bookrandom Chapter 370 5 Gold Coins
Chapter 370 5 Gold Coins
A stale and damp smell slowly flowed in the air, and a faint musty smell and a faint smell of sulfur penetrated into the nostrils of everyone who passed by. The magic spore chandelier hanging high above the head swayed back and forth, and the light flickered, illuminating only a very small area under the lamp. The gloomy passage on the side twisted and turned, disappearing into the depths of darkness, like the gaping throat of a giant beast, and no one knew where it led to.
From the shadows deep in the alley, several people hurried out. They were Lilith, Ian, Lucas, and the tiefling. After discussing with everyone, Lilith decided to leave the others outside to meet them, and she would act with the two guardians.
Lilith wrapped herself in a black wizard robe and carefully put on a hood to cover her dazzling golden hair. She and Ian each held one side of the tiefling to prevent her from escaping, but her eyes could not help but look around curiously.
This was the underground level of Shadow Locke. Perhaps because it was close to the edge of the city, there were not many people on the street. It was called a street, but on both sides of the road were nothing more than rough natural stone walls and some strange plants that Lilith had never seen before.
The cracks in the stone slabs on the ground are filled with spores of various colors. When crushed, dark green mucus will seep out. It feels cold and sticky. If you step on it accidentally, the soles of your shoes will make a "sizzling" sound, which sounds a bit funny, but is indeed the only sound in this dark and silent place.
The funny sound woke up the people sleeping on the floor in the dark.
Lilith was startled when she saw a shadow move on the side of the road out of the corner of her eye. She looked more closely and found that it was an old man with a hunched back. He was dressed in tattered clothes and had a bent and deformed cane beside him. In the flickering light, Lilith saw his cloudy eyes staring at her.
"Hey hey new guy"
The old man grinned strangely, revealing a mouthful of broken yellow teeth. His body was strangely twisted, and his legs and feet seemed to be no longer convenient. He hunched over and crawled two steps towards the center of the road. As he came more into the range of the light, Lilith saw that his body was covered with spores, and there were some unknown things bulging and swimming under his skin. The shape was so terrifying that she couldn't help but gasp.
"Ignore him!"
Feeling Lilith squeezing over, the little tiefling glanced to the side with a look of being accustomed to it. There were things like this everywhere on the first floor. They were nothing more than a pile of rotten meat waiting to die.
The reason why she was so easy to talk to at this moment was not because Lilith had successfully "persuaded her with love", but because Lilith offered her a price she could not refuse.
"This is too shabby." Lucas, who was walking behind the three people, was also looking around, "Little sister, what good price can you get for unloading here?"
"It's just one floor. It's already a bit empty. Besides, I sold it for two gold coins." The tiefling girl was very dissatisfied.
"What--?!" Lilith almost fainted.
The cold steel made by Dragonfang Castle is famous throughout the empire and is the dream of all knights. This little brat sold it to her for just two coins! !
Lilith was so angry that her face turned darker and darker. She gave up the idea of stopping to rest, grabbed the little girl tightly and continued to speed up and rush forward.
"Hahaha!" Lucas chased after him and laughed wildly, "The person who taught you this skill only taught you to steal, but didn't teach you to distinguish the value of things?"
Tiefling blinked guiltily, "She...she didn't teach me to steal. She just taught me how to save my life."
"Then you really let down other people's kindness. What you did was the most life-threatening thing." Lilith was in a very bad mood and her tone was a little aggressive.
The girl curled her lips, but when she thought that this guy was now her financial sponsor, she closed her mouth and did not refute.
After they sneaked into the second underground floor, the scene changed again. The street became lively. The spores that Lilith accidentally saw on the first floor were now more dense and lush. There were even mushroom trees as tall as fir trees on the roadside, emitting faint blue light. She felt as if she had turned into an ant and accidentally entered a fungal world.
"Hey, Pasha, where have you been lately?"
With the heavy sound of unloading, the footsteps of the tieflings who were leading the way finally stopped. Opposite them, a pale bald man was scraping the fat bamboo rat meat into strips and feeding them to several strong black dogs under his feet.
While tearing the meat in his hand and enjoying the barking and biting of the vicious dogs for the meat, he glanced at the three unfamiliar faces beside the little tiefling.
"You've made a friend, why don't you introduce him to me?" The bald man said with a half-smile.
"They are..." The Tiefling, whose name was only known by Lilith and the others at this moment, showed hesitation. Just a second later, Lilith heard the sound of weapons being unsheathed. She turned her head and saw that they had been surrounded without her knowing.
"We just want to buy some hot stuff, sir." Lucas smiled and stepped forward to hug Tiefling's neck. "Pasha played a joke on us, but we are not ignorant of the rules. We will definitely give you a satisfactory price."
When the man saw the boy who understood the jargon, a scrutinizing light flashed in his eyes, and he looked at the red-skinned tiefling again.
"That's right." Pasha nodded, smiled and shook off Lucas' arm, walked over and patted the whining black dog, "It's good business, boss!"
Then she jumped onto the back of the chair and whispered in the bald man's ear for a long time.
Lilith was just wondering if she didn't have enough money to go out with, when she heard the tiefling named Pasha say "Huh?" and look at Lilith together with the bald man.
"Fifty gold coins." The bald man wiped the meat scraps on his hands and stretched out five fingers to Lilith.
Lilith's heart suddenly relaxed - that's great, it's not a big problem, it's completely acceptable.
So with a wave of his hand, fifty shining gold coins appeared in the bald man's hand.
The man was surprised for a moment, "Oh... a magician..."
The wanton glances around them instantly subsided, and the wall of people surrounding them gradually thinned out.
The bald man grabbed a gold coin and saw the clear golden giant tree on it. He curled his lips. He was a magician from the Gaia Empire. It was very likely that he was from the Goletia City. Thinking of this, the man opened his mouth -
"That hot commodity is in great demand. It has already been picked up by my boss and taken to the third floor." The swordsmith family of Dragonfang Castle is said to be descendants of giants. That cold steel is extremely rare in the country of Mulet and is very valuable. As soon as it appeared, it was spotted by someone with sharp eyes.
"What?!" Lilith walked forward with an unhappy look on her face. How dare you take my money, you bastard! Lucas quickly grabbed her.
“This is just a guide fee, Miss Magician.” The bald man held the gold coin on his thumb, flicked it and caught it, then threw it to the tiefling beside him, who happily caught it - he earned another gold coin today!
"Without me helping you, do you think you can just buy anything on the black market just because you have money?" The bald man laughed and put the remaining gold coins into a linen bag. Then he turned around and told the tiefling, "Go, Pasha, take them to the third floor and say they are my guests."
The little tiefling made money and was in a very good mood. He jumped off the chair like a cat and hopped forward to lead the way.
Lilith held her breath for a while. Fifty gold coins turned out to be just a piece of news. She had a bad feeling, but she had already spent all her money. If she turned back at this time... No! She had already spent all her money!!
She turned decisively and followed the humming tiefling. As she turned, her golden hair flashed and disappeared into the black robe again.
After the four of them walked a long way away, the bald man was still staring at them.
"Boss, that's a top-notch piece of merchandise." A younger brother came over with a look of regret.
"Do you think I'm blind?" The bald man snorted coldly. He hadn't seen such a look in Shadow Locke for many years. He would definitely be able to fetch a good price.
What a pity... The bald man thought of those guys who were covered with spores and slept in cold water pits every day with maggots and rats, and he shivered violently to calm down.
"Don't think of that!" He scolded the greedy lackey beside him. "If you dare to implicate everyone, I will kill you first!"
"——Don't forget, Shadow Locke is the one who has the final say now."