Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 266: The Old Man (6400 extra, asking for monthly tickets)

Translator: 549690339

‘A shop leaning towards evil?’

Su Lu felt a chill in his heart, but he didn’t turn around and leave directly.

After all, he had almost visited all the conventional shops with no delightful findings, and he could only try his luck in this small black magic shop.

Although the things sold there were predominantly dangerous, they were still constrained by the fair rules.

He unfolded his Inspiration and immediately felt the surroundings become illuminated with colorful lights.

Some were deep, some were bright, some were evil…

Suddenly, a black hole appeared, which not only swallowed his detection but also tugged at his Inspiration!

“That is…”

Su Lu’s gaze was involuntarily attracted to it, and he noticed that it was a dark wooden box displayed on the shelf.

On the surface of the box, there were complex patterns forming strange symbols.

“Gulam Language? It seems like one of its variants…”

The ancient language has undergone various changes throughout the long history.

If Su Lu hadn’t elevated his level of Gulam Language to LV4, he might not have recognized it at first glance.

“Even so… to fully analyze it, it will take some time…”

His eyes fixed on the box’s surface, and a peculiar glow emerged, as if he were trying to separate the text from the meaningless symbols:

“…Darkness…Sacrifice…Gift…”

Recognizing few of the characters and connecting them to the earlier swallowing, Su Lu’s expression slightly changed: “It’s actually this kind of thing…”

Presenting any sacrifice to any hidden existence was extremely dangerous.

Not to mention, it directly pointed to darkness!

“Cough cough…It’s rare to have a customer here, how can I assist you?”

An old man who seemed to be on the brink of death emerged from the back of the shop, lazily asked.

Even keeping the customer waiting this long, the shop’s service attitude has determined its poor business.

“I want…”

Before Su Lu could speak, the old man interrupted, “That box… ten Golden Dragons, and you can have it.”

‘Now I’m even more convinced there’s a trap inside…’

Su Lu’s face stiffened: “I don’t need it… What I need is a potion or formula that can permanently enhance my Constitution!”

“That…”

The old man thought for a moment: “I seem to have one here, let me find it.”

He slowly flipped through his goods, pulling out a dusty box from the corner, “Found it…huuh!”

The old man blew off the dust, revealing an old-fashioned symbol.

He opened the box and pulled out a yellowed parchment: “Have you ever heard of… the Flesh and Blood Ritual?”

“I’ve heard of it…”

It was unexpected to Su Lu that such high-end knowledge was being sold here.

He had already undergone it once, and there was no chance of further improvement.

“There is a potion formula here called ‘Craig’s Flesh’! It was invented by a blood mage inspired from the Flesh and Blood Ritual… it can greatly enhance a person’s Constitution.”

“What about its risks?”

Su Lu was not attracted, or rather, he didn’t show any urgency.

He knew this kind of potion, inclining towards evil power, usually comes with a high price or serious after-effects.

In that case, it wouldn’t have been stored in that bottom box for so many years.

“Cough cough… its difficulty mainly lies in the raw materials needed, a lot of fresh flesh and blood…as for the after-effects… users will most likely be haunted by grievances… The key point is, it is a ‘Forbidden Drug’ prohibited by the church…heh heh, once discovered…”

The old man chuckled: “For this reason, I am selling it for five hundred Golden Dragons, a great discounted price… Naturally, once you walk out this door, I will deny any transactions.”

‘Although I can’t use the Flesh and Blood Ritual again, but the potion that it develops can possibly be used… as for the consequences, let’s confirm it first…’

Su Lu’s eyes sparkled: “I need to verify it first.”

“Of course, but only half.”

The old man rolled up the parchment, with half of it spread out on the counter.

“Craig’s Flesh!”

“Main ingredients: fresh flesh (big volume), Night Qi Horse bone powder, Blood Beast Plasma…”

“Preparation process: …”

“It appears to be real.”

Using his experience from the Shewinado Flesh and Blood Ritual, Su Lu made a judgement.

He flipped his right hand, a pouch of Golden Dragons materialized on the table.

“Are you joking…cough cough…”

The old man took a glance at the money bag: “There are not even a hundred Golden Dragons here… I am willing to pay you four thousand Golden Dragons in exchange for the right-hand gloves!”

“Hmm…”

Su Lu chuckled coldly, he poured out a revolver and a large number of special bullets: “And these!”

The old man’s face changed: “Eleventh Bureau’s standard bullets, made by an Alchemist! Are you a detective of the Eleventh Bureau?”

“No, I just happened to find these, what do you think of the deal?”

Su Lu asked with a smile.

The old man seemed to be in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

If Su Lu were an investigator of the Eleventh Bureau, he would have been selling Forbidden Drugs, and the evidence would be solid.

If he wasn’t, that would be even more terrifying, indicating that Su Lu had attacked an investigator from the Eleventh Bureau! Definitely a crazy gangster!

“Deal!”

His eyes staring at Su Lu’s mask, as if wanting to see through it, he finally helplessly nodded in agreement.

“Thank you.”

Su Lu picked up the parchment and walked out without minding the other bizarre things in the shop.

The revolver and bullets were in fact evidence of wrongdoing; it would have been troublesome to liquidate, but that shop didn’t look very regular; they should have a channel for this.

It was a win-win choice.

Even though it seemed a bit threatening.

‘However… I can’t feel his aura… I can only confirm that he is an Occupational Person.’

It is difficult for Spellcasters to observe the professional rank from the exterior, and the same goes for those with physical-sided occupations.

Unless Su Lu wanted to go directly into the Mental Realm, he couldn’t observe everything.

But there’s no need to do so, just for a shop owner of black magic; moreover, the transaction had completed, so why bother?

The Exchange Meet was about to happen, and there were numerous foreign Transcendents; it would be possible for a Fifth-order Legend to hide amongst them!

In front of such existence, even his most reliable Mental Realm observation, Su Lu wasn’t confident that the other party wouldn’t necessarily discover him.

And once discovered peeking at a stranger’s details inadvertently, it would certainly cause hostility.

He arrived at the entrance, waited for half an hour, and Rod came over with his clothes’ pockets bulging out.

“How was it?”

“Not bad at all.”

Su Lu said, “I think… this Exchange Meet might be dangerous… perhaps we should be more cautious… for example… observing from a distance.”

“I don’t mind…”

Rod never planned on advancing to the next level soon: “But it’s a bit of a pity, I just got some information… the Exchange Meet is divided into two forms: auction and private exchange. It lasts for seven days, and there’s a finale of auctions every day, like the ‘Door of Different Worlds’ on the first day!”