C140 A Deserving Open Lock Competition

Speaking of tasks entrusted by the dark market, ordinary people would immediately think of the work of thieves and killers. If there was a wider area, the mercenaries would also be part of it, accepting the task of attacking a certain stronghold, or killing some kind of Vicious Beasts, or even collectively searching for things that were lost, or completing some unimaginable work.

However, the organizations that controlled the dark market were not just simply distributing and mediating jobs. Sometimes, in order to recruit talented people, they also used some methods to reverse the test and absorb the target person.

Raising some difficult bounty or holding a competition was a common tactic. However, it was only used in some large cities. If one did not have enough funds and interests, these eye-catching advertising campaigns would not be able to make a profit.

The Flying-cloud Oasis was of course a big place, and the amount of money that would flow in here during its heyday, might not even be enough to contend against at all, and there were often some competitions that were held in the market, and as long as one won a place in the competition, they would receive attention and become a hot topic for recruitment.

Wen Qubing did not plan to use this to find a job, but he was very interested in the prize. Xiang Xue had absolutely no business talent, if she did not steal from it, and did not steal from it, then she would be able to earn as much as the prize money in the tournament.

It was just that in a bunch of competitions, those that were suitable for him had to be carefully selected. Although martial arts arena matches had high bonuses, betting on something outside the arena, and if he wanted to steadily get his hands on a ticket, then with his current body, he had to move as far away as possible without touching the edge of a fight.

After many selections, Wen Qubing had taken a fancy to the Lockpicking competition. The notice clearly stated that as long as he could reach the designated location and complete a few difficult questions, he would be awarded with a bonus, and would not even need to pay the registration fee.

"..." There's no need to pay any fees, and it's also not the type of competition that relies on swindling fees and registration fees to earn money, so you can give it a try. "

After confirming the target, Wen Qubing headed towards the designated location. For safety's sake, after separating with Loong Yun'er and the others, he had changed his appearance to become a thick beard. Although his body was thin and weak, coupled with a thick beard and thick eyebrows, it looked extremely incongruous, so he couldn't care less about all this.

It was a stall under a awning, and it looked rather simple and crude. An old man with a head wrapped in white cloth and wearing a white robe was sitting on a rattan chair, holding a cigarette and smoking slowly. Beside him were four baskets, each of which contained a pile of locks.

More than ten people were holding different locks, each of them using their own methods, as they tried to open the locks. Wen Qubing took a glance at them, and already roughly recognized the locks in the four baskets.

Wen Qubing walked to the side of the white robed man and saw that there was a book on the tea table on his left, it was filled with signatures, and just as he was about to write his fake name on it, the old man suddenly spoke.

"Big Beard, you can unlock a door?"

"Heh, old man, you know how to eat?"

The white robed old man smiled as he casually replied. He reached out his cigarette and blocked Wen Qubing's hand that was about to sign his name.

"If you can open the lock and sign your name, you might waste the book."

"Four locks of different levels is a competition? What's the prize? There will always be rewards for passing this trial, right? "

Wen Qubing asked while smiling. The old man leisurely pointed to the four tin plates on the table. The first had candy inside, the second had ten copper, and the third and fourth had a piece of silver and ten pieces of silver respectively.

From the first stage to the last, the most he received were only 10 pieces of broken silver ingots. Some small amount of money did not dampen Wen Qubing's interest, but instead made him think back to the past.

"..." The worst case scenario would be a candy to eat, and without even having to pay the price, Flying-cloud Oasis is truly a good place to be kind. "

"Is that so?"

He wanted to return the lock to the metal wire, but the old man did not even look at him, instead, he directly kicked him out, sending him flying seven or eight meters away, rolling on the ground, and spitting out blood, but before he could even take a look at the lock, he had already run away in a hurry.

"Pah! Useless trash! You've wasted my time. Breaking a few bones is a bargain!"

It was a lock that was taken out of the second basket, which could receive ten coppers. However, when he handed the lock over, he suddenly moved as quick as lightning, grabbed the ten pieces of silver ingots on the plate next door, and ran.

"..." Those who were good at picking locks were usually thieves!

"..." Thieves didn't have to unlock their locks when they stole things!

However, just as he ran out of the area of the shed, he caught a glimpse of a flash of blade light from the corner of his eye, and his body mysteriously lightened up. Following that, he realized that he had lost his arm, and the pain of his arm being broken caused him to let out a heart-wrenching cry.

A dark-skinned man appeared from under the shed. He was holding a machete. He picked up the falling hand and opened his fingers. He put the silver ingot back on the plate. He bowed to the old man and went back into the shadows.

