Watching the back of the black-veiled woman leave, Ye Feng narrowed his eyes, lost in thought.
"Ding!"
At this moment, the system's crisp beep sounded.
"Eh, my electricity is full!"
Ye Feng was delighted; he had been waiting for this moment.
Because today, the system's [Shop] had refreshed a very important item for him: [Flashlight x1, 200 Electricity Credits].
With the flashlight, Ye Feng could verify his thoughts of the past half month.
"Swish!"
Without hesitation, Ye Feng used the 200 electricity credits he had just acquired to buy the flashlight.
Afterward, Ye Feng got up and walked to the bar, speaking to the tavern owner, "I'd like some exotic flair!"
Having said that, Ye Feng took out two plump little buns and placed them on the counter.
"Easy peasy!~"
The tavern owner quickly took the two little buns and gave Ye Feng an ambiguous smile, with a "I understand" expression.
Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but frown. What was with this tavern owner?
Soon, the tavern owner led Ye Feng to a room upstairs in the tavern.
"New stock that just arrived today. The introducer said she's still a virgin. Enjoy your time!"
With that, the tavern owner quickly left, locking the door behind him.
"What's this tavern owner mumbling about?"
Ye Feng was puzzled, then he surveyed the room.
This room wasn't lit by a large luminous pearl, but it wasn't too dark. There were eight lamps in the four corners of the room, one hanging on the wall, and one installed on the floor, emitting a yellowish-green light.
"Using fireflies for lighting?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised. Even without electricity, humans had devised many ways of lighting.
Immediately, Ye Feng's gaze fell on a tatami-like bed in the room.
On the bed, there was a person with a graceful figure. Her hair was golden yellow, though it was unclear if it was due to the firefly light or if it was naturally that color.
As if sensing Ye Feng's arrival, the person shifted, got off the bed, and walked a few steps towards Ye Feng.
"You..."
Ye Feng was about to speak when the other person moved first.
The person twisted their body, swayed their limbs, and made various movements, seemingly... dancing?
However, the movements appeared very clumsy, and perhaps because the clothes were too loose, or the high heels didn't fit well, the twists were quite peculiar...
Following this, a scene that left Ye Feng somewhat dumbfounded unfolded: the person began to undress while dancing...
"What the hell is this? Is this some secret signal for information exchange that I don't know about?"
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Ye Feng was utterly bewildered.
"Hey, what are you doing?" kanδん
Just as the person was down to their underwear, Ye Feng finally snapped out of his daze and quickly grabbed their hand.
"Ah! Ah!~~"
The person screamed in fright.
"Ah!~"
The person's scream startled Ye Feng as well.
"Hey, why are you screaming like that?"
Ye Feng couldn't stand the sharp cries anymore and took a few steps back, shouting at the person impatiently.
"He... They said, as long as I dance sexily... No... I don't have to do anything else..."
"You... Why are you grabbing my hand?"
The blonde woman replied timidly.
"What do you mean, 'as long as you dance sexily'? You don't have to do anything else? What kind of nonsense is this?"
"I'm looking for you to ask if you know of a place called 'City of Hope.' Haven't you been to many places?"
Ye Feng looked at the person with a hint of confusion.
"'City of Hope'? What's that? I... I've always stayed in Yellow Stone Town, I haven't been to many places~"
The blonde woman looked at him with some confusion.
"Damn it, this tavern owner conned me!"
Ye Feng was furious.
He had just spent two plump little buns, wanting to find someone who had traveled extensively to inquire about clues to the "City of Sin," but the person had sent him some strange individual to fool him.
In the world of long nights, there were zombies, all sorts of terrifying unknown creatures, and extremely harsh weather. Coupled with the general lack of transportation like cars and planes, travel was extremely inconvenient.
Even explorers dared not stray too far from their settlements.
And people who had undertaken long-distance travel and visited many places, if they had been away for a long time or traveled far, would jokingly be asked, "Did you go abroad? Are you back from overseas? Did you tour the world?"
Over time, "visiting foreign lands" came to describe someone who had been to a distant place and had a good understanding of the outside world.
Some explorers who needed this kind of information would seek out people who had been to "foreign lands," and in more insider terms, they would say, "I want some exotic flair~."
"You... Are you that strange person from earlier today?"
At this moment, the blonde woman's words pulled Ye Feng back from his thoughts.
"You... This voice..."
Ye Feng's expression was a little strange, as he found this voice somewhat familiar.
Immediately, Ye Feng turned on the flashlight he had just bought from the system's [Shop].
"It's you?"
Ye Feng was very surprised. After looking for a while, he confirmed that the "blonde woman" in the room was actually the skinny girl he had seen during the day, Xiao Xiao.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you dressed like this?"
"Didn't you have black hair? How did it turn golden yellow?"
Ye Feng looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Is that... is that the legendary electric light?"
Xiao Xiao didn't answer Ye Feng but stared blankly at the bright light emitted by Ye Feng's flashlight.
"Hey, what are you doing? I already told you, the person you're looking for isn't here!"
"I just heard Xiao Xiao's screams!"
"Xue Yun, you can't go in!~"
"Everyone get out of the way, if anything happens to Xiao Xiao, I'll deal with you!"
Suddenly, a noisy commotion erupted from outside the door.
"Bang!"
Immediately after, the wooden door was kicked open.
Just before the door was breached, Ye Feng quickly turned off the flashlight.
"Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao, where are you? Are you alright?"
A woman with half her face covered in scars rushed in, anxiously calling out into the room.
"Sister Xue, I'm fine~"
Xiao Xiao quickly stepped forward and waved her hand at Xue Yun.
"Hoo~"
Seeing Xiao Xiao, Xue Yun let out a sigh of relief.
"Is this the person you found for me?"
Seeing the tavern owner at the door, Ye Feng said with annoyance.
"This... Explorer Sir, didn't you say you wanted some exotic flair?"
"This blonde woman fits your requirements perfectly!"
The tavern owner looked at Ye Feng with some confusion.
"What blonde woman? The exotic flair I was talking about is..."
Speaking of this, Ye Feng suddenly realized. Could the tavern owner have misunderstood?
"Here's your bread back!"
"Xiao Xiao, let's go!"
Slipping a plump little bun into Ye Feng's hand, Xue Yun grabbed Xiao Xiao and they quickly left the room.
"Hmm? This smell is... the smell of blood?"
As Xue Yun passed by Ye Feng, a strong scent of blood wafted into Ye Feng's nose.
"She's injured?"
Ye Feng couldn't help but frown.
"Explorer Sir, where are you going?"
Seeing Ye Feng also walking out, the tavern owner asked.
"Going out for a stroll!"
Ye Feng replied irritably and then walked out.
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