The so-called Alchemist's Market was located in a neutral city in the center of the continent called Kelamut. In fact, this city was also where the Alchemist Guild was located. Since the Alchemist Guild's headquarters were located here, the trade of alchemy materials was also conducted here. Over time, it naturally formed a market. Of course, it was later standardized and a special area was established. This was the market that Old Ed mentioned. The market wasn't very far from the Alchemist Guild. It was only two streets away. But if they didn't know, Li Huailin and the others would still be waiting in the Alchemist Guild. Fortunately, Old Ed's participation saved the three a lot of time.
The scale of the market was quite large. There were temporary stalls and fixed stalls. In fact, Li Huailin also discovered some stalls set up by players. It seemed that Alchemist Subclass players could also buy and sell items here. Overall, the situation here wasn't much different from the trade area of a main city. The only difference was that the items traded were alchemy materials.
Old Ed was very familiar with this place. In fact, every Master Alchemist was familiar with this place. Otherwise, where would they find materials? Although Old Ed rarely went out, he would still come here once every three months. Not only to buy materials, but also to sell some of the potions he refined. Otherwise, Old Ed would have long since starved to death.
It seemed that Old Ed's reputation was quite high. A lot of people came up to greet him as he walked. Moreover, they were all greeting him and not Anthony. Of course, this was a neutral city, not under the jurisdiction of a human empire. Anthony was only an ordinary person here. Still, Anthony was slightly surprised that no one recognized him.
"The market is so big. Where should we look?" Ravenna asked anxiously after walking for a while.
"Don't worry, lass. Leave this matter to me," Ed said confidently. Ai De said confidently. His method was also the simplest and most effective, which was to ask someone.
"Ant, are there any relatively rare materials? I mean, especially rare ones. " Ai De found a middle-aged man in his fifties at a nearby stall and started asking questions.
"Oh, old man, you actually came today. What's wrong? Did you encounter a bottleneck in your research?" The uncle named An Te responded very enthusiastically. He didn't even want to do business anymore.
"Yes, I haven't been able to find any leads in researching new drugs recently, so I want to try out new materials. Do you have any news?" Ai De asked. "It'd be best if it's a poisonous type. It'd be best if it's extremely poisonous and rare."
"Poisonous?" An Te's eyes flickered when he heard this. "Oh yes, speaking of poison, I heard Lecter mention something interesting. Old Master, do you know the Ganga Tribe?"
"Ganga Tribe?" the four of them said at the same time, scaring An Te.
"Oh, these are the apprentices I just accepted." Ai De reacted quickly and replied immediately. Without waiting for An Te to consider, he asked again, "Are you talking about the Ganga Tribe? The tribe that is famous for breeding poisonous insects? "
"Yes, that's the one." An Te nodded. "Old Master, didn't you say that you wanted to research poisonous things? The poisonous creatures produced by the Ganga Tribe are the most famous and the rarest. After all, there aren't many people here who know about this tribe. "
"I also heard that this tribe's poisonous creatures are very rare. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to get my hands on them," Ai De said. "Could it be that the Ganga Tribe's poisonous creatures are on sale recently?"
"That's the interesting part," An Te said with a smile. "I heard from Lecter that they aren't selling the poisonous creatures of the Ganga Tribe, but the people of the Ganga Tribe."
"People?" Ai De also became serious, knowing that he had found his target.
"That's right. I heard that the people of the Ganara Tribe are all experts in cultivating poisons. Someone probably caught a few people of the Ganara Tribe and is preparing to sell them. This group of people probably doesn't follow the proper path, and they're not people of our circle. They're probably illegal slave hunters. Looking at Lecter's intentions, he's probably helping them spread the news." An Te frowned and said, "That kid just gave me some money to help him spread the news. If you are not interested in this, just pretend I didn't say anything."
"No, no, no, I am very interested." Old Ai De immediately said, "The Lecter you are talking about is the long-haired kid from the south, Lecter?"
"Yes, that's him." An Te nodded.
"Alright, I'll go ask him," Old Ai De nodded and said.
Sure enough, with an acquaintance, things went smoothly. Not long after they arrived, they found a very important clue. Needless to say, the four of them immediately went to Lecter's shop in the market. Lecter's shop was a very formal shop. It was completely different from An Te's shop, which was like a small stall. As soon as they entered the door, an attendant immediately came up to greet them.
