The Phantom Thieves who came early have already set up stalls several kilometers long in the makeshift market.
There is an armory shop with a dazzling array of muskets, a blacksmith shop with billowing black smoke from the boiler, a potion shop with a strong smell of medicine, and a steam equipment shop.
What's more, it's a stall made of torn linen.
The streets were crowded with people, most of them dressed as adventurers armed with muskets and sharp blades.
These are members of the major Phantom Thieves groups, and you can feel the ferocious energy of desperadoes emanating from them even from a distance.
The weather is good today, the poisonous fog is not that strong, and there are some guys who are not wearing gas masks, showing the terrifying tattoos on their skin and their fierce eyes. Worn leather pants, sweaty linen shirt, smoky makeup, nose ring, dreadlocks, colorful comb hair, and a mechanical arm with exposed clockwork gears.
The heavy metal and dark punk style slowly catches the eye.
... .
"Come and see, it's a sophisticated musket, with a super long range of 300 meters, a high-precision sight, smokeless gunpowder... The wholesale price is 13,000 liso, and the minimum price is 100 pieces."
"The fire element enchanted weapon, the famous weapon [Bajir's Red Snake Scimitar], the heirloom of the Lafayette family... only costs five million liso!"
"A ton of potion ingredients are being packaged and sold. They are still hot just after the robbery. The price is thirty thousand gold crowns..."
"The most beautiful war slaves, rich business ladies, ladies of the house, female knights from the Marquis Palace... all come and see..."
"The imperial standard steam mechanical exoskeleton, the current model of the Royal Guards Corps, please come quickly..."
"..."
Along the way, the sound of hawking could be heard all the time.
A group of robbers who didn't look like serious businessmen were setting up stalls to sell goods.
Those valuable commodities were placed haphazardly on the ground, looking as chaotic as a grocery store.
The numb-looking female slaves had only a few pieces of hair covering their key parts, and were tied up with chains like animals and sold in rows on a booth. Under the stage, a group of buyers with lewd eyes were pointing and pointing.
There are sporadic sounds of gunfire from time to time, which are arms dealers in the black market selling their muskets and steam equipment.
On the open-air arena, two shirtless muscular men were fighting desperately, and the gamblers in the audience were shouting excitedly.
Of course, the most lively places are the Fengyue Tavern and gambling stalls with flirtatious men soliciting customers at the door.
Those speculators who secretly colluded with the Phantom Thieves would not give up such a good opportunity. They had already prepared wine and girls, waiting to "loot" all the gold coins in the Phantom Thieves' pockets.
These guys who lick blood from their knives are the ones most willing to spend money to enjoy indulgence.
... .
This is a chaotic, disorderly, and bloody "black market trade fair."
But when Raymond saw this, a certain emotion in his heart became increasingly unbearable.
After traveling for a year and wandering on the edge of life and death every day, this was the closest he felt to "freedom".
This is the largest "black market trade fair" in the past ten years, with probably more than 100,000 people gathered!
This was the best opportunity to escape and he had to seize it.
Of course, some old guy thought so too.
"Let's go, there's nothing good on the street. At this kind of exchange meeting, really good things are exchanged in private circles..."
"is teacher."
"..."
Pixis pretended to lead Ren around for a while, and then walked further and further into the countryside, arriving at a sake tavern called "Hyacinth Tavern".
This kind of black market trade fair and tavern without call girls is rarely visited by lecherous and alcoholic Phantom Thieves, but it is the favorite place for those arrogant potion masters to meet.
This is an upscale tavern in a remote location, perfect for some secluded things.
For example, killing people and selling goods.
... .
"Clang" The butterfly spring door is pushed open from the outside inward, and the wind chime hanging on the door rings loudly.
The first thing you see is a western cowboy-style decoration, but the difference is that there are many black pipes and valves of steam boilers in the house.
I don't know if it was because it was still early, but there were no customers in the tavern when the two Rennes came in. The bartender with a mustache at the bar was wiping the goblet repeatedly out of boredom.
Pixis, a two-star potion master, seemed to be quite famous. When the bartender saw him coming, he greeted him warmly.
"Hey~ Mr. Pisis, my old friend, we meet again!"
"Um."
Pixis nodded calmly and asked: "Boss Tom, have Joseph and the others from the Flower Snake Group been here?"
The bartender shrugged and responded: "I haven't seen you yet, Mr. Pisis. But the trade fair hasn't started yet. I think Mr. Joseph is probably still on the way..."
"oh... "
Pixis raised his eyebrows.
He was not stingy at all. He popped out a gold crown with his finger and landed it firmly on the bar. "As usual, prepare a large, quiet room for us."
This is a full ten thousand liso.
The bartender held the gold coin and beamed: "Well... It's my honor for the noble Mr. Potion Master to come to your tavern."
Listening to the conversation between the two, there didn't seem to be anything suspicious.
Ren didn't speak the whole time, but he took in the entire tavern with his peripheral vision.
He was looking for opportunities and was always on guard against sudden attacks by Pisis.
Dude, dunk, dunk.
The wooden stairs have a slight crunch when walking on them.
Renn cautiously followed Pixis upstairs, and then he discovered that there was an inconspicuous guest building in the corner not far away.
"Hey... why didn't I see any guests just now..."
He glanced.
The guests are a man and a woman.
The man was a bearded man, as burly as a bear, probably an extraordinary person in the martial arts category.
The woman has a graceful figure and wavy flaxen hair shawl, but she is wearing a semi-covering gas mask that only exposes her eyes, making her face unclear.
The two seemed to be talking about something secret. Even if you listened intently, you couldn't hear what else they were talking about.
"These two guys... are a bit suspicious."
Renn pondered something in his mind.
At this moment, everyone in the room could be an “enemy.”
After a glance, he naturally retracted his gaze and followed Pixis upstairs calmly.
He had no idea that he was observing others, and every move he made was caught in the eyes of the two people in the corner.
... .
Two outsiders suddenly came to the tavern, and a look of caution flashed across the faces of the two people in the corner.
But once he could clearly sense the strength of the person coming, his vigilance disappeared in a flash.
Extraordinaries of this level could not possibly pose any threat to them.
No matter how you look at it, they are just two guests who happened to come to the tavern.
After Ren and Ren went upstairs, the bearded man opened his mouth and said to the woman opposite: "Your Highness, let's continue talking about cooperation... The conditions can be negotiated, but I have to see your face first. Sincerity..."
The woman wearing a half-face gas mask spoke calmly and calmly, "Mr. Barzel, you should know that I have already shown your sincerity by coming here alone to talk to you."
"hey-hey... "
The strong man smiled and shrugged, his tone not concealing his praise at all, and said: "His Royal Highness Ymir is indeed the most courageous high-ranking noble I have ever seen, and he is much better than those hypocritical villains. Anyway, the Omar royal family I can’t believe it, but I decided to believe you, and we can talk about cooperation... "
Hearing this, the woman nodded calmly.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that the two humble drinkers in the corner of the tavern would be two well-known big shots in the Omar Empire.
One is the leader of the "White Wolf Phantom Thieves" [White Wolf] Basel Gustav; and the other is the eldest princess of the Omar royal family and also a top master [Frost Sword Princess] Ymir Si Pughlin!