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Chapter 207 Hiring a Follower Edward

"The night dress blends into the shadows and the low presence of the illusory mask, I wonder if it can avoid the perception of those monsters and sneak directly into the depths of the warehouse?"

Zhou Ze casually took out the jet black mask from the storage column, rubbed the smooth surface of the mask and thought for a moment.

It takes 20 merits to give the unreal mask, and the price is neither high nor low...Adding 10 merits can summon Lu Chujun as a temporary teammate for an hour.

Let's think about getting cigarettes in the next game.

Let Cress leave the room where Rhodes was hiding, and wander around the south of the city a few more times, but as expected, he didn't find anything.

RPG games generally set up some materials that can be picked up in the corners, but this is impossible in the real world, especially in this lost city where materials are scarce, every corner has been turned over countless times by scavengers time.

It is possible to save supplies only in places where no one dares to go.

Back to the bar.

Zhou Ze found that there were a lot more new characters on the first floor of the bar. There were a few new faces drinking in front of the bar, and their clothes didn't look like those drunkards or ordinary residents who couldn't interact deeply.

One of the new characters is a man with a strong build and dark skin. He does not look like the same race as the people around him. He looks more like an Asian than a Caucasian. There is a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth. One of the few people in this tavern who actually smiled.

The most eye-catching thing is that he has a long knife strapped to his back, and two extremely conspicuous standard pistols and magazine bags on his waist, which proves that he is not a character to be trifled with.

Out of player instinct, Zhou Ze asked Kress to interact with this new character.

"Ranott, two whiskeys, and one for this gentleman."

Chris walked to the bar counter and greeted the bar owner deftly, and said to the Asian man: "I'm Chris Kahn, you don't seem to be a local? I haven't seen you before."

"My name is Edward Sky and I'm from Mexico."

The Asian man shrugged: "I was involved in this place half a month ago. To be honest, I don't even know how I got here. This place looks like the beginning of the twentieth century..."

"One of my companions is also like this. He appeared here inexplicably a few days ago. What's more, the era he lives in is completely different from the people here."

Kress said casually: "We are currently looking for a way to escape the city together."

"The way to escape? Turtle, I think you've been dreaming and you've lost your mind."

At this time, the bar owner brought up two glasses of wine, whether it was mixed with water or not, and begged for cigarettes from Kles: "Pay for the drinks first, and there is no credit here."

Kles gave him the twenty or so cigarettes he had just sold the keys from the old man in the antique shop in exchange for these two glasses of wine. It might not be so easy to drink next time.

"Thank you for your generosity."

Edward smiled, picked up his glass and drank it down.

"I'm very interested in your method of escaping from this city. Why don't you tell me more? Do you have any clues? This ghost place really makes people not want to stay for a moment longer."

"We found a clue from Azka Bank's diary some time ago. It is said that deep in the Poison Fog Street behind the cult territory, there is an ancient house that may be the key to escaping the city."

Kles didn't reveal all the information, but chose to whet the opponent's appetite by saying half and keeping the other half.

"Are you sure?"

Edward was obviously interested: "What do you think is the chance that this clue is true?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm sure this is a crucial part of escaping the city. As long as you follow this clue, you will definitely find a way to escape the lost city."

Is it okay to tell the other party this clue so easily?
Zhou Ze saw that Kles directly informed Edward of the content of the main story without an option, and guessed that Edward might also be a candidate for a temporary teammate. Unfortunately, the temporary teammate around him was already full.

I really don’t understand why there can only be two temporary teammates around the protagonist. Why can’t there be a few more? There is strength in numbers.

"In the process of tracing clues, you will definitely encounter many dangers."

Edward pondered: "I'm sorry that I can't help you explore ways to escape from here for free, but if you want, you can hire me as a bodyguard for [-] cigarettes. Of course, [-] cigarettes refers to a day. "

He smiled again and said: "I don't smoke much. I didn't even have a cigarette when I was dragged in here. If the guy who was eating hadn't carried it with him, I would have starved to death on the street. Your so-called clues are not Sure, my top priority is to earn cigarettes to survive."

[Do you want to hire Edward as a follower? 】

[This game can only hire one entourage. The thugs do not occupy the temporary teammate quota, but they need to pay for cigarettes every day, otherwise the entourage will leave voluntarily. 】

entourage?Not a temporary teammate?
Although you have to pay for cigarettes every day, it is always a good thing to have an extra combat power. Why use meritorious service to solve problems that can be solved with cigarettes?
Chris: "What did you do before?"

"Do you believe me when I say bodyguards?"

Edward said with a hearty smile: "The kind of bodyguard who is responsible for killing the guy who will threaten the life of the employer, hey, occasionally he will also be a personal bodyguard, mainly depending on the employer's needs."

Isn't that the killer?Definitely not bad marksmanship.

Zhou Ze asked Kress to use Abyss Gaze to check Edward's combat power level.

[Edward Schie: Human, 178cm tall, 139kg in weight, in good health. 】

[Basic combat power totals 1884 points, no tendency to attack. 】

[Weakness: Strong physical fitness but low mental strength. It is recommended to use mental attacks to quickly suppress it. 】

Less than two thousand points?

But Edward probably doesn't have any special skills. It is estimated that his combat power is not mixed with much water. Most of it is composed of physical strength, combat experience, and weapons and equipment... Isn't it too weak in actual combat?

Forget it, anyway, the employment fee is calculated on a daily basis. At worst, try to hire for a day, and if it doesn't work, you won't continue to pay.

"I'll hire you after I go to rest for a while."

Kress has not slept for such a long time and is very close to the state of exhaustion, so of course it is impossible for Zhou Ze to choose this time to hire Edward, which is equivalent to a waste of half a day.

"No problem, I will stay in this bar for the past few days, and you can come to me at any time if you change your mind."

Edward is also very cheerful. Apart from the fact that he needs cigarettes to hire, he should be a good companion, right?
Let Kress go up to the bar loft to rest.

In the attic, Er Gouzi was sleeping soundly while holding the Holy Artifact of St. Vincent's Hand. The wound on his abdomen had stopped bleeding, and the scab was healing under the effect of the Holy Artifact. It is estimated that he would be able to regain his mobility in half a day. up.

The knife that Kress went mad before only caused skin trauma, which looked bloody and shocking, but it didn't hurt the internal organs.

But A-Ka didn't sleep. He vacated the abandoned table that had been piled up with wooden barrels, and was sitting at the table looking at the window surrounded by blood-red vines and the sky with countless strange stars hanging outside the window. He didn't know what he was thinking.

Ask Kress to interact with it, but it doesn't say anything.

This mysterious creature indeed has many secrets that it doesn't want to reveal.

Forget it, since it is still a temporary teammate, it means that the interests and goals are the same for the time being, and it will not sneak attack and hurt the protagonist in the middle of the night.

Let Kress make a random bed and lie down to sleep.

(End of this chapter)