Raymond returned to District 23 from Philip Academy.
He didn't go home,
Instead, he found a secluded alley and put on all the other equipment he bought today.
There is no body armor in this world, but it can have better and lighter "Neptune-type leather armor".
[Sea lizard leather armor]
Resilience 4
Detailed explanation: Although it can withstand bullet penetration by inferior muskets, don't hold too much hope that it can save your life in the hands of extraordinary beings.
Most of the sea kings in the deep sea have flexible skins that cannot be penetrated by muskets.
This is a natural body armor that is lightweight, flexible and has excellent penetration resistance.
The price is also extremely expensive,
This set of body armor cost Raymond 45,000 quarks!
It looks like a sharkskin swimsuit when worn on the body. Not only does it not cause discomfort, but it is also warm and comfortable. The high-tenacity material also allows it to resist penetration by sharp objects and buffer a large part of the impact force.
Raymond personally used a dagger to stab the leather armor hard, but it didn't penetrate, so he decided to buy a set.
Although I just went to visit the small gang stronghold of "Teabeard" tonight,
With Hex's three-barreled war hammer in hand, there is no big risk.
Although Raymond has countless rules in his heart,
But Gou Ming will always come first.
Check that the equipment and ammunition are correct,
Then he slowly walked out of the alley.
...
Eight blocks away from Rum Street,
There is a bustling and decadent street called "Norton Street".
Almost all the adventurer taverns in District 23 are gathered here, including dozens of large and small ones.
The bright neon signs reflect a luxurious illusion.
This place has a prosperous scene that is completely different from other slum neighborhoods in District 23.
This is a paradise for adventurers to release stress, a paradise for gangsters to party, and a hangover base for mercenaries.
After going out to sea and working hard to earn money, adventurers will choose to spend a lot of money to spend a few days in a tavern.
There are smuggled rums that are as good as those in aristocratic neighborhoods, there are also good-looking call girls, there are also various casinos, underground boxing markets...
This is also the largest gold selling cave in District 23.
If you have money, you can enjoy noble-like services here.
Of course, this is also the source of evil.
When Raymond passed by a dark alley in Xiaomou, he happened to see an unlucky man who had been robbed. He was covering the wound on his stomach and running away like crazy, bleeding all the way.
...
The local snake "Teabeard" owns his own tavern and his business is booming.
This is also the base of their gang.
Raymond wandered around the tavern for a while,
After making sure that there was no deviation between the surrounding environment and his memory, he walked through the door.
"Hey, that boy from the old Mark family..."
"Brother Goss."
Raymond responded with a smile, but cursed secretly in his heart.
He originally wanted to go directly to Teabeard,
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he met the bald Goss who was drinking at the bar.
"Hey, you're really here...have you brought money?"
Goss was also a little surprised,
I thought I would go to Rum Street again tomorrow to give that old bastard Mark a hard time.
It seems like this trouble will be saved.
Raymond raised the leather bag in his hand and said with a smile: "Bring it here. Do you want to... introduce me to the teabeard boss?"
Goss's cheeks were flushed with a hint of drunkenness, and his mouth was full of alcohol and he said: "You don't need to see the tea bearded boss, just give me the money."
Raymond subconsciously avoided Goss's hand grabbing the money bag, pretending to be cautious, and said: "I want to return the money to Teabeard boss in person, to make sure that the accounts are really cleared."
When Goss heard this, he was slightly unhappy and said coldly: "Can't you trust me?"
"No, it's not that I can't trust you, Brother Goss."
Raymond was well prepared and said: "I just want to meet the teabeard boss and negotiate a deal with him."
After a pause, he added mysteriously: "A transaction concerning the privacy of a high-ranking noble."
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
"No...this is a rare and good opportunity to make money. I think Mr. Teabeard will definitely make the decision himself."
"oh?"
Goss also heard about the kidnapping of Raymond and Princess Irene.
He preconceived the idea that Raymond might have obtained some secret information about the nobles.
He glanced casually,
I found that there were no traces of the musket hidden on Raymond's body, so I didn't take it to heart.
In his eyes,
Even if a kid like this hides a knife, he can't hurt anyone.
after all,
The teabeard boss is an extraordinary person, one of the best swordsmen in the entire neighborhood.
Goss was drunk and pursed his lips.
"Okay, come with me."
He didn't hesitate, raised his hand, and motioned to follow.
When Raymond heard this, his heart dropped.
What he fears most is that he will miss the point.
If Teabeard is not in the tavern today,
Once the money is paid off, it will not be so easy to find an opportunity to approach him next time.
...
The tavern was very noisy, similar to the bar in Raymond's previous life.
The loudspeaker played heavy metal music unique to this world, with a very strong rhythm, bombarding Raymond's eardrums all the time.
That sound was like someone firing a musket rhythmically,
Bang, bang, bang...
Like a funeral salute.
Those carnival guys on the dance floor of the pub, exaggerated punk style outfits, smoky makeup, black lip gloss, tattoos, earrings, tight leather pants...
They kept shaking their bodies like zombies, releasing themselves hysterically.
Alcohol, cigarettes and restless music drove them into a kind of intoxicated madness.
There are scantily clad young girls everywhere in the tavern, stimulating the adventurers' hormones all the time.
...
"Sissi, you didn't bring us here. I haven't been to a bar yet. I heard that the wine here is very expensive. A dozen of the five-quark rum outside would be sold here."
"Look here, everyone on the dance floor is dressed so gorgeously! Oh, my God, the people here are so rich."
"You see those people dancing with muskets on their backs?"
"They are adventurous mercenaries who lick blood with their swords. I heard that it is very profitable to go on adventures at sea, especially to hunt for treasures and kill sea beasts. You can earn hundreds of thousands of quarks in one trip."
"Then they must come back alive to get the money. I heard from my father that the mortality rate of adventurers who go to sea is very high. Unlike us, although the income of living on the ship island is less, it is still stable."
"Wow, those waiters' clothes are so revealing, their chests are exposed..."
"Don't underestimate these waiters. I heard they can earn tens of thousands of quarks a month, making them richer than sailors who go out to sea."
"Really?"
"Of course, we are all classmates, would I lie to you?"
"..."
A corner of the bar,
Several young-looking girls were looking around curiously.
They are full of curiosity about everything here.
The first girl with a little freckles on her face is naturally Bella's third daughter Sissi.
At this moment, a girl at the same table happened to see Raymond crossing the dance floor.
"Hey, Sissi, look, isn't that your brother?"
A flash of surprise flashed across Sissi's face.
She turned around and saw that Raymond had also noticed her.
Their eyes made contact, and both of them saw the surprise and indifference in each other's eyes.
"I've told you many times that I have nothing to do with that trash!"
Hearing this, the girls next to him also showed expressions of contempt and hatred.
"I didn't know who spread the rumor before that Raymond became a potion master and refined a bottle of potion with a purity of over 40%. It turned out to be a lie. He even admitted that he did not make the potion.
of."
"Hmph, let me just say... How could a loser who can't even awaken to the supernatural become a potion master? It's ridiculous that Tila's bunch of bitches wanted to curry favor with him before. Fortunately, we didn't fall for it."
"But why did he come to the bar? The bald man next to him looks so fierce."
Several female classmates at the same table were talking about it,
"What else can I do? I owe loan sharks. I probably defrauded some money from somewhere and used it to pay off the debt..."
Sissi muttered.
Coincidentally, the bald Goss also turned his head and saw a table of girls at their table.