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Niu Changshou continued: "As you can see, there is no day here, only night. The low mountain we saw when we came here is actually a magic barrier, which cannot be passed by ordinary people. Only those who are polluted can enter and exit freely. .

The reason why Arkham still exists is actually the result of the acquiescence of various forces. For those alien factions and independent races walking in the dark, they need a fixed place to trade items and obtain information. For the Foundation In other words, instead of letting them completely hide in the dark and become completely uncontrollable factors, it is better to have a fixed location that can be used to monitor and detect their actions. Many intelligence and containment items of the Foundation, Some of the research materials of the Superman Association were also obtained from Arkham.For example, the containment item you need for this trip will be exhibited at the auction in the city center tomorrow. "

Xia Ren stroked his chin and said, "This explanation is a bit far-fetched. As far as I know, the Foundation basically has a zero-tolerance attitude towards pollution. It's impossible for a city to become a cult in order to obtain some information as you said. and the paradise of the wicked race."

"No, no, my dear, your description is wrong."

Niu Changshou shook his head and said, "It's not an evil race, but an independent race. Your idea is wrong~"

The Wishing Mirror mocked: "Who told you that independent races are bad? Haven't you only seen Qiuqiu people?"

Qin Yun glanced at her with displeasure, and the latter immediately shrank her neck and said nothing more.

Niu Changshou went on to explain: "As this girl said, although independent races are often very different from humans, not all independent races are against humans, and some of them even take the initiative to help humans. In fact, those who really Evil guys do not account for much in Arkham City. Most of the people who live here are people who do not want to be involved in disputes, such as being polluted but still retaining rational aberrations, concentrating on researching magic and alchemy Wizards with magic arts, and independent races that do not compete with the world, etc. The driver who brought us here is one of them. He must have been deformed and thirsty for blood, but he is unwilling to kill people, so he can only buy human blood to satisfy his greed. The situation can be seen everywhere in Arkham, so it should not be a big surprise.

And although it is said to be human blood, the channel is basically clean and transparent, and the Superman Association will occasionally provide blood here in exchange for some things.

Of course, there are many bad guys and evil factions who have fled here. "

"The situation in Arkham City is very complicated. There are unique rules and orders here. It is difficult for people who are not familiar with it to understand. Moreover, the forces in the city are intricate. It's over, you just have to do as I tell you."

Xia Ren nodded.

What Niu Changshou just said was knowledge that he had never been exposed to before, such as wizards, such as maintaining a neutral race.

He realizes that the depths of this world are completely unfamiliar to him, so it's better to be cautious.

Niu Changshou eloquently explained the important points for them to pay attention to: "In Arkham, as long as you don't take the initiative to provoke others, you will be fine. Fighting and killing are completely forbidden here. Once you find out, the surrounding citizens will unite and shoot you. Killing, the best result, will also be expelled, and will be permanently blacklisted, and can no longer enter the enchantment."

Xia Ren glanced at the surrounding buildings, and said, "Then who is maintaining order? It can't be entirely dependent on the tacit understanding of the citizens, right?"

"Most of it really depends on the tacit understanding of the citizens, but for some situations that the citizens can't handle, or don't want to handle, it's still up to professional people. Remember the enchantment I just told you, you know it's Who created it?"

Xia Ren didn't answer this sentence, and asked directly: "Who is it?"

Seeing that he didn't come as he expected, Niu Changshou felt a little regretful, and said, "You also know that person, Sinny Grant, the great magician of the Wizards League, and the Wizards League is the biggest force in Arkham, and it is also the leader of order." maintainer."

"I know that some of your investigators treat wizards as much as they hate evil pollution, but it is undeniable that most wizards will not affect the lives of ordinary people. For them, compared to doing bad things, Obviously, it is more tempting to study the hidden knowledge left in ancient manuscripts. It’s just that some wizards have mastered too many mysteries. Once they do bad things, the impact will be more serious than the apostles. But you don’t need to do it, the Wizards Union will deal with it by itself Those lunatics."

Niu Changshou suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "There is one more small thing that I almost forgot to tell you."

Xia Ren asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"

Niu Changshou smiled sheepishly: "You are being offered a reward."

"..." Xia Ren.

He remembered that when he went to the foundation headquarters for the first time, Yi Zhiyu told him that he was being offered a reward, and the reward was as high as one billion alliance coins.

Now that Qin Yun has become a super rich woman, one billion alliance coins does not seem to be a particularly high wealth. He thought that after such a long time, the reward has long been outdated, but he did not expect that there are still people who are persistent Want to make trouble for myself.

