Chapter 269 The Watchful Eyes of the God of Destiny?
Recalling it carefully, Chen Ye remembered that he was in the sea of spiritual world and acquired the characteristics of [Helmsman of Destiny].
Now that I think about it... was it the characteristic of [Helmsman of Destiny] that caused me to fall into the whirlpool, or was it because I had already chosen to enter the whirlpool and thus unlocked this characteristic...
It’s hard to know anymore.
But at this moment, Chen Ye realized that this matter might have the shadow of "fate" behind it, and couldn't help but tremble.
Could it be that I am already being watched by the divine authority of ‘destiny’?
"call!"
Chen Ye took a deep breath, his eyes became more focused than ever before, he thought quickly, and said to himself:
"Currently, what this group of thugs are doing is probably related to the entire City of Destiny."
"Are they going to do something similar to the Dragon God Sacrifice again?"
"Or maybe... there is another purpose..."
"This transaction involves a huge amount of money. No matter how you look at it, you have to intervene."
First of all, the amount of transactions this time is extremely high, which will be of great help to the sprint list this month;
Secondly, if this transaction involves a war over the authority of the gods, it is likely to have a huge impact on the entire City of Destiny.
From Chen Ye's perspective, what Feng Lucius has done is, for the time being, like a big villain and will pose a threat to the survival of all players.
If the opponent's plan is allowed to succeed, then a wide range of living space will be compressed.
All players, including yourself, will be affected.
The surrounding environment will also change drastically as a result.
If you think about it carefully, the old woman selling chestnuts, the Lin family and other aboriginal people chose to move away, as well as the closure of Yongan Market, all have a lot to do with the pollution incident.
When the surrounding environment changes, it means that your own living environment will be affected, which will bring disadvantages.
In the playing rules of Strange Era, if you want to obtain a safer environment, the stability of the environment and surrounding context is extremely important.
Putting all this aside, I also need to know what deeper existence is hidden behind this transaction? Will it affect your own survival? What kind of crisis lurks?
Thinking of this, Chen Ye's eyes moved slightly and asked the last question——
"Where will the transaction take place?"
The centaur's eyes swayed like water waves for a moment, and he replied dully:
"The location of the transaction...I don't know...but the Lord has ordered that we need to conduct training in the lightless land numbered 77, and then we need to act as bodyguards to escort the goods to the mob headquarters."
"The lightless land of No. 77..."
This code was actually formulated by the mob themselves.
It seems……
It seems that the thugs have a pretty deep understanding of the underground world!
Even the number of the Lightless Land has reached seventy-seven...
This shows that they know at least hundreds of lightless places.
Chen Ye chose the most direct method and directly absorbed the memories of the people.
The next second...
Scenes of the people's activities in the underground world, and sentences when talking to other gang members, appeared in Chen Ye's field of vision like a fleeting glimpse, thus outlining the deeper contours of the underground world, knowing each and every dull The number of the place, the corresponding route, and many shortcuts hidden among caves and cliffs.
After obtaining this information, Chen Ye's lips curled up slightly, and he already had an idea in his mind.
He exited the Centaur's conscious space.
Suddenly, the gray fog dissipated, and the surrounding space was shattered like a dream of mirror flowers.
The centaur suddenly opened his eyes, looked around dimly, and found that he was still standing in front of the dressing table, combing the mane that exploded around his scarf.
However, his expression completely lost the focus and piety of the past. Instead, he seemed to have just woken up from a fright. There was a look of fear and lingering fear on his face. He was holding a comb and his arm covered with dark patterned scales was hanging on the Mid-air, trembling slightly.
It looked around anxiously, and suddenly its brain throbbed, as if it had forgotten something very important.
Adhering to its always vigilant behavior, the centaur realized that something was not right around it. It walked out of the door, its eyes fell on the two muscular [Gluttons], and asked in a deep voice:
"Did something happen just now?"
The two [Gluttons] looked at each other and shook their heads slightly uneasily:
"No……"
Their minds were tense, wondering if something had happened and that they might have neglected their duties?
