Chapter 7: Deceive

Chapter 7: Deceive

With the goal of getting the rare magical herbs available in the Holy Sanctuary to produce some rare and high-quality potions, Xu Feng quickly got to work.

The NPCs on the street might be robotic and seem unalive, but Xu Feng was able to communicate with them in a roundabout manner.

He would first greet them politely and talk amicably, being overly friendly.

The responses he got were some fixed dialogues, but with his careful words of choice, Xu Feng managed to piece each clue bit by bit to get the information he wanted.

In the end, he spent nearly another ten minutes to finally pinpoint a location that houses multiple rare magical herbs. The location was unsurprisingly and unoriginally called Miracle Herb Garden.

'The patrol guards of the Miracle Herb Garden might not be at the level of the Guardian of the Sanctuary, but with my current attributes, it's impossible to confront them directly.' Xu Feng cursed silently in his mind.

Why must there be guards in the garden?

The garden merely had some herbs, and they should have just left those poor herbs alone.

How insecure must these people be to assign guards for the garden?

They're so despicable and overly paranoid!

Taking a deep breath to calm himself, Xu Feng decided to inspect the patrol guards closely. He was going to analyze the situation first, and if deemed impossible, then he could only give up.

Just the fact that he was able to be baptized had already benefited him far beyond his original goal anyway.

Standing across the Miracle Herb Garden, Xu Feng watched as the NPCs repeatedly walked past the area. Throughout this time, the patrolling guard showed no reaction and remained in their station.

However, the main aspect that most forgets about is to give your opponent zero time to think. Otherwise, the bluff would easily shatter as more time goes by.

"What? You don't believe me huh?" Xu Feng continued to act haughtily and spread his arms wide.

"Use your eyes and look at me. Do you not see my baptized state or do you think I'm daring enough to use the name, The Guardian Of The Sanctuary to deceive others?"

Although still suspicious of Xu Feng's claim, the patrolling guard indeed squinted its eyes and inspected him more thoroughly. A few seconds later, the patrolling guard was astonished to see the baptized state from Xu Feng.

Hesitation soon appeared on its expression, seemingly unsure of what to do.

Meanwhile, Xu Feng was starting to curse silently in his mind. 'Damn, baptizing is a sacred and rare thing to achieve. There shouldn't be any problem with it.'

He was hoping his arrogant demeanor and the fact that he was baptized would quickly bypass the guard to avoid giving them the chance to verify the information. After all, his lies would instantly be exposed if someone went ahead to check.

The situation was getting tense and awkward, with the patrolling guard standing still like a statue.

'Ugh, no other choice.' Xu Feng exclaimed inwardly.

With a snort, he stepped forward and shouted at the guard, "I don't care if you refuse to believe me, but my time is running out. I'll be heading inside to grab the herbs, and you can use that time to verify my information. I'm sure you would have no problem with it, given that I'll be right here when you return."

His suggestion was equivalent to saying he would be in a "house arrest" and they could always detain him if he were caught lying.

However, if he was indeed speaking the truth, then there was no harm in letting him enter early to retrieve the herbs he was bestowed upon.

"Very well, you shall enter but not allowed to leave until we verify your statement." The patrolling guard spoke emotionlessly.

'Hahaha, success!' Xu Feng was laughing with joy from the inside but kept his cool on the surface, merely nodding his head in response.