The black market, as the name suggests, is a market hidden in the dark, which is different from the dock area where Woody has been, which is open and open on the street.
The market here sells items prohibited by the local council.
For example, human corpses, dirt from theft and robbery, and slaves.
The former is a felony in any city, while the latter itself is the original intention of the birth of the black market.
Under the light of the law, shadows must be born.
By the time Woody and Angelina were about to arrive at the entrance to the so-called black market, it was already nine o'clock in the morning, and the nascent sunshine had left its mark on every brick and tile in this coastal city.
The two walked out of the dark alley, and Woody found themselves in the middle of a wider road in the slums. At this moment, Angelina exited the alley and continued to move to the left.
Three minutes later.
"We're here." Angelina pointed to the tavern directly opposite and said softly,
"The black market is down there."
At the entrance of the tavern and on both sides of the street, a group of people who were probably ruffians gathered, and some of them had already looked at them.
Woody ignored those glances, but followed Angelina's gesture and saw the weather-beaten sign above the door of the tavern, which read "Iron Hook Tavern."
Under the scrutiny of the gangsters at the door, Woody and Angelina Shi Shiran pushed open the shutter door of the pub.
Open the curtain.
Because it was daytime, there were not many people inside, but the tavern still thoughtfully lit candles throughout the room, and the fire in the fireplace was never extinguished.
"Angelina, long time no see, what would you like to have this time? Whiskey or rum?"
The two of them walked to the bar. The young bartender seemed to recognize Angelina, and took the initiative to put down the cup in his hand and came over to ask.
However, his eyes were directed at the young man standing behind her. In addition to wearing a hunting suit and carrying two swords on his back, what was even more eye-catching was that his eyes were covered by ribbons, and he seemed to be blind.
The blind swordsman... is not someone easy to mess with, and there seems to be no such person in the slums.
The bartender was observing Woody, and Woody was naturally observing him.
This bartender is a professional with at least three levels, and is most likely a rogue. In addition to his fast hands when washing cups, the outline of the dagger on his waist and his subconscious habit of hiding in the shadows also give him away.
he.
"I want to go to the wine cellar and choose it in person, is that okay?"
Without raising her head, Angelina used her only hand to take out four silver coins and pushed them to the young bartender opposite.
The bartender was a little surprised, but he accepted it with a smile and said naturally.
"Of course. We have recently launched several new flavors of wine. I forgot to put them on the menu. Please come over here." He came out of the bar and gestured to lead the two of them forward.
Angelina took the lead.
Woody followed behind her without saying a word.
No matter where the black market is, it is definitely not easy to find, which is why Woody gave up the plan of looking for the black market at the beginning and went directly to the market to try his luck.
Soon, the two passed through the backstage of the bar, the corridor, and then passed through a ten-meter-long dark alley. Then they arrived in front of a warehouse door. When they opened the door, they were filled with the mellow smell of alcohol.
But obviously Angelina's purpose was not this, and Woody naturally knew the trick.
Therefore, it was not surprising to see the bartender open a vertical wooden wine barrel, revealing a wooden staircase that you can bend down and lower your head.
He has been to the intersection of the underground black market in the sewers, let alone a wine storage warehouse as a cover.
Woody still followed Angelina's steps. The wooden stairs were very high, and he probably walked hundreds of steps before reaching the bottom.
At this moment, Angelena skillfully took out an unlit torch from behind the stairs, and then used the firelight on the wall to light the torch in her hand.
"Follow closely, there are many side roads here." She turned to Woody and said.
The vision given by the demon hunter can make Woody feel that this is a pure natural cave. There are even stalactites in the dome, the ground is made of rocks, and the walls are a little damp because of the coast. There is even a little bit of sea in the soil.
Fishy smell.
Hearing Angelina's words, he nodded noncommittally.
He is now curious about whether this cave will be related to the future collapse. If a mage puts a fireball here, will it be earlier...
"Yes, this is actually under the inland river. The black market we went to is actually under the dock area."
Angelina noticed that Woody liked to look up at the top and thought he saw something, so she started to explain to Woody. Now her mind was very confused and she needed to say something to curb her random thoughts.
"This underground black market has been around since Palermo was founded."
"However, since it is an underground cave, extending in all directions, with both water and land routes, no matter how many city guards come, they cannot surround this place."
"It's not like those gentlemen in the council haven't thought about destroying this place. After all, they can't collect the taxes here."
"You know, last time..."
The not-so-long journey was slowly shortened by the monk girl's complaints. Woody followed Angelina through several corners and drilled into a seemingly impossible crack. As the tops of the rock walls on both sides
The width suddenly increased.
Woody found himself in a huge cave hall. His position was halfway up the cave wall. Looking down from here, he could have an unobstructed view of the hall.
The most eye-catching thing is the giant lake that occupies two-thirds of the area of the cave hall and the underground waterfall that continuously washes down the fissures above. It is hard to imagine that you can see this kind of scenery underground.
