Paintings of Terror

These white fish aroused a familiar sense of horror among everyone.

“I never thought that you could eat those fish.” Wei Dong furrowed his eyebrows and instinctively stayed away from the oily paper bag emitting the smell of dried fish. 6vIaTL

“They are edible. That fat uncle saw me hesitating and immediately ate a fish tail…” Luo Bu was still in shock when he recalled how the fat uncle ate the fish tail.

Everyone: “……”

Shao Ling asked, “Are all the fish in this world like this?”

Luo Bu: “These should be a special kind of fish found only in the Cold Night Inn. They are relatively precious ingredients… It is said that these fish are not only delicious but also have a powerful effect of warming the body and warding off the cold. Even if you venture out into the ice and snow outside, you won’t feel cold.” IXyD9m

“Cold Night Inn, how many inns are there in this place?” Cao Youning interjected. “Can someone educate me on the geography here?”

The task of explaining fell again on Qin Ci. “Actually, in our shared luggage, there are some maps and road guides that indicate there are four Inns in this world, which are commonly referred to as the ‘Four Inns of the Mortal World’ by the people here. These four Inn have significantly different climates due to the varying levels of illumination they receive.”

Cao Youning looked at Qin Ci with admiration, wondering when this person had become so well-versed in the basic topography of this world.

Qin Ci continued, “Based on our character setting, we all come from the Light Inn. That is supposed to be the brightest place among the four Inns. As for what the light sources are, I have no idea. I only know that the Light Inn is a place that people of other Inns aspire to go to. It’s often referred to as the ‘Abode Chosen by God’. Lantern Inn has a shorter daytime than the Light Inn, but it is ranked second among the Inns in terms of livability. The most important thing is that there are sufficient sources of fire here and they can use lanterns to illuminate the inside of the Inn. WUbF5

“As for the third Inn, the Fluorite Inn, it is relatively darker and colder. There are no fire sources, and the people there rely on the unique fluorites found within the Inn for illumination, the same kind of fluorite we used in our homemade projector.”

“Lastly, there is the Cold Night Inn. According to the records, no one lives there. Although it is referred to as an Inn, no one built houses there. It is dark all year round and there is no light.”

Everyone listened attentively. Previously, they had only vague ideas about the four Inns, but today, after listening to Qin Ci’s explanation, they understood more about the distribution of these Inns in this world.

“But it looks like that fat uncle and his group seem to be particularly wanting to go to the Cold Night Inn. They said there is good stuff there.” Luo Bu interrupted, “he said these white fish are precious goods and are in high demand at other Inns. As for whether the Cold Night Inn holds any other secrets, he didn’t say.” jS60np

Mu Yiran asked, “Does he still have his eyes on Koharu?”

Luo Bu nodded: “He said only spirit dogs can bring people to the Cold Night Inn, and Koharu is a spirit dog.”

Koharu seemed to be quite interested in the phrase ‘spirit dog’. It stood straight on all fours with its eyes wide open, as if he was listening to a very important matter.

“He wants to collaborate?” Mu Yiran asked. bJ 7wS

“As expected of my brother-in-law,” Luo Han gave a thumbs-up. “That’s his intention. He knows we definitely won’t lend Koharu to him, so he tried to come up with a plan to convince us to go together with them to the Cold Night Inn. He said it wouldn’t be a loss for us. There is good stuff in the Cold Night Inn.”