once launched, has become the favorite lighting decoration of merchants in the downtown area.

"Ding~"

With a crisp bell, the copper fence door was pulled open, and Ah Hao squeezed out of the elevator amidst the crowd.

What appeared in front of my eyes was a street busier than the upper city.

The unscrupulous neon signs can't wait to stretch out the faces of passers-by.Gift shop, grocery store, jewelry store, snack shop or big hotel... Every shop wants to compare with its peers, and the first step is to install more brilliant neon lights.

After being attracted by the dreamy lights for a few seconds, a man approached with a cheap cigarette in his mouth.

"Sir, is this your first time in downtown? Need me to introduce you to some 'interesting' shops?"

"No, thank you, I'm going to the Abyss Bar."

After tactfully rejecting the sales promotion, Ah Hao put on the hat on his clothes and walked quickly to the destination.

Perhaps it is the special environment of the lower city. The rent of shops here is lower than that of the upper city, so the overall consumer prices are also lower.

Many migrant workers in the upper city prefer to come here to relax their tense nerves after get off work.

Of course, relaxation does not only mean coming here to eat a cheap meal.

But -

Come experience first-hand the rich "spiritual" culture of Downtown.

The Arcane Star Gate is open all day long, and the migrant workers in the upper city have irregular work and rest schedules.

And this kind of work and rest time has bred a very rich nightlife for the downtown.

This is the real city that never sleeps in Agadi.

"Sir, if you want to go to the bar, the newly opened Lighthouse Bar is more lively and the girls there are more open! I know the boss well, so I'll give you a discount!" The man was still chasing salesmen relentlessly.

Waving his hands back, Ah Hao pulled up his collar, as if running away from him.

Because his body was really smelly, especially when he said the second sentence, a fishy smell hit his mouth as soon as he opened his mouth.

The olfactory memory tells Ah Hao that this is the smell of lies and greed intertwined.

Once you go to that bar, you're sure to get ripped off, and possibly worse.

Ah Hao guessed that the problem lies in the "girl" he said.

I heard from customers in the store that there is a type of young and beautiful girl in the lower city who is full-time "bait".

They either wait for their prey, or take the initiative to invite the enthusiastic fat sheep to buy them a glass of wine.

It was a sky-high price for a glass of wine, and no one would not be surprised to hear the price of the wine.

The poor little fat sheep are all blinded by lard, so how can they be in the mood to pay attention to the price of a glass of wine?

Even if some cunning little sheep want to renege on their debts, they can't escape the end of paying obediently in the end.After all, those bars with "bait" must also be able to raise thugs.

Ah Hao walked quickly to a hidden corner, skillfully climbed up the stairs next to the grocery store, crossed the connecting bridge behind the watch shop, bypassed a ring-shaped tower building, and walked down a rusted escalator.

Only then did they come to a busy and noisy horizontal street platform.

That's right, the road in the lower city of Agadi is comparable to a three-dimensional maze. The terrain of the rift valley determines that it does not have enough width, but it has enough depth.

Many houses in the lower city are attached to the cliff, and are connected together by the tower buildings and many bridges that appear at intervals in the middle.

Every certain depth, there will be a flat and stable "ground" platform.

Avoiding the street thugs selling and attracting customers, he finally came to a neon sign with a smiley face with closed eyes XX.

——The Abyss Bar.

Although his name is Abyss, the lights are no less than those in other places.The walls are still lined with neon tubes and downtown-trend glowing decorations.

Pushing the door open, people in twos and threes sat around and chatted, most of them had some food on the table besides drinks.

There were not many people, and the smell of alcohol in the air was very weak. Ahao noticed that there were only some musical instruments on the stage in the middle, and the atmosphere was a little cold.

For a bar, it's still too early, after all, not every wage earner in an uptown can skip work early.

Ah Hao looked around and found his target behind the bar.

A muscular man in a shirt vest and tie was carefully wiping a glass in his hand.

He is the owner of this bar and sometimes works as a part-time bartender. He is a man with a lot of connections and connections.Helped Ah Hao get a lot of hard-to-find perfume raw materials, and gave him credit at an inexpensive price.After all, he was still Ah Hao's creditor.

Ah Hao walked straight forward, "Hey, old Wende, how is business doing recently?"

Wende, who was dressed as a bartender, raised his head when he heard the sound, showing a not-so-obvious smile, "It's not like this, let's make a living."

Then he said: "Say it straight, what's the matter. You can't come to chat with me at this point, can you?"

"Hey," Ahao paused, and took off the coat and hat on his head. "There is indeed something. Remember when I told you last time that I was developing my own perfume?"

"How can I forget, you said last time that once you make it, you will become a god. Not only will you be famous in Agadi, but the money you will earn is enough to buy ten shops like mine! Haha, I'm looking forward to it."

"Oh hehe, last time, I drank too much, didn't I?"

He wanted to deny it, but there was no way.Who told him to blow such a bull after drinking five bottles of ale.

So he hurriedly continued, "To be honest, I have really made this perfume now, and it is guaranteed to be a high-quality product, which is much better than the ones sold in my store.

"There is an urgent need for a buyer who understands perfume!"

Wende became serious, raised his hairy arm, and stroked the stubble of his chin twice.

"Huh, a suitable buyer? If you say so, there really are. You came by coincidence, and he happened to be here."

He said and pointed to the back, "How about it, go see you?"

"Wow, that's great!" Ah Hao was a little excited, he didn't expect that he would be rewarded for the first time!

In the upper town square, the huge bow of Zu Nana perfume and the huge stage being built flashed through his mind.

He turned his head to look around again, the abyss bar surrounded by neon lights, and the small stage full of musical instruments in the middle.

"Maybe I also have the opportunity to hold a new product launch conference?" Thinking of this, he was looking forward to the next meeting.

Wende stepped out from the side of the bar and called a waiter to take over.Then he waved two fingers and pointed to the back of the bar, motioning for Ah Hao to follow.

"Go!"

(End of this chapter)