Most of the old people living in this city are somewhat handicapped.
Either one eye is blind, or one ear is missing, or there are long scars like centipedes on the cheeks and even necks, or a certain hand is missing and an iron hook is installed on the wrist, or a certain leg becomes a stool leg.
When he spoke, he always spoke in a loud voice, opening his mouth to say "Mother," and closing his mouth to say "Your mother."
Women, even if they are not the kind of middle-aged women with dark skin and big and thick bodies, even if they look at the pretty and graceful young girls, they are all fierce and aggressive, with their eyes flying wildly, and they are full of swear words. They either carry knives or daggers on their bodies.
A flintlock gun.
Children were running around in groups in the streets and alleys.
From time to time, they would rush to a drunken pirate like a chase and fight. After a while of entanglement, the children would run away laughing amidst the drunken man's curses. When the drunkard came to his senses, he would probably find his wallet.
Already gone...
This is a pirate island.
The people living on this island, even the old, weak, women and children, have no faults.
Walking on such a street full of evil wolves, if you show a little bit of weakness and innocence, you will be stared at by countless pairs of eyes.
Fortunately, Shen Lang is not a good person now. His hands are already stained with blood, and he has even practiced a killing sword, and has the murderous intention deep into his bones.
Although compared with many old pirates who are murderous and have bloody hands, he is actually far from being a vicious person, but he is a serious practitioner after all, and he has mental power far beyond ordinary people, and he uses his mental power to actively trigger killings.
I mean, his aura can completely overwhelm some old pirates who have ten times more lives than a hundred times his own.
When he deliberately stirs up murderous intent, just a glance can make the wolves with a keen sense of smell realize that he is not easy to mess with.
Therefore, even though he looked here and there along the way, looking like a young man who was curious about everything here, no liar came to provoke him.
Even the children who were accustomed to pickpocketing drunkards and newcomers stayed away from him.
Shen Lang was naturally not interested in entertainment venues such as taverns, prostitutes, and gambling houses.
But he is very interested in those shops that claim to sell various secret books and even magic weapons.
Although both Eastern Taoism and Western witchcraft have extremely high requirements for talent, reaching the level of only one in a thousand. But Shen Lang felt that with his mental strength, there was a high probability that he would have Taoist talent.
.
Even if it's not possible now, as the level of the Demon Taming Technique becomes higher and higher and the mental power becomes stronger, it will definitely be possible in the future.
Unfortunately, he couldn't afford any secret books at all.
He walked into three shops that sold everything and asked about the price. It turned out that the prices in the three shops were the same. For any low-level spell, the price was so high that Shen Lang turned around and left.
For example, Dongtu's "Wind Shield Technique", which is not a high-level skill and is only used to train Taoist apprentices, can only summon an invisible whirlwind to surround itself and deflect the loss.
But for this kind of low-level Taoist secret technique that can't stop the warrior's close attack, let alone musket bullets, he dared to ask for twenty silver dollars.
Even the spells that are not high-level are so expensive, let alone those that are high-level.
Shen Lang, who was short of money, decisively gave up the idea of buying magic secret books and planned to approach the financial backer for investment when he returned——
If Mu Qingxue knew that he was not only a martial arts genius, but also had Taoist talent, she would definitely be quite happy to invest in him, right?
Shen Lang couldn't afford to shop in stores with guaranteed quality goods, so he simply stopped wandering around in the storefronts and focused on wandering in front of the small stalls everywhere in the streets and alleys, planning to hunt for treasures.
Although the old pirate had warned him that almost all the people setting up stalls here were scammers who specialized in tricking fools and newcomers, Shen Lang was really not afraid of being tricked.
His Dianjing pen has the ability to identify.
The "Jiaoqiao soft armor" previously seized from Zhao Mengshan was scanned and identified with a dot pen to identify its specific functions.
With a little bit of skill at hand, even if all the stalls sell fake goods, he can't be deceived.
In front of a small stall.
The old stall owner, who had sparse and gray hair and only one eye left, and showed rotten teeth when he smiled, said in a sincere tone:
"Little brother, the things in my stall are all treasures. Of course, old man, I won't cheat on you. The treasures are treasures, but they are not great treasures, they are just a little bit special...
"For example, this copper hairpin, do you think it looks like a small sword? Hey, let me tell you, it really is a sword.
"As long as you pour your inner energy into it, it can turn into a three-foot long sword, which can be used until the true energy realm!
"Although it is not a magic weapon, it can be big or small, easy to hide, and can be used as a hairpin. I don't need to say more, old man, with your wit, little brother, you will definitely be able to come up with countless ways to trick people...
"Little brother, do you still have no internal strength? It doesn't matter. You can buy this sword hairpin back first, and then you can put it to use when you develop your internal strength.
"And this ring, it's not a great treasure, it just has one special feature: you worship it for a month first, worship it every morning and dusk for as long as a stick of incense, and after a month, you wear it again,
At this time, you will become a marksman who can hit every target, whether it is a crossbow or a musket...
"Old man, I was reluctant to sell these two treasures.
"After all, when I was on the sea, I relied on these two treasures to make a living. But now that I am old, I can't eat that bowl of rice at sea. After many years of wind and waves and bloody battles, I have also accumulated a lot of hidden wounds. Every month, I need to drink medicine.
It costs a lot of money...
"I have no choice but to sell the treasure that has been with me for more than 20 years. Little brother, I think you are an honest person. If you buy it sincerely, old man, I will give you a 10% discount..."
While the stall owner was talking non-stop, Shen Lang stretched out his left hand and lightly touched a sword-shaped hairpin that was covered with mottled patina and looked old.
There was no response to the dragon-snake-shaped mark made by the "Dian Jing Pen" on the back of the hand.
Shen Lang shook his head secretly and pointed his finger at a ring covered with dark red rust.
Also no response.
After the appraisal, these two so-called treasures are pure scams. Only newbies who don't understand anything and think they are lucky enough to pick out the treasures will be deceived.
Seeing that Shen Lang was unmoved and stood up to leave, the old stall owner quickly stretched out his hand as a sign of restraint:
"Little brother, don't leave yet! You look handsome, and you have a bit of the charm of my youth. I'm selling you two treasures at 20% off! 30% off, I'll give you 30% off... 50% off! 30% off! 10% off!"
A piece of silver yuan, only ten Chu silver yuan, you can take both treasures..."
Shen Lang ignored the old liar and continued to wander between the stalls.
Stalls are set up everywhere in the streets and alleys. There are old pirates who have lost their fighting ability and can only set up stalls to cheat money. There are also pirates in their prime, taking the tattered trophies that no one wants and imitating the old scammers to deceive newcomers.
, make some extra money.
Most of the items on various stalls are carefully forged or carefully selected by scammers. Their appearance is either weird and unique, or they look quaint and old. In short, they are very deceptive.
In addition, the swindlers are all well-informed old sea dogs, and they can make up lies that are just ridiculous.
But they didn't tell any big lies.
Just like the old liar, he only said that the baby is very ordinary, not high-end goods, but it has some very practical features, so as to catch people's greed for petty gains and deceive them.
Shen Lang was said to be excited several times. If the pen had not been used for identification, and he could tell the authenticity with just a touch of his finger, he would have been cheated out of the last coin in his wallet.
I searched for treasures from stall to stall for a long time, but I didn't find anything good.
Just when Shen Lang thought that the old pirate on the Fuyuan was probably right, and that the street vendors were all scammers, he planned to end it there. When he returned to the ship to rest, the mark made by a pen on the back of his hand suddenly appeared.
A slight heat caused his eyes to involuntarily shift to a certain stall, and landed firmly on two gadgets.