Chapter 789 - 74: Dragon Blood Bodhi
Chapter 789: Chapter 74: Dragon Blood Bodhi
Longyuan City.
Population in the millions,
In the entire Fulong Domain, it can only be considered a small city.
Inside Longyuan City, an inn.
"Guest, are you looking to choose a flying rider for your journey?"
The inn was large, and as Lin Chen stepped into the courtyard, he saw quite a few mounts. A middle-aged man saw Lin Chen enter, his eyes lit up, and he quickly came over to greet him.
Lin Chen did not conceal the unique aura of an Innate Powerhouse. As an Innate Powerhouse, he naturally had no interest in ground mounts.
"Yes, how do you trade these flying riders?"
"Guest, you can choose to rent or buy directly, but the latter will cost you three thousand Flame Coins. If you only need it for a short time, renting is more economical, only ten Flame Coins per day, two hundred for a month, and five hundred for three months."
The middle-aged man said with a smile. Looking at Lin Chen, who appeared to be just in his early thirties, anyone in their early thirties who could cultivate to the Innate Realm surely had a sect behind them, and the sect’s strength should be decent, at least a second-class sect.
A second-class sect would have their own flying mounts, so either the mounts were being used by others in the sect, or Lin Chen was traveling for personal reasons and couldn’t use the sect’s flying mounts.
Sect flying mounts are nice, but not all disciples can use them. Unless they are on a sect-arranged mission, personal matters can’t use sect resources, except for those in a super sect.
Don’t be fooled by the twenty-four super sects, totaling millions of disciples. But across the Flame Dynasty, ordinary martial artists rarely encounter disciples of super sects.
The Flame Dynasty is vast, super sects hold an extremely exalted status, and their disciples seldom interact with non-super sect martial artists, as they operate in higher circles.
"Buying one only costs three thousand Flame Coins, but renting for three months needs five hundred Flame Coins. Isn’t that a bit overpriced?"
Lin Chen didn’t rush to buy. Before leaving the sect with the Supreme Elder, his master had given him a fair amount of Flame Coins, a total of thirty thousand.
He didn’t lack pills for cultivation; the Flame Coins from his master were for emergency use while traveling, and thirty thousand was already plenty.
"Hehe, guest, you must have just left your sect not long ago."
"Why do you say that?"
"If you had traveled around the various domains of the Flame Dynasty long enough, you wouldn’t ask this question. Even though buying a flying mount only costs three thousand Flame Coins, daily sustenance is required, costing one Flame Coin per day. Unless you’re flying long distances, staying in one place for a few months would just waste hundreds of Flame Coins needlessly."
Upon hearing the explanation, Lin Chen realized that it was akin to owning a private jet or yacht in his previous life; purchasing was a major expense, and maintenance was a bottomless pit.
Considering this, renting indeed seems more economical.
"If I rent one, how would I return it? I can’t exactly make a special trip back here later."
"Our inns have agreements in place; just bring the mount to a local inn at your destination, and we’ll handle the rest."
Lin Chen nodded, understanding the concept.
The inns had formed an industry alliance, facilitating the renting of mounts for martial artists. As for how inns distribute the rental fee among themselves, it wasn’t his concern.
"What do I need to do to rent one?"
"If the guest has an item verifying their identity and your sect is on our list, there’s no deposit required. Otherwise, a deposit of three thousand Flame Coins is required, which will be refunded upon returning the mount, minus the rental fee."
Upon hearing the latter part, Lin Chen smiled knowingly. The talk of no identity-verifying items was just a façade for those who wish to conceal their identity.
As for why someone would want to conceal their identity, there could be many reasons. The inn was in the business of earning, so they naturally wouldn’t care about these details.
Lin Chen pondered a bit. From the Fulong Domain to the Eastern Sea Domain, passing through seven domains would take about four months by flying mount.
Just as Lin Chen was about to rent one, the middle-aged man suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "May I ask where the guest intends to go?"
Lin Chen frowned and looked at him without answering.
"Please don’t misunderstand, the reason I ask is because we happen to have a flying ship heading to the Profound Yellow Domain. If it’s on your way, you can travel with others for just thirty Flame Coins."
"Travel with them?"
"This flying ship was purchased from the Thousand Mechanism Sect and can carry ten people. It takes only fifteen days to reach the Profound Yellow Domain, and we already have eight passengers."
"Alright, I’ll take the flying ship."
Lin Chen considered it for a while and ultimately decided to accept the man’s suggestion.
It’s not that he was stingy with Flame Coins, but even though he had altered his appearance, flying alone would draw too much attention. However, traveling with others on a flying ship would reduce the chance of being noticed.
More importantly, to return to the Eastern Sea Domain, he would have to pass through the Profound Yellow Domain.
"Alright then, come with me, guest."
Lin Chen followed the middle-aged man to another side of the inn, where a flying ship was parked. Indeed, there were already eight people on board, and Lin Chen didn’t use his Divine Soul to probe them.