Chapter 545 Chapter 3 Gift
Ig approached this small town, which was a town under the jurisdiction of a commercial city-state. It was not very large, with a total population of only one thousand people. The highest military strength in the town was the Gold Swordsman supported by the local lord and the Gold Priest of the church bishop.
This was why Ig dared to leave Verafia alone in the inn.
At dawn, pedestrians could already be seen scattered on the streets, and the guards standing guard were illuminated by the morning sun. Ig paused briefly at the town’s notice board.
Various bounty missions and wanted posters for thieves were posted on the notice board. Of course, the most eye-catching were undoubtedly himself and Verafia, who were wanted for assassinating the king and offered a reward of ten thousand gold coins.
Looking at the images of himself and Verafia imprinted on the soul crystal on the wanted poster, Ig couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.
“Little brother seems very interested in this wanted notice…”
Ig turned his head. Beside him stood a bald man wearing a black robe, who appeared to be an alchemist. He sized Ig up a few times:
“As expected, you are not an ordinary traveler. You are a powerful swordsman… yet you have come to this place…”
Ig’s pupils constricted slightly, and his palm instinctively rested on the hilt of the sword in his embrace.
“If I’m not mistaken, you’ve come precisely for this bounty? However, those two thieves have assassinated His Majesty the King. Even though they were severely injured, their power is not something you can easily contend with…”
The bald mage’s voice changed, and he suddenly took out a glass bottle containing an unknown liquid from his embrace:
“Sir, why don’t you take a look at our ancestral Demon-Slaying Alchemic Fire Oil? It’s refined from dragon blood. If you smear it on your sword, it will ignite a flame just by breaking the skin, enough to kill them—all for one gold coin!”
So it was a scammer trying to sell something. Ig chuckled dryly, “I was just looking.”
“Little brother, won’t you reconsider? How about I give you half price… no, just ten silver!”
Seeing his refusal, the bald alchemist became anxious, and his incessant sales pitch followed Ig.
Ig thought to himself that with such poor acting, he couldn’t even fool a novice adventurer… Moreover, what use would it be for him to buy it? Even if what he said was true, using dragon blood alchemic fire oil to deal with a Goddess who controlled flames was ridiculous!
Of course, another obvious fact was that the bald alchemist failed to recognize Ig, who was also a wanted criminal.
Ig’s palm lightly touched the illusion crystal in his embrace, emitting a faint white light.
Under the effect of the crystal, Ig’s appearance was not the black-haired young man in the wanted poster, but a handsome young man with silver-frost long hair and star-blue pupils, resembling the image of Ig and Ophi fused together.
The illusion crystal was brought by Ophi from her home to hide her dragon race identity normally. This time, it was temporarily lent to Ig. As long as no spiritual power was checked, it was enough to conceal it from any professional below the Saint Rank.
“But, that alchemist said that I came here for the Young Lady’s bounty…”
Ig muttered to himself. Being meticulous, he could easily discern the clues from this: “Could it be that there are rumors that the Young Lady and I escaped here, or that the Kingdom is preparing to search here extensively… Either way, after finishing my shopping, I need to take the Young Lady and leave.”
With his mind made up, Ig raised his face and quickly walked into the crowd.
The scale of the town was far from comparable to the world-famous big cities like Lorinc and Lichen. However, it also had a complete commercial system. Moreover, since it was a frequent stopping point for adventurers, the sale of travel supplies and medicines would likely be richer than in other towns.
After an hour, Ig exchanged most of his gold coins for the necessary supplies and then set off to return to the inn.
“It’s a rare good weather today.”
Ig looked at the bright sunlight showering down. “Why don’t I take the Young Lady to tour this town for a morning before leaving to find Little Fei?”
It had been a long time since Ig had seen the girl’s happy expression. Ever since they fled Lichen, they had spent most of their time hiding in the gaps of the forests. It was cold and rarely saw sunlight.
And for that noble and beautiful girl, even the clothes on her body had appeared worn and torn during their journey…
In fact, although Verafia was already accustomed to the gauze skirts and soft fabrics of a young lady, she did not resist men’s clothing.
In the past few days, many of the clothes on the girl’s delicate body were from Ig. Even so, they did not conceal her delicate and moving beauty; instead, they had a contrasting aesthetic appeal… But Ig always felt that letting the girl continue to wear heavy and dull men’s clothing was like blasphemy against the goddess in his heart.
Ig suddenly slowed his steps. He suddenly saw a finely decorated clothing store by the roadside. Furthermore, judging by the displayed clothing, it seemed to be prepared for young ladies from wealthy families.
After hesitating for only a moment, Ig walked into the clothing store.
“Welcome!”
The clear tone of the shop assistant with long chestnut hair was as melodious as a lark. She slightly tiptoed and found that there was no girl following behind Ig: “Eh, why are you alone? Are there no girls?”
Just as Ig was about to explain, he suddenly noticed the shop assistant sizing him up suspiciously. In her big eyes, a look of realization instantly appeared: “Could it be that, guest, you are preparing it for yourself?”
The shop assistant glanced around a few times. Ig’s suddenly flushed face further solidified her judgment. The shop assistant took out her finger and gestured slightly.
Hmm, even among young men, he had a rare slender physique… Such a handsome young man could completely dress up as a beautiful girl. No wonder he came here deliberately…
However, this young man did not seem to be a local, but rather a noble from a big city. Did that mean her reputation had spread so far?
“Cough cough, it’s not for me. I’m here to pick out a dress for a girl. Miss, could you help me see if there’s anything suitable?”
Ig coughed twice and explained.
“Ah… it really is a girl.”
After hearing the size from Ig, the shop assistant found that it really was a petite and slender girl, who did not match the young man in front of her at all. A hint of disappointment appeared in her eyes.
However, the shop assistant quickly mustered her spirits again, and novelty reappeared in her raised eyes:
“But, for you to buy clothes for her… Hmm, not only do you need stockings and shoes, but also the girl’s secret underwear and panties. This way, you must be very close to her relationship, right?”
“Hmm, can you tell me your relationship with her? Is she your girlfriend, or has she already become your wife?”
