Cataclysm King.

Chapter 453 Killing and stealing goods

Young Master Sack didn't come to the black market for the elemental elves.

Now I have spent 200,000 gold coins to buy these two elves who can only be used as little pets. In fact, it can be regarded as a little opening ceremony for the scar-faced shop owner to prove his strength.

There is no simple person who can hang out in the black market.

Scarface guessed that Sack had an extraordinary identity.

Moreover, it was brought by one of his colleagues, so he had already guessed a bit about the other party's intention.

But he pretended not to know, and said with a professional smile: "Dear guest, do you want anything else? I don't mention anything else in this shop, but I can get you anything that is available in the Giant Spirit City. "

For ordinary people, the black market is a place full of mystery and various treasures.

You can often get good stuff here that you can't buy anywhere else.

But this is not the case for high nobles.

Although this was Sark's first time visiting the black market, for a high-ranking noble like him, these places were like places where rats in the gutter stayed. Staying there for even one more minute would be torture.

Even if there is "cheese", it is just crumbs that fell on the ground from the rich man's dinner plate, nothing worth looking at.

Ninety percent of the good things on the market are in the treasure troves of nobles.

Sack did not hesitate and said straight to the point: "I heard that you have information about the Great Emperor's relics here?"

"this"

When Scarface heard this, his heart thumped.

But his expression was still that serious professional smile: "Yes, yes. Your distinguished guest has come to the right place. It just so happened that I recently collected a batch of ancient relics, many of which were related to that Lanlingsi. Related to the Great Emperor.”

As he spoke, he neatly took out a bunch of ancient gadgets.

Such as broken parchment rolls, iron pieces, unique architectural fragments, etc.

At first glance, these things are all antiques, and they have some value.

But it’s hard to say what year it was from.

Scarface didn't want to offend this person, so he added: "But as you know, the emperor's relics are hard to come by, and the origins of 99% of the things on the market are hard to tell. The shop has always done business with integrity, so this should be done in advance Inform you.”

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Ji Xun listened silently.

But from the micro-expression on the scarred face, it can be seen that this guy is actually pretending to be crazy and stupid.

This performance can be said to be watertight, and it is hard for Young Sack to really say anything after seeing through it.

If you really want to fool me, this matter will be over.

However, Sak, who had just lost his treasure, was eager to ask for it. He had no intention of nagging and glanced at Seri beside him.

Bringing this lizard tribesman here is the purpose at this moment.

Almost everyone in the Lizard clan is an appraiser.

Seri took one look at the pile of antiquities and said directly: "Young Master, these are antiquities from the Lordaeron Civilization Period in the Chaos Era, and they are not relics of the Great Emperor."

Sak was also disappointed when he heard that. He was not interested in blabbering any more and asked directly: "No need to fool me with these things. I won't be verbose. I want to know where the [Elemental Elf] comes from. I want it in your hand." Make a price for that information."

The arrogance of the high nobles was quietly revealed.

However, at this age, when he is at his peak, Ji Xun didn't think it was a bad question.

"this."

When Scarface heard this, his face twitched inexplicably.

He glanced at the goatee of his colleague from the corner of his eye, and the evil flash in his eyes clearly said: You are too unkind.

This kind of betrayal of colleagues is looked down upon in the black market.

Even if you really have to do it, just do it quietly.

Are you bringing people to the store now?

Goatee's face also looked embarrassed. However, he had already taken refuge in Duke Langdon's Mansion, so he didn't care about that much.

After Sak finished speaking, he looked at the stall owner coldly.

Don't look at these people who are making trouble in the black market. In front of the real nobles, they are just small characters who can be manipulated.

Scarface knew that he couldn't hide it, and his expression was very difficult, "Master, I don't know which family you are from. But to tell you the truth, this little information has been bought by a big shot."

Usually in the black market, people who know the rules will naturally not ask any more questions once this kind of thing is said.

The black market also has black market rules.

Once the information is bought out, it will not be sold a second time.

No matter how bad things go, I won't embarrass the other party on the spot. Instead, I'll secretly find a middleman to discuss it, and maybe we can negotiate.

However, when Sark saw this guy's expression, he immediately realized that Goatee's guess about the Emperor's relics might be right.

