Chapter 163 - Yesnok Land (2)

After hearing his words, Asil began to look at the innkeeper more carefully. The innkeeper guessed that he had had a lucky encounter by looking at his Green Spatial Ring, and then deduced that he was not here for the money. He also asked why he wanted to go to the west side of the outer-central part of Yesnok Land. If Asil had thought that the innkeeper was genuinely curious about this when he asked about it, perhaps he would not have been so careful. But strangely enough, he had the thought that whatever the innkeeper was wondering was actually something different.

"Everyone has their own special reasons. I'm sorry, but I can't share this with you. What I want from you is to inform me about the place I am going to and recommend a place where I can find a partner to come with me." Asil spoke with a serious expression. He thought there must be a reason why Solomon recommended this inn. That's why he wanted to know what he wanted without revealing too much about himself.

The innkeeper smiled faintly: "This is an ordinary inn. The information I know or the help I can provide is limited." The innkeeper looked around and sighed: "Actually, it's interesting that you even though you could come to a place that looks so old compared to other inns in the city and learn what you want. But if you need a place to stay, I can help you with that. It is often a problem to find a place in other inns. On the other hand, since there are not many people coming to this old inn, we have an empty place."

Asil stroked his Spatial Ring and took out a small purse full of profound money and placed it in front of the innkeeper. He said nothing and waited for the innkeeper to speak.

A few seconds later, the innkeeper said with a strange expression: "Young man, why do you come here out of all the places to inquire about a vacant area and offer money on it?"

"As I said, everyone has their own special reasons," Asil replied with a smile.

After a short silence, the innkeeper picked up the small purse full of money, looked inside, and then said: "I don't know who told you to come here but considering you know someone who knows this place among so many places, you have a much more influential circle than I thought. All right, I'll answer your question." After the innkeeper said that he would answer Asil's question, he went to the side, opened a few shelves, took out a box, and came back to Asil. He slowly opened the box, took out the map inside, put it in front of Asil, and continued to speak.

"Young man, the power level of the outer-middle section of Yesnok Land is sufficient for you. If you had gone elsewhere, there was a very high probability that you would survive alone and have a good training period. However, the same may not be true for the west side. The west part of the outer-middle section is a region with a special reputation. Although the power level of the profound beasts found there is lower than in other regions, the region with the highest death rate in the outer-middle section is also the west region. Although the reason for this is not decisively known, the strange things told by those who returned alive among the people who went to investigate have become a legend. But as the truth was never fully revealed, it remained a mere myth, and what attracted so many people a decade ago has now become one that is hardly remembered and visited by very few."

"Legend? What kind of legend?" Asil raised his eyebrows slightly and asked in a curious tone. Could Solomon have known something about this place, which became famous ten years ago? Is that why he wanted him to go there? As the questions in his mind were increasing, Asil listened to the innkeeper without making a sound.

"Those who went there and came back alive said different things. However, the most well-known among them was that a monkey lived in that region and this monkey could change shape. They said that this monkey would test the adventurers in various ways and then kill them if it was not satisfied. If it was satisfied, they were rewarded with some treasures. Many people used to go there because of the existence of these treasures and the thought of challenging the monkey. But since no real proven information has been obtained yet by this time, there are not many people going there anymore. That's why I was surprised when you said you wanted to go there. I don't know from whom you got information about that area, but although the legends are uncertain whether they are true or not, it would still be the right choice not to go there alone." After the innkeeper spoke, he took out a piece of paper and a pen, drew something on the paper, and handed it to Asil.

"If you go here, you can find partners to accompany you on your journey. But my advice to you is that if you really want someone to accompany you, don't tell too much about where you want to go. Otherwise, most of the people who want to get rewards won't want to come with you to that place where no one has gone."

Following the advice of the innkeeper, Asil kindly thanked him and left the inn, and began to head towards the place described in the paper to find himself a partner on his journey.

After Asil left the inn, the innkeeper stayed put for a while, then spoke to himself with a sigh: "Young people today really don't appreciate their own lives." He shook his head slowly from side to side, and the curiosity in his voice increased. "The person who sent this young man here must have known that I had information about that area. And someone who knew this easily guessed that I wouldn't tell the truth. But they still chose to send this young man to the territory of that monster. I wonder why they did such a thing? Can they be sure that that monster will be pleased with this teenager? No this can't be! After all, even those at the mid-levels of the Core Profound Realm are in a severely injured situation when they return, this youth has no chance there.. Anyway, that's none of my business."