But then again, they are just acting as "middlemen", do they need to be treated so seriously?
Angel felt a little strange in his heart, maybe it was related to the "registration" that Xiaolu mentioned before?
"Sorry for keeping the guest waiting for so long." Xiao Lu apologized: "The main reason is that a... big customer came from the previous branch."
When Xiao Lu mentioned "big customer", his tone was obvious and concealed. If others had caught the details in Xiao Lu's eyes, they might have started to figure out the identity of "big customer".
——So hidden, he must be a big shot, maybe even a big shot on the surface.
In fact, Xiaolu did do it to guide Angel's thoughts, let him think about it, and suggest himself.
But Xiao Lu’s performance was wrongly paid to the wrong person.
Angel used God's perspective to see the so-called "branch" clearly. No big customers or managers existed...
However, Angel did not expose her, but followed her words and said: "Is it a very big customer?"
Xiao Lu still had a cover-up look on her face: "We need to keep our customers confidential, so I'm sorry I can't answer."
If Angel realized something, his expression was thoughtful: "It seems that I chose the right person this time."
Xiaolu smiled and said: "If you believe in your choice, our hermits will..."
As soon as Xiao Lu mentioned the name of his organization, he suddenly paused and whispered to himself: "I seem to have said too much, but it doesn't matter... I believe in the customers and the managers will not care about this."
Angel felt calm inside, but he still asked cooperatively: "Hermit Society? Is this the name of your studio? Aren't you the guides?"
Xiao Lu: "Being a guide is just my profession, but not all the Hermits are guides, there are also elites from all walks of life."
Angel: "..." Are you sure you are an elite in all walks of life?
"As for whether the Hermitage is a studio or not... I can't say that. However, for the sake of easier understanding, Mr. Zuniga can also regard it as a studio."
Angel: "..." Don't you mean that the Hermitage is not a studio? Do you want me to understand it as a secret organization?
Angel: "Hermitage, just the name sounds very powerful."
"It's not that powerful. We are just a small gathering of hermits." He said this, but there was a meaningful smile on the corner of Xiaolu's mouth.
Xiao Lu also knew that enough was enough, so she did not continue to brag, and led Angel into the alleyway with a smile.
The walls on both sides of the lane are densely covered with cracks, the wall covering is slightly peeled off, and mottled graffiti can still be seen.
However, as you go deeper into the alleyway, the walls inside become smoother and more luxurious, and you can even see the light and shadow of vegetation projected by holograms.
Also because of the holographic projection, the doors and window lattice in the alleyway were covered.
Angel, however, could see the eyes secretly looking out of these windows through God's perspective.
If nothing unexpected happens, they are all members of the "Hermit Society".
After passing through the alleyway, Xiaolu led Angel to a quaint gate.
There are projections of clusters of flowers near the gate, extending all the way to the door number. Through the shadows of the flowers, you can see the words "Hermit Society Branch" written on the door number.
Xiao Lu also pointed to the door at the right time: "This is the branch of our Hermit Guild. Guests, please come in."
Xiao Lu opened the door first and walked in.
"It's very big inside and there are many passages. It's easy to get lost. Please, sir, follow me closely." Xiao Lu said as he took a candle from the wall and walked inside.
The dim candlelight seems to lead the way ahead.
Xiao Lu's words are indeed correct. Although the Hermit Society is a grassroots group in Angel's opinion, the area they live in is quite huge. There are indeed many forks in this corridor area, and even some
The fork leads directly to a deeper cave.
To be able to have such a large settlement in the deep black market, the Hermit Society must also have a certain background.
After walking in the dark corridor for about half a minute, they came to a new space.
As soon as he entered here, Angel's eyes were attracted by the scene in front of him.
Pages of musical notes float in front of you, and these pages form a suspended staircase, leading directly to the "garden" in mid-air.
Yes, a quiet hanging garden appeared in this space.
There are rare flowers planted in the garden, each of which exudes a unique shimmer. The color of the flowers is not overtly bright, but a low-key and elegant blue tone, as if they are outlined with the strokes of the starry sky.
