"Heh heh, stolen goods really do smell sweeter!"
Inside the room, Qin He stripped the two corpses clean and took stock of the spoils.
Four artifacts: two identical short knives, a black iron plaque engraved with a relief that resembled neither a python nor a tiger, a compact crossbow, and three arrows.
These were valuable little treasures.
With the Space Dao Principles suppressed, spatial artifacts could not be used in Sin City. Everything had to be carried on one's person.
Other than one's main weapon, most artifacts and treasures were made fairly compact for easy carrying.
Only such items were popular here.
Qin He could not make sense of the black iron plaque for the moment. Without Origin Power to activate it, it might be a special item—or perhaps a defensive artifact.
The crossbow was much more straightforward. Even without Origin Power, it was a hand crossbow whose lethality could not be ignored, and it could be used very discreetly.
Besides that, there were two hundred and sixty spirit stones and three talismans.
Those were worldly possessions. What remained were the two corpses.
Sin City was not only perilous, but steeped in evil. Its attitude toward any corpse was simple: never leave it overnight—burn it without fail.
Here, burning corpses was no crime!
As long as the body was destroyed and the evidence erased, even the City Lord's Mansion would not pry too deeply.
The purpose of the night patrol was not to uphold fairness or justice, but to keep the overall situation from collapsing, prevent Supernatural Incidents, and stop organized rebellions.
As for everything else, as long as one did not stir up trouble right in front of them and finished things swiftly, no one would interfere.
Of course, getting shaken down afterward was also entirely possible.
He set