Chapter 325: Heading to Find the Pretty Fruit

Chen Hao rested at the Ability Bureau for a few days.

Afterward, he opened the sheepskin scroll given by the Killing Tower.

"Is it in this place?"

Following the information provided by the Killing Tower, Chen Hao went straight there.

...Outside a certain secret realm.

A group of people had set up an outdoor market outside.

"Come take a look, come see, freshly roasted scorpions."

"Hey, hey, hey, millet, millet, top-quality millet!"

"Who the hell is buying knives! Who the hell is buying knives!"

"Buns, buns, freshly steamed buns."

Walking through the market, Chen Hao found that it was like a sparrow.

Although small, it was complete in every detail; everything that should be there was present.

Just then, a guy walked up to Chen Hao with a grin.

"Brother, buying medicine?"

"Medicine? What kind of medicine?"

Hearing this, the man smiled and said: "Top-quality insect repellent, of course."

"Let me tell you, there are a lot of mosquitoes and insects in this secret realm."

"Without my medicine, you definitely won't be able to take a step inside."

Hearing this, Chen Hao looked skeptical.

Just then, a group of guys wearing animal skins walked over.

Leading them was a man with a dragon tattooed on his arm.

He reached into his pocket, pulled out a bag, and tossed it to the man in front of Chen Hao.

"Doctor Long, give me a large portion of insect repellent."

"Ah, you got it!"

Hearing this, Doctor Long happily accepted the bag and walked toward the counter.

He picked up a large package of medicinal herbs and tossed it to the tattooed man.

"Thanks!"

After receiving the herbs, the tattooed man led his subordinates and swaggered into the secret realm.

Seeing this, Chen Hao frowned slightly.

Clearly, the guy in front of him hadn't been lying.

Otherwise, people wouldn't spend a fortune to buy his insect repellent.

"Give me a portion."

"Good."

Hearing this, Doctor Long nodded.

He walked to the counter, picked up a bag of prepared medicinal powder, and handed it to Chen Hao.

"That'll be one hundred thousand."

"How much?"

Chen Hao thought he had misheard.

"One hundred thousand."

Doctor Long wasn't angry.

He smiled and said: "Little brother, this must be your first time here."

"Let me tell you, these herbs are my family's ancestral secret recipe."

"Once you get inside, you'll know what it means to be honest with young and old alike!"

"What it means to be worth more than the price."

Doctor Long had just finished speaking.

"Boss, give me a portion of insect repellent."

"You got it!"

While speaking, Doctor Long completed another transaction.

He said to Chen Hao: "If you don't believe me, you can ask around."

"It's fine, I believe you."

Chen Hao said, pulling out one hundred thousand and giving it to Doctor Long.

After receiving the money, Doctor Long nodded.

Perhaps seeing that Chen Hao paid with cash, Doctor Long said to him: "If you want to buy things here, it's best to go to the bank over there and exchange it for gold."

"Exchange for gold?"

"Yeah."

Doctor Long nodded.

"People here basically don't accept cash because it gets too heavy after a while."

"Gold is better; it holds its value!"

"Okay."

Hearing this, Chen Hao reached into his pocket, pulled out ten thousand, and handed it to Doctor Long.

"What is this for?"

Doctor Long was as confused as a monk who couldn't find his way.

"You must have lived here for a long time; do you have any advice for me?"

The waters in this secret realm are very deep; to this day, no one has fully explored it.

Hearing this, Doctor Long did not accept Chen Hao's money.

"I'm a man of my word when I do business."

"Since you're asking me, and it's within my power to help."

"It doesn't hurt to tell you."

"I think before you go in, you'd better find that old man over there and buy a map."

"Although other people have maps, that old gentleman's map is the best."

"Because it accurately marks all the areas inside."

"It will tell you where you can go and where you cannot."

Hearing this, Chen Hao said to Doctor Long: "Thank you."

"You're welcome, it's all part of what I should do."

"After all, we are both from the Dragon Kingdom."

"Dragon Kingdom people should help each other when they are abroad."

That's right, this secret realm was not in the Dragon Kingdom.

Chen Hao walked toward the stall over there.

He said to the old man who was smoking: "Hello, I want to buy a map."

Hearing this, the old man glanced at Chen Hao and immediately said: "Five hundred thousand."

Hearing this, Chen Hao was stunned again.

"What kind of map is worth five hundred thousand?"

Who knew that the old man, upon hearing this, would glare and say to Chen Hao: "Take it or leave it. If you don't want it, leave; don't disturb my business."

The old man looked aggressive.

"If you knew how these maps were obtained, you wouldn't think it was expensive."

When he said this, a flash of sorrow appeared in the old man's eyes.

Seeing this, Chen Hao lost the desire to haggle.

"Give me one."

"Good, wait a moment."

Saying this, the old man reached into a small box below to rummage.

Before long, he pulled out a dusty map and handed it to Chen Hao.

"The map you gave me, why is it different from theirs?"

Before buying, Chen Hao had secretly peeked at the stall next to them.

"Of course it's different."

"What are they? They aren't worthy of using this kind of thing."

Hearing this, Chen Hao became interested.

The old man in front of him was truly extraordinary!

After all, what kind of Monarch-level expert would spend their time selling maps outside a secret realm?

"Kid, the map is yours."

Perhaps knowing that Chen Hao was from the Dragon Kingdom, the old man couldn't help but give him a piece of advice.

"Remember, come back alive."

After speaking, the old man turned and walked toward the rocking chair behind him.

He lay down and continued to rock the chair.

The old man's behavior left Chen Hao somewhat confused.

His attitude was so bad just a moment ago, and now he's acting like this.

Chen Hao couldn't figure out which one was the real him.

Unable to figure it out, Chen Hao simply stopped thinking about it.

Chen Hao had all the supplies he needed.

Now that he had bought the map and the insect repellent.

Chen Hao walked straight into the secret realm.

Just as Chen Hao stepped into the secret realm, the old man glanced toward him.

"So young, yet his strength has already reached the Venerable level."

"The Dragon Kingdom's younger generation is truly formidable!"

The old man looked at the sky, a glimmer of hope appearing in his eyes.

"Perhaps it is time for the sleeping lion to awaken."

Chen Hao entered the secret realm.

As soon as he came in, he heard a buzzing sound.

"Holy crap!"

As far as the eye could see, the mosquitoes inside were dense and numerous.

Someone who didn't know better would think this was a mosquito breeding base.

Chen Hao hurriedly took out the insect repellent and sprinkled it on himself.

Those mosquitoes flew toward Chen Hao like bombers.

Unfortunately, before they could even get close to Chen Hao, they "crashed" and fell to the ground.

Before long, a large patch of mosquitoes had fallen to the ground.