The Deadly Assassin Robin by Tristan Storm

Chapter 1346 The World Upside Down

Daphne finally let out a small sigh of relief.

She had never lacked money in her entire life.

But stepping into this realm, suddenly finding herself broke–it felt unbearably uncomfortable,

away

She glanced toward the stage not far where someone was loudly hawking goods. Bloodshade Fruit could go for two or even three hundred thousand Netheris coins!

Daphne couldn’t help but laugh.

Robin’s firebird emerald pendant had millions of these Bloodshade Fruits stored inside.

They would have been sitting on nearly a billio

It turns out that the rich are really rich no mar?

Netheris assets if they had gone by this price.

where they go.

Looking down at the crowd of frenzied bidders, Daphne turned to Robin and said, “Why don’t we auction off some of these fruits instead of exchanging them at a store?”

Robin shook his head. “Let’s not attract attention just yet. We should get a better feel for this place first.

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“Fair point, Daphne said, shifting her gaze to the vendors and tradespeople scattered throughout the market. “This place is a far cry from Earth–everything here’s totally unfamiliar to us.”

Then, something strange caught her attention.

The uglier someone looked here, the more arrogant they acted–and the more others seemed to fawn over them.

In contrast, anyone with a decent face was completely shunned.

To the left of the auction stage stood a large performance platform.

But the dancers twirling and spinning weren’t beautiful women–they were grotesque beyond words.

And every so–called ‘handsome‘ man up there looked like a donkey.

She listened closely and watched the reactions around her, piecing them together.

Turns out, the women here with pitch–black skin, bodies like stubby–legged bears, and faces that could scare off ghosts were the beauties of this realm.

At first, Daphne thought people were just watching for laughs, drawn in by curiosity.

But then she heard how they praised those short, dark, chubby women swaying on stage–and she realized the truth. This was their actual beauty standard.

out that woman on the left–absolutely stunning,”

with envy,” said a man that Daphne would’ve called genuinely handsome–by Earth’s

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at a woman who

to him stood another man–short, fat, dark, ugly as

he looked like a

you’re as good–looking as me, you’ve got no shot at a top

one lowered his head in shame. “If only I could be as

you.”

to lose her mind listening to

castle

Daphne had been known as a

looked at her like

her life been judged for being too

something to be pitied.

your face looking like that? Next time,

What the hell?!

was at a

standard here

seriously that so–called ‘ugly is beautiful‘

from the stage was

of men and women were dancing awkwardly–each barely three feet tall, with three nostrils, four ears, and three eyes–dressed in outlandish clothes and striking poses so gross

crowd of people around them cheered wildly, some even

were almost mesmerized, completely losing

kinda looks like one of those livestreams on Earth. Don’t tell me this is trending here at Netheris

changed, no matter

blurred, and ugly became the new hot. That was the reality of this place–the realm

marketplace suddenly

eyes fixed upward with an almost religious desperation. Their faces

wanted

lit

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masks mounted on tall, powerful horses. The leader stopped at a fruit stall and pointed at

looked relatively

“You hideous things dare sell in public? You’re ruining the market’s image. Each of you pays double the stall tax. All

looked like they were

like Earth’s worst city enforcers, sweeping through and robbing everyone blind. But

even beg. Instead, they thanked the men with tears in their eyes and handed over

group continued eating as they went,

vendors they stole from? Still

faces, Daphne was baffled. “Robin, what

probably just used to being oppressed by these

treat them like trash, they might not