Chapter 188
Lu Ze lowered his eyes and stared at this sudden accident.
The person who rushed forward to block him was a dwarf less than 1.2 meters tall, with an unhealthy pale face under his messy black hair.
"Sir, do you need someone to run errands?" The dwarf looked up at him, trying to make his voice sound less panicked.
"I can do a lot for you, just one hundred star coins."
The scanning function of Lu Ze's right eye immediately scanned the dwarf in front of him from head to toe, and obtained a lot of information from the other party in just a moment.
I don't know what race this underage cub is. Its ears, drooping under its hair, resemble those of a canine but it has no tail. Its appearance looks more like a human... It must be a mixed-race.
This is not surprising.
There are not many interstellar civilizations that have reproductive isolation, and there is only one that will never give birth to offspring with other races. Hybrids are the name given to the offspring of different races.
With frequent exchanges between civilizations in the interstellar space, there are naturally many hybrids, but most races are unwilling to accept hybrids.
The mixed-bloods in the black market have an even lower status, and even more are abandoned at birth... They can only rely on some small forces at the bottom of the black market to struggle to survive, and guiding people to the black market is their most common job.
If it was someone's first time visiting the black market and knew nothing about it, hiring someone who lived in the black market as a guide could save a lot of trouble, but for Lu Ze it was completely unnecessary.
"unnecessary."
When the two passed each other, the dwarf wanted to keep her, but in the end he didn't dare.
In the alley, the dwarf looked at the other person's back as he left the alley with some frustration. Most people who came to the black market were not easy to mess with. If you didn't believe them and angered them... even if you didn't die, you would be beaten up.
It is wrong to stop the other person rashly. If you then hold him back and don't let him go, he will get angry even if he has a good temper.
Just have to wait for the next one.
Fortunately, this period is the peak trading season, and there are more people coming to the black market than usual. By then, there will definitely be people who need a guide - I can definitely earn star coins to buy genetic optimizers for my brother.
Outside the alley.
Lu Ze looked up at the 'sun' that was emitting light and illuminating the surroundings. It was an artificial miniature sun.
It's not some advanced technology, but it's just right for lighting in the underground black market.
After a moment, Lu Ze pulled the edge of his hood and looked away in one direction.
The city on the ground and the trading market underground are like twins of light and shadow. However, compared with the ground city that has taken time and effort to maintain, this trading market located underground and having lasted for thousands of years inevitably looks dilapidated.
As a black zone, there's no order here, and who knows how many undocumented illegal immigrants and stowaways there are. Like rats in the gutter, they can only live in the intricate, interconnected alleys, unable to emerge openly and even unable to leave the underground.
Here, it is easy to get in but difficult to get out. When leaving, you can only leave by showing the corresponding pass.
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"This is the black market. I don't think it's a big deal."
As he spoke, he had just stepped into the hotel room and rudely took off his cloak, revealing a young face with a frown and disgust.
He had blond hair, blue eyes, and sharp horns on his forehead that curved slightly backwards. He looked no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.
The young man looked around the furnishings in the hotel room, his eyes showing even more dissatisfaction: "With our status, they arrange for us to stay here? Isn't there a better hotel? This place is too shabby."
The man following the young man took off his cloak, revealing a tall and straight figure, a mature and handsome face, and a pair of larger and thicker horns on his forehead.
He picked up the cloak and the mask on the ground and said, "Master Tenolais, we are not here for sightseeing this time. The environment here is very good in the inner ring."
"I know, I know." Tenolais waved his hand impatiently and strode to the window to observe the street below.
Usually, matters such as purchasing slaves and arms cooperation were left to his brothers. As his father's youngest child, this was his first time to come to the largest black underground trade market in this interstellar world.
Although he looked like a young adult, he was actually quite old in human terms. However, he was still very young for his species, having just left childhood and entered the growth stage.
After watching for a while, Tranois turned his head and said, "Fern, I'm going out."
As if he knew what Fern would say, he raised his chin and frowned, saying, "Don't say no. We're just going out for a walk. Even Dad would agree if he were here."
"I am your lord, you should obey my orders instead of my father or my brother." Tranois emphasized.
The man called Fern felt helpless, but he also knew that given Tenolais's personality, it was very difficult for him to make such a request until now.
...There is still half a month before the transaction starts. If the young master must go out during this period, it is not impossible.
If I refuse, the young master might sneak away on his own.
"Is there any place you want to go?" Fern asked with a smile.
Tenolais smiled, revealing his pointed little fangs: "Of course, we have to go somewhere interesting."
