Chapter 97 Treating Everyone Equally
Pei Hening: "You want monarchs of other races too?"
Chu Xuange: Yes, as long as you are not a resident of the main city, you have to pay an entry fee regardless of your status.
That's quite fair. In some respects, the strength of the wandering capital city is really not weak. Otherwise, how could it make so many strong people obediently abide by the rules?
Helian Ye quickly ran behind them to join the queue. He didn't have time to be shocked anymore; he had to be a third wheel!
Chu Xuange felt Helian Ye's gaze fixed on them, thought for a moment, and transferred 1,000 gold coins to him: "It's a loan, you have to pay it back!"
Helian Ye's eyes lit up, and he excitedly raised his hand, wanting to give the loyal Chu Xuange a hug.
Meeting his cold gaze, she decisively withdrew her hand: "Xuan Ge, you really are a good person!"
Chu Xuange ignored him, paid the entrance fee for the three of them, and received three temporary identity tokens.
He divided the temporary identity tokens, grabbed Pei Hening's hand, and walked into the main city of the wanderers.
Helian Ye looked at the translucent crystal pendant in his hand with great interest, solemnly put the pendant on, and followed the two of them.
Upon entering the main city of the wanderers, I discovered that the city walls and the interior of the city were not in the same style.
Floating buildings, flying cars, magical creations, and even a whole floating star river in the air, all kinds of large trees, clouds... It's absolutely beautiful.
There are many creatures inside, including those they had seen at school, as well as many they had never seen before.
Chu Xuange held Pei Hening's hand tightly, afraid that she would get lost.
—As for Helian Ye, so be it, he won't die anyway.
Helian Ye looked around curiously. Everything in the main city of the wanderer was new and exciting to him, whether it was the scenery, the creatures, or the various shops...
A one-meter-tall baby dragon was gnawing on an unidentified fruit, accompanied by a creature resembling an alpaca.
The baby dragon took two bites, but probably didn't like the taste, so it stuffed the fruit into the alpaca-like mouth.
A little ghost wearing a tutu was walking slowly, leading a large mechanical dog.
Several winged creatures were chasing and playing.
Pei Hening tugged at Chu Xuange and whispered, "I feel that the creatures here are all very—relaxed?"
She thought for a long time and only found this word to be suitable.
Compared to the false happiness and stability of the church, the main city of Wandering seems to be truly happy and stable.
Chu Xuange squeezed her hand and whispered in agreement, "This only happens during peacetime. Take Duoyu and explain, baby."
Pei Hening silently put on the [unnecessary explanation] and first focused her gaze on the baby dragon.
Good heavens, a little dragon cub is level 99, and the alpaca-like creature next to it is level 120.
Pei Hening then looked at the other creatures. None of them were below level 90, and occasionally a few level 80 creatures were accompanied by creatures above level 100.
Pei Hening was a little depressed. "These creatures are really high level. When will we be able to catch up with them?"
Seeing that she was upset, Chu Xuange put his arm around her shoulder and said, "Baby, you're already amazing. Most of the creatures living in the main city of wanderers are long-lived species. Their talents and resources are far beyond what our races, who have just entered the highway to survive, can compare to."
Pei Hening thought about it and realized that what he said made sense.
Helian Ye then crept up to them and asked mysteriously, "I saw someone selling houses. Is it possible to settle down here?"
Chu Xuange looked in the direction he was pointing and saw Ryan talking quietly with a dwarf about real estate.
As they talked, Ryan followed the dwarf.
Pei Hening also saw this scene, and she took a second look out of curiosity.
Helian Ye clicked his tongue in amazement: "The properties here must be expensive. That dwarf is really rich."
Pei Hening whispered, "That's the manager of the highway store; he shouldn't be short of money."
After a long while, Helian Ye finally understood and exclaimed in shock, "You guys don't actually know that buyer, do you?"
"He used to be the manager of the highway shop in our district, so we do know each other. In fact, he even sent me the auction tickets."
Pei Hening looked up and saw a rather special shop. She glanced at the signboard and roughly understood that it was a shop that specialized in selling magical artifacts.
Thinking that she hadn't completed her "buying on behalf of others" task, she pulled Chu Xuange inside, and Helian Ye followed.
The shop was decorated in a rustic style, with goods scattered haphazardly, and a strange-looking tree branch was used for lighting.
As soon as they entered, they saw the old lady sitting in the corner rocking chair weaving a magic carpet. Her hair was gray and tied up at the back of her head. She wore glasses, moved nimbly, and seemed to be in good spirits.
