Su Ge recalled the expression on the face of the man just now, and followed Cecia through the Black Cuttlefish Bar lobby to an inconspicuous room at the back.
Henry closed the door, put his ear against the door and listened for a moment, and then his solemn expression relaxed. Then he went to the wine cabinet on the side, reached out and flipped some mechanism, and a dark passage appeared in front of Sugar.
The tunnel sloped downwards, and the air was filled with the smell of humid water vapor. Su Ge guessed that it might be because it was so close to the Lims River that there were small patches of moss growing on the walls on both sides of the tunnel.
"Please come in, there is no one here today, no need to pretend." After Henry finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out.
Although Henry said that, Sugar and Cecia still put on their own masks. Cecia came to the side of the wine cabinet, took out two completely undecorated black robes, and handed one to Sugar.
, only after making complete preparations, the two got into the tunnel.
The tunnel was small and cramped. Although it was illuminated by the candle left by Henry, it still seemed dim.
After walking like this for a few minutes, Su Ge found that his eyes suddenly lit up and he realized that he had finally reached the end.
Coming out of the tunnel is an empty basement with a ceiling slightly higher than an ordinary room. There are no additional decorations or furniture. In a space of nearly 40 square meters, there is only a square table placed in the center of the room.
, seems very monotonous.
For a moment, Su Ge almost had the illusion of returning to that mysterious space. If it weren't for the fishy smell of water coming in from the gap in the mask, and the slightly ancient and mottled stone walls in the light of the torch, he would really think that he had returned.
Arriving at the round table.
Su Ge stabilized his emotions, turned his body slightly, and observed everything in the basement. In addition to the tunnel entrance he walked out of, there were nine identical tunnel entrances in the entire basement, all of which were dark and scattered.
The walls around the basement lead to nowhere.
Su Ge followed Angdu's teachings and remained silent.
"Purple beauty," Henry said, "you are still as wary as before."
Cecia snorted and did not answer.
Henry turned to Su Ge and said: "My name is Henry, and I am one of the managers of this underground trading place. If it were a normal underground trading meeting, we might meet here, but unfortunately, there is no one else today."
"You can call him Old Henry. Even though he looks like this, he is actually over sixty years old." Cecia said.
After hearing Cecia's explanation, Su Ge turned his face and looked at old Henry head-on.
A very conspicuous rosacea, this may be the first impression everyone has when seeing old Henry, and then they will see the rest of the facial features.
Su Ge looked at it carefully and found that old Henry's eyes were very sharp, with an eagle-like edge hidden inside. The skin on old Henry's face was also in very healthy condition. He looked like he was only in his forties. He didn't know.
How is it maintained?
"It may be thanks to the goddess's blessing that I look so young," Old Henry guessed Su Ge's thoughts and took the initiative to explain, "Are you a newcomer who wants to join?"
"Yes, from now on, we will use my position alternately, no problem, right?" Cecia said.
"Of course, this is your freedom." Old Henry smiled, "I understand, that's why you chose a time when there is no trade fair to come here to avoid other participants, right?"
Seeing that Chessia didn't talk to him, Old Henry didn't continue the topic, "Since it's shared, please allow me to introduce the rules here."
"Every Wednesday at the East Street Market, on the tomato stall, if the last digit of the tomato selling price is 5, it means there is a trade fair that week, and vice versa."
Old Henry's first words shocked Sugar quite a bit. He didn't expect that an underground trading venue would even be held in such a secretive time.
Stalls selling tomatoes? There are at least five or six stalls selling tomatoes in East Street Market. How is it possible that every stall has the same price? What if there are two different prices at the same time?
No one gave him an explanation. Even though Su Ge was full of doubts, he could only remain silent, so he nodded slightly to old Henry.
When Old Henry saw Su Ge's performance, his eyes showed admiration, "Sure enough, the people Miss Cecia brought are really different."
Before Cecia started to urge him, old Henry continued: "Of course, there are other ways to notify the specific time."
"After it is determined that the trade fair will be held this week, starting from Wednesday, the number of egg-selling stalls represents the specific holding time. For example, if there are four egg-selling stalls, it will be held on Thursday, and so on, but only for this week.
week."
"After the number of weeks is determined, the specific arrival time will be determined by the recommended menu on the signboard at the entrance. The so-called entrance is the passages you see. The one you are coming to is the entrance to the Black Cuttlefish Bar."
"There are ten channels in total, that is to say, there are ten entrances. You can choose any one of them to enter, but you must be prepared ten minutes before the start of the trade fair, because if two participants choose to enter at the same time,
With the same entrance, we must ensure that the identities of these two people will not be leaked to each other."
"As for the content of the trade fair, I think I don't need to elaborate too much."
Su Ge nodded slightly and remained silent. At the same time, he recalled what old Henry said in his mind to deepen his impression.
While Su Ge was silent, Cecia took out a black bag, put it on the table, and said: "I want to exchange the eggshells of the Fool's Turtle for the crystallization of the earth's rock, in equal amounts."
