Aincrad, Floor 48.
The town was called Lindus. Compared to the towns on other floors, it had waterways crisscrossing the entire place.
"It looks a little like Venice in the real world."
"President Feng Chen, have you been to Venice?"
Even after losing contact with the real world for more than a year, topics related to it could always draw players' attention.
Asuna and Kirito were no exception.
"No. I've only read about it in books."
Lindus had waterwheel mechanisms, and the power they provided was extremely valuable to production-oriented players.
The most typical example was blacksmiths.
"Is this the place?"
It was a small house with a waterwheel.
Owning a house of one's own was no simple matter, let alone one equipped with a facility like a waterwheel. For production-oriented players, buying their own house was far more difficult than it was for members of the Strategy Group. What was more, the other party even seemed to have hired an NPC attendant.
"It must have cost at least several million col."
That number was staggering. Other players wouldn't even dare imagine it. Even Feng Chen would have needed to accumulate for quite some time before he could save that much.
It was precisely because of such an astonishing sum that the other party's skill was so clearly demonstrated.
Being able to open a weapon shop on Floor 48, so close to the front line, was itself proof of technical ability. Otherwise, Asuna wouldn't have brought Feng Chen and Kirito here.
The signboard above the house bore several large characters: "Lisbeth's Weapon Shop."
Asuna stepped forward and pushed open the door. An energetic voice rang out from inside the shop.
"Welcome!"
Feng Chen and Kirito, walking in behind her, also saw the player who had spoken.
She was a lively