Dorothy's Forbidden Tome

These were all brought by Dorothy from Vulcan...

Looking around, Dorothy walked into the storeroom and came to a long wooden box. She took out a circle of small keys from her suitcase, and after a while of selection, she decided on one. , and then opened the lock on the long wooden box with that one, and then put on the corpse puppet ring.

Accompanied by Dorothy mobilizing the spirituality of the "cup" with the puppet ring, there was a movement in the long wooden box, and then the lid of the wooden box was lifted with a creaking sound like a coffin board, and then a figure came from like a coffin. Stand up in the box of the coffin.

Tall and thin, dark red suit, black trousers, pale complexion, long and thin face, deep eye sockets, hooked nose, cruel eyes, short black hair.

He was the No.1 that Dorothy personally killed after she came to this world, the original owner of the Corpse Puppet Ring, the gang leader of Vulkan Town, Edric Grandy.

Chapter 19 Assembly

Eagle Winter, Lower Town, a rooftop somewhere.

The daytime breeze blows over the city, bringing the pungent smell of the black smoke in the distance. Carriages and pedestrians are coming and going on the long street, and above them are several pairs of eyes looking down and watching.

"Huh... It's such a boring task again..." Greg, who was leaning against the roof wall of the building, was in a black uniform and sighed and complained. As he spoke, his eyes glanced at the surrounding team members who were on guard on the roof. .

"Warning the gathering of 'Ash Hill' in the distance, four teams and one team are enough for this kind of thing, and we need to stand by here for support. I really don't understand why so many people are necessary?"

Greg's tone was somewhat complaining, but Elena who was not far beside him spoke.

"After all, it is a special period recently, and the activities of the sacrament party are frequent. It is normal for the director to worry about some accidents and send more people."

"Sacrament meeting... [-]% of them are in that meeting, but we can only remotely monitor to prevent accidents, we can't go in and search and catch them, I really don't understand." Greg continued to complain, while Elena sighed He opened his mouth once.

"No way. After all, we have an agreement with 'Grey Hill'. He is willing to disclose some dangerous information collected during the rally. We can't interfere with his rally openly. He doesn't want others to treat him as a dog of the authorities."

"You know... If the meeting of 'Ash Hill' is gone, there will only be a bunch of small gatherings that are even more uncontrollable in Igwinter, and we will not only lose a window to monitor the hidden world of Igwinter,' After Grayhill's anger, we will also face the dilemma of equipment shortage."

After hearing Elena's words, Greg couldn't help but wryly smiled, then lit a cigarette and took a sip before continuing.

"Heh... how do you say that sentence? No matter who you are, don't offend the 'craftsman'..."

……

Darkwater Alley is a small alley in the lower part of Igwent. It is quite far away from the normal city streets. It is difficult for non-locals to enter here after turning into the street and turning many turns. The place I found was a dark corner forgotten by the city.

In the dark water alley, a figure with a gray cloak and a gray hood walked quickly. There were towering walls on both sides of him. The aisle between the two walls was no more than three meters. There are clotheslines hanging all over, the surrounding light is dim and the air is humid, the pungent smell of the stinking ditch diffuses everywhere, and the sound of rushing water can be heard under the stone slabs under your feet.

In this dark and deserted alley, the gray cloak covering his figure continued to move forward until he came to a prototype small wooden door. After looking around, he began to knock on the door.

Knock three times on the top, four times on the bottom, and after a while, knock on the top twice.

Immediately afterwards, the door opened, the gray cloak walked in, and then the door was tightly closed again.

But at this moment, on a drying rope between the alleys, a crow was staring at the direction of the wooden door, and it could see everything in its eyes just now.

"Up three, down four, stop two..."

Standing on the roof of a building, Dorothy in a black cloak recalled the information sent by the crow corpse and summarized it.

This is already the seventh initiate she has monitored, and they all knock on the door in the same way.

"Almost, the password can be determined..."

Muttering in a low voice, Dorothy pulled the black cloth around her neck to cover her face, then turned and went downstairs, and soon she appeared at the entrance of Darkwater Lane.

Wearing a cloak and a mask, Dorothy walked directly into the alley, and walked all the way to the wooden door, then she paused in front of the door for a moment, and then knocked on the door like the few people she observed just now, Up three, down four, stop two...

