Trafford’s Trading Club

Tick, tick, tick.

The sound of walking.

Ann just hears this sound - it's from an eyeless pocket watch placed on the table… other than that, it's quiet around.

David is also quiet.

Ann even thought that he might still hear his heart beat at this time... because she heard her heart beat.

The presence of this mysterious young man, or self-proclaimed pedestrian trader, makes Ann feel ridiculous.

It's like the fairy tale books she's read, the stories that describe, suddenly appear, helping the mystery of the hero… it's like giving [Cinderella] a magical fairy godmother for one night.

Feels like this.

But clearly this is not a fairy tale world, but a world that is more cruel than it really is - a world where no one can reach out for no reason.

Is that why he said he was a businessman...

Tick, tick, tick… The sound of the pocket watch is still there, and Ann begins to silently count it as if it were a sound in her heart, counting time.

David suddenly reacted, no longer silent, looking at the merchant who had unleashed a pile of merchandise at the table, slowly lowering the Tang knife in his hand.

Lochu asked curiously, "You're not going to take it anymore. ”

David's palm eventually came loose from Tang's knife handle. He probably really cared about this sharp knife. “If I sold you those memories, how would I do it... I wouldn't even know what I was fighting for, so even if I got this knife, how would I know what I needed to do? ”

Nor did Rochu force each other to sweep his eyes on the table and then pick out another knife, a much shorter dagger than the Tang knife.

“What do you think of this dagger? ”

Boss Lo looks at David and tells him that this dagger is as sharp as the Tang knife, although it can't cut off the vampire's skin, it can easily stick into the vampire's body if it can be aimed at the vampire's heart… and it only takes half of David's memories before he reaches adulthood.

“Just half? ”

David shrugged, his eyes on this dagger, and all of a sudden he lost his original determination and became hesitant.

Lo Qiu nodded, “Yes, it's only half a dozen, and it's up to you to decide whether that part is... childhood, before the age of 10, or years before adulthood. ”

David's eyes drifted away.

Rocchu's voice was even lower... it was the best sound Ann had ever heard, and even the voice of a girl in [the farm] who had been nurtured for singing was incomparable... as if it had infiltrated the soul.

He said, "It's only half the time, and it doesn't affect what you want to do right now, because even if the deal is done, you know exactly what it is… why you forget this part of your memories. Of course, this is just my suggestion, whether you want to buy it or not, and finally it's up to you. ”

“Just now... what did you say?” David asks coldly, “you said," I won't forget about that, why I made such a choice... right? ”

Lo Qiu whispered: “Looks like you prefer this Tang knife... that's true. But there's one thing I need to explain. And that is, as you said, if you lose all of your memories of adulthood, you may not be able to be on your own, what you want to do, you may not be able to find the root cause, even if you still know what you need to do, but you may not be so sure anymore. So if you simply want power, I would suggest you choose this dagger. And even after you think about it more carefully, you might think that the deal itself might be unnecessary. ”

“Not necessary?” David shook his head, this time directly holding the Tang knife he had laid down, "only strength is necessary... since I will not forget what I am going to do, then I undoubtedly need more strength. ”

Boss Luo just smiled, didn't say anything this time, just made a gesture please.

David put his palms directly on that crystal ball with no expression, and then closed his eyes and slowly said: “I don't know why you want my memories, but I can tell you for sure that if I can forget these nightmare things, I really can't ask for them...”

The crystal ball gave birth to a faint light… Soon after, David stopped moving as if he were a statue.

It's been a while, and it still is.

I couldn't help but ask: “What happened to him? ”

"Peeling memories is still a huge burden on the human brain," said Boss Lo. "In order not to make this gentleman's brain too painful, just give him a break. Don't worry, he'll wake up soon... So, lady, is there anything you like here? ”

And she couldn't help but look at something that was all over the table —— something that she intuitively felt could play an unimaginable role.

Perhaps it is not too much to call them treasures.

Just sell some pre-adult memories and you'll get treasures that can help you… treasures that can save your life, perhaps at a critical juncture.

Lochu suddenly reached out and picked up the old pocket watch from the table and opened it in his palm, "Do you like this, ma'am? ”

Clockwise minute with second hand, transparent dial… this is the most sophisticated thing I've ever seen.

She nodded at her subconscious location, but quickly shook her head... she glanced at David, who was not yet awake, and seemed to be waiting for some result.

She wanted to see what David would look like when he sold some of his memories - as a reference, ultimately deciding whether to buy something from this mysterious young pedestrian (self-proclaimed).

“What good is this pocket watch?” Asked anxiously.

“It can stop time.” Rochu smiled slightly: “Of course, the pause time is also relative… correctly, what it can do is pause each other's time. ”

Open your big eyes and I'll believe you... it's the strange colour.

