Greybeard, a smuggler who wanders between Augu City and Qianliu Island, is only a junior warrior and has no aristocratic background.
But his advantage is that he can always seize opportunities, just as he gave up his original position as captain of the mercenary group and started this shady business.
He is the largest supplier in the black market of Augu City, and is a partner of countless shops in Bad Corner Alley. Everyone knows the name of Greybeard, including the Prime Minister and King Augu.
Wherever there are people, there will be business, and there are thousands of types of business. No one wants to kill Greybeard, because if one dies, more may appear.
Therefore, with everyone's acquiescence, he traveled back and forth to Aogu City all year round, bringing some treasures today and leaving tomorrow with gold coins on his back.
But no one knows where his home is, and no one has seen his family. This is Graybeard’s bottom line and an invisible condition.
The scarred-faced man Rikka killed before was just one of his distribution points in Ogu City. He didn't care who the master was, he only cared about getting paid.
On this day, Graybeard was sitting at the dining table, drinking the broth brought by his wife, while instructing his only son in swordsmanship. His son was far more talented than his father, and had reached the level of a junior warrior at a young age. "Godin City is urging me again. It seems that I have to go to the Royal City again. Isn't this a hassle." Graybeard threw the letter into the fire and complained.
"I said you should have quit a long time ago. How long are you going to do this kind of business? Don't think about me, but also think about your son." His wife filled the wine glass for him and replied with an unhappy look.
"Hey, are you missing me? I will be back in ten days, and we should have a daughter." Gray Beard said with a silly smile while picking his nose.
"I miss you, you big-headed ghost. Go and come back early, and then ask the city lord if we can turn down this job." The wife's face turned red, but then she got up and walked outside the house.
Four days later, Graybeard came to Aogu City after a long journey, and entered smoothly under the temptation of a few gold coins. At this time, the sky was already dark, Graybeard thought for a while, and walked straight towards the black market.
Old habits, old ways, Graybeard doesn't know what the items delivered this time are, but it does not affect his transactions and collection of money.
Although the lantern in front is still dim, as long as you throw the things into the courtyard, you can quickly return to Qianliu Island.
However, just as he was about to arrive, a person suddenly appeared next to him. To be precise, he was a human-like creature.
Dark...Dark Elf? Graybeard has been wandering around the ancient continent all year round, so he naturally knows this terrible alien race. They are famous for their cruelty and take pleasure in blood.
Poof! The dust mist bomb on his waist burst instantly. This was a life-saving thing he bought from a goblin merchant, which cost him a full forty gold coins.
The ball was instantly dented, and ten square meters of smoke came quietly. Graybeard dove into a dark alley and hid himself in a trash can.
And this trash can is where Boom and Rikka stayed for many days. Fate is really something that cannot be explained.
Time passed by minute by second, and everything was quiet, as if the dark elf had long since escaped. Gray Beard now only hopes that the morning light will come soon, so that he can leave this place of right and wrong.
He didn't know the dark elf, and he didn't know why he appeared in the black market of the royal city. But many years of smuggling experience told him that such unwarranted surprises are mostly disasters.
That's why he acted like this, preferring to misunderstand 10,000 strangers rather than exposing a potential danger. This is his biggest reliance, or capital, in surviving until now.
The trash can is perhaps the most dirty place after the sewage ditch. Gray Beard frowned, enduring the crowd of bedbugs while thinking about his wife and son.
"Perhaps it's time to stop. Those boxes of gold coins are enough to last for several lifetimes. My son is getting older and my wife is praying for me at home." Gray Beard grinned, with a hint of pride in his heart.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the alley. The person who came was none other than the dark elf, like a ghost, making no sound.
Graybeard held his breath for a moment, and even his eyes remained motionless. He just stared at the other person through the gap, hoping that he would turn around and leave.
However, he was doomed to be disappointed when he saw the dark elf walking into the alley. Under the moonlight, his blood-red eyes were like the guiding light outside the Hall of Valor, reminding him of his impending life.
"Humans, do you know why we are called dark elves? Because we are born the darlings of the night." The dark elves stood in front of the trash can and said quietly.
"Human, do you know how I found you? It was the smell on your body." The dark elf slowly opened the lid.
"Human, do you know what a secret is? That's something only one person knows." The dagger pierced Graybeard's throat, it was cool and without any hindrance.
"You met the wrong me at the wrong time, and this is your wrong fate." The dark elf turned and left, disappearing into the dark night.
Graybeard kept covering his throat. After seeing the other party leave, he just took out a handful of pills from the storage bag. He crushed them and applied them. After doing these things, he leaned against the wall and fell into deep thought.
He looked at his chest, and the toxins were about to spread to his heart. However, Graybeard was helpless and couldn't even raise his hands.
The wife's voice and smile appeared in front of my eyes like a slideshow, and my son's quirkiness was mixed in, adding countless laughter.
The image changed again, and he seemed to have returned to his childhood. In a small town on Qianliu Island, Graybeard was sweating and waving a wooden sword, vowing to become a great swordsman in the future.
However, the results of the Holy Cross Guild's vindictiveness test shattered the dream like a heavy hammer. Although Graybeard worked hard, his talent was mediocre.
More than ten years later, he joined the mercenary group and fought with wild beasts every day. Although it was hard work, his life was fulfilling. He also met his future wife, a shepherd girl with a fiery personality.
Another seven or eight years later, he had his own son and had already become a smuggler. Danger came with gold coins, and he had to sleep in the open in exchange for food.
The image was frozen, and Gray Beard looked at the small courtyard not far away, where he was supposed to go to his destination today. The lantern was still on, and the people inside the door must have been waiting for a long time.
Slowly closing your eyes, Greybeard's skin now appears dark purple, like a giant eggplant. If you look closely, you will find that it is covered with countless pores.
The morning light he had been waiting for finally arrived, but there was no longer a gray beard in this world. Because it had long been turned into a puddle of black water, and even the storage bag and clothes were corroded.
But the dark elf came to this alley again. He raised his leg and stepped over Graybeard's "corpse", then ducked into the trash can.
A new day has ushered in Aogu City, and the black market has fallen into a deep sleep again. The dark elf slowly closed his eyes, and the skylark above his head flapped his wings and flew towards the palace.
As for the lantern that had been hung up all night, it was still on. The dim yellow light flickered on and off, and finally turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated with the wind.