Chapter 2500: Reasonable Suspicion and Photo Studio Black Market

The strange elf in the flower sea clearly behaved like the mysterious sage who pointed out the direction for the "brave" or "knight" in the story, and what she said also guided her image to that kind of image, but Xia De just felt that he couldn't raise the emotion of "respect" for the elf in front of him.

From her appearance, her age must be older than the underage elf Emilia, who was over fifty, but Xia De couldn't estimate her specific age. After elves become adults, their appearance will not change at all for a long time.

However, he at least heard that the other party wanted to end this conversation, so after asking about the relevant information of the black market and some precautions for entering the city, he politely said goodbye and left.

Carefully wearing the wreath, Xia De's pupils contracted for a moment. He really felt that he was listening to the breathing of the forest. So the road to leave here naturally appeared in his heart. He was surprised by the feeling at this moment, and even more surprised that the mysterious elf lady could make such an item casually.

Turning around and looking at the forest flower sea under the moon again, he found that the elf had turned around and was looking up at the moon surrounded by silver-blue flowers.

The night wind blew her golden long hair and robe. She seemed a little lonely. The more Xia De looked at her back, the more familiar he felt. When looking at her from the front, he felt that this strange elf was elegant, quiet, and beautiful, but looking at her from the back, she was clearly... Just as he wanted to open his mouth to say something else, the elf who had her back to him said:

"Then goodbye, outsider. After taking my goods, come to this flower sea to find me again." (Elvish)

"Goodbye, have a good dream." (Ancient Elvish)

He nodded slightly to that figure, and seeing that she had no reaction, he left quietly.

It was of course very strange for a pure-blooded elf to appear here, but at least she was not a witch and did not cause any reaction from the badge. Trees and forests got along very well with her, so she didn't look like a bad person. Xia De just came to explore the way locally today, and they would have many opportunities to meet in the future, so Xia De was not in a hurry to explore the other party's identity.

【You seem to have guesses about her?】

"Yes, although there is no reason, I feel that she is waiting for me here. My inspiration is reminding me who this is, but I don't have evidence for the time being."

【It seems that since Miss Mia Gao De's visit, you have been reasonably suspecting everything around you.】

"She" smiled gently.

"Yes, reasonable suspicion... Speaking of which, is it possible that Miss Gao De is me who used the 【Transformation Ring】? Traveled through time, so I avoided meeting."

【You are assuming that the cat belonged to you from the beginning, right?】

"She" voice was still gentle.

After wearing the wreath, every step in the forest was like stepping on a small path hidden under the grass and trees.

Just now, he could barely keep moving forward by relying on 【Source of Chaos】 and "Powerful Spatial Perception," but now it was like walking on a hidden shortcut.

Although he had been using miracles to determine his position, when Xia De found that he only spent five minutes walking through the quiet forest path that normally took half an hour to finish, he still didn't understand what happened just now:

"I really still don't understand the mystery of space."

But at least after leaving that special area that was actually not large in area, "Powerful Spatial Perception" told Xia De that the surroundings had returned to normal.

After turning the wreath into a metal toy and hanging it on his chest together with the "Witch Detection Badge," Xia De turned to look at the forest behind him that had no abnormalities at all to the naked eye, and then turned into a red butterfly and flew towards the city direction in the mottled moon shadows.

The city lights were getting closer and closer, and scattered logging camps and lumberjack camps gradually appeared in the lush forest. The appearance of the small path in the forest meant that Xia De had completely approached the urban area, and then the avenue he saw traveling through the forest meant that he had completely entered the human activity area.

Villages that existed in the "Creekwood Town" era were distributed on the outskirts of the urban area. After crossing these small settlements surrounded by forests, the trees became sparser, and Xia De restored to human form.

It just so happened that he encountered the train tracks connecting the outside world in the forest on the way forward, and the train roaring at night happened to drive from the northeast. Xia De then simply jumped onto the train and entered the last cargo carriage, taking the train into the city.

Vista City's water and land transportation were extremely convenient, and it was also an important transportation hub in the northeast direction of the capital Willendale, so the area of Vista City Railway Station was huge.

At eleven o'clock at night, the train carrying passengers from Huntington City in the north stopped steadily on the tracks. Not long after, the tired passengers walked out of the railway station under the starlight. The outsider who arrived here after receiving the grace of a strange elf pretended to be an ordinary passenger and walked out of the railway station, and then looked at the city that had fallen into sleep under the night from the entrance of the railway station.

The dim yellow gas lamps illuminated the street in front of the railway station called "Woodpecker Avenue." Most of the shops along the street were already closed after entering the night, leaving only the taverns that were open all night still lit.

Four-wheeled rental carriages and citizens waiting to welcome relatives and friends were waiting at the entrance of the railway station. The chill of the early autumn night was already very obvious. Xia De stood behind those gradually leaving travelers. He had a very good first impression of this city.

