They were either standing, sitting, or leaning against the walls of the ruins. However, all of them were near the iron cages.
The cages were all covered with black cloth. Angor couldn't see what was behind the cloth, but he already had an idea.
When Angor looked at the cages, the people in black also looked at him. Most of them only glanced at Angor for a second before looking away. They assumed that Angor was just another buyer who came to check out the goods.
Apart from the people in black cloaks, there were also other buyers who lifted the black cloth covering their cages to look at the cages.
However, among the many black-cloaked people, a man who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the ruins suddenly took off his hood, revealing a strange face.
Angor couldn't tell his age from his appearance. His face was covered by scales that looked like a lizard's, while his right eye had a vertical pupil that looked like a snake's.
His name was Rossum, and he was the vice-captain of the Ashen Time Caravan. Most people would mistake him for a humanoid at first glance. However, he was actually a human. His skin was transplanted with the scales of a Dragon Lizard Man from a high plane, while his eyes were the eyes of a Withered Serpent. Apart from that, many parts of his body were modified. Only his brain and heart still belonged to a human.
Such transplants were common in the wizarding world. Humans weren't the best among the countless races in the general plane. Many races were born with stronger bodies than humans. Some of them could reach the wizard level at birth, and when they reached adulthood, they could even reach the legendary level, such as the Abyss Demons.
Therefore, it was common for people to transplant organs from other races in pursuit of greater power. However, at the same time, it was also extremely expensive. Rossum's transplanting cost at least 6,000 magical crystals.
However, the money spent was worth it. Rossum was able to become the second-in-command in Ashen Time because after the transplant, his powerful body could almost reach the level of a half-step wizard.
"Rossum, what are you looking at?" It was a tall man who was leaning against a golden cage beside Rossum. He followed Rossum's gaze and squinted his eyes. "Huh? That's a pretty strong kid. His presence is worth investigating. But compared to his strength, his looks are pretty good. If I were to capture him and sell him to the Puppet Master, I might be able to make a profit … "
Everyone knew that Bogula was obsessed with blonde hair and blue eyes. On the other hand, the young man not only fit Bogula's description, but also had a perfect appearance.
Their caravan had done similar business with Bogula before.
Rossum stared at Angor for a moment before he turned to the man beside him. "Captain Beals, what if I tell you that Bogula once tried to recruit him but failed and even got himself killed? Will you still try to recruit him?"
Beals raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything, waiting for Rossum to speak.
"Captain, do you remember the alchemy video that spread across the Fey Continent before we came to Lloyds?" Rossum asked.
Beals nodded. Although he hadn't seen the video before, it didn't mean that he didn't know. After all, it was an alchemy image that had shocked half of the alchemy world.
"So you're saying that he's related to the alchemy image?" Beals asked curiously.
"Not just related. If my memory serves me right, he's probably the main character." This person should be the main character of that video. "Rossum paused for a moment before uttering a name.
Beals remained silent for a moment before he suddenly laughed.
"Looks like we're in luck."
Beals looked at Angor with a fervent gaze. If Rossum was right, they could establish a good relationship with this young man. As long as they could get some low-grade alchemy products from him, it would be a great boon for the Ashen Caravan.
After all, Beals was widely acknowledged as a future master alchemist.
Then, he leaned over to Rossum's ear and whispered a few words.
Meanwhile, Angor's attention was attracted by the burly man standing behind him. Perhaps the burly man was confident that he had Angor under control. He didn't even bother to keep a distance from Angor. Instead, he stood three meters behind Angor and stared at him with a vicious glare.
Those who didn't know the man would assume that he was Angor's bodyguard. However, those from Sin Tower had already given Angor a death sentence in their minds. For example, the onlookers were all looking at Angor with pity.
"I hope you're smarter than that apprentice. Maybe I'll let you walk out of Sin Tower alive if I'm in a good mood." The burly man chuckled and threatened Angor.
Angor glanced at the man with a smile and walked toward the ruins.
The burly man noticed Angor's strange reaction. That smile did not look threatening at all, but he still felt something was off. However, the man quickly dismissed the thought. He was more confident in his own strength than these little tricks.
Someone approached Angor as soon as he arrived at the ruins.
"Honorable guest, I am Rossum, the vice captain of the Ashen Caravan. Is there anything I can help you with? "Rossum didn't put on his hood. Instead, he put on a bright smile.
The onlookers were puzzled. Since they could afford the goods here, they knew a thing or two about the Ashen Caravan. No one in the caravan cared about the concept of "service". It was up to them whether they wanted to buy something or not. This was especially true for the two leaders of the caravan. If Angor didn't buy the core goods, he or she wouldn't even have the right to talk to them, let alone bow to them like this.
Even the other members of the caravan looked at Angor curiously while trying to figure out who he was.
Angor didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked up at the sky. After a series of strange screeches, an owl descended from the sky and landed on a tall wall nearby.
"I'm not here to buy anything, Mister Rossum." Angor reached out his hand. Brulee quickly took out a gray card from its feathers and placed it in Angor's hand.
"I'm here to take something." Angor handed the card to Rossum.
Rossum took the gray card and glanced at Brulee. He seemed to have recognized it, and his eyes were filled with respect.
"Honorable guest, are you here for Lady Seeley's goods?"
"Yes." It was Brulee, who had been behaving arrogantly ever since she arrived. "Yes, my master, Lady Seeley."
"Madam Seeley's goods are personally guarded by our commander. Please follow me." Rossum lowered his head and spoke in a humble tone.
Lady Seeley? Angor frowned. He felt like he had heard that name somewhere before. But he didn't think too much about it. Instead, he followed Rossum.
Meanwhile, the burly man was hesitating. Although he didn't know who Rossum was, he could clearly sense Rossum's strength. He was at least a rank 3 Acolyte, and he had transplanted so many alien organs … If even Rossum was so respectful towards this' big fish 'he was following, could it be that he had really screwed up?
While the burly man was still hesitating, Angor suddenly stopped and looked at him.
The burly man felt a little dizzy when he saw Angor's eyes. Then he realized that he was already following Angor's footsteps.
By the time he realized it, he was already at the center of the ruins.
There were only four people here: Rossum, Beals, Angor, and him.
The burly man's legs began to tremble. That strange scene made him realize that he had really messed with someone he couldn't afford to offend. He was about to leave, but a strange force kept pushing him back. It was already too late when he realized what was going on.
The burly man was even more certain that he was in trouble because he saw the captain of the caravan who called himself Beals.
In his eyes, this Captain Beals' strength was simply heaven-defying. He was a Bloodline User, and so was Beals. The man's blood aura was so strong that his legs almost gave out. Meanwhile, the "big fish" in front of him didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he was talking to Beals as if nothing had happened. More importantly, Beals seemed to be talking to the "big fish" as if they were equals, but Angor could tell that Beals respected the "big fish" a little bit more.
At this time, the other buyers who were looking at the goods also noticed this.
They didn't know who Angor was, but they knew who the burly man was.
As the burly man's legs gave out, he suddenly heard someone whispering in the wind. "Looks like Shark Hunter got himself into trouble this time."
Shark Man was the nickname of the burly man in the Sin Tower.
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