Magic Merchant Racial Anecdote

A Lai quietly observed the coming person through systematic concealment.

Under the faint light from the bow of the ship, two humanoid creatures could be seen appearing at the stairs.

They were thin, dressed in medieval ornate costumes, with exaggerated lace cuffs, shiny trims on collars, wide silk cloaks, and feathered faces. mask.

Alai watched them walk to the edge of the pool with complicated expressions, and the strange outfits with limited mobility matched the surrounding scenes very well.

One of the cloaked people, most likely a magic race, was busy arranging more light sources around him, and the darkness was gradually illuminated by the tiny light like fireflies, which complemented the light blue sea water, making the old man The ground floor of the theater presents a dreamlike beauty, like some kind of movie scene.

Ned cautiously wrapped his right arm around Alai's waist, led him behind the stone pillar, and stuffed the little dragon cub that saw the light source crawling out back into his pocket.

Concealment and vigilance, the biological instinct of the dragon race was revealed at this moment. Although the two cloaked men in front of them were dressed and behaved strangely, Ned's subconscious told him that there was danger.

Alai leaned on Ned, hugged the little dragon cub, put his index finger to his lips, and made a 'shh' movement.The little dragon cub blinked his big golden eyes, obediently leaned against Alai's arms and remained still.

Alai smiled silently, and turned his attention back to the pool.

On the edge of the pool, the cloaked men were skillfully using their magic to drag the boat to the shore, and one of them said to the air in a provocative tone: "Now, respected ladies and gentlemen, the one who is about to appear is Today's grand finale."

"—?" What are these two cloaked men doing?A Lai narrowed his eyes suspiciously, trying to see more clearly.

Just when Ah Lai was confused.Ned patted Alai's shoulder, raised his finger to the air, and motioned him to take a closer look.

It was only then that Alai discovered that beside the two cloaked figures in the darkness, several magic recorders were floating.The little crystal balls are dutifully transmitting live images to audiences from different planes.

This was actually a live online auction.

The performance by the pool was still going on, and the cloaked man waved his silk cloak with one hand and made a gesture of please look.The other one, in conjunction with this gesture, prepared to pry open the wooden box with a slightly exaggerated movement.

It's a pity that they didn't know that the wooden box in front of them had already been broken in half by Ned.

One of the cloaked men raised a delicate silver-handled pryer, found a gap in the wooden box, and was about to open it.But before he could use any force, the box split in two.

The man in the cloak who was in charge of prying the box was obviously taken aback.After being reminded by another person, continue the following actions.He gathered the lights together to show the mermaid girl in the biological cabin in every detail.

The girl looks even more charming in the fluorescent light.Light blue water mist enveloped her, her snow-white skin showed a kind of translucent beauty under the light, her black hair intertwined with golden fishtail, it was soul-stirring.

"Look, everyone, this is the finale item of this auction, the legendary mermaid!" The man in the cloak said excitedly, his voice echoing in the empty theater, unexpectedly having a dramatic effect.

"As you can see in the 'Manual', this auction is not just an ordinary mermaid. She is a mermaid who has been cursed by magic!" said the cloaked man pointing to the girl, and then he began to tell the story .

"Many years ago, this place was a very prestigious mermaid opera house, full of guests and hard to get a ticket. This girl is a rising star in this opera house, and people are conquered by her beauty and singing voice. Admirers flocked to her, but she rejected them one by one." The cloaked man said while directing the recorder to take a picture around the pool.

Alai stared closely at the small crystal balls flying around, for fear that they would fly behind the stone pillar they were hiding from.But he soon realized that he was thinking too much. The recorder obviously only took pictures around the pool, and he was not interested in Alai's hiding place at all.

At this point, the narration of the story continues.

"Until a magician from the fourth district accidentally came to the plane where the girl was, they met and fell in love. But the lifespan of a magician is only a short 100 years, and the girl is a rare long-lived race. Year after year In the past, the magician gradually aged, but the girl was still beautiful, which made the magician feel fear, so he simply sacrificed his life to freeze the girl's time at the moment when she was the most beautiful, until someone could break the curse .”

"And we have mastered the method to break the curse!" The cloaked man lowered his voice and said very seductively.

Alai hid behind the stone pillar, and couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard this.Only a fool would believe this kind of story that is full of loopholes and bad streets... These two guys in cloaks really worked hard to sell the 'goods' at a high price.

Thinking of this, Alai turned to look at Ned, wanting to discuss with him what to do next, he couldn't hide here forever.It turned out that Ned was staring at him with a serious expression and never stopped.

