Yueno City.
Thanks to the student ID from Olifendor, Xia Lun and his group entered the city without any trouble. The guards wisely refrained from stopping them or asking unnecessary questions.
"This is so convenient," Liyana remarked with a sigh.
Now she understood why Aina had insisted on taking them to Olifendor first. With such credentials, they could indeed avoid a lot of hassles.
Inside the city, the streets were paved with smooth stone slabs, ensuring a ride without the bone-jarring bumps that might scramble one's brains. Gone were the days of foul-smelling horse manure—compared to a thousand years ago, the urban environment had improved beyond recognition.
Mo Lini leaned out curiously, taking in the sights of the unfamiliar city.
Yueno City wasn’t one of the major city-states, but since it was still called a city, its scale wasn’t small either.
Shops lined both sides of the street, with jewelry stores and material ore shops being particularly abundant due to the nearby mines.
Those mines were assets within the Norman Family’s territory, and Yueno City had gradually risen around them. What was once a small town had slowly developed into a city…
Initially, the Norman Family had managed affairs here, but as the family declined, Elesha, the current head, no longer had the capacity to do so.
However, soon enough, Elesha would reclaim control here with swift and decisive action—but that was a story for later.
Being unfamiliar with the area, they wandered around the city for quite some time, even stopping for a meal, before finally finding a place that sold carriages.
The shopkeeper was a young man with a shock of red, broom-like hair, giving off the vibe of a street punk.
"Miss Elf, sixty gold coins is far too little. The lowest I can go is eighty… Just look at the space, the comfort, and these seat cushions—they’re made from the hide of a mid-tier magical beast, the Crimson Serpent…" The broom-haired shopkeeper sighed helplessly at Liyana.
Suddenly, Liyana grabbed Mo Lini’s shoulders and pushed her forward.
"This is Mo Lini. She’s adorable. Give us a discount, boss."
"Eh… Huh? Liyana, what are you—? I… Huh?" Mo Lini was utterly bewildered, stumbling over her words in panic.
"Ah… Fine, you’ve got me. Sixty gold coins it is." Perhaps unable to bear Mo Lini’s near-tearful distress, the shopkeeper reluctantly accepted Liyana’s haggling.
"Perfect! Mo Lini, you’re amazing!" Liyana patted Mo Lini’s head.
"Ugh…" Mo Lini didn’t feel the slightest bit proud—instead, she looked like she was about to cry.
While Liyana and Mo Lini were busy purchasing the carriage, Xia Lun and Aina stepped into another shop.
"Shop" might have been too generous a term—it was more like a large shed.
The moment they entered, a pungent, beastly stench assaulted their senses.
Sturdy iron fences divided the shed into several sections, each containing various wild beasts and low-tier magical creatures that growled and screeched.
Yet, the moment Xia Lun stepped inside, all the magical beasts fell eerily silent. They lifted their heads, glancing around with fearful and confused expressions.
Xia Lun was here to buy a drake for pulling the carriage.
Drakes came in many varieties—some were massive, four-legged behemoths with strength rivaling true dragons, while others were smaller, bipedal creatures no larger than horses. The latter, domesticated for labor, made excellent draft animals.
"How may I assist you two?"
A pot-bellied beast merchant approached, his thick, dark mustache twitching noticeably above his lips.
"We need a drake for pulling a carriage—the highest quality available," Xia Lun said flatly.
The merchant’s eyes lit up. This was a big client.
Drakes weren’t cheap. With their draconic bloodline, they were inherently wild and ferocious, making domestication no easy feat.
An ordinary steed might cost between ten to twenty gold coins, but a drake of similar size could easily cost thirty times that.
Of course, a drake’s stamina and endurance far surpassed that of a horse.
"The finest drake we have… would be this one. Not only is it obedient and intelligent, but its endurance is top-notch—it can even use magic…"
The merchant led Xia Lun to a pen.
Inside, a grayish-brown drake lounged lazily on a pile of hay, looking utterly indifferent—until Xia Lun approached.
The creature immediately stood up, its eyes flickering with unease.
Even if this drake possessed human-like intelligence and the ability to speak, it couldn’t articulate the sensation it felt now. It was as if it had sensed the arrival of something incomprehensible—like animals sensing an impending natural disaster.
"What do you think?"
The merchant flashed a practiced smile, completely oblivious to the drake’s strange behavior.
Xia Lun asked, "How much?"
To Xia Lun’s eyes, this drake wasn’t particularly impressive, but among the options here, it was the best of a mediocre bunch.
"Seven hundred gold coins," the merchant replied.
Xia Lun’s lips twitched. That was steep.
But judging by the merchant’s grin, there was clearly room for negotiation.
Aina didn’t hesitate. A pouch of gold coins materialized in her hand, which she handed directly to the merchant.
The merchant blinked in surprise—he hadn’t expected her to pay without haggling. Recovering quickly, he beamed. "The drake is yours, madam. Would you like us to deliver it somewhere for you?"
"Just to the entrance. We’ve already prepared the carriage," Xia Lun replied. "Also, throw in a saddle and a whip."
"Of course! I’ll provide our finest, custom-made drake saddle—something we’d never give to just any customer…" The merchant’s smile widened into genuine delight.
He called over a few young assistants, who promptly climbed into the pen and began outfitting the drake.
"If Liyana finds out you spent money like this, she’ll call you wasteful," Xia Lun said, taking Aina’s hand.
"Oh? And what about you, Xia Lun?"
Xia Lun smiled. "You’re my wife. You can do as you please."
Aina produced a ring and slipped it onto Xia Lun’s finger.
The silver band was engraved with intricate patterns. The moment Xia Lun touched it, he felt as though he stood before a colossal gate, beyond which lay boundless space.
This was a spatial ring with unimaginable capacity—as for what lay inside, Xia Lun hadn’t yet probed with his consciousness.
"This is…" Xia Lun swallowed.
"The Demon King’s treasury. The spoils a hero deserves after conquering the Demon King." Aina looped her arm through his, clearly pleased by his stunned expression.
With a light laugh, she added, "From now on, the husband will handle the payments."
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
g Yu was preparing for retirement when her organization decided to eliminate her. She transmigrated to a zombie apocalypse world. However, a tiny unexpected situation occurred: She somehow transformed into an adorable little girl?!
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
