Lu Cang decided that from now on, unless absolutely necessary, he would never go to a Divination Master for Divination again.

It wasn’t that the result he got was useless.

It just felt like he’d spent the money, but it hadn’t really been worth it.

It felt like not knowing the result wouldn’t have been a loss, either.

The money had only served to buy him some peace of mind... and that was a whole 55,000 Gold Coins. Lu Cang’s heart was bleeding.

Back in his room, he took out *A Tourist’s Guide to the City in the Circle*, *Demon Distribution Around the City in the Circle*, *Geography of the City in the Circle*, *Specialty Foods of the City in the Circle*, *The Lorren Kingdom’s Enemies and Diplomacy*, and *On National Strength*...

These were all books he had borrowed from the Library.

He had originally planned to read them in the Library, but Pari was sitting at the front desk.

Reading in the same room as a Divination Master made him feel uncomfortable all over, as if all his secrets were being laid bare.

In the end, he decided to go back to his room to read.

’Distant Thousand Caves, huh...’

"An intricate structure of open-air caves. Some of these caves might also be entrances to Dungeons. Insect-type Demons appear frequently, with ant-types being the most common."

"Ant-type Demons: they live in colonies, have strong collective mobility, but are often individually very weak. Most species are weak to Fire. Common attack methods include formic acid, pincer bites, ant venom, and leg stingers..."

Lu Cang thought for a moment and decided to go restock his souls first.

Souls were his trump card.

With enough souls, he had the ability to flip the table even against a Tier Five King Level Demon.

Besides, he had now created a few new Necromancy spells of his own, and casting them also required souls.

Furthermore, Lu Cang had also tested it in the Battle Arena.

Using souls in the Battle Arena would actually consume them.

The Battle Arena didn’t restore him to his Peak state with each new battle.

In other words, the Battle Arena only guaranteed his survival after a fight. All other conditions were perfectly synchronized with reality, and any items used in the Battle Arena would be truly consumed.

’I also need to find a way to block Divination.’

He could hire Pari for a Divination, but other people with ill intentions toward him could also hire a Divination Master.

In Lu Cang’s view, just because Divination Masters had no allegiances of their own didn’t mean they couldn’t be used by others.

And to be blunt, the whole claim of Divination Masters being neutral felt very vague in itself.

’If I wanted to help someone, I’d just appear before them frequently. And if I didn’t want to help someone, I’d just never see them.’

’Would that count as being neutral?’

...

The next morning, Lu Cang saw Obades in the dining hall.

He was actually working in the dining hall again.

A mighty Level 6 Unbreakable Guardian, working as a head chef in a dining hall.

"Obades, one order of Stir-fried Ice Stones."

In this Otherworld, Lu Cang quite enjoyed trying these specialty dishes that he couldn’t get back on Earth.

Lu Cang sat down in front of Obades. The small spatula in Obades’s hands moved with incredible speed, appearing to stir-fry tiny little stones.

CLANG CLANG—

With a final two scoops of the spatula, the SIZZLING hot stones were shoveled onto the plate in front of Lu Cang.

"Yo, Lu Cang!"

And there he was, the mysteriously respawning Chi Cheng.

The moment he saw a hand inexplicably appear on his shoulder, Lu Cang knew who it was.

"Hehe~ You rested well yesterday, right?"

"So, what’s the plan for tonight?"

Chi Cheng said mysteriously.

Lu Cang suddenly remembered that the last time he treated, a certain someone had said they would take him to "a certain place."

"What do you mean, ’what’s the plan’?"

Lu Cang feigned ignorance.

Chi Cheng leaned in and whispered in Lu Cang’s ear, "To a place that will make you feel *very* comfortable."

’Oh~ Is it finally happening?’

’Right, Raine Town definitely didn’t have any places like that. You can only find them in a big city like this.’

"But I was planning to explore a Dungeon today."

Chi Cheng asked, "Where are you planning to go?"