Immediately afterwards, Dorothy took a step back, and after holding her breath for a moment, the wooden door creaked open.

Without hesitation, Dorothy stepped forward and entered the door. Behind the door was a tall figure. The doorman wearing a wooden mask showed a trace of surprise in his eyes when he saw the figure of the person who walked in, but he didn't care about that. Many closed the wooden door.

After Dorothy entered the door, what appeared in front of her was not a spacious space, but a staircase going all the way down. Dorothy walked all the way down without hesitation, and after a while, she came to a spacious basement.

The light in this basement is dim, only a few gas lamps are hanging from the ceiling, and the surrounding walls are made of large stone bricks without any decoration.

In the center of the basement is a round table. There are already about twenty people sitting on the edge of the round table. Everyone is dressed almost the same, with cloaks and masked hoods, but the colors are different, and some are wearing ordinary clothes. Wearing a mask, obviously everyone here is unwilling to reveal their identity.

"Good guy, everyone's clothes are similar, and my outfit can be considered a perfect fit into the style of the painting..."

While thinking about it, Dorothy walked towards the round table, found an empty seat and sat on it directly. The people on both sides of her didn't have much reaction except for a glance at Dorothy.

"It seems to be a broad and loose assembly. There is no membership system. Anyone who knows some tricks and gets a password can participate. This is not an organization, at most it is a trading fair..." Looking at Sitting down successfully by herself, Dorothy thought.

Just like that, Dorothy sat in her seat and silently waited for the official start of the assembly. There were only a few people next to each other whispering quietly at the round table in the basement, and the surrounding environment was silent and oppressive.

After Dorothy waited for a while, and two or three people sat down at the table one after another, the meeting finally showed signs of starting.

Accompanied by a sound, a door in the basement opened, and four knights in full gray-white plate armor came out of it neatly, with helmets and armor, swords attached to their waists, their movements were neatly stroked, their steps were exactly the same, and the heavy armor was full of rhythm. Stepping on the ground neatly, the sound of "Kaka" footsteps echoed in the small space, giving people a sense of oppression in their hearts.

The four knights then walked to the four directions of the round table and then stood there, maintaining a posture of holding swords and surrounding the round table. After the knights, a figure wearing a gray and white robe and a stone mask on his head stepped into the scene. The figure walked slowly towards a high-back main seat at the northernmost end of the round table, and sat down there.

When the figure sat down, the figures on the round table stood up together, put their hands on their chests and bowed slightly to salute.

"Mr. Gray Hill..."

Seeing the actions of the people around, Dorothy also hurriedly got up and saluted, and then thought of it in her heart.

'Is this Ashhill?It seems that the Anyin Bureau also wants to give face...'

Looking at the scene in front of him, Huiqiu also waved his hands to let everyone sit down. After looking around the mouthless mask carved in stone, a thick male voice came out from it.

"let's start……"

Chapter 20 Transactions

In the dark basement, with the words of the host, Mr. Huiqiu, the assembly officially started. Everyone began to speak in order. Their order started from Huiqiu's right hand side and proceeded clockwise.

The first one to make a sound was a woman wearing a dark purple cloak. She stretched out her withered hand and took out a box from the cloak. After opening it on the table, there were a pair of dried yellow crumbs inside.

"First of all, everyone in the conventions, this is the Yeying grass I prepared for this meeting. It has been processed into dry medicinal powder. This time I prepared a total of 100 grams. The tranquilizing tea is quite effective in resisting poison." The woman made an old voice, then looked around and stretched out three fingers.

"As usual, it costs 5 pound per 1 grams, starting from 10 grams. If there is something that can be exchanged, Mr. Huiqiu will decide the value on the spot. If the value is enough, I will accept it..."

Dorothy, who was sitting in the seat, was startled when she heard the old woman's words.

'£5 per 1 grams?Is there such an expensive one! ? '

Dorothy was frightened by the price of the grass dregs. You must know that in this world, a farmer’s annual income is only eight or nine pounds, and a worker’s annual income is only about thirteen or fourteen pounds. She started with 5 grams per pound, 10 Gram to sell?Let's grab this! ?

Listening to the offer, Dorothy shook her head secretly, thinking that no one would ask for such a high price, but she didn't expect that someone would raise their hands soon at the scene.

