Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1555 - 1548: As If It Is and Isn’t

Chapter 1555: Chapter 1548: As If It Is and Isn’t

"Furthermore, the two of you..." Cheng Ziang hesitantly said.

"Oh, understood, understood. Once we clear out the place, we will leave immediately. Hereby, I would like to extend an invitation for the Saints to reside." Luzun Hong promptly said.

"I apologize for the inconvenience caused to both of you," Cheng Ziang guiltily said.

"Manor Lord, please don’t say so, it’s our heartfelt sincerity. After all, they are our guests, and naturally, we should treat them with respect," Luzun Hong said with a bow.

Following that, he did exactly as he had said. He cleared out all the personnel from the government office and took them afar, allowing the Saints to take residence in the government office.

Logically, the Lingyun Government had specific lodges for hosting guests, but perhaps out of respect for the Advance Team and others, Luzun Hong directly accommodated them at the lodge within the government office, presumably for convenience in serving them.

Cheng Ziang didn’t act immediately; instead, he called upon Xihe to accompany him on a tour around to ensure the Saints and their lodgings were suitable before letting him leave.

After everyone had left, Cheng Ziang formally invited the Saints to move. Although no one was watching, their ceremony was performed very standardly, strictly following the script.

The four great guardians of the Saints stood in four directions, with the leading Azure Dragon, Cheng Ziang, clearing the path in front, while Luo’er, as the Saint, slowly walked into the government office with Tangmo’s assistance.

The entire ceremony was silent; even the sounds produced were very soft. Though troublesome, they eventually spent more than ten minutes to bring Luo’er into the upper room prepared for him.

This upper room can be said to be quite luxurious, consisting of two semi-open rooms. The front room served as a reception hall, and the room at the back was Luo’er’s bedroom.

Noteworthy is the fact that the entire room had only one large bed. By principle, Mages must not leave the Saint’s side, meaning that Luo’er had to share it with Tangmo. At this thought, Tangmo immediately showed a gleeful expression from the bottom of his heart.

Once Luo’er settled in, Luzun Hong then brought people back to the government office to handle various matters. Cheng Ziang wasn’t quite sure what Luzun Hong intended, but for now, they could only take things one step at a time.

After settling Luo’er, Baiyue felt like walking the streets, as it was their first visit to Kyushu, and she wanted to appreciate the local customs of Lingyun Government. Cheng Ziang thought for a moment and decided to have Feng accompany her.

Not only Baiyue, but Cheng Ziang also wanted to walk the streets, only hindered by his interactions with Luzun Hong. With many matters related to them, they definitely couldn’t go directly to Luo’er but had to seek him out as their representative.

After much fuss, Cheng Ziang finally settled everything and planned to take Hu Daoke along for a stroll on the streets. As for Luo’er, he left him under the care and protection of Tangmo.

Everyone had always had a misconception that Tangmo’s role in the team seemed rather useless, unable to stand alone like Cheng Ziang and Feng could.

But the fact was otherwise; it’s known that Tangmo was the strongest Mage in the Advance Team, unrivaled. What a Mage means in the Magic World needs no further elaboration. Just to mention one point, as long as the magical power in the air wasn’t exhausted, Tangmo could flatten the entire Lingyun Government with her small Magic Wand.

Moreover, not only Tangmo was beside Luo’er but also a powerful Demigod. With the two of them there, Cheng Ziang had no need to worry about Luo’er encountering any dangers.

After consulting with Luzun Hong, Cheng Ziang turned down Luzun Hong’s offer to have someone protect them and left the government office with Hu Daoke, arriving at the marketplace via the spacious streets.

Although Lingyun Government City had a designated marketplace for trade, perhaps due to its proximity to the frontier, the commerce here was very developed. Stalls even spread from the marketplace onto the streets.

Luckily, the streets of Lingyun Government were relatively spacious, so they were not overly congested. Each stall set up on the street side had to pay a daily ground rent to the government office; of course, there are also monthly payments, and even discounts are available.

