Chapter 192nd The Black City (2)
The walls of the shop were draped with
dusty human skin masks.
“What does this guest needs?” The shop
owner looked at Shen Yanxiao who stood at the front of his own shop,
immediately greeting her.
“You sell face-changing masks here?” Shen
Yanxiao raised an eyebrow. Face-changing mask was a good thing, it could be
used for a long time unlike the face-changing medicine which could only be used
once. This thing was quite useful to her. If she could pick a suitable one, it
would save her a lot of money.
“That’s right! This is the best mask
shop in the Black City. Not only can you find your favorite masks here, but we
can also tailor a brand-new ‘face’ to your needs.” The owner smiled
exceptionally brilliant, attentively introducing all sorts in his shop.
“I need an ordinary one, something
that’s not easy to draw people’s attention.” Shen Yanxiao walked over inside
the shop and looked at the masks hanging on the window. The texture of the
masks was thin, yet the workmans.h.i.+p was excellent, and each mask was different.
“Alright, please wait for a moment, I’ll
help you to take a few look.” The boss was all smiles. He went to the cupboard
and rummaged through several boxes.
The good thing about buying things in
the Black City was that no matter what you wanted to buy, you won’t be asked if
you could afford it. All shops in the Black City would open the door for you.
Face-changing masks were also a popular
thing in Black City, whether it be thieves, robbers or killers. Mercenaries
also frequented face-changing masks shops often. This thing can hide their true
appearance, for them, this was an extremely important item.
“Guest, please have a look at these
three.” The owner smiled and opened three wooden boxes, took out three
face-changing masks.
As Shen Yanxiao asked, these three masks
looked very ordinary, fully in line with her requirements.
Shen Yanxiao picked one, choosing a
freckled juvenile mask.
“How much does it costs?” Shen Yanxiao
asked.
“This is not expensive, only 3,500 gold
coins.” The owner replied smilingly.
3,500 gold coins… How was it not
expensive!!
Shen Yanxiao thought that the
face-changing medicine was already a leecher of money, she didn’t expect for
the price of this face-changing mask to be so astonis.h.i.+ng.
3, 500 gold coins, it was enough for
people to eat and drink for three years!
Black City is really dark, not letting
people to keep looking straight ahead.
Luckily, Shen Yanxiao’s coffers h.o.a.rded
a lot of gold coins. Although this made her flesh ache with pain, she still
reluctantly bought it.
With the help of the shop owner, Shen
Yanxiao quickly took the mask. The originally very ordinary face appeared to be
more dull-looking after wearing it. The sallow skin speckled with freckles
everywhere, such people when lost in the crowd would not arouse anyone’s
attention.
“Your mask is not being ma.s.s-produced,
is it?” Shen Yanxiao skeptically asked, touching the skin of the face-changing
mask.
Shen Yanxiao didn’t want to wear this
mask to be a splitting image of someone else in the future.
The owner beckoned to her and said
immediately:”Guest, it looks like this is the first time you bought something
in Black City. You must know that every mask in every shop in Black City has
only one copy. It’s even impossible to find exactly the same in the entire
Radiance Continent. Please rest a.s.sured, we guarantee not to disclose anything
about the mask. I will forget everything about this mask since you have already
bought it.”