Noan walked behind while Raito and the other man walked ahead.
He looked around and noticed that the place was very chaotic; everyone seed oblivious to everything around them.
Each person was imrsed in their own world. However, the world they were imrsed in was filled with desires and death.
On Earth, Noan had also seen this many tis on TV, and even witnessed many people die from drug overdoses.
In this world, it was the sa. In fact, the drugs in this world even carried a bit of magic, which made the high even more intense, causing the death rate to rise significantly, even with small doses.
Why do such things still exist in a world where magic coexists with advanced technology?
But Noan thought about it and found it sowhat reasonable. Although this world was one of magic and advanced technology, those things were reserved for the wealthy.
To be more precise, only the rich and the lords could enjoy the benefits that magic and technology offered.
As for the others, how they lived wasn't a concern.
In fact, this area was even outside the law, which is why criminal gangs and anything related to drugs were openly used here like this.
Noan and Raito were led to a small corner where a man was sitting, smoking. His face held a hint of disdain as he looked towards them.
"Hahaha… Look who's here? The hungry wolf, Raito. I never thought you'd co to find one day," Santoro laughed.
Raito sat down before Santoro, frowning as he spoke, "I'm here to buy soone back from you."
"Hm? My subordinate dared to take soone you were interested in? How strange, hahaha..." Santoro said contemptuously. "Fine, if you offer a price that interests , I'll let you redeem that person."
Noan stood behind Raito, listening to their conversation, with no intention of speaking further.
After all, he wasn't familiar with the relationships between the gangs, and he didn't know where Maya was at the mont.
If he acted hastily, the news about Maya might be cut off.
Moreover, while this place was outside the law, it still lay within the range of the magic do.
If he used magic here, his identity would be exposed.
Raito took out ten rank F crystals, placed them on the table, and said, "Will this be enough?"
Santoro's eyes lit up when he saw the ten rank F crystals.
For the lords, these crystals were cheap and insignificant.
But for an ordinary person, just ten rank F crystals were enough to live comfortably for a year.
"Ah! Energy crystals, you're quite generous," Santoro suddenly laughed viciously, revealing a set of teeth, so of which were made of gold, with two diamond front teeth, looking very bizarre.
"But this still isn't enough. You should know that the value of a person isn't just ten rank F crystals."
"How many do you want?" Raito frowned and said.
"Ah! Don't be so impatient," Santoro laughed, "You know I only take won. Apart from entertaining clients, they also serve the purpose of supplying organs."
"If I wear down their value, a person is worth at least 100 rank F crystals."
"What?!" Raito frowned, his face losing patience. "Don't push it, Santoro. Ten is the highest price. If you..."
His words suddenly stopped as Noan's hand was placed on his shoulder.
Raito turned to look at Noan, who gave a slight nod.
At this mont, Raito took a deep breath and said, "Fine! 100 energy crystals. I want you to bring that girl here right now."
Santoro observed the scene, feeling surprised. He knew who Raito was, so he had taken the ti to sit here and talk with him.
But he didn't expect the young man to be able to give orders to Raito.
Who was Raito? The hungry wolf, Raito, even though his gang wasn't large, everyone feared him because he was genuinely strong.
He was once an F rank lord but lost his territory and all his heroes, so he ended up as a thug in this area.
At this mont, Santoro was certain that the person standing behind Raito had a very special identity, possibly a high-ranking lord who could give orders to Raito.
Although Santoro was arrogant, he wasn't a fool. If he were, he wouldn't have built such a massive gang.
He smiled and loudly said, "Hahahaha… I was kidding. Did you think I was serious?"
Raito frowned and asked, "What do you an?"
Santoro continued, "What I an is… I was really joking. Perhaps my subordinate made a mistake, so they accidentally took your acquaintance."
"Don't worry, I won't take a single coin, and I'll have my n bring her here right away."
Raito noticed Santoro's change in attitude and felt confused.
Santoro wasn't a fool. On the contrary, he was very clever, so his gang could survive in this area, between the governnt and the underworld.
Indeed, Santoro was one of the suppliers of organs and people for the Governnt's experints.
To be precise, Santoro was walking on a razor's edge; one wrong move, and he would surely die.
Perhaps it was because Raito's attitude toward Noan was so clear that Santoro began to worry.
Just as he thought, Santoro now looked at Noan, smiling, and asked, his tone no longer condescending like before: "This young man is...?"
"Ah! This person is..." Raito hesitated, unsure of what to say.
It wasn't quite right to call him a friend, nor was it accurate to call him a partner.
At that mont, Noan pulled out a chair next to Raito, sat down, and said: "Who I am, you don't need to know. I won't let you suffer if I can get the person I want."
He spoke while pulling out five rank E crystals and tossing them onto the table.
Clink! Clink!
Seeing the five rank E crystals, Santoro lifted his sunglasses, his eyes widening as he stared at the two energy crystals on the table.
At that mont, he was certain the young man in front of him had an extrely important background.
A normal lord couldn't easily produce rank E energy crystals like this.
Santoro laughed and said: "Hahahaha… then let's settle this. I can return the person you want, but I don't need the energy crystals."
"I just want to be able to befriend you. Is that okay? Of course, I'm not useless. I have plenty of information from the Governnt and large families."
"As long as you offer a good price, I can sell everything to you."
Noan hesitated upon hearing this, then imdiately agreed.
Rather than having another enemy, it was better to have a helpful ally. No, Santoro wasn't a friend; he was a business partner.
"Good!" Noan extended his hand.
Seeing this, Santoro happily shook Noan's hand, smiling: "Here's to a successful partnership."
They shook hands briefly before letting go. Noan furrowed his brow and said: "I want to get back the girl nad Maya, who was sold to you three weeks ago."
"Ah! Of course," Santoro imdiately called for a subordinate, gave so instructions, and sent him off.
Then, Santoro looked at Noan and smiled flatteringly, "Wait a mont, I'll bring her to you. I guarantee she's still in perfect condition, just slightly injured, but it's not serious."
Clink!
Noan tossed five rank E crystals onto the table, frowning as he said, "I want the one who hurt her."
"This…" Santoro showed a hint of hesitation.
Noan then tossed another five rank E crystals onto the table.
"You know that's one of my subordinates, I can't..."
Clink! Clink! Clink!
Noan threw out another ten rank E crystals.
Santoro's eyes lit up, and he laughed, "Hahaha… Of course, that's possible."
After all, he had many subordinates, losing one wasn't a big deal, it was like losing an ant from a colony.
Santoro took out his phone, made a call, and then smiled at Noan, saying, "I'll make sure to deliver both her and the one who hurt her to you, and you can handle it as you wish."
Noan nodded slightly and asked, "Do you have any information from the governnt?"
"Of course! But… if I sell you this information, I hope you won't take it elsewhere or tell anyone else," Santoro said.
Noan nodded, "I understand that. I want to buy so information. Is the governnt researching Zombies?"
"This... Hm… 100 rank E crystals, I'll tell you about this information," Santoro frowned and said, "After all, this information is quite confidential. If too many people know, it'll put in danger."
Noan didn't say much more; he took out 100 rank E crystals and tossed them onto the table.
Santoro saw the energy crystals piled into a small mountain on the table and smiled so broadly he couldn't hold it back.
He laughed and said, "Generous, truly generous. I really enjoy working with generous people."
He quickly gathered the energy crystals in his hands, gazing at them as if they were beautiful won, his face full of excitent.
"Now, answer my question."
"Ah! Right." Santoro snapped out of it, smiling and saying, "The governnt is indeed researching several projects related to Zombies, including a project involving human Zombies combined with Machine-type heroes."
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