Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 131 Dragon Country Club
Luke settled down in Jinjing Town.
There is still some time before the trial of the Dragon King . Before receiving notification from the Golden Dragon King Tyron, I can do some things on my own.
In the next three days, Luke conducted an investigation in Jinjing Town according to his fabricated identity. He went in and out of bars and various clubs, talked with bartenders and women in the flesh trade, and under the offensive of money, he obtained a lot of useful information.
At the same time, news that an inspector from the Imperial Secret Service had arrived in Jinjing Town from the imperial capital reached the ears of leaders from all sides.
More and more people are monitoring Luke.
Luke knew his current situation, but pretended not to notice them and continued to collect intelligence on the many gray industries in Jinjing Town.
He came to cause trouble so blatantly that finally someone couldn't sit still anymore.
When Luke was flirting with a pretty streetwalker and trying to get information from her, two shirtless strong men blocked him from the front and back. The strong men were covered with lumps of tendon meat and scars all over their bodies, indicating that they were not easy to mess with.
The woman realized that her business was going to fail, and she was reluctant to leave this rich, handsome man in a decent suit. The tip she had just received was enough to cover the cost of receiving more than ten miners.
"Handsome sir, it seems you are in trouble. If you can afford the fee, I can find an influential person in Jinjing Town to help you solve your troubles."
Luke pinched the woman's face, took out a 100-dollar Reichsmark and stuffed it into the woman's deep collar: "I will solve the troubles I caused myself. Little Yingge, I will come to see you again..."
The woman deliberately thrust her chest out to rub against Luke's hand, then chuckled and said, "You must be a powerful adult. I'll wait for you... I'll use all the skills I know to ensure that you have a completely unstoppable night."
Luke laughed. "I'm looking forward to it. Let's go!"
Luke slapped the woman hard on the butt. The woman gave Luke a look of pretended anger, then walked away with her butt twisted.
The two sturdy men didn't say anything. They just waited until the woman walked away, then they said to Luke, "Agent Luke, our boss wants to see you."
Luke pushed up his glasses and changed from his playful attitude to seriousness.
"Who is your boss?"
"Come with us and you'll know who our boss is when you meet him." The burly man answered with a forced smile.
The other sturdy man snapped his fingers, looking like he was saying, "Don't force me to do it."
Luke shrugged and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. Let's see which big shot in Jinjing Town it is."
"You're smart. Come with us and get on the car over there first."
Luke was held by two strong men and got into a car waiting on the roadside. The car started and the transparent glass became blurry, so that the people inside could not see what was happening outside.
The car drove in twists and turns, and the road gradually became bumpy from flat. It was obvious that it had left Jinjing Town and entered the forest outside the town.
After about half an hour of bumpy ride, the car finally stopped.
Luke followed the burly man out of the car and found himself in a dense forest in an unknown place. All around him were straight trees that were a hundred meters tall. The thick trunks required several adults to pull a cart to carry them.
There is also the sound of birds singing coming from the depths of the dense forest.
As Luke was observing his surroundings, a slim woman appeared in front of him from nowhere.
The woman extended her hand to Luke. "Hello, Agent Luke. My name is Eiffel, and I'm Mr. Shrek's assistant. Welcome to the Dragon Country Club."
Luke shook hands with Eiffel and asked, "Dragon Country Club? This is the first time I've heard of this name. Could it be that the Dragon Country Club was founded by Mr. Shrek?"
"Mr. Shrek is just one of the many founders of the Dragon Country Club. Our main business is to provide services to adventurers who go deep into Dragon Country for exploration. After all, the Empire does not allow the Adventurer's Association to open an office in Jinjing Town, and the adventurers' Dragon Country business is increasing rapidly."
Luke asked: "The Dragon Country Club is obviously an illegal organization not recognized by the Empire, and I am an Imperial spy. You told me so much, aren't you afraid that I will report you to my superiors?"
“Hahaha…” Eiffel laughed: “Where there are people, there is a gray industry. Even if the Dragon Country Club is closed down by the Imperial Secret Intelligence Agency, we can move to another place to continue our business.
Where there is demand, there are related services, and the Secret Service cannot stop us.
Okay, I'm only responsible for taking you into the club. Whether you can leave depends entirely on Mr. Shrek's attitude.
Come with me. "
Eiffel turned around, and the grass under her feet parted to the sides, and the ground sank to reveal a staircase leading downwards.
Luke couldn't help but admire these people who made money by doing illegal things. They had set up a secret club outside Jinjing Town in such a short time. If it weren't for the people here leading him, he would not be able to find this place even if he stayed in Jinjing Town for a few more days.
Seeing Eiffel walking down the stairs, Luke followed.
