Cataclysm King

Chapter 453 Killing and stealing goods

Young Master Sak didn't come to the black market for elemental elves.

Now he has spent a huge sum of two hundred thousand gold coins to buy these two elves that can only be used as pets. In fact, it can be regarded as a little gift to the scarred shop owner to prove his strength.

None of the people who can survive in the black market are simple.

Scarface guessed that Sack was an extraordinary person.

Moreover, it was brought by one of my colleagues, so I had already guessed the other party's intention.

But he pretended not to know, and smiled professionally, "Dear guest, do you need anything? I can get you anything that is available in Juling City."

For ordinary people, the black market is a place full of mystery and various treasures.

You can often find great things here that you can't buy anywhere else.

However, this is not the case for high-ranking nobles.

Although it was Sack's first time to visit the black market, for a high-ranking noble like him, these places were like places where rats in the gutter stayed, and staying there for one more minute was torture.

Even if there is "cheese", it is the crumbs that have fallen from the plates of the rich, nothing worth seeing.

Ninety percent of the good things on the market are in the treasure houses of the nobles.

Sack didn't waste any time and went straight to the point: "I heard that you have information about the emperor's relics?"

"This"

When Scarface heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

But his expression was still that professional smile: "Yes, yes. You have come to the right place. I just happened to collect a batch of ancient relics recently, many of which are related to the great Emperor Lanlingster."

As he spoke, he swiftly took out a bunch of ancient stuff.

Such as some broken parchment scrolls, iron sheets, unique architectural fragments, etc.

At first glance, these things are antiques and have some value.

But it’s hard to say what era it is from.

Scarface didn't want to offend this person, so he added, "But as you know, the emperor's relics are hard to come by, and 99% of the things on the market are hard to tell where they came from. Our shop has always been honest in doing business, so I'd like to inform you of this in advance."

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Ji Xun listened without saying anything.

But from the scarred face's micro-expressions, it can be seen that this guy is actually pretending to be crazy and stupid.

This performance was flawless. Although he saw through it but didn't say anything, it was difficult for Master Sak to really say anything.

If we can really fool them, the matter will be over.

However, Sak, who had just lost his treasure, was eager to get it back. He didn't want to talk too much and glanced at Seri beside him.

Bringing this lizardman here is for this very purpose.

Almost everyone in the lizard clan is an appraiser.

Seri took a look at the pile of antiquities and said directly: "Master, these are antiquities from the Lordaeron civilization period during the Age of Chaos, not relics of the Great Emperor."

Sack was also disappointed after listening to this. He was not interested in talking any more and asked directly, "Don't fool me with these things. I won't talk any more either. I want to know where the [Elemental Spirits] come from. I want the information you have. Name your price."

The arrogance of the upper nobility was quietly revealed.

However, this age is the prime of one's career, and Ji Xun didn't think it was wrong to ask this question.

"this."

When Scarface heard this, his face twitched for unknown reason.

He glanced at the goateed man traveling with him, and the hostility in his eyes clearly said: You are such a dishonest guy.

This kind of behavior of betraying colleagues is despised in the black market.

Even if you really have to do it, just do it quietly.

Now you bring people to the store?

The goatee also looked embarrassed, but he had already taken refuge in the Duke of Langdon's mansion, so he didn't care about that.

After Sack finished speaking, he looked at the stall owner coldly.

Don’t underestimate these people who stir up trouble in the black market. In front of the real nobles, they are just small characters who can be easily manipulated.

Scarface knew he couldn't hide it, and he looked very embarrassed, "Master, I don't know which family you are from. But I won't hide it from you, my information has been bought out by a big shot."

Usually in the black market, once something like this is said, people who know the rules will naturally not ask any more questions.

The black market also has black market rules.

Once the intelligence is bought out, it will not be sold a second time.

No matter how bad the situation is, you will not embarrass the other party on the spot, but secretly find a middleman to discuss it, and perhaps you can still negotiate.

However, when Sack saw this guy's expression, he immediately realized that Goatee's guess about the emperor's relics might be correct.

It was even more impossible for him to give up, and he said coldly again: "I said an offer."

No matter who sold it, his Langdon family was not afraid.

The tone already had a threatening tone.

