Chapter 192: The Grand Magic—Heading to the City (2)

“Don’t worry, guest, you don’t need to return to Miao City. No matter which city gate you’re at, just put the card in the recycling slot. My mother-in-law will collect the cards at dawn the next day!”

“That’s really convenient.”

Yi Ping was already fascinated by the cards, his attention completely drawn in. Looking at the card, he noticed something and suddenly asked, “Boss, does this card have a cultivation room?”

The shopkeeper smiled, “Yes, guest. This type of card comes with a cultivation room, so it’s a bit more expensive than the regular ones. The soundproofing is also better. If you don’t want to stay in the main guesthouse at night, you can sleep directly in the room. All the rooms on this card are protected by four layers of magic, so as long as you activate the blue magic array, it’s very safe no matter where you are.”

After the explanation, Yi Ping was even more satisfied. He looked at Sang Chu, and after she nodded, he said to the shopkeeper, “Then let’s take a look at this one first!”

“Of course, right this way.”

The shopkeeper led Sang Chu’s group to the side. With a quick flick of her wrist, a magical light circle appeared, and in an instant, a room materialized. The shopkeeper stood next to the blank card, saying, “Guests, you may enter.”

Yi Ping was the first to step inside. “Wow, sis, this place is awesome!”

“If it’s awesome, it’s awesome. Why are you yelling?”

Sang Jingwen commented coolly, then walked into the room—and was instantly stunned.

Seeing his dumbfounded look, Yi Ping grinned and whispered in his ear, “You’re just as amazed as I am.”

As everyone else entered one after another, they all showed varying degrees of surprise. This room was no less impressive than a set of luxury villas.

The room was spacious and square, with walls, fluffy carpets, and chairs. On both sides were several small rooms separated by partitions.

The shopkeeper pointed to the front and explained, “Guests, in the front are the kitchen and dining room. Beyond that is the storage room. Because the magic world has little in the way of prepared food, you’ll have to handle meals yourselves. Further ahead is the cultivation room, which you can check out.”

She pointed to the patterns on the pillars. “These are extension arrays. The maximum space of this room can be doubled. If you feel it’s not big enough, you can add to it based on the magic array, but modifying the array will cost an extra three crystal coins per room.”

Sang Chu looked around the room and immediately felt it was even more suitable for the apocalypse than the RV. After all, the RV couldn’t be repaired if damaged, but as long as you had magic, you could fix this room.

“Boss, how many of these rooms do you have? If they’re suitable, I’ll take them all.”

The shopkeeper looked at Sang Chu in shock, her voice trembling, “You—you mean, all of them?”

After all, Xue You had given her plenty of crystal coins. At worst, she could just spend a bit more. You couldn’t always get such a good deal in the magic world, so she had to buy as many as possible.

“Yes, all of them. How many do you have right now? I’ll pay in crystal coins.”

The shopkeeper, still a bit dazed, replied cautiously, “Currently, my shop has 120 room cards in total. Of these, 15 are this type with a cultivation room. There are 50 with three layers of magic, a bit smaller than this one and can’t be expanded. The remaining 55 are standard rooms, each with five or six guest rooms, kitchens, and walls, but the comfort level is a bit lower. If you want all 120 cards, I’ll give you a total price of 2,000 crystal coins!”

All the crystal coins Xue You had given her were now in her own card. She took them out and counted—she had six cards’ worth of crystal coins. With 16 people in the group, each person could get over three thousand coins.

She glanced at Miao Mo and the others.

Sang Chu thought for a moment. Just as the shopkeeper was worrying that the deal might fall through, Sang Chu transferred the crystal coins from her own card to everyone else’s.

After a flash of dazzling light from the crystal cards, the coins were instantly transferred to the others’ cards. Then she handed her own card to the shopkeeper and said, “I’ll take all these rooms. Leave five of this type for now, and store the rest for me!”

The shopkeeper’s hands were shaking as she took the card, looking at the rose pattern on it. “Yes, Your Highness, please wait a moment. I’ll get everything ready right away.”