It was even more impossible for him to give up, and he said coldly again: "I said I would make a price."

No matter who sells it, the Langdon family is not afraid.

This tone already had a threatening meaning.

"this"

Scarface looked ugly for a while, and from the corner of his eye he caught sight of Goatee, his colleague.

Normally, colleagues would definitely come out to smooth things over in this situation, but now Goatee has obtained the title of baronet, and with these connections in the black market, he will be offended if he offends him.

Seeing this situation, Scarface was already more certain that this mysterious young master had a lot of background.

Forced to have no choice, he knew that if he didn't speak, the other party would definitely get the information even if he searched for souls, so he could only say: "Master, please don't embarrass me. My information was sold to Duke Simon."

Ji Xun had actually guessed this result a long time ago.

The guy just now had actually guessed that Young Master Sack had a good status, but he was not afraid.

Still beating around the bush for a long time.

The only explanation is that there is someone behind it.

Normally, if you name the buyer who bought the information, if you want to force the purchase, you have to check the buyer's background.

As it happens, Duke Simon and Duke of Sacrament are bitter enemies.

As soon as Ji Xun heard this, he knew that things were going to be bad.

As expected, Sack sneered: "So what? If the Simon family can pay, I can also pay."

As he said that, his tone had completely lost his patience, "I'm asking you one last time, give me your price!"

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Scarface's face turned extremely ugly when he heard that, but there was nothing he could do.

Hearing the tone of the other party, he had already guessed that the identity of the person in front of him was not inferior to that of the Simon family.

He could only say truthfully: "Dear guest, to tell you the truth, I am just a small shopkeeper. This shop is actually managed by Master Feren."

Ji Xun didn't sound surprised at all.

The shops in the black market have more or less backgrounds.

Many evil forces, even black gloves cultivated by big families.

But unfortunately, the guy said a name that intensified the conflict.

Upon hearing this, Sak's face turned even colder: "Faylan?"

Scarface revealed the financial backer, which meant that the information he wanted was basically hopeless.

Coincidentally, at this moment, several people walked over from the cliffside plank road.

The other party seemed to recognize Sak's identity at a glance, and greeted him in a strange way from a distance: "Hey, who is this? What a coincidence?"

The person who came was none other than Feren, the direct heir of the Grand Duke Simon's family.

Moreover, it was no coincidence that the two young men met in the black market.

Duke Langdon and Duke Simon have adjacent territories and have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, which can be regarded as a feud.

And after the news of Sark's assassination in the trial outside the city spread yesterday, Faerun certainly wanted to see his opponent's joke.

It happened that the informant saw Sark and his group shopping in the Adventurer's Market.

This inquiry led to the black market.

I originally wanted to see what my enemy was doing in the black market, but unexpectedly he ended up in his own shop.

Simon immediately guessed the other party's intention, let alone succeed.

How could I give the information about the Emperor's relics to others after I finally got it?

Ji Xun also caught a glimpse of the man wearing a cloak, but he could still see his iconic green hair.

Grand Duke Simon is a descendant of the green dragon among the five colored dragons. He is good at controlling nature and toxins, and his family is also very powerful.

Ji Xun thought about the information he had obtained before.

The other party is obviously evil.

Although Lord Sark has secret guards, he only has two reserve knights, Ji Xun and Seri.

Seeing this, the two of them quietly guarded Sak.

Sak looked at the visitor with a very ugly expression.

He was about the same age as Faerun in front of him, and the hatred between the two families continued to their children.

The two have had many fights before.

Fearon looked at Sack and mocked him unabashedly: "Hey, Master Sack, why did you come to the black market? Is the Langdon family so depressed that they want to buy things on the black market?"

He looked at the dark-faced Sack, his smile became brighter, and he asked and answered: "I heard that someone was assassinated in the forest on the outskirts of the city yesterday? It couldn't be you, Sack, right? Oh, it's so unfortunate. Those assassins too You’re such an amateur, you dare to do something near the Royal Academy.”

There is something in the words.

Every sentence is sarcastic.

This shop belongs to Simon's family, and Young Master Sack knows that he has no interest in staying any longer.

But he wanted to leave, but the narrow plank road had been blocked by people coming, making it impossible to advance or retreat.

