After about two hours, the boat slowly entered Tianshui Lake, and the entire view suddenly opened up.

"What a huge lake!" Luo Fan stood on Ai Li's shoulder, enjoying this visual feast with her.

On the clear, azure lake, you can vaguely see some fish swimming by, splashing up waves.

"There should be quite a few magical beasts in here, so why can't I see a single one?" Luo Fan asked curiously.

"Most of the magical beasts here are concentrated in the dungeons or deep water areas. The lake water itself contains very little magical energy, but there are more ordinary fish."

"If you keep going east, you can reach the Endless Sea, where there are many more magical beasts," Toria explained, having accompanied the princess here many times before.

After the boat entered Tianshui Lake, its speed increased again, and in less than an hour, a small lakeside town, which resembled a transit point, appeared in front of Luo Fan.

The town looked very lively, surrounded by countless boats, with boats coming and going from time to time.

“That’s Tianshui Town, one of our destinations this time, and the main target of this investigation.” Caitlin walked over. “Tianshui Town is under the jurisdiction of the capital. There is also a low-level dungeon on it, which has attracted many adventurers to settle there.”

"The exact location of the Elf Realm has not yet been determined, but a number of high-level mercenary groups have already gathered in the town. The composition of the people inside is quite complex, making the investigation very troublesome."

"How did you know the secret realm would appear here?"

"The time and approximate location of the appearance can be predicted through the Spirit Gem."

"An Elf Gem?!" Luo Fan recalled the records he had read. Elf Gems are special gems produced in the Elf Realm. Besides being able to predict when the realm will appear and locate its position, they also seem to be able to track the entrance and exit.

Therefore, this gem is jokingly called the "Finger Needle," an essential resource for exploring the Elf Realm. Its value becomes extremely high at this time of year.

"You must really want to go in and find the Fountain of Life!"

"Of course, such an opportunity is rare, we have to go in and take a look. We have more than a month to explore, let's hope our luck won't be too bad!" Luo Fan patted Ai Li's neck, hoping to bring himself some good luck.

"Finding the Fountain of Life is extremely difficult. I haven't heard of any faction finding such a thing in the last hundred years."

"That's stupid. Even if someone finds it, they won't announce it." Luo Fan was quite confident, after all, the buffs were fully stacked, and he had the Elf Fire Rain buff.

Caitlin rolled her eyes at him, but didn't seem to mind too much. Every time a dungeon ended, there were always some old fogies who would block the entrance and search the adventurers' storage bags.

Even under these circumstances, the Fountain of Life was only discovered a century ago, which sparked a major war.

If it were that easy to hide, she wouldn't have said that. After all, some forces have methods to detect spatial rings, so they can't hide them at all.

"If you really find it, can you bring it out? Don't let it benefit someone else."

"Why bring it out? Just use it directly." Luo Fan understood what she meant. "The book doesn't say you can't use it directly."

"Oh, that's true. I'll go in with you this time!"

As the ship slowly approached the dock, some people who had received advance notice rushed over excitedly.

"Welcome, Your Highness!" Several uniformed guards, led by a fat man, greeted the princess at the dock.

“Marquis Charlie, there’s no need to be so polite, and no need to alert the other departments. I’m just here to train in the dungeon.” Caitlin explained her purpose simply, not expecting her whereabouts to be known so quickly.

"Oh, then I wish Your Highness a smooth journey. Would Your Highness like to visit the island?" Charlie asked with a smile. He had long heard that the princess had been investigating the matter of Holy Sea City, and that she might have other purposes for this trip.

"I won't go for now. You go back and get busy. I'll be leaving first thing tomorrow morning." Caitlin had no intention of disembarking, after all, the island wasn't safe.

"Well then, we'll take our leave!" Leaving two servants behind, Charlie gave a few more instructions and then turned and departed.

"Your Highness, are we really not going to get off the ship and take a look around?" Luo Fan asked curiously. His divine sense swept across a large area ahead, and someone could actually detect his scan, which startled him so much that he quickly withdrew his divine sense.

Sure enough, this town is full of hidden talents. The other party is at least a mage, and who knows how many more are secretly involved.

