Chapter 319: Chapter 300: Mysterious Girl Sumiya
"Would you like to pay 10 Gold Coins to take the airship to [Moria City]?"
[Accept] [Reject]
Under the fierce gaze of the dwarf uncle, Lin Yi decisively chose: [Accept].
The dwarves are probably the only ones among the Hundred Races who can turn a service occupation into something as intimidating as a robbery.
If it were a goblin doing this, he’d make you feel like you got a great deal after paying 10 Gold Coins, leaving you in a good mood.
That’s the difference...
After receiving the money, the dwarf impatiently waved at Lin Yi:
"Move along, don’t block the way."
Lin Yi gave a helpless, wry smile. Just as he stepped onto the stairs, a slightly childish voice suddenly called from behind:
"Is this heading to Moria City?"
Hearing the words, Lin Yi was a bit speechless: Another one going to Moria City?
Are there always this many people going to Moria City?
Lin Yi turned his head to see a dirty-faced kid (Sumiya Lv15) asking the dwarf Crouch.
Yet even when faced with a harmless little girl, the dwarf remained impatient and said:
"To Moria City, it’s 10 Gold Coins per person."
Upon hearing the 10 Gold Coins price, the little girl was visibly scared:
"10 Gold Coins? That’s so expensive."
The dwarf was not happy to hear this; he huffed and said:
"10 Gold Coins still expensive? Do you know how much manpower and resources we dwarven craftsmen use to build such an airship?"
"It’s 10 Gold Coins, not a cent less. Take it or leave it."
The little girl looked like she was about to cry in anxiety and fished out five dull Gold Coins, handing them to the dwarf:
"How about five? This is all I have, please."
Yet even in the face of the girl’s pitiful pleading, the stubborn dwarf remained resolute:
"I’m telling you, it’s still 10, not one less!"
"Thud~"
The little girl suddenly knelt down and pleaded again:
"I have urgent matters in Moria City, please let me go."
Just as the dwarf was about to refuse, a voice suddenly came from beside him:
"I’ll cover the coins she lacks."
On the deck of the airship, Annabella looked in surprise at the man below.
The words she was about to say got swallowed back down.
At this time, Lin Yi walked to the little girl, helped her up, and then said to the stubborn dwarf:
"I’ll pay the remaining 5 Gold Coins for her."
The dwarf glanced at Lin Yi and immediately stretched out his hand:
"5 Gold Coins, bring it."
"Would you like to help Sumiya pay 5 Gold Coins to take the airship to [Moria City]?"
[Accept] [Reject]
Lin Yi chose: [Accept].
Once the dwarf had the money, he again extended his hand to the little girl:
"Hand it over, 5 Gold Coins."
The little girl handed her only five Gold Coins to the dwarf, and he impatiently said:
"Get on board."
Lin Yi turned to the little girl with a gentle smile:
"Let’s go."
"Thank you, Mage sir."
The little girl introduced herself to Lin Yi:
"My name is Sumiya."
Then followed behind Lin Yi, timidly saying:
"Sumiya will take care of you along the way, Mage sir."
Lin Yi felt something was off upon hearing this:
"It’s just 5 Gold Coins, no need for this, do what you need to do."
But as soon as Lin Yi said this, the little girl immediately showed a frightened expression:
"No, Mage sir, please let me stay by your side and help you with something, otherwise Father God will kill me."
"What?"
Lin Yi was taken aback.
At this moment, the woman they met before appeared at the cabin door and explained:
"We cannot accept the gifts from you Chosen Ones for no reason."
"If she doesn’t repay the 5 Gold Coins with corresponding labor, Father God will punish her."
"Which means she will die."
Lin Yi widened his eyes at the two, just now realizing why the girl showed such a terrified expression when he said she needn’t help.
Thinking that he might have inadvertently caused harm, indirectly endangering the girl, Lin Yi quickly amended:
"Your name is Sumiya, right? Then stay with me along the way."
Upon hearing this, Sumiya’s face turned from sorrow to joy, nodding repeatedly:
"Thank you, Mage sir."
Lin Yi looked at the little girl with a wry smile, unsure of what to say:
"Let’s go, we’ll find a place to clean you up later."
And after the woman finished explaining, she turned and left.
...
The airship built by dwarf craftsmen isn’t just a simple flying vehicle.
The airship is divided into three floors:
The bottom floor is the lounge, where everyone boarding the airship gets a room to rest.
An airship has 300 individual lounges.
When the number of people exceeds 300, those people can move to the second-floor dining area.
For players, there’s no need to eat to replenish physical strength, but players can still spend Gold Coins here to taste Rafam Continent’s cuisine.
The third floor of the airship is a large platform where people can enjoy the scenic high-altitude view.
When Lin Yi brought the little girl Sumiya to the lounge, they found many rooms were already closed.
These closed doors meant they were already occupied.
Initially, Lin Yi thought there shouldn’t be many taking the airship, but once here, he realized otherwise.
Lin Yi and Sumiya searched for quite a while before finding two empty rooms. Lin Yi said to Sumiya:
"Wash your face first, look how dirty you’ve become."
Sumiya knew her current appearance wasn’t great, so she didn’t oppose and went inside to wash up.
At that moment, the woman in a blue dress appeared behind Lin Yi, saying:
"Are you also heading to Moria City to fight the Succubus Race?"
"Fight the Succubus Race?"
Lin Yi suddenly turned to the girl, bewildered:
"What’s going on, why fight the Succubus Race?"
The woman was surprised at Lin Yi’s confusion and asked:
"You don’t know what happened with the Succubus Race?"
Lin Yi felt utterly lost and said:
"Should I know something?"
The woman was silent for a while, then turned and left.
This left Lin Yi standing there, bemused:
"Hey, at least tell me before you leave, please."
"What kind of people are these?"
Why is it that all the people encountered along the way are so inexplicable?
They pique your curiosity but tell you nothing, geez.
But just then, the little girl Sumiya came out and said to Lin Yi:
"Mage sir, I know."
Lin Yi looked at the little girl, pleasantly surprised:
"You know?"
At this point, Lin Yi knew it was time to see the value of those 5 Gold Coins.