Chapter 294

Zhao Chi carried Gu Qing as he ran all the way.

He only felt the evening breeze drifting by, blowing against his face very comfortably.

The sky was very dark, but outside the surrounding city walls, a sapphire-blue fluorescence constantly rolled and churned.

That was the formation teleporting demonic beasts.

Day after day, night after night, never ceasing.

Gu Qing curiously looked around this way and that.

Zhao Chi felt it was a perfectly ordinary environment, yet she was extremely curious about it.

All kinds of strange thoughts and exclamations kept popping up in her heart.

Zhao Chi silently listened, silently hurried on.

The neighboring village, outside a septic tank.

Before even reaching the septic tank, a thick stench could be smelled.

Many times more foul than an ordinary septic tank.

This was deliberately made this way.

Beside the septic tank stood a short, squat stone house.

Inside sat a one-eyed blind old man.

Zhao Chi walked closer: "Uncle, I'm here to trade. Please let me in."

Zhao Chi controlled Gu Qing to speak, and the voice was naturally Gu Qing's soft, beautiful female voice.

That old man turned a deaf ear.

As if he hadn't heard.

Zhao Chi said it again.

That old man raised his head: "Huh...?"

Looking as if his mental state wasn't good.

Zhao Chi sighed: "I don't know any of your passphrases, and no one recommended me, but I want to trade. Please let me in."

A thread of suspicion flashed through the old man's eyes.

But he still looked blank: "Huh?"

Zhao Chi said: "I wish all those people in the Central District dead to the last."

"Huh? Haha, cough cough?"

That old man had still been pretending, but suddenly laughed twice.

Then continued playing dumb again.

Zhao Chi's patience was nearly exhausted, but he suddenly sensed the situation had changed.

That thick stench from just now had vanished.

And the sounds around him were also extremely quiet; he seemed to have entered another space.

Zhao Chi's heart jolted.

He hurriedly clicked the system and found an exit option.

Then it's fine...

"Miss, don't be nervous. Is this your first time?"

That old man's voice was actually very young.

Zhao Chi understood that the one before probably wasn't any old man either.

"Yes, this is my first time."

That old man nodded and said:

"Fine. Let me tell you in advance — to go in, you must register your identity information.

"This information detection and identification method is our own creation, with extremely high security. The people in the Central District can't trace it.

"The fact that we've been operating here for many years already proves this point.

"However, with this registration, we CAN track you across the greater world. Once anyone betrays and leaks information, we'll hunt them to the end, to the death!

"Of course, if you behave yourself, nothing will happen. This is your identity marker; next time you can enter directly.

"If you agree, then register. If you don't agree, then please leave.

"But if you dare to leak anything, we likewise won't let it go.

"Do you understand?"

This was half threat, half warning.

But it was also very reasonable.

Zhao Chi hesitated for a long time, but still nodded in agreement.

The black market had to be entered, and right now the identity information was Gu Qing's anyway, so safety shouldn't be a problem.

That old man smiled.

Raised his hand.

【You have received a registration request from "Fragrant Food Street". Do you agree?】

Fragrant Food Street?

Here at the septic tank?

Zhao Chi couldn't understand it at all.

Gu Qing also laughed softly in her heart.

Zhao Chi frowned and clicked agree.

A streak of green light swept past.

【Registering…】

【Registration successful!】

【You have become a registered member of "Fragrant Food Street"】

【Please choose a name for yourself】

The old man said, "Give yourself a new name. If you want to use your real name, that's fine too."

Of course he couldn't use his real name.

Zhao Chi thought it over carefully.

Gu Qing said, 【My lord, I've thought of a good name, very fitting for this place】

Zhao Chi 【What is it? Just as well, I can't come up with one】

Gu Qing 【How about "Woman Looking for Food"?】

Zhao Chi 【Why is it so weird?】

Gu Qing 【Hehe, isn't this place "Fragrant Food Street"? We're here looking for food, after all】

Zhao Chi 【…I caught that. It's a homophone, isn't it? Zhao Chi's woman?】

Gu Qing 【That's right, my lord, you're so sharp. How about this name?】

Zhao Chi 【It's fine, but it's better to pick a normal name, and not too weird — something common would be best】

Gu Qing 【Call yourself "Straight Man of Steel"!】

Zhao Chi 【You're a woman】

Gu Qing 【Hehe, I was just kidding. How about Zhao Si?】

Zhao Chi 【Zhao Si?】

Gu Qing 【Yes, using your surname, my lord, plus my own trait put together. The Zhao surname is very common, and aren't we going to be selling stockings from now on? It has its own character too】

Zhao Chi 【That works, actually】

He thought about it some more — it really did work.

Zhao Chi clicked and entered "Zhao Si"

The old man laughed.

"Zhao Si? Heh, go on in. Once you're inside, don't cause trouble — behave yourself, or you'll definitely be in for it."

He pointed at the septic tank outside the house.

"The septic tank?" Zhao Chi asked him to confirm.

The old man waved his hand impatiently. "That's the place. Go on, I'm busy."

Zhao Chi couldn't tell what he was so busy with, but he knew there was no point asking him again.