Seeing this group of people approaching, Ji Xun took the initiative to step forward and block in front of Sak.

Seeing this, the lizard mage Seri beside him did the same thing.

Regardless of whether he can win or not, the knight's duty is to protect his master's family at all times.

Fearon was blocked by the two men from having the opportunity to mock each other. Without even opening his eyes, he said coldly: "Go away."

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Ji Xun was unmoved.

Just looked at him expressionlessly.

But he felt more and more interesting in his heart.

As soon as I deduced it in my mind, I didn't know what would happen next.

This guy is deliberately provoking.

Reason?

Of course, the Langdon family controls the best territory in the Old Continent, and it may become the "Fourth Kingdom" in the future.

This is an opportunity, but also a hidden danger.

Because there are too many people who are greedy for the territory at the port of Thunder Dragon City.

As the sworn enemy, the Simon family would certainly not watch their enemy become stronger.

On the Southern Road, the strong is respected, and issues between Dragonborn have always been resolved through war.

If a conflict really breaks out, many people will make trouble for the Langdon family.

The Faerun in front of him was here to intensify the conflict.

The bravery of Ji Xun's team had already been recognized by Sack during the assassination.

Although the young man did not speak now, he had already silently noted it in his heart.

Sure enough, it was right to bring them out.

The two people's actions of protecting their master saved the last bit of face that Sac had in such a situation.

He looked at the two trainee knights unmoved.

Feilun glanced at them and threatened in a cold voice: "Are you looking for death?"

Ji Xun ignored it and remained expressionless.

Seri felt slightly guilty, but when Ji Xun didn't move, he didn't move either.

A loyal knight only cares about the master of the family, and does not care about the noble identity of his enemy.

"hehe."

Faerun was blocked and ignored by the two trainee knights. Murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he sneered and said nothing.

Saying one more word to such a lowly knight is already a loss of status for his status.

Instead, Feren ignored the two minions and continued to taunt his opponent, asking: "Are you coming to my shop to buy something? Just tell me what Saxo wants."

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Of course Sark wouldn't answer.

Before he could leave, Feilun turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Scarface, what does Young Sark want to buy?"

Scarface also twitched his eyelids. He did not have the courage of a knight, but he knew that one more word at this moment would be an extra rope around his neck. But when the head of the family asked, he could only tell the truth: "Master, this distinguished guest wants to buy the emperor's relics."

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Feilun's eyes flashed with sternness as he heard that he was indeed here for his top-secret information.

No matter how the information was leaked, it is meaningless now. He knew it and asked: "Hey, didn't your Langdon family buy a [Curse God Card] at the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce for a lot of money? Why do you still want to give me the information about Simon's family? idea?"

Young Master Sack was unreasonable to begin with, and now that someone has taken advantage of him, he can't say anything.

However, when Ji Xun heard this, a stern look flashed in his eyes.

It was just a guess before, but now it's basically confirmed.

Feren continued to taunt: "Oh, I heard that Sark was assassinated yesterday and lost a treasure. No, it can't be."

"let's go!"

Before the other party could finish his sarcasm, Sak angrily opened the crowd and left with two guards and a goatee.

I took a trip to the black market.

Instead of getting the information he wanted, Young Master Sack was humiliated by the enemy.

As the only two reserve knights who followed, Ji Xun and Seri could hear Young Master Sak gnashing his teeth and cursing: "I want him to die."

After returning to the ground, Young Master Sack plunged into the hotel with a dark face and never came out again.

Goatee also wisely did not follow, but went to find other information.

And Ji Xun, these preparatory knights, also have time for their own activities.

Originally, at this time, they could go to the Giant Spirit City by themselves.

But after returning to the hotel, Ji Xun's six-person team got together.

Because, Young Master Sack rewarded six people in the team with another sum of money, especially Ji Xun and Seri.

It seems that their previous performance in protecting the black market was recognized by Sack.

However, looking at the bounty, Ji Xun's expressions became subtle.

Gang Duoduo couldn't hide his words, so he asked directly what he thought of: "The young master's face was so dark just now. Seri, what happened when you went to the black market?"

Hearing this, Seri responded helplessly: "Well, it was indeed an unpleasant experience."