The white robed old man smoked his cigarette indifferently, as if the sword light and shadows had not happened. He looked at Wen Qubing and said, "Being a thief means to keep your hands here for the sake of ten silver coins, is that worth it? Humans really can't be without backbone, don't you think so, Big Beard? "

"True, but I'm not interested in sugar …"

Wen Qubing did not answer and directly took out a large brass lock from his third basket. He took a glance at it and laughed: "Old man, your lock has rusted."

"Oh? Is that so? Who says a rusty lock can't be opened? "

"That's true, no one said it can't be done."

Wen Qubing glanced at his surroundings, and saw that amongst the feather rings hanging from the struts of the strut, he had taken down a feather and folded it.

"Many people think that we need iron wire and copper wire to unlock it. In fact, if we ask for toughness, this thing can also work, and it can even work a little bit better."

He skillfully pry open the lock and threw it into the basket. In less than three seconds, he took out a heavy lock with three locks on it from the fourth basket.

"Interesting …" "A concentric lock …"

Three keyholes required the same keys to open, but Wen Qubing knew that if it was just a simple key, the order in which it was opened wasn't right, then when he opened the last keyhole, he would re-lock the previous key and return to the starting point.

"Although it's exquisite, but... "It's a bit out of date." Wen Qubing laughed lowly: "Is the final test of the grand No God shop really so simple?"

The old man said: "This is just a small shop in the oasis. It can't represent anyone. But since you said so, esteemed customer, please use the tool in your hand to open the telepathic lock."

"This one?" Since the telepathic lock doesn't have the correct key, if you want to forcefully open it with a tool, there must be at least three of them. How can you open one for me? "I said the wrong thing just now. Apologize now, can you give me another chance?"

As Wen Qubing said this, he apologized. There was no trace of apology on his face.

"Can't you? Then at least let me change one? This one has already been folded. Can't let me use a broken tool? "

Wen Qubing walked towards the Feathered Ring, but just as he took a step, auras came out from all four corners of the shed, four strong and black scimitar wielding men approached him with a strong killing intent. He estimated that they were at least middle stage cultivators, but their auras made Wen Qubing feel that they were not right, so his judgement was not necessarily accurate.

"Looks like there's nothing to discuss. Alright, No God shop is indeed not friendly to thieves …"

Wen Qubing returned to the lock and inserted the broken feather into the hole in the middle. Looking at the empty hole on his left and right, he laughed first in embarrassment.

The white robed old man said, "No God shop are unfriendly to useless people, but they have always welcomed capable people. In order to give you a chance to prove yourself, I will count to ten now. If you are unable to open it before then, the four of them will chop off your head."

"Hey, don't play like this, I don't need money anymore, do you think you can just take a candy and leave?"

"Ten …"

The old man counted. Wen Qubing immediately took action, but just as he was about to pry open the lock, three sounds came out, not only did the feather get chopped off, the two other locks on the side also closed their doors, stopping the operation.

"Big Beard, when you come to Flying-cloud Oasis in your next life, remember to be modest. The only ones who can open this lock in ten seconds are Husband Dazzling Spring and Lightning Bandit.

Wen Qubing said with a sullen face, "I just want to attract your attention, can't you admit your wrongs?"

"Six …"

"Hey!" Old fellow, do you need to jump? "

"Five."

After a few seconds, the smile on Wen Qubing's face disappeared, and he raised his palm to strike the concentric lock. At the same time, his other palm pressed on the lock, and when he calmed his heart and felt the impact, the reed within trembled slightly.

The body constructed by the Ether's Corpuscle Worm was different from ordinary flesh and blood. In terms of perception, it was far more powerful than an ordinary person's, and that was the foundation of one's confidence.

"Four …"

"..." The people of the world still did not know that the essence of Fragmentary Star Group was a fraudulent group. The essence of the Four Great War Gods was completely different from what it appeared to be, including the famous Lightning Bandit.

..." "Lao Shang that guy, despite holding the title of a thief, had no understanding at all about the basics of being a thief. He had always tried to deal with traps by forcibly breaking through and barging in.

"..." It had always been him who taught him how to unlock the locks, helped him supplement all kinds of mechanical knowledge, and single-handedly promoted him to the position of a thief. In the early days, he had always had to carry him every time he stole something …

"Three …"

The white-robed old man was so surprised that he forgot to shout out loud. He looked blankly at Wen Qubing throwing the concentric lock back into the basket with a smile on his face.

"Old man, what did you say just now? Who dares to look down on us? "