Great Nobleman

Take Catherine and walk along the perimeter of the stone wall.

They found the entrance to the black market.

In the vision of the eye of insight.

Around the entrance, above the sky, and even below the ground, there are a large number of magical auras floating.

Brand looked up again at the sky above.

——A hemispherical transparent barrier separates the inside and outside of the black market.

After examining it carefully for a while, Brand couldn't help feeling a little helpless.

He originally wanted to try to see if he could sneak in through the main entrance.

But now it seems that if you want to sneak in without being discovered, you can only induce the removal of the outer magic trap bit by bit, analyze the composition of the hemispherical barrier, and then quietly open a door.

——Just like Finn and the others are doing.

Just as Brand was thinking about whether he should find a place to sit down.

Catherine's voice came over:

"Master, someone is coming."

Follow Catherine's line of sight.

I saw several figures in black robes and masks walking straight towards the entrance.

Seeing this scene, Brand couldn't help but began to observe carefully curiously.

I saw the leading man in black robe took out a ball.

After activating it, a shield enveloped them.

Immediately afterwards, they moved forward all the way, and the surrounding magic traps ignored them.

Walking to the guard at the entrance, they showed some kind of badge one by one, and responded to the guard's words.

After finding no problems, the guard took out another device and opened a door on the barrier.

Several people entered the black market immediately.

Seeing this scene, Brand had an idea.

When another team of men in black robes arrived.

Brand narrowed the scope of the concealment barrier, and then followed them with Catherine.

After the team activated the signboard, Brand and Catherine happened to be enveloped in it.

After following several men in black robes into the magic trap area, the hidden barrier began to ripple slightly.

——This means that there is a means of detecting concealment in this area, but it is hidden by the concealment enchantment.

All the way to the guard, after the guard finished checking and asking, and opened the entrance on the barrier, Brand and Catherine passed through the barrier immediately.

With magical aura flashing in his eyes, he glanced around and found that there was no magical reaction around him.

Brand took Catherine and began to explore inside the black market.

...

On the other side, after spending half a day, Finn and the others finally passed through the spell trap and spell barrier area without any risk, and successfully entered the black market.

At this moment, Howard's mood was extremely solemn.

He saw the whole process just now. It was okay at first, but in the middle of breaking the spell trap, someone inside the black market released a spell to detect concealment towards their position.

If Finn hadn't taken out the advanced portable concealment circle in time to avoid the detection of the magic, they might have been discovered directly.

In addition, when facing the final enchantment, the two junior mages were helpless, and finally Finn stood up!

While lamenting the background of the mage family, Howard also realized that if Finn did not join this time, they might not even be able to enter the black market in this small black market investigation!

——This black market investigation task is much more difficult than expected. After returning, he may have to apply for further assistance from his superiors!

After successfully sneaking into the black market, they began to investigate internally.

Holding the barrier of concealment, he looked carefully at the various trading items in the black market all the way, and Howard's expression couldn't help but become more and more ugly.

Forget about other controlled materials, after all, they have already expected it.

But in the Black City Center, Howard couldn't help but start to tremble a little when he saw the magical image of the item being auctioned.

There are more than a dozen of the latest research results of the Imperial Weapons Department - knight golems.

A high-level armament of the empire that can ignore the power of the great knight and the same power - the magic crossbow!

——These daring criminals are reselling important imperial armaments!

Compared to Howard with a turbulent expression, Finn's expression is relatively calm.

As the heir of the earl family, he is relatively clear about similar things.

After all, it is a black market, and the items traded here must be things that cannot be traded freely on the surface.

As for reselling armaments and supplies, although they cannot be sold after signing a contract, they can also find a way to make them "reasonably" damaged or lost!

— Not all armaments are strictly controlled.

Only those important military supplies that are extremely important, must be retrieved if lost, and the wreckage must be seen after damage are relatively troublesome.

In this small black market, only the magic crossbow belongs to this range.

As for knight golems and the like, because it is not only the empire that can produce them, and the supply is in short supply recently, and the price is high.

So at present, it can be said that it is basically tacit understanding that various nobles are privately auctioning knight golems on the black market.

Of course, nobles also have a certain bottom line.

If it is not the nobles of the empire who finally bought the knight golem.

Then after that, there is a high probability that the person who bought the knight golem will be hunted down and looted by the nobles.

In the end, whether you can run out with your things depends on your luck!

Based on the above tacit "hidden rules", Finn can be sure:

Among the bidders who are currently bidding for the knight golem, there must be subordinates of nobles among them!

After glancing at the knight golem twice, Finn's eyes shifted to the magic crossbow again.

Unlike the knight golem, the manufacturing method of the magic guide crossbow is completely controlled by the imperial family. Usually, only the imperial legion in charge of guarding the border, and the city guards in important cities of the empire have a certain amount of equipment.

Because the output is not high, it is rarely sold externally.

All in all, even if something of this level is really going to be traded, it should be done privately.

Throwing it directly on the black market for auction like this is completely disrespectful to the empire!

Or, because the empire's attention is mostly on the northern border and the southern border areas are more relaxed, so the people here are more "relaxed"?

While thinking about it, Howard suddenly patted him on the shoulder, and then said solemnly:

"Mr. Finn, the difficulty of this mission is a bit beyond imagination. Once discovered, don't hesitate to retreat immediately!"

Hearing this, Finn nodded and responded:

"Don't worry, we will do what we can. In addition, if the task is successfully completed, I hope that the Trial Division can appropriately increase our task reward according to the actual difficulty of the task."

Howard nodded and said:

"You can rest assured that the Inquisitor will not treat anyone who has made contributions to the empire badly."

After the communication, they began to observe the scene carefully.

This auction is an anonymous auction.

The auctioneer can bid with a palm-sized instrument. If no one continues to increase the price for a period of time, it will be considered a deal.

As time passed, the knight golems were slowly sold one by one.

But the price of that giant crossbow has been constantly rising.

After Finn and the others discussed for a while, they finally decided to give up the knight golem and other controlled materials, and stared at the buyers and sellers of the magic crossbow!

After waiting for a while, when the sun gradually left the atrium.

The bidding for the magic crossbow was finally completed.

At the same time, Brand, who was wearing a black robe and a mask, displayed a reminder that the auction was successful on the instrument in his hand.

After glancing at the trading location displayed on the instrument, Brand headed straight for the target location with Catherine dressed in the same outfit.

Seeing that the auction just ended, some people "can't wait" to complete the transaction.

A group of bidders for the magic crossbow, Finn and others unconsciously showed meaningful expressions in the dark.

——These two successful bidders seem to be rookies!