According to the terms of the contract, if they fail to perform tasks in accordance with the contract, the other party has the right to revoke the required amount of employment.
Doesn’t it mean that I have to work for the other party for seven days in vain, and stand on the post for seven days in vain?
The centaur looked at [Glutton] suspiciously for a few times, then walked around the area to confirm that there was no danger. Then his expression gradually relaxed and he continued to return to the mirror on the dressing table to comb his mane.
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Leaving the stone road paved with bluestones, under the crimson moonlight, Chen Ye lowered his head, meditating, and using the characteristics of [Wanderer's Boots], he took a ten-meter step, and his figure flickered on the pedestrian street.
"Yongan Market closed, and the underground market became popular..."
"Does this mean that the authority of gods affects the structure of this world on certain occasions?"
Based on the original setting of Strange Era, the impact of the battle for divine authority is a bit like a relationship between one and the other.
In order to stabilize their existence, the corresponding sequence gods will definitely leave their followers and special objects in this world to expand their influence and improve their status.
The more influential the sequence gods are, the higher their status will be. They can not only deter gods of other sequences, but may even devour the authority of gods of other sequences with certain means.
Thinking carefully, the information that the economic environment caused the market to close when I went to Yong'an Market last time may have hidden deeper information.
After all... most of the weird natives also need to rely on value exchange to obtain the resources needed for survival.
The existence of the market is very necessary.
For the weird natives in the surrounding area, Yong'an Market is almost a consumption place like a rigid demand. Unless this area is completely destroyed, there should be some market.
But now the traffic on the pedestrian street has increased significantly, and the activities of natives have appeared in the surrounding areas.
On the contrary, Yong'an Market is still closed...
There may be a shadow of power struggle behind it.
"Unfortunately, the centaurs don't know the exact time of the transaction, and they still need to wait for notification."
"...At that time, he needs to follow the arrangements of another high-ranking thug, the Red Scorpion..."
"The Red Scorpion has his own property in the underground world, located at No. 22 in the Lightless Land, which has a special name - Jade Garden!"
"This Red Scorpion is likely to be in charge of more intelligence. When I go to the underground world next time, I have to learn some intelligence from this guy."
Chen Ye learned from the conversation between the centaurs and other thugs that his superior was the Red Scorpion mentioned by Zhao Gao.
In Zhao Gao's cognition, the identity and occupation of the Red Scorpion was dispatched to be the captain of the team stationed at the entrance of the underground world near Mingke Street.
But from the conversation between the centaurs, the identity and occupation of the Red Scorpion seemed to be higher than expected...
Thinking carefully, Mingke Street was originally the area where the thugs were active.
The entrance to the underground world where the Red Scorpion was stationed was located near Mingke Street.
This geographical location is even more critical for the thugs.
After all... the thugs have offended many players. If there is any accident, the area of the fight will most likely be Mingke Street.
"If I guess correctly, Red Scorpion is likely to be a third-class player." Chen Ye frowned slightly. Judging from various information, Red Scorpion's strength should be ranked among the thugs.
At least he should have a strength of about the top ten... Otherwise, how can he be qualified to be stationed near Mingke Street, the entrance where the fight may be the most tragic?
While his thoughts were flying, Chen Ye's figure had returned to Chengxin Restaurant.
At this time, the number of customers gradually decreased.
The group of slimes finished their meal. Through the transparent glass shop window, from a distance, there were only sporadic figures on the table.
Shen Meng, in the posture of a cat demon, held a broom and quickly swept through every corner, sweeping the battlefield full of food residues like a whirlwind.
After all, the eating style of the group of slimes was too irritable.
The whole restaurant is in a terrible state now...
Chen Ye looked at Shen Meng cleaning so hard and felt funny.
He waved his hand and wiped away the garbage in the room with the characteristics of [Parasitic Deed].
"Boss, you're back!"
Wang Jing was holding a booklet with a sad face.
When Chen Ye stepped into the store, the bell rang and he put the booklet down. As soon as he looked up, he saw the boss coming.
