Chapter 96: Holy Mountain

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After confirming the direction twice, Zhou Chen knew that the direction he was going in was correct. He increased his speed, and occasionally used his Windrun skill to cross some steep areas.

An hour later, he left the mountainous area and arrived at a familiar wilderness. After another hour, he crossed the wilderness and finally arrived at his destination, Red Valley City.

“I didn’t see a single carriage on the way… The coachmen don’t work at night?”

Zhou Chen felt a little displeased. He had originally wanted to get on a carriage halfway, but he had finished the entire journey. The journey had far surpassed the marathon in his previous life.

After arriving at the periphery of Red Valley City, Zhou Chen did not enter through the city gate because he had a box in his hand that could not be discovered by the greedy guards.

He jumped over the city wall and quietly returned to the Warm Forest Inn.

Although the door of the Warm Forest Inn had long been closed, there were still a few attendants guarding it, so it was very easy for him to enter.

After returning to the hotel, Zhou Chen washed up and went to sleep. Before sleeping, he sensed that the tall girl was not in her room next door. He was not sure if she had not returned from the mission or if something had happened.

The night passed quickly. Zhou Chen did not wake up until the sun was high in the sky.

Then, he left his room and ordered some barbecue meat and fruits to replenish his energy.

Just as he was about to deal with the box of gold coins and gems after eating and drinking his fill, the tall girl, who he had not seen for a day, appeared at the entrance of the hotel.

She looked exhausted, but there was excitement in her expression.

“How was the harvest?”

Zhou Chen asked with a smile when she approached.

“Not bad. I’ll tell you when I’m done resting. I’ll return this gold coin to you.”

The tall girl smiled at Zhou Chen and returned a gold coin to him. This was the money she had borrowed from Zhou Chen to buy the Snow Wolf Skin Armor.

“Alright, go and rest first.”

Seeing that she had not slept the entire night, Zhou Chen did not disturb her. He quickly finished the meal, took out the gems from the box, and placed it in a pouch before going outside.

The first place he went to was the scroll shop he had visited before. He made a request to the white-bearded old man: change the material of the ring he had ordered to gold.

The reason was the Undying passive skill. Wearing the silver ring would only burden him. It would be much better if he changed the material.

Because of this small change, he had to give the white-bearded old man an additional three gold coins. At the same time, the time taken to retrieve the item was delayed by a day.

After doing this, he went to a store in Red Valley City that sold ordinary jewelry. He sold most of the gems from the vampire for a low price and obtained some gold coins.

Not long after he left the jewelry store with the gold coins, he realized that he was being followed, so he deliberately walked to a remote area and knocked these stalkers unconscious, teaching them a deep lesson.

When he returned to the Warm Forest Inn, he happened to encounter the tall girl who had finished her rest and was coming out to eat.

“I found a good place. I hope I can team up with you.”

The girl said to him in Dragon Country while eating.

“What good place?”

Zhou Chen was somewhat interested.

“It’s a mountain. It’s called the Holy Mountain by the natives here. It’s said that as long as you reach the top of the Holy Mountain, you can learn some extraordinary abilities from the sage living on it.”

“This… Is the information source reliable?”

Zhou Chen felt that this matter was a little strange.

“Of course.”

The tall girl replied with certainty.

“I unintentionally heard someone talk about it when I returned to the Sleeping Red Dragon Tavern to receive the reward yesterday. Then, I asked another native and specially went to the library to check. I realized that this Holy Mountain really exists. You can ask any older native. The reason why they rarely talk about it is that it’s very difficult to reach the Holy Mountain. Many people have gone missing because of this in the past, so it became a taboo topic.”

“Then, has anyone succeeded?”

“Yes. It is said that several City Lords of the Northern Region have ascended the Holy Mountain and obtained powerful strength there.”

“Alright… Where is the mountain? How far is it from here?”

“It’s in the northwest, about a thousand kilometers away.”

“…”

Zhou Chen was speechless.

“A thousand kilometers? How are we going to get there in a few days? In a carriage?”

“We can go through the teleportation formation.”

The girl replied calmly.

“Oh?”

Zhou Chen did not expect this.

“I’ve checked. We need to teleport at least six times to reach there. It will take about fifty gold coins to teleport across each city.”

“Each person needs 300 gold coins? Where do we get so much money…”

Zhou Chen felt that this was too expensive.

“It costs 300 gold coins in total, and three people can be teleported each time. The price is fixed per teleportation and is not based on the number of people.”

The girl corrected Zhou Chen.

“So you pulled me in to split this fee?”

“Yes… At the same time, I think you’re strong. The chances of climbing the Holy Mountain with you are higher.”

The tall girl replied frankly.

“Let me look into this first. I’ve never heard of this Holy Mountain before…”

Zhou Chen knew that he could not agree rashly. After all, he had never heard of this Holy Mountain till a few minutes ago.

Zhou Chen, who had originally wanted to go shopping, went to gather information regarding the Holy Mountain.

After a while, he obtained some feedback from the natives.

The female boss of the Warm Forest Inn said, “That’s a terrifying place. Many people have gone missing trying to climb the mountain. Few people have gone there in recent years. I suggest you don’t have such thoughts.”

The old witch from the apothecary said, “That’s where I learned my potion brewing skills. But I don’t suggest you go because it’s really dangerous.”

Someone from the library, “I also wanted to go there until I realized that it was far and cold. It also costs a lot of money.”

The white-bearded old man from the scroll store said, “I climbed the mountain with my sister back then. We were really lucky to succeed. It feels unbelievable when I think of it now.”

A drinker in the Sleeping Red Dragon Tavern said, “Holy Mountain? I just came back from there yesterday! Let me tell you, there’s nothing there other than stones!”