Chapter 141 - What Sense of Aesthetics is This?
Ancient City of the Shifter Emperor, Herbal Store.
After he had returned to the Ancient City, Jiang Feng did not go and find Ling Feiyu. Instead, he headed toward the Herbal Store.
Ling Feiyu was someone very cold, but she was still someone trustworthy as she was willing to help him.
Because of that, she trusted Ling Feiyu and saved her at the end of it all.
Although his identity had already been exposed to Ling Feiyu, he was fine with it either way. His identity would be exposed eventually. He would simply have to deal with some problems earlier.
Even if Ling Feiyu was a scoundrel and announced his identity, what then?
Make his real-life enemies look for him?
That would not make sense. Jiang Feng was such a common name, and they would never find him as he was from the slums.
Jiang Feng opened the map for the distribution of houses for the Ancient City.
The Shuiyun Waterfall was to the East of the Ancient City. There was a waterfall that flowed from a mountain peak from behind the Ancient City. It also had overwater pagodas and whatnot, but it only had three residences. It was the most scenic location in the Ancient City.
“3,000,000!” Jiang Feng gave her a price after he had taken a look.
The price was quite reasonable. Not only was it scenic, but it was also huge. Craft-Profession skills that had to do with planting would receive special benefits. If she had learned a craft-profession skill, she could plant some herbs, hemp plants, and rear fishes.
If her craft-profession skill was high enough, she could probably earn back her capital in a year. Even if she was not planning to plant anything, she could still make a profit by renting it out.
“Alright!”
Ling Feiyu was very direct as well. She quickly opened up her trading panel and placed the money in it.
Jiang Feng did not say much. He took out the deed for the house on the trading panel and traded with Ling Feiyu.
“Are you interested in leveling up?” Ling Feiyu asked after she had finished trading.
“Sure.”
Now that he had nothing urgent to do, he agreed to it.
There were many monster territories behind the Ancient City. Those boss monsters were not his to command. He could use this chance to recruit them and have them watch after the mountains.
Due to the strength of those bosses, it would be easier if he had the assistance of the game’s best healer.
Not only that, he could see what kind of a person Ling Feiyu was. If possible, he might have to ask her to help him do something that only players could.
After dealing with Shifters for so long, there was finally someone that could listen to what he had to say. Also, leveling up with a beauty that was similar to him in terms of personality could reduce some of his stress levels, suppressing the negative effects of Berserk and Slaughter.
After leaving the Herbal Store, he opened the Ancient City’s management panel and spent all the money he had just earned from selling the house to repair the city walls and build other shops. In just a few moments, he had spent all of the money.
Ling Feiyu looked at what just happened and then asked Jiang Feng curiously, “You needed money?”
“Yeah. Though I’m the first group of players, I’m not as rich as most of you. Rebuilding the Ancient City requires millions, and I have to earn every dime,” Jiang Feng said.
“Then why didn’t you look for some merchants to help you? I saw many merchants wanting to find a way to find the location of the Ancient City of the Shifters. If you were to contact them, wouldn’t you easily get the money that way? Ling Feiyu asked.
Jiang Feng could only respond weakly, “How do I contact them? I’m now a Shifter, a public enemy, an NPC. If I contact them, wouldn’t I expose myself? I have to fully repair the Ancient City first.”
Ling Feiyu nodded without saying anything.
They then reached the mountains behind the Ancient City and looked for a monster territory with level 50 monsters to level up.
In order to quicken his effort in recruiting the bosses, he called out Yanhu, Heifeng, and the rest of his followers and had them gather the bosses.
The moment Heifeng appeared, he flapped his wings as he licked on a chicken bone. He then gave Ling Feiyu a look before giving Jiang Feng a weird smile and said, “Hey, boss! Not bad! You don’t even mind such an ugly gal?”
“What the hell? What sense of aesthetics is this?” Jiang Feng gave Heifeng a kick on his buttocks.
“My my… My sense of aesthetics? Let me tell you, any random one that I get from the mountain is prettier than she is!” Heifeng curled his lips.
“Fine, go and find one for me then!” Jiang Feng rolled his eyes.
“Alright, just you wait, boss! I’ll bring one back! But don’t you steal her from me, or I’m going to become desperate!” Heifeng said and flew right into the mountain peaks.
In a short while, Heifeng dragged Yanhu back. He was supposed to be looking for bosses. He pointed at Yanhu and said to Jiang Feng, “See, boss! This one is pretty! Yanhu and I are in love!”
Yanhu’s lips twitched and he smacked Heifeng angrily, “So you dragged me back here so that you can show off? Heifeng, you weirdo, let me tell you something… If you dare to make a move on me… Also, stop brushing up against my butt, sparks are coming out, damn it!”
With that, Yanhu went back into the mountains. When he saw that, Heifeng quickly chased after him.
“Brother Yan, I was kidding! Wait for me…”
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Jiang Feng was stunned as he stood his ground, with his lips twitching visibly. ‘When I revived Heifeng last time, was the tiger I fused with him male or female?”
“What did they say?” Ling Feiyu saw Jiang Feng having a chat with Heifeng and Yanhu, but she did not understand a word of it.
“It’s nothing.”
Jiang Feng smiled bitterly as he shook his head, and headed to the top as he rode on the Monster Cloud.