Cheng Yu knew that very few people must have attempted the second route the owner of Traveling the World had mentioned. Otherwise, the man would never have made such a request of him.
But Cheng Yu had no choice. As the old saying went, money could take you anywhere; without it, you could barely take a step.
Still, Cheng Yu had gotten his start in business. He knew that if he pulled off this feat, there was no telling how much profit he would bring the owner of Traveling the World, so he promptly haggled over the price.
Traveling the World, as a "business," agreed to cover all the maps Cheng Yu needed. Regional maps, practical maps-he wanted them all.
His only source of income now was gathering spiritual plants along the way and selling them, so Cheng Yu decisively asked the owner of Traveling the World for several resource maps. He wanted coverage all the way from the Central Capital to Beiyou Prefecture.
The owner of Traveling the World readily agreed, but added another condition: besides marking the dangers in the Haiyou Mountains, Cheng Yu had to identify at least fifteen resource sites.
Then the owner of Traveling the World threw in quite a few resource-detection tools as a friendly gift.
Although the route was settled, another pressing problem remained.
Food!
The owner of Traveling the World had told Cheng Yu that after leaving the Central Capital, it would take at least half a year to reach Heavenly Gate Pass. And if he took the second route, how long he would need after passing through Heavenly Gate Pass was anyone's guess.
To be safe, Cheng Yu figured he should prepare at least five years' worth of provisions.
But of the hundred Origin Stones he had exchanged in Tianlan City,