Ch. 338 - Other Customers

The Monkey Bat responsible for collecting payment put the money into the pouch hanging from its chest, then flew away. It should have gone to report to the ‘old man and hand over the money.

Soon, another Monkey Bat flew in and took over its duties.

Yang Yi checked his exposure level. It had increased, but not by much, reaching only 51%.

Suna had been in greater danger just now. Her exposure level had surged, which was probably because she had asked something she shouldn't have.

Fortunately, both of them had enough Stealth Capsules on hand to deal with unexpected situations.

“Su, let's go upstairs and have a look. There doesn't seem to be anything else worth buying here.”

Yang Yi said to Suna.

“Okay.”

Suna nodded, and the two of them headed upstairs.

But in reality, they had already communicated privately through the system. All these actions were merely an act for the Monkey Bats to see.

The two of them had deduced that some existence was using the natives' vision to closely monitor them.

“Once we're done shopping, return to the ship as soon as possible. There's no benefit to staying here too long.”

Yang Yi sent Suna a private message, and the two officially arrived on the second floor.

Compared to the first floor, the second floor was much smaller. Many of the counters were empty, perhaps because their goods had already been purchased.

However, the quality of the items here was correspondingly higher.

Yang Yi immediately took a liking to a Mid-Level Artisan's Inscription Stone. It was considerably larger than the low-level version and was displayed on the left side. It could upgrade a Rare Treasure to a Supreme-Grade item, and its price was ten million Seashell Coins.

Beside it were two Mid-Level Abyss Soul Stones, each priced at eight million Seashell Coins.

“That's a little expensive.”

Yang Yi realized that he couldn't afford them because he had spent too much money earlier. Tricia, in particular, was worth enough to buy two Supreme-Grade Enhancement Stones.

Therefore, of these three Supreme-Grade enhancement materials, Yang Yi could afford at most two.

He didn't rush to take them. Instead, he began examining the other items, and then he saw something familiar.

It was a deep-red ring. A sharp razor-like blade protruded from the surface of the ring.

Yang Yi had used it in his dreams before. Its name was the Bloodthorn Wheel, a Heroic-grade item capable of both offense and defense!

Its price was equally outrageous, a staggering 340 million Seashell Coins—far beyond what Yang Yi could afford at this stage.

He picked it up and examined it, discovering that it was genuine. Its attribute information was exactly the same as what he had seen in his dream.

There was a high probability that this was Di Jie’s weapon. The natives had found it first and sold it to the Golden Chamber of Commerce.

As he was looking at it, an old, hoarse voice suddenly came from behind Yang Yi.

“This is a fine item indeed. You have quite a discerning eye!”

The old man had appeared in the room at some point, and even Yang Yi had failed to notice his movements.

He continued, “This ring was passed down from the previous Governor. It was a treasure discovered in the Great Cross of the Ruins.

“But the cost of using it is high. It requires a large amount of blood to be shed, so ordinary people probably wouldn't be able to use it.”

After explaining this, he told Yang Yi to continue looking at the merchandise, while he himself headed downstairs.

He said there was a new customer who had arrived, and he had to go greet them.

After the old man left, Yang Yi put the Bloodthorn Wheel back. He planned to return and buy it once he had enough money in the future.

This old man had probably come down from upstairs. There was likely a place for him to rest up there.

Moreover, in this Sea of No Light, it was possible not to encounter another person for several months. Yet there were actually other customers here?

Yang Yi became somewhat curious about who the customers were. He noticed that Suna had already crouched down and was peeking out beside the window.

He followed her over and looked toward the deck of the treasure ship.

Several extraordinarily beautiful women had appeared on the deck. They were half-human and half-fish, with parts of their bodies covered in scales. Their upper bodies were almost indistinguishable from those of humans, and their figures were perfectly proportioned...

[A stunningly beautiful member of the opposite sex has appeared. Your rationality has decreased by 15.]

The Activity Log popped up a notification, simultaneously confirming their identity. These were Bewitching Sirens.

Judging by the fact that they could communicate, they were probably high-level Sirens.

“Are they pretty?”

Suna suddenly spoke, her tone completely flat.

“Just average. I don't think they're anything special!”

Yang Yi said disdainfully. At the same time as he averted his gaze, he secretly took several photos. He planned to post them on the forum later, so the other male players could stay alert. If they saw them, they should remember to run—or, at the very least, block their ears and desperately fight for their lives.

Once someone was bewitched by a Siren, things would become very unpleasant. Very few people could survive after being taken to a Siren's lair.

“Evil Sirens! They actually captured so many people. If they were in the Sea of Miracles, they would definitely be punished by the Holy Church Knights!”

Tricia was also watching. After realizing what these people were doing, she couldn't help speaking out.

Yang Yi glanced over from the corner of his eye and discovered that the group of Sirens was doing business with the old man. It seemed to be human trafficking.

They had brought a large number of people with them, probably more than thirty in total. All of them were women, without a single male among them. Yang Yi had no idea where they had captured them from. There were even several corpses among them.

The old man counted the number of people, then paid the Sirens the corresponding amount of Seashell Coins.

The Sirens took the money and left. Judging from their actions, they had apparently come here specifically to sell their merchandise. They departed aboard the shabby magic ship they had arrived on.

Although they could swim, they seemed to have no resistance to the black fog. There was even a Light Container aboard their ship providing illumination and dispersing the black fog.

After the Sirens disappeared into the distance, Yang Yi withdrew his gaze, only to see Suna glaring at him.

“Uh... let's go and see what else is upstairs.

“We don't have much money, so we can't buy many of the items on this floor.”

Yang Yi spoke as he began walking upstairs.

The two arrived on the third floor.

There was a rocking bed here, only one meter long. It was probably where the old man usually slept.

Because of this, the third floor was extremely messy, with miscellaneous objects scattered everywhere. Counters occupied only half of the area.

“So all the spatial storage items are here. We can buy some to take back.”

Yang Yi said, but nobody responded to him, making it sound as though he were talking to himself.

That was because all of Suna's attention was focused on another row of shelves.

More than a dozen types of potions were displayed there, including the Super Magic Potion they had encountered before. A single bottle was priced at 220,000 Seashell Coins.

However, these potions seemed to have been sitting here for a very long time. A thick layer of dust covered them, and some had already deteriorated. They would have to determine their condition themselves.

Suna examined them and selected several that had not spoiled. She planned to take them back and analyze their ingredients.

There were seven bottles in total, with a combined value of approximately 120,000 Seashell Coins.

Yang Yi, meanwhile, selected three spatial storage items. All of them were of Fine quality or higher, with internal storage spaces ranging from one cubic meter to three cubic meters.

They were a backpack, a waist pouch, and a tiny money pouch, with storage spaces of three cubic meters, two cubic meters, and one cubic meter respectively.

For this type of item, the smaller its physical size and the larger its internal space, the higher its price.

The three items were worth a total of 390,000 Seashell Coins.

The tiny money pouch was the most expensive. Yang Yi had deliberately bought it because he would have a use for it later.

【Name: Pocket-Sized Money Pouch】

【Type: Treasure】

【Quality: Rare】

【Description: A miniature money pouch containing one cubic meter of internal storage space. Its appearance is exquisite, making it suitable for small-sized creatures to use.】

After taking these items, the two continued upward, planning to see whether there were any books worth buying, because the fourth and fifth floors specialized in selling books.

When they entered the fourth floor, the crystal display cases and shelves had been replaced by bookshelves. Quite a large number of books were arranged on them, most priced at around 1,000 Seashell Coins, including a World Map of the Seas.