Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi

When it came to eating, the maid lowered her head to glance at her chest, which was dotted with specks of soup. She gave Ye Nai an embarrassed smile.

Ye Nai pretended not to see.

"With such an income, how long would it take you to save enough money to buy a spot? Don't forget, you'll need to spend money on food and all other daily activities there. You'll need to prepare even more money."

"Yes, I know. Buying a spot costs five hundred Gold Coins, and it would be best to bring another hundred Gold Coins and some change. But saving money is so difficult, there are many people in my family and the expenses are large, it would be very good if I could save one silver coin a month."

"Five hundred Gold Coins is equal to five thousand silver coins, and you're saving one silver coin per month. Do you think there's hope in your lifetime?"

"No," the maid shook her head honestly, her eyes fixed eagerly on the Gold Coin in Ye Nai's hand.

"Alright, back to the point, point out who the Guard Captain is."

The maid obediently looked around for someone.

Ye Nai watched her expression and felt something was not quite right.

As expected, the maid finally shook her head.

"The Guard Captain isn't here, he's either at home sleeping, at the tavern drinking, or hunting outside the city. Today's clear skies aren't good for hunting, he's definitely in the city."

"In the middle of the day and he doesn't even show his face at the Royal Palace?"

"He is the Guard Captain, the highest-ranked of all the servants currently in the Royal Palace. It's a common occurrence for him not to appear for a few days."

"Is there a deputy captain?"

"Yes, that one, the one with meat sauce on his nose."

Ye Nai stepped over the clothes of men and women strewn on the ground and walked up to the person the maid had pointed out.

"This one?"

"Yes, yes."

Ye Nai bent down, grabbed the deputy captain by the collar with both hands, and with the maid staring agape, she bluntly lifted him, retraced her way out of the crowd, and placed him on the dusty ground.

Seeing such a strong Otherworldly person, the maid became even more certain that the Otherworld had not been completely subdued; otherwise, why the continuous increase in troops?

Now, the Otherworldly had even come to fight over here; His Majesty was in danger.

Suddenly, the maid no longer felt the same eagerness to go to the Otherworld.

Ye Nai put down the deputy captain and then tossed the Gold Coin into the maid's bosom.

"Keep the money safe, then lie down."

The maid immediately put the Gold Coin into a hidden pocket in her skirt, crossed her hands over her chest, lay down on the ground, and the next second, she lost consciousness.

Ye Nai controlled the deputy captain's limbs and squeezed his vocal cords, the submachine gun again in hand, pressing it against his forehead as she woke him up.

When the deputy captain opened his eyes, he looked like he hadn't recovered from a hangover; his eyes weren't fully open when he slurred out a name and another large cup of wine, specifically asking for it to be filled a bit more and delivered by that busty maid.

Ye Nai didn't know whom he was calling, but she instinctively looked back—none of the maids on the ground fit the description.

No matter what sweet dream he was having, Ye Nai prodded the deputy captain's forehead hard with the barrel of the gun.

The pain finally brought the deputy captain to his senses.

The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was that.

"Otherworldly?! Soldiers!!!"

After shouting out, his voice abruptly stopped as he realized something was wrong with his voice; it was faint, weak, and he couldn't shout loudly.

"Shout, will you keep shouting?"

The deputy captain glared at the gun barrel on his forehead with a cross-eyed look; their species naturally had widely set eyes, which didn't seem too clever in the aesthetic standards of Dahua Country people. Making this expression, he looked even uglier.

Hearing the fluent speech of this Otherworldly person, the deputy captain lost his fighting spirit. He wasn't stupid; the Otherworldly had charged to the Royal Palace, and what could possibly be the good outcome of resisting? It was better to just be taken prisoner honestly.

"No more yelling, no more yelling."

"Good, I thought you'd choose to be a tough guy." There was no word for "tough guy" in the local language, so Ye Nai directly used his mother tongue.

"Not choosing, not choosing." The deputy captain, of course, did not understand what that unfamiliar word meant, but with the gun barrel pressed against his forehead, he could guess from the context that it was a threatening word and shook his head repeatedly.

"Then do you want this?" Ye Nai held the gun in his right hand while suddenly producing a gold coin between the fingers of his left hand.

The deputy captain's eyes lit up, a flash of light crossing them.

"Want, want, want!"

"Answer my questions."

"Ask whatever you want, as long as I know, I'll tell you."

"Slowly sit up and see if your guard captain is around?"

The deputy captain was momentarily surprised and propped up his body with his feeble hands while shaking his head.

"He's not here, haven't seen him since this morning, most of the soldiers are under my command."

"He, a guard captain, the person with the highest status currently in the royal palace, it doesn't matter that he doesn't show himself every day?"

"It depends on luck," he said. "If there's a spot check and he's found to be absent, they'll pull him out and promote me, then pick another one from my soldiers to take my place."

The deputy captain steadied his body, stretching his neck and carefully scanned the room before shaking his head.

"He's indeed not here, probably in some tavern. Do you really need to find him?"

"I only speak to the highest-ranking person, they know more about the situation."

"Ask me, ask me the same, he doesn't handle affairs, but his family has money. He's been caught several times, but a bit of money and it's all fine."

"Alright, I heard there is a Transmission Platform within the royal palace, is that true?"

"Yes, it's in the back garden."

"How many are there?"

"There are three."

"Where do they lead?"

"One goes directly to His Majesty's royal palace..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Nai's eyes also brightened sharply.

"...one goes directly to Yunding Continent, and one to Wizard City."

"Where is Wizard City located?"

"On Yunding Continent, a place rich in resources, suitable for wizards to exchange knowledge, and also an important location where witch saints from various countries are stationed all year round."

"Wizard City, can any wizard go there?"

"Yes, our country has only this one Transmission Platform leading directly to Wizard City. Anyone who wants to go there has to pass through here. As for what happens after arriving in Wizard City, I don't know; that's not information I should be privy to."

"Three Transmission Platforms, you just said one is specifically for Yunding Continent? Where is this continent located?"

"That's the land that produces the most resources required by wizards in our region, with mutant plants, mutant beasts, and special mines. Geographically isolated by snow-capped mountains, with many valleys in between, collectively known as Charming Valley. The snow mountains are enchanting, also hinting at a labyrinth; you think you are heading towards Yunding Continent, but you may end up circling back or even reaching a dead end. It's much safer to use the Transmission Platform; you step off directly onto the land that connects the continent beyond the valley. The area is quite large, but it has been divided into many small spheres of influence: some belong to countries, some to nobles, and some to adventurer groups. It mainly depends on who owns the Transmission Platform. The benefit is that there are places to resupply; the downside, naturally, involves getting wrapped up in disputes easily."

"There's no Wizard City there?"

"No, Wizard City is in a deeper location, where the resources are plentiful."

"Does the geographical environment also prevent dangerous mutant beasts from coming out?"

"Yes, yes, the mutant beasts that break out are not ordinary at all."