Chapter 12

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

After all, Li Tianxiang was a young man who had lived in modern society. He couldn’t be said to despise slavery.

Instead, he absolutely detested them. Thus, he naturally could not understand how people in this world exploited slaves.

If he presented these conditions on Earth, he might be hung on a lamp post in a few days, just like the aristocrats during the French Revolution.

However, regardless of whether it was the orcs or the bandits, they were clearly willing to endure the hardship.

“That’s my condition. If you or your brothers are willing to work at my farm, register with the gnome in the market. I’ll bring you along when I leave Monarch City.”

There was disbelief on Ivan’s face. When Li Tianxiang let go of him, he sat down in the smelly ditch and the damp, cold ground seeped into his backside. Only then did he recover from his shock.

Without another word, he stood up and bowed to Li Tianxiang, ignoring the mud on his butt.

“My dear master, I’m going to register now.”

After he finished speaking, he did not bother to discuss with his lackeys and rushed towards the market city like a vicious dog.

Li Tianxiang was stunned for a moment before he realized that Ivan didn’t want to share this opportunity with his “brothers”.

“How awesome.”

Li Tianxiang raised his thumb behind Ivan. He knew that bandits were usually selfish people. However, he didn’t expect that Ivan would even want to monopolize the chance to work on a farm.

He couldn’t help but admire the shamelessness of the bandits.

“Gosh, Boss, you’re running away!”

The bandits on the ground stopped pretending to be unconscious. Then, they jumped up and ran out after Ivan.

“Hurry up and run. What if we’re too slow and lose this opportunity?”

The bandits at the back shouted and ran towards the market as if this was a race. They even tripped their former companions from time to time as they ran.

For example, the bandits would grab the belt of the person in front of them or throw a handful of mud behind them.

Li Tianxiang was simply amazed by this scene.

“There are enough spots…”

Li Tianxiang came back to his senses and was about to say that there were enough spots, so the bandits didn’t have to fight over this opportunity. However, he then realized that there wasn’t a single bandit left.

At the edge of his field of vision, Li Tianxiang could see water splashing more than half a meter high in the distance. This showed how intense their running was.

“Thank you for saving us.”

Li Tianxiang was still speechless at the bandits’ race.

Meanwhile, the girl he had just saved came to him. Her knees were slightly bent, and she held the sides of her magic robe with both hands. She leaned forward slightly and demonstrated the standard aristocratic etiquette.

How could Li Tianxiang immediately tell that this was the standard aristocratic etiquette? Back then, he heard that the etiquette teacher in a university elective class was a great beauty. Thus, he rushed to register for the module at 12 o’clock sharp. In the end, it was her husband who took over the class. Furthermore, he was typically stingy with marks.

Li Tianxiang had previously been hiding behind the collapsed roof, and Ivan had blocked his view. Thus, this was the first time he looked at the girl who was holding a staff embedded with an earth crystal.

The girl was wearing a white magic robe, but most of it was covered in mud, and Ivan had torn many parts of it, making her look very miserable.

Meanwhile, her flaxen hair had been tied into two thick and long braids behind her. Due to the earlier fight, many parts of her hair were now messy and stained with mud.

When Li Tianxiang’s gaze landed on her face, he was slightly stunned.

For the first time, he truly understood what it meant for one to have a pure and unblemished face.

The girl’s face was stained with mud, but this could not hide her exquisite features.

Her flax-colored eyebrows were like clouds during a sunset that lazily rested above her eyes. The corners of her lips curled up slightly, and before she even said anything, there was already a hint of a smile. Her slightly chubby cheeks made this smile even sweeter.

Li Tianxiang’s gaze involuntarily lingered on the girl’s face for a long time.

“Ahem.”

Seeing the girl’s cheeks redden slightly, Li Tianxiang snapped back to his senses. He quickly coughed twice and turned his head. Then, he stiffly changed the topic.

“Ah, I see that you have an earth crystal on your staff?”

Li Tianxiang finally remembered his reason for coming to this world.

Under Li Tianxiang’s stare, the girl turned her head slightly.

Meanwhile, the places where Ivan had cut away the cloth were slightly hot, as if they were burnt. Upon hearing Li Tianxiang stiffly changing the topic, she looked at him curiously. She saw that his head was tilted and he was looking at the sky. However, his entire face had turned red like a hot iron.

Hence, the girl became bolder. She first helped her sister up and walked to Li Tianxiang’s side.

Li Tianxiang saw the girl approaching from the corner of his eye and quickly moved his feet to the side.

The girl looked at Li Tianxiang’s embarrassed expression and stopped teasing him. Then, she gently stroked her messy hair and handed the staff in her hand to Li Tianxiang.

“Yes. Since I have a better affinity with elemental earth power, I use an earth crystal as a medium for the staff to amplify the power of my spells.”

She didn’t know why the man in front of him seemed to be quite proficient in magic techniques, yet seemed to be unfamiliar with earth crystals.

However, since Li Tianxiang had saved her before, she explained it in detail.

“Is there any place where I can buy earth crystals or make them? I need large amounts of earth crystals.”

According to Li Tianxiang’s rich gaming experience, he would still need earth crystals to level up the land in the future. In fact, the amount of earth crystals he needed would increase along with the amount of land given by the system.

The demand for earth crystals would definitely increase, so Li Tianxiang decided to find a stable source of earth crystals if possible.

The girl looked at Li Tianxiang in confusion and took off the earth crystal from her staff.

“There are typically three sources of earth crystals. Firstly, you can buy earth crystals directly. However, since they are magic items, the price is not too cheap. It usually costs about 50,000 gold coins per piece.”

This was cheap, extremely cheap. Upon hearing the price of earth crystals in this world, Li Tianxiang was almost moved to tears.

After all, in the farm, an earth crystal cost 500,000 gold coins.

With this in mind, Li Tianxiang’s heart stirred. However, before he could grasp this flash of inspiration, the girl’s following sentence shattered his beautiful wish.

“Although it’s not too expensive….”

Upon seeing Li Tianxiang’s surprised expression, the girl knew that he was a rich man who didn’t care about a few thousand gold coins, but she had to remind him.

“The problem is that there is too little yield. This kind of natural earth crystal can only be found in magic crystal mines. In the market, it can only be said to be a rare item.”

Hearing this, Li Tianxiang couldn’t help but feel discouraged. What he needed was a large amount of earth crystals in a short period of time. If he had to wait a decade or two to obtain one or two earth crystals, he might as well give up on upgrading his land..