Sixth led the group to several private establishments where he had to mention his family name to enter.
They saw about 150 or so different cruisers. Some the size of a scooter while some were bigger than buses. But none of them were anything close to what he had seen in the videos a while back. Those were as big as cities and had all sorts of contraptions on them.
"So, like anything you see?" Sixth asked after leaving the last dealership. All of them were owned by extremely rich people and normal citizens wouldn't even have information about it.
Hao Xuan shook his head. They were all very good but not what he had in mind. The biggest cruiser he saw was the same size as a double-decker bus and it was for more than 6 billion gold. And it wasn't just used for transport but had built-in facilities so one could live in it as well, if need be.
If he still had his original winnings of 50 billion gold then it wouldn't be a problem but now, it was nowhere near enough.
All the boys and girls with them didn't say much and quietly followed behind. And it was a very good opportunity for them as well because under normal circumstances they would never be able to go to such places and see things like they saw today.
"Lets just forget about it. The beast hall already robbed me blind so I can't afford any of these things. I have to get some weapons and stuff, custom made, is there any place that does that?" he asked, giving up on the cruisers for the time being. It was better to buy a good one at once than start with a shitty model and slowly upgrade.
"Hmm, I'm not sure. There are a few but they probably can't make things suitable for your level," Sixth said after thinking about it for a few seconds.
"Um," while they were busy talking, Beatrice and Lois looked at each other and spoke up at the same time.
"Yes? Does senior sisters know of a place like that?" sixth turned around with a wide smile and asked innocently. His attitude kept changing completely but Hao Xuan was used to it now.
Beatrice smiled like a blossoming flower and looked at Hao Xuan from the corner of her eyes before answering, "Yes, we just started our internship at "The Den" and apparently they provide such services as well [CH28]. As you know, the Den has branches all over continent so they can usually get things like this done even if they have to bring in people from other kingdoms or empires."
"The Den! How could I forget!" Sixth smacked his forehead when he remembered. The Den was indeed the best place for things like these.
"Alright, let's go there then," Hao Xuan nodded. He, of course, had been there before and dealt with them. Not to mention he was also a VIP member and they owed him for selling that Ice flood dragon core to them.
"Great! We'll lead the way," before Hao Xuan or sixth could do anything, Beatrice grabbed Lois's arm and dragged her to the front and started walking. Of course, Hao Xuan knew the way to it as well but he didn't bother speaking out and just admired the 'scenery' from the back.
He hadn't noticed before but both of these girls were extremely attractive. Lois was a blond 'bombshell' while Beatrice gave off a more maternal aura. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but no one would say that either of these women were not crazy beautiful. If only they were cultivators it would make them several times more attractive.
They chatted on the way over and Hao Xuan got to know the group pretty well. Lois was a first-year student in her college whereas Beatrice was a third-year student. She was also the Student council president and she was grooming Lois to take her place when she would graduate in a year or so.
Hao Xuan sighed listening to their stories. This could just as easily have been him. Living a normal life in this fantastical land. Going to college, making friends, to them leaving even the kingdom was a huge deal, let alone the continent or the planet.
But Hao Xuan's place was not here. Soon he would outgrow this place and would have to find a new one to call home, seek out new challenges to surpass and opponents to subdue.
"Might as well enjoy myself while I'm here huh..?" Hao Xuan told himself, or rather, asked.
After about 30 minutes of walking, they reached the Den. It still looked as magnificent as the first time he saw it. It looked like a massive temple and gave off an 'otherworldly' vibe.
"This way," Beatrice led them inside. Many people turned around looking at the new group of people. The first one to catch everyone's attention was, of course, Hao Xuan. Because with his tall stature, he was the one that stood out the most. Even now he was at least 2 feet taller than everyone else in the group.
The second were the two women at the front, like ice and fire they both were dazzling.
Beatrice led them to the right, through a hallway. At the end was a single door. She knocked and quietly stood aside.
10 seconds later the door opened and a young man of about 20 years of age stepped out. His expression turned radiant when he saw the girls.
"Ah, Lois and Beatrice, how lovely to see the two beauties of Den together. My day has taken a turn for the better just by looking at you two," without any embarrassment or hesitation he spouted cheesy lines at them non-stop.
"Hello, brother Ning. Is the elder in? There are some customers that would like to meet him," Beatrice ignored everything he said and went straight to the point.
"Oh, customers?" only then did 'Ning' noticed the nine other people behind them. He looked at all of them but when he met Hao Xuan's nonchalant gaze, his smile vanished.
"Junior sister, you know we can't just have any old vagrant off of the streets meet our respected elders. There are rules and regulations that we have to follow," he said to her, putting on a lecturing face.
Beatrice's expression turned cold instantly, "Senior brother, please be respectful towards my friends. I have brought them here because they fulfill all the requirements. Please call the elder so he can decide for himself," she said with a formal tone, throwing the casual attitude away.
"Junior sister must understand, there are-" he tried to continue with his bullshit but Hao Xuan who had already wasted enough time today was getting pissed off.
"Oi, where is Li Ming?" he asked with a loud voice, cutting off Ning mid-sentence and startling everyone else.
Ning looked up at Hao Xuan with an angry look, "Who are you? How do you know the third elder's name?" he asked rudely.
"Is he in or not?" Hao Xuan asked while released a bit of Emperors Qi. Ning's expression suddenly stiffened and he backed up several steps.
"STOP! How dare you attack a member of the Den?! GUARDS!!" he started screaming as if he he was getting attacked which left Hao Xuan speechless.
Everyone else including Sixth were flabbergasted at his reaction and just looked at each other in shock, their eyes converting the same message, "Is this actually happening?"
Within five seconds several people brandishing different weapons came running in and surrounded them.
"What the fuck is going on? I just asked if Li Ming was in, is this guy autistic?" Hao Xuan mumbled while looking at the ten or so bulky men. All of them were at Origin Realm and at higher stages than him.
Sixth stood in front of the girls and waved his hand as a Qi shield surrounded them.
"O-Oi, what about us?" Peter asked pointing at himself and the three guys behind him.
"Fight bitch, what do you want me to do?" Sixth retorted without even turning around.
