“Qin Lun, did you see anything?” Hill’s question came from the guild channel.

“Yes, we’re here, but this place looks a little strange.” Qin Lun hid in the shadows at the corners of the corridor and cautiously looked forward. He had already used the hidden skill of the Hunter profession. This ability allowed him to have a camouflage concealment effect under static conditions.

After using his telepathy, Hill finally found his location after more than half an hour of searching. It turned out that Qin Lun was actually in the sewer at the corner of the oak barrel tavern, but there was a difference of more than a hundred meters between the sewer and the dock floor.

Fortunately, Qin Lun did not wander around in the sewer. He was in a three-story underground water channel. Trying to find an underground well leading to the ground there was simply daydreaming. It would be better to enter the sea through the exit and return to the dock at Bird’s Gate.

In the end, Hill gave him an idea. They found out which buildings belonged to the gangsters in the dock area on the ground, and those sects and sects more or less opened warehouses and secret rooms underground. Then Qin Lun should be able to use his gaze halo to find the hidden passageway they had built in that area and return to the ground.

However, this tested the eyesight of Hill and Rand, because not every gang had the financial and human resources to operate sewers. They needed to find a large-scale black organization and identify its nest in the dock area or the inner city area so that they could find their underground hideout.

Rand said that this might cause unnecessary trouble for the three of them, but in the end, he was convinced by the two of them. In the past, when the starry sky sent Apostle into the mission world, most of them would prepare some indigenous currency for them or guide them into a storyline force, so that Apostle could integrate into the storyline mission as soon as possible.

However, this time, the three of them entered Toril by relying on the World Token. They didn’t have any gold coins on them, nor did they have any guidance missions. They had to find some belongings for themselves so that they could be used in the missions that followed. Hence, they were not only searching for a hideout for Qin Lun, they were also searching for some money for the three of them.

Logically speaking, even though Qin Lun had given the two of them an overview of the Bird Gate, the two outsiders wanted to find clues to underground gangs in this unfamiliar place in a short period of time, which was very eye-catching. It was possible that before they could find any clues, the gangsters had already taken the initiative to come to their door, which was not conducive to the two of them continuing their activities.

However, these two fellows weren’t people who followed the rules. They used the simplest and most brutal method. Starting with the ruffians, they went online one by one. In less than half a day’s time, after throwing down more than ten corpses, they finally got a piece of useful information.

They found a large smuggling merchant that occupied the Border Gate dock area and the eastern unloading port.

According to the gang leader that Rand killed last time, the smuggling merchant was called Antanari. The Antanari Chamber of Commerce was very powerful. Not only did it recruit a few gangs of thieves, sailors, and coolies in the dock area, it was also said to be connected to a certain Council Duke of the Gate of Bird.

At first glance, even Hill was shocked by this information. The Gate of Bode and its surroundings may not be considered a complete country, but the city is no less powerful than the capital of a human power like Calimshan.

To be able to organize a Black-and-White Merchant Guild in such a big city, one could see how powerful it was. It was estimated that there were high-level experts and even legendary professions in the Merchant Guild. Fortunately, Hill and Kieran were mentally prepared before they attacked. After joining Qin Lun, they did not intend to stay at Bird’s Gate anymore, so they did not have any scruples.

Although Apostle possessed all sorts of strange abilities, in front of a local snake like Antanari, as long as he attracted the attention of their higher-ups, it wouldn’t be long before the two of them would be able to hide.

All-pervasive gangsters and prostitutes are their spies, just like the surveillance cameras filled the streets and alleys of modern cities. As long as the official agencies want to find you, they can deliver it to them in minutes.

With this understanding, Hill and Rand had a sense of urgency. They quickly followed the clues and found a hidden place in Antanari.

Of course, this hiding spot was not the office of the Antanari Chamber of Commerce hanging on the dock area of Border Gate. Instead, it was an old carriage shop located at the junction of the dock area and the inner city, close to the outer city wall of Border Gate.

This kind of external concealment caused Qin Lun and the others to be greatly enlightened. The carriage shop had frequent customers, and no matter if there were nobles, commoners, or mercenaries from all walks of life here, they would not be particularly suspicious.

The carriage dealership covers a wide area and requires large amounts of forage for livestock every day. Both the carriage and the forage warehouse can provide storage facilities for smuggled goods. No matter how many carriages came in and out every day, they would not attract attention and facilitate the transportation of smuggled goods.

If Qin Lun and the others weren’t wrong, a smuggling merchant that could run such a large carriage shop should also have the ability to use the underground sewerage network. There was a high possibility that there were hidden warehouses or hidden rooms under the carriage shop that connected to the sewerage.

