Mages were born with the safe zone of the Sorcerer Net Library and could teleport back at any time. If they really went missing, there were only two reasons: One, they were imprisoned by some spell or artifact. Two, they were isolated by some natural environment. Unless they couldn't contact the Sorcerer Net, the Sorcerer Net would definitely bring them back.
Another point.
Yao Ji's friends couldn't contact her either, so it was more troublesome than expected.
It was very likely that she was isolated in a special natural area.
This was a tricky matter. Tang Shidao thought that he wouldn't be able to find any clues in a short time. After all, the powerhouses of the Sorcerer Net had been trying for a long time. If they couldn't find her, it wouldn't be that easy for him to find her. After asking Long Gang for details, Tang Shidao found that he was overthinking. The Shadow Region had a 'market model' similar to the Kingdom of God, but it was a hundred times more efficient.
"Hello, Saint Tang. I am a black merchant. My friends are called black merchants. We are a group that specializes in serving the rich. "
Long Gang introduced the group of people.
They all had the same name: black merchants!
This group of people was very special. They sold everything.
"I'm not too sure about your group. Can you introduce yourselves?" Tang Shidao asked.
"One gold for information." The leader of the black merchants stretched out his hand.
"Oh …" At this moment, Tang Shidao felt like he was looking at a scarecrow, although the person in front of him was weak.
Lan Ji smiled and handed over an arcanite gold coin.
She was also a god's second generation, so she naturally knew about the black merchants.
"We black merchants are an alliance. We all use the code name 'black merchants'. Other than the Shadow Region, we are also active in the Kingdom of God, but we can't compete with ordinary merchants there. We also have our own strongholds in various parts of the Void. You can say that we are everywhere. Mm, one gold is only worth this much. "The black merchant stopped halfway.
Lan Ji handed over another coin, no more, no less, just one.
"We have our own intelligence group, and we also cooperate with intelligence groups, so we are almost 'omniscient'. Similarly, we have our own military force, and we also cooperate with scattered people, mercenary groups, armies, Divine Star forces and so on. Whether it is intelligence or war, we accept missions that we are confident in. "The black merchant stopped here.
Lan Ji handed her another one.
Tang Shidao was amused. "Can't you just give him a bag?"
Lan Ji smiled and said, "No, Brother Tang, even if I give him a handful of Saint Crystals, these black merchants will still have a way to give us information of equivalent value. If you want to deal with black merchants, it's best to understand them bit by bit. "
Tang Shidao was slightly surprised and nodded.
At this moment.
"Our fees are very high. We charge at least 2 Gold Coins if we can hire someone else for the same price. At the very least, it was more than two times. Other than the high fees, we don't accept any mission or sell any information. It can be said that we black merchants are a group that really 'bullies' our customers. For example, Saint Tang, if you ask about the Seven Heroes of Reverse Sorcerer, we will definitely not sell any secret information. "
"So you know some secrets about the Seven Heroes of Mage Ni?" Tang Shidao asked.
"This' whether 'also requires money." The black merchant felt as if he was possessed by a scarecrow.
Lan Ji didn't give it to her. She just looked at it with a smile.
Then.
The black merchant continued, "Our fees are high and we have restrictions on selling information. It's very cheating. But we have a guarantee: If there's a mission that we feel we can do, we will definitely complete it. If we can't complete it in the end, no matter what the reason is, we will at least refund the customer 100 times the compensation. If the customer is not satisfied, you can continue to ask for compensation. In short, if we can't complete the mission, the customer can turn around and rip us off. "
Tang Shidao thought that there was a reason why the fees were so high.
Lan Ji threw another Gold Coin.
"I'm done with my business. This amount is not enough. It's too little. "
Lan Ji was startled. She threw out another nine.
"Not enough."
Another ninety.
"Add another five times." The black merchant demanded.
Lan Ji didn't care. She just gave it to him.
The information was definitely worth that much. If it wasn't, then the black merchant didn't complete the mission. You can turn around and ask for a hundred times the compensation.
"Not long ago, we accepted a mission: Assassinate one of your core team members. After discussing it, we locked our target on the weakest Ten Wolves with no background. But after Miss Meimo's' Cloud God 'appeared, we gave up on the mission and paid 150 times the deposit. So when Army Commander Long Gang wanted to introduce you, we immediately agreed. We lost so much money, so we have to earn it back from you. "
"That's not worth 600 Gold Coins." Lan Ji laughed.
"It's worth it. We black merchants only rip our customers off. We never cheat them." The black merchant said calmly.
Ten Wolves listened. He thought for a while and said, "My enemy is not one person, but a group of people. Maybe, there's one here. "
Everyone nodded. They didn't take it to heart.
At this point, there was only one thing left. The information Tang Shidao wanted to know. Other than Baek Sung-nam, no one knew who Tang Shidao was looking for. They only knew that it was a female mage. In principle, it was normal for mages to help their peers on the Mage Web. But they didn't know that Tang Shidao couldn't reveal Yao Ji's identity. If everyone knew that the missing person was one of the three resurrection masters in the Forbidden Land, it would be a big deal.
"I'm looking for a person, a female mage. A female mage who went missing here."
"Saint Tang, this is not a business deal."
"Name your price."
