Oster was worried about what to do with the lost horse. It would be a pity to throw it away, and it would be inappropriate to kill it.
This is a true thousand-mile horse, loyal and reliable, and also understands human nature. After riding it for a day, it became slightly emotional. After much deliberation, Oster decided to let it finally use its residual heat and sell it.
But I’m not familiar with the place, where can I find a shop that dares to accept this horse?
Otherwise, there is no end to the road. On the back of the stone under the road sign, Oster found an advertisement hastily drawn with lime.
Although the pictures and handwriting are crooked, it is not difficult to distinguish several keywords such as "mount, second-hand, conscience", and the direction and distance are also clearly marked.
So Oster turned his horse onto a small road, climbed over the mountains, passed several forks, and entered a small hidden ravine. After searching for a long time, I found this remote shop that dealt in second-hand goods and mounts. The shop is called "Wangshan Pawn Shop".
Whether it’s the picket bunker at the entrance, the security guards holding sharp knives standing guard outside the shop, or the boss’s tattoos and scars, this is a shop that abides by the law and engages in serious business.
Sure enough, the scarred boss didn't ask about the horse's origin and just wrote it down in his account book. Auster said, "How about it? I'll sell the authentic thousand-gold horse, a hundred-gold horse, and you can't give me a VIP membership or something like that?"
The boss said, "The horse is a good horse, and the brand on its neck can be burned off. The problem is that it is difficult to sell. You have to wait for the Donggu Horse Market in a few months to mix with new horses. The market is not good now, these few It costs a lot to raise a horse every month. If you eat a purebred horse like this, it will give you a stomachache..."
Oster's face darkened, "It's already at this price. If you want to bargain further, I'll find another buyer."
The boss looked at the horse carefully again, and finally scratched his head and said, "Okay, just wait, I'll get you the money."
As soon as the boss walked away, something in his crotch suddenly rustled, and the sound came out immediately;
"Hey, Oster, can you hear me?..."
Oster was startled. This was the voice of Solarius. He had almost forgotten that there was a communicator;
"The organization has assigned a mission in recent days. We are tracking a new movement of the Titans. I didn't bother to contact you. I'm really sorry. Are you okay? My clone sensed energy fluctuations in the Book of Sargeras. Are you following someone? Is there a conflict? If it's a mage from the Kirin Tor, don't get into trouble with them, I will send someone to support you immediately..."
Listening to the sound in his crotch, Oster was very depressed; if there was a sudden movement while doing that kind of thing, why not scare the girl to death?
"I'm feeling fine. Why are you calling again? Why don't you contact me if you don't tell me?"
"Hahaha, you are our important guardian. Your safety is related to the fate of the entire universe. Just be fine. Please be careful to protect yourself. Remember, although there is the blessing of Sa Shu, this is not actually a problem. A weapon, but a key, guards the secrets that no one knows. Its energy is limited. Once it is used up, you will temporarily lose the protection of the guardian's power..."
"Hurry up and stop talking. Future calls will have to wait until I agree to answer..." Seeing his boss pushing open the door and coming back, Oster didn't want others to see him talking to his crotch, so he directly "pinched" to cut off the communication.
The boss held the money bag, but he still saw a little bit, and sighed, "Brother, that's awesome, can that thing of yours talk?"
Oster's scalp was numb and he said, "This is ventriloquism, just for fun. Don't worry about it. Where's the money?"
The boss came to the counter, put the bag on the table, took out a gold coin from it, and said to Oster, "As promised, 1 gold coin, keep it."
Oster was very surprised and said, "How did the one hundred gold pieces that I didn't tell you become one gold piece?"
The boss shook his head and said, "No, what I just said was 1 gold. If you don't believe me, ask my brothers."
A few big and thick security guards outside the door immediately pushed the door open and came in with knives, saying, "What's the matter, brother?"
Oster had no choice but to point to a shield hanging on the opposite wall and asked the boss, "How much does that shield cost?"
The boss didn't know what he meant, so he replied, "It's less than 1G. What's wrong?"
Oster raised his hand and unleashed an exorcism spell—stealing the remaining skills of Landis—that punched a hole in the shield and the wall behind it. Then he said to the boss, "I bought this, it's the same price as the horse, 99 gold, what do you think?"
The boss hurriedly waved his brothers back and said, "Young hero, I told you earlier, look at you, you are in rags, you go out alone without anyone, let me tell you, the world is not peaceful now. Let's do this. 100 gold coins is a lot. In addition, I've prepared a set of leather armor for you. Don't ask for that broken shield. I'll give you a fine steel dagger. It's all mine. Don't be polite to me. .”
He took the money bag, wore new leather armor, and a short sword on his waist, finally looking like an adventurer. Oster left happily. Boss Scar, who was far away, was still waving at the door, "Come and see more when you have time!"
As he walked, he thought of the keys, secrets, energy, etc. that Solarius had just talked about, and he was a little concerned.
Especially the last sentence, what does it mean to lose the power of the guardian after using it? But then I thought about it, what the heck, I always skip the text interface when doing tasks, just kill monsters and get rewards.
Leaving Wangshan Pawnshop, we wandered back to the main road. After resting for a night at a roadside inn, the next morning, Oster, who had money, naturally no longer chose to walk. He found a station, paid the fare, and boarded a train.
Yes, that’s right, the kind that runs on railroad tracks, also known as a train. There were three wagons, but no locomotives were installed. They were pulled by a team of packhorses in front.
In fact, Oster was surprised when he was playing the game in his previous life. This world even has steam tanks, airships and subways. The most unreasonable thing is that he has never seen a train.
As for using horse-drawn horses, it is not because they are afraid of damaging the feng shui or disturbing the imperial tombs in a parallel time and space. It is simply because the cost is too high. The overall economy of Stormwind Kingdom has been in recession recently, and the disaster in the west has worsened the situation. In order to cut expenses, many mine owners have used the wagons originally used to pull passengers to earn extra money. The passenger train has a very light load, so there is no need to install expensive magic power locomotives.
There are many people crowded in the carriage, most of them are respectable businessmen and tourists. It is the commuter bus of this world.
Auster sat in his seat with mixed emotions. A few months ago he was crowded in a subway car to commute, and a few months later he was still riding a train in a fantasy and magical world. This is just like Tang Monk riding a motorcycle and the Queen Mother applying a facial mask. It is really a bit difficult to stretch.
In addition, this scene seemed a bit familiar, especially the last carriage was a dining car, where some kind of hot pot-like stew was being cooked. We already have horse-drawn trains and hot pots, but now we just need the bandits.
