In golden October, the weather was pleasant. Beneath a clear sky, Sea Eye City's Teleportation Array shone with brilliant light, and a sunlike sphere suddenly swelled within it.
"Today's connection: Armor Capital, Great Chu..."
"Passage approved. Proceed!"
Once the Sea Eye City steward overseeing the array verified that everything was in order, the transfer passages at both ends connected. A moment later, more than a dozen hazy figures appeared within it.
Clad in an alloy outer shell, Li Chen stood among the crowd in his Puppet Chassis, cutting a distinctly unusual figure.
"Urgh... blegh..."
Beside him, a low-level cultivator who could not stomach the transition through the void bent over and vomited violently. The corner of Li Chen's mouth twitched, and he hurried out.
Spatial transfer did not make him dizzy. He was simply aching over his money.
They charged me over five million just to go out to sea. Granted, carrying a Spirit Ring Beacon inevitably takes up teleportation resources, but this fee is far too steep.
And that was with the Golden Sun Gate's favor, using their invitation and token for a hefty discount. Who knows how much it would have cost at full price!
The Teleportation Array's fees were calculated according to energy level and the amount of space occupied, rather than distance traveled.
An ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator might not have needed to spend so much, but even a single trip here was undeniably a considerable expense. Had he not earned enough travel money during his years in Armor Capital, Li Chen would never have dared take this step lightly.
Recalling his journey from Suyang City to Long Capital City all those years ago, when the per-head fare and travel tax together had come to less than a hundred thousand, Li Chen shook his head repeatedly.