Chapter 550: Chapter 348: Black Crystal Town (1)

"Don’t worry," Zhao Chi said. "I’m not going to leave the town. I mainly just want to look around the Exchange."

Mo Ming nodded. "Don’t let the name fool you. Even though it’s just a town, it’s no smaller than a county. There are three large Exchanges, and they’re all massive, plus several auction houses. I can sync a map to you; you can use it as a reference."

’There’s a map?’

Zhao Chi said cheerfully, "A map makes things even better. Thank you, Captain Mo."

Mo Ming smiled. "It’s not an official map. I marked it up myself. Feel free to ignore any places you’re not interested in."

"Alright, Zhao Chi, I’m heading off too," Tie Shan said. "You be careful now. HAHAHAHAHA."

Zhao Chi didn’t know why he was laughing as he walked away. He figured he must just be happy.

"After the Exchange, you can check out the auction houses too," Mo Ming said. "There are auctions every day, but the prices are way too high. You can go just to see what it’s like. Well, I’m off."

"Okay, Captain Mo."

Everyone had already scattered.

Here with the merchant team, only a little over 100 Soldiers were left to stand guard.

It seemed like far too few people to guard so many Supplies.

However, Zhao Chi noticed it was the same in the other nearby areas.

The carriages of the other merchant teams were also packed full, but they didn’t have many guards either.

On the contrary, there were many Dark Night City Soldiers on patrol, constantly making their rounds.

’Just as Tie Shan said, Dark Night City must have put a lot of effort into security here.’

Zhao Chi didn’t linger any longer.

He opened his system to pay the fees.

The first thing to pop up was his Identity information.

[Identity Information]

[Name] Zhao Chi

[ID] XYBY713

[City] Snowfield City

[Merchant Team] Jade Merchant Team

[Arrival] October 18

[Departure] Estimated October 19

[Docking] Zone 8C, Spot 131

’This information is basically useless, though I can show it if a Soldier needs to inspect it.’

’The only useful part is the docking location.’

’If a Trade is successful, the other party uses this location information to pick up the goods, though you have to pay an extra fee for on-site pickup.’

For bulk commodities, it was probably used quite often.

’Although I don’t have that many goods, I can’t exactly wander around carrying eight barrels of Kerosene. I’ll see how things go. Maybe I’ll just pay the fee for on-site pickup.’

Next was the fee information.

[Fee Invoice]

[City Entry Fee]

Persons: 1

Fee: 10 Silver Coins

[Supplies Fee]

Supplies: Super-Improvement Kerosene

Quantity: 800 liters

Unit Price: 30 Copper Coins

Fee: 240 Silver Coins

[Total] 250 Silver Coins

’That’s not expensive.’ He paid the fee right away.

Then, he checked Mo Ming’s map.

The map was very detailed.

Three large Exchanges, eight large auction houses, and a few merchant guilds were all clearly marked.

In addition to those,

Luohong Tower, various restaurants, inns, and small shops were also marked.

There were also two places marked with red hearts.

But the names were strange:

The Burly Man Bar? The Brawn & Brawl Hall?

’What kind of places are these?’

’They sound terrifying. Definitely can’t go there.’

’I’ll have to make sure to go around them.’

’First, I’ll head to the nearest Exchange.’

The path was lined with streetlights, so the area was well-lit.

He was surrounded by pedestrians from other merchant teams, the majority of whom were still male.

They had their arms slung over each other’s shoulders, laughing and joking as they headed into the inner part of town.

Zhao Chi’s Physical Strength was now extremely high, so he broke into a jog and quickly left the merchant team’s parking area.

The moment he stepped out, the atmosphere changed completely.

Bustling.

It was wall-to-wall people.

Both sides of the road were filled with small restaurants.

The thick smell of barbecue assaulted his nostrils.

The aroma of spices and oil wafted everywhere.

Many people sat at tables, stuffing their faces.

"Hey, handsome! Come get a bite! It’s cheap, only 7 Copper Coins a skewer."

The proprietress greeted him enthusiastically.

She was a Dark Elf with pitch-black skin, wearing a red apron and a cloth cap.

Her figure was slender, but her skin was very lustrous.

’I wonder if all Dark Elves are like this, or if this proprietress just got this way from all the cooking smoke.’

She definitely had the Appearance of an Elf; though her skin Color was different, her features were exquisite.

’So this is what a Dark Elf looks like.’

"Don’t hesitate, handsome! What can I get for you? We’ve got everything! There’s room inside, come on in!"

To his surprise, Zhao Chi found he was a little hungry.

"What kind of meat is this?"

"It’s all fresh lamb. Look over there, they’re still butchering it."

It was, indeed, freshly butchered.

"I’ll take 10 skewers to go."

"You got it!"

Zhao Chi gave her 1 Silver Coin, and the proprietress gave him back 30 greasy Copper Coins in change.

Zhao Chi didn’t want to take them.

"On second thought, just give me a kidney skewer."

"Alright!"

Zhao Chi ate as he walked. It actually tasted pretty good.

After he passed through the street, the number of restaurants dwindled, replaced by other types of shops. The air was much fresher, but the streets were still crowded.

Zhao Chi went with the flow of the crowd, moving forward.

This place was truly a gathering point for the Hundred Races.

He had only walked three blocks, but he’d already seen over a dozen different Races.

He wasn’t paying attention and almost stepped on a Cat Girl.

She only came up to Zhao Chi’s waist, was covered in white fur, and had two cat ears standing straight up on her head.

She let out a sharp MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW at Zhao Chi, who had no idea what she was saying.

But he was sure she was complaining, telling him to be more careful.

Zhao Chi wasn’t fazed, though. He even found her a little cute.

A rat-man passed by.

The rat-man glanced at the Cat Girl and let out a few quiet squeaks, which made the Cat Girl turn and start yelling at him instead.

A lizardman passed by, dressed in a Human maid’s uniform.

It was a bizarre sight.

Two Soldiers were trying to shoo a stone man off the road, worried he would damage the newly paved surface by walking in the middle of it.

Behind him was a huge Minotaur, carrying two Succubi on his shoulders.

Each Succubus gripped one of the Minotaur’s horns, laughing and chatting away. Their two red tails scraped across the Minotaur’s broad back, making him snort uncontrollably. It stank.

There was even a Human riding on four Skeletons, which were arranged like a walking chair of white bone, moving obediently.

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