Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Accompanied by the sound of Merlin pushing the door, the small wind chime hanging above the door was touched, and under the dim light in the store, a crisp sound was made, which also woke up the drowsy shopkeeper lying on the counter.

It was a pretty girl.

Seeming to be in her 20s, the most beautiful time of a woman's life, she has long, bright orange-yellow hair tied back in a single ponytail. She was wearing an old but cool brown hunting suit and a black windbreaker. She had no makeup on her face, and she had a little freckles around her nose.

Her eyes are very strange, very clear blue, like a handful of sea water.

When she raised her head, she happened to see Merlin walking into her shop, which could no longer be described as deserted, leaning on a cane.

Hello, guest.

The shopkeeper yawned. She looked sleep-deprived, and said casually:

What do you need?

What do you have here?

Merlin stretched out his finger and touched a golden and copper-colored toad placed on the watch counter.

There was some money in the shape of a hole in the toad's mouth. Merlin felt that this thing was very familiar. He vaguely remembered that this should be a custom in the eastern country.

In every store, there are such decorations, representing the meaning of wealth.

It depends on what you need.

The female shopkeeper propped her chin with her hand and looked at Merlin with a bored face. She didn't have the idea that the customer is God at all, so she said lazily:

We are a mysterious item shop. Most people who come here buy amulets. There are many amulets here, including Christianity, Prophetism, Eastern Taoism, Buddhism, Shintoism in Japan, and Indians in North America.

Okay, stop talking.

Seeing her uttering a series of things by reporting the name of the dish, Merlin waved his hand and interrupted the female owner's description. He turned to look at her and said softly:

I want something, 'real'.

real?

The female shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, her expression immediately became ugly, and she said fiercely:

You mean, all the things in my store are fake? This customer, Yang's accusation needs evidence! If you keep talking nonsense, I will kick you out!

No, that's not what I meant.

Merlin glanced at the things on the left and right, he shrugged, a strange smile flashed across his slightly pale face, and he said:

These things are nice and valuable, but they're not what I need.

I'm sure you've also heard recently that New York City is getting worse. There are rumors that it's because of vampires. I work mostly at night, so I urgently need something to protect myself. Stuff, I mean, stuff that can take on vampires.

Oh, that's how it is.

The female shopkeeper nodded, beckoned to Merlin, then turned around, took out a box from the window behind her, and placed it in front of Merlin.

She said to Merlin with a mysterious face:

For the sake of your need, I can sell you my secret 'Vampire Hunter Armor Pack', which is said to be passed down from medieval vampire hunters. It is very precious, so it is very expensive, I hope You are mentally prepared.

money is not a problem.

Merlin was sitting in front of the counter, he was like a person who really needed help, he hid all his breath, and said to the female shopkeeper in front of him:

As long as it's really what I need.

Aha, I like a bold guest.

The lady shopkeeper's lazy demeanor finally changed, she stretched out her hand and opened the box that looked very simple and exquisite. There are a variety of things in it.

A few potions in bottles, a box of tinkling things, and a dainty little hand crossbow and two short swords, all looked decent.

Holy salt potion, if you encounter a vampire, sprinkle it out, and the most powerful vampire will run away in embarrassment!

And this, the secret holy oil. If you apply it on your body, the vampires will not be able to find you, and it will also make you immune to the virus on the vampire's teeth.

The female shopkeeper introduced to Merlin in detail:

This box contains arrows mixed with holy silver, and it should be used together with this demon hunting crossbow.

She raised the palm-sized hand crossbow and made an aiming posture in the air. She said to Merlin with a lotus in her mouth:

As long as you shoot fast enough, those vampires won't even try to get close to you.

This is the last one! This is the real killer.

The shopkeeper put down the small hand crossbow and picked up two silver daggers. She winked at Merlin mysteriously:

Authentic vampire hunters call it the 'demon hunter'. It's very powerful. Look at these spells. These are real demon hunter runes. No matter how powerful a vampire is, it can't stop such a dagger.

She picked up the two daggers, waved them in the air decently, then patted the box, and said to Merlin with joy:

With these things, you can walk sideways in the dark night of New York. Now you are lucky. My store happens to be celebrating the two-month opening of the store. I will give you a 20% discount on these things.

