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Volume One: Eastward to a Different World, Chapter 147: The Black Stone Society (two chapters in one)

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    "What's the secret in that private room?" Lin Dong thought to himself.  Lin Dong was not in a hurry to go in. He stuffed the last piece of ribs into his mouth, took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth. At this time, a small man came in from outside the door. He was about thirty years old, with a thin figure and small pair of eyes.  His eyes moved back and forth alertly.  Like the people who came before, this little man dove into the private room and was about to close the door when suddenly Lin Dong stretched out his hand to open the door, walked in grandly, and stood beside him.  The little man looked at Lin Dong and frowned. Lin Dong picked his teeth with a toothpick and ignored him completely. The little man hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and pushed lightly on the wall, and a secret door was pushed open.  .  This is a long corridor, narrow and damp. A lighting fixture is installed every ten steps. The dim light can barely illuminate this narrow passage.  The little man walked into the passage with his head lowered. Lin Dong followed him calmly. The little man was obviously a little worried. After walking a few steps, he looked back at Lin Dong and walked along the downward passage.  About a hundred meters away, the front suddenly became clear, and we came to a larger passage.  Lin Dong judged based on his feeling that this passage should be more than ten meters below the ground. The passage was about twenty meters wide, and in the middle was a smelly river about ten meters wide. There were all kinds of domestic garbage floating on the river, and the smell was suffocating.  sky.  There is a road on the left and right of the smelly water river, and there is a rusty metal bridge every other section to facilitate the change of roads on the left and right.  Lin Dong pinched his nose and followed the short man for about a hundred meters. Seeing that Lin Dong was not a threat, the man took the initiative to come to talk to Lin Dong.  "Little brother, are you here to attend the Black Stone Club too?" Lin Dong nodded, "Yes, there was some delay on the way and you came late." Lin Dong replied casually.  "It's not too late, it's not too late. The Black Stone Club doesn't start until ten o'clock, just in time. I wonder if you have any good stuff, little brother?" the little man asked.  Lin Dong chatted with him for a while. This little man turned out to be a thief, nicknamed Squirrel. The Black Stone Society is basically a thieves trade fair in the mainland. It is held every month. Thieves from all over the country come here to sell their stolen goods.  trade.  "Why did the dignified card god come to participate in the Thieves Trading Conference?" Lin Dong was very surprised. Besides, the Thieves Guild is actually allowed to exist in this imperial capital. Doesn't the local security department know at all?  There are more and more people around. These thieves like to dress up like ordinary people. It is really impossible to tell the difference between thieves and ordinary people from their appearance.  Thinking of being among thousands of thieves, Lin Dong couldn't help but touch the valuables on his body. If they were stolen, he would suffer a big loss. ?? After walking around for about two miles underground, the front suddenly became bright and spacious, like a town built underground, with various shops and crowds.  "The city of thieves." Lin Dong thought to himself.  "Brother Ziya, this is Black Rock City. The trade fair is held in the square. If there is nothing suitable in the square, just browse in these shops. These shops have a history of hundreds of years and there are a lot of good things." Squirrel said excitedly  Introduced to Lin Dong.  Ziya was Lin Dong¡¯s name in his previous life. Lin Dong¡¯s name had already spread throughout the mainland, so naturally it was not convenient to show it here.  Squirrel seemed to be very familiar with this place. Many people greeted him along the way. Out of natural vigilance, they looked at Lin Dong with vigilance. The thieves also need to have some ability to observe people. Experienced thieves can see it at a glance.  It can be seen that Lin Dong is not an expert. In the Black Stone Club, some ordinary people from mainland China often come here to pick up bargains. These people are also called fat sheep.  Lin Dong is undoubtedly a very young fat sheep in the eyes of these thieves. I believe many people are secretly plotting against him.  "Brother Ziya, I'm going to deal with some private goods. You can take a look around here. If you find me useful, go to the Old Oak Tavern to find me. You have to watch your wallet and stay away.  "Squirrel said to Lin Dong seemingly kindly, but a thin and nimble hand had already reached into Lin Dong's pocket.  Lin Dong chuckled, "Brother Squirrel, your hands are very nimble." Squirrel took back his hand and touched his head, without the slightest look of embarrassment, "I'm reminding you to be more vigilant, okay, someone is bullying you.  Just give me the name of Squirrel, don¡¯t worry as your brother will protect you.¡± After saying that, Squirrel got into the crowd with a small package under his arm, and disappeared without a trace in a few clicks.  Lin Dong wandered aimlessly along the street. This place was a bit like a medieval European town. The houses were low and dark, and the roads were full of mud. Rats were not afraid of people. They walked grandly on the road. A family on the side of the road [Wang Laoshi  ?A tall and shrewd woman walked out of the "Baobao Shop", carried a bucket of dirty water and poured it on the road, completely ignoring the pedestrians on the road. The surrounding pedestrians hurriedly avoided the invasion of the dirty water, and no one blamed the shrewd woman.  No hygiene.  The mutton kebab seller and the leather goods seller were right next to each other, and the smell of roasted mutton mixed with the smell of leather. It was as unpleasant as possible, and yet there were actually two scantily clad women sitting there chewing.  Mutton kebabs and two large glasses of beer on the dirty table.  There are also many people like Lin Dong who do not belong to the thieves' circle. It is easy to tell from their demeanor. Thieves are accustomed to the mess here, and those who pinch their noses and look helpless are sure to come.  Pick up cheap fat sheep.  Thieves usually like to walk on both sides of the road, with their heads slightly lowered and their eyes constantly observing the surroundings, appearing very low-key, while foreign fat sheep usually walk in the middle of the road, with their heads raised and their eyes dull.  After some observation, Lin Dong quickly mastered the key points of disguising himself as an insider. In addition, Lin Dong himself has the ability to integrate himself into the environment. As long as he pays a little attention to his behavior, no one can spot Lin Dong.  Dong¡¯s true identity.  The products sold here have no appeal to Lin Dong. What he wants to know most now is what the dignified mainland card god wants to do in a place like this.  No trace of the three card makers was found along the way. Lin Dong followed the road to the central square of Black Rock City.  Stalls have been set up in the circular square. The large stalls will have a wooden table, and the table is filled with all kinds of stolen goods. More thieves are standing on the roadside with the stolen goods, waiting for someone to trade.  In the center of the square, there is a black stone that is as tall as a person. The surface of the black stone is shiny and can be used to detect people. From time to time, thieves come up to the black stone and touch it with their hands, and then pray devoutly in their hearts.  It seems that this black stone represents a certain belief of the thieves, you can tell by looking at their pious eyes.  Lin Dong curiously walked up to the black stone and looked at it with his eyes. The stone was like a huge black egg. The bottom was densely concave and convex, while the top had become as flat as a mirror due to years of friction.  You can all see your own shadow.  "Lin Dong, you've made it." Gui Lao said in surprise in his consciousness.  "What? Is there a wallet on the ground?" Lin Dong asked puzzledly, lowering his head and looking around on the ground. The surrounding area was covered with gravel, and there was no sign of a wallet anywhere.  "Haven't you never had a jammed weapon?" "Mr. Gui, what do you mean?" Lin Dong asked eagerly. Jamming is a big problem. Could it be that Elder Gui has an idea?  Lin Dong's level has reached level nine, and the highest level of card equipment currently available in the mainland is level nine. Normally, there is no problem for a level nine combat card master to use level nine card equipment, but the key lies in the cards made by Lin Dong. Lin Dong's hand  The uncanny painting skills can forcibly increase the level of a card by at least two levels. In this way, whether it is a card, a blank card or paint, it needs to be at least level 11 before it can be used.  I was lucky enough to get some blank cards and paint during my trip to the Western Regions, but there were no cards that Lin Dong could use. Lin Dong felt overwhelmed when he thought about this problem. Without the cards at his disposal, Lin Dong could only use less than half of himself.  