The psychic drawing.
Hehe, after tossing and turning for an entire night, this was what came out.
Cat Eyes endured the loathsome sun as she headed west from her home in the city center. She crossed several hundred kilometers to arrive at the black market in the outskirts of the satellite city of Xia City, Mangzhong. All of this was thanks to Luo Nan and his latest work.
She had not forgotten that she had fallen into this pit in the first place because of this damned psychic drawing. A certain someone actually had the face to ask her to come out and scout for information! What did he mean by 'it involves the black market. It's not good to disturb Sister Yueyin'? It was clearly revenge. Revenge! She was muddle-headed. Why didn't she smash the drawing into that fellow's face back then...? Oh, she couldn't hit him even if she did.
"Ungrateful, despicable demon, shameless to the extreme, still trying to act innocent after getting a bargain..." In any case, Luo Nan couldn't hear it. Even if he did, Cat Eyes wouldn't care. So all sorts of negative adjectives and adjectives piled up like they were free. It would be best if she could crush that bastard to death!
Cat Eyes kept cursing in her mind. At the same time, she didn't forget to memorize all sorts of details on the psychic drawing, especially the outline of the cruise ship... Luo Nan said that he had blindly drawn it based on his feelings, but this was a psychic drawing. With Luo Nan's current fame, there would probably be plenty of people fighting over it if he were to take it out for auction.
"The location of the cruise ship on the drawing is too far away. Plus, it's silhouette from the side. It feels like it's very high up. The top deck has many wing-like silhouettes. They might be antennas, bridges, and the like..."
Cat Eyes, whose mind was busy, finally stepped into the vagrant trade center known as the Wild Inn. The style of this cave-like building was closer to the "original ecology". There were fewer customers during the day, so the owner took the opportunity to stock up and deliver goods. This place was more like a freight yard than a hotel.
The bar on the first floor of the tavern was only open in the corners around the bar counter. The lighting was deliberately dimmed. The atmosphere of private transactions came out, but whether or not it had any practical significance was another matter. At the very least, for the mental Cat Eyes, she could pretty much see the overall layout and all the minute changes after entering the tavern.
"Oh, is this too coincidental or too unfortunate?"
Around the bar counter, there were a few private booths pieced together by high-back sofas. The seats were more or less full, and they were all conversing in low voices. Cat Eyes walked in casually, inevitably drawing everyone's attention.
Most people only raised their eyes and quickly focused on their own matters. Only the innermost side of the room was a little old man who happened to be facing the outside. He winked at her and bared his teeth.
Cat Eyes responded with a wink. She casually pointed to the bar counter beside her, indicating that they should each do their own thing.
The stooped, lazy, and spiritless little old man was none other than Xia City's branch's veteran B-rank psychic. At the same time, he was also an expert in soul studies, Mr. Bai.
They were all acquaintances and friends. The more it was like this, the more they would pay attention to protecting each other's privacy. Under such circumstances, a simple greeting was enough. On the other hand, the person sitting opposite Mister White deliberately turned his head and looked at them a few times. Cat Eyes only felt that the fellow looked familiar, but she couldn't recall who he was for a moment. She simply ignored him.
She then sat in front of the bar counter. "Blood energy, refill."
This was both a consumption and a secret signal. Using an expensive drink like 'Blood Energy' that required Honor Points indicated that I needed high-end services from the Inner World. In the 'Wild Inn', such high-end services were usually information.
As for 'refill', it indicated that I had an account here. I also made an appointment. The purpose was clear. Don't try to fool me with low-end stuff.
The bartender revealed a professional smile. He quickly took out a sealed cup of 'Blood Energy' from the expensive and sturdy safe beside him and placed it on a tray. Aside from the 'Blood Energy', there was also a small flexible screen on the tray. A series of items were listed on the screen.
Cat Eyes finished scanning the items on the flexible screen in the time it took her to open the packaging. She then rolled her eyes. "You guys are going to go bankrupt here, right?"
"Huh?"
"The time to make an appointment is a bit short. I understand that you didn't make enough preparations, but you don't need to use information from a week ago to trick me. Also, you can count these two small dinghies as cruises. Can your family's cruises enter an underground river? "
The bartender's professional smile crumbled a bit. He didn't wait for Cat Eyes to respond when a figure came over and knocked on the counter, indicating for the bartender to get lost. "Don't embarrass yourself here. Consider today's pay your training fee. Go work hard."
The bartender was a bit stunned. "Young Master Zong?"
"Go go go. I'm going to chat with my friend."
As he spoke, the person who just came over laughed and greeted, "Oh my, Little Cat, long time no see. You just came out of the hospital. Did you get your alimony payment?"
It was this fellow who had been talking with Mr. Bai just now. He even turned his head to size her up. Cat Eyes lifted her eyelids and swept her gaze over the person's face twice. She finally remembered who this round-faced and slightly plump brother was. She didn't say anything. She picked up the 'Blood Energy' drink and flipped her hand to pour it over.
"Holy crap!" That person suddenly flipped over. His figure could barely be considered nimble, but he was still splashed on his shoulder and the corner of his head by the drink worth two honor points. He cut an extremely sorry figure for a time.
Cat Eyes didn't follow up with an attack. She only said, "It's yours."
"It's mine, it's mine. It's mine." That person accepted the towel the waitress handed over. He hastily wiped his face twice and was willing to accept his punishment.
