Published: March 12, 2025
Chapter 228: Beast God City
Merlin furrowed his brow and said, “Is that okay? You have to know that aside from dark mages, almost all other mages don’t wear magic hats. If the young master doesn’t wear a magic hat, people will discover his identity. Although once we reach the Roson Empire, we won’t have to worry about those nobles from the Aksu Empire retaliating against us, the fact is that everyone knows the young master has consumed Void Water. If they find out about the young master's identity as a mage, our troubles will only grow. After all, Void Water is said to be unsolvable. If it becomes known that we can solve it, it will lead to big problems. Even if the young master claims he can’t solve it, if people discover the secret of the Evil Spirit Staff, that will also bring us big troubles, and many people will come to snatch it.”
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said, “It’s fine, I won’t pretend to be a mage. I’ll just pretend to be an aberrant mage. After all, aberrant techniques don’t require training.”
Galen frowned a bit and said, “Actually, saying the young master is an aberrant mage isn’t wrong. It’s just that the young master's aberrant technique is too powerful, so it’s better not to let them know. However, if the young master really reveals his identity, then the origins of our items will become problematic. Therefore, no matter what identity the young master appears with, we must ensure that they don’t find out his true identity.”
Kun Zheng nodded and said, “That’s true. If those people discover Zhao Hai's identity, it will be a big trouble for us. How about this: let’s have him wear a mask? After all, many aberrant mages in the continent dress quite uniquely. As long as Zhao Hai wears a mask, no one will recognize him.”
Zhao Hai frowned and said, “But if I do that, I can’t wear this magic robe. This magic robe was given to me by Laura, and I really like it.”
Upon hearing Zhao Hai say this, Laura's face flushed red, while everyone else laughed. Laura felt even more embarrassed by their laughter, and although her heart was sweet, she still pinched Zhao Hai.
Laura's actions naturally didn't escape Galen and the others; they laughed even harder. Only Meg's expression turned somewhat dim, which Laura, who had been paying close attention to her, noticed clearly.
Merlin smiled and said, “The young master doesn’t need to worry. We can alter the design of that magic robe for you. After all, aberrant mages can wear anything. As long as we modify the style of the magic robe a bit, no one will be able to tell anything.”
Zhao Hai finally nodded and said, “Wearing a mask does have its advantages, but I don’t want one that covers my entire face; it’s too suffocating.”
Everyone laughed again, and it seemed that this matter was settled. It could be said that the issue regarding the Versailles Principality had come to a close.
Once everyone stopped laughing, Merlin said, “If we’re going to the Orc Prairie, we need a place to settle down. Although I have some business there, it’s not very large. The people I do business with are just some tribes, not the war tribes, so the income isn’t very high. I have a manager named Atai staying in the Orc Prairie. He’s very loyal, so you can completely trust him. However, he only manages the work there. You have to know that things are different with orcs; we usually negotiate the deal with buyers before transporting the goods. If we just leave the goods there, they might be stolen.”
Zhao Hai and the others didn’t have much knowledge about business and had little contact with orcs, so they weren’t very clear about these matters and didn’t have much say.
Kun Zheng nodded and said, “What we need to do now is to contact a war tribe. As long as we manage to do business with a war tribe, once we’re in the Orc Prairie, no one will dare to touch us. We can also fly the war tribe’s banner during our activities in the Orc Prairie. No one dares to touch things belonging to the war tribe in the prairie.”