Chapter 73 (1/2)
Chapter 73
Money
Lucas and Chu Shen landed after a little over fifteen minutes of flight. Lucas used his cybernetic eyes to scan for a nearby town which was almost thirty miles away. They got close before landing so that they could avoid being spotted.
They also wrapped a strip of torn cloth around Lucas’ leg and Chu Shen chopped a tree branch in the shape of a walking stick for him using a short sword from his spatial ring.
Soon they got into town. After exploring for a bit Chu Shen made a judgement. This realm was almost exactly his own, except for minor differences in technique.
Chu Shen had discussed with Lucas exactly what they were going to do when they got into town. However things did not go like Chu Shen planned for them too…………
It was to be expected honestly, Chu Shen should have seen this coming. Their original plan called for them to rent a room and buy some metal. With that Lucas could make a crude prosthetic using the fabber.
However Chu Shen forgot something very important which I am sure you know by now.
Money.
Yep, money. Who actually believes there is a universal currency much less inter-dimensional currency? Maybe the currency that can be traded with everyone would be goods but Chu Shen didn’t have any.
Of course he was an artificer but he only had inscription ink and some beast cores. He also had some sc.r.a.p weapons but no one wanted them. This was a pretty nice town and to sell something that only a low level apprentice could make was apparently a pipe dream.
So Chu Shen and Lucas finally gave up. Now both of them were sitting down next to the stone wall that surrounded the city.
“So Chu Shen, do we have a plan as to what we should do next?” Lucas asked.
Chu Shen sighed. “Earning money is hard. But we might be able to hunt some of the beasts around here.”
Lucas got up. “Alright let’s go then, come on!” He enthusiastically cheered Chu Shen on. Luckily as a cyborg, his internal gyroscope helped him keep his balance on one leg. Sighing once more Chu Shen got up.
“Fine, I heard there are cla.s.s 3 beasts on the south side of the village. A cla.s.s 3 beast is comparable to a Dragon Stage cultivator so we should be able to earn some money quickly. It’s starting to get dark out so we should hurry.”
They immediately set out for the south side.
Once there they encountered their first cla.s.s 3 beast, which was actually familiar with Chu Shen. Surrounding the beast stealthily Chu Shen whispered to Lucas the information he knew about this beast.
“Lucas, this is a cla.s.s 3 beast called Shadow Fox. From what I remember from my world it can cloak itself in shadow making it invisible. It’s also fast and aggressive but will run away if it realizes its in danger.”
Lucas grinned. “Alright then. I don’t have a combat HUD exactly but I do have a tracking program meant for a.n.a.lysis in the lab. It should be a piece of cake.” His hand split apart and changed to become a plasma welder.