"I want 80 grams, Ms. Willow Branch..." The quote was made by a gentleman in a mask, top hat and suit, and the old woman laughed when she heard his words.

"Hee hee, of course... Mr. 'Shepherd Dog', this large portion must be for you..." After finishing speaking, the old woman took out a small copper scale that she carried with her, and carefully weighed out the medicine crumbs in the box. Most of the time, I packed it with yellow paper and straw, and then slid the paper bag from the table to the masked gentleman.

"There are still 20 grams, do you still need anything?" Then, the old woman shouted to the surroundings, and there was another response immediately.

"I, I want 5 grams!"

"Give me 10 grams, Ms. Willow Branch..."

"And I!"

Completely beyond Dorothy's expectation, the sky-high priced medicine crumbs in the hands of the old woman were sold out in a short time, and many people still couldn't get them. This gave Dorothy a general understanding of the prices of items involving secrets.

Then the assembly continued. After the old woman, the members of the assembly spoke one by one in order. Some were selling things, some were asking for things, and some were seeking information.

Among them, buying and selling transactions are the most important link. There are bartering with money and bartering. When there is a bartering situation, the two parties will ask Huiqiu, who presides over the meeting, to determine the value. It can be seen that Huiqiu has insight Very informative.

The commodities traded were all very expensive, ranging from a few pounds to dozens of pounds, and one of the gold ornaments that contained a small amount of "lamp" spirituality was even sold for a high price of 100 pounds. At first, the asking price of the old drug seller was nothing, and Dorothy was taken aback when she saw it.

"Good guy... A little bit of spiritual items can be sold so expensive... Two more can buy a house directly in the city..."

Seeing the heroic bids of the people on the table, Dorothy couldn't help complaining in her heart that she understood that doing mysterious research in this world is just burning money, and it's impossible to afford it without electricity.

Looking at it now, most of the people on this round table are prominent figures in society...

Seeing the establishment of the piles of transactions at the rally, Dorothy couldn't help but feel a little excited. To be honest, there are many things she wants, such as a potion that can make people have short-term night vision, such as a potion that makes people wake up at night. Incense or something, but the price is very expensive, so that Dorothy, who has felt like a rich man since time travel, instantly fell into poverty.

Dorothy's money was basically searched from Edric's body and home, 5 pounds were found on his body, and 30 pounds were found in his house later, a total of 35 pounds, including the haulage fee for the corpse doll and the long-term The storage fee added up to 15 pounds, and the remaining 20 pounds was enough for Dorothy to live comfortably in the mortal society for a long time, but it was completely insufficient when it came to this secret gathering.

"When the money is used, I hate less..."

At the rally, Dorothy, who had been silent all the time, thought helplessly, but in fact she is not incapable of buying those valuables, it's just that she hasn't met what she really needs.

What Dorothy just needed was a secret biography book with mysterious knowledge...and no one has been able to produce it until now...

Gradually, the gathering came to an end, and after the last person had finished speaking and completed his deal, Dorothy still remained silent.

And just when Dorothy thought that she might get nothing from this meeting, the scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to one direction.

There is the head of the round table, the host of this gathering, Gray Hill.

'Why... are you waiting for the leader to announce the end of the meeting? '

Just when Dorothy was puzzled, Gray Hill coughed twice, and then a masked servant came out from the side, holding a box in his hand.

"Since you're all finished, it's my turn to finish the job. This time, I'm selling a secret book..."

Huiqiu said calmly, and Dorothy couldn't help being shocked when she heard her words, and the whole person who was leaning on her sat up straight immediately.

'Grey Hill was also involved in the transaction in the end?And this time he also sold secret biography? '

For a moment, Dorothy's sight also focused on Huiqiu. Huiqiu's servant put the box in front of him, and Huiqiu opened it with his own hands, and took out a thin old book from it.

"This secret biography is called "Dream Exploration". It is a book that records how to control one's dreams. This book can teach people to fall asleep in a waking state..."

Huiqiu spoke slowly while holding the old book, but his words did not arouse the on-site response, and Dorothy also felt that it was nothing, and it was not that she had never heard of lucid dreams.

Huiqiu looked around the scene, and then continued talking.

