"Ayo, come here!" The young man waved to his companion, motioning him to come to the stall.
The items displayed on that stall were just like those in all similar flea markets. They seemed ordinary, but the dazzling variety of goods was actually full of all kinds of novel gadgets.
This place is located in an underground market in the old city near the airport airship tower. Because it is close to the craftsman area, the air is filled with smoke. All kinds of steel beams, pipes, and lines in the sky above the smoke and dust pass horizontally. There are rusty signs hanging, surrounded by dark and inconspicuous corners, looking dejected.
The two young people from the Bucks Kingdom had never seen the decadence and gloom that characterized the decline of old urban areas in big cities after their prosperity.
However, Yayo and his companions adapted quickly. They came to this city with the Seven Seas Traveler and quickly adapted to the strange life here.
Yayo signed up at the Artisans Guild, and the two of them found a job. At the same time, they studied some alchemical gadgets and made some designs on a daily basis, hoping to go further on this path.
It's just that the cost of living in Aiyin Block is still too high. The alchemy products sold in the craftsman area are frighteningly expensive. Even if they only buy parts and raw materials, it is enough to take a bite out of the two people's low monthly income. Come.
Although the things on the second-hand market are not always satisfactory, they are better than cheap.
What's more, there is always a thrilling feeling of treasure hunting when searching for your favorite items among strange and weird objects. In reality, so many people are addicted to this, and it is nothing more than this.
Everything in the old town seemed dead, except the people. There are many different faces from different regions, different races, but they have the only common trait -
It is this quality that brings them together here.
That is a less 'poverty-rich' spirit.
The people here have their own 'abilities', but there is an element of restlessness hidden in their bones, and the products flowing out of their hands are naturally suspicious.
In addition to the treasures taken out of the junk, there is another category, those 'commodities' that make sellers and buyers smile at each other. They just know it well and there is no need to reveal its source.
The young alchemist picked up just such a thing.
Although the lowland halfling boss in front of him kept his pointed ears pricked up and kept telling him that this item was a defective product eliminated from the craftsman department and its source was absolutely legitimate.
But Yayo took the thing from his companion's hand, looked at it before raising his head and asked about its origin and purpose, but the halfling didn't know anything about it.
Both of them are alchemists from the Artisans Association. Although they are only in name, they have a clear understanding of the association's logistics department and will never believe that this guy is talking about Bupleurum here.
"Tell me," Yayo knocked on the shell of the thing, "Where did you steal it from?"
"Why is it stealing!?" The halfling seemed to be stimulated. "You may not want my things, but you must not insult me like this." He blushed and advocated his point of view, "Well, I actually picked this thing up. of--"
"Picked it up?"
Yayo and his companion looked at each other. "This thing looks like an astrolabe," the young companion commented. "The star track part seems to have been dropped. It is indeed a defective product, only half of it."
"I picked it up from under the airship tower," the halfling defended in a sharp tone. "Maybe it was a valuable item dropped by a guest. Although it was broken, the remaining half is still valuable."
He looked at the two of them and said, "You can't hide it from me. I know you are alchemists, and the parts here are definitely useful to you. The price is two thousand Lisels!"
"Fifty."
"You are crazy," the other party shook his head like a rattle, "Absolutely impossible."
"Then we'll go somewhere else," Yayo replied, "You're right, we just need parts, but it doesn't matter what the parts come from. It doesn't matter whether it's a star tracker or an old model. It makes no difference to us whether it’s a construct or not.”
With that said, he took his companions and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute," the halfling was discouraged and called to the two of them, "Five hundred Lisels, no less."
"Two hundred Lisels," Yayo said, "I can leave you an address, and then you can go and have a look near the airship tower. If you find the other half or other parts, I can double it. Buy it for the price.”
The halfling looked very confused, "Really, it's a deal?"
"nature."
"Okay, it's yours," the halfling glared at the two men fiercely, "Bring me the money!"
Yayo pays with one hand and delivers with the other hand. He wasn't telling the whole truth. He had no intention of dismantling the thing, at least for the time being. If the halfling could ever find his other half, he might be able to put this thing together.
In fact, he could tell at a glance that this was an exquisite magical device, and such things were generally worth a lot of money. But in fact, he was more interested in researching this thing and wanted to understand its original function.
Of course he didn't have a clue, but that didn't mean that everyone didn't. He and his companions didn't know many people in the city, but there happened to be a suitable candidate among them.
The other party had just made the front page headlines in Astrologer.
However, that person was somewhere else at the moment, and might have even left Apenand and was on his way to the border of the Sea of Trees. Yayo had no choice but to keep the matter secret until he returned to Ayinbrok.
