Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 123 - 124: Yumo’s Shopping Spree 2/7

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Before Bai Yanluo arrived at Wind City,

Not wanting to disturb Mengxi’s conversation with the other members of the Church of Asumos, and feeling slightly annoyed by Cabane’s disdainful gaze, Yumo walked out of the reception hall on her own. She entered the city center of Wind City, planning to explore this human metropolis thoroughly.

After all, this was Miss Yumo’s first encounter with a human city in more than 500 years, and it was the capital of the Northern Territory, Wind City Leafing.

’The capital, right?’

It should be the most developed, shouldn’t it?

Yumo couldn’t help but think this, and her expectations soared even higher.

Unlike the disappointing church knights and Galros Fortress guards she had encountered before, the city’s development level was refreshing and satisfying for Yumo. At the very least, it was much better than she had imagined.

The overall level of civilization on the Ancita Continent?

Emm, probably about the same as the medieval period of the Blue Star era, right?

However,

Compared to the people of that time, the people on the Ancita Continent could use magic, fighting spirit, or sacred power and various other energies, as well as all kinds of strange magic. With the help of these types of magic, the overall productivity of human civilization was quite impressive.

Food was abundant year after year, and even in the cold climate of the Northern Territory, people didn’t have to worry about food and clothing. It was for this reason that the people of this continent had so much time to cultivate.

’The food is quite rich...’

Upon arriving at the commercial street, Yumo, who was looking around, quickly sighed at this realization.

The various unknown ingredients displayed on the stalls and the wide variety of finished dishes made Yumo marvel at the magic’s wonder. It seemed that with just one high-level life magic, a field could be harvested in a few weeks after planting seeds. The highly developed animal husbandry industry also ensured they wouldn’t lack meat.

Now, Yumo finally understood,

Why there hadn’t been any famines on the Ancita Continent for more than five hundred years, even though it was an ancient civilization...

As for clothing, although their clothes were nowhere near as beautiful and luxurious as those brought by Seba, they were warm enough.

It was no wonder these empires and lords could maintain their rule for so long,

After all, the basic needs of the people were guaranteed, and there were no problems of hunger or lack of clothing...

Life was good, and generally, people wouldn’t rebel.

After examining the food stalls, the housing situation for the common people was also much better than Yumo had imagined. There were no broken thatched huts; people mostly lived in two- or three-story ’stone brick houses.’ What surprised Yumo even more was that there seemed to be quite a few children with ’school bags’ going to school.

Except for those slaves who had their ’identity’ stripped,

Most people’s lives seemed pretty good...

At least that was the case in Wind City,

’Why not? Should I try some local food?’

Yumo thought curiously,

As for her,

She was quite fond of delicious food; otherwise, she wouldn’t have deliberately studied so many dishes back on the Blue Star.

Anyway,

She had plenty of Star Coins provided by the Black Rose family, so she was a bit of a wealthy young lady~

With that in mind, Yumo happily came to a barbecue stand and, in her cute, childish voice, even imitating the cute gaze of her own children who were always being adorable, she said,

"Auntie, give me three skewers of meat, please~"

As she spoke, the little girl handed over a shiny Star Coin from her hand.

"Alright~"

Upon hearing this, the barbecue stand owner enthusiastically replied and quickly handed over three steaming, fragrant skewers of grilled meat to Yumo.

However,

The moment she saw the girl’s beautiful face, the barbecue stand owner’s eyes suddenly widened, and her body trembled. She froze in place, her eyes filled with disbelief.

??

Huh?

After witnessing this scene, Yumo couldn’t help but frown.

To be honest,

Considering that it was too conspicuous to go out in the identity of the young lady of the Black Rose family,

Yumo had chosen this pink-haired little girl’s identity to experience the life of ordinary people. Of course, after learning from her previous encounter with Cabane, she had covered the slave mark on her leg and put on plain clothes.

However,

Yumo, who thought she could walk around quietly, suddenly discovered after arriving on the street,

Now she seemed to be even more noticeable??!

Although people’s gazes at her weren’t as amazed as when she first entered the city, everyone who noticed her couldn’t help but glance at her twice. Their eyes were filled with astonishment and confusion, making Yumo quite uncomfortable.

If she hadn’t been able to sense any ill intent from their gazes, Yumo would have suspected that the people in Wind City were all infatuated with young girls.

What was going on??

Could it be that pink hair is very rare? That can’t be right; Qiu has pink hair, doesn’t she?

The strange reactions of the people around her made Yumo feel puzzled, with countless question marks appearing in her head.

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Meanwhile,

At the medical center in the city center not far away,

Under the protection of many soldiers, a middle-aged woman wearing a refined emerald green noble dress with white hair at her temples finally finished her hours-long visit with the soldiers. In Wind City, there was probably no one who didn’t recognize this woman.

This woman was once the captain of the Blizzard Knights, and now the Marchioness, Aurora.

At present,

To prevent further attacks from the abyssal demons, marquis Xiumu had dispatched two-thirds of the troops in Wind City to nearby fortresses for defense. At the same time, he personally led the majority of the Blizzard Knights to inspect the border and strengthen the defense of their positions.

When the HE was away from Wind City, many important matters in the city were entrusted to his wife, Aurora. As for this arrangement, both the people of the marquis family and the citizens of Wind city had no objections, as they were all well aware of Aurora’s capabilities.

Today, according to the schedule, Aurora visited the central hospital to console the survivors who had fought against the abyssal demons, as well as the soldiers who had not fully recovered after being knocked unconscious by the ’Blood Butterfly.’

Visiting soldiers and civilians at the grassroots level was a tradition of the marquis family.

It was precisely because of this that the marquis family had a strong bond with the people in their territory, which had thwarted the royal family’s attempts to instigate unrest within the Snow Night Empire on multiple occasions.

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"Thank you for coming, my lady."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Marchioness."

"It’s my duty."

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After exchanging pleasantries with the hospital director, Aurora concluded her morning schedule. Subsequently, escorted by a group of guards and a personal maid, she left the hospital and headed toward the carriage parked nearby.

"My lady, shall we return to the mansion directly?"

The maid wearing glasses respectfully asked Aurora from behind.

Upon hearing this, Aurora slightly nodded her head.

"Yes, let’s go back first."

"Very well. I will inform the mansion to prepare lunch immediately."

Afterward, the maid carefully retreated and began conversing with another knight.

Aurora, on the other hand, slowly walked toward the carriage, her face now devoid of the gentle smile she had worn all morning. At this moment, her slightly aged face bore nothing but solemnity and gloom.

Seeing the Marchioness like this, the surrounding soldiers couldn’t help but feel a wave of sadness.

But they were indeed powerless.

After all, the young lady had been missing for over a month. As a grandmother, how could the Marchioness not be worried? The situation would probably not improve until the young lady was found.

Thinking of this, everyone sighed.

However,

At this very moment,

A Blizzard Knights’ rider hurriedly rode his warhorse to the carriage.

Subsequently,

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, he immediately dismounted and excitedly rushed to Aurora’s side.

"My, my, my lady!!"

"Hmm?"

Seeing the knight so agitated, Aurora, who was about to close the carriage door, couldn’t help but reveal a puzzled expression.

"What’s the matter? Why are you so excited?"

"That, that... someone reported! At, at the central commercial district, someone saw the young lady!!!"

The moment she heard these words, Aurora’s eyes shrank sharply, and the noblewoman’s fan in her hand dropped to the ground beneath the horse.

After a brief moment of shock,

Aurora hurriedly grabbed the knight’s shoulder.

"What did you say?!!! Quick, take me there!!"