"In addition to allowing you to manage your own dreams, this book also records the method of entering the 'dream world' from your own dreams, hehe... I will explain it to those who have little knowledge of mystery. The dream world is common to all intelligent beings. The dreamland is one of the inner realms. There are countless wonders that cannot be imagined in the world, and it contains a lot of hidden knowledge. Countless spirits of extraordinary beings roam in it, and even the gods have footprints here...that is, there are dangers... And full of opportunities…”

After Huiqiu finished speaking, he put the old book back into the box, then he leaned on the seat, playing with the eager eyes in front of him, and continued to speak leisurely.

"Exploring the dream world is an important content even for a true Extraordinary, let alone you, so my price tag for this book is... 500 pounds."

Chapter 21 Behind the scenes

As soon as Huiqiu's words fell, the surroundings fell into silence. The gazes of the attendees were all focused on the box in front of him. In these gazes, there was eagerness, longing, confusion, and anxiety...

A secret transmission that can teach people how to control dreams and step into the dream world?Is it possible to obtain hidden knowledge in the dream world?

To be honest, the "Dream Exploration" given by Huiqiu moved most of the people present. Almost all of them are mystery seekers, and they are connected to the hidden world. They all hope to get more secrets. knowledge, and find the true path to the extraordinary.

But... 500 pounds is too expensive...

You must know that buying a single-family house in the suburbs of Igwent only costs about 300 pounds. This 500 pounds is enough to buy a single-family house with a garden and complete decoration.

Is this the price of knowledge? !

The price given by Huiqiu stumped most of the participants. Although the people present were all wealthy, they were not all nobles and rich people. Most of the transactions before were at 100 pounds. At this time, Huiqiu is asking for 500 pounds, and many people can't afford it. Even if they can afford it, they have to seriously consider whether it is worth it to exchange such a lot of money for a secret book. After all, it only teaches you to enter the dream world. Whether he can gain anything in the world is completely unknown.

Therefore, this is an uncertain investment, and even those who can afford it are discouraged for a while.

This kind of thing, only the truly rich can afford it...

At this time, most of the eyes in the gathering were focused on the gentleman wearing a mask. His code name was "Shepherd Dog". Investor.

Seeing many eyes gathered on him, he held his cane with both hands and spoke slowly.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Huiqiu, although this secret transmission is indeed very attractive, it also means additional knowledge of poison. The secret transmission I bought before has not been completed. If the pollution of poison awareness is not considered The new secret biography, I am afraid I will lose control due to the accumulation of poison..."

Looking at Huiqiu above the main seat, the gentleman said with a little apology. Hearing his words, Huiqiu nodded silently. hands up.

"In that case, today's rally is..."

"Well, please, please wait a moment~"

Suddenly at this time, a childish and shrill voice suddenly sounded in the venue. Hearing this voice, everyone in the venue turned their heads to look at the place where the sound came from, and then saw a short figure sitting on the seat is raising his hand.

Seeing this scene, the attendees at the scene couldn't help being shocked.

What the hell?This figure, that voice, isn't this a child?Why do children also come to this kind of party?

"Hui, Mr. Huiqiu, I want to trade, um, trade your secret biography!" Raising the pitch, trying to make her voice and tone more delicate, Dorothy said to Huiqiu arrive.

"Where did you come from, kid? How did you get in? Get out!" At this time, a masked servant beside Gray Hill pointed at Dorothy and shouted loudly. At first they just thought that Dorothy might It's just a normal person with a short stature, but I didn't expect that it was a real minor.

Just as the masked servants were about to make a move, Huiqiu waved his hand to stop them.

Immediately afterwards, Huiqiu spoke slowly amidst the confused gazes.

"No matter who it is, as long as she sits on this table, then she is a member of this assembly and is eligible to participate in the transaction..." Huiqiu said slowly, listening to his words, he was ready to make a move The servant stepped back, and then Grayhill turned his gaze back to Dorothy behind the stone mask.

"So, little girl, you said you want to trade my secret biography, but can you afford 500 pounds?"

"Very, I'm sorry Mr. Huiqiu, I don't have so much money, but, but I also have items, we can exchange them!"

Dorothy said in a childish voice on purpose that she was working harder to pretend her real age was younger.