Although the items in the shops are generally more expensive than those sold at street stalls outside, they are still worth the money.
For example, the store that Ren entered had plants and test tubes painted on the sign outside the door. It was a pharmacy and material store.
Although the place is small, it does have some real materials.
Among the several translucent glass counters, there were many extraordinary materials that caught Ren's eye, as well as things he needed.
"Guest, what do you need?" the boss asked.
This is a thin man with a slightly hoarse voice, wearing a shabby gray jacket, holding a bamboo pipe, and is puffing away smoke.
'A [Dark Wizard] professional, at least a master level.'
Ren looked at him a few times. He looked very young, but his aura was a bit rotten. He was definitely not young.
"I need some materials, as well as [Blessing Potion], [Soul-Condensing Demonic Liquid], [Awakening Potion] and other magic potions. Take a look..." Renn handed over a prepared letter.
There are some materials and magic potions written on it that can enhance mental power, or protect against the erosion of spiritual bodies, or can purify mental pollution, or restrain resentful souls.
"Yellow Spring Flower Essential Oil, Ice Soul Dew, Nine Soul Leaves, Netherworld Grass..."
The young store manager took it and his delicate face lit up: "Big business!"
There was a warm smile on his face: "The materials you have above... I basically have some here, but the price is very expensive!"
Speaking of this, the young store manager looked a little hesitant.
Since Ren was currently shrouded in a black robe, and the aura of the stars had the effect of masking his aura, he could not determine his rank.
'Can this person afford these things?'
The shop owner expressed doubts and had no choice. The black market was a mixed bag. Many times after he took out the items, the customers simply couldn't put out enough money, which was a waste of time.
"well……"
Ren sighed, revealing a breath of a fourth-level transcendent.
"It turns out he's a master demon hunter. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." The young store manager was stunned for a moment, and his smile became much more enthusiastic.
Ren reluctantly took out a stack of banknotes again: "How is it? Is it enough?"
He doesn't have much money left, less than 4,000 gold coins at full count, and this includes living expenses for the next few months and the pocket money of King Da Mao.
"That's enough, please wait!"
After a slight calculation of the figures, the young shop owner smiled with satisfaction.
He quickly gathered materials from the counter in the store and the warehouse.
"Two bottles of blessing potion, a total of 380 gold coins; five Nine Soul Leaves, 100 gold coins; 50g of Ice Soul Dew, 80 gold coins..."
The shopkeeper quoted the price quickly, which made Ren's heart bleed.
At the end, the young shopkeeper said with a smile:
"Guest, I can only gather so much of the materials you need here...Others, unfortunately, they are relatively rare, and someone has purchased a lot of them before.
Don't be too expensive, these things are in short supply recently, and I dare say they are not available in other stores at this time, except for the witch on the east side..."
"Forget it... let's leave it at that for now. How much is the total?" Renn took out the banknote with great pain and started to check out.
The prices of these things have obviously increased, and it’s self-evident why.
"Sure enough, I'm glad, I'll give you 12,800 silver coins (1,280 gold coins)!" The young shop owner put away the money ticket with a smile.
"Boss, do you know where I can buy high-end masks?" Ren asked. He didn't want to deal with witches.
The original "Red Witch" Claire left a deep impression on him, but it wasn't that she was afraid of her. The key was that he felt a little uncomfortable after killing her.
"It's not easy to make high-end masks... I'm afraid only the witch on the easternmost side can make them. She doesn't have a good temper."
The young-looking store manager looked slightly solemn, and then reminded in a low voice:
"It's rare to meet such a cheerful customer like you. Let me remind you, it doesn't matter if the business doesn't work out. Don't mess with that woman!"
oh?
Renn's heart moved slightly. Both the store manager and the scholar Dennis seemed to be very afraid of the witch, which made him a little curious.
Even Dennis, who has joined the Natural School, is afraid of him. At the very least, he is a fourth-level [Scarlet Witch].
"I see!"
Ren didn't answer whether he would go or not, and left the store with the suitcase given to him for free by the owner.
