Chapter 144: Black Market (2/2)

Showing the tag that we got from those at the entrance, we were ushered in.

”This…”

Nell couldn't help but mutter upon seeing the interior of the place, it's bright as if what's outside was an illusion. Here you would see that everything was in order. It's like a huge mall if I could compare it with something.

Neat and spacious.

Well, only spacious because of the few vagrants or proper customers that could be seen.

I urged them to start walking and swerved towards the first stall near the entrance. Of course, we needed to act like real vagrants who would sell our goods.

”That's a Confederacy uniform... Also, there's a few from Eldur... And from the League.”

Nell muttered under her breath which only the three of us could hear.

I understand those from Confederacy and Eldur being here since they're not our responsibility but for those from the League to openly come here without reporting the Darkgens were also trading in this place?

”Can you identify them?”

”No, sorry. It's classified for Elite Members to know, only executives and Core Pilots have that kind of authority.”

I see. I have that authority but I never bothered browsing through the list of members.

Err… it will take time after all. With how large the League has become, there will be some who will be unaccountable like them.

”Let's not deal with them yet but Nell, don't activate your Enhanced Hearing here. Or any of your abilities.”

I noticed the few ash-black Powergen-wearing guards all around that were watching the place. It might not have been mentioned but it's probably a rule here. Usage of abilities is not allowed.

Well. I couldn't let her take the risk but I could risk it. However, I opted not to.

It's not being stupid, there's still that dangerous feeling. Even if I could cope with it, it would defeat the purpose of us sneaking inside.

Unless someone would risk it before us or better, I could make someone risk it for us. There's that Psyche Energy that was probably higher than Dark Energy. They wouldn't detect it unless I made it look eye catching.

The League members, Confederacy or Eldur? By the process of elimination, I shouldn't harm them, right? However, I'm not that good-natured of a person. I might've cared for those close to me and those who somehow had a connection to me like these members of my patrol team but anyone else doesn't hold any value in my eyes.

Well, let's put it up to luck. Whoever would bump me first will get it.

”H-how much for this?”

When we reached the stall, the stall owner's face was smiling. The smile of someone who found a group of lambs which he could shear the wool off for a small price.

Oni presented his bag first which contained a small broken part of the Darkgen I took down earlier.

”Let me see. The regenium here is minuscule. 2 boxes of canned food.”

Due to the technology and the deterioration of land, farming was already done synthetically. Even the seeds produced weren't natural anymore. The meat providers have also turned to clone livestock.

Well, there's still few who could produce natural products within the three factions but the price could only be afforded by those with money.

It's not like the denizens of this world were averse to eating those, also, people have already been too used to it. Rather than eating nothing, every food they could get is precious, especially for vagrants.

Even if that was a complete ripoff, Oni acted like he was overjoyed.

After taking the two boxes, we acted like we were about to leave his stall.

”Wait! What about the two of you? Don't you have something to sell?”

The stall owner even left his stall and chased after us. I guess he's the 'it'.

We're all Gold-rank and this guy also looked like a Gold-rank however, it's hard to gauge one's strength especially here where everyone was restricting their abilities or their usage of Meta Energy.

As soon as he entered the range where my arms could reach, I tapped him while secretly sending at least 10 units of Psyche Energy into his body.

I didn't shape it as a Psyche Boost but with my control, it seeped through the owner's body instantly. It also instantly circulated inside him which made his body to suddenly jolt as if he was electrocuted.

The Psyche Energy was messing up with the Meta Energy in his body.

It's like when I was purifying the Possessed back on Earth. The Psyche Energy was trying to expel his own Meta Energy. However, it only lasted for a second before his Meta Energy burst out of him in his panic which made his ability to be triggered.

However, as soon as he did that. The Powergen nearest to us zoomed in and shot him right on his chest. Without any protection, his chest caved in and he immediately threw up a few mouthfuls of blood as he flew backwards and crashed into his stall.

Who knows if he's dead or alive.

The three of us then acted scared and fell backwards.

”What happened?”

The Powergen-wearing guard then turned and questioned us. He's suspecting us but the look of surprise on our faces puzzled him.