"You're here? Take a look and see if there's anything you like."
Did she know they would come in?
Perhaps because Pei Hening's doubts were too obvious, the old lady slowly tugged at the yarn, tapped a magic crystal on the table, and said, "The three of you are destined to be in my shop. My shop only serves those who are destined to be there."
Pei Hening silently looked at the information [Unnecessary Explanation] had gleaned, and gasped. This old lady was actually level 150...
Helian Ye, unaware of the old woman's level, shifted his gaze from the strange magical creations around him to her: "Grandma, are we destined to meet? Can we get a discount?"
The old lady pushed up her glasses: "Young man, my shop doesn't offer discounts."
Pei Hening asked, "Can I buy products from the store for other people?"
The old lady stopped knitting the blanket, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I can give you a receipt, lots of it!"
Duoduo is a chubby little cat with a pear-shaped beard. After hearing the old lady call, she quickly ran in from outside the shop.
"Go get the printer; this customer wants to buy it for them."
Duoduo wiggled its chubby body to fetch the egg beater, but this time it had a mechanical kitten behind it.
"Just ask me what you're interested in, and I'll explain its uses and price to you."
Pei Hening examined a special coin and then looked at the mechanical cat.
"This is the Honesty Coin. It contains an honesty spell that will prevent you from lying for three minutes after use. It costs 16 silver coins."
The investigation results matched what the kitten had said. She looked at Chu Xuange and Helian Ye and saw that neither of them seemed interested in it, so she posted the information about the item in the chat channel.
[The young master laughed again]: A wealthy family? What's going on?
[DibiDibi]: I'm doing purchasing tasks. I'll buy things for you if you want them, but you need to sign a contract and I'll charge a 5% purchasing fee.
[The Runaway Mermaid]: @dibidibiwoyi
[DibiDibi]: Okay, please be careful with private messages.
Seeing that Pei Hening was busy and the school channel was quiet, Helian Ye knew that she had posted in the section.
"He Ning, why don't you post this on the school channel? Those people at school are rich."
Pei Hening didn't look up and said, "Qin Lianghan may have been living in a dream; it's not advisable to aid the enemy."
Chu Xuange silently handed her a pack of cigarettes.
"Dream Cigarettes, after use, can make you dream of the happiest moments in your memory, priced at 21 silver coins."
Seeing this, Helian Ye also picked out something for her and handed her a crystal ball.
"Everlasting Crystal Ball, can be used for lighting, 1 silver coin."
"Mood hair clip, a hair clip that changes color according to your mood, 8 silver coins."
"A pair of wedding rings, which shimmer with a faint light when the heartbeat resonates, can ignore the dungeon, 10 gold coins."
"Enchanting potion, can temporarily enchant ordinary weapons to increase attack power, 21 silver coins."
...
Pei Hening tried to find props that were inexpensive and widely applicable.
[DibiDibi]: I'll handle these few items for now. Contact me if you need anything else. Thank you.
[Wangcai Baby]: @DibiDibi Mood Hair Clip
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: I knew it, you would definitely buy it for your Wangcai.
[Wangcai Baby]: Yes!
[Lazy Sheep]: No wonder you're a big spender, you've snagged so many great items, it makes my wallet itch to buy them! But alas, I'm broke!
[Wind blowing across the grassland revealing cattle and sheep]: Envious eyes.jpg
[AAA Male God Doesn't Drive Tractors]: There are just too many good things!
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: @DibiDibiEnchantmentPotion
[gritting my teeth]: @DripDripDripDreamsCigarettes
[Shark Ten Years]: This rat's big spender is making me so jealous I'm in tears. I'm going to make a scene!
[The Invisible Man]: If it weren't for the lack of money...
[C6]: Big Brother is really powerful.
Pei Hening ignored the non-transactional information; she was busy printing orders, confirming buyer information, and signing contracts.
Chu Xuange quietly organized a bunch of inexpensive yet practical gadgets.
"Freezing potion. After being thrown, the area within five meters of the potion freezes instantly for twenty minutes. 22 silver coins."
"Echo Shell, can be used to record simple words, priced at 9 silver coins."
"The Lie Tree Branch. If you lie to it, it will grow a leaf. After it grows 500 leaves, it will grow a Lie Fruit. After eating it, you can only lie for two hours. 31 silver coins."
"Deflection Amulet, immune to one fatal attack (below Grade C), priced at 28 silver coins."
...