In the center of the garden is a black marble square.
There are also new pages floating in this small square. These pages are pulled by a large number of light butterflies, forming a spiral staircase that winds upward.
Angel looked up, and at the end of the stairs was a floating pavilion made of black jade.
There are high and low suspended light butterflies scattered around the pavilion, which not only provide bright light, but also look like a starry sky twinkling when viewed from below.
Angel had seen this floating garden before using God's perspective. However, when he saw it at that time, it was completely dark and there was no light effect.
It also looks quite bleak.
It wasn't until they came in that some of the Hermit's support staff seemed to inject light into the floating garden.
The reflection of stars and light butterflies makes this garden look so dreamy.
"Sir, what do you think of this place?" Xiao Lu couldn't help but ask when she saw Angel's "shocked" look on his face.
"It's very beautiful, very high-end. It's completely different from the deep black market outside, but it's equally shocking." Angel didn't lie this time.
Xiao Lu seemed to have heard Angel's sincerity, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
This is "marketing strategy".
The hermits want to make a name for themselves, and the first impression is the most important. They spend a lot of money to decorate this scene, isn't it just for the scene in front of them?
Although Xiao Lu was very proud of herself, she knew very well that if she wanted to maintain the pattern, she couldn't "care" too much about these details.
"As long as you like it, sir." Xiao Lu paused and said, "Sir, you can go to the pavilion above and wait while I call the manager over. I don't know if the manager has sent that big customer away now..."
Xiao Lu said and walked away.
After three or two steps, an air door was pushed open out of thin air.
There was darkness behind the door, and nothing could be seen. However, Xiaolu turned to Angel and smiled, then walked in.
Angel took a deep look at the door, then stepped onto the steps of the book pages pulled by the light butterfly, and walked step by step to the black jade pavilion above.
The pavilion was surrounded by starry sky curtains. Angel opened a corner of the curtain next to it and walked in.
There weren't many furnishings inside, just a table and stools on both sides.
However, the atmosphere of the starry sky and light butterflies has not disappeared, giving people the illusion of being high in the sky.
Angel randomly chose a stool and sat down. He seemed to be waiting, but in fact he was observing Xiaolu's movements from a god's perspective.
The door Xiaolu opened in Marble Square just now was really a space door.
The place it leads to is an attic hidden in the dark.
In the attic, a group of Hermits were slapping the face of a little girl wearing a witch costume, but the little witch seemed to have fallen into a slumber and could not wake up no matter how she patted her.
As soon as Xiao Lu came in, she frowned when she saw this scene: "The little witch hasn't woken up yet? Is she pretending to sleep?"
Everyone nearby looked at each other in confusion. After a long while, a man in a suit and leather shoes came out and said, "The little witch has a lot of history of getting angry when she wakes up, but she has zero history of pretending to be asleep."
In other words, it may not be pretending to be asleep.
Xiao Lu's heart skipped a beat, as if she thought of something, she quickly turned to look at the man in the suit: "Karen, has Bambu been included in the book by the little witch?"
The man in a suit named Kalyan shook his head: "No, Bambu is still maintaining the projection on the wall of the alley outside."
Hearing that Bambu was not included in the magic book, Xiaolu breathed a sigh of relief: "Stop keeping the projection and come here quickly. Everyone has already come in, and it doesn't matter what happens outside."
More than ten seconds later, an elf with shining butterfly wings on its back flew into the attic.
When Xiao Lu saw Bambu, she immediately rushed forward. With Bambu's eyes widening, she quickly asked about the situation.
After a while, Xiaolu sighed, turned around and said to everyone: "Banbu can't contact the little witch's consciousness... If there are no accidents, the little witch should have been targeted by the fashion monster and entered the challenge space.
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"When we built the Starry Sky Garden, we actually imagined that it would attract fashion monsters. But we didn't expect that the timing would be so awkward. Just when the guests came, she entered the challenge space." Xiao Lu said with some helplessness.
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"However, it is a good thing that she can be targeted by the fashion monster. As long as the task is not too difficult, the little witch should be able to pass it."
