Kael's focus is very strange, and it fits Doakes's rising heart of gossip.
The two of them were talking to each other, and they had already imagined a bloody drama of "Where is Dad?"
Until they saw Ma Qiusha's husband Crow, the two of them were silent.
Returning with the crow, in addition to Vai, were Old Man Fuxiu, Ma Qiusha and her son Keluo.
At this time, Ke Luo was hiding behind Ma Qiusha, holding her mother's feet and looking out timidly.
At first they thought it was them that Kolo was afraid of, but judging from the direction in which Kolo's little black eyes were looking, he was not afraid of this group of extraordinary beings who might bring disaster, but rather his father.
,crow.
As for why they are afraid of crows, they can probably guess some.
The crow's costume is really a bit...dark.
Wearing a black and gray robe, the bottom of the robe is inlaid with a circle of small skull decorations. Judging from the texture, it should be made of silver. On his head, he wears a large hat that is almost comparable to the sun hat of an aristocratic woman, but the hat
It's also pure black, and still has skull decorations on it, so it doesn't look feminine.
In addition, the crow also wears a beak mask. This mask is not handmade, but the skull of a raptor, so it is not sealed, and the face of the young man behind the mask can be vaguely seen.
He doesn't look very scary, but with this outfit, he really has the decadent old style of the Dark Ages.
If you were in the wizarding world, this kind of dress would be acceptable, and it was the kind that would make you turn your head once you see it on the street. But in the world of ordinary people, this dress is too exaggerated and dark, especially in the eyes of innocent children.
It's simply scarier than the cannibal villains in fairy tales.
Nothing more than that, when Kolo saw his father, instead of being close to him, he was hiding behind his mother and trembling.
"It seems that the story we imagined before went in the wrong direction." Doakes said to Kael in the psychic belt, "Angel's guess may be true."
Although they have never seen the "Lightning" of the hero team, they can know from Kolo's dress that this is a typical heroic style dress, Wei Guangzheng is directly full of it. It is normal for children to worship such heroes.
If Khloe dressed up like his father Crow, it would be very scary, and at least he would have experienced a twisted childhood.
Angel did not participate in Doakes' discussion, but quietly walked forward and came to the opposite side of the crow: "On the way, my teammates must have told you the reason why we are looking for you."
Before Crow could answer, Vai told Angel excitedly that he had already told him in advance.
As for why Vai was so excited, it was entirely because of Angel's casual words of "teammate."
Sure enough, Lord Chao Dimension values him very much!
Angel, who once again gained a fanboy, didn't know why Vai was so excited. He didn't care, but continued to look directly at the crow: "Where are the weapons?"
Crow was also very straightforward. He stretched out his hand and gently fished it behind his back, and a cane tied to his belt appeared in front of them.
This cane matches the crow's attire very well. It is also completely black, and it is probably dyed deliberately. On the head of the cane, there is a silver crow inlaid. This crow is definitely hand-polished, with the beak and wings spread.
Both wings are extremely sharp and can be used as long-handled weapons when swung.
When Angel took the cane and began to observe it, several strands of spiritual power surged over at the same time and wrapped around the cane. Apparently others were also observing the cane.
"There is some smell of human blood on the staff, which must have been contracted recently. However, even if it is covered up by human blood, the smell of demon blood in the depths is still so strong. Angel is right, this staff is indeed
Production of Demonic Blood Ore." Doakes gave his own opinion.
"Besides that this cane is made of magic blood ore, is there anything special about it?" Kael also came down from upstairs at this moment, looking at the cane curiously.
The Black Earl and Angel, who were the most authoritative in this regard, did not speak at this time.
After pondering for a long time, the Black Earl and Angel exchanged "looks" - Angel's eyes and the Black Earl's nostrils.
"Judging from the shape, this should be the single-column bracket of the lecture table, but it is no longer the original one and has been polished to a certain extent." Angel said while inserting his cane into the hollow on the podium.
Obviously, the cane is a whole circle thinner and cannot be inserted firmly into the hollow.
