Before anyone could react, the little boy fell straight to the ground. He held his head and rolled around on the ground, moaning in pain, which obviously startled Reina.
During the whole process, pedestrians passing by only cast doubtful and inquiring glances, and no one came forward to help the poor little boy.
"Come on, give me a moment."
Jiang Chenchuan leaned down, picked up the little boy, stepped onto the carriage in one step, settled himself carefully, turned to the coachman and said:
"Hurry, go to Yinglan Beier Capital Hospital."
Fortunately, the hospital was on the same street as the Alchemy Institute, but strangely, as soon as the little boy heard that he was going to the hospital, he immediately stopped shaking, opened his eyes suddenly, kicked the car door open and jumped out.
Fortunately, the carriage had just started running and was not going very fast, so jumping out of the carriage like this would not cause any dangerous consequences.
"Is he okay!?"
The driver heard the noise and stopped suddenly, but luckily he stabilized his body in time. Reina looked worried. She leaned out of the car window and met the little boy's strange eyes. In an instant, their pupils turned vertical, with a hint of gold flashing.
Thinking that she had seen it wrong, Reina rubbed her eyes, but found that the boy had run away and disappeared.
"Did you see it too?"
Jiang Chenchuan suddenly asked.
"Is he... an awakened person? But I heard from Chris that the difference between ordinary awakened people and ordinary people is that they can use a specific sequence of extraordinary items."
Reina was a little confused, she didn't know much about the extraordinary world of the Awakened.
"I don't know. Let's drive back to Brad Street."
Jiang Chenchuan shook his head, and the carriage started moving again. The two of them maintained a strange state of silence, but the journey was long, and one of them would break the silence first.
"Evel, are you interested in the black market?"
"Underground trading market?"
Jiang Chenchuan was also surprised why Reina suddenly mentioned this. He didn't have much contact with the trading market, and he only learned about it after becoming a detective and becoming Evel.
"Yes, actually... you can understand it as a chaotic neutral place where many alchemists can communicate with each other or provide extraordinary things to nobles or wealthy people."
Reina looked mysterious and said.
"Evel, actually, you are an employee of the museum, right... But you must not know that the imitations of those relics are sold on the black market, and their origins are unknown."
"What do you want to say?"
"Nothing in this world remains static. The world will change, technology will change, and people will change accordingly. As far as I know, it is very difficult to lend out museum relics, and the last circus mission also put us in a trap. Dangerous situation, no matter what, we are friends, if you need it, I will help you."
It was the words that awakened Jiang Chenchuan. Although he was strong in combat and had awakened the ability to use power through the revelation of "Original Sin", he still relied on relics to function in a world where a cane alone was indeed limited.
Moreover, he also had a premonition that the deeper he understood, the more dangers he would encounter. In the future, he would have to deal with the Witch Sect, which was a famous dark sect in the world, full of sins and conspiracies.
Looking up at Reina, she seemed to have grown a lot during this period of time compared to the naive and reckless nature when they first met, and even her smart eyes had become calmer.
Reina showed a cheerful smile to Jiang Chenchuan. Without her help, it would be difficult to obtain the qualifications for black market transactions.
"Okay, I'll trouble you then."
Jiang Chenchuan expressed his position and gratitude,
"Since I have some ideas, I have to tell you about the rules of our Black Hat Hotel."
The carriage was racing on the street, and the cluttered environment isolated the conversation. The coachman's ears were filled with various noises, and he could not hear the sounds inside the carriage.
Rena continued.
"In principle, the black market is an independent transaction, but in fact, it is still managed by the Black Hat Hotel. Whether it is a buyer or a seller, transactions are anonymous to the outside world. If you want to be qualified for the transaction, you must go through the corresponding confidentiality procedures. You know , everything can be sold on the black market.”
"Mysterious scrolls, alchemical potions, alchemical materials, imitations, and even mechanically controlled weapons can all be purchased on the black market. Some can be traded openly, but some can only be traded in secret."
"That is to say..."
Jiang Chenchuan probably guessed what Reina wanted to say.
"Yes, so in order to deal with different situations, we have a total of three trading methods. The first one is the most common, public trading, which is the "Black Hat Morning News" that you can see every day, which is the way to disclose public trading information. In addition, our lobby will also update product information and daily selling prices.”
"The second type is more hidden. It belongs to a specific transaction. The buyer specifies the goods, and then the hotel communicates and then gives the price. In fact, the alchemy raw materials like the black goat horn last time, even if It is a type of specific transaction, but with more alchemists used, it is not so mysterious, and later on, it gradually becomes a publicly traded commodity."
Having said this, Reina seemed to hesitate for a moment, thinking about what to do next.
"The third kind..."
"What happened to the third one?"
Jiang Chenchuan answered subconsciously.
"To be honest, I don't know much about the third trading method, but I know it exists. It seems to be more stringent and crazy..."
But when she said this, there was a hint of fear in her eyes. Since her awakening, the unknown mysterious world has unfolded in front of her, and she seems to be gradually entering the abyss.
If she were now, I'm afraid she wouldn't go to the museum without hesitation.
"Sorry, Ivel, I really don't know. Of course, if it involves the core of the Black Hat Hotel, I can't tell you."
Reina said seriously.
"I know."
Jiang Chenchuan responded like this.
The carriage quickly drove into Bullard Street, and the surrounding environment became familiar. The sun passed through the gray mist and sprinkled on the interior of the car. The light and shadow intertwined with each other. It was probably because the weather had improved and there were obviously more people on the street. The weather is getting better, and various shops have reopened for business.
The carriage also slowed down, and first stopped in front of the Black Hat Hotel. The coachman opened the door for Reina, and she lifted her skirt and stepped out gracefully.
When she was supposed to say goodbye, Reina stayed in front of the car for a while. She was thinking about something, turned her head, raised a finger, and said to Jiang Chenchuan.
"I have information worth a gold gallon, Yvel, do you want to consider it?"
"Is it related to the Witch Sect?"
Lena shook her head.
"That's not true."
"Goodbye, Miss Lena."
