Abyssal Invasion, I Wield Dark Authority – Chapter 45

Ch 45: The Real Black Market

Fortunately, Qin Jin-Nian, who was more vigilant afterward, didn’t encounter any more danger.

And half an hour later, he saw the black market.

This was a desolate small city, and the scale of the city wasn’t large. There were a large number of building ruins… How should I describe it?

Hmm… It felt like a direct jump from a modern urban style to a post-apocalyptic wasteland style.

The black market was right in this wasteland-like city.

People came and went on the wasteland-like streets, but the style of everyone was surprisingly consistent… All black, plus wearing all sorts of strange masks… Hmm, Qin Jin-Nian perfectly blended into the environment.

Here, someone was setting up a stall, and the things on the stall were dazzling… Weapons, potions, super martial arts techniques… Even some strange animal skeletons, medicinal materials…

There was everything.

Most of the stall owners just sat in front of their stalls, dressed similarly to the passersby, without making a sound… Only when someone went over to ask for a price would they respond.

The entire atmosphere of the black market gave people an indescribable feeling of oppression and tension.

For example, as soon as Qin Jin-Nian walked to the city gate, he vaguely felt many gazes falling on him… Those gazes carried complex emotions such as scrutiny and assessment.

After his mental strength reached one hundred, Qin Jin-Nian vaguely gained some strange perceptual abilities.

This perceptual ability wasn’t clear, as if he couldn’t see or touch it…

But it truly existed.

For example, the sudden feeling of danger that made his hair stand on end was one manifestation of this perceptual ability.

So, although Qin Jin-Nian couldn’t know exactly who was watching him, he was sure someone was watching.

But there was nothing he could do about it. Since he had come here, he was bound to attract attention. Qin Jin-Nian remained calm and proceeded peacefully.

“The road permit given by the Church of the End, and the Headmaster said that Ningning was at the headquarters, and the headquarters was in the black market… So, Ningning is now somewhere in this black market?”

He looked at the small city, which was like a ruin in front of him, and his eyes moved slightly.

But he also knew that he definitely couldn’t act rashly.

His goal this time was very clear…

It was to inquire about some information.

Inquiring about information didn’t necessarily mean he had to do something…

To see what the so-called black market was like, then listen and watch more, and speak and do less… In fact, he could also collect a lot of information.

For example, now he knew that the essence of the black market was a fragment of the Dark Side World, right? Although he didn’t quite understand what the so-called ‘Dark Side World’ specifically referred to.

But at least he had a general guess and a basic understanding.

A basic understanding was very important.

Because that represented common sense.

For his first trip to the black market, Qin Jin-Nian didn’t plan to do anything specific.

He just wanted to see more, and then learn some common sense about the black market… After he was familiar with some things, he could then formulate a targeted action plan.

So, whether it was a plan to make money, cultivate, or delve into the information about the Church of the End… it would all be done the next time he entered the black market.

This time, he only brought his eyes and ears.

With this thought in mind, Qin Jin-Nian walked into the black market. He seemed to be looking at the dazzling array of goods on the stalls, but in reality, his ears were perked up, listening to the conversations of some people around him.

“…Is this the meat of a Bloodthirsty Dog?”

“Yes.”

“What’s the price?”

“Thirty thousand per jin.”

“Expensive.”

“A fierce-grade Bloodthirsty Dog, just slaughtered, that’s the price.”

“…Is there any discount?”

“No discount.”

“…I’ll take ten jin.”

“…”

“…E-grade Explosive Spirit Potion, six hundred thousand per bottle?”

“Yes.”

“Too expensive, right? The Super Martial Arts Alliance only sells it for five hundred thousand…”

“If you think it’s expensive, go buy it from the Super Martial Arts Alliance.”

“…Can it be cheaper?”

“No.”

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“…Damn.”

“…”

“…What material is this knife?”

“Made of Deep Abyss Shallow Layer Black Feather Iron, D-grade lower quality.”

“How much is it?”

“One price, three million.”

“…Can it be cheaper?”

“How much can you offer?”

“Two hundred and fifty.”

“…Too low.”

“Can we barter?”

“D-grade Super Protein, or D-grade Dragon Blood Grass.”

“…I need to discuss it. Leave this knife for me.”

“Half an hour at most. If you don’t come, I’ll sell it to someone else.”

“Okay.”

“…”

“…”

Qin Jin-Nian listened to some conversations that weren’t very loud around him, which basically took place between customers and stall owners.

Unlike in the city outside, they didn’t have any idle chatter, and the stall owners didn’t even shout out their wares; they just sat there and waited.

The conversations between them were also straightforward and simple… What they wanted, how much it cost, whether it could be cheaper…

This straightforward and decisive style was quite to Qin Jin-Nian’s liking.

It’s just this price…

Qin Jin-Nian’s face twitched slightly.

As expected, the poor practice martial arts, while the rich study literature.

The things here were all related to the extraordinary, and the prices were also more expensive than the last. Qin Jin-Nian, who only had a thousand yuan on him, expressed… He couldn’t understand the world of the rich.

It started at hundreds of thousands, and slightly better things cost millions…

He hadn’t seen anything worth tens of millions yet… but Qin Jin-Nian thought about it, and there probably were some.

It’s just that, at tens of millions, those things were probably more precious. Qin Jin-Nian, who had been shot in the back the moment he entered, knew that this black market wasn’t a peaceful place.

For those things, whether it was the seller or the buyer, they probably wouldn’t want to be targeted. Instead, they would choose to trade privately, right?

For example, Qin Jin-Nian saw several instances where, after the two parties exchanged glances, they each sent someone away, heading to an unknown area…

Hmm, it was worth mentioning that most of the stalls had more than one person behind them.

The ‘stall owner’ was just the one sitting behind the stall.

But behind him, there were generally a few, or even a dozen or so, people wearing black clothes and masks… These people stared menacingly at anyone who approached the stall, with obvious warning in their eyes.

That’s right, there were a lot of goods at these stalls, and it was impossible for only one person to come.

For example, those people he met outside the black market before, didn’t they travel in a group of seven or eight? They were also carrying some snakeskin bags and things like that…

In addition, the environment of the black market also caused most people to not dare to act alone.

After all, who knew when they would be shot in the back?

…Qin Jin-Nian, the lone wolf, expressed his frustration.

Walking along, watching, listening, and walking, Qin Jin-Nian gradually gained a deeper understanding of the black market.

Although he didn’t say a word and didn’t do anything, he gained a lot of information he wanted.

Unknowingly, he arrived at a deeper part of the black market, where there were still many people.

Then he saw a sign in front of which a large number of people had gathered, all looking at something there.

With a bit of curiosity, Qin Jin-Nian also walked over, then found a high spot and clearly saw the situation inside…

The sign was a huge display screen, and on the display screen, some information was scrolling…

And after just one glance, Qin Jin-Nian’s eyes lit up slightly.