Chapter 163 - RECREATIONAL GARDEN (1/2)
SHEN JI YUN led them to the Northern part of the city which was on the opposite side of the city gate. Goldcrest was a very big city in comparison to the other two cities for lower level players – Olkdale and Matlock. It's almost as big as the two cities combined. That's why they needed to hire horses as mounts to take them to their destination.
They only hired two horses because Luo Jin was too small to ride one on his own. So he was currently riding behind Luo Yan on the same horse. Luo Yan actually wanted to let Luo Jin sit in front of him. But his brother made a fuss, almost throwing a tantrum like a true five-year-old. He guessed that for Luo Jin, behaving that way was much less embarrassing compared to being seen sitting in front of him.
Such a shame, really. He thought he'd have a chance to hold Luo Jin again.
”Brother Ji Yun, why does Arcadia not have a mount system?” he suddenly thought of asking.
It's kind of weird, considering how an mmorpg like this usually had a mount system or the likes.
It took a few seconds for Shen Ji Yun to answer. He had been distracted by the gnome's small paws clutching at the rabbit's waist. He'd been having a strong urge to pull those paws away. But more than the feeling of irritation, what he's feeling right now was more similar to being envious.
He was slightly startled. What was he exactly being envious about? He shook that feeling aside and just answered Luo Yan's question.
”It's because of the teleportation scrolls and portals. My uncle doesn't think that there's a need for mounts if the players could easily move from one place to another by teleporting. And if they're in the city and doesn't want to walk, then they could simply rent a mount. Aside from that, now that the pet system is now in place, players could just use their pets as mounts. Adding a mount feature now would just be redundant,” he explained.
Luo Yan thought that that actually made sense. Besides, even without the mount system, this game still had plenty of attraction for players. Heck, the fact that it's VR and everything felt almost real like was enough for people to flock to it. Speaking of pets, he still hadn't fed Mana to his Little Ancestor. He'd do it later once he's done with his business here.
Luo Jin glanced at Shen Ji Yun. How come this guy only ever say more than ten words when he was talking to Luo Yan? He was clearly showing his special preference towards his second brother. And yet Luo Yan was still insisting that this guy had no ulterior motives at all.
He sighed. He suddenly felt like the emotionless iceberg had a point. He really was starting to act like a child. He glared at Shen Ji Yun. It was all this guy's fault. Whenever this guy was around, he always seemed to turn into this unreasonable kid who just wanted to get in between his brother and this annoying guy.
Shen Ji Yun, of course, felt the glare coming from the gnome. But like always, he ignored him.
Soon, they arrived at their destination.
Luo Yan looked ahead. They were in an area known as the 'recreational garden'. The players called it that way because there were quite a number of in-game establishments where players could rest or entertain themselves. There's a small hot spring resort, a large lake where players could go boating or fishing, there's a hiking trail that led to a nearby mountain, one could simply stay here and just appreciate the beautiful surroundings.
He turned to Shen Ji Yun, a bit unsure. ”The plot of land is here?”