The correct way to open the magical girl

Alulu nodded, transformed, and followed Tang Xi's instructions.

With a "dong" sound, a can of Fanta was taken out of the vending machine's delivery port.

"Eh? I clearly bought a Coke?" Alulu took out the drink and looked at Tang Xi in confusion.

"This means that the entrance to the black market has been activated. You just need to touch the jar with the transformation badge and you will be automatically teleported to the black market." Tang Xi said.

"Don't worry, go in. I'll wait for you outside." Li Xuan stroked Alulu's head and marked her with a hunting radar.

"Yes! I will try my best!" Alulu nodded, touched the can with the transformation badge, and was immediately enveloped by a ray of light and teleported to an unknown space.

Li Xuan immediately turned on the hunting radar and saw that Alulu was teleported to a room with many connected rooms. The place was large, but the ceiling was low, giving people a feeling of being both empty and cramped.

There are many rooms here, but their actual purpose is unclear. The ceilings are all covered with the same old fluorescent lights, and the walls are all covered with the same pale yellow wallpaper. Some rooms have old tables and chairs, but there is no sign of office or living. The overall layout looks like it was randomly generated by code.

Through the hunting radar, Li Xuan could hear a faint noise, a "buzzing" sound, which sounded a bit like the sound of a broken electronic device, but he couldn't tell the source of the sound, giving people an inexplicable feeling of restlessness.

Alulu stood there nervously with her schoolbag on her back, looking very uneasy.

"Hey, is this place right? Why does it look like we've entered the back room?" Li Xuan asked.

"Master, do you still know about the back room? That's easy to explain. The black market is different from the illusory evil land we are in. It itself is created by using the cracks in space, and to a certain extent, it utilizes the idle space or idle time in the real world." Tang Xi explained.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me what to do next? There is no one here to trade?" Li Xuan asked.

"It's very simple. The walls here are all connected. Miss Alulu just needs to put her ear against the wall and go where there are noisy voices. This way you can reach the transaction location quickly. Oh, by the way, if you hear the sound of water, you must go around it, otherwise you may get trapped in an unreinforced space, and it will be troublesome if you can't get out." Tang Xi said.

"Why didn't you make it clear in advance?" Li Xuan frowned, triggered the communication spell, and taught Alulu how to find the trading area.

Hearing Li Xuan's voice in her mind, Alulu regained her composure. She pressed her ear against the wall and, sure enough, heard a noisy voice in the distance. She then walked towards the direction it was coming from.

"Master, don't worry too much. The black market has been reinforced by the Sealing Magic Girls and uses the technology of the Guarding Temple. It won't be so easy to encounter danger." Seeing Li Xuan's unfriendly expression, Tang Xi hurriedly explained.

"That would be the best. If anything goes wrong with A Lulu, I'll only ask you for help," Li Xuan reminded.

"Master, don't worry. I can guarantee it with Bingrui's reputation! But the weather is indeed a bit cold. There is a beer bar nearby. The beer and food there are delicious. Why don't we go in and sit down." Tang Xi suggested.

Li Xuan thought that just standing here would easily arouse suspicion, so he followed Tang Xi to the beer hall she mentioned.

It wasn't dinner time, so the beer hall wasn't crowded. Li Xuan requested a private room. Tang Xi expertly closed the menu and ordered twenty grilled sausages, a pot of pork stewed with sauerkraut, some other side dishes, and two large jugs of bubbling craft beer.

"Why do you need so many sausages? Four or five will be enough for me." Li Xuan said with a frown.

Although he had asked Qi Mo to exchange a lot of currency from the Black Gold Country before coming, he still despised this act of wasting food.

"Oh, I forgot you need to eat too - waiter, give me five more sausages!" Tang Xi said, patting his head.

"..."

The food was served soon. Each item was a large portion with plenty of meat, especially the grilled sausages - they were fried slightly on both sides and were still sizzling with oil when served, looking very delicious.

Li Xuan cut half a sausage and stared at A Lulu intently while chewing it, while Tang Xi had already started to eat with great relish.

"You really can eat." Li Xuan exclaimed.

"Of course, the food in the Kingdom of Black Gold may not be that exquisite, but it is definitely large in quantity and filling, and the people here are really good at cooking pork, which is my favorite." Tang Xi said, raising his glass and clinking it with Li Xuan's.

