Chapter 38: Chapter 30 Corpse Collector
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Old Gun Tavern was a Hunter’s Tavern. The debut release of this chapter happened at Ñøv€l-B1n.
The packed three-story building was filled with treasure-seeking hunters seeking merriment.
Heavy metal music sounded like an artillery barrage, piercing the ears. Scantily-clad girls danced provocatively on stage, a thick current of hormones filling the air. Excited men and women were everywhere, the dim light acting as a catalyst for debauchery, revealing faces naked with desire.
Leonard Churchill pushed his way through the crowd and walked over to the bar.
He took a look at the price list and shouted at the bartender: “A pint of beer.”
One pint of beer, eighty.
The minimum charge on the menu.
He took a seat on a tall stool, took a sip of the foamy beer. It tasted slightly bitter, but at least it had a strong alcohol flavor.
While drinking his beer, Leonard watched everything about the bar. Ecking out the noisy music, he captured the conversations among the customers at each table. He divided them into intel and idle chat.
The hunters now talked about more than just spelunking adventures.
There were more women and bawdy jokes.
And then some other things.
Leonard was particularly interested in the new information about Sinless City.
His ears were filled with that kind of information.
“A lot of new faces in Sinless City recently...”
“Can’t help it. The Federal Parliament has issued a development order. Every day, thousands of people come down from various big cities. The elevators are almost smoking...”
“Ah, no wonder it’s become so vibrant in just a month.”
But everything changed a few years ago. An adventurer accidentally discovered a steel cable in the wall of the cravice. It was the same Spell Chain currently suspending the Gold-digging Dock.
They realized that the Abyssal rift wasn’t the end of the world.
They followed the steel cable and ventured to the other side of the world.
They discovered another continent.
Only later did they come to realize that it was the Old Continent from ancient legends, before the Great Catastrophe!
A section of history, sealed away for thousands of years, was thus unveiled.
The Old Continent was shrouded in dark mist, teeming with monsters and fraught with danger at every turn. But at the same time, it had countless ancient cities, treasures, and mineral deposits!
“Demon Cross” was just one of the relics.
With this earth-shattering discovery, Sinless City began to grow explosively, going out of control.
Eventually, many treasures were excavated, and the nobles were green with envy.
One day, word got around.
In an instant, Sinless City, once forgotten by the world, became a red-hot treasure hunting spot.
Half a year ago, the Federal Parliament issued a development command. They established the Governor’s Mansion in Sinless City, wishing to claim this treasure-filled location for the Federation.
Sinless City saw a massive influx of outsiders.
Thousands of criminals and refugees were exiled here for cultivation. Additionally, there were nobles, official military units, smugglers, opportunistic merchants, and a flood of treasure hunters.
New faces appeared virtually every day.
“So that’s how it is.”
Having filled in the gaps of Sinless City’s history in his mind, Leonard understood why the Governor’s Mansion, the Miller Family, was not well-liked.
The Miller Family indeed held significant power, being a part of the Federal Parliament..