"I’m going to explore a few anthills to get some souls."

Although his Profession as a Death Priest couldn’t be known by outsiders, everyone in the party already knew.

And everyone’s attitude on the matter was clear.

As long as he didn’t go around killing people randomly, it was fine.

"Oh~ What do you say, wanna go together?"

"You too, Brother Chi Cheng?"

"Well, I’ve got a case of Harvest Moon Syndrome right now anyway."

"Harvest Moon Syndrome?"

Chi Cheng explained, "It’s the sickness you get after Harvest Moon is over. You’ve made a lot of money, so you don’t want to run all over the place for a few paltry, scattered rewards, and you just have no motivation to go fight monsters."

’Doesn’t that sound just like post-vacation blues?’

’Especially after a long national holiday.’

"But I’m actually going to fight monsters."

Chi Cheng grinned. "That’s fine. I’ll just watch you fight."

To collect souls, a Death Priest had to kill the target with their own hands.

’Oh...’

’So he just wants to go goof off.’

’Having a Level 6 Warrior protecting me would be very reassuring, though.’

Lu Cang had no reason to refuse.

In fact, Lu Cang had actually been thinking of inviting him along, because he had a few ideas he wanted to try and needed a strong person to act as a safety net.

Lu Cang was afraid he might mess things up and get himself killed if he experimented recklessly.

Obades was at work right now, and Kumironi had gone to the Life Church to proselytize...

Everyone else was pretty busy.

The only one left was this Warrior who looked like he was just idling and lazing about.

Chi Cheng laughed. "Haha, after all, you treated the last two times. Consider this me paying you back."

’7 gold and 26 silver coins to buy a day’s protection from a Level 6 Warrior?’

’Looks like treating him before was definitely worth it.’

"Alright, let’s go together then."

...

After breakfast, they stopped by the Adventurer’s Guild to look at quests.

The Adventurer’s Guild in the City in the Circle was clearly much more magnificent than the one in Raine Town.

It was dozens of times larger than the guildhall in Raine Town.

The main hall was extremely spacious, with several service counters.

There was also a second floor, a VIP lounge, and... ’What’s a [Brawling Room (Dispute Resolution Room)]?’

Just as Lu Cang was wondering about this...

THUD—

Chi Cheng bumped into a man.

The next thing he knew, a tall, bald man with a snake tattoo on his head had grabbed Chi Cheng by the collar and lifted him into the air.

"Hey! Watch where you’re going! You blind or something?!"

’Huh?’

’Is this kind of thing really happening?’

’I think I suddenly understand what that Brawling Room (Dispute Resolution Room) is for.’

Before the man could utter his next sentence...

BANG!

A swift black shadow flew out.

When he came to his senses, the man was already embedded in the distant wall, which was now covered in countless cracks.

’Er...’

’Aren’t you supposed to go to the Brawling Room for that?’

"Sir, if you have a conflict, please resolve it in the Dispute Resolution Room!" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Chi Cheng scratched his head. "Haha, sorry. I acted on instinct."

The young lady writing Chi Cheng a ticket sighed. "Please go to the front desk to pay the fine. Here is your ticket."

’Oh... so you get fined for fighting out here.’

Lu Cang glanced at the amount on the ticket.

Assaulting a Level 3 adventurer: 50 silver coin fine. Damaging the wall: 10 Gold Coin fine.

’A Level 3 adventurer is only worth 50 silver coins?’

’Why does the wall cost 10 Gold Coins? Is it made of gold or something? So expensive. Is that the procurement price?’

While Chi Cheng was paying his fine, a janitor was already over there, prying the adventurer Chi Cheng had just hit out of the wall and sweeping him aside with a mop.

They washed the blood off the wall.

Seeing how practiced and calm they were, it felt like this sort of thing had happened more than once or twice.

’Speaking of which, doesn’t he need some help?’

’The guy lying on the floor with his eyes rolled back looks a little... dead...’