Chapter Thirty-Three: Nighttime in Santa Fe

  The three-colored moon slowly climbed up the night sky, illuminating the city of Santa Fe under the stars. The night was already quite deep. Most of the shops on the streets of Santa Fe had closed, while some special industries began to operate. The taverns were filled with citizens of Santa Fe who had worked hard all day, drinking honey wine and discussing the wonderful performances or other gossip from that day.

  Some people who hadn't seen or didn't know about it listened to the audience's description of the performance and from time to time asked questions and exclaimed, thinking that they must go see that special performance tomorrow. The mercenaries discussed how to capture such a demon and the possibility of training it. The merchants gathered together to discuss how much money could be made if such a performance were done on a large scale.

  The Jiuma Tavern, which should be just as lively, was quiet tonight. The mercenaries who were drinking there at dusk had all left with a smile on their faces. After all, getting free drinks and some small change wasn't something that happened every day. And Sanfei wasn't a place with only the Jiuma Tavern, they could always go to another one to drink.

  "That's all for today." Jinbao said, standing at the entrance of the bar: "Miss, if you need anything, you can find my two subordinates, they will help you." Because he needed to go home, Jinbao only left two subordinates in the bar to help take care of the demon. Although he knew the girl's strength in front of him, it was still better to be careful.

  The girl nodded after hearing my words and led the demon upstairs, apparently intending to let it spend the night in her room as well. This unwise decision left me somewhat perplexed.

  "Are you planning to let the monster spend the night in your room?" Jinbo hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This is very dangerous. If you fall asleep, who knows what the monster might do? I think it's better to leave this Minotaur downstairs and have my men keep an eye on it. It will be returned to you safe and sound early tomorrow morning."

  "He's been trained well." The girl said nonchalantly, "And this is the safest way. My training method requires me to be with the demonic beast at all times, or else its ferocity will relapse. If something unexpected happens, I can handle it immediately. If he goes berserk and you kill him, then I'll have to catch another one and train it again, which would take a long time."

  "Alright." Gimbul looked at the quiet Minotaur and then at the girl, let out a sigh and finally compromised: "Fine. You two, Luthier, will guard Miss's door at night, in case something happens and you can help."

  "Alright." The two warriors nodded and said. The girl led the demon upstairs, while the two warriors accelerated their meal, planning to go and guard the door after finishing dinner. Kimbol stood at the door and saw the girl take the demon into the room, feeling that nothing big would happen. So he left the Horse Tavern with the other warriors.

  Jones saw the woman sweeping as he entered the room arranged by the tavern owner. This fairly spacious and bright room, although the furniture was a bit old, should be one of the best rooms in the tavern. Mo Yan listened carefully to confirm that the two warriors were still downstairs, then stretched his body relaxedly and said: "Finally can speak, it's really uncomfortable not speaking for so long."

  "What are you doing in the city?" The woman looked at Mo Yan, who had suddenly lain down on the bed, and said with a creaking of the not-so-sturdy wooden bed: "I told you I would send the money to the outskirts."

  "When I just came in, I saw that your financial situation seemed to have some problems." Mo Yan said to the somewhat tense woman: "I can probably guess something, your father must have spent a lot of money to save you, right? By the way, I still don't know your name."

  "My name is not important," the woman said. "I don't want to have any involvement with you, once I pay you the money, we will be even! Although there are only twenty gold coins left at home, I will find a way to make up for the rest."

  "Alright." Mo Yan said indifferently, "I completely understand not wanting to get involved with a demon. The money isn't an issue for me either, I don't care about that little bit of cash. If you really can't do it, consider my initial proposal then. You can repay the favor all at once, okay?" Although the woman couldn't compare to a succubus, she was still considered pretty among humans.

  "Don't try to seduce me, you devil." The woman gathered up the cleaning tools and said angrily: "You're just like those rascals, once I give in the first time, I'm completely finished. And looking at you makes me feel sick!"

  It's clear that the woman had some misunderstanding with Mo Yan, and many of the city's usurers are like this, slowly turning a virtuous woman into a prostitute. At first, it was just once, then endless humiliation and coercion, until the woman who lost her sense of shame became a prostitute in a tavern. This is something that women have seen countless times in their growth experiences.

  What's more, what's the point of doing it with a monster? Maybe some women like that kind of thing, but she wasn't one of them. As a typical Salter woman from the city, she didn't hate monsters, but she was extremely disgusted by them.

  "Miss." At this time, the warrior who came upstairs knocked on the door and said: "We are just outside the door. You can rest assured that if anything happens, we will come in immediately."

  "The matter is settled today." The woman said, walked to the door, opened it and went out. At the doorway, she was still teased by two soldiers. But the woman in a bad mood did not joke with them as usual, instead, she fiercely kicked one of the soldiers and then left the upstairs with big strides.

  "I've released a soundproof barrier." Jones muttered a few strange syllables, then said to Mo Yan, "People outside the door won't be able to hear our voices now."

  "Hmm." Mo Yan looked around at the seemingly unchanged room and said: "I thought this magic would have some effect, but it seems like nothing has changed at all."

  "It's just that the magical sprites around us blocked out the sound." Jones climbed onto the bed, laughing and said: "This is just a small magic trick, strictly speaking, it doesn't even count as magic."

  "Really?" Mo Yan asked with some interest, "What do these magical elves look like? Can they be seen under a microscope? Are they biological or energy-based?"

  "This I also can't explain clearly." Jones said with some difficulty: "I can only feel their existence, if you want me to say something specific, I don't understand either... Ah, right, may I ask a question?" Jones' face turned red and his speech became less fluent.

  "What's wrong?" Mo Yan asked strangely.

  "That kind of thing... just... is exactly what you just mentioned." Jones's face grew redder as he said, "Is it really that interesting?"

  "What's up... Ah, okay." Mo Yan understood Jones' words and scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, saying: "It's quite an interesting thing. Haven't you done it with the mother dragon before?"

  "None... none at all..." Jones said: "Because I was not yet of the age to... to... You know. Never mind, never mind that! What's to be done tonight!"

  Entering the city of Saint Fei was just a temporary idea of Mo Yan's, but it wasn't like he didn't have anything to do. The failure to establish trade with Saint Fei still left Mo Yan slightly concerned. If he could talk to the lord of this city, perhaps there would be some room for change. Saint Fei City still had several resources that Mo Yan was particularly interested in, such as magnetite ore.

  The mineral resources near Thundercliff are very rich, and even a small gold mine has been discovered. However, no signs of magnetite have been found, nor were they found in the underground city after exploration. Magnetite is an essential material for power generation, so it's something that must be obtained.

  "Shall we go visit the lord of the city?" Jones asked: "Will they accept negotiations with a monster?"

  "Things have to be tried." Mo Yan smiled and said, "Even if we're rejected again, it doesn't matter. At that time, you can just transform back into your original body, and we'll fly away."

  "Let's burn the city! We can still set off a big fire when we leave!" Jones heard Mo Yan's words and excitedly shouted: "Turn these disobedient ants into ashes!! Ah... why hit me again."

  "Don't be obsessed with killing!" Mo Yan said: "Violence is only used when there's no other choice, misusing it will only put you against everyone. Destroying Sanfei is easy, but dealing with the aftermath is extremely troublesome, if not necessary, it's best not to do so."

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