Chapter 161 An Encounter
“I can give you the same power, even if it’s not very strong, it will be close to that of ordinary residents.” Yan Shi’s thinking was very clear. “At the same time, the area controlled by the Bureau of Foreign Affairs will be open for registration within the city, and you will have the opportunity to have resident status as well.”
"The most important thing in a transaction is fairness. What can you give me?"
It is not impossible to empower ordinary people in shantytowns who have little knowledge of spirituality.
Many alchemical products and magical artifacts can do this.
The key question is, what can the boss offer in exchange for her?
Since Yu Youguan's evaluation was that he was audacious and unscrupulous.
Let her see just how audacious they are.
The boss pondered for a moment, then said, “Sir, we have nothing. We may not be able to offer anything more valuable than what you possess, but there is some information that you might find interesting.”
"Give me an example?" Yan Shi raised an eyebrow.
"There's a black market auction in the shantytown tonight. I heard the final item is extremely valuable, and many important people are here." The shopkeeper said, getting up and walking to the wall to unveil a certificate.
Yan Shi then realized that the certificate was a magnetic door, behind which was a safe.
The boss took a deep gold admission ticket from the box and placed it on the table in front of Yan Shi.
"This is the admission ticket."
Yan Shi: ...
The admission ticket looks familiar.
It was exactly the same admission ticket as the one Liuguang had given her when she took her to the black market at the Will Hub a long, long time ago.
The black market is truly ubiquitous.
"Location?" Yan Shi asked.
Boss: "Right on the Dono Sea."
The shantytown was quiet at night.
The sea breeze, blowing through the narrow gaps between the sheds, carried a mournful sound through the alleyways, mingled with the clanging of metal as cargo was transported in the distant port late at night.
Lin Cai followed quietly behind Yan Shi, calling softly, "Lan Lan."
Yan Shi turned his head: "What's wrong?"
The light in the alley was dim, and Lin Cainuan's orange hair appeared hazy in the darkness.
"Lanlan," Lin Cai said, "Don't trust them too much."
Yan Shi: "Hmm?"
"They're really mean. This time buying things is one thing, but they also swindled all the money I had on me before," Lin Cai said, her cheeks puffed out as she recounted the past.
Yan Shi couldn't resist and reached out to poke her cheek. "And then?"
Lin Cai: "I've been scammed out of all my money, and I don't even have money for food. Lanlan, don't believe them." Her voice was a little muffled as she tried to puff out the cheek that Yan Shi was poking, making it feel better for him to poke.
Yan Shi chuckled and withdrew his hand. "Mm."
The shed area wasn't large, and they were almost at the seaside when suddenly a loud crashing sound came from ahead.
Yan Shi stopped and stood at the entrance of the alley, looking out.
The fight was between a boy dressed in jingling clothes and a woman wearing a black hat whose face was obscured.
The boy had a baby face, a buzz cut, and his ears were covered with ornaments.
Her eyes are light purple, very pretty.
Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen manga characters come to life, Yan Shi was still amazed by the realism of the manga.
The drawing of Meng Shihe when he appeared in the biographical sketch of Yanju is almost identical.
The two stopped fighting and were both panting.
Hearing footsteps, the two fighters turned their heads to look.
The figure in the black hat paused noticeably.
Master Meng noticed this and asked warily, "Your helper?"
"You suddenly appear out of nowhere wanting to fight, fine, one-on-one is fine, but you call in reinforcements? Are you even being reasonable?!"
"Wait a minute," Yan Shi said. "I don't know you, and I'm not one of your helpers."
"I'm just an ordinary passerby."
The man in the black hat didn't respond; he simply raised his hand, and another wisp of dark spirit was pulled out of thin air and thrown towards Master Meng.
“Give me the admission ticket,” she said.
That voice sounds so familiar.
Before Yan Shi could react, Lin Cai whispered in her ear, "It's Senior Sister Chu."
Yan Shi: ...?
What admission ticket? It's not the one the boss just gave her, is it?
Moreover, Chu Mengfu was nowhere to be seen among the refugees in Novano Port during the day, so why did he come to the shantytown at night?
She didn't understand.
Chu Mengfu became increasingly impatient, and Meng Shi was clearly angered as well. "You're robbing people and you're still acting so self-righteous? Is there no law anymore?!"
As she spoke, she reached into her storage space and pulled out a complexly designed weapon.
The weapon is constructed entirely of a gun barrel; it is very large, and from a distance, it is impossible to discern its material, as it gleams with a cold, dark metallic sheen.
The gun is inlaid with dense gears, and barrels of different colors and lengths are tightly joined together. The gun body is slender with sharp lines, the longest being the one in the middle, with several transparent tubes embedded in its surface, through which a bluish-gray liquid flows.
Meng Shi picked up the weapon. The hand that came into contact with the gun was instantly covered by a dark metal of the same material as the gun barrel.
At such close range, Meng Shi raised his gun without even aiming, and fired a shot directly in Chu Mengfu's direction.
The bluish-gray liquid in the pipe surged rapidly toward the gun barrel, then burst out of the muzzle like a galaxy collapsing.
A blinding light suddenly burst forth, illuminating the darkness.
The ground shook violently.
Water Spirit instantly formed a barrier in front of Yan Shi, blocking the huge cloud of dust that was rushing towards her.
Shui Ling clearly only took care of Yan Shi, barely covering half of Lin Cai's face.
Lin Cai was caught off guard and choked on the dust, coughing.
Author's Note: Chapters 159-164 have undergone major plot revisions and are now complete.
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