Chapter 417: Antiques in the Mist

Marching along the streets of Dawn Fortress, the two of them arrived at the Xia family's safe house that Xia Manman said was relatively smooth.

The style is very unique, slightly different from the buildings in Yuguang Land, but it is naturally combined together.

But this Dawn Fortress...

"Why are your buildings so retro in style? They are basically two or three-story buildings with a somewhat medieval fantasy style design and layout?" Yelan asked casually.

"After the apocalypse, the population of the wasteland decreased sharply, with only one out of ten remaining, and most cities turned into ruins. People no longer like high-rise buildings in well-preserved places... When there are not so many people, it is embarrassing to have high-rise buildings everywhere." Xia Manman explained: "At that time, the three major fortresses in Yuguang Land were first built, and the population was even sparse, so they finally adopted a design of this scale."

"The appearance is dominated by light and sunshine, so there is such a scene."

Yelan nodded slightly.

So it's not my imagination, it does have a fantasy style.

"So." Yelan pointed to the building in front of her: "What is the superficial identity of our safe house that keeps it running?"

Xia Manman glanced at Ye Lan with interest:

"What, are you going to help the Eternal Night God Cult copy our safe house system?"

Yelan:......

"If it's very good, it's not impossible." Ye Lan said casually: "So what is this place for?"

"Antique shop." Xia Manman gave Ye Lan a very unexpected answer.

"...Huh?" Ye Lan was stunned for a moment.

What the hell, you and the safe house are so incompatible.

"It can't be true. This is our first step in designing a safe house." Xia Manman said: "If we run some stores that have completely different functions and have nothing to do with ours, then sooner or later we will be exposed Clues.”

"No one knows what will happen in the future. For example, if an institution like the Penal Court sends out an elite team to search for safe houses, this level of omissions and incoordination will be enough to be discovered."

"..." Ye Lan hesitated: "So, how does the antique shop overlap with the functions of your trial team?"

"The field team of the Tribunal all have excellent historical experience. When it comes to rotation, repair and duty, everyone is capable of running this one of the best antique shops in the wasteland with professional abilities."

"Besides..." Xia Manman paused, looking slightly strange: "Have you ever heard of a pre-apocalyptic joke?"

"What's the plot?"

"The three most dangerous professions in the apocalypse of the strange world." Xia Manman spread his hands: "Two of them are historians and antique shop owners."

Yelan:......

"Because you will inevitably come into contact with such ancient things, you will be easily exposed to strange events?" Ye Lan thought thoughtfully.

"That's right." Xia Manman nodded: "So many times our trial team doesn't have to look for abnormal events to solve. From time to time, some high-risk, high-quality tasks are suddenly triggered here."

"..."

Ye Lan has completely understood, what about the fishing and law enforcement with you?

As the distance got closer, Ye Lan could already clearly see the luxurious plaque of this store.

‘Mist Antiques – Dawn Fortress Branch’.

Ye Lan couldn't help but raised her eyebrows slightly again.

"Is this still a chain store?"

"It's inevitable!" No matter what, she finally went home; no matter what, those potentially sad things have not yet hit her face, there is peace here, and her mood is temporarily good:

"How else could a store with such a great reputation in the Land of Yuguang not be suspected by the Punishment Court and not be investigated by them in all aspects? Because it is a chain in the entire wasteland. They will only investigate this place when they suspect Mist Antiques. It’s impossible to investigate here just because you want to investigate someone from the trial team.”

Ye Lan was thoughtful, feeling that her logic was impeccable.

"But since it's so famous, why haven't I seen it in Glory City again?"

In the last communication meeting between Xu Lezhang and Bai Taotao, Sky City will be used as the name for Glory City in formal occasions, formal terms, official documents and other particularly formal occasions. But for a while, the vast majority found it difficult to change their tune, and officials still supported Glory City as the main source of daily communication.

"Is it possible? It is possible." Xia Manman said: "It's just that when we went there, Glory City had already begun to expel foreign forces across the board, and this Misty Antiques was also one of them."

"It was expelled too?" Ye Lan was curious.

At that time, Glory City did not expel forces of all levels.

Only by relying on abnormal forces can one reach the 'threshold' for expulsion.

"Yes, otherwise how could we not be suspected when we use it as a safe house?"

"Who's behind this?"

"This should be the most well-known anomaly in the wasteland." Xia Manman blinked: "Forged in the Mist, it's not all of his power, it's just one of its powers."

Ye Lan was stunned for a moment and then suddenly realized, thoughtfully.

Mist Forge maintains its influence and balance by issuing Mist Blue Coins, and likes to carefully print various classic scenes, which is compatible with the characteristics of Mist Antiques.

Speaking of which, he and Shadow of the Past seem to have some similar characteristics.

Xia Manman took out a 20 face value fog blue coin from his pocket and showed it to Yelan.

"Look, this is the version of the Mist Blue Coin that records the headquarters of the Sunset Cult."

She then searched for a few more coins and took one out.

"And this 5-face value coin, which was the day when the Dawn Fortress was established a few years ago."

Ye Lan took it and played with it, as if he could see the various styles of the year from this exquisite engraving.

We will eventually become history.

"Although it is only one of the industries under the God of Mist, it is also under its energy that Mist Antiques has a steady stream of funds to collect and finally grow and develop."

Ye Lan was a little surprised.

"So, why can your Tribunal use the territory of the God of Mist as a safe house?"

"...Because the forces under the God of Mist are only rich, but not strong." Xia Manman hesitated: "Didn't I just tell you that the dangers of stores like the Mist Antiques are that they collect some dangerous items every few days, and they can't solve them, so they ask our Tribunal team to take action."

"After a few visits, some Mist Antiques even have our Tribunal team stationed for a long time, and the relationship between everyone is hooked up like this."

Ye Lan:...

"That's about it." Xia Manman took a deep breath. After saying so much, she still couldn't avoid the nervousness when this moment came:

"It's time to go and see what's going on inside."