Making their way out of the bustling crowd, they walked toward the direction pointed out by Rishi, prompting Rahul to question how he knew the way. Rishi replied I have GPS tracking in my holophone. Nodding, Rahul accepted the reasoning, and they made their way towards the teleportation gate.
Upon arriving at the location, the two individuals looked around and asked Rishi, Where is it? Rishi smirked and replied, It's up there. Both of them looked up to see a massive, mountain-like platform towering above them. It's as big as a mountain. What kind of place is this? Amaan was once again taken aback, leaving Rahul speechless at the sight. The platform appeared to be motionless, hanging in the sky.
"Well, let's go," Rishi said. Rahul had reached the foundation establishment and was capable of floating, but he wasn't sure if he could reach such a height with his method. Turning to Rishi, Rahul said, It's better if you take us. Rishi replied I was about to. He raised his hand, and a flow of Qi surrounded both of them. They began to float above, gliding through the air and reaching even above those multiple colossal skyscrapers and those buildings, eventually reaching the platform.
Just as they landed at the edge of the platform, a beast-woman cultivator came forward, greeting them, Welcome, esteemed cultivators.
My name is Mia, and I will be your guide for forward services, she said. Looking at her, they noticed she seemed to be part cat and part human, with cat-like ears, tail, and teeth, while the rest of her body appeared human. Rahul stepped forward and said, Hello, Mia. I would like to know if we can use the teleportation service.
She nodded, saying, Okay, sir. So, you're interested in the teleportation service, I see she said and gestured them to follow her.
Mia, what other kinds of services are there? You said it as if there are multiple kinds of services to that being provided here.
"Yes, sir. We, at Aino Private Ltd, offer multiple services like information brokering, buying and selling artifacts, teleportation, as well as many more," Mia replied, her cat tail for some reason waving at a fast speed.
"Ahh, I see. So you are a part of the company," Rahul said, Mia looking slightly confused. After a moment, Mia confirmed sayingyes. "Oh, okay," Rahul replied.
Looking around, the island seemed to be designed with understanding, even the edges had more sophistication than normal. The floor was of white marble shine with raising white pillars connected with the golden ceiling, and people with their attendants moving, yet every one of those people felt more important than last. It was a gathering of the Elite.
Reaching the teleportation section, Mia asked, "Where would you like to go with teleportation?" Rahul, looking beside him, asked, "What's the location?" Rishi replied, "Alimento Street."
Her expression changed for the first time, and she asked, "Are you going to Alimento Valley to eat?" They nodded. She said, "An amazing choice for eating, sir. While you can take some rest over there," gesturing to a room, "I will fill in the details and make the preparations. By the way, sir, how would you like to pay? Will it be by Seera or cash?"
I will pay with cash, Rahul replied, using his mind sense to glance at the ring given by Aryan, but was cut off by Rishi, saying, "It's fine, I will pay with Seera."
"Okay," Mia replied, moving to make the necessary arrangements. At the same moment, some beverages arrived. Rishi said, It's better not to use what His Majesty gave you right now.
"Okay," Rahul replied, understanding.
A few minutes later, the transactions were fulfilled, and the teleportation was ready to be used. Mia came and gestured them to an open portal, saying, "It's been my pleasure to serve as a guide to esteemed cultivators. We hope you like our services and would like to come again," and bowing. This time, Amaan was the one who replied, "We definitely will come," leaving the other two speechless at Amaan's blatant simping.
Once again, the trio entered the portal, leaving their location and arriving at Alimento Street. On the other side of the portal, Mia too raised from her posture and mumbled, "Why was my tail reacting to them?" She, a cat tribe beast, had an innate ability to find fortune or disaster.
When those cultivators arrived, she felt as if her tail reacted like never before. She wasn't sure, but those people were most probably not as simple as they looked they didn't even know about AINO island, maybe even more than other customers. All the customers who can come to AINO have to cross the force field at least had to be above the nascent level and yet they felt clueless.
The dense food aroma hit their noses, making them look around at the different kinds of food stalls and stores. Vander looked to be in the area. Rishi said, "This location, Alimento Street, is famous for their Vander food stalls as well as different tastes. But the most attractive thing and the reason for this street is because of Alimento Valley, the best hotel in this low realm, which even provides eternal cuisine."
"Oh, so where is it then?" Amaan asked.
Rahul felt like a déjà vu situation was happening once again and said, "Let me guess, it's up," making Rishi nod and leaving Amaan speechless. "Does the low realm have some kind of strange fetish for building everything up?" Amaan said in a grumpy voice.
Rahul nodded in agreement. Rishi replied to both of them, saying, "Well, after one reaches core formation, they always prefer flying."
Rahul replied upon hearing what Rishi said, "That might also act as a filter to check who's worthy and who's not." Keen observation, Rahul. "On that AINO island, there's a force field that needs to be overcome, but I am too strong to be measured by it," Rishi said.
Why is it so complicated? Amaan said, grabbing his head. Just forget about it and take us to that upper island. I am too hungry to debate anymore.
"Sure," Rishi said, grabbing them once again and flying towards Alimento Valley isalnd.