The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 2520 The Economic Circle of the Land of Exile

We've arrived at the Kutahai Market.

When the group arrived, the sky was dark and the tides were turbulent, giving them the feeling of navigating against the current in a sandstorm.

On the sea of ​​Kuta, tiny lights shone, brightening everyone's eyes in the gloomy weather.

"We've arrived at Market Island!"

"There are lights!"

Everyone was overjoyed and landed on the market island. When their feet touched the ground, they all felt a sense of disorientation.

Spending all day in this gloomy, sunless spiritual tide, not to mention anything else, one is almost depressed, with a sense of frustration that "when will this ever end?"

Everyone headed straight for the light, only to discover that there were buildings on the island. These buildings were all architectural magical artifacts, shining with the light of arrays, forming barriers that kept the chaotic spiritual energy tides outside.

The lights were coming from these houses that were blocked by the barrier. Some of these houses were bustling with people, while others were quiet and still. But no matter what, they all gave people an extreme sense of security.

There really is a safe house!
Lin Chen sighed inwardly, but he wasn't surprised.

Since the barrier can block the tide of spiritual energy, it is natural to build a safe dwelling, as long as there are enough people to input spiritual energy to maintain the operation of the formation.

Could Shangguan Wenyin be in one of these houses?
As the Holy Son of the Sea God Cult, he holds a highly respected position. Now that he's here, no one should dare to make things difficult for him openly; they'll only fawn over him, right?

The group arrived excitedly at a huge, noisy building, only to be stopped by the guards at the entrance.

"Bitter Sea Hotel, if you want to dine, you must pay the bill first."

Restaurant?

No wonder it was so noisy.

"Can't you let us come in and sit down before we order? What kind of service makes customers wait at the door to order?"

The guard sneered, "You must be newbies. This is the rule here: pay first, then enjoy. Money talks, no money means you're out!"

"Hurry up and get the menu!"

The menu arrived quickly; it was very simple.

Simple meal: 50,000 spirit stones, one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and one soup (single person meal, time limit: half an hour).

A sumptuous meal: 200,000 spirit stones, three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, two cold dishes, and one soup (for two people, time limit: one hour).
Luxury Meal: One million spirit stones, one deluxe set meal per table (no more than eight people, time limit: six hours).

Note: This shop buys pearls from clam shells; each pearl costs five million spirit stones.

One meat dish, one vegetable dish, and one soup, and you want 50,000 spirit stones? That's faster than robbery!

The most important thing was the time limit note at the end, which made Lin Chen vaguely understand that the restaurant was just selling dishes under the guise of selling food. What they were really selling was this time limit. After all, cultivators could easily go for hundreds of years without eating by taking some pills.

What they're selling is a safe timeframe without the suffering caused by spiritual energy tides.

As long as you have money, you're the boss. You can stay here all day long without suffering from the tides.

Inside the door is heaven, outside the door is hell; the dividing line is whether you have enough spirit stones.

Upon seeing the menu, everyone immediately erupted in chaos.

"This is too expensive!"

"Spending so many spirit stones for a meal, and only being able to stay for such a short time, even if I had more spirit stones, I couldn't afford to spend them all."

"Exactly! This is a rip-off! It's practically robbery! The prices are probably a thousand times higher than outside, maybe even more!"

The guard looked at the crowd with a cold smile, his brow furrowing: "Pay up if you want to come in, or leave if you don't. Don't block the gate. If you want to stand outside, then stand outside. Stop yelling!"

The newcomers couldn't stand this kind of treatment.
"Let's look elsewhere, I refuse to believe it's all this expensive!"

"Yes, let's take a look first. There's no rush. Besides, going in to hide for a while won't solve anything. If it really doesn't work, we can find a place to hold out on this island, stick together, and take turns injecting our magic power, just like we do at sea. Wouldn't that be fine?"

"Yes, at worst we won't go in, we'll do it ourselves!"

Lin Chen glanced at the guard who was listening to the crowd's discussion and sneering. Seeing his disdainful and mocking expression, he then looked at the layout of the island. There were quite a few sturdy houses, which seemed to be arranged in a fairly regular manner, but there were almost no people living outside. There was probably something fishy going on that they didn't know about.

Lin Chen cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to everyone and said, "I'm a little tired and would like to go inside and rest for a while, so I'll say goodbye for now!"

Lin Chen had only come to the market with the others to avoid trouble. Now that he had arrived at his destination, he naturally wouldn't mingle with everyone anymore. He even needed to avoid people when using the Linglong Pagoda.

There were quite a few customers in the restaurant, which clearly attracted them. They decided to go in and take a look, and also to find out some information.

Lin Chen stepped forward, paid for a simple meal set, and received a token.

"Enter the restaurant with your token. Time starts from the moment you enter. When time runs out, you will be pulled out by the formation. Please pay attention to the time."

Lin Chen bought a set meal, and even though it was just a simple meal, the guards' attitude improved significantly.

Money really does make you king!

This land of exile seems to have developed its own unique economic zone!
(End of this chapter)