Going down the steps, there is a winding corridor. The corridor uses the magic array design, which is very confusing. People who don't know how to walk in rashly will easily get lost in the "ghost wall".
Luke followed Eiffel and chatted with him, "It seems that there are people from your team in the Jinjing Town Secret Affairs Bureau. Not many people in Jinjing Town know my identity."
Eiffel, who was walking in front, answered confidently: "In Jinjing Town, people working for us are everywhere."
"Is Inspector Red Fox working for you too?"
Eiffel turned around and said with a smile: "The more you know, the harder it will be to leave here alive. This is my advice to you. We are here... Mr. Shrek is waiting for you inside."
Eiffel put his hand on the wall next to him, and a door opened.
Luke took off his hat, coat, and cane and stuffed them all into Eiffel's hands.
"I'm sure I'll get out of this alive. Just keep my stuff in place and make sure it's wrinkled."
After saying that, Luke ignored Eiffel who was staring blankly at the clothes in his hands and walked into the room.
The room is decorated like the office of a large company's CEO, with a very positive entrepreneurial spirit.
On the spacious desk, documents, ink bottles, pen holders were neatly arranged, and a palm tree potted plant was placed in the corner. Behind the desk sat a masked man wearing an eye patch. He was wearing ordinary clothes and his nails were neatly trimmed.
You can tell at first glance that this person is a serious person.
"Agent Luke..."
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Luke sat down and said forcefully : "You must be Shrek. To tell you the truth, my purpose of coming to Jinjing Town is not to investigate you. I just want to lure you out by investigating you.
It seems that your patience is much weaker than I thought."
Shrek was shocked by Luke's sudden attitude. He said in a low voice: "I can understand that... this is your bluff to survive. Agent Luke, I am Shrek, the head of the Dragon Country Club. I brought you here..."
Luke interrupted Shrek again: “There is a plant-like monster in the forest of Dragon Country that is good at mimicry, and the one in front of me is one of those plants.
Shrek, you better come out from under the floor, I have a big business to discuss with you."
A while after Luke finished speaking, the "Shrek" in front of him began to shake, its body dispersed in the shaking, and soon it turned into an ordinary shrub with branches and leaves.
The mimic bush fell along with the office chair, and then Shrek, dressed in the same attire, rose up along with the chair.
Shrek said, "Agent Luke, I didn't expect you to know about the mimic bush. We were lured to death by it. This shouldn't be your first time in Dragon Country, right? And what is the big business you're talking about?"
Luke took out a checkbook and took out a pen to fill in the face value of 2 million Reichsmarks.
He tore off the check and handed it to Shrek: “You can now send someone to take this check to the Imperial Bank in Jinjing Town to verify its authenticity.
I need a professional team to escort me deep into Dragon Country to complete a secret mission.
The two million Reichsmarks are a deposit. After the team is formed, I will pay another three million Reichsmarks. Escort me back safely, and finally pay the balance of six million Reichsmarks. "
An 11 million dollar business is really a big deal for the Dragon Country Club.
However, the higher the price the employer offers, the more dangerous it is, and the other party is from the Imperial Secret Intelligence Service.
Shrek threw out the check and an invisible hand caught it.
"Take it to the Imperial Bank for verification." Shrek sent someone to check the check, then asked Luke, "What is your mission to go deep into Dragon Country? Why did you choose to hire illegal adventurers? I need to know the details so that I can select the right adventurer team for you."
Luke replied, "In the center of Dragon Country there is a place called Dragon Tomb. Dragons that die naturally will fly into the Dragon Tomb when their lifespan is about to end, so there are many, many dragon remains in the Dragon Tomb.
The Empire wanted to obtain some dragon specimens from the Dragon Tomb for the development of supernatural creatures. However, given the Empire's current relationship with the Dragon Kingdom, it was inconvenient for the Imperial Secret Service to directly participate, so it wanted to outsource the task.
As long as the Empire deems the dragon remains valuable, this will be a long-term commission."
In fact, after hearing about the Dragon Tomb, Shrek decided to accept the commission even if there was no money to be made.
That's a dragon tomb. The remains of giant dragons inside are probably piled up into a mountain. If anything is taken out of it, its value cannot be measured by a mere 11 million Reichsmarks.
As for the risks.
Going deep into the Dragon Kingdom to search for the Dragon Tomb is definitely a life-threatening journey, but for this inexhaustible treasure, what does it matter if you risk your life a little!
Shrek forgot to change his voice and asked Luke in his original voice: "Are you sure the Dragon Tomb exists?"
Luke replied: "This was accidentally revealed to the Prime Minister of Meteorite by the Golden Dragon King Tyran. My mission in Dragon Country is to confirm whether the Dragon Tomb really exists. The approximate location is here."
Luke pointed to his head.
