On the winding muddy path, you can faintly see the appearance of asphalt paving, but it is completely submerged by the smelly water discharged from both sides.
The turbid, black and smelly water flows forward along the grooves of the road, occupying more than half of the pedestrian walking area. Perhaps no one would have imagined that there would be such a poor area in the bustling Monroe Bay.
Obviously, it exists in any city, and the real riches and honors will always be those aristocrats. For the common people, or the creatures that do not belong to the Alchemy Continent, there are not many of them who can stay here.
However, at this moment, four strong young men in red velvet warm robes and black leather high-top shoes are carrying a boxy iron alley and moving quickly through the stinking alleyway, letting the stinky water splash on the delicate On the high-top shoes, his eyes were focused on each courtyard number plate.
These number plates are extremely old, some are full of rust, some hang diagonally, and some can't even read the words clearly, but this is the only sign that can distinguish the identity of the courtyard.
"This is number 69!" The young man in the lead shook his head after identifying it carefully, and then quickly walked towards the muddy alley.
Little did they know that the alley was already full of figures at the moment, some with gills and some with extra fins, apparently they came up from the ocean to make a living, especially children, staring at the bright red goose down warm skirt, eyes blinded. He blinked for half a minute.
"Mom, how much is the red dress?"
But as parents, they can't give an answer at all, they haven't seen it before, and they haven't seen such a lineup in this poor alley for a few years, so they can only vaguely guess that it came from nobles or big shops .
The four boys in goose down warm robes finally stopped, and the leader stepped forward to look carefully at the house number, only to see that the "6" had completely fallen off, and only half of the character '9' was displayed on the outside, which looked like a '0'. But now he is sure that he has arrived at his destination, because judging from the number on the side, he should find the number '69' here.
This No. 69 yard is even more dilapidated, the gatehouse is pitch black, the bricks and tiles seem to have been smeared with slime, and there are even ugly weeds in them, crookedly showing the desolation of the place.
The four looked at each other, and then at the goods on their shoulders, with disbelief in their eyes, but they had no choice but to walk inside.
This item was worth more than four of their lives.
This is a simple courtyard house, four messy thatched sheds to be precise, with more than a dozen small houses on each wall. The doors of the small houses are full of sundries, broken washbasins, broken Brooms, useless waste paper, magic wires twisted into bundles, it should be a garbage dump to be precise.
"Excuse me, is Mr. Hamm there?" The leader's voice was very clear, like a niche student in an opera house.
This voice instantly disturbed the peaceful small courtyard. After a burst of chattering noises, children covered in dirt emerged from the small house.
They stared at the group of uninvited guests with bright eyes, but no one said anything. The bright red velvet warm robes frightened everyone.
The leader scanned around, but didn't see the adult, and frowned slightly. This delivery was completely different from what he had imagined, but he still asked respectfully, "Is Mr. Hamm there?"
There was still silence, but when she was getting impatient, a little girl with a half braid recently asked abruptly, "Are you looking for grandpa?"
The leader didn't know who the grandpa was, but it was great to see someone here, he nodded bluntly, reached out and touched in his pocket, there was really no candy, and he could only take out a few broken pennies Put it in the little girl's hand, "show us a way."
It was such a little penny that instantly made all the children's eyes widen, and some of them even moved forward, as if they wanted to take the initiative to take it for themselves.
The little girl tightly protected the penny in her pocket, and walked cautiously to the southeast corner of the yard.
Unexpectedly, there is a passage here, but it is only one person wide. It is not a secret passage, but connects this small courtyard, which should be a kitchen or something.
Before it had passed, a pungent smell of medicine had already wafted over. The room was pitch-black, and with the light outside the door, nothing could be seen clearly except for some dilapidated furniture.
The leader took courage and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, is Mr. Hamm at home?"
It was still very quiet in the dark house, there was not even a sound of movement, it seemed that they had come to the wrong place.
"who!"
The sudden sound was like a wild beast breaking the silence. The sound seemed calm, but more like a cruel, or cannibalistic anger.
