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We safely arrived at the fields of the Capital of Coral Kingdom.

And it was all thanks to Alexa who was smart enough to note down the coordinates to everywhere we've been to.

The only place that I needed to use my special spyglass was in the Nether, but with the main body moved there, I think that problem has been solved.

"What was that?"

"What was what?"

Merry seemed confused about something.

"How did you manage to teleport us with one Perl? I don't remember placing a Perl station in here."

Oh yeah, I got so used to teleporting over large distances that I completely forgot how long it takes to travel this far.

"While I was leveling up my skills, I found an enchantment that could teleport items to any location I wanted as long as I had the coordinates. And well, since Perls are considered to be items, I thought I could use those to get where I wanted."

"That's...pretty ingenious and revolutionary! How come nobody thought about something like this?"

While it's true that this kind of enchantment can be used by anyone as long as they know the high-level language, you have to be at least level 9 in the Enchanting skills to be able to start researching this.

So it's no wonder that people at this time don't have access to this.

"Well Enchanting is usually reserved for the nobles, and it's very hard to get Perls in the Overwold. I could introduce the concepts to them, but I don't want to make Violet more angry than she already is because I use Perls."

"Who's Violet?"

Oh right, I haven't introduced the two of them yet.

But if Violet didn't show herself, I don't see a reason I should force her to.

"You'll probably find out later...just keep an open mind when you'll see her."

The last time Violet showed herself to someone, that someone tried to run out of the house.

"Let's go and find our troublesome hero."

I said that as I was walking on the man-made bridge leading to the farm lands.

"This place looks amazing! I wonder how long it took to build this?"

It did look amazing no matter how many times I've seen it.

"I don't know, but it's called the Golden City for a reason."

We arrived at the 'gates', and passed the guards without a problem, or at least Merry did since the guard didn't see me.

Once inside, we both stared in wonder at the tall building around us.

It was like we were in a city, which was a nostalgic feeling for both of us.

"They have roads and carts! And how diverse their items are. I wonder if the others would like them if I brought them as souvenirs."

"I think they would love it. Just be careful not to take something that's too big for your inventory."

There was a limit on the size of the items you could put in the inventory.

Since this wasn't like the game, when you break a block it doesn't become a 'ghost' item.

Instead, it would be reduced to one-quarter of the original size, but you can still trip over them if you're not paying attention.

That's why the biggest thing you could put in your inventory was a 4 by 4 item that would be reduced to one block after it was broken.

The system for this was way too weird and specific, and I didn't want to get into the details of how it actually worked.

We decided to stop at a hotel since we knew it would take some time to get all the information we wanted.

I paid for 2 separate rooms, and we got the key for them.

"Ok, I think there's a higher chance we'll find more information about Daniel if we visit the black market."

I did say that, but the real reason I chose that option is because I didn't know how else to gather information legitimately.

I don't know how, but most of my deals tended to be with criminals, and the fact that I was all dressed in black didn't help with calming the people around me.

"I mean, you know the best, so I'll follow you wherever you go."

"You don't need to come with me right now, since I was only planning on walking around the city for a while. I wanted to know if you wanted to join me, or maybe you can go aroundshopping."

Merry got very serious when I said that.

She seemed torned between 2 decisions with how much her eyes were moving from one side to the other.

After letting out a big sigh, she made her decision.

"From your track record, there's a high chance something would before the night comes. So it's better if I come with you now, then wonder where you are and know what happened."

She was saying it like I was a problem child and needed supervision!

I'll have her know, that I don't get into trouble on the first day I get into a new place....it usually starts on the first night.

"Ok, let's go and do some shopping then. I'm sure you don't have a lot of money with you right now since I teleported you all of a sudden. So I'll pay the bill for today."

Her eyes suddenly lit light stars, and I began to regret my decision already.

I hoped I had looted enough gold from the Withers Bastion to keep up with the shopping list of a woman in the biggest city in the world.

I didn't even have the chance to relax in my room as she grabbed my arm and dragged me to the busy streets.

It started innocently at first, with some food stalls, and unique-looking items, but the longer we stayed out, the more weird things got.

It went from small wooden figurines to horse statues made of emeralds.

"I think the Pope would love this! I heard him say he liked horses one time, when we first met....or when he told me a story....he just looks like someone who would like horses."

