Dawn of the Grey Tower

The hustle and bustle behind him seemed to be far away all at once. This sense of distance is very subtle, because the vendors who sell all kinds of dangerous or rare or ordinary goods are less than 20 steps behind them. As long as they turn around and run, they can touch them in a few seconds. To the faces of those businessmen. But this short distance seems to have separated two worlds. Those sounds, light and shadows, and the temperature of the creatures and flames were all stretched away, leaving only the silent and gloomy road in front of me, and the cold lights scattered in front of the road. This scene was strange and weird.

Atta gently pulled the corner of Cheese's clothes, and the latter nodded slightly to the worried eyes behind her mask to indicate that he had also noticed the change. There is no doubt that this strangeness comes from magic, and it is not the magic released by a single caster. This section of the street itself is similar to the altar or circle in some spell schools. As long as it is supplied with energy, it can be continuous. Have an effect. At the same time, this structure is often expensive and sophisticated, and it is difficult for ordinary spellcasters to afford it. At such a high price to create a silent zone, it is only possible that the importance of the transaction here exceeds the price paid.

"This section of the road is called black street by most people on the road, but there are more than one similar streets, so black street is only a general reference, and it cannot be called a particular street. The street itself has no name, and the location will be From time to time, only a small number of people will be notified of the specific information about the black street move. And no one or group has publicly declared the ownership of the black street. Those who want to explore this matter often have no information, so I want to I tell you in advance, don't ask too much about this place, just respect its existence." Mrs. Teresa said to several people.

"Yes, we remembered." Cheese replied softly. Perhaps I saw Atta’s uneasiness, or perhaps it was his confidence in his abilities. From the moment he entered the black street, it became that he and Mrs. Teresa were side by side, Atta and Jianqize faintly separated from the mage. After the position, ready to shoot at any time. Seeing this, the surrounding cat fairies didn't say anything, and still protected a few people.

"I heard that there is a new prosperous place in the northeast recently. Witches and wolfwalkers are stationed in a city built by dwarves. But the most important thing is that a wizard takes his dragon as the lord there. . So I also wanted to go there, but the road was too far, the business was too busy, and I always couldn't spare time." The snow-white cat seemed to casually talk about rumors from afar.

"It's not as good as you said, there are disputes where there are people, and the more people there are, the more complicated the disputes. The news you hear here is probably only the rumors of the businessmen, which should not be true." The hooded mage laughed. It’s not surprising that the other party will know the origin of their party. It would be strange if a big man who was qualified to know the location of the black street in the rush could not find out such a small matter.

The corners of Mrs. Teresa’s mouth always seemed to be smiling, as if everything would not deviate from her expectations, “The dispute is because the distribution of benefits is not satisfactory. What a good lord can do is nothing but Transferring contradictions and guiding contradictions in contradictions, trying to reduce contradictions will also produce new ones. So he had to find a balance in contradictions so that none of them would be intensified, but in fact, even if he is a lord, he wants perfect control. All disputes are also arrogant. As long as the balance exists, there will always be a day to be broken. There is no kingdom that will never be destroyed because of this."

"It sounds like you have a very pessimistic view of the king's system. So in your eyes, what kind of system can achieve the effect of resolving contradictions?" Although cheese is a bit surprised at the other party's topic, it is false to say that he has no interest at all. Yes, anyway, there is still some distance from the stalls on the black street. Even if it is a small chat, he wants to hear the opinion of the most powerful woman in the cat fairy.

"The contradiction cannot be reduced, because its source is everyone's needs, food and drink, opposite sex, clothes, shelter, where there is need, there is conflict, and it is endless." Although Ms. Teresa is not a human being, it is not even a creature that belongs to this world. , But her observation of human society is longer and more profound than ordinary people, "So instead of using the set of backgrounds, honors or other things you use to suppress these contradictions, it is better to release them completely. People want more A good life, why not? As long as they can pay the price. The thing that energizes these costs is money."

"This is the city's approach?" Cheese's rationality told him that what the other party said and what he saw did have merit. But on the other hand, he began to doubt whether this idea of ​​measuring everything by money really makes sense. It is undeniable that it is very effective. But in this environment, chivalry and morality, the way of the spirits and nature, they all seem to have no place to stay.

"Yes, this is part of its rules. And you have already sat at this poker table called Torrent, and all the decisions you make next, regardless of your own will or not, must be under its shadow. What do you think of it, if you don't want to overturn or leave this table, you have to comply." When she said this, her eyes drifted to Atta, intentionally or unintentionally.

The mage didn't answer immediately, and as the group approached the first booth, the conversation lost the environment to continue. The owner of that stall is an old man. His clothes are simple but meticulous, even his merchandise. Those commodities were neatly arranged in wooden partitions, underneath were soft materials such as cotton silk, and three light red lights made those things look more rosy. This is of course necessary, because the things he sells are meat in a certain sense, or to be precise, a certain part, hand.

Atta subconsciously covered his mouth, Jian Qi and Kailas both made expressions of disgust in varying degrees. It was Ms. Teresa and the other cat goblin guards who were not surprised. As for the cheese, he had already walked to those hands with interest and looked at it. As early as during his training, Gray Robe had seen too many corpses of all kinds, and his medical knowledge was almost entirely based on anatomical experience.

"Let's take a look, they are all good products. Both collection and use are excellent." The old man yelled softly. There was a strange tone in his voice that made people feel very sweet.

"Can you try it?" The cheese turned his head to look at the old man, his eyes flashing with a faint magical brilliance, which made the latter smile, and the customers who knew the goods were rare even in the dark streets.

"If you need a servant, I recommend this one. He is the hand of a gladiator. It is said that the most famous work of that gladiator is to smash the opponent's skull with his bare hands. It is a pity that his last opponent did not give him this chance and cut it off. It covered his neck." The old man pointed to an unusually large and thick palm with some amazing scars on the back.

The cheese nodded, and the old man took the hand out of the grid, put a ring on his ring finger, and took out another same ring to the mage, "After mastering it, you can wear it on any finger. , But at the beginning, I recommend wearing it in the same position first."

The gray robe looked at it slightly, UU reading www. uukanshu.com confirmed that there were no other spells on it, and then put the ring on the ring finger of his right hand. Next, his companions saw that as the cheese made a slight fist, the severed hand also made a slight fist. When the cheese simulates the palm of his hand crawling on a flat surface, that hand does move on the table.

"How? Just a little bit of magic power, you can get a helper. If you are proficient, you don't need to move, this hand can also follow your will." Perhaps it is rare to meet people who are inclined to buy, the elderly Some diligently promoted his terrible goods. The cheese just silently took off the ring on his hand and put it back on the table.

"Thank you, but I am more used to doing things with my own hands."

The group bid farewell to the stall that sold the hands, and Jian Qi asked the cheese with a bit of fear, "What kind of magic is that? How can you look at such a wicked way."

"It's just a small trick. The point is not the broken hand, but the ring. You wear that ring, and the broken hand will be connected to your hand, but it won't be taken off after a long time. What he didn't explain is, The hand of a dead person will always rot, and when it rots, your hand will rot together. However, that is a genuine magic item, and this alone makes this street worthy of its name."