"What are you looking at, so focused?"
Chen Ye noticed the dark yellow color on Wang Jing's head, surrounded by a grayish aura, and asked.
Wang Jing had a bitter face and was silent for a moment. Then he scratched his head and said embarrassedly:
"Boss... I'm doing the accounting... but this is not what I'm good at..."
"Shen Meng has never been to school and can't even do elementary school addition. I have to do it myself."
"Alas, I thought it was a simple thing to do the accounting, but when I really face so many diners, my memory has always been bad. I don't have a point in arithmetic, so it's really hard for me to do the accounting."
Chen Ye frowned and suddenly remembered that the accounting seemed to be a problem.
The daily revenue of the store needs to be calculated.
Wang Jing is just a cook.
It's impossible for one person to do two jobs and do the work of two people, right?
What's more, the span from cook to accountant is too big...
Besides, Wang Jing is not suitable for accounting work. He has to cook and do the accounting, which is really too difficult.
When the cook is busy, how can he count how many guests have come?
Even the serving time is hard to guarantee...
If this trend continues, the reputation of Chengxin Restaurant will grow, and there will be more and more diners.
We must find an accountant who can do the accounting for the store.
"Ding!"
Just then, the bell for the store's incoming customers rang again.
This time, the guest who came to Chengxin Restaurant was wearing a court-style robe and a flamboyant pointed hat. Looking down along the inky black brim of the hat, the slightly pale face was a woman with delicate features, bright lipstick on the corners of her lips, and purple eyeshadow with mystery and ghostliness, exuding a unique aura.
Chen Ye raised his eyelids slightly and saw the guest was covered with a glass halo, and his expression became more focused.
"The aura of this guest... seems a little different..."
"Is there another powerful aboriginal here?"
The next second, Chen Ye activated the talent of [Blood Word Research].
Soon, a profession frame immediately appeared above the head of the mysterious lady -
[Witch]
"Witch? What profession is this?" Chen Ye frowned.
To be honest, this is another profession that has never appeared before, and it has appeared again.
"Is it you?"
At this moment, Miss Mizi frowned and her eyes fell on the [Witch], and her tone seemed to be meeting an old friend after a long absence.
...It's just a pity that this old friend doesn't seem to be what she wants to see.
"Is it okay for me to have a drink?" The witch said with a smile.
"Sorry, Bloody Mary doesn't entertain guests like you." Mizi said expressionlessly.
Chen Ye's eyes moved, and he looked at Mi Zi and asked, "Do you know him?"
"We used to be colleagues." Mi Zi shrugged and said, "I am responsible for dancing to attract customers, and this guy... is responsible for divination with tarot cards, pendulums and other gadgets, using fortune-telling to expand the source of customer flow."
Divination? Could it be that this witch... is also related to the spiritual world sequence?
Chen Ye realized this and his mind moved.
The witch smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I'm tired of your Bloody Mary. This time I just happened to be a little hungry. I couldn't find anything delicious in the surrounding restaurants. I just happened to smell that there is delicious food here, so I came to taste it."
Wang Jing glanced at Chen Ye, as if he wanted to get some kind of hint.
After all, it's closed now, and generally doesn't entertain customers.
However... at this time when it's almost dawn, there are still customers coming...
Moreover, it seems that he knows another employee in the store...
His identity doesn't seem to be that simple!
Chen Ye gestured to Wang Jing and said, "Go prepare a portion of the store's signature [Honey-grilled Chicken Wings] for her."
"Okay."
Wang Jing nodded immediately. Anyway, Chen Ye brought a lot of seasonings last time, so it would be no problem to make one portion for the time being.
Soon, Wang Jing immediately passed through the screen in the back kitchen, worked for a while, and made a portion of [Honey-grilled Chicken Wings].
"Yes, this is the taste."
The witch found a seat by the window in the corner, sat down, and after enjoying the roasted chicken wings in front of her, she showed a satisfied and intoxicated look.
Then, she looked at Chen Ye and smiled mysteriously:
"Do you need a divination?"