Shadow Mask Group
12 - Talk

Liu Chen looked at the Blue city. The Blue City looks pretty. Quite a lot of people pass by too. But in the city of Blue there are not many sellers with trading stalls, but most sellers, selling in stores.

"I have to buy a map. I need it to get back to the village. But before that, I will stay in this city for a while. So I have to find an inn. I also want to forage first" Liu Chen murmured.

"I haven't been in the human crowd for a long time" his inner.

He smiles. Liu Chen looked right and left until he hit someone, because he was less focused on the road.

"Eh, sorry sorry. I was not on purpose" Liu Chen said.

A young man stood in front of Liu Chen. He was the one who was hit by Liu Chen. She smiled, "It's okay. I'm fine. Looks like you just came here, huh?"

"Ah, yes. I just came to town. Sorry about that"

"It's okay. My name is Song Quon. Then, what's your name?"

"My name is Chen, just Chen"

Song Quon smiled. "Greetings known"

Liu Chen smiled and nodded. "Greetings know too. Oh yeah, do you live here?"

"Oh, I don't live here. I'm just gonna stop by for a second"

"So you're the same as me. Where did you live in this town?"

"Ah, I just came. I'm looking for a restaurant right now"

"Then we are the same. I also intend to find food here before looking for lodging. What if we go together?"

"All right, I agree. Come on!"

Liu Chen nodded. He went with Song Quon to find a restaurant in the city while talking.

"Where are you from Quon?" said Liu Chen.

"Ah, I'm from a small village. My village is quite far from here"

"Who do you live with in your village?"

"I live alone. My parents are dead. So I lived alone when I was 12 years old until now"

"Sorry, asking you that" Liu Chen said regretfully.

"It's okay, it's not your fault"

They were looking for a restaurant without any conversation. Until Liu Chen started to open his voice. "We go into that restaurant alone", he points to a restaurant that looks simple.

Song Quon nodded. "Come"

They went inside and sat at the end of the room. Not long after a servant arrived. "What do you want the master to order?"

"What's the best meal in this restaurant?" said Liu Chen.

"The featured meal in our restaurant is blue eel soup. Perporsion of 2 gold coins"

Song Quon looked surprised by the price. He immediately said. "What is the cheapest food here? How much?"

"The cheapest meal available at our restaurant is red bean soup. We used to sell for 40 pieces of silver. How sir? What do you want the master to order?"

"I ordered 5 servings of blue eel soup. Quon, what do you want to order? I'll pay for it", Liu Chen stared at Song Quon.

Song Quon was surprised when he heard Liu Chen say, that he ordered 5 servings of food. "Why order 5 servings of Chen?"

"Hehe, I'm so hungry. So I ordered 5 servings", of course Liu Chen was very hungry because yesterday he fought it out until now he had not eaten. Though he was already at the level of a 5-star emperor, he had also been great at controlling the Qi that he should not be able to eat for a few days. But since he was used to eating, Liu Chen could not shake his habit.

"You order any food. I'll pay for it, if you want to order blue eel soup, I don't mind. I will pay for the food ordered by you" Liu Chen continued.

"Is it no problem?" said Song Quon who looked doubtful.

Liu Chen nodded. "Do you also want to order blue eel soup?"

"No, I'll just order some red bean soup. I don't want to bother you"

"It's okay, it's not troublesome for me at all. Do you want to order it?"

Song Quon said with embarrassment. "If I may, I want blue eel soup"

"How many servings do you want to order?" said Liu Chen.

"I want to order 8 servings only" Song Quon said shyly.

Liu Chen blinked a few times. He looked at the waiter who seemed to be flashing at him and Song Quon.

"5 servings? 8 servings? Are they serious? Ordering that much food for yourself?" the inner servant.

"You heard it, didn't you? So a total order of 13 servings of blue eel soup. Here, I paid for it first", Liu Chen gave the servant 30 pieces of gold.

"Tu-sir.this is an advantage"

"4 pieces of gold for you. Don't take too long" Liu Chen said.

"Good sir, thank you", the waiter immediately left and smiled happily.

After a long wait, finally their order had arrived. They ate voraciously, let alone Song Quon.

When they finished, they immediately left the restaurant and walked together to find lodging.

"Chen, thank you for that" Song Quon said with a smile.

"It's okay" Liu Chen smiled towards this young man beside him.

"That's no inn" pointed Song Quon at a building with 2 floors not far from their current standing.

