Chapter 408 These two guys seem to be rookies!
Take Catherine along the perimeter of the stone wall.
They found the entrance to the black market.
Within the field of vision of the Eye of Insight.
There are numerous magical auras floating around the entrance, in the sky, and even under the ground.
Brand looked up at the sky further up.
——A hemispherical transparent barrier separates the inside and outside of the black market.
After carefully examining it for a while, Brand couldn't help but feel helpless.
He originally wanted to try if he could sneak in through the main entrance.
But now it seems that if you want to sneak in without being discovered, you can only induce and dismantle the surrounding magic traps bit by bit, analyze the composition of the hemispherical barrier, and then quietly open a door.
——Just like Finn and the others are doing.
Just as Brand was thinking about whether he should find a place to sit down.
Catherine's voice came over:
"Master, someone is coming."
Follow Catherine's line of sight and look over.
I saw several figures in black robes and masks walking straight towards the entrance.
Seeing this scene, Brand couldn't help but curiously began to observe carefully.
I saw the leading man in black robe taking out a ball.
After activating it, a shield enveloped them.
Immediately afterwards, they moved forward, and the surrounding spell traps simply ignored them.
Walking to the guard at the entrance, they each showed some kind of badge and responded to the guard's words.
After finding no problem, the guard took out another device and opened a door on the barrier.
Several people immediately entered the black market.
Seeing this scene, Brand had an idea.
When another group of men in black robes arrived.
Brand narrowed the scope of the hidden barrier, and then followed them with Catherine.
After the team activated the sign, Brand and Catherine happened to be enveloped in it.
After following several men in black robes into the spell trap area, slight ripples began to appear in the hidden barrier.
——This means that there is a method to detect concealment in this area, but it is hidden by the concealment barrier.
All the way to the guard's office, after the guard completed the inspection and questioning and opened the entrance to the barrier, Brand and Catherine passed through the barrier immediately.
With his eyes flashing with magic light, he glanced around and found that there was no magic reaction around him.
Brand took Catherine to explore the inside of the black market.
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On the other side, after spending a long time, Finn and others finally passed through the spell trap and spell barrier area without any danger, and successfully entered the black market.
At this time, Harward's mood was extremely solemn.
He saw the whole process just now, and it was fine at first, but in the middle of breaking the spell trap, someone inside the black market released a concealment detection spell towards their location.
If Finn hadn't taken out an advanced portable concealment circle in time to avoid the detection of the spell, they might have been discovered directly.
In addition, when facing the final barrier, both junior mages were at a loss, and finally Finn stood up!
While lamenting the mage family's heritage, Harward also realized that if Finn hadn't joined this time, they might not even be able to enter the black market during this small black market investigation!
——This black market investigation mission is much more difficult than expected. After returning, he may have to apply for further assistance from his superiors!
After successfully infiltrating the black market, they began to investigate internally.
Holding on to the concealment barrier and carefully checking various trading items in the black market, Harward's expression couldn't help but become more and more ugly.
Forget about other controlled materials, after all, they had already expected it.
But in the black city center, when he saw the magical images of the items being auctioned, Harward couldn't help but start to tremble in his heart.
More than a dozen knight golems are the latest research results of the Imperial Arms Department.
A high-end imperial weapon whose attack can ignore the power of the Great Knight and its equivalent - the Magical Crossbow!
——These audacious criminals are reselling important imperial military supplies!
Compared to Harward, who looked shaken, Finn's expression was relatively calm.
As the heir to the earl family, he is relatively aware of similar matters.
After all, it is a black market, and the items traded here must be things that cannot be freely traded on the surface.
As for reselling military supplies, although you cannot sell them after signing a contract, you can still find ways to cause them to be "reasonably" damaged or lost!
——Not all military supplies are strictly controlled.
Only those important military supplies that are extremely important and must be retrieved if lost, and the wreckage of which must be seen after damage, are relatively troublesome.
In this small black market, only the magical giant crossbow falls into this category.
As for knight golems, it’s not just the empire that can produce them. Moreover, demand has been in short supply recently and prices are high.
Therefore, at present, it can be said that it is basically a tacit understanding that various noble families are privately auctioning knight golems on the black market.
Of course, nobles also have certain bottom lines.
If the one who finally bought the knight golem was not an imperial noble.
Then after this, the person who bought the knight golem will most likely be hunted down and robbed by the nobles.
Whether you can run out with your things in the end depends on your luck!
Based on the above tacit "hidden rules", Finn can be sure that
among the bidders currently bidding for the Knight Golem, there must be noble men among them!
After glancing at the knight golem, Finn's eyes shifted to the magic crossbow.
Unlike the Knight Golem, the production method of the magic crossbow is completely controlled by the imperial royal family. Usually only the imperial legions responsible for guarding the borders and the city guards of important cities in the empire have a certain number of equipment.
Because the output is not high, it is rarely sold outside.
All in all, if something of this level is to be traded, it should be done privately.
To directly bid on the black market like this is completely disrespectful to the empire!
Or is it because the empire's attention is mostly focused on the loosening of controls in the northern and southern border areas, so people here are more "relaxed"?
While thinking, Harward suddenly patted his shoulder, and then said solemnly:
"Mr. Finn, the difficulty of this mission is beyond imagination. Once discovered, do not hesitate to retreat immediately!"
Hearing this, Finn nodded and responded:
"Don't worry, we will do our best. In addition, if the mission is ultimately successful, Completed, I hope that the Judgment Department can appropriately increase our mission rewards based on the actual difficulty of the task."
Harward nodded and said:
"Don't worry about this, the Judgment Department will not treat anyone who contributes to the empire badly."
Communication. After finishing, they began to observe the scene carefully.
This auction is an anonymous auction.
The auctioneer holds an instrument the size of his palm and can bid. If no one continues to increase the bid for a period of time, it will be considered a sale.
As time went by, the knight golems were slowly sold out one by one.
But the price of that giant crossbow has been rising.
After Finn and others discussed for a while, they finally decided to give up the Knight Golem and other controlled materials and focus on the buyers and sellers of the magic crossbow!
After waiting for a long time, when the sun gradually left the atrium.
The bidding for the Magical Crossbow has finally been completed.
At the same time, Brand, who was wearing a black robe and mask, displayed a reminder of successful bidding on the instrument in his hand.
After taking a look at the transaction location displayed on the instrument, Brand led Catherine, who was also dressed, directly to the target location.
Seeing that the bidding had just ended, some people were "can't wait" to complete the transaction.
The bidders for the magical crossbows, Finn and others unconsciously showed meaningful expressions in the dark.
——These two successful bidders seem to be rookies!
(End of chapter)