The Voyage of Exchange——Rebirth from the Dead Chapter 24: Paliweiqi
"I heard that something happened recently at the nearby shipyard. Have you heard about what happened?" Sophia asked.
"Miss, you're not here to play, are you?" The croupier smiled. Sofia had been observing his expression before, and now she was trying to judge the direction of his mental activity... She thought that the other party was probably holding a baby in his arms at this time.
He said this in a joking manner.
"Yes." Sofia nodded and was not embarrassed. "Part of the reason is that I want to come and have fun, but I heard that you have news related to those incidents, so I wanted to inquire about it by the way."
"Although I don't know what the incident is that Miss wants to inquire about, it is obvious that you always find the wrong people to talk to at the wrong time. It should be said that you cannot read the atmosphere or have no common sense." Sofia realized this.
What the red-haired guy meant by this was that he didn't know what happened in the shipyard. If the croupier didn't know what happened in the shipyard, then probably all ordinary people didn't know.
What Sofia said to the man there before was completely just Sofia's wishful thinking. Facts have proved that ordinary people are hardly bothered by such things.
Except for the unlucky victims, their families or friends, the public has no way of knowing that this incident occurred.
"Okay," Sophia put her finger on her chin and tilted her head. "Then let's talk about it next time when we have a chance. Maybe we can come and learn how to play the sandbox game when we have time. Oh, by the way, where is the address of the Dragon's Breath Crucible?
Woolen cloth?"
This is not something that cannot be said. The dealer told Sophia the exact location of the Dragon's Breath Crucible, which is a street intersection with a lot of people in the uptown area.
"Apart from you, is there any other place where I can play this sandbox game? And I can also participate in the competition." Sophia asked.
"A large casino in a city with more than 10,000 people is enough. At least one is allocated." The croupier was quite proud when he said this. It seems that Se'an is also a big city in the Principality of Cyrus.
"In that case, Uptown is not that close to here. Isn't there a large casino in Uptown? The proprietress of Dragon's Breath Crucible came here specially to hold a formal competition." Sophia asked doubtfully.
"Maybe there is a conflict with the gamblers or casino staff in the uptown area, or maybe there are not enough tables there." The dealer said he was unclear.
"Is that so? It's been a long time since she came to compete with you. Speaking of which, when is the competition date? Is there any competition process that you can introduce?"
The dealer held out two fingers and answered the second question: "The process is the normal process. The dates are the sixth and seventh days of each week, but occasionally there will be overtime."
Sofia thought for a while and said: "According to what you said, today seems not to be an ordinary competition date."
"There are only so many hours in a day. Isn't it normal to have two extra hours?" Good guy, such a good guy. It's unexpected that there are such extra hours.
"That's right, I just didn't expect the overtime of the game to be so long. Also, do you know any places suitable for female guests to drink?" Sofia wanted to find out where Nina might go.
"If you are asking about a place where you need to show off, then with all due respect, it is not appropriate for women to go drinking alone." It seems that this is the same in the Empire, the Alliance Kingdom, and the Principality.
"I mean a place that is cleaner, or where no one is disturbed, or a place that provides a separate space for drinking." Sofia corrected her mistake, and then the dealer told her the names of several high-end hotels in the uptown area.
"Thank you. Oh, by the way, if you want to learn that sandbox game, how many rule books do you need to learn to get started?" There were probably more than thirty rule books for sandbox games that Sofia had seen before. Due to the different thicknesses,
She just glanced at it and wasn't sure.
"Basically all." The dealer started cutting the cards again.
Sofia didn't say thank you and left directly. When passing by the lobby, she looked at the situation on the sandbox game. The number of people watching the game had almost remained the same, and then she walked out of the casino. She was still at the door looking at the situation on the street.
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Today the moon was covered by thick clouds, and the sky was so dark that it was impossible to tell the approximate time. The casino was also quite noisy, so Sofia couldn't estimate the specific time. She paused briefly and scanned the street. Compared with the time she came out of the hotel,
At that time, there were many fewer workers on the road now, and there were no other occupations other than workers.
Since there were not many people, Sophia planned to quickly go outside the shipyard to take a look. She also focused on the sensor, paying attention to whether there was anyone approaching or other emergencies. She moved at high speed on the edge of the road, because the speed was too high.
It was almost impossible to see clearly, which caused many workers to be surprised and even yelled.
Fortunately, high-level adventurers have very strong senses, and their nerve reflexes are very fast. They only need to adapt to situations without accidents. Soon, Sophia suddenly appeared outside the huge wooden building in a way that attracted the attention of others.