I wandered around the black market again.
He regretfully discovered that, just as the previous shopkeeper said, the items on the material list were not only not available in the other shop, but also in other stores.
'It seems that someone or a powerful force is deliberately acquiring and storing these materials.'
Renn thought in his mind that it was obvious that someone or some forces were already preparing for the second impact.
Maybe the Witcher Association is also preparing, but they haven't made the news public yet.
At the end, he passed through the diffuse gray fog and arrived at the easternmost location of the underground black market.
There are no people here. In the gray mist, there is a building made of rubble, covered with vines, and many strange plants planted around it.
"This... rich man." Renn took a breath.
Not to mention the dozens of thriving moon spirit vines on the building.
In a fence not far from the ground, growing in the dark mud was a netherworld grass with branches and leaves that looked like rust.
In the earthen pots placed on both sides, there are Nine Soul Leaves with strange human-head-shaped smoke lingering, and Huangquan Flowers whose petals emit purple light and are full of gorgeous death beauty...
There are many kinds and the quantity is not small.
Ren estimated that after all these were sold, they should be worth 20,000 to 30,000 gold coins, and these were just placed outside the store.
'Rich rich...and if you just leave it like this, aren't you afraid of being stolen?'
Just as Ren thought this, a huge black python crawled out of the shadows.
Hiss~
A pair of dark snake eyes flashed with a heart-stopping light, spitting out purple snake letters, and the snake scales were as black as ink, glowing with a coquettish sheen.
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A cold, damp breath hit my face, and the ruthless gaze of a cold-blooded animal made my scalp numb.
A king-level beast (equivalent to the fourth level of a human being), an adult black abyss python.
"hehe."
Ren chuckled and finally understood why so few customers dared to come to this area.
This terrifying big guy is guarding the door. Several people dare to come here to buy things, even though this tamed black abyss python will not actively attack customers.
This alien giant python in front of me is difficult for master-level extraordinary people to deal with, and it is enough to threaten ordinary temple-level experts.
"A little snake."
Ignoring the gaze of the black abyss python, Renn walked into the shop calmly.
It's not that he's bragging, but if there's a fight - he can make snake soup tonight.
Inside the store, there is a large space with a purple glass lantern hanging above it.
There are rows of sealed glass tubes containing potions on four long glass counters, and there are two wooden counters on both sides of the wall with many drawers.
[Blessing Potion], [Soul-Condensing Demonic Liquid], [Awakening Potion]...these are magic potions that are specially designed to enhance mental power, or prevent spiritual body erosion, can purify mental pollution, and can restrain resentful souls.
Coupled with the things outside, it is not difficult to imagine that the owner of this store is not only well-informed, but also very generous.
"Welcome, people in the mist, whose destiny is empty."
Wearing a black silk robe and holding a crystal ball in one delicate hand, the witch sitting on the chair stood up and smiled brightly at Ren.
"It's you, Josefina." Ren was startled. Although he was a little surprised, this was what he expected.
"Little brother, long time no see. Sister misses you very much." The witch Josephina put down the crystal ball in her hand.
She walked up to Ren in a charming manner, caressed his cheek with a pair of white hands, and smiled like a flower.
Those purple eyes are beautiful and deep, and the undulating body curves can be vaguely seen under the robe, as well as the mysterious fragrance exuding from the body, which makes people endlessly daydream.
Strip her naked...Fuck her!
Ren couldn't help but have this thought in his mind, his blood and energy were agitated, and his body had some reaction.
"Hey, witch, what do you mean?"
After slapping her hand away, Ren quickly took a few steps back. A layer of starlight spread to the surface of his body. He felt refreshed and got rid of some influence.
His needs are a bit strong, but he can often go to Kesha for trysts and be completely released.
Therefore, Ren's determination is not bad now, and he will not lose his composure when faced with the temptations of women such as Shirley and Candice.
"Gee, it's so easy to get rid of the influence of the 'fascination fragrance' around you, which makes my sister feel very embarrassed.