"This"

Scarface looked unhappy, and he kept glancing at his colleague with a goatee out of the corner of his eye.

Under normal circumstances, colleagues would have to step out to smooth things over, but now that Goatee has obtained the title of baron and has connections in the black market, he has to offend them.

When Scarface saw this situation, he became even more certain that this mysterious young master was of no ordinary background.

He was forced to do so. He knew that if he didn't speak, the other party would definitely get the information even if they searched his soul, so he could only say, "Master, please don't embarrass me. I sold my information to Duke Simon."

Ji Xun had actually guessed this result a long time ago.

The guy just now had actually guessed that Young Master Sack had an important identity, but he was not afraid.

He kept beating around the bush.

The only explanation is that there is someone behind this.

Normally, if you want to force a buyer to buy the intelligence, you have to look at the buyer's background.

Coincidentally, Duke Simon and Duke Sackland are sworn enemies.

When Ji Xun heard this, he knew that things were going to be bad.

Sure enough, Sack sneered: "So what? I can pay the same amount as the Simon family."

As he spoke, his tone had completely lost his patience, "I'll ask you one last time, name your price!"

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Scarface's face looked extremely ugly after hearing this, but he could do nothing about it.

As soon as he heard the other party's tone, he had guessed that the identity of the person in front of him was no less than that of the Simon family.

He could only tell the truth, "My dear guest, to be honest, I am just a small shopkeeper. This shop is actually managed by Master Fu Lun."

Ji Xun didn't seem to be surprised at all when he heard this.

All the shops in the black market have backgrounds to a greater or lesser extent.

Many evil forces are even the black gloves cultivated by big families.

But unfortunately, the guy mentioned a name that exacerbated the conflict.

Upon hearing this, Sack's expression turned even colder: "Feren?"

Scarface revealed the financial backer behind the scenes, which meant that there was basically no hope of getting the information he wanted.

Coincidentally, at this moment, several people walked over from the plank road on the edge of the cliff.

The other party seemed to recognize Sack's identity at a glance, and greeted him sarcastically from a distance: "Hey, who is this? What a coincidence?"

The person who came was none other than Ferran, the direct descendant of Grand Duke Simon.

Moreover, it was no coincidence that the two young masters met in the black market.

The territories of the Duke of Langdon and the Duke of Simon are adjacent to each other, and they have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, which can be considered a feud.

After the news that Sak was assassinated during the trial outside the city yesterday spread, Feren certainly wanted to see his rival make a fool of himself.

By chance, the informant saw Sack and his group shopping in the Adventurer's Market.

After asking around, I found out that there was a black market.

I originally wanted to see what my enemy was doing in the black market, but I didn't expect to end up in my own shop.

Simon immediately guessed the other party's intention and could no longer succeed.

We have finally obtained information about the emperor's relics, why would we give it to others?

Ji Xun also caught a glimpse of the man who, although wearing a cloak, still had the iconic green hair.

Grand Duke Simon is a descendant of the green dragon among the five-colored dragons. He is good at controlling nature and poisons, and his family is also very powerful.

Ji Xun thought back to the information he had obtained previously.

The other party obviously had bad intentions.

Although Young Master Sack has secret guards, he only has two reserve knights, Ji Xun and Seli, by his side.

Seeing this, the two of them quietly guarded in front of Sack.

Sack looked at the person who came and his expression was not good.

He is about the same age as Feren in front of him, and the hatred between the two families has continued to their descendants.

The two had clashed many times before.

Feren looked at Sack and said sarcastically, "Hey, Master Sack, why are you here in the black market? Has the Langdon family fallen so far that they have to buy things on the black market?"

He looked at Sack's dark face, and his smile became brighter. He asked himself and answered, "I heard that someone was assassinated in the forest outside the city yesterday? Could it be you, Sack? Oh, how unfortunate. Those assassins are too amateur to dare to do it near the Royal Academy."

There is something in the words.

Every sentence is full of sarcasm.

This shop belongs to Simon's family, and Young Master Sack knows that it would be boring for him to stay there any longer.

But when he wanted to leave, the narrow plank road had been blocked by the newcomers, leaving him unable to move forward or backward.

Seeing this group of people coming, Ji Xun took the initiative to step forward and stand in front of Sack.

Seeing this, the lizard wizard Seri beside him did the same.