Someone who could speak to Cat Eyes like this was indeed an acquaintance. He could barely be considered a friend. Young Master Zong's name was Zong Yun. He was also a registered member of the Xia City branch. Plus, he had a good father. He was one of the branch's three B rank fleshly bodies. He was the combat master Mr. Zong Ji, who was famous for his Perfect Rotation.
Although Zong Yun had learned from his family, Zong Yun was a wanderer. He didn't have many accomplishments in the field of combat techniques. He stumbled and barely crossed the C rank barrier. He had an identity in the Society, so he put all his enthusiasm into the world of sensual pleasures. He flew all over the world all year round. He spent very little time in Xia City.
Oh right, back in the day, this brother also chased after Cat Eyes. But one time, as an 'assistant', he personally demonstrated the magic of being pierced through the anus by a flying needle. After that, he kept a respectful distance from Cat Eyes.
"Please forgive me for today's matter. Last time, that Baze from the Order of Justice went crazy with alcohol. He brought a bunch of people and pretty much massacred this place. The experienced ones either died or fled. We, the ones who took over, were helpless."
Cat Eyes raised an eyebrow. "You're here …"
"Little Boss. Little Boss. Participate in the stock market for fun. Let my old man feel at ease."
"Oh. Then I wish you good fortune." Cat Eyes swept her gaze over the simple and crude furnishings of the cave. She gave him some auspicious words without any sincerity.
"Playing in this area of Xia City is a small business. It doesn't have much of a future. I'm counting on my old friend to take care of me." Zong Yun fawningly delivered two cups of 'blood energy'. Of course, it was free. "If it weren't for my old man getting angry, I wouldn't have invested this money in Xia City even if you beat me to death. If I had the spare time, I could have run to Ban City, Ti City, or Luo City and invested in a small shop. As long as I could make money from both sides, I might be able to shake it up in two years. But here, when I think of the 'three heavyweights' and Professor Luo, I tremble. My heart trembles! "
Cat Eyes picked up the cup and faintly smiled.
This was also a vagabond trading house. Disregarding the three typical examples that Zong Yun had mentioned. It was not without reason that Spring City had become a 'market', but this place was a 'wild inn'.
The vast majority of vagabond trading houses made money, including the 'wild inn'. But this sort of black market that wandered on the fringes of multi-layered society inevitably faced a considerable degree of competition. Its greatest competitor was the internal resource market of the ability user associations and other inner world organizations.
Within a large metropolitan area, the ability user associations, secret orders, and other large organizations didn't need to look at reports or look at industries. They only needed to look at whether or not the vagabond trading houses and similar black markets in the vicinity were flourishing or not. The relationship between the two was clearly inversely proportional. At the very least, at the Extraordinary level, the more resources a branch of the Society or secret orders controlled, the stronger their control over the city, and the smaller the space for the black market to survive. On the other hand, if the large organizations were poorly managed or intentionally connived, or if there were many organizations competing and keeping each other in check, the black market would have the opportunity to expand wantonly.
Ban City, which was filled with all sorts of religious sects, Ti City, which was known as the 'paradise for maritime explorers', and Luo City, which was a tax haven, were all in such a situation.
And in Xia City, where the 'three heavyweights' were keeping watch, and Professor Luo had appeared out of nowhere, the 'wild inn' was destined to only be a single auxiliary function of selling information and transferring supplies. It could only help a limited number of people become rich. On the level of benefits, as soon as the word 'limited' appeared, the foot of the inn would often be smeared with deathly white brains.
The wild inn had already changed owners seven times in recent years. The most recent one was the 'Baze Massacre' that Zong Ming spoke of. It happened not too long ago, at the end of last year. It was closely related to the 'two out of a thousand young miss' incident that caused the inner world to become restless. It could be considered to be related to Luo Nan to a certain extent.
Cat Eyes recalled her mission when she thought of Luo Nan. She casually pushed the tray and the flexible screen in front of Zong Ming. "Taking care of the business isn't a problem. Now is the time to use you guys. I've already deducted ten points. Now it's up to you."
"Yes, yes. Sister Cat will definitely give me a chance to make up for it." Zong Ming's business attributes were off the charts. He picked up the flexible screen and gave it a few glances. Then he moved to open up the database, preparing to change the information entry.
Cat Eyes was a particular person. She understood the order of arrival. She knocked on the bar counter. "Mr. Bai is still over there!"
"It's nothing. It's nothing. I'm just helping Blackheart Salt pass on a message. I'm bringing a gift or something. It's awkward for my own people, so I won't get involved. "
Heh, do you think Mr. Bai can't hear you!?
Cat Eyes also knew that the Bai and Zong families were old friends. They had their own ways of getting along, so she didn't need to worry about it. She nodded and raised her cup towards Mr. Bai from afar. This could be considered complete etiquette.
Mr. Bai chuckled and waved his hand in response. He didn't look awkward at all.
Zong Ming had just entered the business not too long ago, but his business abilities were decent. He quickly deleted the useless entries on the flexible screen and added many more. He returned it to Cat Eyes. "Actually, your conditions are a bit vague. Everyone knows that it's convenient on the sea, but there are far too many similar activities. The ones I picked were all of a scale and style. But you also know that these kinds of activities usually have qualifications. You can't participate just because you want to. "
Cat Eyes grunted twice and looked at the introduction seriously.
Zong Ming snapped his fingers again. "This project can't be waived. But seeing that we're old friends, I'll give you another one for free. This is a project that our group of people worked on. The environment, style, and the goods. They're all pretty good. "
Zong Ming lowered his voice and moved closer to speak the last sentence.
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