"Of course, even if we can stop each other's time, the scope of the role is extremely limited. If you're using it, ma'am, you probably only have to pause the average person for a second or two. For ordinary vampires, it may not even be possible for half a second. Because as a human body, it's hard for you to provide enough strength for this pocket watch. ”

Looks like the more you say it, the better… Anfox weighs the other things on the table and suddenly asks: “If I sell you the memories, can I buy them back? ”

“Of course.” Rochu chuckled. “But if you're going to sell your memories, why do you want to redeem them? ”

"Isn't there a pawnbroker like that?" Whoever it is, it always comes down to it, doesn't it? Instead of having to mortgage it out, it is time to have to mortgage it out. ”

"If you want to redeem and sell memories, you can only exchange them for something slightly higher than the same value. ”

“Where's the businessman?” Ann had a smile on her face.

Rochu didn't read any sense of ridicule from each other's smiles… what he did read was an identity - undoubtedly, the woman in front of him very much agreed with this approach.

Selfishness.

“Can I hire you?” Asked coldly.

Boss Lo asked curiously, "Why this idea? ”

Ann picked up a black pistol from the table, and then took a targeted position, and she said, “I've seen similar weapons in books, but without this sophistication… there's no doubt that even if I bought these things, I would only know what they are. ”

She threw the pistol at the table at will, pointing to the rest of the stuff: “These are also... some of them, I can't even say my name... I mean, even if I gave them to you for free, I wouldn't use them. Even when these weapons are caught in my hands, they may somehow add some seemingly foolish courage, and then they may also lead to my death. So why should I get in trouble? ”

Boss Luo looked slightly bright and said softly: “Looks like you've got it all figured out. ”

Ann didn't care: “I haven't been the pet of vampire aristocrats since I was an adult. A nobleman who used to love the taste of my blood, and now I'm afraid I don't remember who I am... no matter how good I am, I always encounter times of oblivion. There's a saying... the higher you stand, the more it hurts when you fall. Only those who never intended to climb the heights would not be at risk of falling. Naturally… there is no so-called lag. So ever since I became an alternate inmate, I have always made myself look humble, or even irresistible... In fact, I have succeeded, if it wasn't for today's really bad luck, the inmate of Dorm 7 suddenly falls and commits suicide, I think the life is probably in the best shape. ”

"But don't you want to change your destiny? ”

“There will be.” Smile softly: “Didn't I just stand in front of a fork that could change my destiny? It is not yet known, however, that the path is the one that leads to a change in fate. ”

“You're going to hire me, like you're putting up branches in front of a fork, right? ”

“You haven't answered my question… will you accept employment?” Answered the question back.

She seemed so confident and full of cunning eyes... it seemed long after ten years of age, but still like a teenage girl, that little girl naughty, did not disappear because of adulthood.

“Well, what you want to hire me to do. ”

"Of course I want you to protect me, leave this place safely and go to the outside world. Speaking of which, I'm still kind of looking to the outside world... since I learned the truth about [the farm]. ”

Rochu asked, "But, ma'am, didn't you just say that if it wasn't for what happened today, you would still be able to work in the dormitory, it would be in the best shape? ”

Ann shrugged her shoulders, “Isn't that what people do? Only in a comfortable environment will they consider something exciting, or strange and unknown. I am certainly more satisfied with my days as an alternate, but I have never said that I would not be curious about the outside world. Besides, I've said [if], and in fact, it's all happening. The best is broken, shouldn't it be looking for another stable state? ”

She still looks so confident, her eyes still full of cunning... only the legs hidden under her skirt are shaking gently at this moment.

Lochu thought, “This lady, do you think you can leave if you're on your own? ”

Ann has a bad airway: “If I had the ability to leave, why would I be here talking to you? Answer, isn't it already obvious? ”

Boss Lo nodded: “Indeed, the answer is already obvious. ”

“What do you mean?” I couldn't help but frown.

Spin. She seemed to think of something, and Shenzhen suddenly became quite difficult to look at, "Indeed, it was only right that it had already been taken into account in the morning… it was difficult for me to leave [the farm] anyway, even if I was lucky enough to leave [the farm], and not necessarily out of the clan's territory. So, from the beginning, I had no way to go...”

Ultimately, because of the difficulty coefficient… it is clear that there is nothing on you that is worthy of challenging this difficulty.

Ann finally laughed bitterly, pointing her finger at what was on the table, "In that case, then pick something out for me, is it right for me to use... at least, it won't even have the ability to resist a bit. But I'm only going to have a few half-aged memories. ”

“Why don't you take all the memories out.” Lochu pointed to David next to him, "just like this gentleman. ”

Ang took a quick two steps back, his eyes full of vigilance, “Are you... going to buy? ”

“I'm not used to it.” Boss Lo just shook his head, "but curious, ma'am, why do you think so? ”

“Isn't that natural? ”

Anxiety rushed, “Like this guy, selling his pre-maturity memories! Doesn't that mean that everything he had before he grew up was empty? I've forgotten everything I've learned, everything I've done... has he become a cripple who doesn't know anything? Even possible. Dead! ”

At this moment, David, still, suddenly opened his eyes... Ann, he couldn't help but freak out.

Obviously, this is not the so-called inhuman gaze in Ankou, but a more… resolute gaze.