Regardless of whether he can win the battle or not, the knight's duty is to protect his master at all times.

The two men blocked the opportunity for Feren to get close to them and taunt them. He didn't even open his eyes to look at them. He just said coldly, "Get lost."

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Ji Xun was unmoved.

Just looking at him expressionlessly.

He found it more and more interesting.

When I think about it in my mind, I have no idea what will happen next.

This guy came here to provoke me on purpose.

The reason?
Of course, the Langdon family controls the best territory in the Old Continent, and it may become the "Fourth Kingdom" in the future.

This is an opportunity, but also a hidden crisis.

Because there are too many people who are coveting the territory of Leilong City Port.

As the sworn enemy, the Simon family will certainly not stand by and watch their enemy grow stronger.

In the South Road, the strong are respected, and the dragon descendants have always solved problems through war.

If a conflict really breaks out, many people will take advantage of the situation to attack the Langdon family.

The Feilun in front of him was here to intensify the conflict.

The bravery of Ji Xun's team had already been recognized by Sack during the assassination.

Although the young master didn't say anything, he had already taken note of it in his heart.

Sure enough, it was right to bring them out.

The two men's actions of protecting their master saved the only remaining dignity of Sack in such a situation.

Looking at the two apprentice knights who were unmoved.

Only then did Feren glance at them and threatened coldly: "Are you looking for death?"

Ji Xun ignored him and remained expressionless.

Seri felt a little guilty, but seeing that Ji Xun didn't move, he didn't move either.

A loyal knight only has eyes for the master of the family, and does not care how noble the enemy's identity is.

"hehe."

Feren was blocked and ignored by two apprentice knights. A murderous look flashed in his eyes. He sneered and said nothing more.

To say one more word to such a lowly knight would be a loss of status for a man of his status.

Instead, Feren ignored the two minions and continued to taunt his opponent, asking, "Come to my shop to buy something? Sak, just tell me what you want."

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Of course Sack wouldn't answer.

Before he could leave, Feren turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Scarface, what does this young master Sack want to buy?"

Scarface's eyelids twitched. He didn't have the courage of a knight, but he knew that if he said one more word at this moment, he would have to put another rope around his neck. But when the master asked, he could only tell the truth: "Master, this distinguished guest wants to buy information about the emperor's relics."

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When Furen heard this, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. It turned out that he was coming for his own top-secret information.

No matter how the information was leaked, it was meaningless to talk about it now. He asked knowingly, "Hey, didn't your Langdon family buy a [Curse God Card] at the Rainbow Chamber of Commerce for a large sum of money? Why are you still trying to get the information from my Simon family?"

Young Master Sak was in the wrong to begin with, and now someone had held him hostage, so he couldn't say anything.

However, when Ji Xun heard this, a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

It was just speculation before, but now it is basically confirmed.

Feren continued to taunt: "Oh, Sak, I heard that you were assassinated yesterday and lost a treasure. No way, it can't be..."

"let's go!"

Without waiting for the other party to finish his ridicule, Sack angrily pushed through the crowd and left with his two guards and the man with the goatee.

I went to the black market.
Not only did Young Master Sak fail to obtain the information he wanted, but he was humiliated by the enemy.

As the only two reserve knights who followed, Ji Xun and Se Li could hear Master Sak grumbling and cursing as they walked along: "I want him dead."

After returning to the ground, Young Master Sack went straight into the hotel with a gloomy face and never came out again.

Goatee was also very tactful and did not follow him, but went to look for other information.

Ji Xun and other reserve knights also have time to move around.

Originally, they could use this time to explore the Giant City on their own.

But after returning to the hotel, Ji Xun's team of six got together.

Because, Young Master Sak rewarded the six members of the team with a sum of money, especially giving an extra portion to Ji Xun and Seri.

Seeing their previous performance in protecting their master in the black market, they received Sack's recognition.

However, when looking at the bounty, the expressions of Ji Xun and the others became subtle.

Gang Duoduo couldn't keep his thoughts to himself, so he asked directly, "Master, your face was so dark just now. Seri, did something happen when you went to the black market?"

Hearing this, Serri responded helplessly: "Well, it was indeed a bit unpleasant."

