The nun with black stockings is actually a boy?

"My relative lives on 33rd Street. I've heard of your name. You're indeed as beautiful as the rumors say. My son..."

Just as the guard was about to continue speaking, Helen was pushed into the city gate by Natalie, leaving the guard embarrassed.

After entering the upper city, Natalie finally started to complain: "Didn't you see? They're trying to be a matchmaker~"

Helen blinked, then shrugged. "So what? I'm used to hearing that."

Natalie hummed softly.

I'm going to tease you in bed tonight, and while I'm buying salt and silver, I'll buy some feathers to tickle your armpits!

While she was secretly thinking about revenge, Helen walked into a clothing store and spent more than five hundred copper coins to buy two hooded cloaks.

"Aren't you going to buy weapons and super items?" Natalie wondered.

Helen handed one of the hooded cloaks to Natalie, "Put it on!"

Natalie reached out and took it.

Helen turned and walked towards the alley, taking off her nun's headscarf and putting on a hooded cloak.

Natalie followed suit.

"Keep your hoods tight, we're going shopping." Helen instructed and walked towards the exit of the alley.

"So mysterious." Natalie, who was following behind, couldn't help but complain.

After walking out of the alley, Helen finally had time to observe the street.

The Upper Town of Constantinople was synonymous with prosperity and glitter, with towering towers, rows of shops, and windows filled with dazzling and expensive goods.

In the bustling crowd, people in gorgeous clothes were talking in low voices or showing each other their goods. Well-dressed vendors were hawking rare treasures from all over the world. The soft light of magic crystals and the colorful colors of Far Eastern oil-paper umbrellas were intertwined, creating a dreamlike world.

Occasionally, a magical pet with a strange shape would shuttle through the crowd, drawing exclamations and admiring glances. Florists pushed carts filled with flowers, filling the air with fragrance, immersing the entire upper town in a scent.

This is the upper city of the empire and the normal world in the eyes of the imperial nobles.

This made Natalie a little dazed. Although she had been here before, the prosperity here still shocked her. It was too different from the downtown area. It was hard to imagine that they were like two different worlds just separated by a city wall.

The morning smog and pungent air in the lower town are too different from the bright and clear morning in the upper town.

"Let's go. Everything here is beautiful, but it comes at a price." Helen reached out and patted Natalie's shoulder.

Natalie finally came to her senses.

"Let's go to that store." Helen pointed to a store.

Natalie looked in the direction she was going and found an antique shop. It wasn't very popular, with only two or three customers coming and going. Its only advantage was that it was large, about the same size as the auction house across the street, and had a high floor.

"Aren't we buying things? Are you really planning to marry a nobleman, and these are your dowry?" Natalie said with a joking smile.

Helen flicked the other person's forehead and then walked into the antique shop called Lester.

Natalie rubbed her forehead, muttered a few words, and followed him in.

"Give me an Eight-Direction Sword from the Far East, a Witch Goddess Music Bell from the Far East, and a Venetian mermaid statue." Helen came to the front desk and said to the counter waiter.

"Sorry, we only sell antiques from the Empire here," the counter attendant replied with a smile. "Of course, you can also go to the auction and find what you want. It's currently being held on the second floor."

"I don't want to go to the auction. I want to go to... the basement," said Helen.

The counter waiter's smile faded. He looked around and then said in a low voice, "Excuse me, sir. If you have a token, please show it. If not, please leave."

"Right away, in my arms~" Helen lay on the table with a cute smile on her lips, and her emerald green eyes revealed a little gleam.

【Psychic Charm】activate!

The counter attendant was momentarily distracted, then recovered.

Helen took out a silver coin from her bosom and asked, "Is this a token of love?"

But in the eyes of the counter waiter, this silver coin is a centaur statue.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were a new customer." The counter waiter took out a key and handed it to Helen.

"Thank you!" Helen quickly took back the silver coin and took the key handed to her.

"The employee locker room on the left, the third locker room." The counter waiter said, pulling the curtain next to it.

Helen led Natalie into the staff locker room and came to the door of the third locker room.

"What did you say to him? Are we going somewhere?" Natalie asked hurriedly when no one was around. "It seems you used your powers to charm him?"

"I only exerted influence on him, but I didn't dare to control him directly. If the administrators here found out, it would be troublesome." Helen explained. "You can also think of this gathering of extraordinary people as a small black market. This is an unofficial extraordinary trade fair."

In fact, this was Helen's first time attending this type of party, and he even looked down on it a little.

But this cannot be blamed on Helen. You have to know that he was a player in his previous life. Is it necessary for a player to participate in such an NPC gathering?

You can just search online for the location of the items in the strategy section of the up-loader, or ask for them on Tieba forums. If that doesn't work, just type what you want on the public screen and mark the price. You won't have to worry about it being out of stock, at most the price will be a little higher.

Although the NPC side is secretive, the time of holding is often affected by the current situation, resulting in a narrow coverage and poor circulation, making it difficult to find what you want.

There's nothing we can do about it, players are the boss! NPCs can't match their offline and off-board skills.

But this time Helen came, because he was no longer a player, he could only come here to try his luck.

"Put on your hood." Helen instructed, then used the key to open the door of the locker room, walked through the secret door, and stepped into the dim corridor.

Natalie followed closely behind.

After passing through the dim passage, the two came to a secret underground theater.

There was a table similar to an auction on the theater stage, and below the stage were semi-enclosed boxes surrounded by thick black fog.

"How do you know this place?" Natalie watched Helen walk into a box with ease and doubts arose in her heart.

