Not far from the entrance, on the ground, lay a tattered cloth bundle that looked out of place with its surroundings. The bundle was bulging and full of things.
So smoothly?
Su Bai pondered the possible changes that might occur.
Finally, he walked forward, cautiously approaching the package step by step, his eyes constantly watching the figure behind the lamp.
But the light emanating from that golden oil lamp seemed to possess some strange magic.
No matter how close or far he went, he always kept the man's face tightly covered.
I couldn't see his face clearly.
I can't see any information.
Um?
Su Bai paused in his steps.
Only corpses will prevent players from seeing any information...
Could this guy be an imposter?
If that's the case... then the phrase 'trading partner' is worth careful consideration.
He approached the package.
A line of information immediately appeared in front of me.
[The package was filled with goods: 23 Qingye Grass stalks, 14 curly fur animal hides, 21 bloodstained Lingzhu beads...]
He can see directly what's inside the package.
They are all manufacturing materials.
However, these materials are difficult to collect in the city. The value of this package alone is about twenty or thirty gold coins, and the price can be increased by at least five or six times if it is made into a finished product.
A single package is worth hundreds of gold coins.
At this moment.
Two options have been presented to Su Bai as part of the side quest.
One option was to hand the package over to Trist intact in exchange for a few insignificant favors.
He could also choose to keep the package.
Anyway, nobody knows.
Even if he's exposed, he can just make up some excuse, saying he lost it on the way. At worst, he'll lose a few points of Twisted Fate's favor, but it won't affect normal transactions.
Such a good deal.
Even with Su Bai's current wealth, she would still be tempted.
but,
Is there a third option?
“Actually… we don’t necessarily have to take this shipment back.” Su Bai hesitated for a moment before suddenly speaking, “Although I don’t want to betray Mr. Trist’s trust, sometimes, mistakes are inevitable in our work.”
"...What do you mean by that?"
The man was silent for a moment before speaking.
"It's nothing." Su Bai smiled and said, "It sounds like you have some grudge against Mr. Trist. Although we are employed by him, we are not his henchmen. There is no need to make another enemy because of this."
"certainly."
He continued before the other person could speak.
"On the condition that you have something worthwhile that would make me risk offending Mr. Tristana."
Su Bai looked at the other person calmly.
"Hey."
The man chuckled to himself.
He said, "So it turns out we're kindred spirits. But I don't have anything to give you right now. You should take the goods with you. Don't worry, I won't blame you. It's all Trist's fault."
"How could that be? I think the oil lamp in front of you is quite nice. Give it to me, and I can pretend nothing happened."
Su Bai squinted and said.
"That won't do!" The man's voice suddenly became tense. Then, as if realizing his lapse in composure, he quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "This oil lamp has special meaning for me; I can't give it to you."
"However, since you're so sincere, I can give you an extra secret piece of information."
He lowered his voice.
Su Bai had already gotten the answer he wanted through the probing, but hearing him say this, he still asked, "What information?"
"Information about the city's biggest secret, 'The Rainstorm'!"
He made some startling remarks.
Su Bai's eyes flickered.
His words had already revealed his identity.
The existence of the 'torrential rain' can only be witnessed by outsiders, while all the monsters within the city, including the survivors, are trapped in this vicious cycle and will never be able to detect it.
The player is an outsider.
Special merchants like Drizzt are also outsiders.
This guy in front of me is definitely not a player.
So who could he be?
Anyway, it wasn't the owner of the Goethe Theatre he thought he was. He hadn't realized that his impersonation had been exposed because of a careless remark.
However, on the other hand...
If this guy is also a special kind of businessman, then we absolutely mustn't touch him...
With this in mind, Su Bai's murderous intent subsided slightly, and he said, "You speak first, and then I'll decide whether your information is valuable or not."
"...The timing of the rainstorms is chaotic and unpredictable, with no fixed pattern."
"But you may not know that the torrential rain is actually controlled by a special entity!"
"I call it the 'Time Beast'!"
“...”
Su Bai's expression turned serious.
He had never heard of this before. Even after the Lost City fell into the hands of the players and the timing of the rainstorm became controllable, he had never heard anyone mention anything about the 'Time Beast'.
If this is true.
This single sentence is already a secret within a secret!
How do I know if what you're saying is true?
Su Bai said softly.
"Of course, I can't prove it with words, but you can go and see for yourself the existence of the 'Time Beast'. However, that may require a bit of luck. I was just lucky enough to see it once."
The other party remarked with emotion.
Su Bai then asked, "What do I need to do to see the 'Time Beast'?"
"Wait until the rainstorm ends."
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