Strength.  Lin Dong was already able to make level nine fantasy beast cards, but since he didn¡¯t have the card, Lin Dong didn¡¯t do it, and he couldn¡¯t use it anyway.  "Do you know what this big black stone is?" Gui Lao hesitated.  Lin Dong shook his head and reached out to touch the black stone. The surface of the black stone was cold, as if he were touching metal.  Lin Dong thought for a while, "Mr. Gui, could it be that this stone can be used to make jamming weapons?" Mr. Gui laughed loudly, "It's not just possible, it's amazing. This piece is Xun Iron, which fell from the sky.  High-grade metal, according to your level, this piece of raw material is around level fourteen! " Level Fourteen!  Lin Dong was greatly shocked. It took no effort to search for anything, but he didn't expect to find materials that can be used to make jamming weapons here.  "Great, I will lead my troops to carry this big stone back to make jamming equipment!" "Don't be too happy too early. This piece of iron cannot be refined in an ordinary furnace, and you can't bring it back.  Use it," said Mr. Turtle.  Cannot be refined!  This blow was really big to Lin Dong, "Old Turtle, you must not be joking. I've been going crazy for high-end card equipment for a while. What should I do?" "This kind of Xun Iron will not be alone.  A piece of iron is usually accompanied by a kind of red iron. When refining, red iron must be added. Otherwise, even the continent where I grew up would not be able to refine this piece of iron alone, let alone you.  , the top priority is to find the accompanying piece of red iron.Turtle Lao said in a deep voice.  Lin Dong understood what Gui Lao meant, lowered his head and looked around carefully. This piece of Xun Iron should have been transported here. So the red Xun Iron is most likely still where the piece of Xun Iron was found, or in the future.  This piece of iron was transported to the people here.  Lin Dong turned around and left the square to find the Old Oak Tavern that Squirrel mentioned.  It is very easy to get this piece of Xun Iron. You only need to bring the army to move it away, but this will alert the enemy.  Lin Dong didn¡¯t have any acquaintances here, so he had to find the squirrel to inquire about it first, and find out the situation before taking action.  The Old Oak Tavern is easy to find. Lin Dong asked a few colleagues and found it quickly.  Pushing open the broken wooden door, Lin Dong walked into the dim tavern with his head hunched. There was a brass bell on the wooden door, and the bento made a clanging sound when the door was opened.  More than a dozen pairs of eyes in the tavern looked at Lin Dong at the same time. It was obvious that strangers rarely came to this place. Lin Dong disguised himself very well, with his head lowered and his eyes moving around flexibly. The people in the tavern thought he was a colleague and did not pay attention to Lin Dong.  The loud noise started again.  There was no sign of the squirrel in the tavern. Lin Dong went straight to the bar. The bartender was an old man in his 60s or 70s with a white beard, wearing a blue and white sailor shirt and a red handkerchief tied around his neck.  "What would you like to drink?" the bartender asked, placing a dirty glass on the table.  "Beer." The bartender looked at Lin Dong, "Young people should drink some strong liquor. Beer is for women." Lin Dong smiled slightly, "I'm very thirsty. Let's have a glass of beer first to moisten my throat." The bartender  He picked up a huge beer glass and put a full glass of beer on the table. This glass of beer weighed no more than two kilograms, and it was really big.  Lin Dong picked up the wine glass, raised his neck and drank a third of it. He touched his mouth and said, "I'm looking for the squirrel. Do you know where he is?" The bartender picked up a pipe and took it out of the oven with iron tongs.  A piece of red-hot charcoal was pressed against the pipe, and the fragrant smell of tobacco overflowed.  "The squirrel is behind, please wait for a while." Lin Dong looked at the bartender's pipe, his eyes flickering.  "Old man, where did you get this tobacco? Can you sell me some?" Lin Dong asked.  Lin Dong seemed very excited and his voice was trembling.  In his previous life, Lin Dong had the habit of smoking, and he could only smoke two packs a day. Now in Shuangyue Continent, this was the first time he saw tobacco. This made Lin Dong, a long-time smoker, not excited.  "Tobacco? You mean this?" the bartender asked, pointing to his pipe.  Lin Dong nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, you set a price, I want as much tobacco as there is." The bartender laughed loudly, "Young man, this is not tobacco, this is fairy grass. It's not easy for you to buy this.  