"One hour. That's a bit tight."
After estimating the time, Le Bai felt it was not very generous. "Everyone, there are some things I want to buy. I'll leave for a while. See you soon."
After temporarily parting ways with the others, Le Bai began acting alone.
The small bag on his back, which he had carried out that morning, was still completely empty. He had not packed anything in advance so that he could carry as little weight as possible while traveling.
He had not asked to use Tang San's Soul Tool because it would be inconvenient to keep going to Tang San whenever he needed to store or retrieve something.
There were many small towns like this on the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.
The merchants in town mainly served Soul Masters preparing to explore the forest or hunt Soul Rings, so there were plenty of things to buy.
Considering that several of the eight students were visiting Star Dou Forest for the first time, Flender and Zhao Wuji would definitely stay in town for a while.
On one hand, it would let those who had never been to a place like this experience the atmosphere. On the other, it would broaden their horizons.
It was for that reason that Le Bai had not put anything in his backpack.
"First, the most difficult yet important thing to obtain in the forest—salt."
Le Bai bought a jar of refined salt from a shop with relatively reasonable prices.
"Next are pots, bowls, ladles, and the like. Any of those can be improvised from local materials. Rather than buying ready-made ones and carrying them around, it's better to bring some tools. Making them on-site won't take much time anyway."
Le Bai went to a Blacksmith Shop and found and purchased several