This place was not as prosperous as Moon Bay, not as busy as Tobesk, and had a quiet, slow, and peaceful feeling as if time was about to stop.

And if one really had to say what Xia De's biggest impression of this city was, it should be that the greening of this city was done very well.

Among the many cities Xia De had been to, the "City of Mountains" Midehillburg of Delarion and the "City of Spring" Randell Valley of Kassenlik were also cities famous for their natural landscapes, but it was not the case that every family's balcony could see flower pots, and it was not the case that most streets were planted with trees.

Apart from the greening situation, because it was located in the center of Vista Woodland and at the confluence of three important rivers, the air in this city was also exceptionally good. This did not mean that Vista City had no steam industry. Xia De could easily see the chimneys standing at the end of the city's skyline.

It was just that compared to the forest, the industrial pollution of Vista City was completely insignificant.

Of course, although Vista City was now famous in the Old Continent as the "City of Music," and was on par with the "City of Art" in the north, the former Creekwood Town still did not give up the business of timber logging and processing.

The entire Vista City was still one of the largest timber suppliers in the middle of the Old Continent, and some of the wood would even be directly exported north to Delarion. After hearing Miss Danisite mention this place, Xia De also remembered that Margaret seemed to have mentioned that even the firewood used by the Anjou royal family every winter was purchased from this city.

It was just that the time was so late, and Xia De had no time to appreciate more of the style of this city. At this time, even the night opera house or concert hall had to close, and only the night tavern and the black market that became more lively as the night went on were the reasons why Xia De came here tonight.

He tightened his collar, put his hands in his pockets, shrank his head, and walked west along the street:

"Miss Danisite, where could you be?"

It just so happened that the mysterious elf lady in the forest asked Xia De to help her pick up something from the black market, so Xia De thought about going to the local black market to take a look. He didn't expect to be able to hear news about Miss Danisite or even her whereabouts directly in the black market, but at least he had to inquire about what big things had happened locally recently.

For a Thirteenth-Ring sorceress to disappear silently, it shouldn't be that no traces were left behind.

Although Vista City couldn't compare with Moon Bay, Tobesk, and Willendale, it could still be considered a big city. The past "Creekwood Town" was roughly in the northeast direction of the city that had already been expanded several times, which was the direction Xia De entered the city.

This area belonged to the old city, and the black market entrance provided by the elf was also here.

It was just that the local black market was not a hidden room behind a tavern that was very common, nor was it a secret gathering in a remote lumber warehouse.

When Xia De looked for it according to the address, he found that No. 14 Red Bee Lane was actually a shop called "Flushing Photo Studio."

The photo studio was of course closed now, so Xia De found the photo frame of "Clown Riding a Unicycle" that was being displayed among a pile of displayed photos behind the glass showcase according to the method given by the elf, and then knocked on the window lightly according to the frequency of fast, slow, slow, fast.

After waiting for two seconds, the clown who was "frozen" in the photo moved, grinned a creepy smile at Xia De, and while riding the unicycle and swaying left and right in the photo, pointed to the right with his hand.

Click~

The door of the photo studio on the right side of the glass showcase automatically opened a gap. Although the lights in the photo studio were not turned on, light penetrated from the door gap. And when Xia De pulled the door open, what was behind the door was naturally not a photo studio, but a small tavern that did not exist on the map.

"Really fancy."

Making the clown in the photo move was not difficult, but that door was clearly some kind of relic of spatial transfer. Opening the door in the normal way led to the photo studio, and after triggering the relic characteristic, one would arrive here whose real location was unknown.

According to the rules, Xia De was of course wearing a mask at this time. Just like the quiet and harmonious night of the city, the tavern with dozens of people sitting was not very noisy. Ringed Shushi who were talking about business, exchanging information, playing Rod cards, or just looking for a place to drink didn't pay too much attention to the stranger who walked in the door. This atmosphere didn't look like something big had happened in the city recently.

The female bartender who was writing something on the blackboard hanging on the wall with chalk looked at Xia De. She looked to be in her thirties, taller than Xia De, and her body width was at least twice that of Xia De... or rather, she looked like a little giant.

After Xia De approached the counter, he saw that the bartender was writing the real-time exchange rate between "Delarion Pound" and "Kassenlik Krona."

"It's not a peaceful year now. Since the summer, the exchange rate between the two countries' currencies in the black market has changed a lot. Originally, we only did foreign exchange settlement business occasionally, but now it has almost become the main business."

The female bartender said this, put down the chalk, and glanced at Xia De again:

"Outsider?"

"Yes."

He said in very standard Kassenlik language:

"A local friend introduced me here. She asked me to come and pick up goods for her. That pointed-eared friend said: You must add alcohol to the white flower fruit brew." ===== CHAPTER 2501 =====