Wizard: Start consuming attributes from the equipment slot.

In Xicheng District, the most common business is probably running a bar.

Victor didn't care that the Snake Venom Gang leader was drinking at the tavern.

However, when he led Gal and the Snake Venom Gang thugs to the entrance of the place called "Blue Flame Tavern," they discovered that the Snake Venom Gang leader seemed to have anticipated their arrival.

Two burly men stood at the entrance, acting as gatekeepers.

It seemed they were preparing to give Victor and Gar a hard time, but when the two saw the wizard's robes that had been flipped back onto Victor, they decided to go with the flow. They didn't try to stop him; they simply pretended not to see him and let Gar walk between them and push the door open.

The tavern was small, and the air was filled with the smell of cheap alcohol.

The leader of the Snake Venom Gang, "Viper," was a middle-aged man in his forties. He wasn't particularly strong, but his eyes revealed a hint of ruthless power.

His eyes were fixed on the doorway. He remained expressionless when Gal entered, but his expression shifted several times upon seeing Viktor enter afterward. Finally, he stood up and greeted him.

"This... sir."

"I'm sorry, my little place is so run-down, I don't have much to offer you."

"So if you have any requests, just tell me, and I'll do whatever it takes to help you."

Garr locked his gaze on the gang leader, one hand already gripping the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Somewhat unexpectedly, this gang leader, whose territory only spanned a few blocks, was also a knight, and seemed to be quite strong... Although Gar was confident he could defeat him, the opponent already posed a certain threat to Viktor.

Garr's actions naturally did not escape Viper's notice. He looked at Viktor with even more apprehension, waiting for Viktor to speak.

"I have no hostility towards you here, Mr. Viper, so I hope you won't do anything that would give me the wrong impression," Victor said with a smile. "I'm here to find someone. If you can help me find them, I'll leave immediately and won't bother you again."

The viper glanced at Victor:

"My lord wizard, who are you looking for?"

Victor said:

"Little Jack and his companion with broken arms and legs... and a girl."

"Little Jack, you should know who that is. The girl is about fourteen or fifteen years old, with silver hair and light brown eyes like mine. She should be about 1.6 meters tall."

The viper answered without hesitation:

"I know where Little Jack is, but I've never heard of that girl."

Victor shook his head:

"It's alright, then let's get Little Jack here."

Upon hearing this, Viper stopped talking and beckoned his underlings waiting at the door:

"Go, bring Little Jack to me!"

"Don't forget to bring plenty of men, don't let them get away!"

After giving his orders, his henchmen hurriedly left and quickly disappeared into the night.

Viper picked up the wine jug and cup, looked at Victor, and tentatively asked:

"My lord wizard, it may take a while... Would you like a drink?"

"No need for that, I don't like drinking."

Viktor waved his hand in refusal.

The viper's attempt to strike up a conversation failed. He wanted to continue the conversation but was afraid of accidentally angering the wizard in front of him.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he decisively sat down, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it, feeling resentful.

Fortunately, this time, the henchmen he sent out didn't let him down... After waiting for about half an hour, a commotion came from outside the tavern, and then the tavern door was pushed open. The henchmen Viper had sent out earlier carried in a half-grown boy who was tied up.

They threw the boy on the ground, and someone ripped the rag out of his mouth. The boy immediately yelled:

"Who are you?! Let me go!!"

"Stop yelling!!"

Viper was already furious, and when he heard this kid dare to shout in his territory, he was enraged. He grabbed the cup in his hand and threw it at Little Jack on the ground.

The cup slammed against Jack's ear, instantly calming the slightly agitated boy down.

Seeing that he had become obedient, the viper's anger subsided somewhat. Seeing him looking around, he pointed to Victor sitting opposite him:

"My esteemed wizard, I have something to ask you."

"If you know the answer, then answer me. But if the wizard finds out you're lying, I'm telling you, no one here can save you!"

"But as long as you tell me everything you know, this wizard won't make things difficult for you... Understand, little Jack?"

Little Jack was a thin, half-grown boy, probably about the same height as girls his age, or even a little shorter.

But in addition to being physically strong, being smart is also an important condition for someone to be the leader of a group of children.

This guy was clearly the latter. His black eyes darted around, and he quickly realized that he seemed to have no choice in his situation. He turned to look at Victor, waiting for him to ask him questions... but his gaze involuntarily fell on the wizard's robes, unable to hide a hint of envy.

Victor stood up and walked over to little Jack, and Gar also came closer:

"Your name is Little Jack, right?"

"Do you know the person next to me?"

Upon hearing this, Little Jack turned to look at Gar.

Garr stared at him too, the Grand Knight's aura instantly overwhelming Little Jack, causing him to instinctively look away... But then he remembered something, looked up at him hatefully: "You're the guy who injured Andrew??"

"Andrew?"

Viktor suddenly realized that the owner of this name must be the pickpocket whose arms and legs had been broken by Gar.

He turned to look at the viper, who in turn looked at his underling:

"Where's Andrew? Why didn't he come with Jack?"

"this......"

The underlings looked at each other in bewilderment... These petty thieves were all small and agile, and they knew the terrain better than they did. They had already done their best to catch this little Jack, and they really hadn't seen that Andrew.

"cut!"

Little Jack, lying on the ground, chuckled disdainfully:

"Don't even think about it. I sent Andrew away from this street a long time ago. If he's not here, where are you going to look for him?"

"If you can't find it, then forget it."

Victor's gaze was indifferent as he glanced at the boy before him. He pulled back the sleeve of his wizard's robe, revealing his wrist and the silver snake necklace on it, and placed them in front of little Jack, asking:

"Little Jack, have you seen this bracelet before?"

Little Jack's gaze fell on the silver snake bracelet, but his eyes showed a blank expression:

"What...is this?"

The moment Victor revealed the silver snake bracelet, he stared intently at the young Jack, trying to discern his true emotions from his eyes.

But all I saw was pure bewilderment... This feeling didn't seem to be feigned, otherwise it would be too exaggerated for a teenager to be so good at acting that I couldn't see any flaws.

Victor sighed inwardly, knowing that this guy probably knew nothing, so he loosened his sleeve to cover the silver snake bracelet again, and turned to look at the viper:

"This guy's pretty useless... but that kid named Andrew probably knows something."

"At least we know where this silver bracelet was stolen from."

The viper frowned:

"My lord wizard...didn't we agree that all I'd do was find the person?"

"That kid named Andrew has already left my territory... If I send people to look for him, it would break the rules."

Victor nodded:

"That's right, but I haven't found the person I'm looking for either, have I?"

He turned to look at the viper, thought for a moment, and then continued:

"However, I won't make things difficult for you, so let's leave it at that... So, what I want to talk about is the second thing."

"I'm usually very busy and don't have time to look for people here often. As the local bigwig, it should be much easier for you to find people than for me... so I can entrust the task of finding people to you."

"Since it's a transaction, there should be a reward... 5 magic crystals, how about it?"

"..."

The viper held its breath, but its heart rate at least doubled within seconds!

Five magic crystals... converted into money in the mortal kingdom, even if the entire gang squandered them, it would be enough to last for several years.

So, should we say yes?

This is actually not a problem at all!

As for those feelings of dissatisfaction and frustration, they have now turned into pleasant surprises!

"Honorable Wizard, your mission... We, the Snake Venom Gang, accept it!!!"