However, these four people were used to delivering goods, so naturally they wouldn't be intimidated, and judging from their tone of voice, they finally found a customer, and the errand of delivering the goods was over.
There was another silence in the dark room, and a moving figure appeared faintly. About half a minute later, an old man with golden robes, wrinkled face, and disheveled white hair came out shaking a wheelchair made of black iron. His pupils swept over and over these brightly dressed attendants, and finally landed on his own golden robe.
It should be bright, but now it's covered in dust and some grease tainted by leftovers, but it's clearly his best attire.
"Hello!" A word was squeezed out of the bloodless lips, "I'm Ham, here's the receipt."
The delivery man hurriedly handed over the quill and the receipt, only to see that the thin palm wrote the name very fluently.
They have to admit that this name is very beautiful and has a sense of atmosphere. Even if the other party looks downcast, it has won a little bit of respect.
Ham sent the receipt back, gave a nobleman's unique smile, and then slowly looked at the huge iron wooden box next to him. He hadn't received a gift for a long time since he was kicked out of the Sith Mansion.
This is the downfall of the housekeeper, no matter how good and glorious his life was in the past, once he loses the big tree of Sith Mansion, he will lose even the basic security.
He was very simple at the time, thinking that as long as he closely relied on the big tree of the Sith Mansion, he basically didn't have to worry about his future life.
He doesn't gamble, doesn't drink, and doesn't particularly like women. He doesn't have a particularly large expenditure on weekdays, and basically donates all his income to these down-and-out children. He doesn't have children but likes to stay with them.
But he didn't expect the Sith mansion to abandon him so thoroughly. He lost his house, lost his income, and even his belongings in the Sith mansion were ruthlessly recycled. If it weren't for these adopted children, he might have died violently on the street.
His legs are crippled, and he is even older, so he can be squeezed out by this ruthless duke's mansion.
Without the slightest profit, who would invest in themselves? Now only these innocent children rely on the little things they picked up to maintain their lives without being starved to death.
He is very old, at least he still has eyesight, and now he is curious who still misses him.
Your Excellency the Duke?
Impossible, now that there is a new butler, how could he think of himself.
Those apprentices?
Ham shook his head. Except for a few people looking at him at first, no one has been in this garbage dump for a long time now.
The nobles who have been friends with each other on weekdays?
Ham directly cut off this thought, the dirty garbage dump outside, even the deliverymen of these shops are a bit disgusted, let alone the nobles.
Opponent?
This is the only possibility. During his tenure as the Great Elder, he has handled a lot of business and ruthlessly eliminated many people. Only they have the leisure to think about themselves. Obviously, the package should be something that humiliates him, or It's a weird thing that embarrasses itself to the point of suicide.
Only in this way can he explain that he still has gifts while hiding in such a remote place.
Shaking the tires of the wheelchair, he leaned towards the huge package and gently scratched the cover. He was ready to be ridiculed, but the package was only slightly opened, and a silver light was projected directly like a star.
"Is this a star?" The girl with a ponytail next to her asked in amazement~www.mtlnovel.com~ No, this is a star stone. Only stones that fall from the sky can have this kind of luster. Obviously this is A valuable gift.
He felt something was wrong, because it was not necessary to pay so much for ridiculing himself.
Hastily opened the lid of the tin box, and saw that in the large space, a wheelchair completely made of star stone was lying quietly in the center, with gold-red agates hanging on the backrest, and pieces of agates inlaid between the agates. Black iron magnet, on the armrest is a magic magic board, the magic board is densely packed with buttons, on the most two sides of the magic board, there are two simulated robots hanging.
In the middle of the magic robot is a new built-in magic stone. The pedals in front of the magic stone protrude black dots, and three small magic bullets are inlaid under these black dots, obviously to prevent surprise attacks, while the other pedal The board is a complete shield activation switch, and with the complete star stone, it is completely a miniature version of the mobile fortress.
In the center of the most conspicuous seat cushion of the wheelchair, there is a label quietly placed:
"Star special luxury wheelchair, 1,000,000 pennies!"