Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1134: Chapter 389: Treasure Tower, Broken Without a Fight, Meeting Two Jumping Clowns (Part 2)

The crowd’s hearts were once again filled with sighs as they directly walked inside.

Contrary to expectations, after entering the gate, the first sight wasn’t a dazzling trade market but a green wall. On either side of the wall extended long corridors leading somewhere unknown.

"Welcome to the Great Xia Treasure Tower, please follow Miss Xiao Rou to the quiet room."

Many young men and women dressed in blue walked around the corridors. As soon as someone entered, they would immediately greet them. After Han Peng and his group of people entered, a young woman, seemingly in her early twenties with fair skin, approached them with a smile.

"I am Han Peng from Jinyang Village, paying respects to Miss Xiao Rou!"

Although Zeng Rou approached them with an exceedingly gentle smile, Han Peng’s first reaction was still somewhat reserved as he bowed to return the greeting.

The reason was simple: clothes make the man. Like other staff of the Treasure Tower, Zeng Rou was also dressed in blue. From a distance, the clothes seemed ordinary, but up close, they were visibly high-quality silk, seemingly more advanced than the satin of Beishuo.

Moreover, despite appearing just over twenty years old, Zeng Rou already had reached the Earth-digging Realm Limit in cultivation, and her fair, delicate skin clearly suggested she seldom ventured outside and hadn’t suffered from cold or frostbite, speaking casually to their group of seventeen Cold Resistance Level without feeling superior, her disposition extraordinarily ethereal.

These Cold Resistance Level village-folk standing in front of her instead were made to appear like ordinary people only with Earth-digging Realm Cultivation.

"It seems this is the first time you all have come to our Great Xia Treasure Tower. Old Han, there is no need to introduce yourself to me. Except for the Eight Town City Chamber of Commerce, all others entering the Treasure Tower are treated equally, with no questions about identity or wealth, only about transactions. Please follow me to the quiet room to change clothes first!"

Seeing Han Peng and others feeling a bit reserved, Zeng Rou immediately realized this was their first time at the Treasure Tower. With a smile, she offered a brief explanation and then led them toward the right-side corridor.

Need to change clothes upon entering the Treasure Tower?

Han Peng and others exchanged glances but refrained from asking further, continuing to follow Zeng Rou towards the end of the corridor.

As they walked, Han Peng and others discovered that on both sides of the corridor, every three meters or so there was a small door. People similar to them were being led inside by those in blue attire, evidently to the quiet rooms behind those doors.

Soon, Zeng Rou led them to the door of a quiet room, directly pushed open the door, and led all seventeen of them inside.

The quiet room was equipped with seating. Zeng Rou first invited everyone to sit down, then used a key to open the wardrobe on the inner side of the quiet room, took out a black robe and a red mask respectively, and turned around to introduce them to everyone: "To ensure all guests’ privacy, the Treasure Tower has specially prepared this Concealing Breath Black Robe and Vermilion Wood Mask, you can try them first."

Upon hearing this, Han Peng and the others’ eyes lit up immediately. They received the items from Zeng Rou’s hands and after fiddling and inspecting for a while, their expressions grew increasingly excited.

"It can isolate the Qi Muscle’s movements of the human body."

"This mask is not simple either; my perceptual ability cannot penetrate it."

"A good item indeed!"

.........

Ever since Hongmen Harbor opened in July, everyone coming here for trade had been most concerned about their personal safety.

The Eight Towns of the Moao South Slope have always been at odds with each other, and everyone being Cold Resistance Level, who isn’t risking life and limb hunting and gathering in the wilderness? Doesn’t everyone have enemies somewhere? Even if you truly have no enemies, bringing so much silver and other important supplies to trade at Hongmen, wealth attracts attention, and it’s not guaranteed no one will set their sights on you.

Why did Han Peng come himself, but pulled in the other eight village-level camps of Yinhe Valley, forming a trade caravan to come to Hongmen, if not for considerations of their own safety?

In fact, after entering Hongmen City, whether it was he or the Cold Resistance Level of the other eight families, the issue had been a constant worry in their hearts.

Can safety be ensured during transactions?

What to do if targeted by others?

Having bought too many good things, isn’t the return journey too dangerous?

If truly purchasing some Dan Medicine, should they use it directly within Hongmen City?

..........

Unexpectedly, Great Xia had already arranged for them.

Holding the two items in his hands, Han Peng was unable to contain his excitement as he looked up and asked, "May I ask, Miss Xiao Rou, can we use these black robes and masks freely?"

Zeng Rou shook her head with a smile, "Old Han, you are joking. This Concealing Breath Black Robe and Vermilion Wood Mask are not cheap and naturally won’t be provided for free use. The rental price for each use is 2 taels of silver."

Hearing that one rental costs 2 taels of silver, everyone first nodded lightly, but recalling the flow of people they saw upon entering, they quickly calculated lightly in their minds, and astonishment rose in their eyes.

This Treasure Tower accommodates quite a crowd daily!

With the effectiveness of this black robe and mask, aside from a few exceptionally powerful or well-connected individuals who are unafraid of being targeted, anyone else would undoubtedly rent them. Calculating it like this, the Treasure Tower solely based on the rental of these two items could earn profits overflowing daily.

"Miss Xiao Rou, can we buy these black robes and Vermilion Wood masks?"

Hearing Han Peng’s inquiry, Zeng Rou’s eyes immediately brightened. She nodded eagerly and replied, "Of course you can buy them!"

Upon saying this, she paused, looked over Han Peng and others’ attires, and her mood quickly calmed down before continuing, "To be frank with you, these Concealing Breath Black Robes and Vermilion Wood Masks are available at the Summer Clothes Workshop on the second floor, but the prices there are a bit higher, with black robes costing 320 taels and masks 90 taels. If purchased through me, black robes are 300 taels and masks are 85 taels. You can browse around first, and if interested in purchasing, you can find me on your way out."