523: Stalker

Black Fire Town, established on the edge of Gods Sigh Mountain five years ago, was originally built by a Holy Realm Knight equivalent to a Seven-Turn Professional.

However, after five years of development, the town became increasingly prosperous, and the forces gathered there grew stronger. After the initial Holy Realm Knight fell, the entire town was divided among three factions.

Each of these three factions had a Holy Realm expert overseeing it, deterring the hunters wandering within Gods Sigh Mountain.

On the way, listening to Doron's introduction, a hint of surprise flashed in Wang Chen's eyes.

Black Fire Town, if placed on Blue Star, wouldn't even be one-tenth the size of a minor city, yet it possessed three extraordinary experts equivalent to Seven-Turn Professionals. This strength was undeniably formidable.

Moreover, along the way, in Wang Chen's perception, there were quite a few native experts whose Qi intensity reached 5th Rank or Six-Turn.

If these forces were organized, they could, on paper, rival a thousand-man legion.

Of course, that was just their theoretical strength.

If they were to truly encounter a thousand-man legion from Blue Star, these disorganized mobs would be easily defeated.

As for him...

All the native experts in Black Fire Town, even if tied together, wouldn't be enough for him to defeat with one hand.

"Sir, we've arrived."

Just as Wang Chen was deep in thought, Doron's respectful voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

He looked up.

Black Fire Merchant Guild.

Four characters came into view.

"The Black Fire Merchant Guild is the largest shop in town. They sell a complete range of goods, so I'm sure they can meet your needs, Sir."

Seeing Wang Chen look up at the signboard, Doron said fawningly from the side.

"Good."

Wang Chen nodded and casually tossed over another Holy Quartz.

"Thank you for leading the way. I can manage the rest myself now."

"Thank you, Sir."

Doron didn't expect to receive another reward and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Wang Chen ignored him, waved his hand, and strode into the Black Fire Merchant Guild.

"Welcome!"

"How may I help you, customer?"

A sleepy attendant quickly approached with a smile.

"Give me a map for Transmigration through Gods Sigh Mountain, the more detailed, the better."

Wang Chen glanced around and directly stated his request.

"A map, you say?"

"Alright, customer, please wait a moment."

Hearing this, the attendant nodded, invited Wang Chen to sit, offered him tea, and then went into the back room to retrieve the map.

Soon.

He returned with a rolled-up parchment map.

"Customer, this is the most detailed map of Gods Sigh Mountain our shop currently has."

The attendant respectfully handed the map to Wang Chen and said with a smile.

"Hmm?"

Taking the map and looking at it, Wang Chen couldn't help but frown.

This parchment map was incredibly crude, practically like a child's scribble. He could barely make out the starting position, and there was nothing else.

"It only marks the route, with no record of the surrounding conditions whatsoever. Can this even be called a map?"

Wang Chen slapped the map onto the table, his tone somewhat displeased.

He was now somewhat suspicious that this Black Fire Merchant Guild might be a shady establishment, trying to fleece him because he was new.

"Please don't get angry, customer."

"All maps in Black Fire Town are like this."

Facing Wang Chen's questioning, the attendant showed no panic at all, clearly accustomed to such situations.

"Routes that can safely Transmigrate through Gods Sigh Mountain are all in the hands of those Gold Diggers teams."

"Although this map from our shop is simple, it was obtained at the cost of hundreds of lives and can reduce the danger of Transmigration through Gods Sigh Mountain by half."

He explained skillfully, and seeing the impatient expression on Wang Chen's face, he quickly added:

"If the customer is not satisfied with this map, our shop can help you contact those Gold Diggers teams. Traveling with them will provide more security."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Wang Chen looked at the attendant with a half-smile.

"Travel with them? It will provide more security?"

"I didn't expect your shop to also do this kind of matchmaking business?"

He only thought for a moment before understanding the trick behind it.

The Black Fire Merchant Guild was one of the three major factions in Black Fire Town, and naturally had its own Gold Diggers teams under its name.

How much money could one map sell for?

It was nowhere near as profitable as getting people to join a team!

Moreover, it was possible that once they entered Gods Sigh Mountain, they might even engage in some illicit business.

"The customer is joking."

The attendant nodded reservedly, still wearing that fake smile, looking as if he didn't care if Wang Chen bought it or not.

Seeing this, Wang Chen naturally wouldn't indulge him.

"Originally, I intended to spend a small amount, but now I'll just have to get it for free."

Thinking this, he quietly used his data terminal to scan and record the map, then directly walked away.

"Tch!"

"Poor guy!"

After he left, the attendant's fake smile vanished. He walked to the counter and took out a magic communication stone.

As he input magic power, a rough voice sounded from the magic communication stone:

"Old Six, why are you contacting me so early in the morning? Don't you know I..."

Before the rough voice could finish, the attendant directly interrupted:

"Big Brother, there's a new person in town."

"A 5th Rank young fellow, sounds very young, probably from some big Family in the west. He should have quite a lot of good stuff on him. Tell the brothers to keep an eye out at the entrance."

As he spoke, the attendant described Wang Chen in detail.

"Don't worry!"

"Once this young fellow is targeted by us, he definitely won't escape."

After listening to the attendant's narration, the rough voice in the magic communication stone turned cold.

...

...

"This place is even more dangerous than I imagined!"

Leaving the Black Fire Merchant Guild, Wang Chen couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Senior Lin Chunzhi was right, this truly was a lawless place.

After walking out of the Black Fire Merchant Guild's shop, he realized he was being watched.

Although the other party was hidden very well, their greedy gaze was clearly perceived by Wang Chen.

Walking on the road, Wang Chen subtly glanced at the shadows in the distance.

The person tracking him definitely had something to do with the Black Fire Merchant Guild.

When Doron introduced the town's situation earlier, he mentioned that the three major factions prohibited fighting within the town. Wang Chen guessed that this tracker was probably monitoring his movements, intending to act once he left the town and entered Gods Sigh Mountain.

"It seems I'll have to find a way to get a more detailed map from these guys."

However, after a glance, Wang Chen calmly withdrew his gaze.

The attendant from the Black Fire Merchant Guild had said that more detailed maps for Transmigration through Gods Sigh Mountain were all in the hands of the Gold Diggers teams.

Perfect.

These guys coveted the "wealth" on him.

He coveted the map on them.

"I hope you can bring me a satisfactory harvest."

Thinking playfully, Wang Chen didn't bother going to other shops and directly entered the town's inn, planning to rest and replenish his Life Qi first.