"As for the guests outside..."
Xiao Lu turned to look at Bambu: "It's okay for you to be outside. Anyway, all the reward list information from major book page dealers is stored with you."
Bambu patted his chest and put on a "I'm very reliable" expression: "Don't worry, leave it to me. Although the master is not here, I can't use the abilities in the magic book. But I'm just retrieving some information, no problem!"
Xiao Lu gently touched Bambu's head: "Then you go out with me. You will pretend to be...the manager's fashion monster."
Bambu: "Where is the manager?"
Xiao Lu didn't hesitate and said directly: "Let's just say that the manager sent a big client away and hasn't come back yet. Anyway, after you followed me out, you pretended not to understand. You only need to be responsible for getting the information and leave it to me at other times.
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Banbu nodded obediently, flapped his star butterfly wings, and landed on Xiaolu's shoulder.
"We can't keep the guests waiting for a long time. I'll go out first. Keep an eye on the little witch. Also, the light effects outside can't be stopped, at least until the end of this business."
After speaking, Xiaolu took Bambu back to the floating garden outside.
Angel also withdrew his gaze at the right time.
Unexpectedly, I just took a casual look and found something new.
A little witch who enters the challenge space... If you have a chance later, you can go and see if you can get any new tasks.
But what surprised Angel the most was the elf named Bambu.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be a special form of the fashion monster.
This is the third "special form" fashionable monster Angel has seen in Modern City. The previous two were his Turing and Yuri's Ghost.
Angel is still not sure which kind of special form of fashion monster this Bambo is, but from Xiao Lu’s conversation just now, we can know that Bambo can also store and process information?
This is very similar to Turing.
From this point of view, the special forms of fashion monsters seem to have strong information induction capabilities?
While Angel was thinking, Xiaolu had already lifted the curtain outside the pavilion and walked in.
Angel immediately saw Bambu on Xiao Lu's shoulder. His expression was shocked at first, but then he looked at Xiao Lu seriously: "This is... a special form..."
Seeing Angel's "shocked" expression, Xiaolu nodded with satisfaction.
Letting Angel meet Bambu is also part of building a "first impression", and it seems to be very successful so far.
However, although Angel acted "shocked", the solemnity in his expression was not a disguise. Previously, he thought that the hermit would have some "grassroots" feeling, but now it seems that he is following Chong.
, and was able to carve out such a large area of land in the deep underground black market, and also create a dreamlike starry sky garden.
Even if the Hermit Society is really just a start-up, it must not be underestimated.
This level is already much stronger than many surface studios.
Xiaolu: "Yes, it's called Banbu, and it's the special form of the Starry Magic Butterfly - the Starry Butterfly Spirit."
The special form of the Starry Butterfly, the Starry Butterfly Spirit?
Angel narrowed his eyes. This was a fashionable monster close to the high level. In terms of level, it was even a little higher than Turing.
Of course, in terms of rarity, Turing is even more rare.
But this also shows that the Hermit Association is extraordinary. In other words, there are capable people in the Hermit Association!
"This is my first time to see the Starry Butterfly Spirit. It's incredible..." Angel looked at Bambu deeply, his tone filled with emotion.
Bambu seemed to be a little frightened by Angel's stare, and shrank into Xiao Lu's hair.
Xiao Lu touched it comfortingly, then turned to look at Angel: "I'm sorry, guest, I just went to find the manager and found that he went to see the customer off and hasn't come back yet."
"But it doesn't matter. I can also help. Sir, are you willing to accept my handling? Or do you have to wait for the manager to come back?"
When Xiao Lu said this, she deliberately showed expectant eyes.
Angel naturally knew what Xiao Lu meant, and nodded gently: "Then I'll trouble you."
Xiao Lu immediately smiled and sat down opposite Angel: "I know the guest is in a hurry, so I won't talk nonsense and get straight to the point."
"We can help customers check the reward lists of various book page vendors, and only need to pay a small commission to select the most suitable sales channel for the customer."
"By the way, we also have a free query method here. I wonder if customers want to know about it?"