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Chapter 71
Chapter 71: Sale at the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion
Jingle~
Creak.
The clear sound of a bell rang as the door was pushed open.
“Madam Marishi, long time no see,” a smiling voice called out, causing the stout, middle-aged woman sitting behind the counter to look up subconsciously.
“Are there any rooms left?” Tang Zheng had returned to the small inn where he had previously stayed.
“Yes, there are.”
“Is that you?” Madam Marishi was stunned for a moment when she saw Tang Zheng, but then she remembered him.
Immediately after, however, her eyes fell on the Lesser Soulhound following behind Tang Zheng, and she couldn't help but take a step back.
“Don’t worry, it won’t cause any trouble,” said Tang Zheng.
“I hope so… But I’ll have to charge an extra silver coin!”
“No problem.”
As the small inn was just one street away from the Adventurer's Guild, Madam Marishi was clearly a worldly woman who had seen her fair share of various adventurers and travelers.
“Here are five silver coins. I'll take the same two-person room as before.”
Tang Zheng took five silver coins from his pocket and placed them on the counter. Then, his tone shifted as he asked, “After I left, did anyone come looking for me?”
Madam Marishi deftly scooped up the silver coins, rubbing them lightly in her hand as she spoke without raising her head.
“I seem to recall a woman came by.” At this, Madam Marishi finally looked up, a suggestive glint in her eyes.
“If I remember correctly, she was from the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion, young man.”
Hearing this, Tang Zheng’s expression remained unchanged, merely a faint smile on his lips. “I need to step out for a bit. As for the room, I’ll leave it in your care, Madam Marishi.”
“Don’t worry.”
“When you return, the room will be perfectly clean,” Madam Marishi said, a peculiar smile on her rather plump cheeks.
Tang Zheng left the small inn and walked down the road, the smile now gone from his face.
“Purple Secret Potion Pavilion.”
Tang Zheng muttered the name softly.
Although the name contained the words “Secret Potion,” it was actually one of the three major brothels in E-Rantel.
If its purpose was to solve a man’s problems, then calling it a “secret potion” wasn’t entirely wrong.
“Eight Fingers.” A cold sneer touched the corner of Tang Zheng’s mouth.
To be able to spread its tendrils across the entire nation, Eight Fingers was indeed a terrifying organization.
However.
That might have been true for the Tang Zheng of a month ago. With his current strength, unless Eight Fingers sent out the Six Arms, they posed no threat to him.
Now was certainly not the time to head to the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion. He wasn't such a hothead that he would rush over impulsively the moment he got a sliver of information.
The prostitute sent to find him was just a minor character. For it to become one of the top three brothels in a place like E-Rantel…
Tang Zheng refused to believe it didn't have backing from local powers. Perhaps even Mayor Panasolay himself received a share of the profits.
In the anime, the head of the Slavery Division was captured alive and handed over to the Golden Princess, only to be released by the nobles. This just showed how deeply intertwined Eight Fingers was with the Kingdom’s nobility.
Forget just the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion; the other two major brothels, the Heavenly Full Moon Court and Amber Honey, were likely also controlled by Eight Fingers.
Instead of a rash act like confronting them directly, Tang Zheng would much rather the other party take the initiative and come to him. This was why he had chosen to stay at the same small inn as before.
As for now…
He had more important things to do.
First was the issue of money. Having just spent five silver coins, he was now left with only 6 gold coins and 2 silver coins.
With this little money…
Forget about a weapon made of mithril, the lowest-grade material capable of handling magical power, he couldn't even afford a weapon merely mixed with mithril.
Fortunately.
His gains in the Touv Great Forest were not small. The two bone chains from the soulhounds alone were incredibly valuable. There was also an entire black-green great serpent, but its size made it much more troublesome to deal with than the bone chains.
Of course, the most valuable things…
…were the two large baskets of herbs personally delivered to his door by the hobgoblins.
After leaving the small inn, Tang Zheng ducked into a narrow nearby alleyway.
When he emerged again, he was carrying a black bag that looked quite heavy.
Tang Zheng didn't know if E-Rantel had a black market, but in all major cities, besides the Adventurer's Guild and the Mage Guild, there were various other types of guilds.
For example, the Herb Guild, the Merchant Guild, and others.
Whether buying or selling, going to the corresponding guild would yield relatively lower prices or higher rewards, but the procedures were quite troublesome.
Therefore, for most adventurers who hated hassle, it was far simpler to hand matters directly over to the Adventurer's Guild, though it required paying an extra fee.
As he approached the Adventurer's Guild…
The atmosphere on the entire street grew livelier and more clamorous.
Noisy shouts constantly echoed from within the wide-open doors.
Adventurers wearing various styles of plate and other armor sat boisterously around the sturdy wooden tables that filled the Adventurer's Guild's great hall.
Adventurers holding bows and arrows or staves, or dressed provocatively, and even some who were wrapped up tightly, moved about the hall.
Someone like Tang Zheng, cloaked in a black robe, was an utterly ordinary sight within the Adventurer's Guild.
However.
The moment Tang Zheng appeared, he immediately attracted the gazes of many people in the guild. The presence of the Lesser Soulhound was indeed somewhat eye-catching.