The government office would regularly dispatch officers to collect the stall rent. By the time Cheng Ziang and others arrived on the street, they just saw the officials from the government office collecting the rent.

The stalls mainly sold handcrafted goods and primary agricultural products, with special spots designated for bulk goods or precious commodities, such as Magic Crystals or Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures like precious medicinal herbs.

Merchants eager to prosper purchase goods here to export to Fengyu or West Outer Heaven, and then buy local products to sell here, earning the profit amidst.

Although ranked at the bottom of the social hierarchy of Warrior, Farmer, Artisan, Merchant, a merchant’s life is nonetheless more comfortable than the aforementioned two classes. Especially after the Imperial Court opened up population movement, the trend of trading goods became increasingly frequent, and more people joined in the commerce, greatly stimulating local economic development.

"Wow, this place is really bustling, it seems almost as prosperous as Lipei," Hu Daoke remarked, looking around.

"Yeah, at this rate, it’s only a matter of time before the age of the Bourgeoisie arrives here," Cheng Ziang said humorously.

Despite wearing masks, the two didn’t appear out of place in the crowd. As mentioned before, there is trade between the Ghost Race and the Human Race, hence Cheng Ziang and the others also found mask vendors on the streets which were quite popular. Customers would often argue over the quality of a mask, making quite a scene.

Since it was a trip, Hu Daoke disassembled his Yuanzi machine gun into a pistol which he carried on him. Cheng Ziang, besides carrying a gun, also had a long sword strapped to his waist. Even with weapons, the two did not cause much panic.

The Dongsheng Empire of the Otherworld, similar to the ancient Central Plains Dynasty, forbade armor and crossbows but not soldiers. Therefore, it was common to see people with swords on the streets, and there were even vendors selling weapons.

Furthermore, due to the persistent Private Soldiers System in the Dongsheng Empire, weapons became rampant, hence encountering one or two individuals carrying weapons on the streets was commonplace.

Kyushu had dynasties, and naturally, it also had the martial world. People in the martial world, mostly from the Nine Streams, could not be as powerful as Dual Dao, so weapons became their best choice to enhance combat effectiveness.

The two strolled leisurely on the bustling streets, attempting to find traces of Baiyue and Feng.

As Cheng Ziang walked, he felt uncomfortable, as if someone was tracking him. He suddenly turned around and noticed a young girl with childish features following him. When he turned around, she didn’t seem nervous at all but even smiled and greeted him.

"Goodbye..." Seeing Cheng Ziang noticing her, the girl softly waved her hand.

Cheng Ziang felt a faint scent entering his nostrils, making his consciousness gradually sluggish, and he forgot to inquire about the girl’s identity, merely waved back at her to say goodbye.

Soon, the girl disappeared into the crowd, as if she had never been there. Cheng Ziang tried to recall her face, but his mind was foggy, unable to remember anything.

"What are you doing?" Hu Daoke turned his head and asked noticing Cheng Ziang.

"Why are you walking backwards, aren’t we going to look for Yue’er and the others?" Cheng Ziang, blinking, asked confusedly.

"What walking backward? Brother, it’s you who were walking backwards, what are you doing?" Hu Daoke said with a look of disgust.

"Eh, is that so, why would I walk backwards?" Cheng Ziang shook his head, seemingly having completely forgotten about the little girl.

"Yeah, why would you walk backwards, I was wondering," Hu Daoke said.

"Ah, I turned around, why did I turn around, what was I supposed to do when I turned around?" Cheng Ziang frowned, trying hard to remember, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not recall the encounter.

"Brother, are you bewitched or something?" Hu Daoke asked, somewhat worried.

"Forget it, let’s stop thinking about it, let’s continue looking for Yue’er and the others," Cheng Ziang said, patting his head.

"How about we go back, I feel that something is off with you," Hu Daoke said.

"No, no, it’s probably just because I’ve been too tired lately," Cheng Ziang said, his gaze inadvertently sweeping the side, and suddenly noticed that the little girl had somehow caught up again, walking beside him, still smiling at him.

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