Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 399 - 222: Mengze Island (Part 3)

"I-I’m trying my best."

"Let’s move," Li Ang reminded, "Whatever the goal is, start by doing the first step well."

He led the group members away from the port, into this city that had been completely specialized for tourism.

Here, some shops that mainly dealt with tree cutting and transportation support services had been squeezed into remote areas and lacked customers, surviving only because of their prime locations.

People who really knew the business didn’t like to discuss these matters on streets that mainly sold souvenirs and local specialties; they preferred to find specialized business points closer to the depths of the island.

However, the four teenage girls didn’t care about this aspect. As they walked out of the commercial street, their hands were already full of things.

In terms of food, there were unique fish jerky and aquatic demon meat jerky, both ready-to-eat and roasted, smothered in thick honey or hot sauce. There were salads mixed with various fruits from Mengze Island’s abundant resources, and a variety of processed foods salted or preserved in honey.

Li Ang only managed to stop them from buying raw marinated foods, allowing them to taste just a tiny bit.

Forbidding them completely would be a bit unreasonable, but he didn’t want them to eat too much to prevent parasites.

Even though a good healer in Nebis could directly eliminate these ailments, once you were infected, it meant you’d been parasitized, which was unsettling.

By only tasting a little, the chances of getting infected were much lower.

However, seeing their hands full of snacks, especially ALulu using her Divine Power to hold and hang onto a large amount of skewers and food boxes, Li Ang found it hard to keep his composure.

"I’m considering cutting off your pocket money before we start our proper business."

"Brother, don’t worry, I’ll take care of it soon."

"That’s not what I meant."

Li Ang called for a grass sled, a common mode of transportation between the Lakefront Cities.

It’s like a somewhat enlarged sled, and since Mengze Island is filled with water, away from the Lakefront Cities built on the limited monitored land, it’s almost all marshland everywhere.

Even over the water surface, lush plants form a thick grass carpet. As long as the speed is fast enough, the grass sled can quickly pass over it without sinking.

The creature harnessing both Giant Power and speed was the giant snake with its high, towering neck in front of everyone’s eyes.

The snake must be over twenty meters long, with an unusually robust body for a snake, and wings stretched out from the bones within its body. It resembles a cobra in shape, but this isn’t an action from muscles and bones—it actually has extra glide wings on its sides.

The Water Flying Serpent, a Transcendent Realm demon, locals have grasped a technique using some peculiar island-grown branches to tame them. Once these giant snakes reach adulthood, they can swiftly glide over the grassy marshlands to pull the grass sled effortlessly.

The four of them exclaimed in amazement as they boarded the grass sled.

The driver flicked the reins, and the Water Flying Serpent lowered its body, swaying side to side as it climbed onto the main road, heading toward the marshlands outside the city.

There was a multi-sectional mechanical structure between the sled and the snake body to neutralize the lateral swaying caused by the giant snake’s movements, making the swaying almost negligible while sitting on the grass sled.

Passing the majestic tree wall, the girls raised their heads high to look up at the tree crowns.

Some trees had already been felled here, although the driver explained to the girls that it was only for making small boats; the wood here was sufficient. To build large ships, they would need to go further in.

Mengze Island had its tree walls gradually opened through people’s combination of practicality and curiosity, connecting multiple wetland realms together.

Upon reaching the second Lakefront City, Li Ang casually chose one of the identical waterside inns and then led the girls into the swampy grassland nearby.