At the same time, the premise of all this is that the halfling can find the other part. Otherwise, he will just dismantle the thing into parts. After all, he spent a lot of money to buy this thing, so he should let it be put to full use.
…
Yayo was not wrong, Fang Plover had indeed left Apenander.
In that city with a strong imperial history, they left the great arena, the silver spire, and the pleasant, beautiful, red plateau that had been preserved from the previous era.
The team actually stayed there for less than a week.
Although Tianlan complained more than once that she still had not visited many places in the city full of historical monuments, during that week she and Miss Ship Officer walked through every area of the city.
Daryl (or Miss Muppet) sometimes works with them, and occasionally acts as a guard, responsible for stopping those wild bees and butterflies.
According to Miss Cat's original words, Miss Ship Officer was a bit too eye-catching, especially during the competition. Apenand was full of all kinds of people, with their own agendas, and some even had unkind intentions.
But Fang Plover was not too generous, and there were many visitors from Jiaoying Yuyan.
That's because he became famous in the competition, and most of those who were curious about him were noble daughters and young ladies, including some graceful ladies. Fang Yu actually didn't know about this at first, but the ship officer mentioned it to him with a smile.
She also asked him not to refuse coldly, because in aristocratic circles, men should maintain a minimum of grace.
Fang Piao has no interest in the aristocratic circle, but he is a little curious about this matter. After all, who is a boy of his age without vanity?
But after participating in one or two such salons, he realized that this kind of activity was actually no different from going to jail. Although he was surrounded by warblers and swallows, those pretty and cute girls and he seemed to be two completely different worlds.
He couldn't understand what they were discussing, and they couldn't understand him either. Both parties only spoke some polite and polite words, which made everyone feel confused.
Fang Yu soon realized that he had been tricked by his ship officer lady. Such activities were simply killing his life. After those only two experiences, he refused to go out again and resolutely no longer accepted such activities. A time-wasting invitation.
He couldn't care less about grace, and besides, he didn't have that kind of thing.
He is just a chosen one.
However, other people in the group heard about his experience, and everyone was very amused.
But Xiaoyao and Shui Wuming laughed so hard that they burst into tears. "It's so interesting," the latter said while wiping away his tears, "Ed, I think you are finished. Miss Sylvide has eaten you to death."
"That's not the case," Sylvide said with a smile. "He will have many such occasions in the future. As a great explorer and captain, he must see the world. Besides, the captain also has a wolf lady. Woolen cloth."
Sylvester smiled, as if she was not unhappy at all.
But Fang Yu felt horrified when he heard this.
"Miss Wolf?" Dalil was interested in this topic and put down the sword he was cleaning in his hand.
"No, it's nothing," Fang Yu said bravely and changed the subject, "I have nothing to do with Miss Miya. Let's talk about the competition in the future."
Shui Wuming listened very interestingly and repeated it playfully, "Oh, a great explorer and captain."
"It's better not to talk about this," Fang Yu felt that he was being publicly executed. "I am only interested in the second world. I am a great explorer. This title should be reserved for Sir Ma Wei."
However, the ship officer lady was obviously very measured. She just said this and stepped aside with a smile.
She saved enough face for her captain.
She is never without a topic in any circle and can talk to everyone. Whether it is the topic of alchemy or the private discussions of nobles, she can make people feel like a spring breeze.
With her appearance as a ship officer, she could easily become the center of a conversation circle, but she always gave up that position to her captain. Although the latter is not proud of it, it is often very painful.
The upper class circles of the empire were very closed.
What Fang Piao saw and heard a few days ago is actually not surprising. The nobles of the empire have used blood as a bond and have controlled the rules for entering the circle for thousands of years. Sometimes they are too indulgent and sometimes too conservative.
But if you go deep into that circle, normal people will find it difficult to adapt. Those people maintain their identity through those overly lengthy stereotypes. Some of the 'norms' that originated centuries ago and still exist today have no logic at all.
The girls in that circle just find it difficult to know themselves when they are in it. After all, everyone sees the world around them. And because of this, Fang Plover retains respect for those who are willing to break boundaries.
There is no doubt that Sylvester's father is this kind of person.
The nobles and priests descended from the Corin-Ithurian royal family are even more ridiculous, so much so that even the alchemists who are also on the upper floors of the building sneer at the mention of it. This is definitely not my intention to slander——
After all, Fang Yu had already learned the virtues of the perverse King and the people around him.
And he was able to maintain his unique nature in such a circle, and had extensive contacts with many alchemists, and from Sylvide himself, we could also see what kind of person that gentleman was.
Fang Yu was very curious about his 'old father-in-law' whom he had never met before.
