When Canaan stumbled her way to the Illusion Hut, she discovered she was not the first to arrive.
Inside the cramped little wooden hut, Canaan saw three water-element Half-Blood Demons, as well as a ferocious three-headed crocodile.
Canaan thought she had arrived late and might be placed farther back in the queue, but the moment she entered, a pleasant voice said, "This beautiful lady, are you also a guest here for the Experience Journey?"
Canaan nodded reflexively, then looked across at the speaker. This should be the owner, right? She wondered what race he might be... Huh?
Canaan carefully studied the young man opposite her, whose smile was brilliant. She had not seen wrong, had she? Those pitch-black pupils were a trait of Abyss natives.
What?! The owner was an Abyss native?
While Canaan was still stunned by that fact, the owner opposite her smiled and said, "Perfect. With you, we have exactly the minimum party of five. Oh, right, we take payment before the experience. As one of the first six guests, I'll only charge you two hundred demon gold coins."
Canaan was still surprised by the owner's native identity. It was not until he spread his hand out before her that she realized he was asking for payment.
When she learned it would cost two hundred demon gold coins, all her shock over the shop owner's identity shifted into doubts about the price.
Two hundred demon gold coins were no small sum. Canaan had lived in Lasudelan for nearly ten years, yet she had only saved a little over three hundred coins. This would take away two-thirds of her savings, making her hesitate.
After a while, Canaan noticed that the other demons did not seem to have any objections to the price. Was she the only one who