Last time, a fourth-level paladin from a certain church hugged a stone pillar and fucked her with a satisfied expression... He thought he was sleeping with the goddess of light."
Witch Josephina's delicate body trembled slightly and she pursed her lips and smiled.
"Is the famous nightmare witch so evil?"
Ren's face darkened as he almost made a fool of himself. If he didn't think he couldn't beat her, he would have wanted to draw a knife and chop this woman.
"Young people are so violent that they want to kill people at every turn, shouting to kill the whole family, etc. This is all caused by a lack of love and education, or they have never been in jail or stabbed."
Josefina shook her head.
She moved her fingers, and a purple stream of light flashed, and several portions of [Blessing Potion], [Soul-Condensing Potion], [Awakening Potion] and other potions flew into Ren's hand.
"What does it mean?"
Subconsciously taking over a dozen potions flying towards her, Ren was confused. He couldn't keep up with her rhythm.
Josefina, wearing a black robe, took a few steps forward.
Her sexy red lips were close to his ear, and she exhaled like a blue breath: "I apologize for what happened just now. Are you satisfied now? My sister is so beautiful, you must not be willing to hurt me, right?"
"This is a good feeling." Renn put the things away directly.
"Little brother, do you still want it? I have more, and I can give them to you for free." The witch's voice was charming and seductive.
It turns out that what was just bait... Ren's face remained unchanged and he asked in a calm voice: "Tell me, what do you want?"
He doesn't believe there is a free lunch in the world.
"It's nothing, I just hope that if someone bullies me in the future, you can help me once." Josefina said pitifully.
"Is there anyone else who can bully you?" Ren rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "It would be great if you don't bully others."
"Little brother, you don't understand. Not long ago, a man named Gonzalez bullied my sister. He was brutal, rude, graceless, and showed no mercy at all!"
"With my little arms and legs, you don't think I can help you regain your position, do you?" Ren's face twitched, feeling that he had been fooled.
If he can beat Gonzalez, why does he need to come here?
"It's not possible now, but it won't be possible in the future. Marcello shouldn't have died...but he met you, and now there is grass growing on his grave."
The witch's sexy red lips almost touched Ren's ears.
‘Should Marcelo’s life have been cut off?’
Ren's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this, but his face remained calm.
"Little brother, I don't want much. As long as you promise to do me a favor in the future, don't worry, I won't make you feel embarrassed... everything here will be yours."
"Let's talk about this later... I want to buy a high-end mask here, and the requirements must be..." Renn didn't want to talk about these topics anymore.
He knew that the fifth-level [Holy Sacrifice Witch] in front of him, who was proficient in divination and divination, had probably discovered some "abnormalities" in him and had been paying attention to him.
Wherever you walk, there are bound to be traces.
This is actually the fault of "Gardener No. 404". When he first came to this world, the broken machine was shut down, and there was no way to cover up the "abnormality" for him.
This made him very afraid and decided to have less contact with this woman in the future.
"Of course it's no problem, but it's very expensive." Witch Josephina said with a sweet smile and didn't ask any further questions.
He was a very interesting young man, and she didn't want to scare him away.
"How much?"
"I'll give you a friendly price, 1,500 gold coins."
"So expensive?"
Ren frowned. It was just a mask, but it actually cost thousands of gold coins. The witch saw this and snorted:
"What do you know, based on your request, this is already very cheap!"
"All right."
"Okay, let me touch it."
Witch Josephina raised the corners of her mouth slightly, stretched out her small hands, and stroked Ren's cheeks, her white and smooth palms tracing every inch of skin on his face.
While touching her, she was snickering, as if she was teasing him.
"Hey, are you sure you're not taking advantage of me?" This situation made Ren somewhat embarrassed.
"Humph, I didn't say anything. Why are you so pretentious as a man?"
The witch raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but give him a blank look.
Three minutes later, the "measurement" of Renn was completed, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The witch in black robe walked to a counter and reached out to press a crescent mark on the counter.
