Susa proposed that Vasini go to his house for a chat, and bring along Old Kani.
This proposal was quite interesting.
If Ethan were present, he would definitely use the word "usurpation."
Naturally, Vasini understood to so extent that tonight’s negotiation would not be simple.
But he was not afraid.
He feared nothing now, especially after he publicly killed Luca. He felt he had ascended.
The god was behind him; no one could block his path.
By the ti the clock struck seven, the sky was completely dark.
After praying in the Sanctuary, Vasini put on a dented bowler hat and slowly walked out.
And Ethan had already heard his prayer and understood the purpose of his outing tonight.
It seed like there was going to be a fierce battle.
So Ethan chose to move closer to the South District.
At this mont, he was accompanying two girls outside; today they had co to the Free Trade Market in the East District.
This market was established after the Kingdom Trade Port was fully constructed.
It was famous for connecting products to all corners of the world.
Here, one can experience the cultures of various parts of the world and taste various delicacies.
For instance, as soon as Ethan and the others entered, they saw a bearded man dressed in traditional attire from the Siris region of the old continent, selling their country’s most famous delicacy, Masalar.
It looked like an indescribable mush; although Sofia seed very interested in this novel food, in the end, she still dared not try it.
When the bearded man tried to chase after them to sell it, Sofia quickly pulled Anya and ran away.
Although Anya seed indifferent.
Yet if truly asked to eat it, she would probably politely decline as well.
Afterwards, they arrived at a place selling accessories, which specialized in traditional jewelry from the Fengcui Region—
Gold threading.
This involves inlaying gold threads into fabrics, forming various patterns and decorations.
They looked very classical and luxurious.
Sofia, who always loved the retro culture of the old continent, couldn’t help herself when she saw it. She looked at every item on the stall with eyes sparkling, seemingly wanting to take them all ho.
"Honored guest, what would you like? Feel free to choose."
The rchant selling the accessories wasn’t dressed in ethnic attire from Feng Cui, but his manners and accent clearly revealed his Fengcui identity.
Because Ethan himself was a Fengcui immigrant.
So he responded with the sa etiquette.
This imdiately ward up the rchant, who also inquired about Ethan’s family and where his hotown was located.
After so small talk, Ethan asked him to pick out one or two really good things, and the rchant glanced behind Ethan.
Noticing Anya standing quietly alongside Sofia, the vendor subtly gave Ethan a thumbs-up.
Then he whispered, "The ones at the front are just for show, not good; co on, the real good stuff is in the back, I definitely won’t cheat a Fengcui person."
Even though Ethan recalled another wise saying upon hearing this, he still trusted the Fengcui people’s connection through region and bloodline in this world.
So they followed the rchant to the back of the stall.
It was a tent, not very big, and set up at the back rather inconspicuously, with patterns on it that resembled clouds.
Upon seeing these patterns, Ethan knew where this rchant ca from.
This man was a Fengcui person, and his ancestors were wanderers.
The so-called wanderers were people who road about the old continent for a long ti without settling, having no real ho or country.
Different countries had various nas for them, so eventually, for convenience, they were universally called wanderers.
But there were so wanderers who eventually stopped, then naturally assimilated into wherever they settled.
Evidently, this rchant or his ancestors must have been such people, and the tent was left to commorate them.
"My ancestors were wanderers; to commorate them, by the way, do you know our wanderers’ customs?"
He winked at Ethan.
"I know."
Ethan nodded.
The two girls behind him were curious and looked at Ethan.
"Fortune telling."
The reason wanderers were constantly wandering, according to their own theory, was that the ultimate goal of wandering according to their oldest tradition was to search.
Search for what?
Opinions varied.
But the most representative explanation is searching for destiny.
So no matter where they went or who they t, the first thing they did was always fortune-telling.
"Co on, consider it a small gift."
The rchant smiled with a sort of mysterious vibe.
Ethan was indifferent, but Sofia was very interested, and even Anya, who always seed uninterested in other things, showed a slight curiosity.
Inside the tent, the light was dim because the rchant had only lit a small, not very bright oil lamp.
Under the lamp, his mysterious aura was even stronger.
"Co on, each of you draw a card, and silently think about what you want to ask about in your heart; it will naturally reveal the answer to you."
This statent surprised Ethan.
He expected a very complicated fortune-telling process, especially when the person in front of him took out cards.
He thought it was sothing like Tarot.
Unexpectedly, it was fully automatic?
Ethan drew a card from the person’s hand; the back was simple, depicting so patterns like those outside the tent resembling clouds, while the front was completely blank.
Ethan hadn’t initially anything particular to ask but suddenly wanted to see how this card operated.
So he silently thought of a question in his mind: Who is the King of the Beihai?
Then, according to what the rchant said, he pressed the card in his hand.
After about half a minute, Ethan unfolded it and took a look; the card was still blank.
So...
There’s not much use, after all.
Ethan chuckled inwardly, thinking this was just a bluff; if it were genuinely effective, the rchant wouldn’t need to set up a stall outside.
With that thought, he looked to the side, expecting to see the disappointed expressions on the two girls, but saw they were suddenly holding their cards tightly, not letting him see.
"What did you ask about?"
Ethan was a bit puzzled; did they get results?
"Nothing."
Both of them responded almost in unison.
Then, they hid the cards away.
"Let’s look at the accessories; I’m looking for ones with floral patterns, sothing more beautiful and detailed?"
Sofia quickly changed the subject.
Ethan looked at Anya again, but this ti Anya didn’t go along with Ethan’s curiosity; she just followed to look at accessories as if she hadn’t noticed.
This...
Ethan felt sothing was odd.
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