Pei Hening quickly sent the item information to the chat channel to process the order.
[Wu Ailian]: Do you have any household items, such as tools for preparing ingredients? I work quite hard preparing ingredients every day.
[Blue Sky and White Clouds]: Do you have alarm clocks or similar devices?
[I really can't beat it]: Am I the only one interested in the Tree of Lies?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Sorry, I've already ordered the tree branch of lies.
[Seal, do you know?]: Echo Shells are quite useful too. I was thinking of using them to collect the roars of the Night Lion-Tiger Monster and see if I could use them to deal with other monsters.
[Lamb of Laziness]: You really are a genius. Tell us about the results of your experiment.
[Wind blows across the grassland, revealing cattle and sheep]: You can play like this? I'll try it tonight.
[Spicy Strips with Steamed Buns]: @Wind Blowing Grassland Seeing Cattle and Sheep Showing Off Wealth? Kill Him!
[Wind blowing across the grassland reveals cattle and sheep]: Where is this showing off wealth? I'm as honest as can be!
[The Runaway Mermaid]: Where's Sister Lemon? I haven't seen her today.
[Old Invisible Man]: Sister Lemon is on a mission at the police station, but where's Old Qian today? @Escaped Mermaid
[The escaped mermaid]: He's injured and lying dead.
[Shark Ten Years]: Oh? Getting your comeuppance?
Pei Hening was busy for a while, completing more than two hundred orders for purchasing on behalf of others. She felt that was enough, so she stopped.
[DibiDibi]: That's all for today, I guess everyone's out of money.
[Shark Ten Years]: Anyway, I'm gone, but the fairy descending to earth should still exist. She's a money-devouring beast!
[Old Invisible Man]: Big spender, do you have any freezing potions left? Enchanting potions are fine too? I couldn't get either of those.
[I'll bury you in money]: @SharkTenYears, once I recover, I'll definitely take you down!
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: I'm so sorry, I already took pictures of both of them!
[Shark Ten Years]: Sister Fish, he threatened me! @EscapedMermaid
[The Runaway Mermaid]: Don't tag me, I can't control that idiot.
[I can bury you in money]:...a tattletale.
Helian Ye followed behind Duoduo, learning new things.
He tried to get closer to Duoduo: "Duoduo, do you have any props that would suit me?"
Duoduo shook its plump body, jumped onto the shelf with a powerful leap from its hind legs, looked down at him, and reached out its paw to grab a can of something.
Helian Ye:!
He quickly reached out to take it, only to find it was a jar of purple non-Newtonian fluid: "What is this?"
The mechanical cat appeared beside him without his noticing: "This is an intelligence-boosting potion. Adding a spoonful while taking a bath has a certain chance of increasing your intelligence. It costs 2.5 silver coins per jar, and this is the last one."
Enlightenment?
Helian Ye's lips twitched. He finally understood that this big fat cat thought he was stupid!
Pei Hening told Chu Xuange to pick out something that interested him, while she took the pile of things to the old lady, paid for them, and packed them up.
The old lady pushed up her glasses. "You bought quite a lot. It seems the people in your district are quite capable; not many people died."
Pei Hening smiled and said, "It's mainly because the products in your store are of good quality."
The old lady calculated the bill for her, and after taking the money, she suddenly said, "Would you like to go upstairs and take a look? These inferior products aren't upstairs."
Pei Hening had just seen Duoduo go up to the second floor once, and guessed that there should be props on the second floor as well.
Really?
The old woman stood up and said to her, "Come with me."
Pei Hening followed behind her and went up to the second floor with her.
Compared to the chaotic state of the first floor, the items on the second floor were arranged in a much more orderly manner.
The props are numerous and of high quality.
But Pei Hening's attention wasn't on the exquisite props; she couldn't help but look at the paintings on the wall.
The painting placed in the very center depicts two familiar figures: Shuxiao and Luen. They are locked in a fierce battle, both covered in wounds. Looking at this painting evokes a sense of tragic grandeur.
Seeing Pei Hening's gaze fixed on the painting, the old woman looked at it quietly for a long time before letting out a soft sigh: "The flames of war are a collective curse. Even a genius who appears only once in millions of years cannot escape it."
Pei Hening suddenly turned her gaze to the old woman: "What do you mean by that?"
The old woman looked at Pei Hening, her deep and wise eyes seeming to see through her to others: "Back then, when she first came here, she was just like you, pretending to be stupid and deceiving herself."
"The'she' you're talking about, is it Shuxiao?"