"Merry, at this point, you look like a kid who got lost in a candy store and has his parent's card."

"Whaaaa...I'm not that bad....ok maybe the emerald horse is too much, but I'll take this coat since it's getting chili in here."

Yeah, that wasn't because it was getting dark, but because someone was steering daggers at you whenever you touched me and dragged me to other places.

You don't want to make an Enderwoman angry Merry, you won't win the fight.

"Ok, it's getting late already, and I have a few ideas where the night market would be. Let's get to work."

"Uff, I guess you're right. It's such a shame that the day didn't last any longer. Thank you, Trader!"

"Sure..."

She didn't hold back on her shopping spree.

I think she managed to buy a ship's worth of items.

I had to use some of my inventory space for her as well.

Next time I should bring more bundles with me.

The sun was already over the horizon, and the night appeared with its beautiful stars.

We walked along the dark alley, getting strange looks since Merry had diamond armor and I could be barely be seen.

But the tight alleys suddenly changed to large and luminated streets.

It was all decorated beautifully with signs and lights all over the place, and at the entrance of the shops stood several women trying to seduce men to come to visit their shop.

This was the Red Light district, one of the most illegal places in the whole world.

Since this world doesn't produce children the same way as my old world, the Red Light district changed its meaning as well.

This place wasn't for frustrated men who wanted to spend their money and time with a woman. Instead, this was a place for babymaking.

That's right, the women on the side of the streets were not advertising their bodies, or at least not in that way.

They were advertising their looks and skills for everyone to see.

The people in this world thought the kid would get the skills of the highest level parent.

So if you had Crafting level 4 and Brewing level 1 but your wife had Enchaning level 5 and Crafting level 2.

There was a high chance their child would get the Crafting and Enchanting skills.

That's why nobles who wanted children with specific skill, came here under disguise to get the child.

You could sleep with one of the women for 1 night, and bam, you have the child you ordered.

This wasn't cheap, of course, and the higher the skill was, the higher the price was as well.

But for some reason, the males were much more expensive and better protected than the females, since I didn't see one man at the entrance of those shops.

Of course, this was highly illegal since it was human trafficking.

The worst part was that some people didn't care about the skills, they only wanted manpower, and children work great as slaves.

It was a practice that was banned in the other kingdoms and heavily condemned, but here in the Coral Kingdom, money ruled over everything, no matter how immoral it was.

While everyone poor scoffed at this place with displeasure, the higher ups protected this place at all costs becouse of its profits.

I don't know if Merry knew about the meaning of this place.

She looked confused at the women on the streets, knowing what they were aiming for, but couldn't understand why they would do such a thing.

We passed the street without a problem, then got into the center of the market.

The streets were still illuminated, but there weren't guards anymore, and everyone wore a dark or flashy coat to hide their identity.

Merry and I got a lot of attention as well because of our armor.

But nobody dared to mess with us, since it sent a strong message.

We don't need to hide to deal with you.

That's why they only looked but didn't get close.

I asked around where I could find a broker and paid them handsomely.

Just like that in 30 minutes, we were in front of a huge dark building where a guard was welcoming us.

We got inside, and talked with the beautiful receptions about booking a room with one of their best broker, and she reluctantly agreed.

And after a heavy fine, we manged to get the room and the man.

"Hello there, with who may I have the honor to speak with today?"

An old man with white hair and beard came through the door.

He was well dressed and had a welcoming smile that told you, he could be trusted.

"There's no need for introduction, I paid premium for this, so I prefer if things stay anonymous."

The smile of the man didn't faze, instead he sat down and looked at us with with his warm smile.

"What would you like to know?"

We went straight to business, time was money after all.

"A few months ago, a man by the name of Daniel came here. He has no nose, claims to be a hero and poses strange knowledge. We want to know his current whereabouts."

"Ahh, I see. Your package does indeed cover this kind of information, but I'll have to charged you extra since he is under the protection of some big shots."

That wasn't a good start.

The question is, who was holding the leash in that relationship.

"I'm willing to pay the price."

The old man smile widened, and be proceded to tell us about what Daniel has done for the past few months that he was here.

But the more he talked the worse it was.

This man didn't care about what his action could cause to this whole world.

I know I'm not the one to talk about it, but at least I kept my craziness to a small group of people.

Not the whole kingdom!