Doomsday: Gain experience by hunting

The Sihai Camp is in a very nice environment.

Guards in armor come and go, and the streets and alleys are peaceful. No one makes trouble, and even the ground is clean and tidy.

The Bai family's contact person in the Sihai Camp is a rather large pharmacy.

On either side of the pharmacy's entrance, there's a whiteboard with a couplet written in black:

“May the world be free from illness and suffering, rather let the medicine gather dust on the shelves.”

Tang Wen, disguised as a middle-aged man, walked in, nodded to the approaching clerk, and was led to a side hall for tea.

He picked up the cup, and instead of tea, it contained small solid particles similar to barley tea.

However, the taste was quite good, mellow and slightly sweet.

He drank the tea and waited patiently for about half an hour.

Finally, the person in front left, and Tang Wen leisurely walked into the inner room.

An old gentleman sat behind a black wooden table, sizing up Tang Wen.

Looking, smelling, asking, and feeling the pulse—it had begun.

“If I'm not mistaken, you are in excellent health.”

Tang Wen, in disguise, secretly curled his lip: “I'm here to buy century-old ginseng.”

“How much do you want? A few qian, or a tael?”

Up to this point, the conversation was still normal.

But Tang Wen shook his head: “Three jin and four liang!”

The old doctor's expression changed, and he looked carefully at Tang Wen: “You jest, sir. Century-old ginseng is extremely precious; how could there be so much?”

“So, the store doesn't have enough?”

“Not enough.”

“If you don't have enough, you can get more from your supplier!”

The old doctor cupped his fist in his other hand, stood up, and hung a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on the outside door.

Turning back, he asked Tang Wen in a low voice, “What do you want me to do?”

“Go to Sihai Inn to meet someone.”

“Now?”

“Yes.”

Tang Wen gave him a room number, a new room, not his current 'B' room.

The old doctor tidied himself up and left through the back door. Tang Wen took a packet of medicine for treating fleas on the sand wolves and returned to Sihai Inn through the front door.

Back in his room, he changed back into his previous disguise and walked into the lobby of Sihai Inn.

He ordered some barbecue and beer, eating and drinking slowly.

The hall was full of ice buckets, and outside the window, there was a large wooden fan driven by water flow.

The fan rotated, bringing a cool breeze.

The exceptionally observant waiter recognized Tang Wen as a distinguished guest from room 'B'.

He immediately sent a charming woman over with a plate of food, saying it was a complimentary dish from the inn.

Half-arm-length prawns, grilled red, covered with large sections of chili peppers and sprinkled with emerald green scallions—it looked very appetizing.

Seeing that almost every table in the hall was occupied by women in cheongsams,

Tang Wen didn't refuse.

He nodded, and the woman sat down to peel shrimp.

“Where are you from, sir?”

“The north.”

“Don't know where you're going?” The woman asked casually, peeling shrimp non-stop, occasionally dipping them in sauce and feeding them to Tang Wen's mouth.

The latter wanted to avoid it, but none of the men in the hall were doing that.

He had no choice but to reluctantly enjoy it.

“You eat too.” Tang Wen thought for a moment and didn't hide it: “I want to go to Ganshan City.”

Hearing this name, a trace of fear flashed in the woman's eyes, but her face didn't seem surprised. She still said in a well-honed, gentle tone, “Many guests want to go there.”

Tang Wen's heart stirred: Could the Sihai Merchant Association have a channel? A channel to join the major forces in Ganshan City?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

He took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the woman's bosom as if taking advantage of her.

The woman's eyes lit up, and without waiting for Tang Wen to ask, she said directly:

“The Sihai Merchant Association has connections with all the major forces in Ganshan City. Give the Merchant Association five hundred taels, and you can meet the leaders of the major forces outside the city. The leaders will personally recruit people. A thousand taels can get you a meeting with an elder, and the elder will arrange people within their jurisdiction…”

You can't underestimate anyone.

This woman peeling shrimp actually knew so much.

It seemed that the Sihai Inn was also involved in selling information.

A leader is generally a Martial Master.

Elders and deputy gang leaders are Transcendent.

The gang leader is a Gang Martial Realm expert, which is the level of the Queen.

After the woman finished her introduction, she blinked her watery eyes at Tang Wen.

