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Chapter 29: What is an Embodiment Market?
update icon Updated at 2023/7/23 2:10:12

Osen and Liter walked out of the Adventurers Association.

"You are now a third-tier adventurer," Osen said, handing Liter the Adventurers Association information card.

Liter took it and looked at it before putting it into her storage ring.

Having reached the third tier, Liter finally had her own storage ring to store her own belongings.

It is worth mentioning that this storage ring was personally put on Liter's finger by Osen at her request.

Touching the storage ring on her left index finger, Liter moved closer to Osen.

"Alright, where should we go next?" she asked.

"Let's go wherever Osen decides!" Liter said obediently.

"Okay..." Osen rubbed his chin, thinking about where to go with Liter.

Then, he thought of a good place.

"Liter, have you been to a circus before?"

"Circus?" Liter hadn't heard of this term and looked at Osen in confusion.

"Yes, it's a place where you can watch performances. There are many interesting shows. Do you want to go?"

"Sure." Liter nodded.

Half an hour later, Osen found the location of the circus from memory.

As a profession that requires frequent traveling, this circus had been stationed in The City of Antika for about a month. Today's performance was their finale, and they would leave The City of Antika for the next city tomorrow.

There was a unique commercial belt around the circus tent, with many vendors setting up stalls to sell snacks and drinks.

Looking at the food at the roadside stalls, Liter's mouth watered.

Especially the grilled meat, sizzling on the iron grill, the fragrance wafting from it made people unable to resist.

Seeing Liter standing still, eyes fixed on the grilled meat stall, as if saying "Buy it for me, quickly!" but being too timid to speak, Osen couldn't help but laugh inside.

Then, he walked up to the stall and bought two skewers of grilled meat, handing one to Liter.

"Um, thank you Osen..." Liter said, taking the skewer of meat from Osen's hand and enjoying it.

Although it may not look or taste as good as homemade food, and it might not be very hygienic, but roadside stalls, after all, prioritize the atmosphere.

With the atmosphere in place, it doesn't matter if the food is delicious or not, or if it's hygienic or not.

Because this outing was purely for fun, Osen and Liter took off their family badges so they wouldn't attract attention wherever they went. Otherwise, they would feel like the monkeys in the circus.

On the other side, Celina was sitting in a carriage and saw the two familiar figures when passing by the circus on the outside square.

Wearing luxurious clothing, with black hair, one long and one short, they looked like brother and sister.

Yes, they must be Osen and Liter.

Thinking this, Celina hurriedly told the coachman to stop the carriage and got off, running toward the two.

Osen was about to buy tickets for himself and Liter when he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

He turned around and saw Celina.

"Miss Celina... what brings you here?" Osen was taken aback and asked.

Liter also turned to look at Celina, with food in her mouth and a smear of oil on her lips.

"Mr. Osen, Mr. Liter, long time no see," Celina adjusted her breath and bowed to the two.

"Ah, long time no see," Osen nodded.

And Liter, who had finished chewing her food, greeted Celina.

"I don't know who these two are..."

"Oh, today I brought Liter out to play. The circus here is leaving tomorrow after their last performance, so I brought him here to see it.""Okay," Celina said, then asked, "Master Osen, I wonder if I can join you?"

"Of course," Osen nodded. "I assume Miss Celina has something else to discuss with me. Let's talk after the show?"

"Okay."

...

The three of them bought tickets and entered the circus. After choosing three VIP seats, they watched the performance.

Osen sat in the middle, with Liter on his left and Celina on his right.

As the performance began, Liter was captivated by various tricks, staring at the stage and occasionally exclaiming and screaming along with the audience behind her.

"I never expected the two of you gentlemen to come to the circus. I thought you would go to the theater," Celina said, crossing her arms.

She had grown tired of these little tricks on the stage since childhood and could even explain the principles behind them.

"Is it necessary for nobles to go to such elegant places?" Osen chuckled at her words.

"That's not what I meant. I just think that the taste of you two gentlemen is, well... very diverse," Celina replied.

"In that case, I must thank you for your compliment, Miss Celina." Osen said, focusing his gaze on the stage.

...

After leaving the circus, Liter enthusiastically talked to Osen about the exciting parts of the performance, while Celina just listened.

Then, Celina pointed to a restaurant in the distance.

"Since it's almost noon, let me treat you to a meal," she said.

"Okay." Osen knew that Celina probably had a favor to ask of him, so he nodded.

And Liter wanted to follow Osen, so she also nodded along.

In the restaurant, Liter sat next to Osen, while Celina sat across from them.

"What do you want to eat? Choose for yourself," Celina handed the menu to Osen.

After looking through it, Osen selected a few options and handed it back to Liter.

"Alright, Miss Celina, may I know what you came to find me for this time?" Osen looked at Celina with a smile.

"You're clever, so you should already know, shouldn't you?" Celina looked at Osen pretending to be ignorant, unable to resist teasing him. "Or is Osen really waiting for me to ask? It seems like you have quite a wicked sense of humor."

"Miss Celina, you're joking. I can't read minds. How could I know the purpose of your visit?"

"In that case, I'll just say it." Celina took a deep breath.

"Master Osen, the notes you gave me were really helpful, and I'm grateful to you."

"No need to thank me. I have no interest in business. If those things can help you, then I am honored." Osen smiled. "I hope we can continue to cooperate as friends in the future."

"However, I believe that your visit this time is not just to thank me, is it? Have you finished reading the contents of the notebook?"

"Yes," Celina nodded. "About your last sentence, 'Embodiment Market', what does it mean? I don't quite understand."