In the year 1517 of the Holy Calendar, it was the third day after the Feast of Grace.
The black market is open again.
Who would have thought that the black market would be closed for ten days during Divine Grace Day?
The demihumans don't celebrate God's Day.
Now that the market has reopened, most of the people active in the market are demihumans.
Human beings are still immersed in the celebration of Divine Grace.
However, there are still a few human activities in the black market, and life is not easy.
The demihuman trading area, which used to be relatively deserted, is now bustling with activity.
Many humans who plan to make a fortune set up stalls here with the harvest they have accumulated over the past few days.
More Asians put out their products at discounts because they were closed these days.
It's just the price that can make buyers break their legs.
The Minotaur Ariadotos has been very troubled recently.
Although business is still going well, some tribes need banned items but are having trouble acquiring them.
Even on the black market.
As for contraband, it is not contraband in the true sense, but refers to materials that humans have stipulated cannot be sold to demihumans.
For example: medicines, weapons and armor made by humans, and books related to professional knowledge, etc.
By controlling these things, humans forced the backward demihumans to become their vassals.
Or maybe - a slave.
Of course, humans have chosen to cooperate rather than suppress demihuman groups such as dwarves, goblins, and elves who have outstanding skills and talents and pose no threat.
The reason why these ethnic groups are not threatening does not mean that they have no fighting ability, but that they have no ambition.
Dwarves only like drinking and forging. As long as there are ores and fine wine, they can stay at home for decades without going out.
Fairies love forests and flowers, and as long as they have these, they are satisfied.
Goblins love coins, whether they are shiny gold coins or patinated copper, and they are willing to sell themselves to get them.
Therefore, the demihuman race is also divided into three, six or nine levels.
Unfortunately, the orc tribe to which the tauren belongs belongs to the lowest level of existence.
Orcs have strong bodies, so even the thinnest Monchi cubs can easily lift fifty pounds of objects.
Not to mention the Bill tribe where Ariadoto belongs. As the strongest branch of the orc tribe, the Bill tribe is the main target of human oppression.
The Bill tribe is what the orcs call themselves, and humans call the Bill tribe the Tauren, because the Bill tribe looks too much like human cattle.
Human suppression has made the Bier people's lives very poor.
But there was no way. Back then, the Beast God was defeated in the battle between the gods. As believers of the Beast God, the Beastmen were divided and governed and distributed in every corner of the continent.
Even if you want to resist, you are no match for humans.
Although human beings are individually weak, they are intelligent and numerous.
Conflict after conflict made the orcs realize the reality. They were no match for humans. Unless the orcs can unite.
However, even if the orcs who divide the various places can gather and communicate in the black market, they cannot threaten the humans who have become the overlord of the continent.
Therefore, the orcs now just want to live in peace and reproduce peacefully.
But humans are always wary of them. No matter how calm the orcs behave, important materials will always restrict the orcs.
The Bhils have purchased very few medicines in recent months.
During the period around Divine Grace, the cold winter made the cubs of the Bhil tribe sick.
The medicines accumulated by the clan were simply not enough. Even if the shaman himself collected some herbs to make the Bier clan's medicinal liquid, it could only treat ordinary illnesses and fevers.
However, some cubs have persistent high fevers and strong coughs. This requires the use of highly effective medicines made by humans and fairies.
Although the fairies love peace, they are not good at doing business.
They are all outliers in their tribe.
Even if the tauren want to buy potion from the goblins, they have to pay 50% higher than the market price.
This is not something the tauren can bear.
As for the cunning humans, hehe, in this black market, the things they sell to the demihumans are always adulterated.
Even if it is true, the price is extremely expensive.
The greedy goblins can get some, but they are too greedy and can always exploit the orcs completely.
Ariadotus was anxious.
In the past, he had a regular supplier that he could trust.
But this supplier disappeared recently and has not been to the black market for a long time.
It is estimated that he has died in the hands of some magical beast.
This made him very sad.
If nothing happened to the supplier, he wouldn't have to worry about the missing medicine now.
It seems that I can only see if the accumulated goods can be sold at a good price and go to the goblin's shop.
For the cubs of the tribe, be exploited.
Just when Ariadotte was looking for potential high-quality customers in the crowd, he suddenly froze.
He saw a familiar figure!
Although that figure is wearing a strange hood and cloak, he will never be mistaken!
He would recognize that guy even if he was burned to ashes!
After all, the only person who takes low-level monster materials and sells them at high prices is that guy!
If there weren't other things he needed in the materials, why would he buy that guy's things at a high price every time!
Because, that guy is the supplier he yearns for!
It's just that today, the other party's goal doesn't seem to be the demi-human trading area.
Where is he going?
It seemed that the guy was being followed.
Ariadotte thought about the cubs in his clan, and recalled the first time he entered the black market and was almost deceived into selling himself as a slave. He finally gritted his teeth, collected the goods on the ground, packed them and carried them on his back. On his back, he chased that familiar figure.
After chasing for several hundred meters and almost out of the demihuman trading area, Ariadotte caught up with the figure at a street corner.
