Apparent Expert in an Alternate World - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Dolunga City

Translator: Henyee Translations

Editor: Henyee Translations

The endlessly vast Heaven Forest didn’t only consist of plains; mountains, wide serene lakes, along with canyons and various other natural wonders could be found within Heaven Forest.

It could even be said that Heaven Forest was a miniature version of the entire continent.

As the sun began to rest for the next day, the drizzle of rain that had lasted for an entire day gradually subsided, and the now soaked rotten leaves emitted off an even more pungent smell compared to before.

With one stationed in front and the other at the end, Shanz and Catherine followed Chu Nan as he arduously travelled through Heaven Forest. Two wild beast’s corpses were tied together hanging from Shanz’s shoulders as food, and their bean-sized magic cores had already been extracted by Shanz.

Even though the weaker magical beasts in the Heaven Forest rarely possessed any magic core, magic cores would still be occasionally found inside any beasts above fifth grade.

Shanz would never forget the moment when they had found a core inside the corpse of a magical beast, Chu Nan expressed his indifference and disdain towards that bean-sized magic core.

At first, Shanz assumed that it was because he did not know the uses of magic cores and so, he kindly and patiently explained its uses in the Shengyuan Continent.

Magic cores could be used in many ways. Magicians could improve their magic at an increased rate if they wore a magic core or a crystal when they meditated. In the process of crafting magic scrolls, magic cores were an essential material. Or whenever alchemists were crafting magic items, smithers creating superior weapons or armors, architects building large-scaled magic buildings, all of these procedures required a magic core to complete.

As for those powerful magical beasts knights or even dragon knights, the magical beasts in their private residence regarded magic cores as delicacies. According to legends, if one were to feed them with a superior magic core, it could even allow some specific magical beasts to evolve.

Magic cores were of extreme importance to human society, so naturally they would usually fetch a good price if taken out and sold outside.

After hearing Shanz’s explanation, Chu Nan’s indifferent expression towards magic cores remained the same.

That type of indifferent gaze was absolutely impossible to fake!

Looking at Chu Nan who turned around after hearing their explanations and went back to sleep, the two young bodyguards blanked out. After spending so much saliva trying to explain the usefulness of magic cores to him, what they obtained in the end was an unsatisfying reaction.

Maybe it was to be expected, maybe a Heaven Realm expert truly regarded money like dirt! Because of that misconception, the two young bodyguards now once again had an even higher evaluation of Heaven Realm experts.

Of course, what they had never imagined was that it was not because all Heaven Realm experts regarded the magic cores they had as trash, but because Chu Nan just had too many of those superior magic cores in his spatial bracelet. As a result, a magic core the size of a bean was basically the same as trash in his eyes and a complete waste of time to even collect these puny cores.

After blowing the wind out of a wild dog that tried to sneak up on him with a single hit, Chu Nan looked at fists and nodded in satisfaction. In order to survive in the forest for the past few days, he had no choice but to practice the to increase his strength.

Chu Nan smiled and thought, ‘So it turns out, the feeling of wielding power is this good.’

Catherine looked at the wild dog that Chu Nan had subdued with his physical power, and shook her head gently as she sighed. There was indeed a difference between a genius and ordinary people in this world.

Even though he was only in the fifth grade, and had yet to advance to level 1 Human Realm, his speed of improvement had caused Catherine and Shanz’s eyes to almost bulge out of their eye sockets. A Heaven Realm magician was going through the challenge of improving his physique like a warrior? Could he be the prime example of learning and training until you’re old?

Despite the fact that progress would usually slow down as one advanced further, his ability to improve to fifth grade in mere sixth months was too shocking.

What Catherine could not understand was why would she feel fearful whenever he fought when he was just in the fifth grade? Maybe it was because the aura he released whenever he fought was similar to a dragon’s!

‘But, how can a human release a dragon’s aura? I must be seeing things.’ Catherine shook her head and got rid of those crazy thoughts. The longer she spent with Chu Nan, weirdly enough, the more she was unable to see through him.

“Chu Nan!” Shanz suddenly hollered.

Chu Nan was shocked by the sudden voice that almost burst his eardrums and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Take a look at that.” Shanz excitedly pointed down the mountain. “A city. A small human city! We’ve walked out of the Heaven Forest!”

“We’ve finally walked out of this sh*thole!”

Looking at the huge city beneath the mountain from afar, Chu Nan cursed the druid elder internally for the 128th time. He had been cheated by that old man so badly! He had the cheek to say that the druid village was located right by the edge of the forest and that it would not take long for them to walk out.

Yet, Chu Nan had walked through forest for nearly an entire half year before he walked out of the exit which the druid elder claimed to be ‘very near the village’

As he looked at his clothes made from animal skin, Chu Nan shook his head with a bitter smile. He was no longer that weak keyboard warrior who only knew how to sit before the computer and type at the speed of light.

After the past half year of trekking, crossing mountains and sleeping out in the open, his body was clearly much, much stronger from when he just arrived in the Shengyuan continent.

Looking back at the vast, endless, and dangerous Heaven Forest, Chu Nan felt even more moved.

“Shanz! Hurry and carry me down there!”

“Yes!”

Shanz was already accustomed to carrying Chu Nan on his back when they were back in the Heaven Forest.

He had learned a new combat skill in the past few days, and as such he had successfully entered level 2 of Human Realm so his current speed was clearly much faster now.

After thousands of years of great changes, what were the countries that were still surviving in the continent? How were the relationships between each country? Which countries were lording the other? Which country was more inclined to wars and most importantly, which country had the most beautiful ladies?

All these questions were not something the two bodyguards by Chu Nan’s side could answer. However, those questions were not actually what he wished to know the most.

What he cared for the most was, which country was the safest while having the highest quality of life.

As they dashed out of the forest and looked at the city from a close distance, Chu Nan, who had lived in an era without high walls, felt the glamour of ancient architecture for the first time in his life.

The walls of the city nearest to the Heaven Forest were not considered extremely high, it was only about the height of five to six meters. There was also a four to five-meter wide moat in front of the city gates, but the muddy water made it hard to gauge the depth of it.

“Eh? Why is it so quiet?”