Chapter 2: The Surprise of a Black Marketeer
Lambeth Paris Road, St. Thomas' Hospital, Ye Qi walked in.
Of course, Ye Qi did not come here to see a doctor, but to find a black market middleman, commonly known as a black market merchant. After all, witchers are still human beings, and they need to eat and sleep, and these need financial support. The items that ordinary witchers get from quests can't be sold openly, so handing them over to a black marketeer is undoubtedly the most convenient and cost-effective - old Ward has the same business, but he is darker than the black marketeer. As a result, the demon hunters in this area are looking for black market merchants to sell valuable items that are not related to the mission. Unless it's a last resort, I will never go to Old Ward to be slaughtered!
This time, Ye Qi naturally came here not in exchange for money, but needed some powerful weapons to deal with this difficult task - Ye Qi still remembers the hometown proverb that if you want to be good, you must first sharpen your tools. After all, in the face of C+-level difficult tasks, Ye Qi thought that relying on an M500 alone was obviously not enough. Of course, it is not easy to exchange those powerful weapons from the hands of this black marketeer. Even if Ye Qi has made several transactions with the other party that can be called "happy cooperation", it is a bit difficult.
However, fortunately, in addition to the blood slave that was killed in the previous underground garage, Ye Qi also found something nice in the underground warehouse. Although it was impossible to accurately identify the age of this item due to the rumored low skill, it did not prevent Ye Qi from roughly assessing the value of this item. Dark creatures like vampires, who call themselves nobles, love to collect art to show off their nobility—even the low-ranking blood slaves. Perhaps because he had been called a "vampire" for a long time, the black marketeer who was about to be visited by Ye Qi had also developed the same hobby as those vampires - collecting art or antiques. Although Ye Qi is very disgusted by this hobby of black market merchants on weekdays, today I have to say that it is really good to have such a hobby!
In order to avoid the two surveillance probes at the entrance and hall of the hospital, Ye Qi climbed straight along the drainage pipe of the main building of the hospital into the second floor, and then walked lightly towards the corner room without alerting the black market businessman's bodyguard.
"Hi Maury!"
After entering the door, Ye Qi happily greeted a young man in the room who was flipping through the magazine "Exercise". This young man named Mori is the black marketeer that Zhang Yao is visiting. Although the other party was disheveled, bearded, and only in his twenties and thirties, these people did not hinder the fact that the other party was in charge of the largest share of black marketeers in this district.
"Dear Ye, you'd better give me a proper reason to be here. I remember my secretary didn't inform me that I still had an appointment in the wee hours of the morning! The black marketeer who was interrupted looked very unpleasant, put down the magazine in his hand, and stared straight at Ye Qi, who had just entered the door.
"Secretary? Do you mean the little nurse who is talking to her boyfriend on the phone outside? I think she must have been so caught up in love that she had forgotten about your great boss! Come, don't be sad, let's see, what good things I have brought you! It's sure to get you back on your feet! ”
As he spoke, Ye Qi placed the item in his arms on the bed—a gold ring encrusted with rubies. Immediately, Mo Li, who had just looked lazy, burst out with a speed that surprised Ye Qi, and straight picked up from the sofa and threw himself on the bed: "Oh! The intoxicating luster of red is as intoxicating to the touch as a girl's skin. Oh! It's a collection from the time of the Empress, and it's wonderful! Thank you so much, Your Majesty! ”
For this usually normal black market businessman who becomes slightly neurotic when he sees a work of art, Ye Qi has already become immune after several transactions. I wasn't surprised by the other party's surprise as I was at the beginning, but just smiled slightly. However, although Ye Qi's smile was shallow, it was extremely bright. Because two successive exclamations from the black marketeers have indicated the absolute value of the ring. This is naturally something to be happy about for Ye Qi, who wants to get weapons from the other party.
