Chapter 857: Chapter 857
"How is there a small town here, and it looks like it’s inhabited by humans. Could this place be for foreign trade?" Du You and the others in the air discovered a bustling town below.
The town had numerous caravans entering and exiting. Both humans and various types of Beastmen could be seen here. Some Beastmen even seemed to be hired as laborers; this place looked quite harmonious.
Of course, this was just on the surface. Looking at the scars on the people’s armor and the bloodstains on their weapons, one could tell that this place was not peaceful. Otherwise, why would the caravans hire so many guards? It was just that in the pursuit of profit, people would take risks no matter how dangerous it might be.
"Let’s go down and take a look, get to know more about the Barbarian Kingdom; otherwise, rashly entering might cause undesirable incidents," Du You suggested.
Lin Yucha proposed that approach, and Du You thought it over and agreed. After all, they were humans, and simply walking in the lands of the Beastmen was likely to cause negative impacts. Revealing their own strength would be even more problematic.
Possibly, they might have to think of ways to escape, so it was better to understand the situation first.
The three of them easily entered the town since it didn’t even have soldiers, completely open.
Soon, the group was in the tavern, listening to the loud conversations of the passersby; they began to understand this place. It indeed served as an intermediate buffer and trading town.
"The trade volume of this town is really not small; it must make the people behind it a lot of money."
"The people behind it must be related to the empire, maybe even the royal family. Moreover, this town is probably not just set up to make money; it could be considered an outpost," Du You said confidently.
If the Beastmen were up to something, this town would be the first to know and would send the message to the homeland. For the Divine Flame Empire, this role was probably this town’s greatest use.
However, these matters did not concern Du You; what he needed to understand now was the Barbarian Kingdom.
What Du You didn’t expect was that the Barbarian Kingdom didn’t even have a map. Or rather, there were no precise maps at all. The Beastmen lived in tribal forms and often changed locations. There were few large cities, and for the most part, encountering these Beastman Tribes relied on luck alone.
Only the merchants had sketched out rough geographical maps in the Barbarian Kingdom, spanning just one such map and some major tribal areas, daring to charge a hundred gold coins. Regardless, Du You still bought one.
"Master, I just found out to enter the Beastman’s territory, we’ll need to dress up first,"
Suddenly, Lin Yucha appeared. "Dress up how, and what should we do?"
Lin Yucha said, "Even the merchants often do this, by dressing up as Beastmen. If we don’t disguise ourselves, many Beastmen are quite hostile to humans, which could easily cause trouble."
"Is that so, then do you have any good suggestions?" Du You directly asked.
Lin Yucha was prepared and had already purchased the disguises. "We could dress up as Fox People. They are very similar to humans, except for their ears and tails; they hardly have any distinctive facial marks."
"Moreover, the physical prowess of Fox People is not very strong, so they primarily use spears, javelins, or bows and arrows. They produce many Archers and are abundant in priests." Follow current novels on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁
Lin Yucha pointed at Du You, "Master, you are a Spellcaster, perfectly suited to disguise as a priest of the Dark Attribute. Dark Attribute priests can also have offensive roles, though not as strong. We can dress up as guards; it’s common for guards to accompany priests, which will facilitate our movements."
"That sounds good, but let’s try not to act recklessly in public places, or they might notice something off," Du You said while quickly dressing up with the items.
These were not just any ordinary makeup items; in fact, they were all simple magical equipment, albeit not very powerful. After getting dressed and putting on local clothes, Du You really did look like a Fox Person.
Only, Du You’s facial features, compared to the more handsome Fox People, fell a bit short. The sisters, however, looked more similar. "Those male Fox People are all very effeminate, definitely not as manly and handsome as me," Du You narcissistically remarked.
With the sisters quietly giggling, Du You led them out, preparing to enter the Barbarian Kingdom. However, before the group could leave the town, Lin Yushi suddenly grabbed Du You’s hand, pointing toward the gate, "That thing, my advancement material."
Looking up, Du You saw that at some point, two large wings had been mounted at the gate. It was uncertain which Magical Beast they had come from, but given the size of the wings, the Magical Beast must have been strong, likely tier four. Positioned at the gate, seen by so many daily, it’s no wonder they accumulated enough faith power to become advancement materials.
"I see, no worries, let’s not startle the snake. Nobody’s watching them here, so let your sister fetch them for you at night,"
Without needing to ask, Du You knew that these wings corresponded to the Demons Destruction Wings skill.
Lin Yushi nodded quietly, not saying anything, and the trio left discreetly. If they dared to touch the wings now, who knew what trouble it might cause. Although there was no tier five expert in this town, it wasn’t impossible for nearby tier five powerhouses to be drawn here if things got noisy.
It wasn’t expected that luck would be so good this time; they had just arrived and already struck gold.
As evening arrived, indeed, no one cared for these wings, just a deterrent. The wings, hanging there for who knows how long, were dry and all the feathers had fallen off.
Therefore, Lin Yucha easily got the two wings without any hinderance. That night, they set off and returned to their temporary residence in less than twenty minutes.
"Here, the wings you wanted," Lin Yucha passed the wings to Lin Yushi.
"Thank you, sister," Lin Yushi happily took them, knowing these would greatly increase her combat mobility. Perhaps she could even fly long distances on her own, which would lighten Xiaozi’s load and help the trio travel even faster.