By "elsewhere," the Martial Cultivator Association president meant the other bookstores in the city.
Unfortunately, although Flame City had a large population, it did not have many permanent residents.
The city's commerce was thriving, and its manufacturing industry was not bad either, but there were too few native-born locals, so its cultural resources were naturally somewhat lacking.
Thus, there were only three bookstores in total, and they were not located together. They were respectively in the noble district, commercial district, and industrial district.
The bookstore in the noble district should have had the best selection, so Feng Jun chose it first.
Only after arriving did he learn that Saliven himself was actually a baron.
A baron was the lowest rank of nobility, but a Martial King could not be underestimated. In the noble district, even counts had to show him respect.
This was not boasting. A count actually came over, speaking with a flattering smile while secretly sizing up Feng Jun and Yi Jue.
There were quite a few books in the noble district bookstore—more than a hundred varieties. Feng Jun bought one of each, tossed down two gold ingots, and said, "Keep the change!"
Books truly were expensive, and this bookstore even sold Martial Cultivation manuals. Two gold ingots were not much of an overpayment.
Still, that was normal, because this bookstore actually had a threshold. Those who were not nobles were not qualified to buy there.
Otherwise, who would dare put Martial Cultivation manuals up for sale?
After buying the books, Feng Jun discussed going to the bookstore in the commercial district with Yi Jue.
Meanwhile, the count kept muttering to Saliven. More or less, he wanted to invite the Cultivators to visit his county.
The Martial Cultivator Association president had already explicitly refused, but the count was