Li Xuan raised the glass and took a sip - this beer was very light in color, felt a bit astringent at the beginning, had a strong hop flavor, and tasted a bit bitter. It was indeed very different from the beer in his hometown.

"It tastes good, but I'm still not used to it." Li Xuan frowned slightly.

"Then let's change to a dark beer with less bitterness." Tang Xi took the beer that Li Xuan had drunk and ordered another beer for Li Xuan.

This time, the beer was darker in color, but the bitterness was much lighter, even slightly sweet, making it much easier to drink. Li Xuan took a large sip and slowly swallowed it while keeping an eye on the hunting radar.

At this time, Alulu had walked a long way, and the surrounding scenery was constantly changing, but overall it still had that desolate and weird style.

Chapter 464 Trainee Investigator

Finally, when Tang Xi started to eat the fifteenth sausage, Alulu opened an old wooden door and came to a noisy hall.

Hundreds of magical girls gathered here, most of them were busy with transactions and negotiations. Some of them wore cute clothes but acted like gangsters. Transaction information was left everywhere on the walls, making people feel as if they had come to the hall of some virtual reality game.

There are doors on all four sides of the hall, and some places are connected to corridors. This is obviously not the only trading area, and the scope of the black market is even larger than imagined.

Li Xuan projected the image onto his phone and shared it with Tang Xi. After watching it, Tang Xi tried hard to swallow the pork belly in his mouth: "This is considered a less crowded time. Half of the Black Gold Country's underground transactions are carried out here, and sometimes there are auctions and the like."

Li Xuan nodded and instructed Alulu to walk around and look for intelligence dealers or the like.

It was the first time for Alulu to see such a scene. She held the strap of her schoolbag nervously and walked slowly along the wall.

"Stop." said a cold voice.

"Ah? Are you calling me?" Alulu nervously stopped and looked over, only to see a girl with purple-red hair staring at her vigilantly.

"Yes, it's you. You stranger, what are you doing here?" asked the girl with purple hair.

The girl was wearing a purple cloak, and her white legs were exposed under the tight dress. She was wearing high boots and had a swift sword hanging from her waist. Her expression was a bit ferocious, which made Alulu feel a little scared.

As if she felt she had frightened Alulu, the girl said in a slightly more gentle tone, "I am Nakadashi from the Hunter, responsible for maintaining order here. I have no ill intentions, you just need to tell me your purpose and identity."

Nakadashi said as she pulled out a metal dog tag from her collar, which had her magical girl name and hunter number written on it.

Seeing the other person's tone soften, Alulu's nervousness eased somewhat. She tried hard to recall what Tang Xi had taught her, and timidly said, "I'm an intern investigator for the D51 project. Teacher Feibai asked me to come and get some information about the lost garrison."

"So you are Teacher Feibai's student. I'm so sorry!" Nakadaqi was immediately in awe when she heard Feibai's name.

"Is your teacher very powerful?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"If we only talk about combat power, the teacher wouldn't be ranked at all in the Guardian Temple, but she has done in-depth research on guardian objects. Although she's not as famous as Professor Leila, she's also very famous among hunters." Tang Xi replied.

"Will the secret be exposed? Won't the people from the Guard Temple also appear here?" Li Xuan asked worriedly.

"No, D51 is a big project. Every year, they recruit many trainee investigators, and the teacher himself may not be able to recognize all of them. But as long as she claims that she was sent by the teacher, she can get a green light in the black market." Tang Xi said with a smile.

At this moment, Nakadashi had already brought Alulu to a wall where many whiteboards were hung with various information densely written on them.

"This is the information bulletin board. You can check here to see if there is the information you need. Of course, not all information will be posted here. If you can't find it, you can also pay attention to the nearby intelligence dealers. Some members of the hunters have some personality defects. Please don't be offended. If you are bullied, please contact me immediately." Nakadashi said politely.

"Thank you so much. I'll give you a bottle of wine. This is what my teacher gave me to buy intelligence. This is my way of repaying you." Alulu said gratefully, taking out a bottle of wine.

"No need for that. Teacher Feibai has given us a lot of magic props for free. Although it was for obtaining experimental data, it did help a lot. I didn't do anything, so I can't accept your gift." Nakadashi declined.

"Please keep it. I'm new here and I might have to trouble you again later." Alulu said with a smile.

