Chapter 274: The King's Feast
There were already quite a few people in the lobby of the apartment.
In other words, a large number of mystics and occult enthusiasts.
Most of them concealed their bodies and wore masks, like gentlemen and ladies attending a masquerade ball.
Fang Xian, wearing a mask, blended in without any sense of incongruity.
He picked up a glass of red wine and casually approached a salon where people were chatting.
"That bunch of damn, disgusting ghouls... really disrupted the market here, leaving me with a large backlog of 'Moonlight Tincture'. Now I can sell it at the original price..."
The person who was speaking was obese, probably a black market businessman, and he looked at the mysterious people expectantly.
Unfortunately, no one responded.
"I don't know why those disgusting guys who deserve to go to hell came to this city. What's going on ? Are they helpless?"
Another masked man was equally dissatisfied: "They only know how to go out on the streets and search for unregistered Beyonders one by one. As a result, several of my friends have been sent to prison and have to find lawyers to bail them out, which is another huge expense."
"Gentlemen, I have some information here that I can give to you for free."
Just then, a lady wearing a red mask chuckled.
Her voice was not loud, but it immediately attracted the attention of the mysterious people around her.
After all, most of them have acute hearing.
"Madam, please go ahead..."
A man with a golden mask approached and couldn't help but say, "As the host of this gathering, if your information is valuable, I am willing to pay a corresponding reward. Knowledge must be rewarded. This is the motto of the Tower of Wisdom."
"Thank you for your generosity, sir."
The lady in the red mask lifted her skirt and saluted, then looked around and said in a deep voice: "A large number of ghouls appeared and committed crimes crazily. This reminds me of a ritual."
"A ceremony?" someone asked himself in confusion.
"Yes, it's normal that you don't know. This is what happened recently in the Narnias Empire. A group of 'law enforcers' attacked a secret society that worshipped ghouls and seized a batch of books, among which was a description of this ceremony... It is a preparation for the birth of the Ghoul King. At the beginning of the ceremony, a large number of ghouls need to be converted, and a 'hunting area' is selected to start 'hunting' on a large scale. When humans can no longer satisfy them, the ghouls will begin to 'eat each other' and 'eat themselves'. The one who survives to the end will be the born Ghoul King! The name of the ceremony is - 'The King's Feast'" the lady said in one breath.
"hiss……"
"King? Is it a ceremony to open the golden gate?"
The mysterious people around were suddenly startled and became restless: "Maybe we should leave this area immediately, the farther the better?"
"Actually, I don't think we need to worry, because judging from the scope, this ceremony is much simpler. It's probably just used to push open the Silver Gate... and... the secret information we don't know, the authorities probably already know the news, and there are powerful people waiting for the mastermind to appear."
The lady finally consoled.
"Thank you, ma'am, but this is no comfort to me, and I shall be moving at once."
A man stood up and quickly left the venue.
Several masked men also couldn't sit still and stood up and left.
The local owner of the golden mask looked at this scene and seemed to be silent. Then he looked at the lady and said, "The information you provided is very valuable. I will give you a corresponding reward."
Fang Xian, who was standing aside, felt that the master was probably very depressed.
After all, a good party suddenly lost a few participants, all of whom were potential guests!
"And... this voice is somewhat familiar."
'A woman...from the Empire of Narnia...or a mysterious one...'
'It's not a coincidence, is it?'
Fang Xian looked carefully at the woman wearing the red mask and found that she was indeed somewhat similar to Yi Rui, who was haunted by nightmares and whom he met on the train that day.
An intuition told him that this was Yi Rui herself!
"Given her personality, it's no wonder she always runs into bad luck in the occult..."
Fang Xian shook his head and looked at the local host, the man in the golden mask who began to host the party.
It was basically the same as the other gatherings he had experienced, with participants taking turns to step forward and say what they needed or to sell something.
Many times, we don’t get what we want.
After all, this world is too big, and there are relatively too few mysterious people. Moreover, due to their wariness and the lack of strong notaries, they are often unable to open their hearts and communicate.
At this point, the importance of 'Dreamland' can be seen.
"The transaction rate here is much lower than that of 'Dreamland'..."
When it was Fang Xian's turn , he stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "I need a set of identification that can pass the sheriff's inspection. In addition, I also need a magical item or spell that can modify my appearance. The reward can be gold fisher, or other equivalent mystical knowledge!"
As soon as these two demands were expressed, Fang Xian suddenly felt that the way everyone looked at him changed slightly.
After all, a fake identity and a fake face are something that only mysterious people who have done something bad and then disguised themselves and ran away need to prepare.
In their minds, they are probably the criminals among the mysterious people.
However, Fang Xian didn't care, after all, no one knew his identity.
Even to Jax, he only gave a fake name. At this critical moment in the investigation of the zombie case, the other party probably wouldn't pursue him relentlessly.
Even if Jax pursues him relentlessly and even finds out Daniel Roland's identity, what would that do?
Does the special department also take care of the little kids who run away from home as nobles?
Daniel's criminal record is very clean.
'I didn't mention Jax's name when I came to this party...'
"As long as I get a fake identity, I can theoretically become another person."
In the silence, the owner of the golden mask smiled and said, "I can get you a reasonable identity for 100 gold coins. As for the magical items and abilities that can change your appearance, I don't have any... Those precious things will be snapped up as soon as they appear, and there will be almost no stock left."
The mysterious people around nodded slightly, seeming to agree with this statement.
"make a deal!"
Fang Xian nodded.
He still had some gold fish on him, which was generously given by Andre to compensate Daniel.
Especially after knowing that Daniel bought horses and hunting equipment out of his own pocket, Andre, who received a large sum of money, seemed eager to use money to prove his ability and the missing care.
"Then... you can go to the backyard with my servant to trade, but I have to state in advance that we need to test the 'bloodthirsty tincture' first!"
The owner of the golden mask said seriously: "I don't want to become an accomplice of those disgusting things."
"It's a very reasonable request. I agree."
Fang Xian agreed immediately. He was indeed not afraid of this kind of inspection.