Old Henry leaned forward slightly, and like an experienced butler, after getting Cecia's permission, he took the black bag from the table, checked it briefly, turned around and left through a tunnel.
During the time when Old Henry was away, Sugar never had any verbal communication with Cecia, and even eye contact was cleverly covered with a mask.
Soon old Henry returned to the basement and placed a black bag on the table, indicating that Cecia could check it.
Cecia quickly completed the inspection without saying goodbye to old Henry, and took Su Ge directly back through the tunnel from which he came. After passing through a short dark tunnel, they returned to the room in the Black Cuttlefish Bar.
After packing up all the items used to hide their identities, they returned to the bar again, as if they just went to the bathroom, with calm expressions.
Not long after, old Henry also returned to the bar, looking around the bustling bar without looking at Cecia and the other two.
As expected of an experienced person, even these tiny details are meticulously done... Su Ge sighed in his heart, and before he could think about it, he saw Cecia pushing an oak cup towards him.
"Have a taste. How can you not drink when you come to the bar?" Cecia poured down her throat with a smile in her eyes.
I'd better pay, right... Su Ge felt helpless, but considering that he was in a bar, it would be abnormal not to drink, so he picked up the oak cup in front of him, put it to his mouth and took a sip.
The taste is very light, with the aroma of malt, and the bubbles are full, but it is really light... Su Ge commented in his heart that he actually doesn't like alcohol very much, because it will make him lose consciousness outside of sleep.
So I simply took a sip and put the cup back where it was.
At this time, he saw that the crying man next to him had fallen asleep and was lying on the edge of the bar, snoring slightly.
"When young people live in this world, they always have to experience a lot of unfairness and grievances. If we can provide them with a place where they can temporarily rest and vent, that is the meaning of our existence." Old Henry looked at Sugar and said.
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Su Ge felt a little bitter in his heart and said proactively: "Please give me his bill."
Under the surprised gazes of Cecia and Old Henry, Sugar took out a 1 Bean bill and a 1 penny coin, then glanced at the ale at hand, picked it up and took a sip.
To put an end to waste, it starts with me... Su Ge looked at the oak cup in Cecia's hand and felt it was a pity. If it was just a refill, the second cup would be half price. The total for two people would only be three pennies, but if you order two separately,
cup, it would cost four pence.
But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, men and women are different, and it's rude to share the same cup in public.
"Please allow me to take his place and thank you for your generosity," said old Henry, wiping the cup. "He is a poor child. I hope the goddess can hear his prayer and let happiness come to him."
"What does he do?" Su Ge asked casually while drinking beer.
"It seems like I'm working as a guard in a prison. I'm often scolded by my superiors. In short, my life is very difficult."
"Then what's his name?"
Old Henry shook his head.
At this moment, the sleeping man suddenly woke up, looked at Su Ge with hazy drunken eyes, and murmured:
"My name is Speru, my name is Speru, my name is Speru..."
As the man spoke, he began to sob quietly.
Su Ge felt uncomfortable in his heart. He knew that for a man, it was rare to shed tears. Unless he was greatly wronged or his hope was shattered, he would cry secretly in a place where no one was around.
He looked at the man who called himself Speru, and was infected by the other man's emotions, and felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
"I just want people to know my name. I am not 'that one', nor am I 'hello'. My name is Speru. My name is Speru. I just want others to know my name..."
"
The man lay sobbing in front of the bar, probably due to the influence of alcohol, and soon fell asleep again.
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Under the starlight in the sky, Su Ge and Cecia walked through the empty blue square.
It was already very late, and Su Ge did not expect that he and Cecia would stay in the bar for so long.
Considering that Cecia might sneak back to continue drinking after he left, Su Ge decided to send Cecia back to Lucky Stone Church before going home.
"I remembered," Cecia said suddenly, "It was in the watermill, where we first rescued you, that I once saw the man just now, and he was following Neo at the time."
"Neo?" Su Ge recalled what happened that night, but found nothing because at that time, he had already passed out and was sent directly to the Mutual Aid Association.
"Neo, that's the pot-bellied man who hosted the dinner party that night when you were the footman. He was the police chief of York."
"Oh..." Su Ge responded perfunctorily. He didn't care much about who Neo was, but that Speru guy made him quite emotional.
In fact, what that guy wanted was very simple. He just wanted to be remembered, not by a certain person, but by Speru... Su Ge silently remembered this name in his heart.
"You probably know everything about the underground trading ground. You don't need to worry too much about old Henry. As long as you follow the rules, he won't do anything bad to you, because his family is in the Lucky Stone Church.
work."
Su Ge nodded, and in an instant, many doubts in his heart were cleared.
Since it is what Cecia said, then old Henry can be regarded as half of his own people. Since even the host has been taken under his command, there are probably the forces of the six orthodox churches behind this underground trading place.
Penetrate.
Sure enough, the existence of the church is like a huge beast, like the vast universe, and I am just a tiny star in this starry sky.
Just like that Speru, he tried his best, but he just didn't want to be an unknown person.