PDLP Chapter 510 Renting a cave in the city, waiting for the secret realm to open
Chapter 510 Renting a cave in the city, waiting for the secret realm to open
The window was opened, and Aying flew in.
So, Wenwen took Aying into the space.
"So? What did you learn?"
Before Aying could even stand still, Wenwen asked impatiently.
"Of course I am." Aying raised its head high, its eyes darting around. "Who am I?"
Ignoring its smugness, Wenwen urged, "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point!"
Ah Ying shook her wings and said, shaking her head.
"Master, I have arrived at the center of the Misty Forest. The strange phenomena have appeared there, but it is estimated that the opening of the secret realm will still be more than a month away."
"How did you know?"
Ah Ying tilted her head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "My former master told me that the secret realm will only open when the fog in the center of the forest reaches the thickness of water droplets."
"When I went over to check today, the fog was just gathering; it'll be a long time before it becomes thick, and besides..."
Wenwen: "And what?"
"And there are a lot of people gathered there." Aying spread her wings, counting the feathers on her right wing with the tip of her left wing, and muttered, "One, two, three... seven, eight, nine, ten, a full ten Golden Core cultivators are guarding there!"
“I think,” Aying paused, then continued, “that Master could rent a cave in Hongxiao City this month to cultivate diligently and boost his cultivation level. That way, when he encounters high-level demonic beasts in the secret realm, he will have a better ability to protect himself.”
After saying that, Aying covered her head with her wings and jumped to the side, clearly in a defensive posture, which made Wenwen both laugh and cry.
"Okay, I understand. I'll go rent a cave dwelling tomorrow."
The next second, Wenwen suddenly changed the subject, "Aying, tomorrow could you take us to the inner perimeter of the Misty Forest for a look, okay?"
"We'll just take a look from afar, and we absolutely won't disturb those important figures."
After saying that, Wenwen stroked Aying's feathers in a flattering manner. And to her surprise, they felt quite nice. She hadn't expected that after the bird's feathers grew back, it would look much more handsome.
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The following day, the three siblings boarded the teleportation array from the city lord's mansion to the Misty Forest.
With Aying leading the way, the group avoided the gathering places of demonic beasts and arrived at the inner edge of the forest without any danger. They didn't dare to approach the center of the ten Golden Core cultivators.
The group stood at the boundary between the inner and outer perimeters, looked up at the sky, and were instantly stunned by the strange phenomenon above the center.
In mid-air, a huge, visible vortex enveloped the heart of the forest, slowly rotating.
The area covered by the vortex was shrouded in a white mist, which gathered and thickened, making the shrouded area increasingly blurry from the outside.
At this rate of accumulation, the fog might reach a density similar to water droplets in less than a month.
There is no other way but to wait.
After watching for a while, everyone got a little bored.
At this moment, Wen Chengbin suddenly suggested, "Little sister, now that we've come to the Misty Forest, it seems like we'd be wasting the teleportation fee if we didn't bring back some monsters!"
"Second brother, what you said makes a lot of sense!"
Wen Chengbin grinned, picking his teeth, and said, "Right? I think so too."
"Ah Ying." Wenwen turned her head and said, "Lead the way, let's hunt a few monsters and bring them back, at least to earn back the teleportation fee for this trip."
"Renting a cave dwelling when we get back will be another expense. If we just sit around and eat our savings away, even a landlord's family won't have any money left."
After saying that, she urged Aying to set off.
Aying is a cheat device; with her as the vanguard, she will notify the three siblings as soon as she discovers the traces of monsters.
So, the group quickly returned home with a full haul.
After leaving the teleportation hall of the city lord's mansion, thinking about renting a cave dwelling, I turned a corner and entered the hall of the city lord's mansion where identity tokens were processed. After obtaining the token, I also inquired about renting a cave dwelling.
The cultivators' cave dwellings in Hongxiao City are located northeast of the city lord's mansion, where a cluster of single-story stone houses and courtyards has been built.
As the name suggests, a stone house is a simple stone house with basic functions and is inexpensive.
A stone courtyard is a detached house with its own entrance, a courtyard, a living room, a bedroom, a cultivation room, and in a more luxurious version, a spirit beast room.
The cheapest stone cave dwelling in Hongxiao City costs 1,000 spirit stones a month. The next level up costs 2,000 spirit stones, and the next level up costs 3,000 spirit stones, and so on. The more expensive cave dwellings are slightly larger and have a different level of spiritual energy.
Wenwen and her friends naturally wanted to rent the cheapest stone cave dwelling.
Unfortunately, the cheapest option was full, and even the second cheapest option was full.
Even the stone houses and cave dwellings that cost 3,000 spirit stones per month only have seven or eight rooms left unrented.
Moreover, the minimum rent here is three months, and a one-month deposit is required.
After calculating everything, they realized that renting three single rooms would require a one-time payment of 36,000 spirit stones. Upon reaching this conclusion, the siblings couldn't help but look at each other in dismay.
My goodness, the cave dwellings in the Great Immortal City are so expensive! It's practically robbing people of spirit stones.
There's nothing we can do about it; the spiritual energy in the cave is just too concentrated!
Just as Wenwen was hesitating and making plans, the brothers Wen Chengbin and Wen Chengjian started chatting with the cultivators at the office.
Wen Chengjian: "Fellow Daoist, how much is the cheapest courtyard here?"
Wen Chengbin: "How many rooms does the smallest courtyard have at least?"
The clerk at the office said, "The cheapest courtyard costs 6,000 spirit stones and has three rooms: a living room, a bedroom, and a cultivation room. However, this first-class courtyard has already been rented out."
Hearing this, Wenwen said without getting angry, "Just tell me, which grade of courtyard is left!"
The cultivator at the office flipped through his record book. "Prices of 8,000 spirit stones and above come with a courtyard, a living room, a bedroom, and a cultivation room."
Wenwen thought to herself, eight thousand a month, four times eight equals thirty-two, which is cheaper than three single rooms. However, there is only one bedroom. Although she can enter the space, her brothers will definitely be polite and reserved.
"And what about the next level up?" Wenwen asked.
The cultivator at the office said, "Ten thousand spirit stones a month, with a courtyard, a living room, two bedrooms, a cultivation room, and a spirit beast room."
He paused for a moment, then said, "The cultivation room is quite spacious; it's more than enough for the three of you to cultivate together. Fellow Daoists, rest assured, this courtyard is definitely worth more than its price."
"Okay, this is it."
So Wenwen readily handed over 40,000 spirit stones to the cultivator at the office.
Originally, I only wanted to rent a cheap stone house, but in the end, I ended up renting a luxurious stone courtyard.
The house has its own courtyard, a living room, a bedroom, a cultivation room, and even a spirit beast room.
Alright, Brother Eagle and Uncle Turtle, who have been cooped up all the way, can finally come out for some fresh air.
When Aying learned that Wenwen had rented a luxurious stone courtyard, she surprisingly praised her, saying, "The owner is quite generous!"
And so, the three siblings settled down in Hongxiao City, waiting for the secret realm to open.