"Well... I'll take it then." Nakadashi took the bottle of wine and suddenly felt the breath of evil energy from it, and frowned unconsciously.

"This is..."

"Teacher Feibai said that these wines are spoils taken from monsters and have healing properties. The teacher has already tested it and it has no side effects." Alulu was no longer so nervous at this time and spoke much more fluently.

"This is too expensive. For us combat-type magical girls, a healing potion that can take effect immediately is like a layer of insurance for our lives - No, no! I absolutely cannot accept this! You still want to use it to exchange for information!" Nakadashi said in surprise.

"Eh? It's not that valuable, right? Just take it. I have a bunch more in my bag." Alulu said, opening her backpack to show Nakadashi the bottles of wine inside.

"There are so many? Well, considering Teacher Feibai's identity, this is not too surprising. If you need help later, be sure to come to me." Seeing that there were indeed a lot of wine in Alulu's bag, Nakadashi accepted the wine a little embarrassedly.

"Alulu, walk around the area, ask around, and try to walk through the halls," Li Xuan requested.

Alulu nodded slightly and wandered around with her schoolbag on her back, but most of the people here were magical girls from the Hunter class, and they all looked very difficult to deal with. Alulu didn't dare to speak much either, and she looked like an introverted and socially anxious person attending a comic convention.

"Tang Xi, stop showing off and see if Professor Leila is here!" Li Xuan grabbed the last sausage and handed the phone with the screen projected to Tang Xi.

Tang Xi reluctantly took the phone and started paying attention to it, while Li Xuan began to eat and drink with peace of mind - the wine of joy he gave to Alulu was surprisingly effective, and the hunter's magical girl didn't seem so difficult to approach.

Soon, Alulu had walked around several times and finally mustered up the courage to trade the wine of joy for some information about the garrison. This wine was obviously hard currency in the hunter organization, and as long as the wine was in hand, the hunter's magical girl's attitude would immediately improve.

"No, Leila is not in this hall." Tang Xi put down the phone and said.

"Not here? That would be a wasted trip..."

"Not necessarily. I just said that Leila is not in this hall. There are several small halls in other places. Leila might be there." Tang Xi said.

"Is there any difference between a small hall and a large hall?"

"Of course there are. There are order maintainers like Nakadashi in the hall, and transactions also have certain rules. The small hall is a completely lawless place. There are no rules and no supervision, and the most shameful transactions are discussed there, so some people even use it as a venue for private fights. People who often hang out there are basically the moral floor of magical girls." Tang Xi explained.

"It's too dangerous to let Alulu go to that kind of place." Li Xuan frowned.

Chapter 465 Danger is inevitable

"Danger is inevitable, but it's worth it. And isn't Miss Alulu a magical girl who has made friends with a hunter? You can try to ask her to help escort us." Tang Xi said.

"Can she really be trusted? She only said a few words." Li Xuan asked doubtfully.

"That's how it is with hunter magical girls. Their mortality rate is very high, with only half surviving to adulthood, so they are relatively innocent. And with the teacher's credibility backing them up, there shouldn't be any problem." Tang Xi spread his hands.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuan said to Alulu through the incantation, "Alulu, give that purple-haired girl a few more bottles of wine and ask her to take you to the small hall. The small hall might be dangerous. If you find something wrong, immediately activate the incantation on your lower abdomen. It will generate a fel energy shield and teleport you to my side."

"Uncle, I'm not that delicate..." Hearing that Li Xuan was always concerned about her safety, Alulu showed a happy smile at the corner of her mouth.

"No, you must put safety first. If you make a mistake, your mother will skin me alive." Li Xuan was afraid that she would take risks, so he quickly reminded her.

"Don't worry, I will protect myself~" Alulu said, and walked towards Nakadashi with light steps.

"Sister Nakadashi~" Alulu called sweetly.

Nakadashi had just separated the two quarreling people and was still wearing a sour face, but when she heard such a cute blond sister calling her, a smile suddenly broke out on her face. "What's the matter? Did you find the information that Teacher Feibai wanted?"

"Although we found some information about the wards, we still haven't found what the teacher wants... Sister Nakadashi, there seems to be a room there. Can I go and take a look?" Alulu asked.

"Well...Miss, I haven't asked your name yet?" Nakadashi asked with difficulty.

"Just call me Alulu."