The Antanari Chamber of Commerce only needed to use sampans or small boats to transport precious metals and slaves out of the city through underground outlets and into smuggling ships anchored outside the harbor, or into the city from smuggling ships.

At this time, Hill and Rand had already arrived outside the carriage dealership, and Qin Lun, who was underground, had also taken back the statue ghost and followed their instructions to approach the underground part of the carriage dealership.

After arriving here, the underground sewer finally became narrow. It was no more than three meters tall and no more than five meters wide. However, the sewer in this place had deepened to more than three meters. Qin Lun could only follow the narrow walkways on both sides of the sewer.

However, Qin Lun’s heart relaxed a little, because he noticed that the corridors on both sides were no longer sticky and wet. The stone walls of the passageway were also much less moss than before. Obviously, this place was frequented by people, so they had found the right place.

When he walked around another corner, he finally found an iron ladder in front of him. The ladder was well maintained, and there was no rust on its surface. After climbing up the ladder, Qin Lun finally heard strange sounds coming from nearby. He used his hidden skill to hide his body and observe the situation ahead.

“Strange? What kind of strangeness is there?” Rand asked with interest.

In front of Qin Lun’s current position, the width of the corridor had once again narrowed, allowing only three or four people to move in parallel. Because this place belonged to the upper layer of the sewer, there were no sewers left. It seemed that there were people cleaning it frequently, and there was no longer that nauseating stench.

Qin Lun threw away the ragged shirt on his body and made Apostle’s equipment appear. He used the Illusory Spirit Leather Equipment to transform into a pair of leather trousers. With the addition of the Earth Dragon Lizard’s scales and Indian Feather Boots, it was finally no longer uncovered. However, the fishy stench on his body was still a little strong. Fortunately, the air here was not fresh, so it wasn’t necessary to expose his appearance because of this.

The passageway here was different from the one below. It was no longer a straight waterway. According to Qin Lun’s observations, the passageway ahead seemed to have an arc, as if it was a circular structure. However, because his line of sight was blocked and he was unwilling to use the Gaze Aura to alert potential experts, he was temporarily unable to see what was happening inside the ring.

The words that Qin Lun had heard earlier belonged to the patrolling guards who were passing by.

“These guards are wearing animal masks, and the leader is wearing a black cloth headgear. He is wearing a black robe that resembles a priest’s robe.” Qin Lun said with a strange expression, “Hill, are you sure that the carriage shop on the ground belongs to the smuggling merchant guild? I see that these people wear the same clothes as you, very much like followers of some kind of cult!”

“Nonsense, my faith is very pure. Why are you a cult disciple? You are blaspheming the Lord!” Hill calmly refuted. The cannibal priest had long since gotten used to his companions teasing him.

“If it really is a cult, then it will be beneficial to us!” Rand said in surprise.

Qin Lun and Hill didn’t say anything for a while. Rand reminded them that if the Antanari Chamber of Commerce really had some tricks, it would be beneficial and harmless to them.

Border Gate is a complex port metropolis, with Border Gate as the core of the winding river and Chongsa River plains, living in a large number of well-ordered farmers and small businessmen.

In addition, because the Gate of Bird was located at the Golden Route of Sword Bay, an important trading port connecting Deepwater City, Amm, Tyser and Calimshan, it also attracted a large number of underground organizations and large chambers of commerce that were neutral and evil in order.

This included the Seven Solar Chamber of Commerce, Iron Throne, Heim Church, and other neutral organizations, as well as the Santalin Society, the Red-robed Mages, and the Ilmatt Church.

The Gate of Bode originated from the Great Pirates. In fact, it did not exclude the neutral and evil factions, nor did it exclude other races other than humans. As long as organizations entering ports and cities are willing to adhere to the urban system, they will not be excluded, which has contributed to the prosperity of the city to some extent.

There was only one faction that was rejected by the Bird Gate, and that was the Chaos Evil Faction.

After all, the Gate of Bode was a city that needed laws and regulations. No matter how strong the spirit of tolerance was, it could not accommodate the chaotic and evil factions that would only cause trouble and disaster. No city on Faylor Continent welcomed this faction. Where there was chaos and evil, there was no city to speak of.

Since the Gate of Bode had a policy of tolerance, and the Church underground was still secretly afraid to see anyone, then it was very likely that it was a cult that believed in chaos and evil.

Robbery, robbery, smuggling, trade unions, and cults could bring enormous trouble to the three of them. The only difference between the two was that the smugglers who had colluded with the upper echelons of the Border Gate would be surrounded by the black and white streets of the city.

As for the cult that could not be tolerated by the Door of Tribulation, as long as this cult stronghold was exposed, apart from the insiders of the cult, the official structure of the Door of Tribulation and most gangs would not cause them any trouble, and even force the members of the cult to not dare to show themselves in a short period of time.