Although there were adventurers who raised monsters, they were by no means numerous.
“Dammit!”
“Hasn’t the Adventurer's Guild given an explanation yet?”
“What the hell happened in the Touv Great Forest? Why are even monsters like goblins gone?”
“Bastards!”
“I was counting on exchanging some goblin ears for money!”
“...!”
A series of drunken voices rose from one side of the guild’s hall, immediately sparking a wave of resentment from those nearby.
An eyebrow on Tang Zheng’s expressionless face twitched.
He had almost forgotten. While E-Rantel had a large number of adventurers, not many of them possessed great strength.
The majority of low-strength adventurers relied on hunting goblins as their means of livelihood.
Although Tang Zheng had killed a large number of goblins, it was actually insignificant to the Touv Great Forest as a whole.
But the impact of the mass slaughter, which caused most goblins to go into hiding, had created quite a few problems.
“Ahem.”
At this thought, Tang Zheng coughed lightly and got in line at the counter.
He had originally planned to turn in some goblin ears for money, but he had now abandoned the idea. Under these circumstances, producing a large quantity of goblin ears would be rather problematic.
Soon, it was Tang Zheng’s turn.
Thump!
Without wasting words, Tang Zheng placed the heavy-looking bag on the counter, producing a dull thud. “I need to sell these two bone chains.”
The female receptionist, a woman in her twenties with her brown hair wrapped in a headscarf and dressed modestly, wore a professional smile. She reached out to open the bag on the counter, which was rather large for her.
The bone chains, jet-black with a metallic luster, came into the brown-haired woman's view.
Seeing these bone chains…
The brown-haired woman was visibly stunned. She reached out to touch them. Though they looked exceptionally heavy, they felt surprisingly light to her.
“Please wait a moment.”
The brown-haired woman’s expression immediately turned serious. She bowed respectfully to Tang Zheng, then turned and hurried away at a near run.
At this moment, others in the Adventurer's Guild had also seen the two jet-black chains revealed from the open bag on the counter.
“Is that—a soulhound’s bone chain?”
“Hiss!”
“Now that’s a rare find.”
“So that’s a Lesser Soulhound. I was wondering why it looked so familiar.”
“With your level of strength, don’t talk as if you’ve ever seen one before!”
“I remember the last time something this good showed up was half a year ago, right?”
A low murmur of discussion spread through the crowd. The gazes of many people on Tang Zheng changed, gaining a new gravity.
A monster like the soulhound was not something an ordinary adventurer could handle. In fact, many had never even seen one.
(end of chapter)
Jingle~
Creak.
The clear sound of a bell rang as the door was pushed open.
“Madam Marishi, long time no see,” a smiling voice called out, causing the stout, middle-aged woman sitting behind the counter to look up subconsciously.
“Are there any rooms left?” Tang Zheng had returned to the small inn where he had previously stayed.
“Yes, there are.”
“Is that you?” Madam Marishi was stunned for a moment when she saw Tang Zheng, but then she remembered him.
Immediately after, however, her eyes fell on the Lesser Soulhound following behind Tang Zheng, and she couldn't help but take a step back.
“Don’t worry, it won’t cause any trouble,” said Tang Zheng.
“I hope so… But I’ll have to charge an extra silver coin!”
“No problem.”
As the small inn was just one street away from the Adventurer's Guild, Madam Marishi was clearly a worldly woman who had seen her fair share of various adventurers and travelers.
“Here are five silver coins. I'll take the same two-person room as before.”
Tang Zheng took five silver coins from his pocket and placed them on the counter. Then, his tone shifted as he asked, “After I left, did anyone come looking for me?”
Madam Marishi deftly scooped up the silver coins, rubbing them lightly in her hand as she spoke without raising her head.
“I seem to recall a woman came by.” At this, Madam Marishi finally looked up, a suggestive glint in her eyes.
“If I remember correctly, she was from the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion, young man.”
Hearing this, Tang Zheng’s expression remained unchanged, merely a faint smile on his lips. “I need to step out for a bit. As for the room, I’ll leave it in your care, Madam Marishi.”
“Don’t worry.”
“When you return, the room will be perfectly clean,” Madam Marishi said, a peculiar smile on her rather plump cheeks.
Tang Zheng left the small inn and walked down the road, the smile now gone from his face.
“Purple Secret Potion Pavilion.”
Tang Zheng muttered the name softly.
Although the name contained the words “Secret Potion,” it was actually one of the three major brothels in E-Rantel.
If its purpose was to solve a man’s problems, then calling it a “secret potion” wasn’t entirely wrong.
“Eight Fingers.” A cold sneer touched the corner of Tang Zheng’s mouth.
To be able to spread its tendrils across the entire nation, Eight Fingers was indeed a terrifying organization.
However.
That might have been true for the Tang Zheng of a month ago. With his current strength, unless Eight Fingers sent out the Six Arms, they posed no threat to him.
Now was certainly not the time to head to the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion. He wasn't such a hothead that he would rush over impulsively the moment he got a sliver of information.