"I won't go. It's too conspicuous and might alert the enemy. If you want to go, go ahead. It'll be a good opportunity to scout the area and make it easier to investigate at night."

"Oh, I see." Luo Fan really didn't know what to say to this princess, since he still owed her a favor.

After a brief rest, Freya set off with a few girls. Toria was too conspicuous, so even Fairy stayed on the ship.

Daisy, Ellie, Lofan, and Xiaoxue, along with Freya in disguise, looked like a tourist group visiting the area.

Despite this, some people still followed them after they disembarked.

The island was quite lively in the evening, with all sorts of shops lining the crowded streets. Luo Fan even spotted several brothels, with scantily clad women soliciting customers outside.

"Luo Fan, do you perhaps like that kind of thing?" Freya teased.

"How could that be? They're not even as pretty as you guys. I was just curious," Luo Fan quickly explained. "There are so many people on the street right now, it doesn't seem like many people go over there!"

"Do you know the doctrines of the Water God Cult? Many people here are members of that cult, and they forbid promiscuity. Those brothels are for outsiders."

"As for you, I doubt they'd welcome a slime."

"I don't care."

The group wandered aimlessly along the street, unaware of the people following them, and occasionally bought some trinkets from small shops.

Four girls together couldn't possibly leave empty-handed. In no time, their hands were full of all sorts of snacks.

Pan-fried Tianshui hairy crabs, silver fish balls, and even crab skewers—you can tell at a glance they're products from the underground city.

Daisy slurped her food until her mouth was greasy, and Ellie and the others ate quite a bit too. Only Luo Fan was still looking around at the small shops, confirming their locations while also looking for any bargains.

Near the dungeon, there were even more adventurers setting up stalls, but Luo Fan had no interest in the low-level magical materials scattered all over the ground.

Daisy did buy some items and even tried to bargain, but she didn't get much of a bargain.

Finally, on Luo Fan's advice, they went to a more reputable shop and bought a lot of alchemy materials.

They circled the island until they saw a large crowd gathered ahead, then followed Daisy, who loved to join in the fun.

"If you want to buy, pay up! Stop dawdling here. Ten gold coins, that's the price!" one stall owner shouted loudly, refusing to budge.

A large crowd had gathered near his stall, seemingly there to watch the spectacle, and some were even joining in the commotion.

"Old man Bei, are you out of your mind? Selling a piece of broken crystal for such a high price, do you think we're all suckers?"

"Yeah, if that kid wants it, just sell it to him. One purple gold coin will last you a long time."

The young man at the stall seemed to really like that crystal; he lingered over it, reluctant to part with it. However, the price of 10 purple gold coins was indeed too high.

"Boss, can you give me a discount?"

"Get out of here, all of you! This is my family heirloom. I wouldn't be willing to take it out if I weren't short of money."

Suddenly, seeing Daisy and the others approaching, the old man's eyes lit up, as if he had found his target.

"Little girl, look! I have all sorts of treasures here."

Luo Fan took the opportunity to examine it. The crystal only had some spiritual energy on its surface; the inside was almost entirely waste material. It was obviously useless, only good for fooling laymen.

There was a blue seashell nearby, which, although lacking any spiritual energy, was covered with many unique stripes. Perhaps because a part of it was missing, the specific effect was not visible.

"Grandpa, these seashells are so cute, how much are they?" Daisy asked, holding up a few pretty seashells.

Seeing that Daisy's target wasn't the crystal, the old man seemed somewhat discouraged.

"50 gold coins each, take your pick! You really don't want this crystal? It only costs 10 purple gold coins." Old Man Bei was still persistent. "This is a top-quality spiritual material, very suitable for you, Miss."

“Miss, this is truly a treasure. If I had the money, I would have bought it.” The young man turned around and looked at Daisy with some regret.

“I don’t have that much money either. I’ll take this seashell!” Daisy said, taking out her magic bag, counting out 50 gold coins and handing it over.

"Miss, are you from out of town? Are you here for tourism and adventure?" The old man took the money, counted it carefully, and started chatting.

"Okay." Daisy put away the seashell in her hand and waited for the transaction to end.

“I have many more seashells like these at home. Would you like to come back with me and take a look?” After the old man finished speaking, the audience spontaneously surrounded them, blocking their way out.