The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 417 - Chapter 417 Chapter 416 Departure Ignashi

Chapter 417: Chapter 416 Departure: Ignashi Chapter 417: Chapter 416 Departure: Ignashi Until they left the Primordial Forest, Jin was still fast asleep,

so they had no choice but to dress her in a simple outfit made of meat slices and have Yi Chen carry her back to Lady Oreina’s mansion.

Since she couldn’t wake up due to an overdose of medication, Yi Chen could only leave a farewell letter.

Furthermore, by leveraging Lady Oreina’s connections, they also found out about the recent location of the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce, situated in a somewhat unique Neutral City, “Light City – Ignacy”.

“Ignacy is quite far from here, considering the monastery is watching you, I suggest you take transportation. Do you need me to book it for you?”

“Transportation? Jin and I came across an organization responsible for transfers in the Old World when we were on our way to the Cancer Palace.”

Yi Chen took out a card from his pocket, marked with a black spiral, representing the “Black Worm”.

“Black Worm? That works… This emerging organization is more open to outsiders like you and is willing to take on the risk of transport. Nevertheless, it’s grown rapidly in a short time and surely has some unspeakable secrets behind it, so you should be a little cautious.

Additionally, the city you are about to go to, Ignacy, is also a place that developed suddenly due to the collapse of the Old World. With the fall of the Evil Sun, the entire Old World’s demand for lamps has surged.”

This area, previously not even considered a small city in the Neutral Zone, has now developed into a large trade city, supplying lights to 80% of the Old World’s regions–even some ‘Underground Suns’ are produced by Ignacy.”

Though our streets in the Cancer Palace are equipped with ‘criminal’s streetlights’, some indoor lighting is also sourced from there.”

“If you’re interested, you could go there to check out the lamps. The style of certain specially-made lamps might intrigue you.”

“Lamps?”

Yi Chen recalled the crow oil lamp he bought when he first became a gentleman, which gradually became of little use as his Vision improved.

At that moment, the cat’s paws gently patted Yi Chen’s cheek, “William, since the creature inside you has the Evil Sun Attribute, on this trip to Ignacy, you might try looking for the ‘firewood’.

It is rumored that a lamp master in Ignacy uses the embers of firewood to create special lamps, whether you can find it depends on your own abilities.

Of course, you could also ask the Duke directly.”

On hearing the word firewood, the little grape became excited, squeezing out from the other shoulder to wave at the cat across the way.

Yi Chen took this matter very seriously, “Firewood, right? Okay, I’ll keep an eye out for it. I’m grateful for Lady Oreina’s help during this time.”

“All right, off you go. Since you don’t want to stay in the Cancer Palace, don’t waste my time.”

As Yi Chen picked up his suitcase and left, Oreina jumped onto the mansion’s glass window to watch his departing figure, “I didn’t expect the open investment of the Skin Factory to have such an effect, such a talent would be top-notch even among those at the Cancer Palace… The only odd thing is, William’s performance in the Duel Arena yesterday was quite spectacular, yet there was no follow-up interest from the higher-ups.

It seems the Lord has already made a stance behind the scenes, not intending to actively accept this individual who possesses multiple attributes, but rather focusing on Jin.”

…

Between the pools of pus,

Yi Chen took a boat alone to the opposite shore,

although his exploration and understanding of the Cancer Palace might only amount to 1%, the gains were substantial, especially since he earned his first bucket of gold in the Old World, which meant he didn’t have to worry about money for the time being.

As his hand touched the Greed Ring, the chest on it playfully stuck out its tongue to interact,

Little Grape stood on his shoulder, complaining with annoyance, “It’s really suffocating. Even the Evil Sun Attribute couldn’t be revealed in a place like the Cancer Palace, otherwise, we could have killed them all in the Duel Arena… But well, getting unexpected news of firewood is not bad either.

No matter the cost, we must get our hands on it. As long as I obtain firewood, more embers will ignite within me.”

