After cleaning up the dishes and kitchen, Lin Hu took his new bow and arrows to practice.
Duan Linzhou finally returned by evening, but he was covered in the blood of mutated beasts and smelled terrible.
Lin Hu sent everyone off to take a shower while he began planning what to bring for the evening.
After Duan Linzhou finished washing up, Lin Hu told him about the news Duan Bohai had told him and about the two businessmen he had met during the day, so that Duan Linzhou could be prepared.
Lin Hu is now genuinely curious whether that news is true or false.
What is the treasure?
As the sun sets and dusk envelops everything, a huge island rises from the sea, covered with ancient buildings and houses with blue bricks and tiles.
The surrounding area was brightly lit and bustling with people. Inside the antique buildings, there were many people dressed in ancient costumes.
Lin Hu was suddenly teleported here. After looking around, he realized that Duan Linzhou was not with him.
Just now, when the system notified him that he was about to be teleported to the dragon boat location, Lin Hu was certain that he had reached out and grabbed the other person.
But the person is not here now.
Lin Hu quickly sent a message to the other party: [Lin Hu: Where are you?]
Duan Linzhou was also planning to contact the other party when he received a message from Lin Hu as soon as he opened the light screen.
After looking around, he replied to the other party:
[Duan Linzhou: I'm not sure. Judging from the surrounding area, it should be an ancient town.]
[Lin Hu: What are some of the iconic things about your place?]
Lin Hu can fly, so it's relatively easy for him to find a location. Therefore, he asked the other party to tell him about the surrounding environment so he could go find it.
Duan Linzhou surveyed his surroundings, trying to find a more conspicuous spot.
Looking up, I saw a gate with a dragon coiled around it standing not far away, as if the dragon's eyes were staring intently at passersby.
Duan Linzhou noticed that many people were walking inside. Judging from their clothing, those dressed in ancient costumes were probably NPCs.
Those dressed in modern clothes are likely gamers.
Duan Linzhou followed the crowd inside, finally stopping under the archway and taking a picture to send to Lin Hu.
Lin Hu opened the photo sent by the other party and compared it with the surrounding area. He thought it would take a long time to find it, but when he looked up, he saw the building in the photo not far away.
People around were walking inside, and Lin Hu couldn't see whether Duan Linzhou was standing under the archway.
He had no choice but to follow the crowd and walk in that direction, finally stopping under the archway.
Lin Hu didn't see Duan Linzhou. The plaque wasn't big, only three or four meters wide, and the pillars weren't big either, so it couldn't hide anyone at all.
[Lin Hu: I'm right under this archway, but I don't see you. Did you leave?] Unable to find the person, Lin Hu decided to send them a message.
[Duan Linzhou: No, I'm still here. [Image]]
Lin Hu looked at the photos sent by the other party and wondered if this was indeed the place.
He believed that Duan Linzhou wouldn't joke with him at a time like this.
Is there more than one door?
Lin Hu found a secluded spot, used his supernatural abilities to fly into the sky, and planned to observe the surrounding environment to see if there really were multiple doors.
But when it flew less than ten meters, its body was bounced back by an invisible barrier.
Caught off guard, Lin Hu was thrown back to the ground, taking several steps backward before finally regaining his balance with a powerful push from his back foot.
Lin Hu looked up in confusion, examining the spot where he had just bumped into something.
Upon impact, what you feel is a soft, yielding barrier; it doesn't hurt. No matter how much force Lin Hu uses to fly upwards, the barrier will return the same amount.
With nothing else around, he flew up again, but this time he didn't crash into the barrier; instead, he hovered in the air and observed it.
The barrier just bounced him away without him getting hurt, so it must be a protective barrier and not capable of attacking.
He reached out to touch the barrier. When Lin Hu touched it, the air rippled like a stone falling into water, and his hand was that stone.
Lin Hu couldn't help but wonder how this was formed.
Unlike the protective barriers on his idyllic countryside, the barriers on his island were like a solid stone wall.
Lin Hu had no choice but to abandon his idea of investigation and decided to first find out what was going on in the town.
Lin Hu said something to Duan Linzhou and then followed the crowd inside.
"Little boss?"
A voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Lin Hu rang out behind him.
Lin Hu turned around in confusion and saw Zhang Hu, who was looking at him with a questioning expression. After confirming Lin Hu's identity, Zhang Hu revealed a look of joy.
"Zhang Hu?!"
Lin Hu was still wondering how the other party recognized him when the other party gave him the answer first.
"It really is you, young boss. With your hair, I could recognize you at a glance even if you were thrown into a crowd," Zhang Hu said with a smile.
Lin Hu then realized that his hair was indeed too eye-catching.
Moreover, now that anonymity has been removed, his appearance is no longer a secret.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, Lin Hu bought a wig from a small vendor.
"Want to buy some rouge? It's very cheap." A woman selling rouge next to the wig stall asked Lin Hu.
Lin Hu looked around and, after confirming that he was being called, said, "No need, I'm a man."
Lin Hu assumed the other person was looking at her long hair and misunderstood her as a girl, so she politely declined.
The woman had seen Lin Hu buying a wig at a nearby stall, presumably trying to conceal his identity, which is why she spoke up to inquire.
She hadn't sold a single box of rouge for several days in a row, so how could she give up on this one who finally looked friendly?
"Who says only women use rouge? Besides, this rouge of mine isn't your average rouge," the woman said with a confident yet mysterious smile.
Lin Hu had intended to leave, but the woman's smile piqued his curiosity.
Lin Hu asked, "What kind of unusual law is this?"
The woman smiled knowingly; there was hope.
"This rouge of mine can make you look like an ordinary person, and it's waterproof too. Want some? I'll sell it to you cheaply." The woman said, holding up three fingers.
“Three hundred level-one crystal cores will suffice.” The woman smiled at Lin Hu with an expression that said, ‘Young man, you’ve struck it rich.’
Upon hearing this, Lin Hu turned and left.
"Hey young man, don't be in such a hurry to leave. If you think it's too expensive, name your price."
The woman stood behind her stall, yet her hand could reach Lin Hu, who was two meters away from her.
Lin Hu, wearing short sleeves, felt a chill run down his spine as he felt the sticky sensation on his arms.
Looking down, he saw a snake's tail with black and white rings. He instantly felt uncomfortable and got goosebumps all over his body.
Lin Hu looked down and followed the snake's tail along his arm to the end. The snake's tail gradually thickened and turned into the woman's stall.
Lin Hu then realized that the woman's pupils were actually vertical, like those of a snake.
"Why isn't the young man saying anything?" the woman asked, puzzled.
Lin Hu vaguely saw that the woman's tongue was not like that of an ordinary person.
He then took a serious look at everything around him. The owner who had just sold wigs had abnormal eyes, and his fingers were shaped like a frog's.
The people around me also had some animal characteristics, such as fish scales on their bodies or faces, or horns and ears on their heads.
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