The alley is winding and dark, with walls on both sides and houses without any candlelight. Compared with the bustle of people outside, this place is as quiet as a cemetery...
Looking up at the sky, Claude discovered that most of the houses on both sides of this alley called Huashi Lane were two-story stone and wood structures, with eaves protruding so much that only half a meter was left above the alley.
There is a gap, so the clear light of the silver moon cannot bring much light to this alley...
Claude could only fumble forward with one foot lower and one foot higher. He could not see the ground clearly, but he could still distinguish the scene in the alley with the help of the dim moonlight.
There was no one in the alley, and the muddy ground remained with countless puddles and marks left by wheels rolling through the mud.
It has not rained during this period, and the muddy ground in this alley can only mean one problem. There is no sewerage pipe here, and residents can only pour waste domestic water on the road outside...
Claude felt that the alley was very long. He estimated that he had walked for more than ten minutes, but he still didn't find any house lit by candlelight. Both sides of the alley were dark. Although he could see the general facade clearly, he couldn't see it.
Lord was unable to determine which one was the underground magic market he was looking for. The underground purchasing point in White Deer Town.
Maybe I should have come during the day... Claude smiled wryly and shook his head, listening carefully to make sure no one was following him. The security in the slums was chaotic, and it was necessary to stay vigilant in such dark and uninhabited alleys. Otherwise, where would you get out?
A dark shadow appears and stabs you just to rob you of a few coins, so that even if you die, you will not rest in peace...
Fortunately, Claude's hearing is extremely sharp now. If someone is ambushing in this dark alley, he can definitely hear the other person's breathing and heartbeat within ten meters. But it seems that Claude is worried in vain.
Not even a ghost can be found in this dark alley.
After walking for another four or five minutes, Claude found that the alley turned a big bend to the right, and there were faint voices and the light of candlelight coming from the front.
Claude cheered up, strode forward and turned the corner. When he saw the scene in front of him clearly, he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious: he seemed to have been to this place before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Ahead is the intersection of four alleys, just like the intersection of cross streets. The four alleys meet in front to form a small open space at the intersection. There is an old mulberry tree in the open space, and under the tree there is a large wooden structure built with some old wooden boards.
awning.
Two fish skin lanterns were hung under the awning, and there was a stall for late-night snacks under the lanterns. The human voice that Claude heard just now came from there, and four or five figures were sitting around a table over there.
There was loud noise on the table. An oil lamp was lit on the table, and the fire was brightly lit under the stove of the late-night snack stall. The smell of sea and rye was wafting in the wind...
Claude walked toward the open space at the intersection. As he walked, he thought about it in his mind. This place looked familiar. When had I been here?
As Claude approached, the voices of people talking in the old mulberry rain shed also became quieter. Soon no one made a sound, only the sound of the fire burning under the stove was left, and occasionally there was a
The outburst of Mars.
Claude could feel that everyone's eyes in the late-night snack stall were focused on him, and they still had alert and vigilant eyes.
There was nothing I could do about it. He was wearing a black burqa and a gray linen scarf. He could neither see his face nor figure clearly. This mysterious figure suddenly appeared from a dark alley.
Anyone who sees it will be alert.
Who knows if this masked man will take out a knife and rob a late-night snack stall or something. It's not uncommon for such things to happen here. Or maybe someone hires this guy with his head and face covered to attack someone...
…
Claude ignored the people at the late-night snack stall who were paying attention to him. He arrived at the intersection, looked at the awning and the old mulberry tree, and suddenly remembered where this place was. Erikson had brought him here before, not from
The old street leads here from Huashi Alley, but from another alley. During the day, there was nothing under the old mulberry tree. At night, a late-night snack stall was set up, and I couldn't recognize it for a while.
Ericson brought him here not to visit the alleys, but to buy his favorite maltose. By the way, this is the chubby boss who is said to have returned from the royal capital to open a grocery store. What is his name? Hu,
Julian? That seems to be his name, right? He is good at making maltose. Ericson said that after he went to the royal capital, Bailu Town couldn’t buy maltose. Fortunately, the fat old man returned to his roots and wanted to come back.
…
So this is the grocery store opened by the fat old man Julian who makes maltose?
Claude turned his head and looked to the right. He remembered that the fat old man's grocery store was opposite the old mulberry tree. He had even come there once to buy maltose for his younger brothers and sisters, but that was in the afternoon, and there were still other shops in these alleys.
Many people were walking around, not paying attention to anything else. They just came to buy maltose and left.
Sure enough, Claude saw the familiar facade of the grocery store, but the door was still open. Although there were no candles lit in the room, there was a lighted fish skin lantern hanging under the eaves at the door. The pale white candle
The fire illuminated a line of white words printed on the wooden wall behind the lantern.
Claude took a closer look and saw the words No. 17, Huashi Lane.
It turns out that the underground purchasing point of the underground magic market opened in Bailu Town is here, and this grocery store is. I remembered what Erikson said that this fat old man Julian only returned to the town last year to open a grocery store, and
Mrs. Maria said that this underground purchasing point in Bailu Town has only been open for about a year, and everything is going well. Unexpectedly, this fat old man named Julian is also a magician. I just don’t know whether he is registered or in the wild...
