OBS Chapter 4148 Visit
Chapter 4148 Visit
Chapter 4148 Visit
"I am indeed beautiful, but I hate the look in your eyes."
"Vegetables said," and the young woman withdrew her slightly greedy gaze, leading the two further into the house. Both Xia De and Vigetable could tell that the other woman was attracted to Vigetable's appearance.
The interior of the house is naturally much larger than it appears from the outside, but unlike the completely chaotic interior of the "House of the Pseudo-Humans," the house has a standard exhibition hall layout.
After leaving the foyer filled with various portraits, the three entered a large exhibition hall filled with human figures. These figures were placed in egg-shaped glass containers filled with a completely transparent liquid. None of them were wearing any clothing; their bodies were curled up and floating in the solution, revealing every detail of their skin.
"The leather items they wore were the most basic leather items, which were not very valuable except for their good appearance, but they were enough to be displayed at the entrance."
The young woman leading the way explained, and Vige, her face showing disgust, followed silently behind Xia De, who could sense that these people all possessed a faint life force. However, the people in the containers were not actually alive; the "leatherworkers" had used some technique to imbue the corpses with life, thus giving them a better function as "display shelves."
"So, are those portraits on the walls also leather items used for the exhibition?"
Xia De asked again, noting that the walls were covered with densely packed oil paintings, each depicting a lifelike figure.
"No, no, the oil paintings depict leather goods that have been lost from the guild hall for various reasons. If they have the chance to return, the paintings will be removed."
The young woman answered, then turned to Wei Ge with a smile and said:
"The leather item belonging to the Redstone Duchess was actually just an ordinary piece of work by leatherworkers. But she made a remarkable transformation to it. Once you return the token later, the leather item will be eligible to be exhibited in the exhibition room further inside the guild hall."
Vige didn't care whether the leather item would be left behind; she had no desire to speak to this woman. Upon entering the house, she felt extremely restless. She could clearly sense something drawing her deeper into the house, a feeling that compelled her to run there immediately.
Fortunately, drinking Shad's blood beforehand suppressed some of the problems with Vigo's soul essence, so she was able to perceive that this strange feeling was not generated naturally, but rather that some force was forcing her to do so.
"It's Mother again. But at least we can be sure that a quarter of Aurora's body is still here."
She kept her eyes fixed on Xia De's back, ignoring all the other "exhibits" around her, and followed him closely.
After passing through the rather large exhibition hall, the three entered another corridor and then turned into a rather large lounge.
There were now nine people standing among them. Judging from the whispers, two of them, like the young girl, were strange beings from within the [Leatherwork Guild], while the other seven, like Shad and Vigo, were outsiders.
The seven outsiders were also dressed in leather, but their leather was all tattered and none of it covered their heads, clearly indicating that they were also wary of a trap.
Shad and Gerald Delon, the "Construct Master" who had disguised himself slightly, exchanged a glance, neither of them speaking. As for the identities of the other five, Shad couldn't immediately discern them, but one of them had a bright "False Human" symbol floating above his head, indicating that the [House of False Humans] had indeed begun to take action.
"A high-ranking pseudo-human, it seems that the [Pseudo-Human House] is determined to take it this time."
Of the thirteen rings present, only "Construct Master" was present. Apart from the fake man, the other five ring sorcerers were all high rings.
"What organizations might the remaining five people belong to? I wonder if any of my other 'old friends' are among them."
As Xia De pondered this, he took Wei Ge's hand and stopped in the room. The three unidentified figures dressed in leather quickly left the room. No one in the room spoke; everyone was cautiously assessing the current situation.
Soon, the young woman who had led Xia De and Wei Ge there reappeared, this time holding a small brass box. She gestured for the nine people present to take items from the box:
"Please wear your identification tags to ensure your safety during the tour. Please do not remove them inside the venue."
The so-called "signs" do not contain any whispering elements; they are just ordinary square metal plates with pins. However, when each person touches the signs, a message written in Carseliki appears on the metal plate.