"Come, ask your shop owner to come out and see me," Ai De was not polite at all. He directly sat on the chair next to him and shouted.
"I'm coming, I'm coming." Before Ai De's voice faded, a man in his thirties walked out of the shop. This was a human NPC. He had a very average build, but the most eye-catching thing about him was his long hair. It wasn't tied up, and it hung directly over his shoulder. Of course, his overall appearance was quite decent, and no one would find it strange. Li Huailin also confirmed the name of the other party. It was indeed Lecter.
"Master Stark, I didn't expect to see you here," Lecter said to Ai De with a smile.
"Yes, yes …" Ai De nodded slightly, and then immediately cut to the chase. "Kid Lecter, I heard that you have that mysterious Ganga Tribe member for sale. Is that true?"
"Master Stark, you're interested?" Lecter was slightly surprised.
"Of course, I've recently been in need of rare materials for research. Of course I'm interested," Ai De immediately said.
"I see." Lecter wasn't surprised. After all, rare materials were more attractive to alchemists than gold, especially the mysterious Ganga Tribe. Moreover, it was a poison breeder. Of course, he knew that it would cause a frenzy. "Master Stark, I'm actually also an intermediary here. The origin of this batch of goods …"
"I don't care about the origin. Where are they?" Ai De immediately interrupted. He could already see that Ravenna was about to explode. After all, it was a great humiliation for her own people to be called "goods."
"Master Stark, let me finish. I said that I'm just an intermediary. In fact, there's a group of people who want to sell these goods, and then they asked me to spread the news," Lecter said. "They aren't in our circle. They think that they have the goods and want to make a fortune. They borrowed my place to hold an auction."
"Auction?" Ai De frowned slightly.
"Yes, we don't do this here, but they are rare goods," Lecter said. "Anyway, Master Stark, if you want someone, tonight is the first auction. I've already spread the news, and there should be a lot of people coming. If you want someone, you'll have to bring more money." Lecter said, "Anyway, Master Stark, if you want someone, tonight is the first auction.
"The first auction?" Ai De asked. "Are there many more?"
"Yes, basically one auction a day. They've been waiting for half a month," Lecter said.
"They have so many people to sell?" Ai De asked.
"Yes, I think they might have captured the entire Ganga Tribe."
"…" The few of them didn't say anything because they had basically confirmed the target.
"Huailin, it seems like this is the place." Anthony pulled Li Huailin and whispered, "What do we do now? Are we going to attend the auction tonight? "
"Since we already know the target, why are we still attending the auction?" Li Huailin said. "Come, let me do it."
After saying that, Li Huailin stood up and said to Lecter, "You're Shop Owner Lecter, right?"
"You are …"
"Oh, my name is Li Huailin. Let's get to know each other." Li Huailin held Lecter's hand and said, "Shop Owner Lecter, I have something to talk to you about. Alone, what do you think …"
"Huh?" Although it was a little strange, Lecter didn't think too much about it since he was brought by Ai De. Since they wanted to talk alone, Lecter pointed to a small room next to him. "This way please."
The two of them quickly walked into the same room. Anthony and the other two stood outside with a puzzled look on their faces. Suddenly, a muffled sound came from inside the room, startling them.
"Dong." Then, Lecter's voice came out. "Good hit. This is too good …"
"They're fighting?" Anthony was slightly stunned. Could it be that Li Huailin wanted to use torture to extort a confession? Although Lecter was also a b * stard, wasn't it a little irrational for him to suddenly make a move? They were still in someone else's shop.
"You two cover up. I'll go in and take a look," Anthony said immediately. Anthony immediately said. There were other people in the shop, and it wouldn't be good if they noticed them. As Anthony spoke, he walked towards the door of the room. Just as he was about to enter, the door suddenly opened. Then, Li Huailin walked out with Lecter, who was basically beaten to the ground. "What?
"Oh, good news. Our Mr. Lecter has suddenly decided to renounce the dark side and willingly help us. Is that right?" Li Huailin asked.
"Of course." Lecter said while vomiting blood. "Your Excellency has given me a new lease of life. I, Lecter, swear that I will not be able to repay you even if I die. I will do my best to help you."
Anthony: "…"
Ravenna: "…"
Ai De: "…"
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