Chapter 179: The Magic Continent’s Fishing Village Turmoil 1
Tidal Inn
Looking at the inn, built entirely of wood and with its walls covered in seashells, Sang Chu paused.
A cluster of small sparks suddenly emerged from the lantern on the door. It swayed and looked at Sang Chu, instantly opening the door.
“Welcome, are you here for lodging?”
The person speaking hadn’t even looked up. He appeared to be a young man, and Sang Chu walked directly towards him.
Huang Jun, dressed in plain cloth and with dark skin, yawned and lazily got up. When he opened his sleepy eyes and saw Sang Chu, who was wearing a wizard robe, he sprang up from the bamboo chair with a flip, smiling.
“Esteemed Wizard Lord, are you here for accommodation?”
“Yes, there are seven of us. I need seven guest rooms.”
Hearing this, Huang Jun looked at Sang Chu with some difficulty. “Wizard Lord, many wizards have come to Bay Fishing Village recently, all heading to Feng Xin City across the sea. We only have three, three guest rooms left in our inn.”
“I’ll take them all!”
A man, who appeared from nowhere, stepped forward and booked the rooms before Sang Chu could speak.
Sang Chu smiled at the three young men who walked up. “Young man, don’t you understand the principle of first come, first served?”
The young man, seeing that Sang Chu was only wearing a wizard robe from a low-level city, snorted disdainfully. “Innkeeper, I’ll pay double the price for your rooms. Hurry up and arrange them for us, we’re exhausted from the long journey!”
Huang Jun, seeing that although they were only wearing the black robes of academy mages, they were embroidered with white camellia patterns, quickly said, “Alright, alright, three distinguished guests, please come this way.”
Watching their retreating backs, Sang Chu frowned slightly. Tu You, however, asked with great confusion: 【A Chu, we have money, why don’t we compete with them! 】
【There’s no need. Let’s leave first. You find a way to investigate why so many wizards are going to Feng Xin City, and I’ll look for other inns. 】
Tu You sometimes couldn’t understand Sang Chu’s thoughts, but since she had said so, Tu You could only fly away.
Sang Chu then sent messages to Sang Jing Wen and Lu Min Feng: 【Many outsiders have come to this small fishing village, and they say they are going to Feng Xin City. You two find a way to probe the merchants’ opinions. 】
At this moment, Sang Jing Wen sent a message: 【I just heard a bit. It seems they said that extremely rare roses have appeared in Feng Xin City, and the City Lord is preparing to open them for viewing for three days, starting a month from now. 】
Sang Chu: 【Roses? City Lord? 】
Neither of these words were unfamiliar, but why did they sound so strange together in one sentence?
Lu Min Feng: 【Could it be related to Wu Qi receiving roses from you in Flower Town? 】
Sang Chu was silent for a moment and then transmitted a message to Sai Yue: 【Sai Yue, how do you black wizards usually accept missions? 】
Sai Yue, who was in the middle of buying things, suddenly heard Sang Chu’s voice directly in her ear. She was very unaccustomed to it; this was the first time she had been someone’s slave!
【Master, there are no black wizard strongholds here, so I can’t see new missions. 】
Sang Chu: 【How far is your black wizard headquarters from here? 】
【About a three-day journey. 】
Sang Chu: 【I’ll give you two Hellhounds and four roses. You can take them to get revenge, but I need you to investigate something for me first. 】
Sai Yue excitedly dropped what she was holding: 【Master, please tell me! 】
【I want to know if Wu Qi is alive or dead! 】
Sai Yue was stunned for a moment and said vaguely: 【Master, Wu Qi just issued an order to hunt you down, how could he be dead? 】
【That’s why I need you to check. If his mission hasn’t been canceled, it means he might still be alive. If… 】
Sai Yue: 【If the mission is gone, it means the person who issued it is also gone. Master, I understand. I’ll go do it now. What about Qing Xiao? 】
【You two go together. Hellhounds can’t be put on a single card. Come find me at the entrance of Tidal Inn. I’ll be waiting for you here. 】
【Okay, we’re coming over now! 】
Sai Yue and Qing Xiao hurried towards Sang Chu’s location, leaving Sang Jing Wen and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.
Sang Chu: 【Brother, Min Feng, you two should also come find me with Sai Yue and the others. 】
Sang Chu wasn’t entirely at ease letting Sang Jing Wen and the others act alone, but it was difficult to say so directly.
Sang Chu, waiting for them, stood outside the entrance of Tidal Inn, watching the people coming and going.
They were dressed ordinarily, and for a moment, she thought she was just in a barren small town, not having transmigrated.
“Esteemed sir, would you like to buy some seafood?”
An elder carrying a shoulder pole walked up to Sang Chu and asked cautiously. His pole was laden with all sorts of fish.
There were also three or four small jars of fish fry.
“Elder, how much are you selling these for?”
“If you want them, how about thirty crystal shards for all of them?”
“Alright, give them all to me then.”
Sang Chu directly took out thirty crystal shards from her crystal coins and held them in her hand. Looking at the sparkling crystal shards, the elder’s eyes widened. He quickly handed over the items from his pole to Sang Chu, but he had forgotten that he didn’t have a storage ring to put things in.
Sang Chu looked at his embarrassed expression and said, “Elder, you can keep these crystal shards. I’ll put them away myself.”
“Yes, yes, thank you, sir.”
The elder rubbed his hands on his body, and after wiping them clean, he took the crystal shards from Sang Chu’s hand. When he came to his senses, everything in his pole had already been put away.
“Sir, are you here for lodging?”
“Yes. Elder, do you know if there are any other places to stay nearby?”
The elder looked at her with displeasure, his eyes darting around nervously. Finally, he pulled her aside and said in a low voice, “Sir, you are a good person, so I’ll tell you directly. It’s… it’s not peaceful at night. If you have a carriage, it’s best to leave quickly.”
“Oh? What do you mean?”
The elder seemed very frightened, his voice trembling as he spoke. “The… the cold attacks here are terrifying. Even within a magic array, you can be devoured by the Demon King. Many wizards have already died. Sir, you should leave quickly.”
“Were all those who died wizards?”
The elder nodded repeatedly, his frightened expression not seeming fake.
“A Chu!”
Sai Yue called out as she arrived. Seeing Sai Yue and her group, the elder quickly picked up his pole and left.
“A Chu, why was that person looking for you?”
“Selling things.”
Qing Xiao stared blankly at the elder’s retreating back. Sang Chu saw this and asked, “Is there something wrong with that elder?”
Sai Yue and Qing Xiao looked at each other for a long time, wanting to speak but hesitating. Finally, they leaned close to her ear and said, “Master, that… that is also a black wizard, a Level Five Summoner, Shi Feng.”
Sang Chu suddenly turned her head to look at the elder’s retreating back. “Didn’t you say black wizards can’t enter towns?”
Qing Xiao: “Yes, but Summoners are an exception. They can summon the corpse of any recently deceased person and possess it, becoming a new person. It’s very difficult to catch them.”