It involved some secrets, so he couldn't elaborate on the process of his young master's failure.

As he said that, he looked at Ji Xun with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

He knew that although his teammate rarely talked, his thinking and judgment were absolutely reliable, so he asked: "Brother Su Lun, what are you thinking about?"

Gang Duoduo and others immediately cast curious glances over.

They thought they would hear the truth of the matter, but after Ji Xun pondered for a moment, he said something shocking: "I think we have to kill a few people."

"ah?"

As soon as these words came out, Gang Duoduo and others were stunned.

They couldn't figure out why a trip to the black market became associated with murder.

Ji Xun simply made his words clear: "The young master has lost his face and must get it back. What's more, we offended the young master before. Even if we don't go, that guy will definitely find an opportunity to kill us." of."

Seri said nothing.

In fact, he also thought of this.

He also felt that this was what they had to do.

The guards not only protect the head of the family, but also share the family's worries.

Before, Master Sack said, "I want him to die." Those words were not a simple curse, but a clever command.

The bounty sent was actually stated clearly.

The Langdon family and the Simon family have been fighting for hundreds of years, and their hatred has become irreconcilable.

But the dragonborn still has basic rules.

When kids fight, kids fight.

Conflicts generally do not escalate.

We can't let the adults end up in trouble every time they have a small conflict.

This is a tacit understanding.

The dragonborn has many heirs, so it doesn't matter how many of them die.

Both families encourage this kind of conflict and at the same time cultivate their children's ability to handle crises.

Only those who can survive are eligible to inherit the family business.

In Ji Xun's deduction, this conflict has already seen the results of many lines.

It is not certain who of the two young men will die in the end.

But they, knight cannon fodder, will definitely die a lot in the conflict.

Especially Ji Xun and the two of them must die.

The dragonborn inherited the dragon's sinister and cunning character, and his previous offense was enough to be the cause of death for both of their minions.

Of course, in Ji Xun's eyes, this small threat was nothing at all.

He expressed this idea in order to better play the role of "Su Lun" and do what he should do.

More importantly, he was also curious about the information about the Emperor's relics, and the [Elemental Elf] was still in the shop.

Therefore, Ji Xun planned to strike first.

Also give some eye drops to that young master of Feren.

When Gang Duoduo and others heard this, they realized what happened to their young master when he went to the black market.

As a knight of Sac, even if he died, he would not let his master's family suffer such great humiliation.

This face must be regained.

Gale was originally from the Langdon family and was the most loyal. She didn't think there was anything wrong with Ji Xunzhong's idea.

But she thought about it and expressed her concerns: "But if we act rashly, will it cause trouble to the master family? After all, the Simon family is not easy to mess with."

Seri had completely caught up with Ji Xun's thoughts and said, "If it succeeds, of course no one will know that we did it. If it fails, it will be our 'personal behavior' and has nothing to do with the Langdon family. If you die, then died"

As soon as these words came out, even Gang Duoduo, who was the slowest to react, reacted.

Saying that, Seri also said: "And we have to take action as soon as possible. Otherwise, when the other party reacts too late, it will be difficult to find someone."

After Ji Xun opened his mouth, he said nothing again.

The team's ideas are already perfect.

After everyone discussed it, they were ready to take action.

"What level is the other party?"

"level one."

"Okay, let's go together!"

Since we are teammates, of course we have to go together.

Otherwise, no matter what the outcome is, those who flinch will not be pleased. If you succeed, you won't get a reward; if you fail, you will be implicated.

This matter originally had nothing to do with David as a slave.

But seeing everyone going out, he thought about it and said, "I'll go too."

Ji Xun glanced at him.

The dark-skinned boy didn't explain much and just said: "You saved me."

In the previous assassination, without Ji Xun, David knew he would have died long ago.

Warriors who are often simple-minded have a straightforward view of grudges.

Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.

Everyone went out quietly.

Ji Xun and the others changed their attires, but failed in the black market.

The scar-faced man was also a man. He knew he had gotten into trouble, so he immediately closed the shop and went to avoid the limelight after his young master Feren left.

Ji Xun had already deduced that the guy had escaped.

Didn't say it in advance.

Because they now have a reliable source of intelligence.

Opponents often know their own habits better than themselves.

