Mystery: Start with the Reader

In the trading hall underground of "Fragrant Leaf Bar". Alger wore the mask he had prepared and covered his hair with a hood. Then he found a seat that was neither remote nor near the front and sat down, and secretly observed the people around him.

He first glanced at the "appraiser" sitting on the side of the high platform, and saw that she had neatly combed back hair, and like the black-haired maid next to her, she was wearing a silver mask that covered the upper half of her face, making it difficult to see clearly. face……

"Is this the 'appraiser' who has the extraordinary items of the 'notary'? At least 80% of the people gathered here tonight are here because of him, right?

"Oh, I'm afraid this is the only place in Bayam that has both an 'appraiser' and a 'notary'..."

Alger looked around. Although most people were disguised, he still found a few "familiar" faces.

"Although the tall, dark-skinned man in the corner on the left is also wearing a mask, his hair, which is as curled as marbles, is so conspicuous... That should be the second officer of the 'Blood Admiral'. Reward 'Steel' McVitie worth 6,000 pounds!

"When did he come to Bayam? And he showed up in an extraordinary gathering so openly... Aren't you afraid of being caught by the 'Punisher'? You know, the gathering here must have the tacit approval of the church, it can't be without it. Eyeliner."

If "Lieutenant General Iceberg" and other pirate generals' subordinates appear in Bayam, the official may not go all out to pursue them...

But the "Blood Admiral" and his men are different. They love killing, blood, and violence against women. Every time they rob a passenger ship, they will always cause a tragedy... They are all extremely dangerous characters. Once they appear, It will inevitably attract the attention of the "Punisher", "Night Watcher" or "Mechanical Heart".

Alger was a little surprised for a moment, but he didn't dare to stare at the other person anymore, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, and turned his eyes to others.

"The old gentleman in the front row without any disguise should be the new leader of the North Party. It is said that his daughter became the mistress of Governor Byam, so he is so confident that he doesn't even put on a disguise? What a fool!

"I even suspect that he was the one who ordered the 'doctor' to kill the former leader of the 'Northern Party'..."

"Haha, that 'doctor' is equally stupid. He dared to stay in Bayam after taking on such a mission. Even if he hadn't died at the hands of the 'appraiser's' maid last week, he would have been silenced sooner or later.

"Maybe the extraordinary characteristics he left behind will benefit an animal, or harm an ordinary person who picked it up... After all, those idiots in the gang don't know such high-end knowledge as 'the immortality of extraordinary characteristics and the law of conservation'!"

Alger didn't have the slightest favorable impression of the gang members. He glanced at the elderly gentleman for a few moments, then looked away and looked at a young lady not far to his left who was nearly 1.9 meters tall.

"There are not many female adventurers and pirates on the sea, and even fewer of this height... Judging from her hair color, she is the 'Ms. Longwei' who has only recently become famous?

"It is said that she deliberately used this nickname to mislead her opponents. She is actually an Extraordinary of the 'Warrior' path... This is a scheming guy. You need to be careful when interacting with him..."

Just after Alger recognized several "familiar" people one after another, the time also pointed to eight o'clock, and the party officially started under the chairmanship of "Sea Snake" Weaver.

According to Weaver's arrangement, there was originally a "hot spot" for buying and selling with a shill at this time, but who would have thought that the guy who was suspected to be the second officer of the flagship of "Admiral Blood", "Steel" McVitie, actually stood up directly. , his whole body exuded a cold and sinister aura that was not like a living creature, and he said coldly:

"I have a commission."

As he spoke, he took out several portraits from the inner pocket of his clothes:

"To find the whereabouts of the above people, each of them will be rewarded with 3,000 pounds, or the equivalent of common extraordinary materials. Even if you only provide clues, as long as they are verified to be correct, you can get 1,000 pounds!"

As his words fell, the venue suddenly became excited. You must know that a bounty of 3,000 pounds is a very tempting figure for most adventurers and pirates!

"Steel" Maiviti pasted several portraits on the walls of the venue and walked towards the exit without looking back.

Although he is reckless and crazy, he is not a fool. The news of his appearance here will soon reach the ears of the "Punisher". If he doesn't leave now, by the time the party is over, there will be many "traps" outside. "Yes.

This is also the reason why he came in person, because if it were other subordinates, just the official spies at the party would probably try to take action.

"If we find the person in the portrait, how are we going to contact you?" Seeing that he was about to leave, someone boldly asked.

"There is contact information on the portrait!" Maiviti left the venue without looking back, leaving only a cold word.

Abner, who was sitting on the side of the stage, watched him leave, but in the end did not take action. After all, this was his party. If he directly attacked the guests for no reason, the sign would be destroyed, and it would be difficult to gain the trust of others in the future.

He glanced at the portraits posted on the wall and found that they all looked familiar. After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered that they were the Loen military personnel who had fought over them in the "Dennet Maze".

Baron Larry, "Reaper" Myron, "Navigator" Card...

Recalling the names that Xio had introduced to him, he matched them one by one with the people in the portraits.

As for the so-called contact information, it is a series of frequency bands and password information... Obviously, "Steel" Maiviti means to contact via telegraph.

At this time, "Sea Serpent" Weaver had appeased and frightened the guests who wanted to gather in front of the "portrait", and asked a hired man who was good at "ritual magic" to start copying the portrait, and in a short time he "copied" it. "More than ten copies were taken and scattered throughout the venue. This did not cause too much trouble and the party could proceed normally.

Soon, the arranged shills played the role of "hot spot" and completed a transaction, while also focusing everyone's attention back on the party.

During this period, Alger successfully used the mirror, which was only valid for eight months and was used to assist divination, to obtain the "Fighter" potion formula from "Ms. Longwei". Immediately afterwards, he used it to trade with another formula bidder and obtained his final goal: "The blood of deep-sea marlin".

On the other side, after getting the mirror, Miss Gwen muttered secretly: Why are the extraordinary items she got today only valid for 8 months?

This is the case with the "Heart of Examination" necklace bought from Abner, and the same is true with this mirror called "Falsehood"...

As each transaction was either successfully completed or eventually "aborted", the party gradually came to an end. At this time, the elderly gentleman from the "Northern Party" in the first row also stood up and said with a smile:

"I also issued a mission...

“This mission involves an evil god named ‘The Fool’…

“I need to find people who believe in Him.

"If I can provide clues, my reward is 500 pounds."

As he spoke, he also took out a folded piece of paper. After unfolding it, he wrote in Loen characters in large fonts:

“A fool who is not of this age;

“The mysterious master above the gray fog;

"The King of Yellow and Black who controls good luck."