In the blink of an eye, two weeks had passed since Dongguan arrived in Revered Light City.
During the first week, Dongguan paid seven cores to hire the little boy named Aier and familiarized himself with many places in the city.
He learned about the Library, where reading cost money, the Blood Battle Arena, where people arranged fights, the Street of Treasures, where they could buy and sell goods, and places such as the Black Market and the Underground Cavern. He had all but wrung Aier dry of information.
With Qiong helping Dongguan, the whole process left Aier feeling almost terrified.
Once his employment ended, he hurriedly fled.
Now, Dongguan had rented a courtyard residence for himself.
It was certainly worth the price of 1,000 cores a year.
The residence was not large, but its location was excellent. The Library and the Street of Treasures were both nearby, while the Underground Cavern entrance and the Blood Battle Arena were farther away.
During his second week there, he visited the Library.
He had originally intended to have Qiong scan its books, but their pages seemed to be made from materials unlike those on Earth. They were not printed with ink.
Reading them normally was much the same, but when he scanned them directly with the Detector, the stacked books appeared completely blank. Their writing only became visible under light.
And leafing through them required payment.
Thus, Dongguan had no choice but to read the books he wanted while also scanning those that other customers were reading during his time in the Library.
After that, he gained a deeper understanding of this world.
The Street of Treasures, on the other hand, offered him little despite its reputation as a good place.
He had practically nothing of his own to sell.
To maintain