I clutched my forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, and quickly grabbed the cloak that was about to be pulled off, while trying to divert her attention with a new topic: "But this has reminded me. Although I don't really want to deal with these two organizations, I happen to know someone who owns one of their stores, so maybe I could go and check it out."
What shop?
"It's probably... a prop shop."
"Yay!"
As expected, the idiot expressed his strong desire to go, immediately jumping up from his seat and heading towards the door, then banging his head against the ice wall.
Changing the subject is a foolproof trick.
However, since we need to leave here temporarily...
"Don't worry too much about me." [Frostsword] noticed my gaze. "Although we'll be traveling together from now on, we're not companions, just people who happen to be on the same path. You don't need to care about my affairs either; just do what you want."
"To avoid trouble, I will leave after you. My current accommodation is at the Icefield Hut, three streets away. If you need anything, please let the receptionist find me."
"Then, this Miss [Frostsword]..."
"Just call me Miyuki."
“Alright, Ms. Miyuki,” I greeted her. “Do you need me to confirm the exact departure time?”
“Anytime is fine, just let me know before you set off.” Shen Xue remained aloof, turning her gaze to the room and glancing at the group of people covered in frost. “Although I don’t really like teaming up with others, it’s not impossible to force myself to coexist with someone whose strength is no less than mine.”
She definitely seemed much easier to talk to than she did at first glance.
Since that's what they said, we didn't refuse any further. After deciding to go to the dome hall tomorrow to minimize the aftereffects of today's events, and then depart from the west gate around noon, a happy Hikari grabbed me and swaggered out of the inn, passing through the stares of a group of burly men who hadn't yet recovered from the chill.
"For the item shop, should we go to the Wan Jin Merchant Guild?" As soon as we stepped out the door, Hikari turned around and asked me impatiently, "That's a subsidiary of the largest merchant guild in the city, and I remember it also includes auction houses, appraisal rooms and other related businesses."
Ah, I know that one. It's rumored to be a treasure trove with everything imaginable. As long as you have money, you can even collect materials from hidden forbidden zones. It's the top business guild in both the legitimate and criminal worlds on the entire continent.
Unfortunately, it turned out that this statement was also empty boasting. I still remember the last time the instructor made a request for "a complete dragon heart," the person in charge's expression twisted as if he was about to vomit from constipation, not to mention the other even more outrageous things mentioned later.
That person was practically kneeling down and calling him "ancestor."
It can only be said that when faced with sufficiently bizarre and unreasonable demands, even money can sometimes fail.
Oh right, the Wan Jin Chamber of Commerce has another unique feature: they don't negotiate prices. It's definitely not something I can control with my own money alone.
Besides! Haggling is part of the romance of shopping! Every time I successfully snatch a penny from those unscrupulous vendors, watching them bleed inside while forcing a happy expression on their face, I feel so good, okay!
In short, I led Hikari through several alleys, turning left and right, until we arrived at—Qingshui Alley.
Why are there so many people here?
Looking at the women who filled almost the entire alleyway, I couldn't help but feel a little lost.
When I first came here, this place was just a deserted alleyway, just like its name suggests. But now, after half a year, it seems to have turned into a bustling commercial street.
Hikari quickly ran off to ask a few people nearby, and soon came back to report to me: "I heard that the most famous Qingshui shop on this street just happened to launch a new product today and is selling it for a limited time, which is why there is such a crazy buying frenzy."
"What new product?"
I asked instinctively, then suddenly realized that Qingshui Shop was the shop I was going to today.
Wait a minute, isn't this the only shop in this alley? Could it be that all these people are heading to that shop? I even saw several children who looked to be only eleven, twelve, or thirteen years old in the throng... No! There seemed to be some elderly people with graying temples, and their fighting spirit in pushing and shoving through the crowd was probably stronger than that of those young and beautiful women!
This is truly a ghost story!
“It seems to be called…” Hikari paused for a few seconds, then ran over to ask again, and successfully got the answer she wanted, “Perfume.”
"...Say that again?"
“Perfume.” Hikari repeated earnestly, as if afraid I wouldn’t understand, gesturing wildly and striking poses in the air several times. “It’s said that when sprayed on the body, it produces a transparent liquid with a lingering, captivating, and long-lasting fragrance.”
Okay, I understand.
Qingshui Lane, Qingshui Shop, Perfume.
In addition, within six months, it went from being completely ignored to being bustling with customers.
...Isn't this the formula for the research byproduct that I casually mentioned when I came last time?
That damned Rod! Pay me the copyright fees!
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