Walker Of The Worlds

Northern Town was one of the four satellite towns of Wu Lim city. Each town was named according to the cardinal direction they were in, with respect to Wu Lim city. The different towns also had their different characteristics.

The Northern town had spirit apple orchards, which were the chief export of Wu Lim city and reaped large profits for the mayor each year.

Eastern town had grain fields and was the major source of grain for the other three towns and Wu Lim city. Grains such as wheat, rice, and some millets were grown there. It also had the largest population of all the four towns, with most of its townsmen being farmers.

The Western town was originally a checkpoint for the raw materials brought by merchants and traders from the different counties, but later had become a complete trade center; with most of the townsmen catering to the needs of the merchants that came to do business.

The Shuang Kingdom had an army base that was located in the Southern town. It was a veiled attempt to keep the Mayor of Wu Lim city in check and not let his influence get too strong, though officially the reason was to provide support to the Northern frontier in case of an invasion. The army base took up over sixty percent of the area of the southern town. Because of the army base, there were many blacksmiths, taverns, inns, and courtesans in the Southern town, which all provided their services and entertainment to the soldiers.

The first thing Lin Mu noticed upon entering the town was the unusually high amount of guards. Looking closer at the guards, one could see that they were not just from the town's guard but also from the city guard.

'Why are there guards from Wu Lim city here? What could have made them come here?'

Lin Mu followed the road while checking out the various sights of the town. He was looking for a shop that would buy his pelts and the horn. He could not go to the shops he used to go before, as the shopkeepers would definitely decline buying them after the incident.

He had to look for a shop he had not been to before. Thinking over it more, he instead decided to go to the tannery; and if they did not buy the pelts, then he would go search for other shops. Switching his path, he made his way to the tannery. The pungent smell of rotten flesh and carrion could be felt from far, and as one got closer you could also smell the odor of various chemicals mixed with it.

Lin Mu covered his mouth and nose with his hand to prevent the vile stench of the tannery from making him vomit. Eventually, he reached the entrance of the tannery where hunters and trades could be seen standing. He saw a man writing down something in a register after talking to those hunters and traders.

Lin Mu approached the clerk,

"I would like to sell some pelts."

The clerk who was busy writing in the register, turned his eyes up and looked at Lin Mu who had just spoken.

"How many?"

"Two pelts."

The clerk raised his brows in question,

"Just two? What kind of pelts are you looking to sell?"

rabbit

face had a look of annoyance after hearing what Lin Mu had come to

an annoyed

trouble somewhere else boy, do not bother me. What use are the pelts that you are selling? We only buy pelts from bigger beasts, not one's such as that you are trying

had heard the

people are

are useless, boy. Come back when

the boy, with how scrawny he is I doubt he can even hunt a common deer;

the stench of the tannery faded, Lin Mu felt better as he breathed in the fresh air. He wondered which shop would buy his pelts

he'd been to before would not buy from him, so his choices were rather slim. He visited multiple shops, but all of them rejected him, not wanting to buy his pelts. All of them had the same response: that the pelts were

was afternoon, and Lin Mu heard his stomach rumble from hunger. He had expected that he would have sold the pelts before the afternoon and would be able to

closer to check it out, but could not make out what was written on

not like I have many

looked around. Most of the shops were closed with their doors and windows barred, which undoubtedly had been for a long time; judging from the conditions. He finally found the shop, which had the same

flower, and a gauntlet along with the anvil. Lin Mu

as they walked through it. Lin Mu looked at the wide array of objects in the shop. Some placed on the shelves, some hanging on the wall, and some just simply laying on the floor. There

wondered if this was simply a pawn shop. There were weapons like rusty old swords, spears, daggers, bows, random pieces of armors, books, dried herbs, boots, and a

than it looked from the outside. He wondered if the other shops in the alley were as such. There was no shopkeeper or clerk at the counter

few times until he heard the voice of a woman coming from a closed-door that was behind the

patience,

from when he was not holding anything in his hands before. He watched the

looked to be in her early thirties. She was dressed in a blue robe and had a wooden hairpin holding up her hair in a bun.

the woman said in a rather curt

some

if the shop bought goods from people or just sold them,

me what you want to

buy from him, unlike the other shops; rejecting him straight away. Lin Mu placed the pelts on the counter towards one side and the small black horn

items, flipping the pelts to see both the sides and checking for any damage, cuts, or

a beast, but the pelts are fine and don't

on Lin Mu's face upon hearing the woman's assessment, but then turned bitter on hearing

not worth much, I can give you 20 copper coins for the black-horned rabbit's pelt and 10 copper coins for the thorn tailed

and the horn?" Lin Mu asked upon not hearing a price for the