Tang Wen took a sip of wine and said with some pride, “I'm not even twenty-three this year. I'm a Beastmaster with a medium-sized exotic beast, a sand wolf.”

This was the information about his identity.

It was public.

The people at Sihai Inn had seen him arrive with a sand wolf.

“You're amazing, sir!” The woman said with great emotion.

But Tang Wen didn't think her praise was sincere.

The greatness of yours truly is only known by…

Well!

No one knows yet.

The woman added, “Beastmasters are rare, so you'll be welcome wherever you go.”

After speaking, she leaned closer to Tang Wen under the guise of feeding him shrimp and lowered her voice: “Sir, I don't know how strong you are yourself, but if you're a martial artist, you can save five hundred taels of silver.”

“How so?” Tang Wen asked calmly.

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The woman didn't answer, but peeled several shrimp.

Tang Wen reached into his pocket again and took out a silver ingot, stuffing it into her ample bosom.

The woman immediately beamed with joy: “Thank you, sir. As long as you stay here for ten days to half a month, you'll definitely meet people from Ganshan City. You'll meet the people in charge of those major forces. Then, you can directly contact them here, or the Sihai Merchant Association can introduce you for a small fee.”

As she spoke, she glanced in the direction of the lobby.

The shopkeeper was standing there, talking to someone else.

Tang Wen smiled and thanked her.

The woman didn't say anything else, chatting casually and pouring wine and serving food for Tang Wen.

Staying in the 'B' room for ten days to half a month would cost thousands of taels. Why don't I just spend a thousand taels to join a force in Ganshan City?

Seemingly sensing that Tang Wen was generous, the woman naturally began to promote the 'A' room to him.

Silk bedding, pure silver tableware, fine crystal glasses… needless to say.

Just to mention going to the toilet, there's someone to serve you in the toilet.

Tang Wen mentioned a hot towel.

The woman shook her head and straightened her body.

The implication was that a hot towel wasn't enough; something more sincere was needed.

“Then how does it work without hands?”

Men and experienced women know that you have to shake it when you pee!

The woman smiled without answering, but took a sip from the wine glass in front of her and licked the rim of the glass nimbly.

Seeing Tang Wen's realization, she added, “There are twelve beautiful maids inside to serve you. If you're not satisfied, you can change them until you are.”

She's testing me with this again.

Who can withstand this kind of test?

“How much is it per night?”

“Only a thousand taels.”

Hearing this price, Tang Wen instantly calmed down a lot: You used the word “only” very well; don't use it next time.

The woman was good at reading people's expressions: “Eight hundred taels will do.”

Tang Wen smiled without saying anything. When he was walking on the street outside today, he passed a Hundred Flowers House, and they were also vigorously soliciting customers during the day.

For eight hundred taels, you could play all day and night with everyone except the top courtesan.

“There are virgins too!”

The woman leaned over, very humble, not minding revealing her charms.

Tang Wen's blood was rushing, knowing that he couldn't resist the temptation, he quickly changed the subject and asked which of the experts in Ganshan City had dark abilities.

Unfortunately, the woman was just a salesperson and hostess. Although she had seen many Transcendent experts, she had never seen them fight, so she couldn't say for sure.

Tang Wen didn't force it. He ate his fill, paid the bill, and spent several taels of silver.

He slowly returned to his residence. Bai Youruo had already finished talking with the contact person and returned.

“We have to separate.”

That was Bai Youruo's first sentence that night.

Tang Wen took a light breath. He had expected this.

“I didn't show my face during the contact. Bai Xue talked to him through the wall.”

“Do you think he's not trustworthy?”

Bai Youruo shook her head with a complicated expression: “People's hearts are unpredictable.”

Tang Wen nodded. He went to the meeting in another disguise, so he wasn't too worried.

Bai Youruo added, “I made some preparations here before. After this, Bai Xue and I might be in this Sihai Camp or in several nearby cities.”

“Then how will we contact each other in the future?” He looked at Bai Youruo.

“We'll choose a place. When you need to contact us, you pile up three piles of stones on the ground. I'll send someone to check regularly. That person must be wearing white on top and black on the bottom, with a bamboo hat, and a green ribbon tied to the hat. You can send a blood raven to watch there. When you see this person, give him the message.”

Tang Wen nodded.

Hesitating for a moment, Bai Youruo suddenly put her hand on Tang Wen's palm.