Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Martha was not happy with these poachers.

Their leader, Zelens, had never given him a good look since he entered the box. He always looked fully armed and on high alert. Even his brief opening remarks were filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Sure enough, just as the divination said, today's transaction was destined to be unpleasant and a fierce fight was inevitable.

Looking at the aggressive appearance of these thieves, they must have come prepared and were determined to rob the thieves. No matter how the negotiations went tonight, these poachers would definitely kill and rob.

Unfortunately, Martha has already made full preparations with the Tianming Cult. As long as the time is right, she will take the Lord Messenger of God to strike first.

The only thing that concerned Martha was the tall, thin man in a helmet standing behind Zelens.

His helmet covered his eyes and half of his face, and there were several cold light strips on the metal surface, which looked very high-tech. In this era, this kind of dress is no longer considered heresy, but a part of daily life.

But Martha still felt a sense of disharmony from this man, as well as a faint spiritual warning.

Compared to Zelens and other poachers, the man in the helmet was obviously too skinny. Although his body was deliberately adjusted, he still showed an unnatural hunchback. The poacher's equipment and clothes hung on him like a cotton jacket tied to a tree branch, obviously not fitting. Whether it was the mental outlook or the appearance of the whole person, he did not have the hostility and ferocity that a poacher should have. He looked more like a hostage who was tied up and used as a background.

When Zelens and his group entered the Meradas Casino, the believers who were waiting in the lobby downstairs sent a message to Martha, confirming that this group of poachers followed the instructions all the way to this box and did not do anything unnecessary throughout the process.

Everything seemed to be going as planned, but Martha had a vague feeling that the situation was in danger of getting out of control.

Martha was not the only one who felt the crisis. As soon as Zellens entered the private room, his eyes never left the strange man behind Martha.

Judging from the scene, today's buyers should be a secret organization. These people are wearing dark yellow cloaks and hoods, but that person's hood is so big that it falls directly to her chest, covering all her features. Rather than saying it is a hood or a cloak, it is better to say that it is a big cloth bag covering the person.

What is that? Is it a hidden boss or a killing robot prepared for us?

Sure enough, this group of secretive elements were prepared to rob each other from the very beginning.

"Then let's not be polite and just show our cards directly."

The dealer has been kicked out and the gambling table has been locked. There will be no more gambling in this box, which has become a special negotiation room.

Zelens leaned back and arrogantly put his feet on the gaming table in front of him.

"Five hundred thousand Sima, one kilogram of scale powder."

"Five hundred thousand? Are you crazy?!"

"Those are the scales of the Illusionary Light Scale Giant Tailed Crocodile, which is now a protected animal in Roside. Do you know how difficult it is to get this?"

Zelens exhaled a puff of smoke and said casually.

"Besides, its endangered status has been raised one level in the past two days. If you run into a strict investigation by the police and the church, you won't be able to find such a large source of it this year. This kind of scale powder on the market is becoming less and less.

"I even doubt that, except for me, no one else has so much scale powder now."

Zelens smiled and put out his cigarette.

"Oh, you are asking for too much. You are raising the price right in front of me."

Martha suppressed her anger and sneered.

"Before today, even if it was the Illusionary Light Scale Giant Tailed Crocodile, its scale powder only cost 100,000 Sima per kilogram."

Although this scale is rare, it is difficult to use. The early Rorsted people would inlay this special scale like a gem into jewelry or furniture like jewels. It is also because of this scale that this giant tail crocodile was hunted in large numbers.

With the advancement of technology, more and more jewelry technologies can replace this colorful scale, and even achieve a more dazzling effect than it. Coupled with the official strict protection of endangered animals, the demand for this giant-tailed crocodile scale on the black market has been greatly reduced.

Compared with intact scales, scale powder is cheaper. Good quality scales are used to make handicrafts, which will show a rainbow-like color under the sun. The remaining scales that are ground into powder are often those that are of poor quality and cannot be sold.

These scale powders can cause hallucinations in those who inhale them excessively, and burning or using them can also have a hallucinogenic effect, but for drug addicts who are high, this kind of stimulation is not worth it. Those who often have demand for this kind of scale powder on the black market are wizards, mystics, drug addicts who hunt for novelties, craftsmen or other strange people.

In other words, since Martha is willing to sit here and negotiate, they must be very eager for this thing and have strong purchasing power.

“Think about it, ma’am.

“I know you need it urgently, so I’ll give you some time and you can make a decision tonight.

"But after tonight, this scale powder will belong to someone else."

Zelens did not give in at all. He drank the wine in the glass handsomely, but the lights in the box suddenly went out.

In the blink of an eye, the lights in the box came on again.

The atmosphere in the box was already tense, and the sudden darkness pushed the hostility between the two sides to its peak.

The surveillance downstairs did not find any problems. The only box that had a brief power outage was this one. Martha stared at Zelens and ordered her men to go out and check the situation.

"Baru, go out and take a look."

"and many more."

Zelens stared at Martha and waved.

"Miley, come and take a look."

The men on both sides looked at each other warily and then quickly left the box.

"One hundred thousand Sima, it can't be more expensive."

Martha pretended to be heartbroken and tried to keep the product, showing her desire to buy it.

"Two hundred thousand Sima, no bargaining."

Zelens swirled his glass.

“If you go to the black market and dark web tomorrow, you’ll find that the goods out there are worth much more than this price.

"Then you will find that I am indeed running a conscientious business, but it will be too late."

Martha started to get everyone ready and was about to bargain twice to liven up the atmosphere when there was a knock on the door of the private room.

Baru and Miley, who went to inspect, came back and said that they didn't find anything unusual. It was the casino staff who were inspecting something and just accidentally touched the wiring of this box.

As soon as he finished speaking, the sentry in the hall reported to Martha that the lights in another box suddenly dimmed, and then came back on in the blink of an eye.

Everyone reluctantly accepted this explanation, and the little episode seemed to have passed.

"One hundred and fifty thousand, fixed price, will you sell it?" Martha looked a little angry, "That's all I have, no more."

"How can there be nothing? Can't you still go and borrow it?"

Martha was about to fight back, but she saw Miley, who had come back earlier, suddenly raised her head and spit out a large mouthful of blood mist into the sky, pointing at her with wide eyes.

"Boss Zelens! That bastard poisoned me!"

This is a secret doll of the Seven of Hearts.

Then Baru, who was identified as a member of the cult, immediately stood up and opened his clothes to reveal a row of sticky bombs.

"Master Priest, please save me! She was the one who threatened me to do this first!"

This is also a secret doll of the Seven of Hearts.