264: Chapter 264 An Outrageous City

When Owen and the others spoke about the history of the Yishi Mansion, their eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of excitement.

For many neutral wizards, such a place was practically paradise.

With few worries, they simply ate and drank every day, then cultivated in contentment, occasionally heading out for missions or researching gourmet cuisine.

Upon hearing about such an eccentric faction, Nie Ning couldn't help but show a look of envy.

The Yishi Mansion was definitely a breath of fresh air in the wizarding world.

Not everyone enjoyed fighting and killing; the ultimate goal of becoming stronger was actually to live a better life.

The appeal of being able to live well while growing stronger was obvious for neutral wizards.

Nie Ning took a few bites of the exotic beast meat roasted by Owen and his companions.

He had to admit, it was indeed different from his own roasting; the flavor was delicious and the meat was firm.

Furthermore, after eating, he felt a warmth in his abdomen, and the nutrients contained in the meat actually surpassed the beast meat itself. Clearly, these people had added some special ingredients to achieve such an effect.

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As they chatted, the atmosphere among them relaxed, and their laughter and talk were no longer as restrained as before.

"Excellent food."

After finishing the roasted meat, Nie Ning couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

No wonder even the picky Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox wanted to eat it; it was indeed much tastier than what he made.

"Thank you for the compliment, but what we made is only average. You'll know how much delicious food there is once you reach Blood Rainbow City."

Ruby said with a happy smile.

Hearing this, Nie Ning looked at the sky.

"Aren't you going back?"

It was already evening; if they didn't head back soon, those nocturnal venomous insects and fierce beasts would come out.

There were many Rank 2 exotic beasts in this forest. If they were swarmed, these people's strength likely wouldn't be enough to hold them off.

"We came to find Fluorescent Mushrooms, but it looks like the ones here have already been picked clean."

A look of disappointment appeared on Owen's face.

The Fluorescent Mushroom is a type of fungal plant that emits a faint silver glow at night; it is mostly used as a material for crafting certain alchemy tools.

Nie Ning pulled a handful of Fluorescent Mushrooms from his spatial ring: "Are these the ones?"

These were common plants in the mountains. He had picked many before, but because they were useless and took up space, he had even thrown many away.

"Yes, yes, that's it! With Fluorescent Mushrooms, we can make Starry Sky Swift Tonic Soup."

Susie said with a look of pleasant surprise.

Nie Ning's lip twitched slightly.

What kind of messy name is that? Do you think you're some legendary master chef?

"They're yours."

Nie Ning tossed the Fluorescent Mushrooms to them and stood up: "It's getting late, I should be leaving too."

Now that he knew the city's location, he naturally wanted to go and enjoy himself to wash away his fatigue.

"Why don't we go together?"

Ruby looked bashful, her eyes glancing toward the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox: "Um, could we... ride it?"

The others also wore expressions of anticipation.

If they could ride it once, it would be enough for them to brag about for years after returning.

The Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox, which understood human speech, looked up and opened its mouth slightly. A flash of white light streaked past, and a violent explosion occurred behind Ruby.

"It seems it doesn't agree."

Looking at the dazed Ruby, Nie Ning shrugged.

Of course, not only did Xiao Guang disagree, but he was also unwilling to let others ride the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox.

This wasn't a bus that just anyone could ride.

Especially for a man, his car and his wife are never to be lent out.

The group looked at the large crater behind them, only then remembering that this was a powerful and rare exotic beast.

"Uh, alright then."

Ruby said tremulously.

"Don't worry, it has no ill intent; it just likes to play little pranks."

Nie Ning patted Ruby's shoulder, then leaped onto the back of the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox.

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After bidding farewell to Ruby and the others, the Jade-Colored Light-Treading Fox carried Nie Ning straight south. After an hour, he saw the city Ruby had mentioned.

A modern city built of steel and concrete.

At this moment, the city was brightly lit, like a city that never sleeps.

"Is this right?"

Nie Ning thought he was hallucinating and hurriedly rubbed his eyes.

But when he looked again, the city was still the same. Nie Ning even wondered if he had transmigrated again.

Upon approaching Blood Rainbow City, Nie Ning had Xiao Guang shrink and put him in his robe.

As Nie Ning stepped into the city, he truly experienced its prosperity.

Skyscrapers stood tall, and everywhere he looked were various billboards and a street full of shops.

The streets were packed with people eating, talking, and laughing. He could even see ordinary people and wizards interacting happily.

It was as if he had entered a sci-fi world; he could even see maglev trains whistling overhead, along with many peculiar flying tools.

If Nie Ning could still accept all that, the traffic lights in front of him made him lose his composure.

At least in Nie Ning's subconscious, the wizarding world should be a dark and terrifying world of slaughter.

Ordinary people should live in constant fear, afraid that one day they would suffer when wizards fought, while also facing various external threats.

But what the hell was this in front of him?!

Especially that advertisement for hiring models; it specifically stated that wizards were required because many scenes involved filming in dangerous places—the faint-hearted need not apply.

There were also concerts by certain superstar wizard singers and expert wizards teaching ordinary people methods for longevity.

The most absurd thing wasn't even these; there were actually advertisements for realistic virtual reality games, allowing ordinary people to experience the thrill of becoming knights and wizards...

"I'm really starting to understand Audrey more and more."

Nie Ning couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He had thought that the rich Elemental Power and the heavenly treasures everywhere were enough to make one linger and forget to return.

He hadn't expected the material life here to be rich to such an extent!

“Damn, it would have been so great to transmigrate here. I've really lived in vain all these years!”

After a brief moment of sentiment, Nie Ning was drawn in by the city.

Looking at the skyscrapers in the distance, an eye-catching sign made Nie Ning walk over unconsciously...

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The next morning.

The Inn.

Nie Ning lay on the bed more dead than alive, his eyes staring blankly at the few mid-grade magic crystals placed beside him.

Last night, on a whim, he had run off to the largest club in the city for a night out.

All he could say was that it truly lived up to being a big city; the consumption was absurdly high!

Just eating and playing had cost him five mid-grade magic crystals!

For Nie Ning, five mid-grade magic crystals weren't actually much.

Even after spending 1,000 mid-grade magic crystals to craft chaos crystals for Heloise, he still had nearly 800 mid-grade magic crystals left.

However, after leaving the club, he had gone for a stroll in a nearby tavern—which was actually a bar.

Because he was too bored alone, he had called over two female wizards to accompany him for drinks.

Yes, wizards...

The awkward part was that he actually got drunk. Under the various flatteries of the two witches, he had actually declared that he would pay for everyone's consumption in the entire venue!

Nie Ning suspected he had been set up...

Otherwise, how could he have done something so stupid!

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