"What's wrong?"
Hearing this, Ethan had no choice but to take the dry grass out again.
But Mr. White twitched his nose, sniffed, and then sniffed toward the magic book in Ethan's hand and said, "I smell a familiar scent. That should be the smell of dragon coins."
'Dragon coins?'
Ethan raised an eyebrow.
Earlier, he had earned quite a lot of dragon coins at the free market. Unfortunately, there was no shop in this world, so he couldn't really buy anything.
Originally, he'd planned to go to the Traveler's Inn to buy some good stuff, but the Traveler's Inn had disappeared.
So the ten thousand plus dragon coins Ethan had could only be left there to look at. There was simply nowhere to spend them.
Unexpectedly, this caravan that showed up today actually accepted dragon coins.
"Mr. White, are you talking about these?"
Ethan didn't hesitate at all. He took ten dragon coins out of the warehouse and smiled, "I do have quite a lot of these, but I've never really known what I could buy with them."
"You can buy things from me!", Mr. White laughed loudly and immediately lifted the canvas on the wooden cart, "We've got quite a few good items. Originally, we planned to transport them to the city to sell. But since there's a customer here, we don't mind selling in advance."
"Really? Let me see!"
Ethan was overjoyed.
He hurriedly looked toward the wooden cart. But when he saw what was on it, his face went completely blank.
Because on the wooden cart were actually iron cages, one after another. Inside were all kinds of strange creatures. There was a one-eyed giant sitting in a cage who was nearly two meters tall even while seated, and there was also something that looked like a human with eight arms, resembling an octopus.
And in the corner of the wooden cart, there was even a mermaid locked up. Her lower body was a fish tail covered in scales, but her upper body was that of a woman.
She was extremely beautiful, even comparable to the elf Ethan had encountered before at the free market.
And that mermaid had a pitiful, delicate expression on her face.
Truly a sight that stirred pity in anyone who saw her.
[Sea Siren: Very similar in appearance to a mermaid, and equally beautiful. But be sure to distinguish carefully, because mermaids are kind-hearted and very gentle. Sea sirens, however, are the complete opposite. They are creatures with strange and violent temperaments. They are especially adept at sound magic. Once they open their mouths, they will immediately use sound magic to bewitch humans into committing suicide, becoming their food.]
[PS: If you can seal its mouth, it can actually be a pretty good pet.]
Only then did Ethan notice the contents displayed in the prompt. So the mermaid in front of him wasn't a mermaid at all.
It was a sea siren, the legendary creature that used song to lure sailors to their deaths…
'Truly terrifying!'
"La~ La~ La~ La~"
Just as Ethan was observing the sea siren, the siren suddenly opened its mouth, preparing to sing.
But at the instant it opened its mouth, Mr. White directly swung a long whip that he seemed to conjure out of nowhere, lashing it straight onto the sea siren's cage.
No one knew what was special about Mr. White's whip. When it struck the iron cage, it actually released several bolts of lightning.
Crackle! Crackle!
The entire cage was instantly lit up with a white glow from the electricity.
And the sea siren let out a miserable scream from that single lash, "Hiss—"
The sound was just like a snake. And Ethan also noticed that this sea siren, beautiful as a flower, actually had a mouth full of jagged, sharp teeth. When its mouth was closed, it was fine. But once it opened its mouth, it was enough to scare a man limp.
"Holy shit!"
Ethan was startled badly by those sharp teeth and hurriedly stepped back half a step.
Only then did Mr. White hurriedly drop the white canvas back down and say, "Sorry to have frightened you, Territory Lord. I didn't expect this siren to be so bold, trying to use her song to bewitch you the moment she encountered you, in order to ransom herself."
"Heh! Heh! Heh!"
Ethan laughed awkwardly and said, "These are the goods you were planning to transport to the city to sell?"
If the caravan was selling things like this, Ethan really wasn't interested. They were all things that weren't human.
And they all looked quite dangerous. If you didn't know how to control them… You'd probably get eaten as human barbecue in minutes.
"Of course it's not just these."
Mr. White smiled and pulled out a list from his wide sleeve, "Most of our goods are stored in compression capsules and carried with us. As for the goods on the cart, they're living creatures that can't be put into backpacks or capsules, so we let Territory Lord take a look first, to see if there's anything you're interested in."
"No, no. I can't afford to raise these things for now."
Ethan waved his hands repeatedly, while taking the list from Mr. White and preparing to look at it.
Unexpectedly, Cook Four happened to come over at that moment, "Territory Lord, the roasted meat and water are ready. Should they be sent to the cafeteria or brought here?"
"To the cafeteria. It'll be more comfortable to eat there."
Only then did Ethan say to Mr. White, "How about we go to the cafeteria together? You eat while I look?"
"That would naturally be perfect."
Mr. White was extremely satisfied with Ethan's attitude.
[T/N: I would have asked for a world map first.]
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[Cafeteria]
When the group arrived at the cafeteria.
Cook Four had already placed ten portions of roasted meat on the dining table, one by one. Beside each portion of meat were some dipping sauces.
Things like black fruit juice and crushed magma chilis, used to enhance the aroma of the roasted meat.
And beside each portion of roasted meat, there was also a cup of water.
The hospitality was extremely thoughtful.
"Wow!"
Mr. White exclaimed joyfully, "Is this the dinner Territory Lord prepared for us? I'm truly so grateful."
At this moment, it wasn't just Mr. White… Even the attendants following behind him had tears of emotion welling up at the corners of their eyes as they said, "This is way too lavish!"
"The lord of Zone Seven is truly too enthusiastic. This is the first time our brothers have ever received such treatment."
"Oh my god, this looks like black fruit."
"And this! This!", One merchant who looked very similar to Mr. White said excitedly, his eyes lighting up, "Brother, it's magma chili! I haven't seen this kind of magma chili in many years. This is a top-grade seasoning. If we could take some to the city and sell it to those nobles, they'd definitely love it."
"Omar, shut up!", Mr. White roared angrily, directly cutting off his brother, "Can't you see I'm talking business with Territory Lord right now?"
"Yes, brother."
Omar immediately dared not say another word.
He looked a bit afraid of his brother, but Ethan could also tell that Omar was clearly not as much of a profiteer as his brother.
Omar spoke plainly and honestly. At a glance, he was the more straightforward kind of merchant.
"Territory Lord, let's continue our discussion," Mr. White resumed smiling, "Most of our goods are on this list. Territory Lord, feel free to pick and choose."
"Alright, I'll take a look!"
Only then did Ethan take out the list and carefully read through it.
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