Sure enough, the guy was being followed.
Looking at the figure hanging far behind the guy, Ariadotte gritted his teeth and decided to intervene.
"Hey! Evil human being! Long time no see, where have you been recently!"
Ariadotos greeted the approaching figure loudly, passed him when the figure behind him looked in surprise, and ran towards the figure in front.
"Hi! Kid, it's been a long time since I last saw you. Why don't you come to sell something? I've prepared a lot of money, and I plan to let you kill me!"
Ariadoto ignored the other party's surprise and leaned over to hug the short figure.
For tauren who are over 2.3 meters tall, human height is generally short.
Nok looked at this familiar tauren in surprise. He didn't expect that he would recognize him just when he was passing by the demi-human market.
At this time, Nock didn't have silver hair, he was disguised.
He dyed his hair black with a tree sap and gave himself a mustache, although the disguise was not too subtle.
But people who are not familiar with it will not recognize Nok.
Nok quietly made a gesture with his hand behind his back, stopping Leo from coming over from a distance.
Yes, the person in the distance whom Ariadoto mistakenly thought was his stalker was Leo.
There was a reason why Nok acted so cautiously.
First, he trampled on the prestige of the Natural Church in the High Court and offended the Natural Church to death. The Pope of the Church of Nature himself issued a fatwa against Knock.
Secondly, I don’t know when a rumor spread throughout the Lion Heart Kingdom. It is said that Nook Ryan obtained the treasure left by the ancient witch - the fragments of the tapestry of destiny, so he can trigger miracles.
Together with this rumor, all forces in the City of England were taking action even on God's Day, and they almost overturned the City of England.
These are all the news brought by Zola.
For this reason, Nok had to postpone his departure, and with Zola's help, he obtained props to disguise himself and Leo.
Unexpectedly, they deceived the eyes and ears of various forces in the British city, but they failed to deceive this tauren!
Nok looked at the tauren in front of him speechlessly: "So it's you! If you don't set up a stall, why are you chasing me?"
The tauren laughed and said: "Haha, of course I am looking for you to do business!"
As he spoke, he patted Nok's shoulder boldly, but when no one was paying attention, he reminded Nok in a low voice: "Kid, why are you so careless? You are being followed."
Ariadotos' words stunned Nok.
He didn't expect that this tauren actually cared about him.
He didn't believe there were no rewards or wanted notices for him on the black market.
He thought that this tauren was arresting him in exchange for a reward!
After all, the black market just clearly stipulates that force cannot be used, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
As long as no one sees it, the black market is full of hidden corners.
As long as you knock over the target and take it for delivery, who cares where you caught the target.
As long as it does not affect the reputation of the black market, the black market will turn a blind eye.
Nok knew that he had misunderstood the tauren, and immediately said: "I discovered it earlier, it's okay, I can handle it."
Nok did not explain that Leo was one of his own. Although the Minotaur meant well, Nok would not reveal his trump card easily.
"It's best for you to be measured. Have you been busy recently? Why didn't you come to the black market? I need a batch of goods urgently. Can you get them for me?"
Nok frowned and looked at the tauren who was seriously discussing the deal with him. It seemed that the other party really didn't know that he was being rewarded, otherwise why would he ask such a naive question.
Nok thought for a while and asked: "Are you very busy recently and haven't come to the black market?"
Ariadotte nodded and said: "In the past few months, I have been collecting herbs for the tribe and arranged for other people from the tribe to trade on the black market. I told them to pay attention to you as a trading partner, but they went back and said that you have been Didn’t show up.”
"When I came back to take over after I finished my work, you didn't show up after waiting for more than half a month. I thought something had happened to you."
Ariadotte's words made Nok understand that it was not that Ariadotte had no intentions towards him, but that he was completely unaware of the bounty on his head.
Ariadotus was one of the tribal shamans, and his participation in gathering herbs was definitely required.
I didn't know there was a bounty on Nok, which is understandable.
As for those tauren who knew, they might not know that Nok, who had a bounty on his head, was the one who wanted to trade with them.
Nok thought for a while and said, "I'm not free today. I have to rush to see a customer. Let's wait for another day. I'll have someone send you the goods you need another day. What do you need?"
When Ariadotte heard that Nok agreed to supply him, he immediately happily told the name of the missing medicine.
After saying that, he glanced at Leo in the distance calmly, and whispered to Nok: "You really don't need me to help you get rid of the tail at the back? I am not the me who first entered the black market. I can get away after I find a way to deal with him."
Nok refused: "No. I asked him to follow me on purpose. After all, my customer might like the gift I brought."
Upon hearing this, the tauren glanced at Nok with a strange expression, and then said goodbye to Nok without saying anything more.
But when he passed by Leo, he gave Leo a pitiful look. Confused Leo.
Those who like human beings as gifts are either the Necromancers or the Vampires.
In short, they are not good things.
My supplier is actually dealing with dark forces. It seems that I have to be careful when doing business with him in the future.
This was what Ariadotte thought when he left.