Among everyone, only Alyssa was absent. This Miss Nightingale has been sneaking around and planning something with Nini these days. The two of them never see anyone the whole day. However, considering that Miss Alisa is the intelligence officer on the ship, Fang Plover can't say much.
What's more, she also brings back some gossip from time to time. By the way, this lady also got the goat's milk soothing remedy, but she didn't know how to pass it on to Sylvide.
The taste of that bowl of goat's milk was indescribable. Fang Plover felt very energetic soon after drinking it, and fell asleep that night.
Xiaoyao was envious and jealous of the invitations he received from those noble daughters. He said several times that he wished he could take his place, but unfortunately most people were not interested in crystal craftsmen, let alone who would remember who was not the first place?
On the other hand, Weiyu's good appearance and demeanor caused a lot of discussion in the aristocratic circle. Some people also compared him with the Empire's twin stars. However, like Fang Pliong, the former also rejected those invitations one by one.
This made Xiaoyao feel very sad and condemned these two guys for burning harps, cooking cranes, and eating peonies.
But after isolating himself from the disturbances in the outside world, time flew by extremely fast. A week passed by in a flash. These days, Fang Plover locked himself up to study the star devices and the design drawings obtained from the underground of Nozpits. .
He gained something, but not much.
Especially after realizing the connection between the Green Star and the Green Star, as well as the relationship between the origin of alchemy and the Bane Star, he had some doubts about the previous technologies from the elves.
What he has been promoting now is multiple parallelism and elf creation, but due to limitations of hardware conditions, the progress is very limited. Some of the insights gained from the space of the sea of trees are useful, but some are completely unverifiable.
On the contrary, he solved a few more questions on the Chapter of Keys, which was what he gained from all his recent experiences. He returned this part of the progress to Shana, but received no reply.
It seems that since the last meeting, the familiar IDs on the communication list have never appeared again.
The same goes for Miya.
However, there has been no news since the big news in the Second World. For him, no news at this time is actually good news.
As for the military, he did not contact Su Changfeng because the other party was still on Earth, said to be in Western Siberia. This information should be kept secret, but he himself was considered a half-staff member with a certain level of confidentiality.
Of course, on the other hand, he can't speak as casually as before when speaking to others. Bai Jia is quite worried about him. Fortunately, he still has Miss Nightingale and Sylvide by his side to help him check things out.
Needless to say how reliable the latter is, even Bai Jia trusts her very much. As for Miss Nightingale, like him, she is helping the military. In fact, her twin sister Alice is still in the special operations team.
Just the identity is unknown.
The participating teams were divided into two after leaving Appenand, and some of the eliminated people had to leave the empire and embark on their way home. Of course, there are also some who have sufficient funds and plan to stay with them.
As for whether the title is a long experience or a tour within the empire, that is a matter for each team.
As for the Giant Tree Hill, the Sanshak delegation had already set out on the road a week ago. Forin did not say goodbye to them, but left him a strange message. Luo Wei was responsible for delivering these words. She told him:
"Forin is waiting for you to go to Sangshak to meet him."
"Why should I go to Sanshak?"
Although Fang Plover did have a plan to go to the Giant Tree Hill, why was the other party so sure?
What's more, he might go to Sanshak before that. After all, it is the hometown of the Papalar people, and it is also the place where alchemy is most prosperous in that land.
But after Miss Attila and the big cat man leave, he may have to rush to the Shadow Tree Temple to pick up his cheap 'sister'. The two directions are completely different, and Sanshak's plan may be shelved.
Besides, Parker is still wanted there.
"He has seen your Valkyrie," Luo Wei replied, "You have the withered heart of Terraka in your hand, and you were chosen by the lady. He said that the inspiration in your hand is not complete inspiration, it is straightforward. Tower of Light and Spring Dawn will give you more inspiration, and you will need a lot to build that machine in the real world, so you will definitely go there."
"Then I thank him."
Fang Plover scratched his hair, a little confused. That guy is obviously an alchemist, but why does he act like a magician? He is still not the Chosen One.
But Forin reminded him that he was indeed curious about the Light Leader now. He had met the occultists of the Silver Tower, and once again met the gray-robed scholar named Atush, and another one who was with him. old man.
That old man should be the tower keeper of the Silver Tower in the empire, and he is also the current director of the Silver Tower. His real name was Farif Heinard. Fang Plover was very familiar with that name, but he later remembered where he had heard it.
About two centuries ago, this name had a prestigious history. He finally remembered who it was, the master of the magic book "Book of the Sky", the sage, and the great wizard.
The other party actually survived until now.
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(End of chapter)