As it involved some secrets, he couldn't describe in detail the process of how his young master was humiliated.

As he said this, he looked at Ji Xun with an embarrassed expression.

He knew that although this teammate was usually quiet, his thinking and judgment were absolutely reliable, so he asked, "Brother Su Lun, what are you thinking about?"

Gang Duoduo and a few others immediately cast curious glances over.

They thought they would hear the truth of the matter, but Ji Xun hesitated for a moment and said something shocking: "I think we have to kill a few people."

"what?"

When these words were spoken, Gang Duoduo and the others were stunned.

They couldn't understand why a trip to the black market would lead to murder.

Ji Xun simply made it clear: "The young master has lost face, so we must get it back. Besides, we offended that young master before. Even if we don't go, that guy will definitely find a chance to kill us."

Serri said nothing.

In fact, he had thought of this too.

He also felt that this was what they had to do.

The guards are not only responsible for protecting the master of the family, but also for sharing the worries of the master.

Before, Master Sack said, "I want him dead." Those words were not just curses, but a clever command.

The bounty sent was actually clearly stated.

The Langdon family and the Simon family have been fighting for hundreds of years, and their hatred has become irreconcilable.

But Dragonborn still have basic rules.

Children fighting is just children fighting.

Conflicts generally do not escalate.

We can’t let adults be the ones to get involved every time there’s a small conflict.

This is a tacit understanding.

There are many dragon descendants, so it doesn’t matter if a few die.

Both families encourage this kind of conflict and at the same time cultivate their offspring's ability to deal with crises.

Only those who survive are qualified to inherit the family business.

In Ji Xun's deduction, this conflict has already seen many lines of results.

In the end, it is not certain which of the two young masters will die.
But many of these knight cannon fodders will surely die in the conflict.

Especially Ji Xun and the other two, they must die.

The Dragonborn inherited the dragon's insidious and cunning character, and the previous offense was enough to cause the death of their two minions.

Of course, in Ji Xun's eyes, this little threat was nothing at all.

He expressed this idea not only to better play the role of "Su Lun" and do what he should do.

More importantly, he was also very curious about the information about the emperor's relics, and the [Elemental Spirit] that was still in the shop.

Therefore, Ji Xun planned to strike first.

Also give some eye drops to that Master Furen.

When Gang Duoduo and the others heard this, they realized what their young master had encountered when he went to the black market before.

As a knight of Sack, even if he died, he would not let his master suffer such a great humiliation.

This face must be restored.

Gail is a member of the Langdon family and the most loyal. She doesn't think there is anything wrong with Ji Xunzhe's idea.

But after thinking about it, she still expressed her concerns: "But if we act rashly, will it cause trouble for the host family? After all, the Simon family is not easy to mess with."

Seli had completely followed Ji Xun's train of thought and said, "If it succeeds, of course no one will know it was us. If it fails, it is our 'personal behavior' and has nothing to do with the Langdon family. If we die, we die."

As soon as these words were spoken, even Gang Duoduo, who was the slowest to react, reacted.

Then, Serri also said, "And we have to act as soon as possible. Otherwise, it will be difficult to find someone if we wait too long until the other party reacts."

After Ji Xun opened his mouth, he stopped talking.

The team's ideas are already perfect enough.

After everyone discussed it, they prepared to take action.

"What level is the opponent?"

"level one."

"Okay, let's go together!"

Since we are teammates, of course we have to go together.

Otherwise, no matter what the result is, those who retreat will not be well received. If they succeed, they will not get any reward, and if they fail, they will be implicated.

This matter had nothing to do with the slave David.

But as he watched everyone leave, he thought for a moment and said, "I'll go too."

Ji Xun glanced at him.

The dark-skinned boy didn't explain much, just said: "You saved me."

In the previous assassination, if Ji Xun hadn’t been there, David knew that he would have died long ago.

Warriors who are simple-minded often have a very straightforward view of gratitude and resentment.

Ji Xun smiled noncommittally.

Everyone went out quietly.

Ji Xun and his companions changed their clothes, but found nothing in the black market.

The scarred man was also a shrewd man. He knew that he had caused trouble, so he immediately closed the shop and hid himself after his master Furen left.

Ji Xun had already deduced that the guy had escaped.

I didn't tell you in advance.