"Then we go there" Liu Chen said. They finally went to the inn and booked a room. They booked a separate room and now Liu Chen is paying Song Quon back. Song Quon initially refused, but Liu Chen forced him to. Song Quon could only thank you.

They did not go directly into the lodging room that had been booked, but they walked the road first.

Liu Chen stopped his steps. Seeing that, Song Quon came to a stop. "What's Chen?"

"It seems like their conversation is quite interesting" Liu Chen said softly with a smile. He saw two people who were talking about the auction in the Blue city. Song Quon simply fell silent as he looked at the two people Liu Chen was now staring at.

"Say there will be an auction at the Silver Moon Association that is in our Blue city. At the auction there will be objects that can make others want it"

"Hm? What is that stuff, brother?"

"I heard there will be an ancient map that he said at the destination of the map, there are many treasures. Like gold coins or maybe there are books or high-level weapons"

"Huh? Is that true? I just heard it. When will the auction be held?"

"I heard a month from now. When the auction is about to begin, there will definitely be many disciples or even sect elders coming here because of that ancient map"

"Mn, you're right. There will definitely be elders coming here because of that ancient map. Anyone would have wanted it because you said that at the destination of the map there was a lot of valuable stuff"

"Yes, of course. Other than that ancient map, there were two other items that became the main items of the auction. But I don't know what those two things are"

"Both of those things must be really good"

"Yes, you're right. The third main item is good. Especially the second and first?"

Liu Chen listened carefully to their conversation. He returned smiling. He turned his gaze to Song Quon. "Quon, how long are you gonna be in this town?"

"Em.may be 1 to 2 months. What's wrong?" said Song Quon.

"What if we go to the auction in a month. You heard it yourself, didn't you, uh, the talk they had?"

Song Quon nodded. "But we have to bring a lot of money if we want to the auction"

"Look down, I have it. Don't worry", Liu Chen smiled.

"I'll just go with you"

"Alright, next month we're going to the Silver Moon Association. Now we just ask where the auction is located" Liu Chen said.

From what they heard, the auction was not far from where they were staying. They only had to walk a few meters north.

After being satisfied walking the road, Liu Chen and Song Quon returned to the inn.

Liu Chen paid an extra fee to stay for a month for him and Song Quon. At first, he paid for lodging to stay for a week.

When they finished, they both went into their rooms.

When he was in the room, Liu Chen laid himself on the bed. "What if I sell pills to that auction? Well, even though I still have a lot of gold and silver coins, it doesn't matter if I add my money?" murmured Liu Chen with a smile.

Liu Chen immediately recalled something. He sat up straight from his lying position. "I'll try that red crystal"

Liu Chen took out a red-colored crystal about 8cm in size from his spatial ring. "Hm? How to use it?"

Soon the crystal shook. It was certainly shocking for this white-clothed youth. "W-what happened?"

As the crystal continued to tremble, Liu Chen finally tried to channel the Qi on this red object in his hand.

After the Qi flowed, the crystal seemed to glow. But not dazzling. There was immediately a sound from the red crystal. "Hello.. hello.. How is it right like this? Hello.. is there anyone?"

Liu Chen frowned upon hearing the voice of a man on the red crystal. "What does this mean by teacher?" muttered Liu Chen.

"Who are you?" said Liu Chen.

"Eh? did it work? Tell me one more time, I think I heard it wrong"

"Who are you?"

"Ehhh!! It works?! Yeah I'm smart! It's true I guess how to wear it like this! Woah, I'm so great!"

"Hey!! It's noisy! Don't shout like that!"

Now Liu Chen could hear the voice of a woman.

"Eh? It turns out that it wasn't just one person I managed to contact?! Whoa! I am awesome!" say a man's voice.

"Of course, you idiot! Because all the crystals are connected. The four crystals are connected! You gotit?! So it's not you who's great" said the woman's voice, which sounded a bit upset.

"Eh? Wait up! Why are there only three. Shouldn't 4 people be connected?" the voice of women.

"I'm here", another voice is now heard. His tone sounded flat.

"Our conversations are all connected" Liu Chen said.

"Yes! Well, now let's get acquainted first" said the man's voice, his tone sounded happy and enthusiastic.

"Okay, this time I agree with you. My name is Yang Jia Li. Now you introduce your name" said the voice of the woman who called her name Yang Jia Li.

"What is Jia Li?! You're a princess?!" startled Liu Chen and the male voice on the red crystal simultaneously.

