Snake Spirit Villa.
Just hearing the na, one knew it was the faction headquarters of this place.
Xu Shu looked in the direction pointed out by the man, and saw a fairly abrupt and round hill a few kiloters away. It was roughly a kiloter tall, not exceedingly high, and there was a winding mountain road looping around it, resembling a giant snake coiling around the mountain.
"Thank you!"
Xu Shu set off walking.
Before he had left the street, a man who had noticed him while asking for directions followed him and caught up, saying, "Don’t be in such a hurry to leave, sir. Are you looking to seek guidance or buy a route guide?"
This man was around forty, smartly dressed, with an oily face, a pair of gold-rimd glasses, and wearing a green gemstone watch. He had the look of a cunning rchant.
"What’s the difference?" Xu Shu asked.
The man chuckled and said, "The difference is huge! If you’re looking to seek guidance, then you’ll need to buy a high-quality Elevation Pill as an essential gift for apprenticeship. Otherwise, you won’t be able to enter the presence of the great ones at the mountain;
"If you’re looking to buy a route guide, then just prepare a regular Elevation Pill to smooth things over. Otherwise, you’re likely to be turned away! As the saying goes, ’It’s easier to get by King Yan than to deal with his troubleso subordinates.’ Sir, you have an extraordinary aura, so you surely understand this, don’t you?"
He spoke with clear logic, as if he were a rare sage.
Xu Shu didn’t want to waste ti, but with the strategic thought of ’know yourself and know your enemy to never be in peril,’ he still hesitated for a mont and then asked, "What is an Elevation Pill?"
The man’s eyes twinkled more brightly at the question.
"It’s only natural that you don’t know if it’s your first visit, sir! The Elevation Pill is a grand tonic. Every ti the nobles of Snake Spirit Villa co down the mountain, they bring in a big batch of it. Here in Xinglong Manor, the Elevation Pill is the best currency, perfect for nourishing the beloved Snake Servants!
"It’s your lucky day, sir. I happen to have a batch of freshly made Elevation Pills. It doesn’t matter whether you buy or not, just co have a look with ."
Xu Shu suddenly realized.
He understood.
The Elevation Pill was the "dog food" for those snake monsters, probably having a similar effect to the Erosion Crystal.
"Got it, thanks. I’ll definitely have a look if I have the chance next ti." Xu Shu didn’t ask any more questions and turned to leave.
But the middle-aged man was persistent and followed him: "Hey, hey, don’t rush off, sir! I can tell you’re destined to work with . I’ll give you a thirty percent discount!"
"Not interested."
"Fifty percent! Will half off do? It’s just down the alley there, very close!"
"No need!" Xu Shu kept walking.
"Sir, sir, co have a look, sir, don’t go~ Oh dear!" The middle-aged man couldn’t keep up with Xu Shu and had to give up.
Having walked only a short distance, Xu Shu saw two pregnant won with protruding bellies together kneeling and worshiping at an altar in a roadside temple in an alley.
After offering incense, they left whispering to each other, their faces radiating joy and anticipation.
However, the deity enshrined in the altar was not one familiar from the three major churches but a snake monster.
A human head on a snake body, entirely dark, a cobra’s neck, a large bulging abdon, a long tail, displaying a kind-hearted smile, erect pupils as if staring at every passerby on the street.
Upon closer inspection, the temple had a weather-worn, barely legible signboard: Snake Mother Temple.
Local conditions support local customs; it seed reasonable for this place to have such primitive worship of snake-type creatures given its special circumstances.
Xu Shu didn’t pay much attention and passed by the two pregnant won.
Suddenly, he wrinkled his nose, stopped in his tracks, and narrowed his eyes.
He slled the "Erosion Curse Power" on these two pregnant won!
It was well-known that Transcendents did not have the stench of erosion curse power, which was only found on monsters.
But these two pregnant won did not seem to be monsters—they looked human.
This sll...
After a mont of hesitation, Xu Shu turned back and found the middle-aged man, saying, "I was in a rush before; where are those Elevation Pills you ntioned? Take to have a look."
The middle-aged man, who was eyeing another "foreign fat sheep," imdiately abandoned a woman whose aura obviously didn’t match Xu Shu’s and put on a beaming smile, giving Xu Shu a thumbs-up:
"Sir truly has a discerning eye. You’ve made the right choice with . Ask anyone on this street, they all know my Shen He’s goods are quality and affordable, fair and square for young and old alike!"
"Hmm." Xu Shu nodded and casually said, "Where are the goods?"
"Right behind a shop on this street, follow ."
The rchant Shen He imdiately led the way.
They crossed an alley that was just one row of buildings away from the main street.
After a short walk, they arrived at a three-story building with blue and white exterior walls.
"I forgot my keys, haha, please wait a mont, sir."
Shen He laughed awkwardly, walked over to a nearby window, and knocked loudly, calling out, "Qizhang? Qizhang? Open the door!"
After waiting a few minutes, a skinny, young girl, barely twenty years old, opened the iron door with a nervous face.
"Boss, you’re back!" The young girl greeted with a slightly pale face.
"Locking doors in broad daylight, what are you doing?"
Shen He seed displeased, rebuking her while apologizing and explaining to Xu Shu.
It turned out that the girl’s na was Di Qizhang, a household servant he had bought, who lived and ate in the shop.
Xu Shu nodded slightly and unceremoniously said, "Let’s go see the goods."
"Right, follow ."
As Shen He spoke, he reached out to the employee Di Qizhang: "Where is the warehouse key?"
"Right here, boss." Di Qizhang pulled out a bunch of six or seven interlocked keys and quickly retreated with her hand.
Shen He had sharp eyes, grabbed her sleeve in one move, and angrily said, "What are you hiding?"
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