Chapter 274: Chapter 231: Cloud-top Flying Boat

The sun beat down fiercely, and the day grew steadily hotter.

Lin Li walked slowly in the shade of the large trees lining the street.

Just a moment ago, he had spent 8,900 copper on seven Convenient Spiritual Artifacts that even ordinary people could use.

After leaving the shop, a bold idea popped into his head as he walked down the street.

’There might be items with similar functions back on Blue Star, but they’re just ordinary things. When you compare them to the Spiritual Artifacts I just bought, there’s really no contest in terms of rarity.

If I were to take these Convenient Spiritual Artifacts, which are common in this world, and resell them on Blue Star, I could probably make a lot of money.

I’ve heard the Spiritual Energy Research Institute is also developing similar Spiritual Artifacts that ordinary people can use.

But that was just something the news anchor mentioned in passing.

Nobody knows exactly when they’ll actually be successful.

If I start selling these Convenient Spiritual Artifacts on Blue Star now... forget selling them for ten times the price, even at five times the price, I bet plenty of people would be scrambling to buy them...

After all, plenty of people nowadays won’t even start eating until they’ve taken a picture of all the food on the table to post and flex on social media.

If an item as rare as a Spiritual Artifact that even an ordinary person can use was available, people like that would definitely fork over the cash to buy one, just to take pictures and show it off.’

Lin Li was lost in thought as he walked, and before he knew it, he had reached the vicinity of a city gate.

This was the northern part of Dongwu City. Compared to the city’s other three gates, which were always bustling with traffic, this northern gate was quiet and deserted.

Based on the information he’d gathered, this was apparently because the area north of the city faced a forest that stretched as far as the eye could see.

In the Spirit Realm, forests meant danger, as they were home to countless ferocious Mutant Beasts.

Normally, when ordinary people came across a forest, they would almost always choose to go around it.

No one would be foolish enough to cut straight through a forest; to do so would be tantamount to suicide.

However, everything had two sides—a good and a bad.

Although the endless forest to the north was fraught with peril, that peril also held the promise of rich rewards.

Legend had it that many Spirit Plants grew in the forest north of the city.

Any Cultivator willing to brave the forest in search of these Spirit Plants, should they be lucky enough to find and bring one back, would earn a staggering fortune—enough to live lavishly for a long, long time.

Of course, while legend claimed many Spirit Plants grew in the forest, the chances of actually finding one and bringing it back safely from such a vast, endless expanse were not high at all...

Most capable and level-headed Cultivators who entered the forest didn’t bother searching for Spirit Plants. Instead, they chose a relatively simpler way to get rich: hunting the Mutant Beasts within.

Whether it was their pelts or their flesh, demand for Mutant Beast parts was immense. As long as you could hunt one, you’d have no trouble selling it.

Lin Li stood in the shade of a leafy tree, gazing at the nearby city gate that led outside.

Suddenly, several blood-soaked figures emerged from the massive, arched gateway, staggering toward him while supporting one another.

The wounded figures emanated fluctuations of Spiritual Energy; they were all Cultivators.

Seeing the wretched state of these Cultivators, Lin Li was reminded of the information he’d gotten from the coachman earlier.

...

WHOOSH...

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

A sudden gust of wind swept through, shaking the branches and leaves of the trees around the northern gate and creating a cacophony of rustling sounds.

According to the information he’d gotten from the coachman, the area outside Dongwu City’s northern gate was extremely dangerous, and ordinary people were better off staying away.

The group of blood-soaked Cultivators passed in front of Lin Li and, a moment later, disappeared around a distant street corner.

Averting his gaze, Lin Li looked at the gate and began to wonder. ’Should I go out and see for myself? Maybe the dangers of the area north of Dongwu City are exaggerated.’

Ever since arriving in this world, Lin Li had encountered several ferocious Mutant Beasts on his way to Dongwu City. There had even been times when he couldn’t defeat them and was forced to take refuge on the Mysterious Small Island.

But on the whole, he felt he had been able to handle things with room to spare; it hadn’t felt particularly dangerous.

"Look, over there! It’s the Cloud-top Flying Boat! The Lord City Lord has returned!"

Suddenly, passersby on the street began pointing at the distant sky and shouting loudly.

The crowd’s excited shouts interrupted Lin Li, who had been wondering whether he should venture out of the city to see what it was like.

’They’re acting like die-hard fans who’ve just spotted a superstar,’ he thought, watching the crowd’s frenzied reaction.

In fact, there was a good reason for the passersby to be so ecstatic at the sight of Dongwu City’s Lord.

In this vast, boundless world, Mutant Beasts far outnumbered humans.

If humans tried to fight Mutant Beasts one-on-one, most would ultimately die beneath their ferocious claws.

From ancient times to the present, for the sake of survival, humans in the Spirit Realm had naturally chosen to live together in clans. This gradually evolved into the building of fortified cities to defend against the ever-present threat of ferocious Mutant Beasts.