Gray Shadow Alley, a dark alley in the North City, has become a sad place for Allen.
When he visited the dark alley for the first time a few days ago, although there were many opportunities to strike up conversations, luckily Allen was just visiting and did not make a decision to buy anything. Everyone thought that he had nothing to offer, and after a while they stopped harassing him. . But today, he bought a piece of leather armor at the kobold stall, and after revealing his bulging money bag, the constant stream of chats made him miserable.
Several stallholders in succession impressed Allen with their sharp tongues, and asked him to buy a few good leather armors and a dozen bottles of healing potions on the stall, which greatly enriched Allen's shopping list. Quite a few, but looking at the smiles on the faces of the stall holders, Allen knew without thinking that he was probably suffering a big loss again.
Of course, Allen still doesn't value yellow and white things very much. Even though he spent a lot of time in Thunder Town and Thorn Castle and knew the role of money, it is not so easy to completely change a person's concept. Easy. Moreover, for Allen, it is worthwhile to use the money they have in their hands to replace the 6-7 pieces of leather armor and more than a dozen bottles of potions in their luggage.
However, the money spent to buy these goods exceeded Allen's expectations. If the remaining money was not spent carefully, it would be difficult to buy the planned leather armor and potions.
"Lord Bugbear, stay here. I see that you are strong and strong. I have an excellent weapon here that I am using with you. You might as well..."
Another human stallholder wanted to talk to Allen, but before the other person blocked his way, Allen casually glanced at the goods on the other person's stall. After seeing that there was nothing he needed, he didn't hesitate. He took the flower snake and slipped away, not daring to talk to the other party again.
After suffering several losses in succession, Ai Lu finally understood that in the eyes of these adventurers and temporary traders, he was a fat sheep that was easy to trick. With his shallow common sense, how could he Can you handle all the boasting of this group of eloquent lobbyists in the dark alley? The only thing he could do was not to give these vendors a chance to strike up a conversation. He only looked for stallholders who had the goods he had purchased and asked for bargaining prices. Finally, he left after reaching a deal. He could not stay too long.
The advantage of the many stalls in Gray Shadow Alley is that they are cheap and high-quality, which is much more affordable than buying in ordinary stores, but the disadvantage is that the goods sold at these stalls are too single and in small quantities. For example, the leather armor that Allen needed was in the hands of sellers at 4-5 stalls one after another, and he had just purchased only 7 pieces. The largest seller only had two sets of leather armor that Allen had seen before.
After all, these low-level adventurers don’t gain too much every time they go out for adventures. Getting a complete animal skin when distributing loot is considered a big gain, and making a complete set of leather armor requires at least a large piece of leather armor. Only intact animal skins are required, so vendors don’t have too many valuable items such as leather armor.
Like mice crossing the street again, after wandering back and forth in the Gray Shadow Alley a few times, the luggage on the backs of Allen and the Flower Snake gradually became full. In addition to being deceived a few times at the beginning, Allen later bought enough leather armor. The potions and potions are gradually approaching the normal price in the dark alley. By the time Allen stopped shopping with satisfaction, the two of them already had 10 more sets of leather armor and more than 20 bottles of ordinary healing potions in their luggage. However, Allen still had some left in his deep pocket. There were more than a dozen gold coins, and dozens of scattered silver coins among them.
He originally planned to go back home, but when he passed by the only open shop in Gray Shadow Lane, he walked in curiously to find out.
"Guests welcome."
Although the business conducted in Gray Shadow Lane cannot be said to be shady, it can also be described as shady. Therefore, many large chambers of commerce and organizations generally do not get involved in it, lest they lose their value. But now there is a shop openly and openly opening a store in Gray Shadow Alley, so Allen can't help but wonder what the goods they are selling are.
The shop was empty and there were few customers, so when Allen walked in, a diligent human waiter came forward to greet him.
"What kind of goods are you selling? Why don't you see them displayed?"
Allen looked around the empty lobby and couldn't guess what was being sold here, but he couldn't just leave like that, so he asked.
"It seems that this is the first time for this customer to visit our Yiren Hall. What we sell are not dead things, but living things. If the customer is interested, you can come with me to the inner room."
The waiter carefully looked at Allen and Hua She, and saw the heavy luggage behind each other. After making an assessment, he relaxed his vigilance and greeted them enthusiastically.
"Living creatures? What kinds of living creatures are there?"
Allen's curiosity was aroused again.
"Guests, just come and take a look."
The waiter didn't say much, but smiled mysteriously, and then led the way to a porch covered by a reed curtain at the back of the lobby.
"wait for me here."
Although Allen was curious, he cautiously ordered the flower snake following him.
"oh."
Hua She was looking at the empty walls of the shop curiously, envious of this residence with bright windows, thinking that it would be great if all the houses in their Green Field Tribe looked like this.
"If something happens inside later, I will sound the alarm loudly. When you hear the alarm, go back and join Dashan and the others and ask Brother Regis to look for me."
Although he knew that the risk of danger was very low, Allen still quietly leaned into Hua She's ear and warned him.
"Um."
Hua She raised her head and spoke in a heavy voice with a strong bad breath, but it made Allen feel a sense of trust in his heart.
Then he handed the bag on his back to Hua Snake to look at, and he followed the steps of the human companion in plain clothes, not giving up the pace of exploration because of his inner uneasiness. It is precisely because of his ignorance that Allen will not let go of anything unknown, so that he can understand the true face of the world faster.
The scene behind the reed curtain is completely different, as if a thin reed curtain separates two completely different worlds.
Looking around, there are cages made of high-quality iron and wood everywhere. Various species that Allen may or may not know are imprisoned in the cages. Allen even saw many figures of his own race, which made his expression suddenly change. It's ugly. But before he could take action, the obsidian sculpture standing like a dead thing on the wall beside him trembled. The two crystal clear rubies inlaid at the eyes of the sculpture emitted a strange red light, scanning Allen's body wantonly.
"Guests, please don't panic. This is the guard of my shop - a ghoul statue designed to guard against miscreants. As long as the customer does not show hostility, they will not attack the customer."
Seeing the defensive look on Allen's face, the human guy quickly explained to Allen.
It's weird magic again. Allen has also seen the scene where the Gnoll statue turned a Gnoll directly into a monster. At this time, he got an explanation from the human guy. After weighing it in his heart, he had to restrain his hostility, but he was still ready to fight at any time. Preparedly, closely keeping up with the pace of the human clerk, he followed the other person to check in the long and narrow corridor in the back hall.