Um

She pulled out a computer from the counter, clicked it a few times, and then said to Merlin with a fake smile on her face:

A total of 4,776 US dollars has been accepted. Of course, I also accept payment in other currencies.

Wait a mininute.

Merlin looked at the smiling face, and he didn't know how to evaluate the girl in front of him.

So he decided to speak with facts.

He lowered his head, stretched out his fingers, picked up the unknown holy salt potion that she claimed could kill all vampires, opened the bottle, and sniffed it lightly. The pungent smell made Merlin frown .

He put the potion in front of the girl's eyes and said softly:

The diluted volcanic potion, the amount of this bottle, throwing it out may burn two and a half vampires to death.

Then he picked up the holy oil again, sniffed it, and put the bottle on the table.

Mismatched shadow protection potion, if I smell it right, you should have reversed the content of shadow grass and evening primrose. This makes it much less effective, but it can barely block 10-15 times of vampires lap.

The female shopkeeper's expression turned a little ugly, she quietly reached out and grabbed a weapon placed on the counter.

Merlin's error correction is still going on.

This little thing is very delicate.

He picked up the slightly heavy small hand crossbow and a devil-breaking arrow, looked in his eyes, and then shook his head regretfully:

It's a pity that the content of holy silver is too small. It is estimated that three vampires must be shot, and they must be shot at a fatal position to kill a real vampire.

And finally this, what do you call it?

Merlin glanced at the female shopkeeper in front of him. He picked up the two Demon Hunter daggers with bluffing names. He looked at the shiny runes on the daggers with an expert look, and said:

The holy silver content of these two things is enough. A well-trained warrior holding it can indeed kill a bloody path in the siege of vampires. It's a pity that the engraving methods of these evil-breaking runes are all wrong, except Pretty good, and pretty much useless aside from making its structure fragile

swish

When Merlin raised her head, the shopkeeper took a step back, and she had a silver-gray crossbow in her hand.

That thing is almost a replica of the small crossbow in front of Merlin's eyes, but it is twice as big. Under the illumination of the light, there is a kind of dull luster dancing on the metal crossbow, while the tip of the arrow that has been wound up emits a faint glow. With a chilling breath.

The arrow was less than 15 centimeters away from Merlin's forehead, but when he saw it, Merlin's eyes suddenly lit up.

I want this thing!

He looked at the crossbow pointing at his head, and said gently to the nervous female shopkeeper:

Make an offer.

This is the guy I eat, not for sale!

The beautiful female shopkeeper subconsciously yelled, staring at Merlin, she yelled:

Who the hell are you? Are you a member of the Magic Council? How many times have I warned you! I'm just doing business, why are you bothering me!

You go! Go now!

She stared at Merlin, pointed at the door and screamed.

But the latter did nothing.

Instead, he coughed lightly, pointed to the Vampire Hunter Armor Pack on the table, and said to the nervous female shopkeeper:

Don't be afraid, I'm really here to buy something. Prepare 100 sets of this thing for me. Of course, don't add those messy runes to the holy silver knife, and the content of the holy silver in the crossbow arrows should be more. This time Don't confuse the amount of the two drugs.

Merlin took out a bank card from his pocket, looked around, and said to the girl holding the weapon:

Including labor costs, it will be calculated as a set of 4,000 US dollars, but how do you pay the bill here? Is there a POS machine?

you you

The girl was a little confused by Merlin's unconventional way of playing cards. She looked at the bank card in Merlin's hand, hesitated for a moment, then put down her hand crossbow, and took out a POS machine from the counter.

Seeing that Merlin swiped the card to pay the bill, she looked at the receipt notification on her mobile phone, and she was a little dazed by the string of zeros on the number.

This is the end?

Now he is worth hundreds of thousands of people?

Hell, Mom and Dad didn't tell her it was so easy to make money.

Wait, that's not the point of the question!

The shopkeeper who came back to her senses looked at Merlin again, who was fiddling with her crossbow.

who are you?

she asked:

What do you want these things for? Do you want to arm an army with 100 sets?

You don't need to know who I am.

Merlin admired the silver-gray hand crossbow in his hand in a way of appreciating a work of art. This thing is the real killer of a different kind.

