Chapter 191: Xiang Yang City on the Magic Continent 1
After passing through a corridor that took about twenty minutes to walk, they officially entered Xiang Yang City.
The architectural style of Xiang Yang City was extremely luxurious, with every building soaring into the clouds. The buildings were inlaid with sparkling crystal stones, and realistic artificial vines coiled upwards from the ground, adorned with carved artificial sunflowers.
The center of the sunflower was precisely on the magic crystal stone, emitting dazzling rosy light under the sunshine.
The ground was entirely made of smooth marble, etched with formation patterns. Stepping on it, one could feel a refreshing coolness that made the whole body comfortable.
Mu Xue stepped on the floor and was startled by the cold air: “This is like suddenly entering a refrigerator in the middle of summer. What if a cold attack comes at night?”
She looked at Sai Yue, but this was beyond her knowledge. She hadn’t entered any city for a long time.
Just then, a little girl, about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a slightly faded dress, walked up and said to Mu Xue:
“Greetings, esteemed Wizard. Are you visiting Xiang Yang City for the first time? Our streets are all carved with formation patterns. The formation patterns change with the climate. When the cold attack comes at night, the ground becomes very warm, and the entire city feels like it’s bathed in sunshine. Even indoors, you won’t be attacked by the cold from the cold attack without activating a magic array, allowing you to sleep soundly at night. You can even go out and play during the cold attack period without fearing it.”
Although the cold attack at night was not as terrifying as when Xue You was present, it still existed, albeit with significantly reduced power.
Mu Xue squatted down and looked at the little girl: “Little sister, are you a guide?”
“Yes, yes, I’m very cheap, only one crystal coin. Could you hire me to lead the way? I’m very familiar with Xiang Yang City, and I can take you anywhere you want to go.”
Mu Xue looked back at Sang Chu and Lu Min Feng, waiting for them to make a decision.
Sang Chu had noticed upon entering that Xiang Yang City lacked road signs and was too vast. They needed to pass through Xiang Yang City to reach Rose City. The city walls essentially enclosed an area of tens of thousands of miles, with only one gate for passage.
“Then let’s hire her. I see places to rent carriages by the roadside, let’s go take a look. This place is too big, walking is unreliable.”
If they walked, their feet would be ruined.
The young girl Bei Xin was overjoyed to hear they wanted to hire her as a guide. Her face, still retaining a baby’s roundness, was full of smiles as she said sweetly, “Esteemed Wizards, if you’re renting a carriage, why not go to Sister Liu’s shop ahead? Her carriages are very comfortable and affordable.”
Sang Chu: “Alright, let’s go then. You lead the way.”
Mu Xue watched the little girl skip ahead and couldn’t help but pull Sang Chu’s hand: “Sang Sang, what if we get ripped off? Should we compare prices?”
Sang Chu patted her hand and chuckled, “If you trust someone, use them; if you doubt them, don’t. Besides, we’re unfamiliar with the place. It’s okay even if we get a bad deal. If everyone thinks she’s not good the next day, they won’t use her. Of course, if she dares to demand an exorbitant price or cause trouble, there’s no need to be polite. Releasing a Hellhound can deter many people.”
Lu Min Feng said from the side, “Don’t worry. Even if she has a group behind her, we’re not afraid. We’ll go find a magic shop first to buy a white card for Sang Chu. A Level Five Wizard is not common even in a Level 2 city.”
Sang Chu: “Rest assured, I have backup cards. We don’t need to be afraid. We don’t seek trouble, but we’re not afraid of it either. We’ll pay the agreed-upon crystal coins.”
Mu Xue: “Mm-hmm.”
Since Sang Chu said there was nothing to fear, she wasn’t as worried. In her heart, Sang Chu wasn’t someone who boasted. Since she said she had backup, that backup must be significant enough to protect them all!
Carriage Market
After walking for about another twenty minutes, they followed Bei Xin to a street filled with carriages. Dozens of shops, large and small, were all selling various carriages.
“Would you like a carriage, esteemed guests? Come and see ours. Our carriages are beautifully designed, extremely fast and stable, with spacious interiors and comfortable upholstery, perfect for sightseeing.”
“Guests, their horses are retired warhorses, no longer suitable. Come and see ours; they are all new from the stables.”
As Sang Chu and the others approached the street, they were surrounded by employees from the carriage shops. Bei Xin, afraid Sang Chu and the others would be lured away, pushed them aside with her small body, saying, “Sister Liu, I’ve brought you customers, come out quickly!”
Her sharp, high-pitched voice carried out. Soon, a woman holding a blacksmith’s hammer emerged from a shop, her booming voice echoing, “Who, who’s trying to steal my customers!”
As soon as she said that, the people who had surrounded them scattered instantly. Sang Chu and the others finally saw the Sister Liu that Bei Xin had mentioned. She was nearly 180 cm tall, with well-developed muscles, holding a blacksmith’s hammer, looking ready for a fight.
Bei Xin saw this and quickly waved at her, “Sister, Sister, put away your hammer!”
Liu Hao looked down and quickly put it into a card, tucking it into her pocket. She walked over with a face full of wrinkles and said, “My apologies, esteemed guests. I was forging a canopy, which is why I was holding the hammer. Are you looking for carriages? Please, come inside, come inside.”
Sang Chu: “Boss, I need five carriages.”
Liu Hao was stunned. Normally, people would rent only one carriage, but these people wanted to rent so many. “Guests, is the space inside one carriage very large?”
Mu Xue heard this and knew the boss was decent. If it were another boss, they would probably be overjoyed and enthusiastically recommending carriages.
She linked arms with Sang Chu and said, “We know, but we want to shop separately, so we need that many carriages. Do you have any recommendations?”
Liu Hao: “I do. Please come inside and take a look.”
The shop looked quite large, with no carriages displayed outside.
Upon entering the shop, stacks of low-level cards were placed on the counter. The cards had descriptions of the carriages: “If a guest likes one, they can take it outside and test run it for a distance. If they like it, they can sign a contract. If not, they can choose another.”
“Okay, we’ll take a look first.” After speaking, Sang Chu turned to look at Sang Jing Wen and the others: “Brother, you all choose too. If you find one you like, ask the boss to show it to you.”
Xiao Yi Fei rubbed his hands together and laughed, “Then I’ll have to choose carefully!”
Xi Rui stood to the side and said coldly, “Boss, how do we return these carriages? We need to go to the next city, so we can’t possibly return them after we’re done sightseeing!”