Ji Xun and the other six found Goatee Yuri and got information from that guy.

Everyone involved in the black market has several disguised identities.

Outsiders are hard to find.

But for local snakes who have been in Giant Spirit City for decades, many secrets are no longer secrets.

Goatee can guess the information about the Emperor's relics, and he is quite scheming. He usually collects information about many of his colleagues.

It was just for self-protection before, but now that I have the status of baron, of course it comes in handy.

By coincidence, he knew that Scarface had a secret lover in Nancheng, who was also a hidden intelligence stronghold in the black market.

Not long after, No. 224, Tailor Street, Nancheng.

In an inconspicuous small building, leaning against the window in a dark alley, Scarface was chatting secretly with a hooded man hidden in the darkness.

Scarface doesn't just buy things on the black market, he is also a broker for several killer organizations in the city.

"Blind man, have you found the killer? Hmm. Go to the casino and find a few strangers to do it. Do it cleanly and don't leave any clues. Kill a few trainee knights first to teach them a lesson, especially a lizard man and a The one with black hair. The young master wants to hang their heads at the door of the hotel for the Langdon family to see."

"Um."

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Scarface finished explaining and breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why he closed the shop and fled back to this secret stronghold was that he guessed that the eldest son of the Langdon family was also not someone to be trifled with.

It was not just the order from his young master, but more importantly, he knew very well that in this situation, only by taking the initiative to be ruthless could the other party be afraid and thus protect himself as much as possible.

Scarface went all the way up to the second floor.

There was a widow with the figure of a cow on the bed. She was not too old and had some beauty.

The woman is not a good person either. She is also a famous slave trader in the black market, nicknamed "Red Scorpion".

After the scar came on, I still felt uneasy when I thought about it.

He frowned as he thought about it, and decisively started to rummage through the boxes and pack his things.

The woman looked at the scarred face that was tossing back and forth and asked, "Hey, old man, why do you feel so restless?"

Scarface said: "That guy Yuri sold me out. I got involved in some trouble. I plan to leave the city temporarily to avoid the limelight."

The woman hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter yet, so she lazily asked, "Is it that serious?"

Scarface was also unsure: "Who knows what kind of thing it will be involved in. If a young man wants to crush a small character like me, he can just send someone here. If he can't afford to provoke him, he can only hide away."

The woman didn't take it seriously and said bitterly: "Oh, I thought you, the new baron, disliked me, an old woman."

Ben was lying on the bed, and the woman was not wearing any clothes. Her pair of milky white snowflakes were swaying, which made Scarface's heart feel hot.

He glanced at it and said, "That's all, I'm not in a hurry right now!"

As he said this, the room became filled with spring.

However, just after this moment of delay, six people had already walked out of a secret passage guided by the goatee.

Without attracting anyone's attention, he approached the small building at No. 224 Tailor Street.

It happened to be in that dark alley.

The shadows hid the figures of the six people.

Under one of the cloaks, there was a lizard face.

Seri sniffed the smell in the air and said: "There are two people, one is Scarface, I remember his breath. There is also toxin residue in the powder, it should be the "Red Scorpion". "

Ji Xun nodded when he heard this.

There was no need to hesitate about the tactics that had been discussed long ago. Several people rushed towards the second floor.

David rushed forward alone, and before the other party could react at all, he had already rushed to the bedside.

A battle broke out between the two sides.

Although Scarface is a first-level card master, he is a professional businessman who rarely has time to practice, and his strength is not much higher than that of professional knights such as Ji Xun.

Ji Xun and Seri controlled the field exquisitely, David punched and hammered wildly, and Scarface was seriously injured and captured in the blink of an eye.

The only surprise was that the "Red Scorpion" controlled everyone for a moment with his bare buttocks, and then poisoned the room to escape through the secret passage.

However, there is a priest in Ji Xun's team, so this little poison is no problem at all.

The "Red Scorpion" was killed by Gale while he was sneaking, and Scarface was captured alive.

The entire battle was blocked by barriers, and even the neighbors didn't notice that there was a conflict.

Because the secret passage opened by the woman on her own initiative also made it easier for Ji Xun and the others.

After scraping around in the house for a while, they erased the traces and then left quietly.

(End of chapter)