boy and bone

The hatch was slowly opened.

"...Why is it so messy?" A well-groomed man walked in first, casting a disgusted look at the narrow and chaotic space.

"Let's talk here if you have anything to do." The man who came in first didn't answer the head of the person who followed him.

The man who came in afterward was a little young and timid, and he seemed embarrassed to follow behind the man: "Here..."

The decent man raised his eyes and said: "This is the warehouse, I put on the protection specially, the sound insulation effect will be good if the hatch is closed."

The young man only glanced around, and he felt relieved after listening to the other party's words, and then hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the man's meticulous cuff: "Your Excellency! I beg you to put my 'key' symbol Return the text to me! It is my family inheritance, please return it to me."

The man pushed away the young man's tightly clenched hands, and straightened his wrinkled sleeves: "You can use everything inherited from your family as collateral for debt repayment. I'm ashamed of your ancestors."

"Your Excellency, I will find another way to pay off the debt, as long as you give me a little time, I will definitely get it together..." the young man begged.

The man smiled: "I've given you a lot of 'time'. I think you should know what 'rare things are more expensive'. Your repeated promises have devalued to me to be equivalent to waste products."

The young man fell down on his knees: "Master! If I don't get the rune back today, my grandma will kill me! Or, you can be flexible and let me take the rune back. When my grandma's anger subsides, I will kill you!" I'll give it back to you."

"Heh... yes." The man smiled but didn't smile. He spread his palms, and a strand of golden runes fell from between his fingers like an hourglass and fell on the floor in front of the young man. The young man hurriedly He stretched out his hands to grab the rune that passed from his fingers, but he couldn't catch it. Seeing his rune penetrate the back of his hand and finally become invisible, the young man panicked: "how so……"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. It seems that your rune can only be used once. After using it once, like this, the rune will become invalid." The man said indifferently.

"You...you used this rune?" The young man was shocked: "You entered the Forbidden Forest?"

"Why are you going to the Forbidden Forest?! Grandma said that you should not set foot in it unless you have to! Why did you go in!" The young man stood up abruptly and asked hastily.

The man was a little disgusted by the young man who suddenly approached: "'Forbidden Forest' just has its name. The people I sent searched there for nearly half a month, and only brought me back a coffin that couldn't be opened. They reported back Me, they found nothing there except a ruined palace."

"The coffin?! What coffin?!" The young man seemed to be a different person. Although he was not doing his job properly and liked to gamble, he never forgot the only remaining honor and responsibility of his lost family: "You must return it! One cannot take away every plant and tree in the Forbidden Forest."

The man didn't understand, and even sneered at these old things passed down from generation to generation in his heart: "Do you make rules? On the day you hand over the rune to me as collateral, your family's Forbidden Forest will be mine. Territory. How I want to use it is my business, and it has nothing to do with you."

"You can't do this. You don't know the dangers of the Forbidden Forest. Even monsters dare not approach the Forbidden Forest. There must be something more terrifying than monsters hidden there..." the young man said persistently.

The man's face was unfriendly, he didn't want to entangle him any longer, he turned and walked towards the cabin door, the young man immediately reacted and stood in front of the man: "You can't go! Where is the coffin? It belongs to my family. I want to It returns to its original owner!"

Seeing this, the man caught off guard and punched the young man in the abdomen who blocked his way, watching the young man slowly curl up and fall to the ground because of the pain.The man straightened the collar of his jacket which was slightly misplaced due to the large movement just now: "I have already discussed the buyer, and that thing is stored in the warehouse of this ship together with my other goods, right here , I will order someone to remove it the next time I stop at the port, and if you find it before then, it will belong to you, okay? Such a deal is already the greatest fairness I can give you."

Before the man left, he kicked away the dirty hands lying on the ground that were still trying to grab his trouser legs with the toe of his shiny leather shoes.

The hatch opened again, and there were three or four tall hedge knights waiting outside the door. The man gestured to them with his eyes to solve the trouble in the warehouse.

Seeing the man coming out of the warehouse, an attendant who had been waiting outside for a long time followed closely: "My lord, I just came to inform you that the auction time has been postponed. It was someone from the black market who leaked the news, which caused a lot of trouble from several big clans." attention."

"What a disappointment." The man spat: "I tell the other members of the Chamber of Commerce not to take over the business of smuggling first-class contraband for the time being. If they have already taken over, let them deal with it within two days. If they can't, temporarily suspend the transaction."

"Yes. Then the devil bone in our hand..." the attendant asked tentatively.

