"Don't talk so much nonsense, give me the cup first." Yaha said.
The scavenger immediately closed her mouth. She stretched out her hand and touched it in the air, and a mirror appeared out of thin air. She put her hand into the mirror and fumbled for a while. When she pulled it out, she already had a cup in her hand.
It was not so much a cup as a bottle - a retort, completely transparent, with a spherical body and an elegant S-shaped neck like a swan's neck.
It only took one glance for Yaha to know that the scavenger had not fooled her.
This is indeed Momo's cup. Momo had mentioned to her in the past that the shape of her cup was very strange and different from other people's. According to Momo's description at that time, her cup did look like this.
Yaha carefully picked up the cup from the scavenger and put it into the metal box that had been prepared. Then, he took out a crystal with a black metal edge and threw it in front of the opponent.
"Is it enough?" she asked.
If others knew about buying a cup for 1,000 moles, they would think Yaha was crazy.
But the scavenger just picked up the crystal as a matter of course and put it in his pocket - the buyer a few days ago offered a higher price. Besides, it is no longer Mol's problem now. What she needs to consider more is whether she can save her life if she cannot take out the cup when the delivery comes tomorrow.
"You just said that a guy forced you to sell this cup to her a few days ago?" Yaha asked.
She originally thought that the scavenger would not answer obediently, but she did not expect that the other party seemed to have been waiting for this question for a long time. He immediately said it all like beans from a bamboo tube:
"The man called himself 'Rockfield'. He came to my shop a few days ago and asked me if I had collected any strange-looking cups, preferably in the shape of a retort. What a coincidence, I also collected them some time ago. I really bought one, the one you just took away. I bought it just because I thought it was interesting and didn't cost a few magicols at all...
"When I saw someone wanted to buy it, I was stupid at the time and casually said 'yes'. As soon as I said the words, I saw the look in the other person's eyes... Although she tried her best to hide it, she couldn't hide it at all. That was Excited, ecstatic, as if he had finally discovered the long-sought treasure.
"I was excited and immediately guessed that this thing was unusual. When the other party asked the price, I gritted my teeth and asked for 3,000 moles, and then... you know, the guy actually agreed! She threw me 3,000 moles Mor, let me give her the cup now.
"I didn't give it to her. Because it was so weird! I was afraid that if I gave her the cup one second, she would silence her the next! So I said, the cup hasn't arrived yet and it will take a few days. If you really want to buy it, just come back when the time comes. I don’t want yours now, Moer. When the time comes, we will pay and deliver the goods.
"The other party stared at me for a long time. That look was really scary. Just when I thought she was going to take action, the other party suddenly said: 'Okay, let's make an appointment. I'll come back to pick up your cup in a few days. I will keep these 3,000 moles with you as a deposit. When you give me the cup, I will give you a large sum of moles.'
"After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the door of the store. Just when I breathed a sigh of relief, my eyes suddenly blurred. When I reacted, I had been pulled into the 'space behind the mirror' and controlled by her, unable to move my whole body. At this time, she If she wanted to kill me, it would be easy, but fortunately she didn't. In addition to being afraid of not being able to find the cup, I'm afraid she was also concerned about the rules set by Lady Evelin... In short, she came up to me and said: 'I know what's in your heart That's a little thought, but I advise you to accept my magic and sell the cup to me honestly. This will be good for you and me.'
"I nodded quickly and said that my greatest advantage is that I have no curiosity. If not for this, I would have died long ago. The man was finally satisfied, and after agreeing on a delivery time with me, he released me. And she disappeared without a trace.
"...This is the whole story. You see, it's not that I don't want to sell it to you. I'm afraid that I will die."
"Then you dare to tell me everything about that man..." Yaha just finished speaking and immediately reacted: "You want to divert trouble to the east!"
The scavenger laughed "hehehehe": "How can you say that the misfortune is diverted to the east? I just think that some things should be intervened by the right people. I am just an unlucky guy who accidentally got involved. It's really The one who should intervene is you, right, Captain Yaha?"
Yaha was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly released the "Red Knight" state. She turned into a cat-eared lolita again and stared at the scavenger: "Do you know my identity?"
"I didn't know at first." The scavenger said with a smile, "When I just told you my unfortunate story, I bought some information and then I found out. Is this actually your pet's cup? You are really a A sentimental man, Captain Yaha."
"..."
"So, aren't you curious? Why is there another person? Seeing how generous she is, she might be someone from Uptown. So, why does a big witch from Uptown want to take your pet's cup? Got it? Is there something special about your pet? Or some other secret? You like it so much, you must want to find out, right? "
Although he was very reluctant, Yaha had to admit that the other party had hit the point.
"What do you want me to do?" she asked.
The scavenger shook his head slowly: "No need to trouble you, Captain Yaha. Next, I am going to run away, but here, I am going to leave some small clues so that the other party can finally confirm the reason why I disappeared. It's you - then, you two can have a cordial and friendly exchange and discuss in detail, what's so special about that cup and your pet? Hehehe...you What do you think of my proposal?"
After hearing this, Yaha was silent for a while and then said, "Thank you."
"Thank you?" The scavenger was a little surprised.
"Yes, I want to thank you." Yaha suddenly grinned, "I thought there was no hope at all, but I didn't expect there was still hope. Just do as you say and let her come to me!"
After saying that, she strode out of the scavenger's shop.
…
After leaving the black market, Yaha's figure and appearance finally returned to his usual appearance. She got on the broom and flew into an air passage at will, following the flow of people while thinking secretly.
The scavenger was right. If there was nothing special about it, why would an uptown witch search for a pet's cup? But……
No matter how much Yaha thought about it, he could not remember that Momo had ever shown any special abilities.
But no matter what, Yaha felt a glimmer of hope. A witch with only a cup cannot be resurrected - that's normal, but what if it's an abnormal situation? What if Momo really has something special that she doesn't know about, and this special place happens to be able to bring her back from the dead, then...
So……
Yaha clenched his fists unconsciously.
"Woo-woo-" The crystal ball suddenly vibrated. She looked at the screen and found that it was Xia Ye's call request.
She clicked Accept.
"Captain Yaha~ Did you get what you wanted?" Xia Ye's voice came.
"got it."
"Congratulations~"
Although there is nothing worthy of congratulation for this kind of thing, Yaha still said: "Thank you, you helped me get rid of the debt. If it weren't for the 7,000 moles, I still wouldn't be able to get it back."
"Really? If you want to thank me, come with me to go to the 'ship charter' tomorrow morning."
"What's up?"
"We discussed with Curran and Chris how we should design the whaling ships that will go out to sea next time."
Even if Xia Ye didn't say anything, Yaha planned to do this after getting the cup back, and immediately said: "Okay, see you tomorrow morning."
"Then, bye~"
"etc--"
"Um?"
Yaha hesitated for two seconds and said: "There were some twists and turns in the process of getting that thing. I want to talk to you in person."
She decided to ask Xia Ye for help.
Although she didn't know what weird "price" the other party would propose, she knew that Xia Ye had many more tricks than she did. Now, the only way to deal with this matter was to go to her.
…
Half an hour later, the two parties met at an agreed-upon location offshore the Ether Sea.
As soon as they met, Xia Ye showed a wicked smile: "Captain Yaha, since I have helped so much, you don't mind lending me Momo's cup to enjoy, right?"
Even if Xia Ye didn't mention it, Yaha planned to take out the cup and let the other party see if he could find any clues.
She responded, opened the metal box, took out a retort-shaped cup, and handed it to Xia Ye.
Xia Ye didn't answer it. Instead, she stared at the thing in Yaha's hand with a shocked and strange expression.
(End of chapter)
