After spending nearly thirty thousand taels of silver, Wu Yuan put on the close-fitting soft armor, then secured the throwing knives one by one against his body. Only then did he cover them with his clothes.
At last, carrying several books and hoisting a large bundle filled with a thousand Bone Forging Pills, he got up and left Stellar Tower.
He blended into the thronging crowds.
"No one's following me." Wu Yuan sensed his surroundings. "As expected of a prefectural Stellar Tower. They certainly know how to keep things discreet."
A transaction worth tens of thousands of taels of silver was a major deal, but it probably wasn't enough to alert Stellar Tower's higher-ups.
"Time to buy my main weapon." Wu Yuan walked quickly, but not so quickly as to draw attention.
It was a difficult balance to strike.
...After spending more than an hour visiting four large weapons shops, Wu Yuan finally chose a fourth-grade battle saber at a modest-sized weapon shop.
A fourth-grade weapon was already a shop's prized treasure in many establishments.
As for Divine Weapons?
Without overwhelming strength and connections, most weapon shops wouldn't dare display a Divine Weapon openly, even if they had one.
Otherwise, they might attract a top expert who would snatch it away.
After leaving the weapon shop,
Wu Yuan bought an ordinary scabbard at a regular shop. It was just the right size to conceal the battle saber's edge.
Once he had taken care of everything,
he checked again and again to make sure no "tails" were following him. Only then did Wu Yuan conceal his movements and slip back into the Martial Academy without a sound.
He sneaked all the way in.
Neither the soldiers stationed around the Martial Academy's perimeter, nor the guards patrolling inside, nor even Gu Ji,