The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

397: Food That Costs One Hundred Gold (Drafted 3/2)

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The lack of any disapproval in Ming Xi’s voice left Ailuna gutted.
Could Ming Xi really be interested in the shameless girl hanging on his arm?

“Haha.
Feng Wu is a really interesting girl.” Anyone with a functioning ear could tell the words were insincere.

“Never expected to meet Ming Xi’s schoolmate here.
Let’s all go sit down and talk in the shade.
The sun is too fierce.” LeChen pointed to the sun beating down on his head.

“That’s right! Let’s get out of the sun first!” The other three guys agreed heartily as they discreetly wiped the sweat off their brow.
The atmosphere was too depressing! Plus, they were overheating.

Ming Xi nodded in agreement.
The place really was unbearable hot.

LeChen led the way and the group sheltered under the rocks where Feng Wu had been resting to avoid the sun.

It was a small space, but they were all able to squeeze in together.

“Feng Wu, we saw you eating earlier.
I don’t know if you have any extra you’d be interested in selling.”

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The guys had resorted to drinking potions to stave off their hunger because they had run out of food some time ago.
They were big men, so they had to use a lot of expensive potions just to feel some satiation.
Even if they were well off, they really couldn’t keep being so wasteful.

They had packed plenty of potions, first aid items, scrolls, and weapons, but they hadn’t packed much food or water.

How could they have known they would fall into a desert? Why was there a desert in the tomb of a sea god? It didn’t make sense!

“I can sell you some.” Feng Wu was interested in making money.
The more money she made, the more delicious foods she could buy.

“So what do you have there? Give us some of whatever you’re having.
Don’t worry, we won’t try to cheat you.” Olifuman felt like he was dreaming.
In a place without food or water, he didn’t expect to be able to buy what he needed from another person.
He was more than willing to pay for some, even if it was ten times more expensive than the outside world, even if it was more expensive than potions.

But alas, it wasn’t as simple as they thought.

“One hundred gold coins?!” Zhaki exclaimed as he pointed at the packets of food Feng Wu had parceled out per person.

Each packet was one hundred gold and comprised of miscellaneous things from Feng Wu’s ring.
They were just wrapped in plan brown wax paper.
Who knew when she found paper to put in her ring, but it certainly came in handy now.

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“Are they made of gold?! Why are they so expensive?!”

The people on the continent were heavily into martial arts, so any food to do with martial qi were generally expensive.
On the other hand, regular food items didn’t sell for much.
Even the most luxurious hotels only charged, at most, a few gold coins for meals, but never more than that.

Feng Wu used snacks that could be purchased from any street vendor on the continent and she was selling them for a hundred gold – it was outrageous.

“You don’t have to buy them if you think they’re too expensive.” Feng Wu spoke indifferently as she glanced at the high sun in the sky.

“Buy! Buy!” Zhaki was surprised at the high price, but he never said he wouldn’t buy.
If he didn’t buy some now, next time she sold, she might charge five hundred gold! Or she might not even sell any!

“How can we not buy? Come now no one’s making a fuss.
Feng Wu, here take my money.”

“Here’s mine.”

“I’ll take a packet too.”

Soon the three guys each had a large packet of food and Feng Wu had a bag full of coins.

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Feng Wu’s lips twitched slightly as she looked at the bag of coins.
Ming Xi could tell she was in a good mood.
He patted her on the head and didn’t ask about the puppy dog egg on top of her hair.
He assumed it was something she gained from her exploration of the tomb.

Even though Feng Wu’s food packet was expensive, everyone still bought one.
Even Mayleen and Ailuna purchased some and stored them away in their storage rings.

Of course everyone was hungry.
They took out some food and ate them in big gulps, talking as they ate.

Though everyone there had gone through at least one king’s tomb, none of them understood the situation and assumed it was just normal level divisions in the sea god’s tomb.

LeChen suddenly yelled out.
“Look over there! Isn’t that writing on that rock there?!” He had been casually looking around when he noticed the writing.

Continental Common script appeared out of thin air on the rock.

“Let’s have look.”

They stopped eating and quickly went over to see.
Those in front were able to make out the words: First level – cross the desert and find the ancient desert city.

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“Interesting.
It’s a notice, just like when we were teleported the first time.” LeChen smiled.

“But what is this ancient desert city?” Mayleen wondered out loud.

“You’ll know if you go.” Zhaki said indifferently.

Xier fanned himself.
“Let’s go back under the shade and talk.
I feel like I’m being cooked; I’m so hot.”

Everyone walked back to sit under the shade of the big rocks.

Where was this city? They weren’t given a map.
If they wanted to find it, they needed to at least determine which direction to head.

Ming Xi and the others didn’t know it, but their group wasn’t the only one sent to the Land of Sand.
There were others; they had just landed in different areas.

The same notice appeared in several places throughout the desert.
Upon seeing it, some lowered their heads in thought, while others sat away from the sun and paid it no attention whatsoever.

Most people were like Ming Xi and his group; they clustered together under a shade and discussed where the ancient city could be.