Martin had reached Mark Wooden Village at about 4:00 a.m. He had some money on him. He collected these coins from the bodies of shapeshifters and humans he killed back then in Long Fire Valley. and he had three silver coins along with 90 copper coins. That money would have been enough for him for a while.
Because he was aware of this, he knew it was an important point for him to research without directly attacking the village.
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Martin whistled lightly when he saw the entrance to the village.
The reason he was whistled at was that the village he saw was more like a town than a village. The large walls, each made of wood, were covered by the whole village. At the same time, there were 3 to 4 stories in the village, made of wood and stones in normal conditions, but only in the houses where important people lived.
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Martin had entered the village in no time. Identity checks were not done because it was not a significantly large city. For this reason, Martin began to stroll around the center of the village in a very comfortable way.
People had finished their work and started going home or to inns. Some are smiling; others are suffering and struggling with other problems.
After touring for a while, he took a deep breath and began to focus on his eyes. It shouldn't have been too hard to find his first prey. A few minutes later, he saw two teenagers. The teens weren't shapeshifters, and they were heading for the alley. Martin knew that if he killed these two, there wouldn't be any trouble.
After going after them for a while, something happened that he didn't expect. They met a man in the alley with a hoodie on his head. After talking a few words with the hooded man, they gave the man four copper coins, and in return, he gave them a small pebble-sized stone.
Martin was slightly surprised when he saw it.
"I wonder what they are buying?"
Martin, because he was curious about the answer to this question, first started to follow the young people. When he caught the teens on a deserted street, he immediately transformed his creature and stopped them.
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The youngsters were looking at the Shadow Demon, Martin's transformed version, with fear in their eyes. They even dropped the white stone they bought; they didn't even know what to do in this situation.
After Martin smiled, he started talking.
"I'm not going to kill you; I'm just wondering what that thing is and where you got it from."
Martin's words didn't make young people feel comfortable. But there were 30–40 meters between the area where they were located and the distance of the crowded people, although they knew that the man in front of them could easily catch them if they were trying to escape because of the strange and powerful energy he was spreading around, even though they weren't shapeshifters. They can feel it to some extent. That's why the boy, who was short with black hair, started talking to Martin.
Hello, My Lord, the name of the stone we bought is called Lim Stone. As you throw the stone in the water and drink it, it creates the effect of drunkenness, and it is a beautiful feeling."
The teenager's friend, who was with him, quickly nodded his head and confirmed it.
Martin thought.
"I didn't think there would be a drug trade in this world. It's weird"
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"So who produces and sells this product?"
The teens looked at each other, and after swallowing, the black-haired one began to talk and tell.
"My lord, we buy the product from the Gang of Earth Statue, a gang of this town. We don't know if they bought it or if they produced it themselves."
Martin made a sign of approval with his head over these words. That's when the black-haired teen started talking.
"My lord, we answered your questions, can we-"
The teenager and his companion were killed by Martin with a single blow before he finished his words. Quickly and painlessly, he didn't care about them, as he did not care about any human that he had previously murdered.
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