"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
A carriage carried Richard and Bobo Bo Vicki away from the hotel where they were temporarily staying, and drove towards the distance. Finally, they stopped on a street in the north of the city.
With a "bang" sound, Richard jumped off the carriage and looked at the shop next to him.
Bobo Bovich jumped out of the carriage and said curiously: "What are you doing here? Aren't we going to get close to that target? Although I don't agree with getting close to the other party, but if we really want to get close, it's okay. You have to meet the other party, what’s the use of coming here?”
Richard said: "It is true to approach the other party, but there are many ways to approach. We can be more proactive, or the other party can be more proactive, or we can let the other party be more proactive. If we adopt the third method, the other party will be more proactive. It will minimize suspicion, which is also the purpose of my coming here.”
"Huh?" and Bobo Bo Vicki were still confused.
Richard didn't explain any more and walked into the shop.
In the shop, there are several huge shelves against the wall, on which are placed a dazzling array of goods, some of which are antiques, some of which are works of art, and some of which are weird spell-casting materials.
In front of the shelves is a tall counter. As if hearing a voice, a boy of sixteen or seventeen stood up from behind the counter. His appearance is slightly delicate, but his body has grown up, his Adam's apple is raised, and he has a fluffy beard at the corner of his mouth, giving him a bit more yang energy.
The young man welcomed him warmly and asked Richard: "This guest, may I ask... what do you want to buy?"
"I don't buy anything." Richard said calmly. The first sentence made the young man stunned.
"and you… "
"I want to sell something on consignment in your store." Richard said, "I've asked about it, your store has consignment business, right?"
"Yes." The young man nodded, "But we have to charge a certain percentage of remuneration."
"Of course there is no problem with this." Richard responded, "Let's take a look at the goods first."
Richard took out a small wooden box from his pocket, put it on the counter, opened it, and said: "What I want to consign is this kind of thing. It is a relatively special spell-casting material and is used by certain wizards..."
The boy looked into the wooden box and saw only some gray powder with a strange pungent sour smell, which made people subconsciously disgusted. But based on his experience, he can be sure that this is not an ordinary thing.
if that is the case…
"That's right." At this moment, Richard suddenly said again, "While consigning this thing, I have a condition. You must remember, that is..."
…
After a while, Richard and Bobo Bo Vicki handed the materials in the wooden box to the boy and walked out of the door.
The young man watched Richard and Bobo Bo Vicki board the carriage and leave with a strange expression. He looked down at the powder in the wooden box, lost in thought, and made a decision in a moment.
…
at dusk.
On a somewhat remote street in the south of the city, there is a small but exquisite courtyard located here, which is the residence of the old wizard Xiaman.
At this time, Xia Man had just finished dinner and was lying on a wicker chair with her eyes closed, enjoying the rare peace. His feet were stretched out in a basin of water, and Shi Shaer, a young man with a delicate face, was rubbing him with moderate force.
A few minutes later, Xia Man opened his eyes and slowly raised his feet.
The young man Shar understood the situation and quickly picked up a clean white cloth to dry Charman's feet. Then he handed over the soft boots and helped Charman put them on.
After doing all this, Shar raised his head and said: "Lord Charman, the carriage is ready. If you want to go out tonight, you can do it at any time."
"Not bad." Xia Man nodded and praised, very satisfied with the young man's approach. After a day of training, the pain in his body has completely disappeared, and he has gained a lot of energy, which is perfect for him to "relax".
After standing up, Xia Man took steps to walk out.
At this moment, there was a knock on the courtyard door.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Um?"
Xia Man was stunned and looked at the courtyard door.
Young Shar said very cleverly: "Master Xiaman, let me go and take a look."
"Okay." Xia Man nodded.
After receiving the consent, Shar quickly ran to the door, opened it a crack with a creaking sound, and carefully looked outside to see who it was.
The next moment, he saw another young man who was half a head taller than him appear outside the door. His expression changed instantly and his voice blurted out: "Has, why don't you guard Master Xiaman's shop well and come here?" What are you doing? Mr. Xiaman has important things to do now, so don’t disturb him."
"Hmph! You're a sycophant!" Hass, the young man outside the door, rolled his eyes at Shar and said disdainfully, "Why should I tell you something? I will report it to Lord Charman personally."
After finishing speaking, before Shar could fully open the door, the boy named Haas pushed hard, broke in, and ran quickly to the room in the courtyard.
Shar's body froze, a little afraid of Haas's rough movements, but after taking a few glances at Haas's back, he showed an angry look and quickly chased after him.
The two teenagers, one behind the other, quickly arrived in the courtyard room.
Here, when Xia Man saw Haas, he was a little surprised and asked in surprise: "Haas, what are you doing here so late? Could it be that something happened in the shop?"
"Yes, sir." Haas said quickly. As he spoke, he took out a wooden box from his arms, opened it carefully, put it on the table aside, and explained, "Sir, today, there are two weird A customer arrived at the store and said he wanted to sell a piece of goods on consignment. However, they did not set a price for the goods. They just told me that they could sell it to interested customers. In addition, I had to write down the information of the customer who bought the goods and let them contact them. .”
"It's interesting." After hearing this, Xia Man raised his eyebrows, "It sounds like the other party doesn't want to sell anything at all. The greater possibility is that the other party is not sure what his goods are and wants to find someone who knows them. It’s just people who have the information.”
"That's what I guessed too," Haas agreed.
"Then let me see what they are selling on consignment." Xia Man looked at the gray powder in the wooden box with some curiosity. After a few glances, he suddenly frowned and his eyes became serious.
After looking at it a few more times, he said "Huh" and his expression became very solemn.
"This material is extraordinary." Xia Man frowned deeply, "I can feel the weak energy fluctuations inside. It is indeed a casting material used by powerful wizards. And it is not an ordinary casting material, because the energy fluctuations are very strong. It’s cold…”
Charman kept talking to himself.