"Ms. Alulu, it looks like this is your first time in the black market, so I must tell you: the rooms these corridors lead to are called 'small halls'. They are very dangerous places where private transactions and duels often take place. Hunters condone this kind of situation, so once you enter the small hall, I can no longer guarantee your safety." Nakadashi reminded.

"It's so dangerous... But, this is my first time out, so I have to bring some information with me... Sister Nakadashi, can you accompany me to the small hall? I promise not to cause trouble and just ask for information." Alulu said.

"But..."

"Sister, I'll give you three more bottles of wine as your reward for this time." Alulu said, and took out three more bottles of wine and handed them to Nakadashi.

"Okay... judging from your tone, you have to go. Anyway, the shift handover time is almost here, so I'll take you there. But let me make it clear first, I can only do my best, and you can only stay in there for half an hour at most." Nakadashi said.

"Thank you, sister!" Alulu said politely.

So Nakadashi handed the wine to her companion, and then took Alulu along the corridor to the small hall.

During this process, her hand was always on the hilt of the sword, as if she was always on guard against sneak attacks from the enemy.

The area of ​​the small hall is very small, usually no more than 300 square meters, which is completely incomparable to the hall that can accommodate thousands of people.

There were only a few people here, but it looked even more chaotic than the hall. Alulu even saw two magical girls taking out their weapons to duel, one of them beat the other to her knees and refused to stop; there were also magical girls trading some very suspicious potions, and the buyer sniffed them with his nose and immediately fell to the ground with convulsions.

This scene gave Alulu a huge shock. She never thought that such a thing would happen to the magical girl who symbolizes love and hope.

Nakadashi turned a blind eye to all this, and just walked around it indifferently with Alulu, even quickening her pace to avoid being implicated.

There were several small halls, each connected by a long narrow corridor. Every time she passed a small hall, Alulu pretended to gather intelligence, stopping there for a while to inquire about the news.

Tang Xi also stared at the screen intently, looking for Professor Leila.

When she walked to the fourth small hall, Nakadashi suddenly stopped and looked at a man who was wrapped in a large black robe.

"Great! It's the intelligence dealer! We are saved!" Nakadashi said excitedly.

"Sister, that person looks so scary, let's go." Alulu was anxious to walk through a few more small halls, so she wanted to leave as soon as possible.

"It's okay, it's okay! They are people who specialize in selling intelligence on the black market and are very well-informed. If you want to find information about the garrison, the best way is to ask them." Nakadashi hurriedly grabbed Alulu and led her to the intelligence dealer.

"Alulu, go with her and don't arouse suspicion." Li Xuan reminded.

Upon hearing this, Alulu obediently followed Nakadashi to the intelligence dealer.

"Hello, my friend wants to know some information about the talisman. Do you sell them here?" Nakadashi said straight to the point.

"It's a lost guardian object." Alulu added.

The intelligence dealer looked at Nakadashi and then at Alulu.

"Yes, we do, but I don't know the identity of this buyer?" the intelligence dealer asked, looking him up and down.

"You still want to ask about the buyer's identity? Does this comply with the rules of intelligence dealers?" Nakadashi asked with a frown.

"Please forgive us, we will naturally not ask about ordinary intelligence, but this information can only be sold to those who guard the temple. If I give the information to you hunters, or to the church, and the bigwigs in the temple blame us, we will not be able to bear it." The information dealer laughed.

"She is from Zhenshou Temple and a student of Teacher Feibai." Nakadashi pointed at Alulu and said.

"So you are Teacher Feibai's student. That's easy. Let's talk about the price!" The information dealer naturally led the two to a corner.

"If you are willing to tell me the information, I can give you this therapeutic wine." Alulu opened her backpack and took out a bottle of wine to show the intelligence dealer.

"Healing wine? Good stuff, good stuff... But, it's still not enough to buy such important information." The information dealer shook his head.

"I have a few more bottles here, I'll give them all to you." Alulu opened her backpack. Apart from the four bottles given to Nakadashi and the two bottles for exchanging information, there were still four bottles of wine left.

"Miss, don't play dumb! Although the news in your garrison is tightly blocked, the one who escaped this time is the most dangerous of the four Alices! Do you think we didn't hear anything about it? You want to exchange this little thing for information, do you think you are giving alms to a beggar?!" The information dealer lowered his voice, but his tone was very excited.