Giants whales soared through the clouds. Apart from the slight tremor during acceleration, those on the whale’s back didn’t feel any bumps.
Wen Wen stood on the plaza, gazing at the wisps of clouds and occasional schools of six-eyed flying fish that passed by the giant whale, feeling a little dazed.
However, he knew very well that this was not some fairyland, but merely the back of an enormous creature.
At the center of the giant whale’s back was a bulging mountain, shaped like a severed tree root. Within the root’s core was a clear lake, and upon the root itself stood a cluster of buildings, which was the location of the Hunter’s Association Headquarters.
Before arriving, Wen Wen had been told by Xun Qing that the association headquarters’ buildings were rather simple compared to those of the Huafu branch. However, because the association’s core was here, this was indeed the association’s main base.
There were no various magical fitness equipment here, nor were there top-tier restaurants like Jiwei Lou, so Wen Wen wasn’t particularly interested in the headquarters.
However, below the tree-root-shaped mountain, there was a stretch of houses and farmland, resembling a small town, which piqued Wen Wen’s curiosity.
Would the inhabitants of that town be human? What kind of worldview would people living in such a place possess?
Suddenly, the deafening sound of a gong interrupted Wen Wen’s thoughts. A chubby, pale green little creature wearing a red bellyband walked over, drawing everyone’s attention.
For a moment, Wen Wen couldn’t quite identify what kind of creature this little thing was. But then another group of little creatures appeared, and Wen Wen suddenly understood.
They were actually a group of fruits and vegetables—chubby radish people, red tomato people, and leek people with green tops and white bottoms…
These little creatures were no more than a meter tall, all with hands, feet, and eyes. Judging by their movements, they possessed intelligence comparable to humans.
Wen Wen and the other demon hunters marveled at these small creatures. They had heard of trees and vines becoming spirits, but a napa cabbage becoming a spirit was truly rare, something they had never even heard of.
“Would a napa cabbage that has become a spirit taste good?” Wen Wen’s fingers itched, wanting to secretly pluck off a leaf to taste.
Just then, a curly-haired man floating on a flying carpet drifted over and announced loudly to everyone:
“Please follow the spiritual plant people to the exchange fair venue. As per tradition, the first two days will be for product displays and free trade…”
Wen Wen’s eyebrows twitched. So those fruits and vegetables were called spiritual plant people. And the strength of the curly-haired man also surprised Wen Wen slightly; he was also a true-order expert.
The green vegetable people were all holding signs with the names of their respective regions written on them.
Xun Qing led the dozens of people from the Huafu region, following a tomato person down the root mountain towards the town below, which seemed to be the venue.
Wen Wen looked at the tomato person, his face full of curiosity. He really wanted to poke it with a small pointed object to see if it contained tomato juice or special flesh. It wasn’t just Wen Wen; many demon hunters were also very curious about this.
Sensing everyone’s thoughts, Xun Qing chuckled twice and said, “When I first saw these little beings, I was also startled. These creatures grew from the vegetable patch. Although their intelligence is not low, their hearts are simple.”
“Speaking of which, such special lifeforms only appeared about two hundred years ago. When the association headquarters was established on the back of this sky-screened giant whale, we didn’t want to keep transporting food and drink from the ground to the whale, so we started planting vegetables and raising livestock here.”
“As the area for planting vegetables expanded, some of the green vegetables began to grow wildly. Once they grew large enough, they transformed into what are called spiritual plant people.”
Wen Wen lightly stamped the ground twice. So this giant whale was named the Sky-Screened Giant Whale.
“These spiritual plant people have little self-preservation ability and cannot survive alone in this world. Therefore, the association kept them on the whale’s back, and some of the headquarters’ miscellaneous tasks were handed over to these spiritual plant people…”
Wen Wen was somewhat amazed. It seemed this giant whale was truly extraordinary. Just planting vegetables on its body could produce such bizarre things.
But then Wen Wen was stunned for a moment: “Wait, planting green vegetables can produce spiritual plant people, so what about all these plants on the whale’s back…”
Xun Qing nodded and said, “That’s right. All the older plants on this whale’s back have some abilities. So, don’t wander in the forest unnecessarily. Although they wouldn’t dare to kill people, being played with is inevitable.”
As they spoke, the group from the Huafu region was led by the tomato person to the edge of a decagonal plaza in the center of the town. The exchange fair was held in this vast plaza.
Demon hunters from various regions set up their exhibition areas and displayed their products.
According to the exchange fair’s schedule, there would also be high-level meetings, debates, speeches from the会长, and other miscellaneous matters. The exchange fair would officially conclude after ten days.
During these ten days, the Hunter’s General Association would sequentially summon ‘Excellent Demon Hunters’ and ask them to ‘Enlighten Their True Selves.’
For Wen Wen, the greatest significance of this exchange fair was that one opportunity to enlighten his true self.
Xun Qing’s words were vague, so Wen Wen didn’t know what would happen when the time came. He could only prepare with all his might. Additionally, Wen Wen needed to buy an airplane.
Wen Wen didn’t want to waste time and started searching within the venue. To his surprise, there were indeed some interesting things in the venue.
For instance, in the Huafu region’s exhibition area, there was a young man selling water guns, whose signboard claimed they were effective tools for exorcising ghosts accessible to commoners.
This young man was a member of a ghost-exorcising team in the Huafu region, named Wu Liuzhen. He was not old but was skilled at dealing with ghosts, though Wen Wen wasn’t familiar with him. Su Dan Novel Network.
Wen Wen walked over curiously, picked up a water gun, and played with it, saying, “This thing looks like a water gun to me, how can it be considered an effective tool for exorcising ghosts?”
Wu Liuzhen recognized Wen Wen as a high-order member of the Huafu region and said somewhat nervously, “This is not an ordinary water gun, but a portable high-pressure water gun. It can convert the liquid in this small water bottle into a high-pressure water stream.”
After speaking, Wu Liuzhen picked up another water gun and aimed it at a rock, firing. It cut a mark on the rock.
“Interesting.”
Wen Wen’s eyes lit up. He picked up the water gun in his hand and aimed it at his own palm. Shooting at a rock didn’t reveal much, but shooting at a person could reveal its true mystery.
“Wait…” Wu Liuzhen quickly reached out to stop Wen Wen.
Wen Wen smiled and said, “It’s alright, this thing can’t hurt me.”
With Wen Wen’s current physique, let alone a high-pressure water gun, even a high-pressure water cannon used for showering him wouldn’t be potent enough.
As expected, the water stream sprayed onto Wen Wen’s palm without causing any harm.
“The power of this water gun is only about the same as an ordinary handgun. It shouldn’t be able to harm ghosts, right? How can this be considered an effective tool for exorcising ghosts?”
Wu Liuzhen took a step back, looking slightly guilty.