Tattoo culture is not popular in the wizarding country. Ren Xiaosu came all the way from the south and only saw tattoos on the porters near the inn. Moreover, Mego explained to him at that time: These people had been criminals before, so they Marked with tattoos.
So, in the wizarding country, tattoos are actually a sign of shame for ordinary people.
But it’s different in this underground world. They use tattoos as a symbol of resistance, and the most loyal defenders have tattoos on their faces to show their opposition to the wizard organization. determination.
For example, bounty hunters like Chen Jingshu can disguise themselves as ordinary people and return to the surface at any time and blend into the crowd.
But the same cannot be said for these guardians. Once they return to the surface, they will be incompatible with other people.
In the quiet underground world, the tattoos on the guardians’ faces look extremely ferocious.
The clothes are a worn leather jacket, and the feet are wearing boots with cut edges. Although the surface temperature is already 36 degrees in summer, the underground is still cool.
When Chen Jingshu answered the code, the guard opened a mottled iron door next to him.
Everyone filed in. Ren Xiaosu, who was walking in front, felt that the underground suddenly became lively. In front of him was an open space as wide as an underground factory.
There are also a lot of graffiti painted around the walls of this "underground factory", and there are "guards" carrying knives patrolling around.
Hundreds of people gathered here to set up stalls and inquire about prices. Most people covered themselves tightly, as if they were afraid of being remembered by others.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at the products on the ground and asked doubtfully: "There are clothes, daily necessities, and contraband items such as swords and crossbows. Where do these come from?"
" The entire black market in Ghent City is underground. There are dozens of small black markets like this, and there are two or three black markets that are more than ten times larger than this." Chen Jingshu said: "Those forces on the surface want to keep secrets underground. For transactions, you need to pay some transaction tax, or you can use items to replace it. Moreover, 90% of the casinos in Ghent City are gathered here, and there are also some other special trading places, including intelligence trading, black market bounties, etc. , enough to feed the underground people."
"Do the Normans and the Tudor family care?" Ren Xiaosu asked curiously.
"Of course I do, but half of the business in the casino is owned by the children of the Tudor and Norman families," Chen Jingshu explained with a smile: "If nothing big happens, they will turn a blind eye. Just close one eye. Of course, we also need to be wary of them sending people to infiltrate other places underground." Chen An'an on the side said: "There is a big difference between people on the surface and people living underground. People in the underground usually have pale skin and have not been exposed to the sun, while people on the surface can be found as soon as they come in. People with normal skin color are not allowed to go to more secret underground spaces except in the temple. Church members lead.”
Ren Xiaosu nodded, so the underground and the surface have actually reached a delicate balance. They know very well that the people underground hate them, but they also know very well that this group of people cannot make any big waves.
When Ren Xiaosu and the others entered this underground factory-like black market, almost everyone in the black market suddenly turned their heads and looked at them.
This group of people obviously came from the surface, but it is rare in this underground world for hundreds of surface people to suddenly come down. Many stall owners looked at Ren Xiaosu and others warily, seeming a little worried.
"Keep moving forward, don't stop here, we will scare them," Chen Jingshu said and continued to lead the way. Seeing them leave, the black market stall owners restored the order of transactions. , as if nothing had happened.
“Don’t they know you?” Ren Xiaosu was curious: “You are also a member of the Holy Church.”
“Members of the Holy Church never write their identities on their faces.” Chen Jingshu said: "Only the guards in the deep areas know our identities."
"To avoid encirclement and suppression?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
"Yes, there is a mixed bag here, and it is more cost-effective to betray the identity of a member of the temple than to sell a hundred iron swords," Chen Jingshu explained.
The group continued walking inside, and Ren Xiaosu even saw underground people living here in some places, but he only saw old people and children.
"All young and strong people work underground, men and women are the same," Chen Jingshu said: "People who live underground have no waste and will definitely not be able to survive if they are lazy and eat well. So you can almost only watch on the underground level. To the elderly and children."
"What is Qingzhuang doing down there?" Ren Xiaosu asked.
“All kinds of shady things,” Chen Jingshu said: “For example, melting broken silver into silver coins, casting iron tires for arrows, transporting smuggled goods, and manufacturing various contraband. Workshop."
"This is a large black den," Ren Xiaosu said with emotion.
Chen Jingshu glanced at him and said: "It won't hurt if you stand here and talk. It's good if the underground people can survive. They don't care what is prohibited or not."
Part 2 A moment later, a man wearing a brown linen robe suddenly appeared in front of him. The man was waiting in the tunnel with a hood on, as if he was waiting for the arrival of Ren Xiaosu and the others.
Chen Jingshu glanced at Ren Xiaosu and said, "Follow me, someone wants to see you."
The man whose identity was hidden turned around and led the way, without saying a word from beginning to end. talk.
They zigzagged underground and went down deep underground via stairs. When they passed through some secret passages, the guards guarding the passages would bow to the man.
Obviously, the other party's status in the underground world is much higher than that of Chen Jingshu.
After turning a long dark corridor, the sound of several people talking suddenly came from the corner ahead.
Ren Xiaosu, who was walking, suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned to look at Xiaomei, who was frozen in place: "What's wrong?"
Comrade Xiaomei seemed to have not heard what Ren Xiaosu said. , actually rushed forward in despair.
Ren Xiaosu was surprised: "Have you met someone you know?"
"Xia!" Mego shouted hurriedly: "Is that you?"
Then The conversation at the corner in front suddenly calmed down. Ren Xiaosu looked at Chen Jingshu: "Xia? Who is it?"
"Xia Russell, Russell's descendant," Chen Jingshu said with a meaningful smile: "At the same time She is also the sweetheart of this Mago wizard."
"So, you went to Yorkshire specifically to help this girl find Mego, right?" Ren Xiaosu frowned and said, "Why not? "I told you earlier, and I even made up weird lies."
"I originally planned to secretly stuff some money into his wizard tower, but who knew you would suddenly come out," Chen Anan also flipped. Rolling his eyes: "And we don't even know who you are, okay, how can we possibly tell you the truth?"
Ren Xiaosu was stunned: "Money?!"
He immediately couldn't laugh or cry. Get up: "This Comrade Xiaomei is really a master of eating soft food!"