Chapter 44: Exchanging Information

Chapter 44: Exchanging Information

"Not sure."

Gu Xi ignored the attendant. From the earlier situation, he realized that these attendants knew what those luggage packages represented, yet still let people take the luggage down.

They were essentially shifting the disaster onto others.

Gu Xi despised such behavior.

So when the attendant came to ask the question, Gu Xi didn't bother to respond.

He walked over to the strange head he had thrown earlier and picked it up from the ground.

As he picked up the head, Gu Xi couldn't help but sigh.

The enhancement had failed just now.

[Corrupted Head (Gray): A head influenced by multiple forces, ultimately unable to achieve balance. This head has lost its original function, but still contains a trace of eerie energy. With some processing, it can be used as a good material for making equipment.]

Looking at the head's attributes, Gu Xi couldn't help but curse internally.

However, if it weren't for the head nearly exploding due to the fluctuations caused by the appearance of the specter cultist, Gu Xi wouldn't have noticed the enemy's approach.

This also caused him to miss the chance to salvage the head.

Now, it seemed that this head could only be used as crafting material.

Stowing the corrupted head away, Gu Xi searched around the carriage again.

He did this right in front of the attendant.

But the tall and burly attendant didn't dare to say a word, just watched from a distance.

Gu Xi ignored this guy, and after searching the carriage without finding anything unusual, he opened the door and jumped off the steam bus.

Standing in front of the bus door, Gu Xi looked outside and saw that the steam bus had stopped at the outskirts of Victoria City, at the main bus station.

Six of these steam buses were parked at the bus station, and outside the station, there were many horse-drawn carriages.

Gu Xi glanced at the horse-drawn carriages, and the drivers immediately noticed him.

"Customer, heading to Milida Farm? My carriage is the fastest."

"Customer, this is a light carriage, the fastest."

"Customer, what do you want to buy? I'm familiar with the area."

"..."

"Customer, today there's a flea market in Cairns Town, how about I take you there to have a look?"

Just as Gu Xi was about to leave, he heard this and turned his head to look at the carriage driver.

The driver, sensing a business opportunity, quickly stood up and said, "Customer, you must have heard of the flea market in Cairns Town, right? It's the largest flea market in the area.

Every time, people from nearby villages come to buy and sell things.

Sometimes, even some professionals bring unwanted items to sell.

Last time, I bought good medicine at that flea market."

While saying this, the driver winked at Gu Xi.

Gu Xi immediately understood the driver's implication and jumped into the carriage.

"Just in time, let's go and have a look."

Hearing this, the driver quickly said, "Customer, just sit tight. I know a famous pharmacist there, and if you mention my name, you'll get a discount."

Gu Xi frowned, "I'm not that kind of person; I'm just here to look around."

"Ah, we're all men here, no need to explain, we all understand."

Gu Xi found the overly familiar driver a bit annoying, but he knew how to handle such people.

"By the way, old man, you've traveled a lot, right? You must have seen many things."

"Of course, I run around every day, I've seen everything. Let me tell you, one night while I was driving, I saw a girl waving on the roadside.

I really wanted to give her a lift, but I have sharp eyes and noticed at a glance that the girl's face was pale, she didn't look alive.

So, I didn't pick her up and drove past. When I got home, I realized that girl must have been some kind of spirit in the forest, the kind that lures people into the woods to eat them."

"You've got a keen eye. If it were me, I probably couldn't escape."

Gu Xi complimented him, and the driver really believed it.

"Of course, I've been driving here for nearly thirty years, and I've never encountered any danger."

"So, you mean there are actually strange things on this road, right?"

"That's true." The driver hesitated but eventually said, "But don't worry, as long as you don't leave the main road and don't enter the woods, you'll be fine."

"What if you accidentally enter the woods?"

"Well, if you don't go too far, you might still come out alive, but if you go too far, you might not even find your body.

Let me tell you, if you accidentally enter the woods, scatter some bread crumbs on the ground, that way even if you get lost, you can follow the bread crumbs out.

Also, I've heard from elders that in the woods, you must never lower your head. If you do, strange things will notice you. You should keep your head up and eyes forward. Even if you encounter something strange, don't run.

If you run, it shows you're afraid, and then it'll keep chasing you.

Customer, did you just experience something strange? You might be marked by something. In this case, you have to be careful.

Having a strange mark on you can easily attract other strange things."

Thinking about how he had encountered the strange setup of the cultists just after leaving Westminster Abbey and taking a bus, Gu Xi nodded affirmatively.

Seeing Gu Xi's agreement, the driver happily shared more.

All the way, the driver talked non-stop about 'survival' tips for the wild.

Gu Xi didn't reveal his strength or profession, just listened.

Occasionally, he would say something to guide the driver's topic.

The driver knew a lot, some from his own experience, some from hearsay. Regardless of the situation, he always had a reason.

Through these conversations, Gu Xi managed to ask about cultists.

The mirrored dungeon was known to everyone, but who was imprisoned in the exiled city varied in accounts.

However, one thing most people inside and outside the city agreed on was that the person trapped in the city was called the Great Lord.

The more rural the area, the more people believed in such a powerful figure.

Some even prayed to the Great Lord through mirrors, hoping to gain power.

Gu Xi took note of all this information, true or not, as it might be useful later.

As they arrived at the outskirts of Cairns Town, Gu Xi was filled with eerie rural tales, and some local methods to deal with the strange, though he wasn't sure of their effectiveness.