"Alright, Maury. As long as you help me get some firearms, this ring is yours. You can feel it like a girl's skin in bed all night long! Ye Qi shook his hand at Maury, who was still moaning with the ring, attracting the other party's attention. Murray was obviously dissatisfied again, and looked at Ye Qi with disdain: "You vulgar guy! What is this? Is this art? It is the bloom after the sublimation of the soul! What firearms do you want? ”
The rude black market merchant who shouted at Ye Qi did not change his face, and after a series of gorgeous surprises, he asked Ye Qi's request. If it were anyone else, they would have been caught off guard by this move by the black market merchant. But Ye Qi was old and said: "One T2 submachine gun, ten magazines of armor-piercing bullets; One Vulcan Grimm cannon with 6,000 rounds of ammunition, 10 M72 grenades, 10 flashbangs, 1 Viper bazooka, 3 rockets ......"
"Oh my God! Ye, you terrible guy, are you going to start a war? Morrie, who was holding the ring in his hand, was trembling when he heard what Ye Qi had burst out, and almost dropped the ring in his hand to the ground, and then immediately shook his head and said, "No! No way! Vulcan, M72 grenades and poisonous snakes are all special products of the military management, I can't get them at all, it's impossible to get them for you! And the ring wasn't worth the price at all! ”
I'm afraid the last sentence is the point, right?
Ye Qi looked at the excited black marketeer who waved his hand again and again, and couldn't help but pout. Although the black market merchant Morry is better than the profiteer Old Ward, he is definitely limited, and if you look at it with a microscope, there is a difference of one or two microns between the consciences of the two. As far as Ye Qi knows, when the local gang was taking revenge, someone got several viper bazookas from Mori. If it is really as he said, if he can't get his hands on it, if he can't get it, could those viper bazookas that almost blew down a building fall from the sky and happen to be picked up by those gangsters?
Ye Qi understands the intention of the black market merchants very clearly, which is nothing more than carrying out the "ritual" or practice that has existed among merchants since ancient times - bargaining, that is, bargaining. ,
"Really? Maybe I should go West Street and find someone else! ”
Ye Qi took back the ring in the other party's hand before Mo Li reacted, and then turned around and left.
West Street - the largest underground market in Yed's area and several surrounding areas. Money is everything there. As long as you have enough money, there are even people who are willing to assassinate the head of a country for you.
"Wait! Ye, let's talk about ...... again"
When Ye Qi's hand was on the doorknob, Morrie behind him spoke. Hearing Morry's shout, the corners of Ye Qi's mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. Then he turned to Mori with a sad face and said, "Well, no problem. We can talk about ...... again."
Half an hour later, the conversation ended. Looking at the smiles on both sides, you can see that both sides have achieved their respective goals.
Ye Qi was satisfied, and he was given all the weapons except the Vulcan and the Viper Bazooka. This has exceeded Ye Qi's expectations, originally he thought that it would be good to be able to get the T2 submachine gun and flashbangs, but he didn't expect that there would be an M72 grenade as a big killer. You must know that the Monolithic Kill of the M72 with a radius of 15 meters has always been known as the "infantry killer"! Soldiers in this range, even if you're Rambo, will have to be blown up into a sieve!
In particular, Mori also agreed to pick up the goods tomorrow morning. It made Ye Qi a little happier again. After all, the level of his mission this time is too high, and it is best to arrange it as soon as possible, so the sooner the time, the better. Although from Morry's smile, Ye Qi could feel that the other party did not suffer, and it was even very likely that he took advantage. But what does it matter?
Trading itself is a process of taking what you need and being mutually beneficial. As long as both parties are satisfied, the deal is considered closed.
"I'll be waiting for you tomorrow morning at the agreed place...... Murray, what is this? ”
After the transaction was completed, Ye Qi, who was about to leave, suddenly saw a statue of a wolf body and snake tail, about the size of a child's palm, on the bedside table of a black market merchant. The moment he saw this statue, Ye Qi felt the heart in his chest contract rapidly. Because he also has a statue of this one, which John got after hunting a gang of ghouls in his early years, and then gave this statue to him as a birthday present.
