Chapter 514 - 163: Golden Armor
Speaking, he patted the sword at his waist: "Not to hide it from you, fellow cultivator, this sword of mine was bought from the outside through someone. It’s made from some alloy steel material, very hard and much stronger than what the artifact makers in our Domain Realm produce."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief, deliberately exhaled, and smiled wryly: "Thank you, Fellow Jin, for being so candid, I thought you were here to investigate me just now."
"I’m from the Shadow Guard Division, I wouldn’t bother with such matters." Jin waved his hand.
"Since you are from the Shadow Guard Division, you must have some special mission coming here, right?"
Chen Yan actually deliberately asked this question.
In such special situations, if one purposely refrains from asking questions, it can make one appear overly cautious and suspicious, which in turn would raise doubts.
Jin didn’t mind Chen Yan asking this question, he just shook his head and said: "I do have a special mission, but I can’t share the details with you. Seeing that you’ve been here for some time, there is something I wish to inquire about."
"Go ahead."
Jin gestured with his hand: "In that direction, beyond this stretch of forest, there should be a Fierce Beast Race village in the woods. Do you know it?"
Chen Yan’s heart stirred; Jin was indeed pointing towards the direction of the Wooden Bowl village.
"Mm, I know." Chen Yan cautiously replied, "I’ve ventured deep into the forest and sensed it from afar.
But there are quite a few Fierce Beast Race members in the village, and they raise hunting beasts. I dared not approach alone and retreated from afar, not daring to get too close, only roaming near this mountain ridge.
Occasionally, I gamble on the chance of running into one or two solitary hunters from the village near the forest edge."
"Have you gained anything?" Jin smiled and inquired.
"Killed a few." Chen Yan nodded in response.
"You are bold, fellow cultivator, and evidently highly skilled." Jin smiled: "The reward order offers a bounty of two hundred coins for killing one Fierce Beast Race member. It seems your visit here has been quite fruitful."
A life of a Fierce Beast Race member for two hundred coins?
Chen Yan memorized this information, but he still had no idea what currency was used in the Domain Realm and what the units were.
He was hesitant to directly ask Jin, fearing that if he asked one too many questions, he might accidentally touch upon common knowledge in the Domain Realm, which he was unaware of, and thus arouse suspicions.
The biggest secret Chen Yan had now was: he was someone who came from outside the Domain Realm!
While there was a phenomenon known as "Escape Realm" within the Domain Realm, it consisted of people from the Domain Realm fleeing to the outside world.
At least, Chen Yan had never heard of anyone from the outside world sneaking into the Domain Realm.
If this were carelessly revealed, it could cause considerable trouble.
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Actually, when attacking the Fierce Beast Race camp earlier, as Chen Yan fired arrows to kill the monster at the last moment, he was already prepared.
Although by staying hidden and not taking action, he might avoid contact with Jin, and naturally wouldn’t risk leaking his identity.
But...
Chen Yan thought deeper about it.
He held the "Ring," an item that could secretly pass through to the Domain Realm anytime, allowing him to quietly infiltrate.
Must it be...
That he would never return to the Domain Realm?
Or, if he came to the Domain Realm in the future, he would never interact with the local cultivators here?
Since he would inevitably return and eventually have contact...
Then, seizing this opportunity tonight to interact with the local cultivator of the Domain Realm might be the best chance?
Contacting one would always be less dangerous than contacting many at once.
Furthermore...
Chen Yan had a thought he couldn’t explicitly state lingering in his mind.
If an accidental leak occurred, in this area, he was more familiar with the terrain of the woods and the mountain ridges, so when facing a cultivator enemy, he could escape if needed!
Even... If he wanted to silence someone, killing one wouldn’t be too difficult!
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"Fellow Jin, why do you inquire about the Fierce Beast Race village in the woods? Is your mission related to that village?" Chen Yan intentionally asked curiously.
Jin slowly replied: "This time, I bear a confidential mission, but an acquaintance within the division asked me for a favor. If convenient, I’ll visit the village.
Our Shadow Guard Division has a covert espionage unit, which dispatched a spy to this region a while back, supposedly lurking near the tribal village.
The contact agent for that spy was intercepted by a Fierce Race patrol team at the border months ago, and since then, we’ve lost contact with the spy.
On this trip, if possible, I need to venture to the Fierce Beast Race village in the woods, and see if I can bring our spy back."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly lowered his head to pretend to warm his hands by the fire.
Could this person be referring to...
That... Du Li?
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