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It was a small matter to begin with; it could have been resolved peacefully. Why make things so tense?
These small groups can act recklessly, but they can't.
If you are stronger than them, then everything except apologizing is futile and will only make the situation worse.
After finishing her meal, Lycorina fell asleep with the bag containing the food as her pillow.
She was awakened by An Yi.
"Get up, [the black guy] is here."
"Hmm...? Hmm..." Lycorina mumbled a sleepy reply.
Long before Lycorina even got up, the heroes had already sent people down.
The ones who went down were [Fighting Hero] Blazer and [Ice Hero] John.
Blaze was the largest of them all. According to the demon race's standard for judging strength, size equals strength, so he looked more like the leader.
John and Blazer have better teamwork and are more capable of fighting than Franti, so it's better for him to go down than for Lycorina to go down.
They pulled the still-sleepy Lycorina downstairs, where the other heroes were already waiting at the gate.
Blazer and John had already walked outside the gate and were standing next to the hundred corpses of the residents.
A carriage was stopped sideways a few dozen meters in front of them.
First, three strangely shaped demons carried over three boxes and placed them on the ground.
Then the carriage door opened.
The door opened, and a small demon, clad in a black robe, stepped out.
Beneath the black robe was complete darkness, obscuring the other's skin; it resembled a cloud of black mist. Within this mist, however, were a set of white teeth and two eyes, creating an eerie scene.
[Biology: Black Wind Spirit]
Strength: 20 Agility: 40 Stamina: ∞
Resilience: 0 Magic: 120 Intelligence: 5
Tip: 10
Judging from its attributes, the opponent is a level seven demon.
In this city, level seven demons are considered to be among the top-tier demons, meaning that the strength of this [Black Ghost] is only below that of a lord.
Of course, it's still not enough for the brave warriors.
It's just a level 7 demon; even a level 100 hero, without using equipment enhancements, has the ability to defeat it.
At that moment, White Tooth, emerging from the black mist, gave a strange smile.
No one knew if it had lips, but the other party just smiled.
"I am the leader of this area, [Blackie]."
I am here specifically to apologize to everyone.
We apologize; our staff were blind to your presence and disturbed you all.
Here are some small gifts; please accept them.
As the black man spoke, his men opened the three boxes in front of him.
Two of the boxes were filled with demon gold coins, while the last, slightly smaller box contained several exquisite magical items that looked quite valuable.
"We hope you will be magnanimous and will not bother you again in the future. Please forgive us."
【Black Ghost】's attitude: Very sincere, he can't wait to get rid of these living fathers.
It's okay if they can't be sent away. Let them stay. It's better than letting them kill indiscriminately in the field.
[The Fighting Hero: What should I do? Should I accept the challenge?]
Accepting a gift from someone signifies accepting their apology.
Of course, they could also just kill the other person and keep the gift.
Blazer and John exchanged a glance, pretending to be thinking, but actually waiting for Annie's judgment.
[Sword Hero: I'll post it here in the demon language later, you can just read it aloud.]
Flute Hero: So you can even use the demon script here?!
Sword Hero: Can also send images, [pictures].
Holy Hero: Isn't this what I look like when I'm sleeping?!
Sword Hero: Enough with the nonsense, just tell it...
An Yi wrote down what she wanted to say in the chat group using the demon language.
In fact, the heroes are more familiar with the demonic script than they have heard about it.
After all, there are children's picture books, which make learning very convenient. It's much simpler than going all over the streets to listen to demons talking.
Blazer pretended to have thought it through and said to the black man, "Since you've taken the initiative to end this farce, we won't make things difficult for you." (Demon language)
Upon hearing this, Blackie finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, it was all a misunderstanding. My men were too reckless and caused inconvenience to everyone."
“We’re not interested in who killed you; we’re here for another purpose,” Blazer continued.
"If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know!" The black man was quite clever and immediately understood what the other party meant.
In other words, since they were already here, they wanted to use the black man to achieve that "other purpose".
Si Hei Gui didn't care about being used by the other party.
However, since the other party is not from this city and has no connection with any organizations in this city, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties.
Helping out a little and sending these freaks away would actually be a good thing for them.
At the same time, dying can leave a good impression on the other party.
Third, if they meet again in the future, these powerful figures might still bring it benefits?
“We’re looking for something that’s not available on the market. Could you help us find a way to get it?” Blazer continued.
"What a coincidence! I can't speak for other things, but I do have some connections in the auction houses and black market in this city!"
Mm, could you please tell me what it is? I'll keep an eye out for it for everyone.
The black man smiled obsequiously, but a few wicked thoughts were stirring in his heart at that moment.
Something that even these experts are eyeing must be something good!
If we could get information out of them while preventing them from accessing the trading platform, wouldn't we be able to keep the treasure for ourselves?!
Blazer: "I can't tell you."
It was as if cold water had been poured over the black man's head.
Sure enough, these experts weren't that stupid.
“Since you say you have connections, it should be easy for you to get us started,” Blazer asked.
"Well... of course!" the black man chuckled, thinking it was best not to have too many thoughts about it.
If these monsters notice you, it's not impossible for them to kill you with that one palm strike.
This city is so big, and it's not the only one with such methods.
If we kill it, we can find other demons.
Rather than making all sorts of excuses, it's better to make these monsters need you.
If there is a need for it, then its life safety can be temporarily guaranteed.
Oh no, I should say, just get them what they need and then send them off, and that's it.
Meanwhile, the heroes were discussing in the chat group.
[Flute Hero: Didn't it just mention the auction house and the black market?! The [Formless One] we're looking for might be found in either of those places, right?!]
The Lion Warrior: You might actually encounter him!
Warrior of the Fighter: Don't get too excited yet, it might not actually be there.
Sword Hero: Ask him when the auction is next.
"Are there any auctions recently?" Blazer asked the black man.
Yes, in three days.
If you're looking for something, I might be able to keep an eye out for it.
"I'll use some tricks to guarantee you all get what you want!" the black man said confidently.
A glimmer of hope rekindled within it! I still want to know what they're looking for! ∪×qi：ba『＼☆∶
"No need, we're not sure if that thing is here either."
"So I need your help," Blazer said.
"Please speak!" the black man said very enthusiastically.
“We need to infiltrate the auction house and confirm with our own eyes whether the item is there,” Blazer continued.
The black man's lips twitched, and his heart sank.
Oh, you can play like this?!
They really don't let it find any loopholes!
If these people infiltrate the auction house, they will not only know about the goods before it does, but they will also completely eliminate its chance of acquiring them.
Even if it finds other helpers to win the bid, these monsters will definitely kill and intercept it as soon as it leaves the auction house.
Forget it, I really don't want to think about it anymore!
"So you mean you want me to help you get jobs at the auction house?" the black man asked.
“Yes.” Blazer nodded.
"This is simple."
None of the employees at the auction house were hired through normal channels.