The black market is located on the shore of the lake. When Woody went down here, tents and stalls of different sizes were filled with the river bed. Woody even saw a two-story wooden house sitting on the lakeside with orange lights in the windows.
The yellow fire seemed to be a tavern.
"Let's go!"
Angelena couldn't wait any longer. Before, she had to pay attention to every turn of the road for fear of taking the wrong turn if she wasn't careful. Now that she was in the black market, she naturally couldn't wait any longer.
She wanted to find out the news about Lin from the wizard here.
Woody naturally had no objection.
The two of them quickly came down from the mountainside. Angelina seemed to be a familiar face here, and most of the eyes she cast on her were pity and pity for her hand.
And Woody also knew how she raised four children in the slums, and the first store Angelina went to was actually a seafood shop specializing in selling all kinds of fish.
Most of the fish above are not fish that ordinary fishermen can catch, such as sharks and giant toothfish. There are even sea dragon trout that are specially bred in the Palermo fishery to be sold to nobles. This is open to the market.
One of eight banned fish species.
It is said that eating this fish can enhance human body and strength.
Therefore, the price has remained high, and since it is a specialty of Alor Bay, some people without channels will choose to try their luck on the black market.
And what Angelena did was to use her unique perception as a monk to go to the fishing ground of Alor Bay, which is prohibited by the nobles, and secretly catch the poachers who cherished the fish stocks.
She doesn't want to work hard for anyone to get what she wants.
She wants to use her own efforts to move into the inner city of Palermo, which is the commercial and civilian area.
Unfortunately, not long after she made money with her senses, she collapsed and sank in the sand. On the sea, she encountered a ferocious predator swimming around and took one of her hands away.
Angelena seemed to have gone there to collect an account. Her goods were sold at this fish shop. Now that so many days have passed, it was time to settle the accounts for her.
However, it was quite difficult to collect the debt. The middle-aged man, who was tall and round-waisted, seemed to want to default on the debt.
He bullied Angelina that she only had one hand and could not fish.
He said helplessly.
"Angelina, I told you, we really only sold so many. I know it's not easy for you, but that's all!"
"Drewson, do you think I will believe it?"
Angelina looked at the fish shop owner and spoke decisively, with uncontrollable disgust in her eyes.
He kept the price very low, saying that the fish she sent were all considered stinky fish and sold at a very low price. Bai Long didn't believe this lie.
All the fish she caught were sold out before evening.
"But it's true, Angelina, countless people can testify for me!"
And Drewson naturally looked aggrieved and muttered.
Of course he did it on purpose. After he knew that something happened to the monk girl, he had already found someone to put on a show. Just for today's scene, even if he went to the black market management office, he wouldn't be lying.
Angelina couldn't help but feel angry when she saw him being so shameless.
If it weren't for Lin's whereabouts, she would have been tempted to take action.
…
But at this moment, a blindfolded young man carrying a long sword walked into the fish vendor's shop. He did not make a sound, but looked left and right at the fish pond dug on the ground and wall, and even
He stretched out his hands, seeming very interested.
Drewson seemed to be impatient with Angelena, and reminded the young man who came in angrily.
"Guest, please don't touch it. There are sharks inside! I won't be responsible if you get bitten later!"
Sometimes a shark is more valuable alive than dead. Whether it is a snack used to bribe a bronze dragon or used to please the marine races in the sea, such as the sahuagin, it is a good trade item.
Before going out to sea, many merchant ships will even buy and raise a few sharks for emergencies. As for fishing in the sea, use ready-made ones. If you are not sure who this sea area belongs to, it is best not to fish indiscriminately, otherwise
If a bronze dragon angrily accuses you of stealing its property, trying to appease its anger is not something a shark can do.
On the Thousand Sail Sea, there are enough unlucky people like this that it can make your ears feel numb.
But what Drewson didn't expect was that the boy remained unmoved and continued to stir the fish pond with his hands, as if playing with a young child.
Just when Drewson was about to avoid Angelina in front of him and stop the young man's dangerous actions.
I saw a huge and ferocious white tip shark jumping out of the water. However, it did not attack the boy who disturbed its tranquility. Instead, like a flying fish, it leapt to the fish pond next door. Soon, a stream of blood emerged from the turbid water.
"My fish!"
Seeing the shark running to other fish ponds, the fish shop owner subconsciously wanted to grab a net to catch it, but when he heard what the strange boy said, he immediately stopped.
"Angelina, how long do you have? I'm tired of waiting outside. The little guy here is quite cute."
The voice was not loud but very clear, but for Drewson's most demonic whisper, it was like falling into an ice cave, and he knew where he was wrong.
Put down the copy net immediately.
He turned around and ran to the front desk and started to hurriedly take out the money.
Faced with the surprised look from Angelina.
Woody stood up helplessly.
It seemed that the game was about to end, and I originally thought he could play for a while longer.