Since the strangers’ crystal cards weren’t yet linked to the room cards, they needed to set up a magical connection, which required a special device.

After the shopkeeper finished the process, Sang Jingwen took out his own crystal card and noticed the increased balance. “Sang Sang, why do I have so much?”

Based on what he knew about his sister, she would definitely distribute things evenly. If he had this much, the others must have a lot too.

Yi Ping couldn’t help but exclaim, “Sis, you’re so generous!”

Sang Chu smiled, “I can only do so much alone, so I need everyone’s help. In the apocalypse, we lack a lot of things, and one person can’t handle everything. That’s why I’m giving everyone crystal coins. When you’re out shopping, if you see anything that doesn’t exist in the apocalypse, please buy it if you can, and bring it back for us to use!”

Yi Ping touched the room, still a bit confused. “Sis, are these rooms really necessary?”

“Yes. Even though I have transportation, if the RV can’t be repaired, these rooms can be maintained as long as there’s magic. Plus, these rooms are magical—they don’t get sick, don’t age, don’t die. As long as you recharge them with magic, they’ll last forever. That’s a great backup for us!”

Sang Jingwen thought for a moment and said, “If that’s the case, when A Yi and I have time, we’ll go look for places that sell magic rooms. We’ll buy some more rooms or magic arrays if we can.”

Lu Minli said, “Then Xiao Xue, Xu Ke (Lu Minli’s servant), and I will go to the slave market to see if there are any construction materials for sale. If there are, we can bring them back to the apocalypse and use them to build more ordinary rooms.”

High-end construction materials rarely show up in the slave market, and even in the black market, it’s not easy to find them. So Lu Minli’s goal was clear—he just needed some basic materials to build ordinary rooms.

Mu Xue glanced over, took a deep breath, and said, “Alright, I’ll go!”

Lu Minli gently placed his hand on her head and smiled, “Sticking with me is much better than staying here. I’m glad you understand.”

She glanced at the people behind him, all fully armed and visibly tense, and nodded deeply. “I know.”

Then she looked at Sang Chu and asked, “Sang Sang, what about me? Where should I go?”"

"Here’s a fluent, natural English translation of the provided Chinese text:

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**Chapter 193: The Great Magic – Xiang City (3)**

After we’ve traveled a bit further, she’ll follow Granny Xiang. If everyone can regroup in Xiang City, let’s meet at the west gate at dawn, and then head towards Rose City together.

Just then, Xi Rui suddenly said, “Ah Chu, we’ve entered so many cities along the way, there’s no need to keep hoarding everything.”

She said this to remind everyone not to buy everything they see. Her own storage was already full, and Sang Chu had given her a lot too. The more she thought about it, the more she felt Sang Chu was a great leader, so she didn’t want to see her waste all her resources, with everyone ending up buying a bunch of useless junk.

Sang Chu replied, “It’s fine if you don’t keep anything. I have my own ways of managing things. Buy whatever you want. As for the other cities, we’ll talk about them later.”

As she finished speaking, Bei Xin walked over and handed her a card, saying, “Miss, this is your storage card. All the items have been cleared out. Whatever you need, just use it directly.”

This was a low-level card. You only needed to use a spell to activate it, no need for a blood bond. Of course, if you wanted to bond it with your blood, you could.

“Alright.”

Bei Xin continued, “Miss, this is a map of Xiang City. I only have three copies, all for you.”

Sang Chu glanced at the huge map in her hand and felt a bit overwhelmed.

“Just give me one. Bei Xin, you and Granny Xiang go together. The rest of us will wander around and see if there’s anything interesting.”

Bei Xin felt a bit disappointed that she wasn’t needed anymore. Although she was a bit reluctant to leave, she actually preferred exploring on her own.

“Okay, I’ll make sure to keep him company and explore properly!”

“Alright, then I’ll leave the rest to you, Granny Xiang. We’ll take our leave now.”

“Alright, let’s go, Miss.”

The group split up and went their separate ways at the intersection.