'What’s wrong with you? ' A Lai asked while typing on the system.

'Isn't what happened to this mermaid a replica of us?Magicians and longevity races, if there is no contract, I certainly don't want to watch you grow old, and I would rather be cursed to confine my time. Ned replied seriously, it seemed that he really believed the story he just heard.

Now Alai's eyes were almost rolled to the sky. Ned's words had so many flaws that he couldn't even count them, and he didn't know where to start.

Leaving aside the fact that this story is made up at first glance, the problem of love between the short-lived clan and the long-lived clan has already been solved well.

Apart from dragons, elves and other races that have life-span sharing contracts, such as the magic contract in the four districts, or the life-sharing system in the three districts, they can easily extend the lifespan of short-lived races.

However, it was beyond Alai's expectation that Ned would seriously consider their future.To be honest, he did feel a little moved.But more, it was speechless about Ned's lack of common sense.

'We are different from them. If I were that magician, I would never curse you. We will find a way to extend my life together. ' Alai wrote, reaching out to cover Ned's arm wrapped around his waist.

While Ned and Alai were using the system to chat, the auction on the other side was still going on.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now, you can own this beauty that never fades with your fingertips! Lot No. 023, a mermaid girl, plus a biological cabin, a curse experience set and home delivery Service. Once this lot is auctioned, it will not be returned or exchanged. It is limited to gold coin trading in the four districts. The starting price is 1000 gold, and the default is 100 gold each time the card is raised." The cloaked man made a big circle, and finally entered the crucial auction link .

"Next, let's shoot!" the cloaked man said.

Obviously, only the two cloaked men can see the auction screen.In Alai's eyes, these two people just stood still against the air.

In the current situation, it is already certain that the two cloaked men are not their customers.From Ah Lai's point of view, this order is full of doubts, and it is absolutely impossible to just let it go.

The mermaid girl in front of me, no matter if she gave it to a client, or went to the three districts to report the smuggling of rare creatures, even if she pretended nothing happened.In any of the above three situations, he couldn't let the cloaked man take the box away.

Taking advantage of the cloak man's attention on the auction, Alai hurriedly discussed the next countermeasures with Ned.

'We can't let them take the box away,' wrote Alai.

'You want that mermaid? Ned hurriedly asked, although the literal meaning was similar to what Alai expressed, but something was wrong.

'It's not that I want it, it's that we need her. 'Alai explained.

'Why are you here?Can't I just cancel the order? Ned asked suspiciously, in his opinion, the matter is easy to settle.They just need to cancel the order, wait for the two guys in the cloak to go away, go home and have a meal, and it's over.

'The order cannot be canceled.This order is obviously aimed at us, and the person who placed the order probably knew that there would be an auction here, so he deliberately lured us here.We can't just walk away like this. 'Alai wrote.

'Then what shall we do now? Ned didn't quite understand the twists and turns, but since Ah Lai didn't want to cancel, he didn't have any objections.

'We're going to grab that box. 'Alai wrote.In his view, this was obviously a conspiracy against him and Ned.The purpose is either to make them fight this group of people in cloaks, or to force him to cancel the order and reduce the company's reputation.

If he cancels the order now, there is no guarantee that the other party will not use the same method against him next time.Therefore, the order cannot be cancelled.

He just needs to take the 'goods' without revealing his identity to the cloaked man.Then contact the customer, let the other party take the initiative to cancel the order, retreat in spite of the difficulties, and finally report a handful of rare creature smuggling, send all these people to the three districts for transformation, and you're done.

'No problem, but what are you going to do?The box can't be put into my space, I'm afraid you will be in danger then. ' wrote Ned.

In Ned's view, protecting Alai's safety is the first thing to consider.My partner is a person who can even wrestle when walking on flat ground, let alone when it comes to fighting.The abilities and races of the two cloaked men in front of us are unknown, in case something goes wrong halfway...

'About that, I have a plan.When they sell the auction, they will definitely relax their vigilance.We are divided into two groups, you go to grab the box, I will take the little dragon cub upstairs in advance, go to the gate to activate magic and wait for you.Once you get the box, just run straight to the door, when the 'door' closes, we can go back to my space. A Lai wrote, obviously he had already thought of a countermeasure when he was listening to the story just now.

'However, the stairs are very slippery, can you climb up by yourself? Ned thought for a while, and finally asked.

Alai... Alai hesitated. To be honest, he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't fall, but this was the most reliable plan he could think of so far.

'I'm going now, just walk slowly. 'Alai wrote.

Ned glanced at the determined Alai, finally nodded and agreed to the plan.