And this statue can make Ye Qi so nervous, of course, it is not a simple thing.
Magic Statue: Although rough and ugly, it is full of magic, and it is truly a mysterious statue. Effect: +1 Force.
"C-Class Mission: The Secret of the Statue. Investigate the secrets of the statue in your hands. ”
That's right, this seemingly crude and useless statue is both an item that increases stats and a quest item that triggers a quest. Putting aside the task that has always made Ye Qi unable to find clues, the item that can increase its own attributes is definitely a remarkable thing, you must know that although the magic short knife that John gave him later is also a magic item, it is just a short sentence of "strengthening the damage to dark and negative energy creatures". Especially after Ye Qi found out that it seemed that the added attributes of this statue were only useful to him, he regarded this statue as a treasure.
If it weren't for the fact that others couldn't discover the magic of the statue, Ye Qi would have found someone to identify whether this magic statue was a legendary holy artifact.
Hallows, for demon hunters, are legendary objects worth fighting for. And the reason why John is so good is that he can only rank in the middle of the demon hunters. It's because there are also Apostles, Hallows Holders, and Stigmata Masters in terms of the strength of ordinary witchers.
Among them, the apostle is the name of a person who can control earth, water, fire, wind, thunder, light, light, or change himself, causing illusions and other abilities. According to the specific strength, it is divided into: starlight, moonlight, and sunshine.
The Stigmata is a person who is born with abilities beyond ordinary people, and is several times stronger than the apostles who awakened after tomorrow. How strong it is, Ye Qi naturally doesn't know what to say, after all, most of the things about the Stigmata are from John or Old Ward, and even other demon hunters, and he hasn't seen it at all.
As for the Hallows wielder, as the name suggests, he is a demon hunter who wields the Hallows weapon. The power of the holy weapon is more complex than that of the apostle's control of earth, water, fire, wind, etc., and legend has it that there are even holy weapons that change time and space. The power division of the holy weapon is the same as that of the apostles, and it is also divided into three levels: star, moon, sun, and sun. Although Ye Qi didn't know what level of the holy weapon this magical statue that was useful to him could be divided into, it didn't stop him from wanting to add another statue of the same kind. After all, the added stats attached to the Mana Statue are too tempting - adding one can represent a qualitative change in strength!
Therefore, the moment he saw this statue again, feeling the faint fluctuations on the magic statue, Ye Qi decided to get his hands on this statue no matter what the price was. But Ye Qi also knew what kind of virtue the current owner of this statue was. Even if he only showed a trace of inappropriate expression, he would be caught by the other party and slaughtered him fiercely. Therefore, although the excitement in his heart was the same as anything, on the surface, Ye Qi still looked calm and pretended to ask casually.
"It's something that my men took back this morning, it's just a thing that has been worn! Although the craftsmanship of the engraving is great, I suspect that it is laser engraved, so it is useless at all! It's not worth the money! If you want, a Kimpton! Maury, who was playing with the ring, didn't even raise his head, and replied casually.
"Since it's worthless, you're still asking me for a Kimpton? Well, this one should be a souvenir to commemorate another great deal! Remember my cargo tomorrow morning, if you dare to play with me, I will definitely make you look good! Well, good night! ”
Ye Qi walked to the bedside table and picked up the statue, pretending to look at it casually, and then carried it directly into his arms. Suddenly, a familiar coldness spread from the hand that came into contact with the statue to Ye Qi's body, and instantly flowed through Ye Qi's body.
Magic Statue: Although rough and ugly, it is full of magic, and it is truly a mysterious statue. Effect: Dexterity +1.
Sure enough, the attributes have been added again!
Although the secret of the C-class mission statue was still unknown, it did not prevent Ye Qi from being happy at the moment. Quietly glancing at the increased attribute bar, a hint of joy flowed in Ye Qi's eyes, and then without waiting for Mo Li to speak, he said goodbye with a smile while talking about the transaction just now.
After saying goodbye, the witcher waved his hand at the black marketeer, walked to the window, pulled it open and jumped down.