"Hannah."
Locke reached out and patted Hannah's shoulder gently, her body twitching from crying.
"I went to many newspapers, and I obviously had a good conversation during the interview, but in the end they didn't want me. I don't know why. I obviously didn't do anything wrong. Boo hoo... Locke, I have no hope. "
Hannah vented out all the grievances she had suffered these days.
"Locke, wuwuwu...I, am I very useless."
"Hannah, don't be like this. You are very good. The whole Pate neighborhood can prove that you are the best reporter."
Locke hugged a sobbing Hannah.
"Locke, you don't need to comfort me. I, I, I'll be fine if I cry for a while..."
"good."
Locke waited quietly for Hannah to finish crying. After five minutes, Hannah's mood finally stabilized.
She rubbed her eyes that were swollen from crying, picked up the fork, and put the cake into her mouth one bite at a time.
After eating the cake, she looked at Locke and then at the black cat yawning on the windowsill.
"Locke, I'm fine."
"Um."
Locke nodded slightly.
Hannah clenched her fists and said with firm eyes,
"Even if I don't work as a reporter, I have to cheer up and find another job. I won't let Locke and Xiao Ai live on the street."
Seeing Hannah regain her energy, Locke also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Just take a day off today and go out again tomorrow."
Locke suggested.
"Well, give me the newspapers. I want to look at other categories of jobs."
Hannah stretched out her hand, and Locke handed Hannah a thick stack of newspapers.
These include 12 newspapers including Tumen Times, Kosolk Morning News, Kosolk Evening News, and Sun News. Since Kosolk is the capital of the Tumen Kingdom, the media and newspapers are ahead of other cities.
Hannah sat on the sofa and read the recruitment information in the newspaper, while Locke took the black cat out to buy groceries.
People in the streets and alleys were talking about the Compass Drinking Water Company and Laszlo Alchemy Factory. Even Uncle Martin, who was illiterate, seriously educated Kai.
"Never drink water from Compass Water Company."
"Dad, if we don't drink water from Compass Water Company, what will we drink?"
The freckle boy Kai raised his head and asked Uncle Martin.
Uncle Martin thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the Compass Drinking Water Company to refund the money. We want to change the drinking water company."
"Yes, we have to go to them to compensate! Those bastards gave us unpurified water to drink! Damn it!"
Lao White, who works at the Laojiekou wet market, said angrily that he had been in a bad mood because of diarrhea these days and disliked everyone.
Mrs. Jones put her hands on her hips and yelled at the top of her lungs,
"This damn black-hearted businessman is sacrificing our health just to make money!"
"We must find them!"
There were more and more people on the street, either after reading the news in Tumen Times or listening to others talking about water pollution. Everyone was excited and went to the Compass Drinking Water Company.
"Locke, do you want to go together?"
Old White asked suddenly when he saw Locke passing by.
Locke, who had dark circles under his eyes, shook his head. He had more important things to do now than going to Compass Drinking Water Company for accountability. Before lying down, he first bought all the props needed for the ceremony, and then met the black cat Irene. Complete the brief body swap.
Under Eileen's instructions, Locke walked into the Montegro Tavern.
Found the bald boss named Nashat Montegro.
The arrogant-looking boss touched his bald head, raised his eyebrows and looked at the handsome young man.
"drink wine?"
"Bolce Sago."
Locke said following Erin's prompts.
“There’s no red wine in Bolsa Simi.”
The bald boss said with narrowed eyes.
"Then have a bottle of mataku."
Locke continued to speak secret words based on Erin's prompts.
The bald boss tilted his head and twisted his fat body, "Follow me."
Locke followed the bald boss into the depths of the tavern, left through the back door, and came to a deep alley.
The bald boss waved his hand, "I wish you good luck."
With a squeaking sound, the wooden back door of the tavern closed.
Locke stood at the entrance of the alley, and his eyes gradually opened up. Various strange people wearing cloaks and masks, dressed like medieval wizards, were walking in the alley.
They come and go, forming a moving flow of people.
"Welcome to Deere's Black Market."
The black cat above his head said calmly.
Locke has the feeling of opening the door to a new world, like entering the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
Of course, most of these people wearing robes are not wizards, because they do not have their own staffs and brooms, and they just use these hoods to hide their faces.
Since it is a black market, it is natural to keep a low profile.
Locke subconsciously picked up the scarf and reluctantly used it as a mask, covering half of his face. His eyes curiously looked at the people coming and going and the makeshift tent shops with various signs.
Locke, who came into contact with the mysterious world block for the first time, decided to use [Life Detection] to see if these people would live longer and if there were any extraordinary beings who could live for hundreds of years.
As the ability is activated, a stream woven from the threads of life appears in front of you.
What surprised him was that the lifespans of these people were shorter than the lifespans of most civilians in the Pate neighborhood!
This was not at all what he expected.
Could it be that the extraordinary power not only fails to help them prolong their lives, but also takes away their lifespan?
Locke thought suspiciously.
"Let's go and buy 100 grams of lemongrass, 200 grams of Cretan white moss, 50 grams of bay leaves, 100 grams of bloodroot, a pair of magic rabbit eyeballs, and a colorful rose heart. This is the magic potion The basic materials, as for other auxiliary materials, we can buy them outside."
Erin patted Locke on the head, jumped off his messy head, and walked in front of him while pacing gracefully.
Locke touched his coat pocket and found only 10 grams left. Can he really buy so many things?
"Xiao Ai, are these materials expensive?"
Locke caught up with Black Cat.
"Not expensive."
Eileen said calmly, "Lemongrass, Cretan white moss, bay leaves, and bloodroot only cost 10 gold grams. The magic rabbit's eyeballs only cost 300 gold grams. The colorful rose heart only costs 10 gold grams." It takes 1,000 gold grams.”
"Well, let me die."
Locke simply chose to throw it away, not to mention the colorful rose heart worth 1,000 gold grams. He couldn't even get out the 10 silver grams worth of lemongrass, Cretan white moss, bay leaf, and bloodroot.
Erin patted Locke's head with her furry paws,
"You don't need to pay."
"Not paying?"
Locke's eyes lit up instantly, and his decadent mood was swept away.
"Hold your face, we are only here this time at Dier Black Market."