The prostitute sent to find him was just a minor character. For it to become one of the top three brothels in a place like E-Rantel…
Tang Zheng refused to believe it didn't have backing from local powers. Perhaps even Mayor Panasolay himself received a share of the profits.
In the anime, the head of the Slavery Division was captured alive and handed over to the Golden Princess, only to be released by the nobles. This just showed how deeply intertwined Eight Fingers was with the Kingdom’s nobility.
Forget just the Purple Secret Potion Pavilion; the other two major brothels, the Heavenly Full Moon Court and Amber Honey, were likely also controlled by Eight Fingers.
Instead of a rash act like confronting them directly, Tang Zheng would much rather the other party take the initiative and come to him. This was why he had chosen to stay at the same small inn as before.
As for now…
He had more important things to do.
First was the issue of money. Having just spent five silver coins, he was now left with only 6 gold coins and 2 silver coins.
With this little money…
Forget about a weapon made of mithril, the lowest-grade material capable of handling magical power, he couldn't even afford a weapon merely mixed with mithril.
Fortunately.
His gains in the Touv Great Forest were not small. The two bone chains from the soulhounds alone were incredibly valuable. There was also an entire black-green great serpent, but its size made it much more troublesome to deal with than the bone chains.
Of course, the most valuable things…
…were the two large baskets of herbs personally delivered to his door by the hobgoblins.
After leaving the small inn, Tang Zheng ducked into a narrow nearby alleyway.
When he emerged again, he was carrying a black bag that looked quite heavy.
Tang Zheng didn't know if E-Rantel had a black market, but in all major cities, besides the Adventurer's Guild and the Mage Guild, there were various other types of guilds.
For example, the Herb Guild, the Merchant Guild, and others.
Whether buying or selling, going to the corresponding guild would yield relatively lower prices or higher rewards, but the procedures were quite troublesome.
Therefore, for most adventurers who hated hassle, it was far simpler to hand matters directly over to the Adventurer's Guild, though it required paying an extra fee.
As he approached the Adventurer's Guild…
The atmosphere on the entire street grew livelier and more clamorous.
Noisy shouts constantly echoed from within the wide-open doors.
Adventurers wearing various styles of plate and other armor sat boisterously around the sturdy wooden tables that filled the Adventurer's Guild's great hall.
Adventurers holding bows and arrows or staves, or dressed provocatively, and even some who were wrapped up tightly, moved about the hall.
Someone like Tang Zheng, cloaked in a black robe, was an utterly ordinary sight within the Adventurer's Guild.
However.
The moment Tang Zheng appeared, he immediately attracted the gazes of many people in the guild. The presence of the Lesser Soulhound was indeed somewhat eye-catching.
Although there were adventurers who raised monsters, they were by no means numerous.
“Dammit!”
“Hasn’t the Adventurer's Guild given an explanation yet?”
“What the hell happened in the Touv Great Forest? Why are even monsters like goblins gone?”
“Bastards!”
“I was counting on exchanging some goblin ears for money!”
“...!”
A series of drunken voices rose from one side of the guild’s hall, immediately sparking a wave of resentment from those nearby.
An eyebrow on Tang Zheng’s expressionless face twitched.
He had almost forgotten. While E-Rantel had a large number of adventurers, not many of them possessed great strength.
The majority of low-strength adventurers relied on hunting goblins as their means of livelihood.
Although Tang Zheng had killed a large number of goblins, it was actually insignificant to the Touv Great Forest as a whole.
But the impact of the mass slaughter, which caused most goblins to go into hiding, had created quite a few problems.
“Ahem.”
At this thought, Tang Zheng coughed lightly and got in line at the counter.
He had originally planned to turn in some goblin ears for money, but he had now abandoned the idea. Under these circumstances, producing a large quantity of goblin ears would be rather problematic.
Soon, it was Tang Zheng’s turn.
Thump!
Without wasting words, Tang Zheng placed the heavy-looking bag on the counter, producing a dull thud. “I need to sell these two bone chains.”
The female receptionist, a woman in her twenties with her brown hair wrapped in a headscarf and dressed modestly, wore a professional smile. She reached out to open the bag on the counter, which was rather large for her.
The bone chains, jet-black with a metallic luster, came into the brown-haired woman's view.
Seeing these bone chains…
The brown-haired woman was visibly stunned. She reached out to touch them. Though they looked exceptionally heavy, they felt surprisingly light to her.
“Please wait a moment.”
The brown-haired woman’s expression immediately turned serious. She bowed respectfully to Tang Zheng, then turned and hurried away at a near run.
At this moment, others in the Adventurer's Guild had also seen the two jet-black chains revealed from the open bag on the counter.
“Is that—a soulhound’s bone chain?”
“Hiss!”
“Now that’s a rare find.”
“So that’s a Lesser Soulhound. I was wondering why it looked so familiar.”
“With your level of strength, don’t talk as if you’ve ever seen one before!”
“I remember the last time something this good showed up was half a year ago, right?”
A low murmur of discussion spread through the crowd. The gazes of many people on Tang Zheng changed, gaining a new gravity.
A monster like the soulhound was not something an ordinary adventurer could handle. In fact, many had never even seen one.
(end of chapter)