Heizi! Come here!" Four people in the corner are playing a kind of four-season card that is popular in mainland China. The four-season card is divided into four seasons and twelve months. There are seventeen cards in total. The largest one is year and the smallest one is January.  , compare the sizes of two cards per person, and the gameplay is very simple.  A stocky man with a black face said impatiently: "What's going on? You didn't notice that I was busy." The old bartender took another puff of smoke and said: "Stop talking nonsense, your business is here." This is called Heizi.  The guy seemed to have a lot of luck, he had the smallest chip among the four people in front of him, bang!  He put the two cards in his hand on the table, and this time he lost again, "It's a damn bad day today, no one is allowed to run away, let's continue when I come back." Heizi pushed away the chair and walked to the bar in a few steps.  , "What business?" The bartender said nothing and pointed at Lin Dong with his pipe.  "I want to buy some fairy grass." Lin Dong said.  Heizi leaned against the bar and asked, "No problem, that's what I do. How much do you want?" "How much do you have?" Heizi smiled, with a trace of disdain on his lips, "Who doesn't know that I, Heizi, am a big seller of fairy grass?  , I can get it even if you want a hundred kilograms, but the official inspection is tight now, so I don¡¯t ask about the price. Just give me ten kilograms at the current going price.  Also, give me some of the best pipes." Lin Dong said disapprovingly.  Heizi's eyes were a little straight, "You really want ten pounds!" The bartender on the side was also stunned. Ten pounds is an absolutely large amount. Is this guy rich?  "You can't tell that this little brother is a big buyer. Ten pounds is not a small amount. Give me an hour and we will deliver the goods here in an hour." Heizi smiled, and his dark face became a little too excited.  redness.  Lin Dong orderednod.  Heizi stretched out a hand in front of Lin Dong, "The market price was originally 12,000 pesos per pound. I figured it would be cheaper for you. The total is 110,000 pesos. Even if the pipe is given to you, you have to pay first." Lin Dong picked it up.  He took a sip of the wine glass calmly, "Ask me to pay before you see the goods. You think I'm a fat sheep. This is ten thousand pesos. Just think of it as your travel expenses. I'll wait for you to bring the goods."  I¡¯ll give you another 110,000 pesos.¡± After saying that, Lin Dong threw a 10,000 pesos note to Heizi.  Heizi hesitated for a moment after taking the money. The 10,000 deposit seemed a bit too small. Considering that it was just extra travel expenses and was not included in the price, Heizi nodded and agreed.  ¡°Paul, help me watch him order, I¡¯ll come as soon as I can.¡± Heizi and the bartender Paul said.  Paul nodded, and Heizi trotted onto the street.  "Heizi, are you still playing?" asked another person in the poker game.  "What a joke! I have a big deal today." After finishing speaking, Heizi disappeared into the crowd with excitement on his face.  Lin Dong¡¯s eyes were still staring at the pipe of bartender Paul, and he felt very itchy.  "Paul, lend me a few puffs," Lin Dong said.  Old Paul rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, 10,000 yuan." Lin Dong threw Paul a 10,000 yuan note without saying anything. Paul took the money and looked at the light first.  "What are you looking at? It's fake." Lin Dong said dissatisfied.  Paul chuckled, stuffed the banknotes into his pocket, knocked the ashes from his pipe, and refilled Lin Dong's tobacco. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Lin Dong did not expect that he wanted to smoke just because of his inner need, and that his skin was no longer what it used to be. As soon as the heavy cigarette hit his lungs, he couldn't help but cough, and tears almost fell from his eyes.  Lin Dong did not give up, and took another gentle breath. This time, he only felt burning in his lungs, but it did not cause a cough.  The bartender Paul on the side laughed secretly, "Ten thousand dollars buys a bag of cigarettes that I don't know how to smoke. This boy is really not smart enough." At this time, Squirrel walked in from the back door of the pub, with a relaxed look on his face and the small package in his hand.  It's gone. It looks like it has been successfully sold.  "Squirrel." Lin Dong shouted softly.  Squirrel came to Lin Dong with a smile, "Brother Ziya, come to me so soon, is it because there is nothing suitable for you in the market?" Lin Dong pulled Squirrel to a seat against the wall, "Paul, come here  The best bottle." Squirrel chuckled, "You can do it, you got to know Old Paul so quickly." Lin Dong smiled and didn't answer, took the sherry from Old Paul and poured two glasses for himself and Squirrel.  .  ¡°Brother Ziya, what do you want from me?¡± Squirrel said as he finished his drink.  Lin Dong just touched his lips a little and did not drink dry. "Drink first, we will talk about other things later." "Paul, are there any dishes to go with the wine?" "Only wild boar sausages and braised eggs." "Two of the same.  "Plate." Lin Dong took the squirrel to eat and drink, never mentioning the Xun iron. The alcohol content of the sherry was extremely high, and after a while the squirrel's eyes became a little blurry.  Lin Dong saw that the time was about right and said, "This Black Stone City is really interesting. There is a big black stone in the middle of the square. Good guy, I don't know where I got such a big piece." The squirrel chuckled, "You don't want to do that.  You know, that big black stone was stolen by the King of Thieves. If you are a thief at the level of the King of Thieves, then you are considered powerful. " "Stolen? My dear, how could he move such a big guy?  I don't know where he stole it from?" Lin Dong threw two pieces of sausage into his mouth and asked.  The squirrel pretended to be profound and said: "Otherwise, we can say that he is the king of thieves. At that time, Jin Maocai, the richest man in mainland China, got two big stones, one red and one black. He said they fell from the sky. Jin Maocai liked these two big stones very much. I wish you the best."  For the treasure, he also built a secret room to store the two stones. " "He called the secret room he carefully built the Ten Thousand Years Prison, claiming that it would never be broken into by thieves. This was heard by the King of Thieves, so he stayed up all night.  He broke open the secret room and stole the big black stone, which taught Jin Maocai a lesson. Since then, the big stone has been placed in the square and has become a sacred object for us thieves. " Lin Dongqing.  Taking a sip of wine, "Isn't there another red stone? Why didn't you steal it together?" "Then I don't know. I heard the old man said that the thief king just wanted to teach Jin Maocai a lesson, so he only stole that piece.  The black and red ones should be kept at Jin's house," the squirrel said with a burp.    "Jin Maocai, Jin family." Lin Dong said to himself.  Squirrel smiled mysteriously and whispered in Lin Dong's ear: "Let me tell you, Jin Fenglie, the current president of the Card Makers Association, is a descendant of Jin Maocai." "Card God!" Lin Dong was shocked, could it be that Jin Fenglie came here to meet?  Is it for this black stone?  No, he is the president of the Card Creators Association, and it only takes one sentence to get back this black stone.  "Jin Fenglie is a stuck god. What if he leads someone to find this place?" Lin Dong said with a worried look.  Squirrel patted Lin Dong's shoulder and said energetically, "Back then, the King of Thieves once stole from all over the world. He also made a bet with our Emperor. If he stole the Emperor's underwear, he would keep Black Rock City forever. Who can  You are not allowed to interfere in the affairs here. Now Black Rock City is a world of thieves. No one dares to demolish this place. " Lin Dong felt very unhappy. It turns out that the reason why this den of thieves has always existed is because of the old emperor.  I lost the bet, so I'm afraid I won't be approved if I lead the troops to pay it off.  "Let's get the red iron first. As long as we get the red iron, this place, hum!" Lin Dong made up his mind to get these two pieces of iron no matter what. At this time, Heizi opened the door and walked in.  This guy was holding a package in his hand, with an excited look on his face. He grinned from the corner of his mouth to his ears, "Squirrel, is this your friend?" Heizi came to sit down at Lin Dong's table and asked.  The squirrel nodded vaguely.  "The goods are all here, ten kilograms of the best fairy grass." Heizi said to Lin Dong. He was not polite and poured himself a glass of wine and started drinking.  Lin Dong took out a pile of banknotes from his arms, counted eleven and handed them to Heizi, "I won't read them either. As long as the goods are good, I will come to you next time." Heizi took the money and couldn't close it with joy.  Mouth, he patted his chest and said: "No problem, you can rest assured that I will do the work!" After leaving the tavern, Lin Dong lowered his head and thought as he walked, "The things that need to be investigated are basically clear. There is indeed a piece of red  Xun Iron, this piece of Xun Iron is very likely to be in Jin Fenglie¡¯s hands. Now it is urgent to find Jin Fenglie and get the red Xun Iron as soon as possible.¡±
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