Stop, that's obviously the shipyard.
The workers who had just gotten off work began to whisper in groups, and some quickly left as they did not want to cause trouble. The workers in front were still walking out of the giant wooden building, which must be the gate of the shipyard.
Sofia ignored all the eyes and walked towards the door. At this moment, a tall and thin man wearing a black robe with gold thread walked out of the door quickly and said to Sofia straightly. "Excuse me, what do you do for me?"
?I am also one of the leaders of this city, and I have never heard of such a powerful woman in the city." This person was very alert.
"Um...Hello." Sophia showed a faint smile, raised her right hand and waved to show friendship. "I am a new explorer."
The tall and thin man was unmoved. "Can you show me your explorer ID?"
Sofia looked for it, took out the document given by the Explorers Association when she registered it, and handed it over. "Here. May I ask who you are...? My name is Sofia. I am here mainly to seek help from the shipyard to repair our ship. In addition,
, let’s see if there’s any chance to make some extra money.” She secretly observed the man’s appearance and judged the quality of the things on his body.
When Sophia approached, the tall and thin man tensed up and took the letter. While reading, he continued to use his peripheral vision to be wary of Sophia's actions. "Even an explorer who has been famous for a long time does not have such speed. He has just registered.
It's too suspicious." Then he was silent for a while.
"Pali Weiqi." He said his name coldly, or was it his surname? "If we talk about maintenance, I will monitor the conversation between you and the shipyard's appraiser."
Parliwick did not answer the latter question, and stared at Sophia more suspiciously, as if looking at a suspect. His robe was made of very high-end materials, but apart from the robe, he could only see a dark yellow inlay.
The silver ring with precious stones may be magic equipment, and the rest of the outfit is just ordinary clothes.
"Okay, Mr. Parrywich, you can ask the association for the specific reason. This is my first time coming to you. It's not surprising that you don't know me." Sofia used her right hand to lift the hair hanging down on the right side.
Behind the ear, he continued: "Except for maintenance, you said you are one of the people in charge of the city, so I would like to know if you are willing to hire some people to help solve the recent multiple homicides in your city?"
Just when Sophia said the first half of the word "homicide", Parrywitch clenched his fist. The second half of the word "homicide" was silent. Then he loosened his fist, and the girl was able to say the rest.
Finished speaking a few words.
"I..." Sophia noticed this and looked at Parryweitch. He looked very unhappy and grabbed Sophia's hand regardless of etiquette, intending to pull her into the shipyard.
If Sofia didn't cooperate with Parliwitch, Parliwitch would probably be dragged to stagger. The hand holding Sofia was very soft and delicate, not like a man's hand, and it also didn't have much muscle strength beyond that of a mortal.
[Ah, he needs to exercise more.] Sophia was still thinking about it, completely forgetting that her strength a few years ago was about the same as that of ordinary people.
Under more intensive gazes, the two quickly passed through several brightly lit passages. Parliwicz opened a door, which was a dark room. At this moment, Sophia felt much weaker.
"Well..." Sophia looked at the room. This room was a utility room. There were all kinds of scrap iron bars piled up in the crates. She looked at Parry Welch again. "Now, can we have a good talk?
?" In fact, she is now at her weakest when she is unable to cast spells and has been deprived of part of her strength. Although she is still a young girl, she is much more courageous than before.
It was also at this moment that the tall and lanky girl turned into a blonde girl who was shorter than Sophia. Her clothes also changed a lot and became very revealing, with her thighs and navel covered in white. "Are you an idiot? You want to cause panic?"
"Huh?" Sophia tilted her head with a puzzled expression, completely unaware that she lacked a lot of common sense. "I feel like I've been told this a lot lately, but it's not a big problem." Her face changed from confused to indifferent.
"Rather than this, I'm more curious about your situation." Sophia shifted her interest to her transformation ability.
"I am correcting my statement. You are stupider than an idiot, but you are still a magician." Parivitch said angrily.
"Well, after all, I think I only use my brain for some things, and I'm too lazy to use my brain for other things. Let's get back to business, after all, it's not too early." Sophia stretched, but unfortunately
The beautiful figure on display can only be seen by the blond girl in front of her. "So, um... Miss Parliwick, can you tell me now?"
"Hmph, the possibility of being so stupid as a culprit is almost zero, but I have the power to be close to a sword master, so it's not completely useless. I'll reluctantly let you, a country bumpkin, help me, and I'll give you one-tenth of the commission gold.