"Hahaha, since you know it, then you should respect me. Call me Jia Li's daughter"

"I'll call you Jia Li. Even though I know you're a princess, but here we can't call you a name like that. It felt less familiar" said the man's voice.

"Hey, have we met?! We've never met and you say less familiar? I've never met you! So you guys should call me princess. You gotit?" yang Jia Li.

"I agree with the man. Better not call her princess. It will feel awkward, besides that we will have to cooperate with each other later to defeat the demon lord who will rise. Master told me that other demons like the general or his army are still alive and now they are free from the seal.

We do not know how strong the enemy we will face. We need to strengthen cooperation. Even if we haven't met yet, we'll meet soon" Liu Chen said.

There was no sound on the crystal for a moment. Until the man's voice is heard. "I agree! Now let's continue our introduction at this time. My name is Zong Xian. Now it's the turn of the two of you who haven't" said the voice of the man who claimed to be named Zong Xian.

"Zhang Jiangwu"

"My name is Chen, greetings"

"What is Chen?" zong Xian.

"Yes. No need to question my name. Now we just plan where we'll meet" Liu Chen said.

"Hm. Will we meet in a week?" yang Jia Li.

"No, I have business next week" Zong Xian said.

"Then? How about another month?" yang Jia Li.

"I have business. I will go to the auction in a month" Liu Chen said.

"Auctioneers? Where's?" yang Jia Li.

"In the Blue City, the Silver Moon Association"

"I happen to be there for the auction. Because I heard three main items there is an ice arrow that can bring up 3 arrows in one bow pull. Attack power will also increase by 10%.

What was even more amazing than that ice arrow was, everyone could use it. Even if the person does not have the element of ice. So we just need to channel the Qi alone and draw the bow. Then 3 arrows will be formed" said Yang Jia Li.

"Then, what if we all met at the auction alone?" said Liu Chen.

"Hm. I agree. I am not too far from the Blue City. After the auction is over, where will we gather? And how can we know between our neighbors?" zong Xian.

"Certainly wear this communication crystal, fool!" yang Jia Li said annoyedly.

"Hey, don't call me stupid! I have a name. My name is Zong Xian, remember that" said Zhong Xian who was also upset.

"Zong Xian is right. How do we find out between us there later? We certainly can't use this communication crystal while continuing to search. Especially if there are people who know other than us about communication crystals. They will certainly try to take it. Because there are only a small number of communication crystals in this world" Liu Chen said.

"We just beat them. With our current strength, it is not difficult to defeat those who wish to take the communication crystal from us" Yang Jia Li said confidently.

"It is possible not to save the enemy of man. Our job is not to seek out as many human enemies. Remember that" Liu Chen said.

"Huh? How do we save the enemy? Do we just have to put them in a sack and then collect them and pile them up?" zong Xian.

"Basic stupid! Why can you be a student of one of those legends with your stupidity. I can't stop thinking" said Yang Jia Li.

"Don't fight" Zhang Jiangwu said flatly.

Hearing that voice, Yang Jia Li immediately said. "I'm not fighting. She's the one that sucks"

"Huh, am I a bitch? Aren't you the one who sucks?" zong Xian. His tone sounded emotion-restricted.

Yang Jia Li, "Heh, it's not me that sucks, but you!"

Zong Xian, "It's not me, it's you!"

"Stop arguing! Don't keep arguing like this, huft.... What if you guys meet later? If we communicate in this communication crystal alone the two of you have already fought each other" Liu Chen said with a sigh and shook his head.

Zong Xian, "That woman started first!"

Yang Jia Li, "Heh, are you blaming me? Blame yourself"

"You guys are humiliating" Zhang Jiangwu said.

Hearing that voice, both Yang Jia Li and Zong Xian became even more protesting and noisy.

"Stop you two!" annoyed Liu Chen. His breath gasping for breath restrained the annoyance of the two voices residing in this communication crystal.

The two stopped arguing and fell silent.

"We continue our conversation. I have a suggestion, what if we meet in front of the blue rose inn. That's where I'm staying.We'll meet after the auction is over" said Liu Chen who had now regained his composure.

Zong Xian, "Alright, I agree"

Zhang Jiangwu, "Again"

Yang Jia Li, "I agree"

"After meeting in front of the inn, we will go to the forest that is outside the Blue city" Liu Chen said.

"Alright" said the three different voices.

They also ended the conversation.