…
Claude walked to the grocery store, reached the door, and deliberately knocked on the open wooden door in a mute voice: "Is there anyone there?"
There was no one in the room, but a response came from behind: "Hey, hey, what's the matter?"
A chubby figure emerged from under the awning. I bet this fat old man Julian was also drinking there just now.
The fat old man Julian in Claude's memory was a good-tempered man who always had a smile on his face. He came here once with Erikson, and then again alone. All he saw was a group of children surrounding this fat old man.
I listened to his story about being in the capital. Later, after I bought maltose, I saw the fat old man giving the broken pieces of maltose to the greedy children around him.
But at this time, the fat old man Julian had a wary look on his face and stared at Claude: "What's the matter with you?"
"I heard that you have special materials for sale here?" Claude replied thoughtfully. At this time, he regretted that he didn't ask Madam Maria how to talk to the underground purchasing point, and why there was no password.
Some kind of matching password can also show that what he wants to buy is the magic materials and not the maltose...
Julian, the fat old man, didn't reply, but walked straight into the house, "Kacha" lit an oil lamp with a flint, then turned on the oil lamp: "Come in."
Claude enters the house.
Julian looked at Claude and asked: "What do you want to buy?"
Claude looked at the shelves in the room and shook his head. He was not here to buy these groceries and gadgets: "Special things, such as magic crystals..."
Julian sneered and said: "Magic Crystal, do you think there is a grocery store like mine? Why don't you cast a spell and show me first..."
Claude was stunned: "Here?"
"Then where else do you want to be?" Julian replied mockingly.
Cast a spell... what spell should I cast? Claude thought nervously. He didn't expect to cast a spell here to prove his identity as a mage. He cannot cast his seven basic spells, Mrs. Maria.
The eight spells I taught myself are fine. There is no need to use the Detection and Underwater Breathing spells. Others won't be able to tell if they are used. The Pearl of Light spell also doesn't work. There is too much movement, so I have to release a Pearl of Light.
The bright light here is guaranteed to make the residents nearby come out to see God...
The air shield doesn't work either. This thing might be very obvious under the light of the lights. There are still a few people sitting under the awning outside staring at you. If you see such a shield on your body, you will probably make a fuss and scream.
stand up.
The Ice Condensation Technique requires water. Claude looked at the counter and saw that there was no water cup on it. The Water Gathering Technique also didn't work. This spell consumes a lot of magic power. He had to keep the magic power in case something else happened. Such as the one in front of him.
The old man's smile hides a knife and wants to take advantage of others... Bah, bah, I'm not a gangster...
By the way, this works. Claude stretched out his right hand, placed it next to the oil lamp, and snapped his fingers. A small flame suddenly appeared on his index finger, burning brightly next to the oil lamp, but there was no change in the index finger.
Fortunately, I carry the magic book with me. I only need to input magic power into the structure of the ignition magic spell array drawn on the rune paper, and I can cast this spell immediately. Generally, wizards who don’t know the existence of magic books really do
I can't tell if this is my basic spell. Claude thought proudly.
The fat old man looked at the small flame on Claude's finger and waved his hand. The small flame disappeared, leaving only an index finger poking beside the oil lamp.
"Follow me." The fat old man turned around and walked inside. With a click, he opened a small door leading inside: "Go in."
It's so dark inside...Claude thought to himself that the fat old man didn't come here with a light either. But at this time, he could only be more vigilant and wait and see what happened.
After entering the inner room, he couldn't see his hand. Claude was about to ask a question when he heard a "click" and the door was closed again. This time, even the few rays of light from the oil lamp that had just come in from the outside were gone.
But the room inside was soon filled with white light.
Claude squinted and blinked his eyes, so that he could become familiar with the white light as quickly as possible. The fat old man behind him actually released a Pearl of Light without saying hello. Judging from the brightness, the Pearl of Light of the fat old man was brighter than Mary.
Mrs. Ya made it even more dazzling.
Soon Claude's eyes adapted to the brightness, and he realized that the walls of the room he was standing in were completely enclosed stone structures. There was no window, just the small door he came in. The roof was arched.
, is also made of large pieces of stone. There is a fist-sized hole at the top of the four corners, which seems to be used as a ventilation hole.
The room was very empty, except for a thick black wooden trellis placed on three sides of the wall. This wooden trellis looked familiar. Claude looked at it carefully and realized, haha, this is not selling fishing gear and boat supplies.
Is that the wooden lattice rack where the miscellaneous items are stored in Vakuli's store? It seems that it is true that Vakuli said he planned to package those sundries and sell them to this fat old man Julian, including the three rows of wooden lattice shelves.
Of course, the sundries placed on the wooden trellis are no longer the unwanted waste in Valkuri. Claude cast an Exploring Eye, and after following Madam Maria for a while, he already knew how to identify magic items.
Detection is more convenient and more reliable than using mental power. One of Claude's basic spells is the Eye of Detection, which is an evolved version of Detection. It can be used to check the magic items on the wooden trellis to ensure that there are no omissions.
In an instant, the colorful lights shining on the three wooden trellises almost blinded Claude's eyes. They were all magic items, all with the unique light of magic...
"How did you know where I am?" Claude heard the fat old man behind him ask quietly.