Kaka~
There was a sound on the wall, the runes flickered, and the counter moved to both sides, revealing a deep corridor.
"Come with me." The witch Josephina stepped forward.
Renn hesitated for a moment and did not move. To be honest, he was very afraid of this witch.
"Nightmare Witch" Josephina, a native of St. Joan, is said to be one of the leaders of the Twilight Witches and a big figure in the underground world. She has been famous for nearly 200 years.
"Why, you are a man, are you still afraid that I will imprison and train you?"
The witch Josephina pouted, dissatisfied with the "distrust" shown by Ren. She was so generous, beautiful, gentle and kind... but the other party was actually guarding against him.
'Old woman, do we know each other very well?'
Ren complained in his heart and subconsciously touched a pendant on his chest.
The pendant was hidden in his clothes. It was in the shape of a sword and was only the size of a little finger. It was made of something like gold but not gold, and something like wood but not wood... This was something that the Valkyrie left for him to save his life.
After knowing that he was in danger in the Demon Realm, Kesha gave him the pendant.
Ren couldn't refuse even if he wanted to, unless he didn't want to climb into her bed.
With this trump card and his magic knife that can penetrate space and teleport... Ren was about to lift his leg when the witch said impatiently:
"What are you afraid of? This is just a puppet of mine! You and Michelle have both killed the clone of the Demon Lord, can this puppet of mine still eat you?"
I see.
No wonder the threat she gave was not as strong as that of Wade and Lucy... Renn's heart moved and he was sure that she was not lying.
If it were her true identity, a person with a sensitive identity like the witch Josephina might not dare to open a shop in the underground black market of Melova City without concealing her identity.
Da da da~
Walking in the darkness, Renn followed the witch into her secret room.
This place is much spookier than Dennis's laboratory.
The lamps on the wall burned with strange green flames.
On a clean white experimental table, there are regular items such as alcohol lamps, distilling bottles, droppers, tweezers, and various plant materials. This is quite normal.
There are more abnormal things.
A small snow-white tree is planted on the left. Its branches are like skeletons and bones. There are no leaves on them, but they bear white and tender fruits.
The flowers with blood-like buds in the pool, the black mushrooms growing on a werewolf corpse, the palm-shaped plants shaking constantly in a black box... these all opened Ren's eyes.
In the glass container on the side, there are all kinds of strange things inside.
Creatures with human faces and animal bodies and snake scales; a green ghost; countless swimming things that look like black hair; colorful, deformed fish with two heads...
"Just stand aside."
Looking at Ren who was looking around like a curious baby, the witch Josephina said with a chuckle.
She came to the experimental table and took out several materials from the counter next to it.
I set up a crucible, poured in several ingredients, and started stirring and boiling.
At the same time, she began to draw a rune circle around the crucible using the blood of the two-tailed grimace lizard.
And added the powder made from the petals of Huang Quan at several nodes, and carefully dripped some Netherworld Grass juice.
"Ah, the evil spirit lingering in the darkness, please listen to my call..."
Next, Josephina spoke in natural language, but her accent was extremely weird, with a hissing sound, like a python hissing.
It was simply noise pollution... Renne almost didn't hear what she was reading.
"In the name of Pavla Al Josefina!"
"Summon your advent!"
"Use the blood of your favorite creature to forge the road back... The fragrance of the underworld flower, the trajectory of the netherworld grass, and the call of your companions will be the signposts for your progress!"
The witch's voice gradually became louder, and Ren's eyes moved slightly.
What is going on at this time is a ceremony to summon spiritual creatures!
With his senses fully activated, Renne immediately felt the change in his breath.
There were ripples in the dark void, and a strange spiritual creature that looked like a long green insect with a human face on its head appeared. It stretched out half of its body, glanced at the two people, and then shrank its body.
Buzz~
The rune formation on the experimental platform flashed with light, and despite a struggle, its body was still pulled out.
The Grimaceous Insect stared at Ren and Josefina, its distorted human face suddenly widened its eyes with a fierce look.
