Chapter 527: Investigation (1/2)

Sam is in a secret route of a forest and is being accompanied by another human.

This guy is the spy who found this secret route to the city and he is also in charge of his fake identity.

After walking for a few hours, they arrived at the city.

When Sam saw the city, he didn't feel like it is a city at the border. People are bustling and every street is full of activity. There is no gloom or worry regarding the war that is going to happen in the next fifteen days.

All the citizens are quite happy.

Sam noticed that most of the city is selling the raw materials of the beast and the meat.

There are shops full of animal furs and pelts and there are some that sell the bones and teeth. There are some that only sell the meat and there are some that sell all of them together.

Sam didn't know that this much business is possible just with the beasts and the materials they provide.

This is completely unexpected.

The spy took Sam to a rundown house at the edge of the city and gave some details regarding the current situation of the city.

The west gate of the city leads to the border that there is their targeted regiment is stationed. There is also a northwestern gate from which they entered. This gate leads to the forest and there are a lot of hunting teams going in and out, so it is the least suspicious place for them to enter.

From what Sam heard, the forest is full of beasts that live in herds and large packs along with a high reproduction rate. This place has ideal conditions for beasts to live in and there is an impeccable food chain from normal animals that didn't have any cultivation to the animals that are of Pre-transcendent and transcendent level cultivations.

Almost half of the city is making their living off of the forest and the other half is making the living off of the products the first half sold them.

Everyone is wearing some sort of fur or pelt and even Sam is wearing one. His feather coat was too eye-catching in a place like this.

As for the information on the battalion, that is the only thing this spy couldn't get any information on. He even knows the corners of the city lord mansion, but he doesn't know anything about the soldiers that are stationed outside the west gate.

There are too many strict restrictions and at this time period, nobody is allowed to leave through the west gate.

Sam digested all the information and got ready to take a stroll around the city. After looking through it he realized that hunting is much more lucrative in this town than he thought. Every team that came out is coming with at least one beast.

There are some stores that specialize in preparing the beasts and separating the meat, bones, teeth, or any other valuable things like scales and such, fur and pelt, etc. They would prepare them all and handover the items back to the owner so that they could sell them for a higher price to the merchants.

Of course, they are completely raw and need some processing before they could be used to make products, but they still sell for more.

Sam roamed around the city as he scanned it with the eye technique. He is just looking for a lucky break and sees if he can find any clue regarding the soldiers.

From what he heard, now and then some soldiers will come and get some supplies from the city, and most of the time, they buy meat and a lot of it for their consumption.

Except for that one thing, there is not a single connection that linked the city and the border.

As he was thinking and roaming around, he saw a shop that specializes in selling inscription ink and other materials that make inscriptions.

He was a bit interested and went in and he wasn't disappointed. The shop is selling a myriad of inks that are useful for many different inscriptions.

He looked at the shopkeeper, who is talking with someone with a serious expression. Sam didn't eavesdrop and let them speak as he just stood at the door for some time.

After they are done talking and one of them left, he walked to the shopkeeper and started a conversation.