CHAPTER 193: Place Of Extreme Water

Han Shuo walked around the entire valley and discovered that the Valley of Sunshine was formed by interestingly shaped buildings. These buildings were made of various materials, such as durable grey rocks or wood from century-old trees. Some were round and others were pointed with a chimney.

Because so many merchants and adventurers from different countries lived here, the architectural style was influenced in many different ways.

Early in the morning, the inhabitants would come out of their homes to shovel away the snow from the previous night and clear the space in front of their door. This was also like a small town, with all sorts of vendors and stalls displaying their wares from different countries.

"These stalls all belong to small merchants. The larger merchants only spend a few days here, as they have long since made contact with their business partners and are only here to complete their transactions." It wasn't Phoebe's first visit to the valley. She held Han Shuo's arm with her slender fingers and explained in a soft voice.

"All right, you guys have fun shopping, I'll take care of business first. If you get tired later, you can rest at the last shop on this street, I'll arrange for someone to meet you there!" Emily's thoughts were completely occupied with the mission.

Nodding, Han Shuo understood that she was quite worried and said, "Go and take care of business, we'll find you later!"

After Emily left, Phoebe had a thought as she suddenly remembered, "Oh right, I haven't had time to collect the materials on the list you gave me. There are a lot of rarities here from other countries. Why don't we have a look around? Maybe we can find some of the materials you need."

Han Shuo finally remembered that he'd once asked Phoebe to help him gather the materials he needed to refine a Wood Elite Zombie. The Yin Demon Cave and the Earth Elite Zombie were working fine in the Cemetery of Death, but he had yet to obtain all the materials needed for the Wood Elite Zombie. Han Shuo readily agreed to Phoebe's suggestion.

So Han Shuo followed behind her and started making his way through the shops, starting with the first stall.

Phoebe was obviously very happy to have Han Shuo's company. As the leader of a guild, once she started to conduct a transaction, she would turn into a very shrewd person. Without a flicker of an expression on her face, she was able to determine the true price of the ingredients Han Shuo needed from the stalls they passed.

She paid seven thousand gold coins without hesitation, just to get Han Shuo a vital ingredient that he was missing. When Han Shuo took out his crystal card to pay, Phoebe served him with a fierce glare and said, "You still have some gold coins stored with me, what are you taking out your crystal card for?!

Han Shuo was speechless and decided to stay out of the matter. He continued to stand by Phoebe's side and watched her with a distant expression as she bartered with several merchants.

There were indeed many rare materials in the Valley of Sunshine. Two merchants had stocks of black iron ore and black gold ore that couldn't even be found in the Empire. There were even a few items that had been banned by the country's governments that were openly displayed on stalls to attract customers.

There were some strong aphrodisiacs, as well as powders that could melt corpses with a pinch. There were even powerful weapons that had just been developed, along with the cores and bones of some powerful magical creatures. Anything you could want could be found here.

Some of the stall owners were humans, others were orcs or elves. There was even an interesting merman lying half submerged in the water. Since they all used the human language to communicate, there were no barriers to understanding. When the two had made a complete tour of the area, they both felt that the trip had been worthwhile, as some rare materials had been added to their space rings.

"Alright, that's good, let's meet Emily first. We can't possibly go through all the stalls in the valley in one day. As long as we pay special attention, I think we should be able to collect all the ingredients you need!" Phoebe was a little tired after entering more than a dozen stalls and haggling with all their owners. She made this suggestion to Han Shuo after they left the last stall.

Unknown to either of them, the sky above the valley had darkened with the setting sun. The entire valley was bathed in a red light as dusk set in. Han Shuo had the feeling that Emily had probably finished her report after so much time had passed, and he too was eager to find out what had happened. He led Phoebe to the place Emily had mentioned when she made her suggestion.

Not knowing what danger the little skeleton had encountered in the other dimension, Han Shuo did not send the little skeleton back and kept it by his side. There were all sorts of unconventional characters in the valley, so Han Shuo didn't stand out too much with a little skeleton warrior by his side.

However, on their way to Emily's predetermined location, the little skeleton suddenly stopped in front of a stall without moving, its empty eye sockets staring at the door as if attracted by something.

"What is it?" Phoebe also stopped when she saw that Han Shuo and the little skeleton had stopped. She paused and looked back in surprise.

"Something inside is calling to him!" Han Shuo's expression was quite bizarre as he looked at Phoebe and then shifted his gaze back to the little skeleton.

Phoebe was just a little confused as her perplexed expression immediately changed to one of shock. She looked around and walked over to Han Shuo when she saw that no one was paying attention to them. She looked at the little skeleton in disbelief, "You mean he has thoughts of his own?"

Nodding, Han Shuo said firmly, "Yes, I'm sure that's the case. I don't know what's going on either, so don't ask me anything, because I don't know when this happened either!"

Phoebe was even more confused by Han Shuo's words, as confusion crept into her expression. When she raised her head to look at the shop, she exclaimed in surprise. Han Shuo looked back at her for an explanation. "Why is it this shop? It's not my first time in the Valley of Sunshine, but I've never seen this shop open. I think the people inside are not willing to sell anything, otherwise they wouldn't hide their front door."

This was indeed the case. All the shops and stalls on this wide street were trying hard to attract customers. Only this one covered its front door, as if no one were at home, and seemed quite at odds with everything else on the street.

The little skeleton suddenly walked towards the shop without Han Shuo's command. He raised his hand to open the door. Contrary to his expectations, the door creaked open to reveal a stone-paved hallway.

Phoebe blinked and said hesitantly, "It's against the rules to enter someone's shop against their will!"

"Is someone in there? Is someone inside?" Han Shuo nodded and followed the little skeleton. He suddenly started talking loudly, as if he wanted to find out if someone was inside or not.

Unfortunately, after calling out a few times, he got no response, and the little skeleton obviously didn't understand what the rules were. He plunged deep into the structure.

Spreading his hands, Han Shuo said, "There's no one in here anyway, so it shouldn't matter if we go in and take a look." He turned and closed the door that the little skeleton had opened, glanced at Phoebe and took her by the hand to walk inside.

The little skeleton went straight to a round fountain in the back garden. It stood by the well and looked into it, seeming to be looking at something. As Han Shuo and Phoebe approached, Han Shuo suddenly felt a frosty, evil presence emanating from the well, as if a giant demon were inside.

"Something is wrong! The temperature here is too low, even I feel a bit cold!" Phoebe's body suddenly shivered as she looked at Han Shuo.

"That's right, this is a place of extreme water, a place where I need to refine Water Elite Zombies. The thick water qi inside has been absorbed by the ghosts and transformed them into water demons!" Han Shuo was overjoyed.

Sensing closely, he could clearly sense the thick water qi within and two streams of frosty, sinister water qi. Han Shuo immediately understood that the water elements within were being absorbed by the two water demons.