"In addition to being polished, the top tabletop has also disappeared." The Black Earl said sarcastically: "Instead, it was changed to this nondescript decoration. What a waste."
They now somewhat understand why Vai was hesitant when he mentioned the lectern before. Because this is no longer a lectern at all.
After a complete change, it may be more refined than the desk, but apart from being refined, it has no other advantages. Of course, this is in Angel's eyes. In the eyes of ordinary people, this cane is still a murderous weapon.
"Why is it like this? Who can polish the magic blood mine? Where is the tabletop?" Doakes's three consecutive questions also made everyone confused.
Looking at the crow, after a while of questioning.
Crow finally spoke, and his deep voice made Cole next to him even more frightened.
"When I received this weapon from the teacher, it still looked like a lecture table, but it was too bulky. Although the tabletop can be used as a hammer, it does not suit my fighting style."
Judging from Crow's physique, he should be a light assassin, so this sentence is reasonable.
"So, I asked someone to help me polish it and remodel the desk."
Doakes: "Who polished it? Where is the tabletop?"
Although the hardness of magic blood ore varies greatly, they don't know which hardness range the human-faced eagle's magic blood ore is in. But what they do know is that it is absolutely hellishly difficult for an ordinary blacksmith to polish it.
Perhaps, Crow has come into contact with a blacksmith who has extraordinary identity?
The crow did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought for a while.
At this time, the old man Buxiu said: "Let me talk about this matter. Crow has an agreement with others and cannot reveal too much. But I am different. The old guy refused to help me refine weapons many times. I and
He doesn't have any promises."
When the old man Buxiu opened his mouth, the crow breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from the expressions and language details of the two people, what the old man Fuxiu said should be true, so Angel turned his attention to the old man who looked rickety.
"The person who helped Crow polish the weapons was a man who called himself a magic craftsman."
"Magic Craftsman? This title is really big enough, and I'm not afraid that I can't digest it." Vai murmured in a low voice, and at the same time thought to himself: Only people like Master Chao Dimension can get this kind of title with peace of mind. Others
No one is qualified.
"It's just a title. Anyway, everyone likes to call it God Killer. I also thought about calling him God Killer, but my wife later rejected it." Old Man Fuxiu sighed, with a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.
"Let's continue to say that this magician comes from an organization called 'Traveling Merchant'. This organization is very special. They do not have a fixed base, but travel in different areas every day. The adventure groups in each area will not be interested in traveling.
The merchants have too much bad intentions, because the traveling merchants hardly participate in any treasure hunting, and they have only one purpose."
"Judging from their names, you should have guessed that, yes, they are businessmen. They travel to various regions to do business."
"Their business covers a huge range, covering almost all basic necessities, food, housing and transportation. Most of the food we have here is traded with traveling merchants."
"A team that wanders around the garden maze and specializes in business? It's a bit interesting." Doakes murmured softly, then raised his head and looked at the old man: "Since they are doing business, why did you just say that the devil
The craftsman refused to refine weapons for you many times?"
The old man Buxiu sighed: "Because I don't have what he wants."
After explanation, it turned out that although this traveling merchant organization was engaged in business, except for daily necessities, water, food, oil, etc., all other businesses could not be transacted with money.
What they want is what each organization obtained from the ruins.
In short, although they did not go treasure hunting, they acquired many items from the ruins in the name of trading.
The old man Fuxiu also obtained a lot of things in the ruins, but every time he went to see the magician, the old man took one look and threw them back, saying they were not enough.
This is also the grudge between the endless old man and the magician.
When the old man Fuxiu said this, everyone probably understood the whole story. This "traveling merchant" organization is definitely not simple.
He seems to be staying aloof, but in fact it's more like he supports all the adventure groups in the ruins and works for him.
Living supplies can be exchanged for money, because these can be made by ordinary people.
But combat supplies must be exchanged for items from the ruins. Obviously, this is what the traveling merchant really wants.