Although he has never used this weapon, he can only imagine it from the structure and the blood tank at the top of the silver arrow. Once the weapon is activated, the arrow will penetrate the vampire's body. Under the hunt of hunters with such weapons, low-level vampires have no possibility of escaping.

You just need to know that I need these things. And buying from you is much cheaper than spending money to order those weapons manufacturers.

Merlin put the hand crossbow on the counter, he looked at the girl in front of him with regret, and said:

Also, is this thing really not for sale? I'll offer you $50,000. If you have something better, the price can be raised even higher.

Not for sale!

The girl looked at Merlin's bright eyes, and hurriedly put her weapon back on the counter. She looked at Merlin and said:

This is left to me by my father. This is a family inheritance. Do you understand? I won't sell it for any amount!

oh?

Merlin rubbed his chin. He calculated sl.d.'s current accounts. After a while, he knocked on the table and looked at the girl:

The 100,000?

Well

The girl's eyes jumped, she gritted her teeth reluctantly, and shook her head stubbornly:

If you don't sell it, you don't sell it! Don't ask.

200,000!

Not for sale! Hey, where did you come from? Why are you so annoying!

300000!

make a deal!

Merlin said his bottom line number, and the stubborn girl took out the hand crossbow from the counter without saying a word, and handed it to Merlin along with a box of crossbow arrows.

She took out the POS machine again, and waved at Merlin treacherously:

Pay the bill now, don't try to deny it!

Is your family inheritance so worthless?

Merlin swiped his card with a strange face, and said:

Sell what your father left you for 300,000?

That was indeed left to me by my father.

The female shopkeeper looked calm, and even said with a smug smile:

But I didn't say he only left me one thing.

While talking, she reached out and pressed the display rack behind her. The next moment, the 8 wooden boards around the display rack were opened and reorganized, turning most of the wall behind the girl into a weapon. Great shelf for collections.

In front of Merlin's eyes, more than 100 weapons shining with pure holy silver light stood out impressively.

From the strangely shaped snake-shaped dagger, to the shining thorny sword, to the heavy war spear carved with patterns, and then the demon hunting crossbow that is exactly the same as the hand crossbow in Merlin's hand, the shelves range from small to large. , enough for a whole row.

Under the shelf, there was a row of firearms, several silver pistols, black shotguns engraved with orthodox evil runes, and powerful shotguns.

There are even a few beautifully shaped war bows, and a few grenades hanging from the board.

Frankly speaking, a hunting weapon of this scale really scared Merlin.

He had never seen so many weapons that were actually used to hunt aliens placed together, and he could tell that these weapons were the most sophisticated masterpieces, and they were what everyone who dealt with aliens longed for.

Moreover, Merlin could smell a strong murderous aura from these weapons, which meant that they were not just decorations, but real killing weapons.

If you still want to see it, there are still a few shelves in the back room.

The female shopkeeper put her hips on her hips. She happily looked at the money in her mobile phone, and said to Merlin without raising her head:

If you want to buy more, then the price is negotiable, after all, you are also a regular customer.

So, who are you?

The same question was thrown out by Merlin.

He didn't think that the owner of any mysterious supplies shop on the corner could casually come up with so many special-purpose hunting weapons for different species. He looked at the girl in front of him, and asked with a straight face:

Which family is yours?

My name is Elsa.

The female shopkeeper raised her head, looked at Merlin, and said:

I know what you are suspecting. I drove away all the vampires near Hell's Kitchen during this period of time. As for my family, I can't tell you for the time being.

Then let me guess, you are from the Bloodstone family, one of the most famous vampire hunters in Europe, right?

Merlin looked at Elsa and said:

Is your father Ulysses Bloodstone Master?

how do you know?

Elsa looked at Merlin with a look of surprise. The latter picked up the hand crossbow he bought, and pointed to the wooden handle under the hand crossbow. There was a line of tiny, old marks on it.

I don't know much about things in your world, but I still know the family crest of the Bloodstone family.

Merlin looked at the weapon behind Elsa, he stood up, and whispered:

Wait a minute, I'll make a call.

If you really want to sell these weapons.

I want it all!