“What if others don’t sell it for money? Let’s find more clues about the firewood first, and you better not make a scene, just stay quietly inside me.

Since the Cancer Palace forbids the appearance of the Evil Sun Attribute, it’s likely that other regions of the Old World are the same, and it’s possible that once exposed we could be captured, with efforts made to extract the embers from within you.”

Little Grape thought it made sense and didn’t talk back.

When Yi Chen stepped onto the Nong Lake dock, the boatman also sank to the bottom of the lake, waiting for the next visitor to arrive. He still needed to transport 87,123 people before he could regain his freedom.

Standing at the previous drop-off point, he took out the Black Worm Card.

His finger traced the spiral pattern on the back of the card, gliding from the center to the edge in a full circle, after which the entire card animated and curled up into a black worm.

The Black Worm raised its body, waiting for Yi Chen to orally provide the destination information.

When it received the information for “Light City – Ignacy”, it curled up and sprung up, standing erect on the ground,

emitting a signal that only the Black Worm Organization could recognize.

After waiting for about half an hour, a massive transport parasite emerged from the ground, and a sharp dagger from within split the creature open, as the conductor said apologetically:

“I’m terribly sorry, but due to the Cancer Palace’s deep location and the generally rare demand for our services in this area, it took us quite some time to arrive.

In addition, I need to confirm with you that traveling to Light City – Ignacy costs either 100 or 500 ancient coins.”

“Two prices, and they’re so expensive? I remember it only cost me eight coins to get to the Cancer Palace from the surface.”

“The high price is because the Duke’s Chamber of Commerce is currently in Ignacy, causing the city to strictly control the entry of visitors. By paying 100 coins, we can help you get a pass through internal connections. For this process, you need to provide identification documents.

If you don’t have the required documents, you can choose to pay 500 coins, and we will provide you with a temporary employee pass belonging to the Black Worm Organization.”

“Documents, will this do?”

Yi Chen stretched out his right hand, letting the “Transaction Seal” between souls appear on the back of his hand.

The conductor was so frightened that several black worms drilled out from his face, “I apologize, we didn’t know you had this kind of status. If you’re a premium customer of the Duke, no proof is needed to enter the city, and our organization will provide this transfer for you free of charge.”

“Fine.”

Yi Chen was all for saving money where he could; once money ran out, that would be a real headache.

Reclining in his seat, he accepted the familiar head massage, resting with eyes closed… He didn’t know how much time passed before he felt a source of light emerging in the darkness, and as time went by, it became increasingly intense, forcing Yi Chen to open his eyes.

Still in the parasite train, there were no strong light sources inside the carriage, but Yi Chen followed his senses and pulled open a flesh-like window by his side.

A burst of strong light instantly filled the carriage, and his gentleman’s clothes immediately switched to sun protection mode.

The light was intense, yet it felt very comfortable on his skin,

and the light flowed around his body like water. If he took off his clothes, these fluid lights could even penetrate the flesh and potentially alter genes.

Yi Chen was certain that if ordinary humans were exposed to such light, they would inevitably contract some light-related disease.

The source of this intense light wasn’t a fixed lamp but a giant underground beast ambling along.

It grew four biomechanical long legs towering hundreds to nearly a thousand kilometers high,

with a spherical head on top with no skull structure, as if it were covered with just a transparent film or a thin layer of glass, from within which an incredibly bright light shone, the principles of which were unknown.

At this moment, the conductor, who was massaging Yi Chen’s head with his tentacles, gave a simple introduction:

“This is the great creation of Lamp City Ignasi – the ‘Underground Sun’. The sunlight from its head allows those who once depended on the Evil Sun to continue living while also bringing numerous pitch-dark areas back into use.

We will arrive shortly. I hope you can stay in Ignasi for a while to experience the so-called art of light. If possible, you should definitely buy a lamp that you like.”

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