"Many people go missing in this shadow area alone. Thousands of them go missing every day. If she's a mage, it's even harder to find her. You can go back to the Mage Web, but you can't. It must be because of some special restrictions … Well, it's impossible not to do business. How about this, each person's information is worth at least 10 Saint Crystals. There's no cap. If it's more than 5 times, we'll stop. If you don't pay, we won't take it. "
"You don't dare to do business if it's more than 50 Saint Crystals?" Tang Shidao smiled.
"That's a lot of information. I really don't dare. Some delicacies can't be eaten. We're greedy, but we're not brainless. "The black merchant laughed.
"Okay." Tang Shidao agreed.
The last word.
Just the word 'okay'.
Half a day later, when Tang Shidao returned from Long Gang's victory celebration, the head of the black merchant came to visit again. There were 14 large and small battles in the nearby area, affecting five residential planets and 147 desolate planets. Twenty-three Saint-level mercenaries died, and more than two thousand powerhouses were seriously injured. According to the ratio of the Blue Dragon Planet, about three-fifths of the mercenaries and powerhouses who were looking for opportunities were involved.
The final result.
The head of the black merchant presented four reports of missing female mages. The earliest was more than seven thousand years old, and the latest was more than ten years old.
"The reward is 127 Saint Crystals." The black merchant shouted a strange number.
Four reports.
The lowest was 40 Saint Crystals, and he actually shouted such a number.
"Okay. If I let you sell the information only, and I get the exclusive rights, how much more do you want? "
"I see …" The black merchant thought for a moment, then said, "The reward is 280 Saint Crystals. Of course, the information is not worth that much, but we can help you get rid of some insiders and cut off the information completely. 280 Saint Crystals is the cost of risk and mercenaries. It's also a deposit. Only we know the information, and if it's spread outside, you can ask us for compensation. "
"Aren't you afraid that I'll deliberately release it and ask you for compensation?" Tang Shidao reached out to pay.
"Saint Tang, you must be joking. Your title as the First Saint is not worthless. "The black merchant laughed, then said after thinking," If that's the case, we don't need to take revenge on you. We just need to find some rich Gods and tell them, 'We have information about the fall of the First Saint, and we'll sell it for 10,000 Saint Crystals.' Then, we can easily earn back the money. "
Tang Shidao also laughed.
Not long after, Long Gang sent someone to deliver a message. There really was some 'chaos' around, and some black hand mercenaries and criminal groups were crushed. Not a single person was left. Their information and information were wiped clean, as if they never existed.
Half a day later.
"Saint Tang, we're here to report." The black merchant handed over some records, indicating that he could check them.
"No need, I believe you won't ruin your own reputation."
"That's good, happy cooperation." The black merchant smiled.
"Cooperation is happy, but money is not. A long time ago, I thought I was quite rich. I didn't expect that after two business deals, I would lose half of my money. I still have a few thousand Saint Crystals, but it seems like I can't squander them here. Mr. Black Merchant, do you have any ways to make money? "
"I thought Saint Tang would ask about the Black Moon Palace."
"I'm afraid I can't afford it."
"Indeed. If it weren't for Mr. Long's trouble, this mission wouldn't be worth much. Now, don't even ask for information if you don't pay 1,000 Saint Crystals. Well, Saint Tang, there are many ways to make money, but I don't know what you'll choose. If you want to make money quickly, being a hired thug is undoubtedly the fastest. If you want to train your team members, being a reinforcement against the Void Beasts is the best. "
"Let's talk business."
"We're listening." The black merchants were excited.
"First, I want information about the Black Moon Palace."
"1,000 Saint Crystals, no bargaining."
"Of course. Second, I want you black merchants to contact the most suitable reinforcements and let all my team members participate in the Void Beast War. "
"That's cheap, 2 Saint Crystals per trip, no more than 10."
"Okay. Third, I want you to find a mentor who knows how to train on the battlefield. I'm not interested in making money from them, I just want them to grow. Rapid improvement isn't necessarily a good thing, I need a mentor who knows how to train and control. Your fees, including him, give me a total price. "
The black merchants were stunned.
The gods' descendants were also stunned. They didn't expect the First Saint to spend money to train them.
"Is Saint Tang testing the ability of our black merchants?"
"Are you taking it?"
"12,000 Saint Crystals, we'll take it. The person we're asking for help is the principal of a Super Magic Academy. For some reason, all his students died. He's not the second Mad God, but he's definitely worthy of the title of principal in terms of education. "
"What if I don't have enough money now?"
"Pay off 13,000 Saint Crystals in ten years and 26,000 Saint Crystals in a hundred years."
Tang Shidao was about to agree, but Lan Ji summoned two Star Metal boxes. "Here are 20,000 Saint Crystals for three missions. Take them yourselves and send them back to me when you're done."
"Happy working with you. There's a war mission tomorrow at the latest." The black merchants took the two boxes and left.
At this time, everyone was waiting for Tang Shidao to speak.
It was quiet for a while.
Tang Shidao made a decision. "Yi Hui, please take everyone to the battlefield for training. I need some time to deal with some things. Meimo, Lan Ji, Wu Yue-er, the three of you will do a mission together. Two of the four sets of information are useless. Baek Sung-nam and I will look for the last one that went missing, and you guys look for the other one. Don't take risks if you encounter something strange. Send me a message first. "
"Okay."
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