Shen Bai has always felt that the statue "Forging Swords into Plowshares" is ridiculous.

——The man made of bronze is extremely strong. He slams the sharp sword on the ground, holds the hammer high in his right hand, and turns the sword, which symbolizes killing, into a plow for plowing the fields.

The entire statue is full of tension and violence, more like saying "Only power can win peace."

But no matter what, the meaning of this statue is always good.

Shen Bai approached the statue and found that it seemed to have roots in the ground, and it would be impossible to pull it out without using [Tyrant].

"My dear, put this on." Sister Mao'er took out two masks from nowhere, handed Shen Bai a puppy tongue mask, and said with a smile:

"According to the rules, people entering the black market in the buffer zone should conceal their identities. When you touch the statue, the black market will send someone to take you to the real meeting place."

Shen Bai clicked on the scarlet puppy tongue on the mask and said curiously:

"Concealing one's identity... does that mean we can't tell whether the other person is a human or an aberration?"

"Little fool, if you think about it carefully, you really can't tell?"

Shen Bai tilted his head, looked at Sister Mao'er who was wearing a monkey mask, and suddenly realized:

"Oh, that's right. For traders on the human side, the bargaining chips must be federal technological products or even intelligence; while the chips used by the aberrations should be mutant beasts and the like. Although some people may conduct multiple rounds of transactions in order to hide their identities, But there shouldn’t be many people like that…”

"My dear, you are so smart. If we weren't wearing masks, I would definitely mua you~"

While the two were talking, the sound of night birds came from far away. In the quiet forest, the sound seemed even more sad and sad.

People in black robes came from afar.

"Jiejiejie... you two... do you have a token of the introducer?"

When Shen Bai saw the visitor's dress, he screamed in his heart.

Wearing a black robe, half an inch of skin is not exposed, the voice is hoarse and strange, and the gender cannot be distinguished. He needs to prove his identity as soon as he comes. He is cautious and alert.

It totally matches the imaginary "Gatekeeper of Gray City"...

Shen Bai silently took half a step back, indicating that Sister Mao'er was the one in charge.

The girl wearing the monkey mask chuckled:

"No token."

"Jiejie...ah?"

boom!

Before Black Robe could react, he fell dizzy and fell to the ground.

"Sister Mao'er?"

"This guy is so annoying. What's wrong with you? Are you thinking too much?"

"Then don't make people faint, the dress and the voice are quite impressive..."

"Humph." Sister Mao'er stamped her foot, and the black robe climbed up from the ground as if she had just woken up from a dream.

He forgot that he had lost consciousness just now, and his memory and cognition had also been modified, and continued:

"Then please two of you follow me..."

He walked in front and took Shen Bai and Sister Mao'er to the front of a cave. He skillfully pushed aside the weeds and revealed a thick hemp rope.

"You two, go down the rope."

The man in black robe grabbed the rope and disappeared from the entrance of the cave. The young girl behind him was very confident and followed him down.

After Shen Bai went down, he discovered that the ground was like an ant nest, with countless hemp ropes interspersed in various small holes. The man in black robe would lead the two of them to change the ropes and routes every few seconds, like a flexible butterfly flying through flowers.

Finally, they stopped. Black Robe took out a strange awl from his arms and moved it slightly forward. The darkness in the ground gradually converged, like water waves.

Behind the waves, there is a different world.

"It seems that both of you are very capable people. It's easy to lose track of you when you first come here. There are many grumpy guard dogs in those abandoned caves. Jie Jie..."

Sister Mao'er leaned on Shen Bai, and she didn't know what method she used to suppress her voice into a line:

"This man is determined to have some serious illness. He took us around, but in fact he returned to the original point. He pretended to be mysterious. In fact, all he had to do to enter the black market was to use the derivative in his hand to cut through the space..."

Shen Bai was speechless, but still cooperated with the black robe and said:

"Thank you."

The cave sky behind the water waves was spacious and bright, without any spooky or spooky atmosphere. Shen Bai looked around wearing a puppy mask, just like a happy husky.

This is a huge stalactite cave. The stone walls are inlaid with many small luminous beads. Stone houses of various sizes are scattered in the bright cave. Occasionally, people in twos and threes enter the stone houses and come out again not long after.

Shen Bai soon realized that here, he could easily distinguish between humans and aberrations.

——Humans wear federal clothes, camouflage uniforms, sweatshirts, short skirts, vests... They are all very common styles, no different from walking streets, while the aberrations wear ancient gowns or military uniforms.

People who trade here have no intention of hiding their own camp.

Regardless of whether it is the Federation or the old land, "enemies of the illicit race" will be sentenced to the cruelest death penalty. The humans and the aberrants who came to the black market have actually formed a short-term alliance.

Even if they get out of here, they will still be beaten to death, but at least in this bright stalactite cave, they are grasshoppers tied to a rope.

Wearing clothes that clearly represent one's race is actually another form of voting.

"Multi-functional military flashlight, solar charging, Monster Machinery Company product, only consider exchanging the old and unique Silver Heron Clover."

"The scales on the claws of the war-grade mutant beast [Thunder Dragon] need the black tea grown in the 14th Federation Life Circle..."

Just like a busy morning market, masked humans and mutants introduced the goods in their hands. Shen Bai listened for a while and found that the content of the transaction did not involve "human flesh", "intelligence", "old ancestral home" and other sensitive matters. content.

Of course, it is impossible to talk in public about these truly big and profitable deals. Those large and small stone houses or the dark night forest outside are all excellent trading places.

The man in black robe who led the way had long since disappeared, and Shen Bai and Sister Maoer were wandering around in the stalactite cave.

"Honey, do you have anything to buy?"

"No, I would like a map of the old land bordering here, but there should be one in Base 73, and even if the aberrants here are willing to sell it, the reward they ask for will definitely be exaggerated... Forget it. "

"But is this just like when we go to the supermarket and walk all day without buying anything?"

"That's true...but I don't see any old local specialty snacks sold here."

"You just know how to eat." Sister Mao'er snorted:

"I have to buy something."

"How about buying an old-fashioned kitten? You haven't changed into a black cat for a long time, and I don't have anything to play with."

"..."

The two of them talked in low voices and chatted casually, and unknowingly they finished shopping in this gray market. It was not as big as Shen Bai imagined. Apart from the "detour" required to get in, the actual trading area was actually very small.
Chapter completed!