"Talk about such an important matter earlier next time!"

Xia Ren looked around, but luckily there were only a few people on the street, and no one noticed him.

He put his eyes on Lu Yi. The latter was the only one among the group of people carrying luggage. In fact, it was luggage, that is, a slightly larger lady's satchel, which contained a few items and Lu Yi's own toiletries and Some other gibberish.

Naturally, the Wishing Mirror strongly opposed this kind of differential treatment at first, but it couldn't hold back Lu Yi's persistence after all.

"Do you have any other clothes?" Xia Ren asked.

He wanted to change his outfit to hide himself a little bit.

Lu Yi opened the satchel, poked around in it, then took out the green apron with some confusion, and handed it to Xia Ren.

She regarded this apron as a treasure, and she was reluctant to wear it normally, so she took it out to tidy up when she had nothing to do, and she was willing to give it to Xia Ren at this time, probably because she put him in a more important position in her heart.

Xia Ren looked at the apron, hesitated for a moment, but didn't pick it up.

Niu Changshou patted him on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, those bounties have long been uncovered by your Foundation's own people, and those guys who are about to move see the Foundation's clear attitude, and they will not easily think about it with you." Right, besides, your information is well protected, other people don't even know your gender and name, as long as you don't take out your thick and long whip, no one will guess your identity. "

"It's a tentacle."

Xia Ren corrected, but did not deny that it was thick and long.

"Do you know why I brought you here?" Niu Changshou continued: "I don't know if you have noticed that from the beginning to the end, whether it is the Foundation or the Superman Association, the people who keep in touch with you are always those few people, This is actually to protect you."

Xia Ren stroked his chin, thinking that no matter where he went, the people who had relations with him were Niu Changshou, Yi Zhiyu, and Jiufeng.

Ghosts are everywhere.

"We're here."

Niu Changshou stopped on the side of the street.

Next to it is a small three-story building with a simple accommodation signboard hanging on it. If you don't pay attention carefully, you can't find it at all.

The exterior of the hotel looked very old. On the walls eroded by moisture, the gray-red paint was peeling off, like severely burned skin, mottled.

The entrance on the first floor is narrow, and there is only one rusty heavy anti-theft door. The door is covered with suspicious stains and a few shocking scars, as if it has been attacked by some terrible beast.

The windows on the second and third floors were covered by thick curtains, and it was impossible to see the situation in the room clearly. There was only a faint yellow light in two rooms, and in one of the rooms, a suspicious figure could be vaguely seen pacing behind the curtains .

There was a weird sound coming from the building. It sounded like the cough of an old man before he died, but it was not completely similar. In short, it gave people a feeling of uneasiness everywhere.

Niu Changshou didn't care, as the anti-theft door opened, making a harsh metal friction sound, he walked in first.

Xia Ren hesitated for a moment, took Qin Yun's hand, and followed inside.

Unexpectedly, the environment inside is completely different from what I imagined. It is extremely clean and tidy. Although the cleanliness is not much different from the normal hotel outside, this is Arkham after all. It is so clean, it is still a bit unbelievable .

Behind the door is a solid wood counter, which is almost spotless, only an open bottle of black ink is placed, a slender quill is stuck in the mouth of the ink bottle, and there is also a hemp paper account book bound by thick rope , there will be no other sundries.

The ancient quills and rough ledgers are easily reminiscent of the scenes of the old century. No matter how the years go by outside, it seems that the ancient traditions are still preserved here.

Although the overhead light is soft, it is a bit too dim, and the eyes will be sore after looking at it for a long time.

Xia Ren was surprised to find that the light bulb didn't look like it was driven by electricity. The glowing "wick" inside floated up and down like a hanging spider. He felt subtle energy fluctuations from inside, more like... magic.

Behind the solid wood counter is a large vertical cabinet similar to a bookshelf. There are a few ancient books in those spaced grids, and the rest are some weird bottles and cans.

The wooden floor was cleaned smooth and shiny, and the surface was covered with a layer of wax, which has the function of preventing dust from falling into the gaps and is also easy to clean. However, this layer of wax does not make people feel slippery at all. There is a solid feeling of stepping on soft soil.

It seems to be to cover up other smells. The aroma in the store is very strong, and it will be a bit boring after smelling it for a long time.

"Where's the boss?"

Lu Yi glanced at it. There was not even a chair behind the counter, and there was no one.