Returning to the Jia Ma Empire, Alchemist Guild

At the intersection of several streets on the very edge of Jia Nan City stood a tall building in silence.

The building was overall silver-gray, making it exceptionally conspicuous within the city. Above its main gate, several gilded characters were engraved in flamboyant strokes: Flight Stopover!

Standing before the Flight Stopover, Bai Ge walked inside, with Xiao Yan following at his side.

Today, they would be taking a Thick-Winged Bird back to the Jia Ma Empire. Otherwise, traveling by carriage would likely take half a year.

Upon entering the stopover, they were greeted by a spacious hall.

The walls around the hall were covered in pristine white marble tiles, as was the floor. At the center of the hall stood a counter, behind which a thin middle-aged man dressed in black stood smiling at the two of them.

Without much thought, Bai Ge walked straight toward the counter.

"May I ask what business brings you two here?"

Seeing Bai Ge and Xiao Yan approach, the thin middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"We need to make a trip to Jia Ma Imperial City in the Jia Ma Empire. Can that be arranged?"

Bai Ge asked.

"Hmm... it can be arranged. However, since hardly anyone has been leaving Jia Nan City lately, if you two wish to use a Thick-Winged Bird, it would count as a private charter, so the fee may be a little higher."

The thin man pondered for a moment before answering.

A little more money? Wasn't it just a few dozen or a hundred Gold Coins? Money was what Bai Ge lacked least.

And Xiao Yan, having learned alchemy in the Alchemist Department, was no longer short of money either, so he did not mind.

Thus, without haggling, Bai Ge asked again, "How much?"

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