Shad was the last to take the cold metal from the box, and then saw what was written on it—
[Quality of leather clothing: Extremely high]
[Skin quality: Male/Perfect]
The information was quite simple. Xia De then looked at the metal tag on the singer's shirt; the information there was even simpler—
[Not wearing leather clothing]
[Skin quality: Female/Perfect]
Xia De and Wei Ge exchanged a glance, but still pinned the metal tag to their clothes. The other five did the same, and each of them could see the contents of the other's metal tag.
"Are we guests, or prey that you've marked?"
The only woman among the Ring Sorcerers besides Vige asked, and the young girl who had retrieved the metal box replied with a smile:
"Ladies and gentlemen, you are of course our most honored guests."
Her expression as she looked at the seven men was somewhat meaningful, but in the end she pointed at Shad:
"Apart from this young and handsome gentleman, the other six of you have all arrived here today because you already have some connection with the association. You each have your own purpose, but please don't be impatient. After completing the tour of the association, you will get what you want."
The divination has already inscribed your destinies within the guild hall; many issues from the previous generation can be resolved in the future.
This surprised Xia De. He originally thought that apart from himself, Wei Ge, and the fake man, the remaining six people had come here for the powerful "life seed" contained in the leather. He did not expect that they all had their own purposes, just like Wei Ge.
However, the arrival of the [Leather Goods Guild] in Arcadia City is definitely a recent event. The appearance of so many people related to it here seems like a coincidence, but upon closer inspection, it seems to be a ripple of fate caused by the story of the chosen ones.
The young woman gave the nine people some final instructions about what to expect during their visit, then led them out of the lounge. Outside was still a corridor, but it looked completely different from before.
But the young woman offered no explanation whatsoever; she simply stated:
"We will walk through the first, second, and third floors of the clubhouse in turn, with several exhibits along the way. Please do not fall behind or wander around the clubhouse. Now please follow me to the first floor, which is the exhibition hall for precious leather goods. If you are interested, you can directly discuss purchasing with me."
She stopped and pushed open a door on one side of the corridor, leading everyone into a brand-new exhibition hall. Just like the previous exhibition hall, this hall also used corpses to display the specific appearance of different leather items. However, each leather item here was not only beautiful, but also possessed extraordinary power because it came from superhumans.
Not only human skins, but also those of elves, halflings, dragonborn, vampires, and even some races that have long since disappeared can be found here.
Each leather item had a label in front of it informing visitors of its origin and the power it contained. As the young woman led the group through the exhibition hall, they even saw a unicorn.
That was a tragic scene that Shad had never imagined. The pure white sacred beast, curled up in the solution, was still emitting a faint light, but even people without any ability to detect life could see that it was now just an "empty shell".
It died, and its pure skin was peeled off and placed here. Any normal human being, no matter how hard-hearted, would feel sorrow at this moment.
She sighed softly in Xia De's ear. Wei Ge pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red. The expressions of the others were also not very good. Only the young girl leading the way continued her introduction to herself:
"This unicorn's hide was acquired by the guild at the end of the Fourth Age. Many interesting stories unfolded around the time it was obtained. It can be worn on ordinary four-legged mounts, giving your common mount a divine appearance."
Alternatively, one could cast some unusual little spells on their partner to make them wear the leather garment.
The girl smiled:
"If any of you are willing to buy it, the guild can give you that ancient spell from the Pink Book for free."
Of course, nobody paid any attention to her, but the young woman didn't care:
"It's okay if you don't want to buy anything; our tour still has a long way to go. You can explore freely here for the next ten minutes, and then we'll move on to other areas."
"If I want to buy leather goods here, what payment method do I use?"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked a question. Xia De, who was holding Wei Singer's hand, turned around and saw that it was an elderly gentleman with an eleventh ring. The man was the oldest-looking one in the group, and his cobalt blue eyes were very distinctive; they were clearly a demonic eye.
The young woman smiled charmingly:
“Each leather item needs to be quoted individually. If you are interested, please feel free to come and find me. However, we do not accept things like souls here; the club has very high standards.”
She paused slightly:
"The simplest form of payment you can think of is barter, exchanging leather for leather."