The man glanced across: "I don't know what you're talking about, we don't have first-class contraband in our hands. Our business is normal, continue."

"Yes." The attendant answered knowingly.

On the list of first-class contraband, the demon bone, that is, the divided remains of the demon king, was not included in the list.Even if it is more dangerous than any kind of contraband, it is more valuable.At the time when the list was drawn up, the people did not think that one day people's greed would make them completely forget the fear of the devil, the curse, and the pain, and start thinking about the devil bone.

"Also, when they come out of the warehouse, remember to tidy up the warehouse, it's so messy..." the man casually ordered.

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The hatch closed again, and Gray hid in the cracks of the wooden box, holding his breath and observing the situation outside.

He originally wanted to get some information from the conversation between the two men just now, but unfortunately, Gray didn't understand a single sentence of the conversation between the two men from the beginning to the end.

Gray felt that the pronunciation of this group of people was very strange. It sounded like a language he was familiar with, but it just felt messy.

Could it be that this is some unknown foreign country?Moreover, seeing the dresses of those two people, they were also unfamiliar to Grai.

The boredom in Gray's heart spread more and more, and language was a huge obstacle. If communication was difficult, it meant that he could only solve all troubles by force.

Just as Gray was thinking about other ways to reduce his physical pain, the voices of the two people outside suddenly became agitated, and it sounded like there was a quarrel in the tone, and the young man seemed to be asking for help from the fancy-dressed man with a suspenseful expression on his face. What kind of man... Gray secretly guessed.

Afterwards, the young man was punched and fell down without even fighting back. It seems that his physique is not very good... Gray secretly analyzed.

The man was about to leave, and Gray felt that if only the young man was left here, he should be [-]% sure to kill him before escaping.Gray felt that the most important thing right now was to get out of the wretched little place he saw the first time he opened it.It is impossible to talk to the people here, he can only rely on his own groping, the more he sees, the faster he can grasp the reality.What's more, he really doesn't like narrow places, and if he stays here for a second longer, he will feel uncomfortable all over.

Unexpectedly, after the man left, three or four people who were not good at first sight came in.

Grai, who originally planned to attack, did not dare to act rashly now. He still needs to observe quietly and find the right time to strike.

But after observing it for a while, Grai couldn't stand it anymore, that young man was nothing but a weed...

No physical skills, no weapons, just a small body that is as weak as grass can withstand the beatings of those four burly men like iron?

Grai secretly clicked his tongue. He glanced at the bones on his shoulders and said softly, "Hold on to me."

Gray has no intention of being a hero, he doesn't care about other people's fights, their lives or lives, it's just that these few big and rich people happen to be in the way he wants to go.

Gray suddenly jumped out of the shadows behind one of the tall men, and before the man noticed, he swept across the man's knees with his legs.

But Gray has forgotten his current situation, he is no longer that powerful physique, his weak limbs are no different from freshly baked soft bread, and his strength is not strong.With this kick, his own calf felt pain and numb first, while the opponent only staggered forward, there was no serious injury, and the person quickly regained his footing.

This unexpected assault not only alerted the opponent suddenly, but also attracted the attention of other people present.

The four hedge knights cast their cold gazes at Grai who suddenly appeared.

But they took a glance and were startled.

In front of him was just a young man whose stature hadn't grown up yet, let alone he was still naked.

"Child?" One person asked in surprise.

"Did you just come out of the womb?" One person looked up and down and smiled lightly, the atmosphere suddenly eased, and the others also laughed.

However, when the sharp-eyed hedge knights finally saw the strange black object lying on the young man's bare shoulders, they suddenly felt shivering all over, cold sweat broke out imperceptibly from their palms, and they became fully alert.

"Devil bones..."

"Hey! Kid!"

"who are you!"

"Put the magic bone back where it was, or we'll be rude to you."

Before these private knights were hired, they were well aware of the goods carried on the freighter belonging to the Black Market Chamber of Commerce.

Most of these goods that are secretly traded have ulterior and special values.

Especially the utensils in this warehouse, ranging from ancient artifacts to royal agates, not to mention all precious, are also very rare and unusual.Only the Chamber of Commerce that monopolizes half of the world's black market is able to collect such a large amount of goods. It is not surprising that things that are strictly prohibited by the major clans such as magic bones can also be gathered here.

Before the hired knights boarded the ship, they only took a long look at the special black and silver box that was said to be specially made to seal the magic bones.Apart from being curious and joking about the legendary characters, there is no extra feeling.

If this group of desperadoes could have predicted in advance that they would be exposed to the same air as the demon bones, then they would not take over this trip no matter what.