Because they now have a reliable source of intelligence.

Your opponent often knows your habits better than you do.

Ji Xun and his six companions found Yuri the Goat Beard and got information from him.

Those who are active in the black market have several disguised identities.

It is difficult for outsiders to find it.

But for the local tyrants who have stayed in Giant City for decades, many secrets are no longer secrets.

Goatbeard was able to guess the information about the emperor's relics. He is quite scheming and usually collects a lot of information from his peers.

Before, it was just for self-protection, but now that he has the status of a baron, it certainly comes in handy.

Coincidentally, he knew that Scarface had a secret lover in South City, which was also a hidden intelligence base for the black market.

Soon, at No. 224, Tailor Street, South City.

In an inconspicuous small building, leaning against a window in a dark alley, Scarface was chatting secretly with a hooded man hiding in the darkness.

Scarface doesn't just buy things on the black market, he's also a broker for several assassin organizations in the city.

"Blind man, have you found the killers? Well, go to the casino and find a few unfamiliar outsiders to do the job. Do it cleanly and don't leave any evidence. Kill a few trainee knights first to teach them a lesson, especially a lizard man, a black-haired one. The young master means to hang their heads at the door of the hotel for the Langdon family to see."

"Ah."

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Scarface finished his explanation and breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason why he closed the store and fled back to this secret base was that he guessed that the eldest son of the Langdon family was also not someone to be trifled with.

It was not just an order from his own young master, but more importantly, he knew very well that in this situation, only by taking the initiative and taking ruthless action could he intimidate the other party and thus protect himself as much as possible.

Scarface went all the way up to the second floor.

On the bed was a widow with a body like a cow. She was not too old and had some looks.

The woman was no pushover either. She was a famous slave trader in the black market, nicknamed "Red Scorpion".

After Scarface appeared, I still felt uneasy when I thought about it.

He thought about it with a grim face and decisively began to rummage through the boxes and drawers to pack his things.

The woman looked at Scarface who was tossing and turning, and asked, "Hey, Lao Ba, why do you look so uneasy?"

Scarface said: "Yuri sold me out. I got into some trouble. I plan to leave the city temporarily to avoid the limelight."

The woman hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation yet, and asked lazily, "Is it that serious?"

Scarface was also uncertain: "Who knew I would be involved in that kind of thing. If that young master wanted to crush a small character like me, he could just send anyone. I can't afford to offend him, so I can only hide from him."

The woman didn't take it seriously and said sarcastically, "Oh, I thought you, the new baron, disliked an old woman like me."

The woman was lying on the bed without any clothes on, her pair of milky white snow-white eyes swaying, making Scarface feel hot in his heart.

He glanced at it and said, "Forget it, there's no need to rush now!"

As he spoke, the room became filled with spring colors.

However, in this brief delay, six people had already walked out of a secret passage guided by the man with goatee.

Without attracting anyone's attention, he approached the small building at 224 Tailor Street.

Right in that dark alley.

The shadows hid the figures of the six people.

Under one of the cloaks, it was a lizard face.

Seri sniffed the air and said, "Two people. One is Scarface. I remember his scent. The other one has toxins in his perfume powder. He should be the Red Scorpion."

Ji Xun heard this and nodded.

There was no need to hesitate about the tactics that had been discussed long ago, and several people rushed towards the second floor.

David rushed forward and reached the bedside before the other party could react.

A war broke out between the two sides immediately.

Although Scarface is a first-level card master, as a professional businessman he rarely has time to practice, and his strength is not much higher than that of professional knights like Ji Xun.

Ji Xun and Seri controlled the situation skillfully, David punched wildly, and Scarface was captured seriously injured in a blink of an eye.

The only surprise was that the "Red Scorpion" controlled everyone for a moment with his naked butt, then poisoned the house and tried to escape through the secret passage.

However, there is a priest in Ji Xun's team, so this little poison is no problem at all.

The "Red Scorpion" was killed by Gale who was on the run, and Scarface was captured alive.

The entire battle process was blocked by a barrier, and even the neighbors didn't notice that a conflict had occurred.

Because the woman took the initiative to open the secret passage, it also made things convenient for Ji Xun and his companions.

After looting the house for a while, they wiped off all traces and left quietly.

(End of this chapter)