Sang Chu sat in the carriage, looking at Xue You, who seemed a bit annoyed by the surroundings. She handed him a pill and said with a helpless smile, “Your Majesty, please bear with me for a bit. I need to go see the city lord for a trade. If I want to get out of this unscathed, your presence is essential. You’ve already used up so many of my herbs in my space, so please help me out this once!”

Xue You was holding a demon fruit, enjoying it thoroughly. He was still dressed in white, barefoot on the fluffy carpet. “Alright, what kind of trade are you making with him? I’ve already given you so many crystals.”

“The world I come from has suffered a major disaster and is in the process of rebuilding, so I need a lot of resources—lots and lots. These crystals alone aren’t enough!”

“So you’re planning to sell off your stuff here?”

After entering Sang Chu’s storage space, he realized that the roses he once worshipped were actually quite ordinary!

To him, even roses brimming with magic power were just pretty flowers in Sang Chu’s eyes.

“Yes, but I can’t sell too many. Roses with strong magic power are very attractive here, so I can only sell more of the fragrant but less magical ones.”

Xue You said, “Then I suggest you sell him your sunflowers as well.”

“Why?”

“Are you dumb? This is Xiang City, but look around—do you see a single real flower? In Rose City, at least the imperial city has some, but here in the main city, I haven’t seen a single one. That means Xiang City doesn’t cultivate flowers. If they can’t even grow a single sunflower over such a long period, then Xiang City is basically finished—this whole area is the most depleted by magic.”

Sang Chu looked at him in shock. “Really? Why didn’t Xi Rui tell me that?”

“What does she know? Only the Demon King and the city lord know this kind of information. You can say you’re an envoy sent by the emperor to inspect the cultivation of sunflowers. You arrived via magic directly at the Galaxy Sea, and when you saw there were no real flowers in Xiang City, you came to investigate. As for how many crystals to ask for, that’s up to you. When the time comes, I’ll act as your attendant. With me there, you’ll be even more convincing.”

Sang Chu nodded. “That does sound more credible. But you haven’t been out in a long time. You said earlier that white and purple cards are rare—can Xi Rui even buy them?”

Xue You rolled his eyes. “She just got lucky!”

“Alright, I’ll head to the city lord’s mansion first. I’ll leave this to you.”

Sang Chu handed him a set of wizard’s robes and shoes. He couldn’t keep going barefoot, after all.

Xue You looked at the clothes she handed over, momentarily lost in thought. He didn’t refuse, but just tossed them aside. Sang Chu simply placed them on him, saying, “Look for yourself. If you don’t want to wear them, that’s fine.”

She activated the light map. It was a map drawn by Sang Jingwen, and the copy in her hand was one he’d given both her and Lu Min. [This map is great, but it’s too detailed and the area is huge, so it’s a pain to look at. I suggest everyone use a light map robot for navigation—it’s much easier.]

This was a magical world, so the light map robot was a small ball. Although it looked odd, everyone just thought of it as a special magic tool and didn’t pay much attention.

While Sang Chu was reading the light map, she didn’t notice Xue You curiously poking at the little ball. “What is this thing? It doesn’t have any magic power, so why does it glow?”

Sang Chu patted the light map. The palm-sized little ball stretched out tiny limbs and rolled over to Xue You, the two of them staring at each other for a long time.

“This is a light map, a light map robot. Xiang City is huge, so with this, it’s much more convenient for me.”

“Xiao Guang, show me the way to the city lord’s mansion.”

“Okay, master~”

Suddenly, Xiao Guang’s storage compartment was filled with all sorts of strange items. Its fluffy little hand grabbed one and enlarged it. “Master, look, this is the fastest route to the city lord’s mansion.”

Xue You stared at the magical display, dumbfounded. “It doesn’t have any magic power, so how can it do this?”

Sang Chu replied, “This isn’t magic—it’s high technology. It’s not from your world at all!”

“Does your world have this?”

Sang Chu shook her head. “No, it’s from another world. Just like I can travel between worlds, I can also get things from other worlds. I got this from somewhere else.”

“Alright then, next time you go to another world, take me with you. I want to go sightseeing too.”

He’d been cooped up for too long, only able to come out at night to hunt. He was really looking forward to exploring.

“Okay.”

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