The Customer Buying the Badge

Under the watchful eyes of the slum dwellers, Fang Li group arrived at the deepest part of the slum.

There is a building here.

It was a single-story house.

Although it is a single-story house, its size is comparable to that of a multi-family dwelling. Backed by a tall city wall, the walls are covered with moss and vines, making it look like a warehouse.

Looking at the bungalow, Subaru Natsuki seemed to be making a critique, still arms crossed, nodding.

"Is this the Thieves' Den?"

The so-called "Thieves' Den" refers to a place used for selling stolen goods.

In slums, there is no shortage of thieves and robbers.

Felt, also a thief from the slums.

For thieves and burglars like Felt, the Thieves' Den is extremely important.

After all, the stolen or robbed items are all stolen goods. If you take them out to sell without any sense of reason, it's only a matter of time before you get caught.

Therefore, some stolen goods that cannot be seen in public must have special places to be sold to avoid being caught and having their whereabouts investigated, ultimately resulting in a loss instead of a gain.

Thieves' Den is a place specifically for hiding and selling stolen goods obtained by thieves.

Since Felt was a thief who came from this area, he is most likely from here.

This wasn't because of reliable intelligence, but because Fang Li clearly remembered the original plot, which is why he came directly here after finding out the location of the slums and the Thieves' Den.

"Is that girl named Felt here?"

Emilia's expression also turned serious at some point, as if she was about to teach a naughty child a lesson, and she wanted to go straight in.

However, before that, Fang Li suddenly reached out and grabbed Emilia's shoulder.

Emilia was slightly taken aback, then turned her head to look at Fang Li.

However, Fang Li did not look at Emilia, but instead looked directly at the Thieves' Den in front of him and spoke indifferently.

"No need to go in, someone's already coming out."

Almost the instant Fang Li finished speaking, the door to the Thieves' Den was suddenly opened.

"Oh!"

Subaru Natsuki suddenly cried out in surprise.

It's no wonder he was Emilia looked in the direction of the Thieves' Den with a hint of surprise on her face.

Because, from behind the door of the Thieves' Den, a huge figure walked out.

He was a bald old man with a huge, obviously well-trained body, wearing dirty, tattered clothes.

The old man was at least two meters tall, towering above the top of the door to the Thieves' Den, so people had to deliberately duck to get out.

The old man's hands were almost as big as a human head.

No wonder Subaru Natsuki suddenly cried out when he saw such a giant.

Puck, hovering beside Emilia, glanced at her and said, "Looks like she's Giant race."

"Does this world even have Giant race?" Subaru Natsuki's eyes twitched slightly as he said with some hesitation, "Does that mean you have to be at least this size to go on adventures and encounter beautiful girls?"

The one who answered Subaru Natsuki's question was not Fang Li or Emilia, but the old man from the Giant race.

"I don't know what the situation is like outside, but unfortunately, I'm afraid I'll never meet the beautiful girl you mentioned before I die."

The old man spoke with a voice so loud it seemed to shake the very air, then narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Fang Li, Emilia, and Subaru Natsuki before finally settling on Fang Li.

"A big brother dressed in strange clothes, looking both very reliable and terrifying." The old man said to Fang Li with certainty, "You're the person Felt mentioned who needs to make a deal, aren't you?"

Before Fang Li could answer, Subaru Natsuki said with a twitching smile, "Why can't I be that reliable yet terrifying older brother? Aren't we all dressed in strange clothes?"

"You?" The old man glanced at Subaru Natsuki and said with some disdain, "You can tell at a glance that you're a spineless coward who hasn't experienced any big scenes. How could someone like you possibly snatch anything from Felt?"

"... While you're right, I really couldn't snatch anything from Felt, admitting it now would be a disgrace to all transmigrators." Subaru Natsuki pointed at the old man and shouted, "Even if I look like this, I'm still the protagonist summoned to Other World! Look at my body, which I train every day; my grip strength is 70 kilograms!"

"70 kilograms?" The old man burst into laughter.

"How dare you even mention this level of grip strength?"

As he said this, the old man reached out, grabbed a thick wooden stick beside him, and pulled hard.

"Bang----!"

With a loud cracking sound, the thick wooden stick was crushed in two, splintering into a large amount of wood chips.

Upon seeing this, Subaru Natsuki knelt down on the ground with fluid movements.

"Alright, you're the best. I'm just an ordinary transmigrator; I won't stoop to the level of Giant race!"

Seeing Subaru Natsuki kneel down like that, Fang Li and Puck were speechless, and even Emilia didn't know what to say.

Only the Giant race, as if doing something perfectly ordinary, flicked away the splinters of wood from his hand and said to the crowd, "In short, from now on, no one except the person Felt mentioned is allowed to enter."

"Huh?" Emilia asked quickly, "Why?"

"Do you even need to ask why?" the old man said matter-of-factly. "With so many of you going in together, who knows if you're planning to just rob us?"

That's probably why Felt chose to meet everyone at the Thieves' Den, right?

After all, there is an elderly Giant race here who can provide combat power.

"So, neither you, nor that elf over there, can go in." The old man pointed at Emilia, Subaru Natsuki, and Puck, then at Fang Li, and said, "Only you can go in."

"This..." Emilia was at a loss for what to do.

Therefore, Emilia could only plead, "Please let me in too. I have important matters to attend to. Please."

"No," the elder of the Giant race said directly. "There are other guests inside who were planning to buy your badge, so we can't let you in."

When these words came from the mouth of the elder of the Giant race, Fang Li suddenly raised his head.

A flash of icy blue light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Immediately, an accident occurred.

"Bang—!"

With a deafening explosion, the wall next to the door of the Thieves' Den suddenly shattered.