"Fern, what do you think of Star Street?" The eagerness in Tenolais's words showed that this was not an inquiry but a notification.
In addition to the tacitly understood slave trade and arms trade of high-tech weapons, the underground black market also circulates a large number of spiritual items. Various contraband items that are banned in major civilizations and even the Alliance can be bought on Star Street.
There are also various star combat skills and spiritual magic.
Compared with the first two, the transactions of the latter two are more exciting and more chaotic.
Although the underground market has had its own set of rules over the years, it still has to give the alliance some face, and some things cannot be put on the table.
When Fern heard that he was going to Xingling Street, he sighed and said, "If you must go, please control your temper."
"In the black market, especially there, there are many people hiding there who even the head of the family cannot afford to offend."
"They like to hide their identities and disguise themselves as ordinary people, even weaklings...but every year, some people get into trouble because they mess with insignificant people."
Tenolais nodded repeatedly to show that he would control himself, and rubbed his hands together and said, "Since you agree, let's go now."
It wasn't that he was afraid that Fern wouldn't agree, but his father had told him that this was his first time going out, and he should listen to Fern's advice. If that wasn't the case, he wouldn't have been so kind in discussing it with Fern.
Fern was helpless: "Aren't you tired?"
"Not tired! I'm full of energy now." Tenolais said this firmly, completely forgetting that it was he who had asked Fern to change his route and come to the hotel first because he was tired and needed to rest.
Fern, taking advantage of his height, easily pressed down his shoulders and said, "You forgot to put on your cloak."
"Okay, okay, hurry up." Tenolais stopped and said urgingly.
Fern picked up the cloak that had just been folded and put it on him. After making sure it was worn properly, he picked up the mask and put it on his face, and finally put the hood on him.
"Are you ready? We can go now." Tenolais adjusted the mask on his face and pulled it down uncomfortably.
"Wait a moment, I'll tell Groh, in case he has trouble finding us later." Fern sent a message using his light brain, and then said, "Okay."
Tenolais turned around and tugged at his cloak, and Fern beside him stepped forward, opened the door, and followed him after he went out.
They went down to the first floor and as soon as they walked out of the hotel, they saw a hover car parked outside.
Someone got off the hovercraft and opened the door for them.
Tenolais was a little dissatisfied. He got in the car and looked at Fern next to him. Just when he was about to ask, "Why is there a driver? He doesn't want to take anyone else with him," he heard Fern say, "He's only responsible for taking us to Xingling Street."
Fern smiled and explained, "Xingling Street is quite far from here. It takes a long time to walk there, and you don't want to waste your precious time on the road."
Tenolais snorted and said, "Forget it this time."
Star Spirit Street.
It is said to be a street, but in fact it is made up of many streets, with all kinds of people coming and going here. If you don’t know the business, you can easily be deceived if you enter here.
There are mysterious-looking shops here, as well as stalls set up by spreading a piece of cloth in front of their bodies. In addition to people wearing cloaks coming and going, there are also many people who are not covered at all. Most of these people make a living in the underground black market.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some outsiders may expose their faces because they think it does not matter.
Lu Ze was holding the anonymous crystal card he had obtained by cheating in the casino on the other side, and was standing in front of a shop that sold blind boxes for precious materials. He was inconspicuous in the crowd.
This is also an old show in the underground trading market. It always appears during the busiest trading months. Many people lose their fortunes after buying it.
After walking around, Lu Ze chose this store not because it was the largest on the street, but because it was the most sincere - it did not put a bunch of junk spiritual items in the blind boxes like other stores that used blind boxes as a gimmick to make up the numbers.
However, what finally made him stop was the person in front of him who was opening a blind box.
It is not correct to call them "human beings". They should be called non-human races, walking spiritual materials.
Lu Ze easily saw through their disguise and, after comparing it to the database, confirmed they were a certain civilization that had once been affiliated with the Empire. From the records, it seemed His Majesty had shown some favor towards them.
He touched the cat in his pocket under the cloak that covered him completely, called up the large amount of data he had obtained after hacking into the underground trading market network, and finally stopped at a piece of data.
(Kajin Trading Company Client List: ...Qinglin Interstellar Giant Enterprise)
I originally planned to start from the other side, but now it seems that there is a more suitable target. The interstellar giant corporation can more easily achieve your Majesty's goal than the space pirates.
As long as it is handled properly, not only can the 'sent cubs' on Tianyun Star disappear reasonably, but the underground market can also be further disrupted.
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