Chapter 244: Giant Creatures 2

With no money on her, Perry Yates couldn’t call a taxi. She could only start the miserable task of searching on foot.

After walking for about ten minutes, Perry Yates wiped the sweat from her brow and looked up at the blazing sun. ’This weather is a little too hot, isn’t it?’

She had thought not being able to use her items wouldn’t affect her much. ’Now it seems I was too optimistic. How could it not have an effect? Here it is.’

If she could still use her items, she definitely wouldn’t be sweating.

"Sigh..."

Perry Yates sighed, then circulated the power within her body, activating the Cold Moon Guardian. A sliver of its power formed a transparent shield around her, which not only offered protection but also emanated a cool breeze.

Feeling the comfortable, cool air, Perry Yates squinted her eyes in pleasure. ’Ah, that’s the stuff.’

On her journey, aside from the sun, the thing Perry Yates saw the most was all kinds of insects.

She didn’t know if they were overfed or if the insects here were just naturally like this, but the bugs here were several times larger than any she had seen on Cerulea.

An hour later, Perry Yates finally found a jewelry store on a commercial street.

"Hello, do you buy gold here?" Perry Yates asked.

’That’s a stupid question,’ she thought. ’Of course a jewelry store buys gold.’

"Of course. Are you looking to sell some gold?" the clerk said.

Perry Yates nodded. "What’s the price of gold today?"

"Today’s price is nine hundred yuan per gram."

Hearing the price, Perry Yates took out the small golden pig.

The golden pig wasn’t large—about the size of her palm—but its weight was substantial.

The clerk took the golden pig, poured out all the golden beans inside, and placed them on a scale. It was exactly two hundred grams—no more, no less.

"Two hundred grams multiplied by today’s price comes to one hundred and eighty thousand yuan. Are you sure you want to sell all of these golden beans?" the clerk asked again.

Perry Yates nodded firmly, then put on a heartbroken expression. "My boyfriend gave these to me," she said sadly. "But I found out he was cheating on me recently, so we broke up. Keeping these golden beans around the house is just too upsetting. I’d rather exchange them for cash and spend it. Oh, by the way, can you pay in cash?"

Hearing this, the clerk, as expected, didn’t ask any more questions.

"If you want cash, you might need to wait a little while."

"That’s fine. I have plenty of time."

Half an hour later, Perry Yates successfully left the jewelry store with her huge sum of one hundred and eighty thousand yuan.

As the saying goes, savings are a person’s greatest source of confidence.

With this money in hand, Perry Yates felt much more secure. Now it was time to go shopping.

While chatting with the clerk at the jewelry store, she had taken the opportunity to ask for information about the city, including the location of its largest mall, which was said to have everything.

However, Perry Yates didn’t go there immediately. On the way, she discovered a wholesale market teeming with people.

Without hesitation, Perry Yates turned and went inside. She wasn’t really there to buy things—after all, she had no storage space now and could only carry a limited amount of supplies. The main advantage of a wholesale market was that things got cheaper the more you bought.

’This time, I’ll just buy enough for myself,’ she decided. ’Carrying too much will just slow me down.’

She had come here to see what was selling the fastest. Those were the key items to hoard.

Upon entering the wholesale market, Perry Yates realized just how crowded it was. Many of them were young people, all clustered anxiously around the grain and oil stores.

Seeing this, Perry Yates had a guess as to who they were.

’They’re probably players.’

Moving past the shops wholesaling food, Perry Yates noticed that the most popular items were mosquito repellent spray, insecticide, floral water, and cooling oils.

’Looks like the insect problem here is really severe.’

After a lap around the wholesale market, she mentally noted everything she had seen, planning to buy it all at the mall later. She also needed to buy a bigger backpack.

After arriving at the mall, Perry Yates first went to the supermarket located inside. The selection of goods was extensive. With the help of a sales associate, she bought mosquito repellent spray, floral water, cooling oil, and insecticide. Since she was alone, she didn’t buy a large quantity—just five bottles of each.

Furthermore, at the sales associate’s strong recommendation, Perry Yates also purchased an insect repellent liquid. It contained an ingredient called Mina Lowell that emitted a scent insects hated, making it perfect for outdoor use. A single one could last for half a month.

Because it was a new and relatively expensive product, not many people were buying it.

Hearing this, Perry Yates decisively bought ten of them as spares. They weren’t very big, anyway.

After finishing her shopping, Perry Yates went to the clothing department.

Her requirements were simple: comfortable, durable, stain-resistant, and preferably with lots of pockets.

Following Perry Yates’s requirements, a sales associate quickly found the clothes she needed.

"This is a complete outfit, including a tank top, jacket, pants, socks, shoes, and a hat."

Hearing this, Perry Yates felt the material. It seemed to be good quality, so she immediately asked for two sets, plus a few extra pairs of socks.

After buying these things, Perry Yates left the mall. On her way, she passed a pharmacy and ducked in to buy some Huoxiang Zhengqi water, just in case.

Looking at the bags she was carrying, Perry Yates thought for a moment and decided to sort out her accommodations first.

She had originally thought about renting an apartment, but then she considered the hassle of security deposits. Besides, it wasn’t safe for a young woman alone; she could easily become a target.

She went to a decent-looking hotel and got a room.

"Ma’am, here is your room key. If you need anything, you can call the front desk."

"Okay, thank you."

After getting to her room, she looked it over.

The room wasn’t large, only about a dozen square meters. It contained just a bed, a desk, and a nightstand. Because a section had been partitioned off for a bathroom, the space felt a bit cramped.

However, Perry Yates wasn’t bothered by such accommodations. ’Based on my experience, I won’t be staying here for long anyway,’ she thought. ’It’s better to focus on buying supplies for now.’

Leaving the hotel, Perry Yates first went to an outdoor supply store and bought a massive hiking backpack. Afterward, she went to a used car dealership and paid eighty thousand yuan in full for a Wuling Hongguang that looked relatively new.

Perry Yates had actually gone to a proper dealership first, but then she had a second thought. ’I won’t be driving it for long, so buying a new car would be a waste of money. And they’re expensive.’ So, she had ended up at the used car lot instead.