Ch-22 Mysterious black market and confident Human Torch!

Russell planned to go to the black market the next day.

But he put it off until the fifth day.

As for why he didn't go...

No way, his self-control wasn't strong; he kept procrastinating.

But the good news is that this time he doesn't have to run.

Driving a Honda Odyssey, it took him three hours to get to the mine.

Last time, he could only watch from a distance.

This time he went straight in.

Even though fighting is forbidden on the black market, Russell didn't bring Laura with him.

Laura was a little upset because she hadn't won a fight lately.

She is now training at home, hoping to defeat him.

After getting out of the car, Russell looked around.

Outside the mine there are two 18th century western style bar shacks, but they are dilapidated and no one is inside.

The black market is in the mine cave.

It was not dark inside. There was an old-fashioned light bulb every ten feet or so, and the light was dim.

After walking diagonally down for more than a hundred meters, a golden door appeared in front of him, with cuneiform characters engraved on it.

A strong Egyptian style was somewhat out of tune with the entire mine.

But that was not the most important thing!

The next second, Russell almost made a move!

On either side of the door stood soldiers in TVA combat uniforms!

But when he looked closer, the two men were unkempt and their clothes were worn out. He immediately realized that they were just two prisoners in disguise.

I wonder if the owner of the black market was deliberately intimidating newcomers!

"I haven't seen you before, newcomer?"

"Do you know the rules?"

The two gatekeepers spoke in turn.

Russell nodded:

"No fighting, and you have to pay at least 0.1 ounce of gold, right?"

This rule was told to him by the laura.

He could understand the first one.

But this gold was truly incomprehensible.

In this wasteland-like Void, what use is this thing?

Fortunately, the little wolf girl had collected it, otherwise he would have to find it now.

Russell took out a fingernail-sized piece of gold and handed it to one of the gatekeepers.

In an instant, the piercing system alarm sounded again.

[Warning!]

[0.1 micrograms of spiritual essence will soon be lost].

[Ding!]

[Spirit Immunity!]

[Warning canceled]

"What's the matter? Aren't you going in?"

"If you don't go in, the gold won't be returned."

Seeing Russell not move, one of them frowned.

Russell smiled:

"Of course I'll go in, but I suddenly remembered that I forgot to refuel the car, and it seems a bit difficult to go back."

Another gatekeeper said proudly:

"You are ignorant."

"As long as you have something valuable enough to exchange, let alone gasoline, even Iron Man's armor will do!"

Russell nodded and thanked him.

In an instant, the golden door became illusory and he walked right in.

Suddenly, the smile on his face had disappeared.

He finally understands why this black market wanted to collect gold!

That thing isn't gold!

It's clearly a soul trade!

The soul is made up of spiritual essence. Although it is only 0.1 micrograms, it looks very inconspicuous.

But it can't resist the accumulation of a little bit!

How many years has this black market existed, and how many times has it been traded here? I'm afraid it's an astronomical number.

He is sure that the controller behind this black market is definitely connected to the Egyptian Pantheon.

But Russell doesn't understand why he's immune to souls.

Is it because he's a time traveler with a soul not of this world?

If that's the case, wouldn't it be a huge profit to trade with Mephisto?

Russell thought about it and pushed the idea out of his mind.

Dimensional demons are much more powerful than Egyptian gods.

And most importantly, will he be discovered if he hasn't traded spiritual essence?

Russell stood behind the door and waited for a while.

If there was any abnormality, he would just teleport.

And he believed that this transaction wasn't done by the person behind the scenes; it should just be a procedure.

It is very likely that it will not be detected.

The golden door becomes illusory, which should mean that the transaction has been completed.

A few minutes later, the golden door suddenly became illusory again.

Russell takes a look and sees another familiar guy.

The other party has the same face as Captain America.

Russell couldn't help but look at the face carefully...

Obviously not Captain America or Captain Hydra.

Then...

"Get out of my way, you creep!"

"What the hell, why is someone still staring at my face in the void?"

"Damn, being pretty is dangerous!"

The man gave Russell a warning look, then walked away, cursing.

Russell's mouth twitched and he was speechless.

It's confirmed; this time it really is that guy, Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch.

I have to say, he really looks like he deserves a beating.

He shook his head and followed him inside.

After passing through a corridor, the room suddenly opened up.

This is a hall of more than 10,000 square meters. There is a miniature sun on the dome dozens of meters above, making it look like daylight.

Russell glanced at it and instinctively knew that it was just a fake sun created by magic.

He understood that it was supposed to be the Curse of Knowledge talent trigger for the magic side.

Russell decided that if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely go to Kamar-Taj to learn, and he would definitely gain a lot.

It was then that he began to look around the entire black market.

The hall was circular.

The inner circle was where outsiders deposited things to sell on the black market.

The outer circles were where the time prisoners sat on the ground and set up stalls selling all sorts of things.

This was what the laura had told him.

Russell looked at the outer ring and found that it was all a bunch of junk.

Then he walked right into the inner ring.

To his surprise, there were actually pieces of steel armor here.

Russell knew where the computer components were and saw a total of four.

Then he saw the transaction requirements at the top.

The transaction requirements for these parts were: one ton of food, or three cubic meters of wine, or fifty bottles of painkillers (500 tablets), or a large number of weapons, or advanced technology products, or magic tools.

These were all really good things in the void, and it was obvious that the people selling these things were very smart.

Although these trading conditions seemed difficult, Russell was not worried.

For he could make the last magic tool.

The Red Crystal Defense Necklace that Mordo had at the time was a magical tool.

The method of making it can be found in the entry obtained from the other party. As long as you find gems, you can make it.

And gems are much easier to come by.

Seeing that he couldn't afford it at the moment, Russell began to walk around casually.

Eventually, he used some compressed food and canned goods he had brought with him to trade for some gasoline and new clothes for the laura.

Carrying the oil bottle, Russell returned by the original route.

...

Jhonny left the cave with a box of canned food.

But as soon as he reached the mine, he stopped and looked outside with a grim face!

I saw a Hellfire-painted convertible and two modified trucks parked less than 50 yards from the mine!

Some of the six or seven people in the car were sitting and some were standing.

But all of their eyes were focused here.

Jhonny's face suddenly darkened, and then he shouted loudly:

"You garbage, worse than feces, do you know the rules?"

"This is the black market, you're blocking me!"

"Hell, even the devils in hell are better than you!"

He had heard that the madwoman wanted to catch him, but he hadn't expected her to dare!

No one ever dared to cause trouble in the black market!

However, as soon as his voice fell, the Pyro's voice came from the other side:

"Stupid Human Torch, what does this have to do with you?"

"Are you worthy?"

"You've been in the void, and you still think you're a star; get out of here!"

Hearing this, Jhonny was stunned.

If it's not him, who else is worthy of being blocked by these mutants!

This is impossible!

Those filthy bugs must be fooling him!

At this moment, he suddenly heard a faint voice behind him.

"Please make way."

"I need to get this garbage out of here quickly; my girlfriend is waiting for me to finish dinner at home."