"Raising an adventure group to help with the exploration, the people behind the scenes are quite smart." They were almost certain that there must be extraordinary people behind the traveling merchants.
Because the relics, as long as they are extraordinary things, can often not be used by ordinary people, and only extraordinary people can use them to their fullest potential.
"The crow's cane was made by the magician?" Angel: "Then if I guess correctly, the item you used to trade with the magician was the tabletop?"
Crow nodded: "Yes."
"There are twists and turns again." Doakes rubbed his temples, thinking that he would not deal with extraordinary people here, but it seems that he still wants to meet other extraordinary people for a while.
"What an idiot." The Black Earl snorted coldly.
It seemed like Crow got the deal, but in fact, the things he traded and the polished magic blood ore were much more valuable than this useless cane.
While everyone was experiencing various emotions, Angel was very calm and continued to ask: "Since the desk was intact when you took it from your teacher, can you describe the specific appearance of the desk and what is on it?
Are there patterns or engraved words?”
Crow recalled: "I can't remember it, but there seems to be no words. As for patterns... because the desktop is made of some kind of wood, it should be a normal wood texture, right?"
"Then the original pillar, which is the original appearance of your stick, is there anything unusual on it?"
Crow shook his head again: "This really doesn't happen."
Nothing on the tabletop or legs? Did Doakes' inspiration go astray?
While Angel was thinking about it, the old man Buxiu suddenly said: "Actually, at the beginning, there were words and some carved patterns on the tabletop, and there seemed to be a pattern on the table legs. However, Crow's teacher took it out and transformed it.
After a while, I used the table to hammer people and things every day. Slowly, the lines on it seemed to be smoothed away."
Angel's eyes lit up when he heard what Old Man Fuxiu said. It seemed that Doakes' inspiration had not overturned this time.
This lectern may really be a breakthrough.
As for what old man Buxiu said about smoothing it out, there must be traces left after only a few years. They are all extraordinary people. If you can't even see these traces, then don't mess around.
Thinking of this, Angel looked at everyone: "It seems that we are going to deal with this traveling business organization."
"Even if it's not for this tabletop, I still have to go."
As for the reason, it's very simple. Since the Traveling Merchant Organization has existed here for so many years, Angel doesn't believe that they don't know the real entrance to the underground labyrinth.
Even if there are no clues on the table, they can still get them from the traveling merchant organization. So, no matter what, they have to deal with this organization.
…
Before going to search for the Traveling Merchant Organization, they chatted with Old Man Fuxiu to confirm that there was nothing abnormal when they occupied this underground ruins. Only then did Angel prepare to leave here.
However, before that, they still need to get an answer: "How to find traveling merchants?"
"Traveling traders have been wandering around the ruins, and they will come to every area. No matter which area we go to, we will encounter them in a few days, so we have never thought about looking for them." The old man said with an apology on his face: "So
, I may not be able to help you with this."
"Since we can't get any clues, it seems we have to split up, each choose a side, and use our mental power to investigate?" Doakes said.
Doakes' suggestion was quite satisfactory, but Angel did not give an answer immediately. Instead, he looked at Ma Qiusha who was aside.
Ma Qiusha is still dressed as a teenager, standing next to her husband Wu Qiu, and the scene is actually quite harmonious.
The reason why Angel looked at Ma Qiusha was because when he asked the old man Fuxiu about the traces of traveling merchants, Ma Qiusha's mood fluctuated slightly, and she seemed to know something.
No one else noticed this, but Angel, whose emotional perception had almost become a special ability, noticed something strange about Ma Qiusha.
"Ma Qiusha, do you know the whereabouts of the traveling merchants?"
Angel's sudden question made everyone very confused.
How could Angel suddenly ask Ma Qiusha without any warning?
And Ma Qiusha's performance made them even more confused, because...she hesitated.
Hesitation means that she seems to really know something.
How did Angel figure it out?
When everyone was filled with questions, Ma Qiusha slowly said: "I, I did meet a traveling businessman today..."