Helen waited for Natalie to enter the box before she smiled slightly and said, "Nothing. Father Modes brought me here before."

This is a lie.

He knew that it was because players in the previous life had snatched this place away and turned it into a trading place for guild players.

The player who discovered it later became the leader of one of the five major guilds. Only after that did he tell others how he discovered (stole) it.

Chapter 13: The Buds of Love

"This black fog blocks the sound and light from the surrounding boxes. If you want to talk to the outside, press the button on your seat."

Helen carefully taught Natalie everything about this place.

After a while, as if everyone had arrived, a man in gorgeous clothes and a circus clown mask walked onto the stage, stood next to the table, and then made a mechanical, stiff sound.

"The audience is here, let's start the show. Is there anyone willing to bid? If not, I will move on to the second round."

As the host spoke, a ding-dong sound came from the box in front of Helen, followed by a hoarse voice: "Box No. 3, selling an ice broom."

As soon as he finished speaking, the host wearing a clown mask snapped his fingers, and an exquisite azure broom appeared on the stage.

The host took out a magnifying glass, stared at it for a while, and then said, "The item does have an extraordinary aura. Could the seller please explain its function?"

"Fly, enhance frost abilities." Box 3 said simply.

"Okay, please tell the seller what you want," the host continued.

"Looking to buy materials. Anything is fine, preferably materials from infernal or deep-sea creatures. The more the better." Box 3 paused for a moment, then said reluctantly, "Money is fine, 200 silver coins."

Natalie in the box stuck out her tongue when she heard the price.

"This is normal. Extraordinary items are very expensive." Helen nodded.

Including the banknotes given by Anderson and his own small inventory, the total amount was 103 silver coins.

Actually, it should be 106 silver coins, but last night I paid 3000 copper coins, which is 3 silver coins, to help those three players.

Of course, including Natalie's small stash, the two of them now only have a total of 115 silver coins, which is only about half of the purchase price.

"Do you want it?" Helen turned to Natalie and said.

Natalie nodded first, then shook her head. "It's too expensive."

"Do you remember the things in your magic space?" Helen smiled sweetly.

Natalie suddenly realized and asked quietly, "How do I bid?"

"Since they're looking to buy so many materials, they're most likely alchemy-related, so the more the better." Helen reached out and pressed the button next to her, then shouted, "Three pairs of demon claws."

"It's too little." A dissatisfied voice was heard in Box No. 3.

"Add five more devil horns." Helen pressed the button and continued shouting.

"Since there are three pairs, they must be three demons. Now that it has come to this, let's get three more pairs of demon eyes." The people in box 3 didn't seem to want to continue bargaining and gave a price directly.

Natalie's face in the box changed slightly. One pair of eyes was eaten by her and Helen respectively to hide the breath, so there were only two pairs left.

"Sorry, we only have two pairs of eyes. After all, our master also needs them." Helen deliberately added a sentence.

Box 3 uttered an "eh," then replied, "Okay, we can make a deal."

Upon hearing this, Natalie immediately took out the materials for the magic space.

Helen also took out a thousand-dollar bill from her pocket and placed it on the materials, and then placed it on the black fog in front of the box.

"This is?"

"Handling fee."

"So expensive?" Natalie asked in surprise. This is worth one silver coin.

"It's normal for them to provide a platform." Helen shrugged. "It's all about strengthening yourself, so it's worth it."

At this moment, the host on the stage snapped his fingers, and the ice broom on the table disappeared, appearing in front of Helen and Natalie the next second.

The materials and banknotes on the black fog also disappeared with the appearance of the ice broom, which meant that the transaction was completed.

"Is this for me?" Natalie pointed at the ice broom.

Helen nodded slightly. "That's right. Don't you think a witch and a broom are a perfect match?"

Natalie didn't answer, but silently picked up the ice broom. The coldness coming from it made her feel a little warm in her heart.

From being discriminated against by rich children at school, to dropping out of school, to the villagers' disbelief, the guards' disdain, the security guards' evasion last night, and the drastic change in the attitudes of her relatives after her parents' death, she understood the cruelty of reality early on.

In desperation, only this petite nun responded to her. Although she said it was also for her, but... why?

Yeah, why?

"Why?" Natalie whispered softly.

"Because we're all in this together." Helen shrugged. "After all, if what happened last night was discovered, we'd both have to flee from here."

Because I need fighters now, you are a good candidate.

He added silently in his heart.

Natalie on the other side lowered her head slightly when she heard this.

Yes, grasshoppers on a rope, since they are grasshoppers...

So we're the same kind, aren't we? Sister Helen.

Thank you.

On the other hand, after the completion of this transaction, some strange and bizarre items were auctioned later, but their prices were prohibitive for Helen and Natalie. After all, their total net worth was only 115 silver coins, and the materials had been sold out.

Soon the free trade ended and it was time for the second part mentioned by the host.

"Starting from box 1, please state your needs." The host on the stage brought a chair and sat lazily on it.

What happened next confirmed why the host was so lazy, because it was difficult to meet various demands in the purchasing process, which was not as convenient as auctioning things.

Therefore, this link is faster than the sales link, and very few transactions are completed.

Soon they arrived at the box where Helen was, which was Box 13.

Helen pressed the button and shouted, "A Level 2 Charm Sorcerer Seed, or a Level 2 Witch Seed, is needed for defense-related supernatural weapons. I'm willing to pay for intelligence on the Empire's front lines, especially against the goblins."

There are two ways to improve your extraordinary level. One is to seek battles to allow the seeds in your body to grow quickly and germinate, thereby creating opportunities for breakthroughs, which are what players call experience points.