novelraw Chapter 2099: Welcome Retreat Inn
Chapter 2099: Welcome Retreat Inn
A ’Saint Immortal Ninth Transformation strong cultivator’ from a certain faction can leave everything to their faction before experiencing tribulation or ascending.
However, among the ’Saint Immortal Ninth Transformation strong cultivators’, there are quite a few loose cultivators.
They have no affiliations, nor any family ties.
These strong loose cultivators typically leave their ’Storage Rings’ or take out the pieces inside them, depositing them somewhere before the tribulation or ascension.
And that ’somewhere’, after they fail tribulation and perish or succeed and ascend, becomes a ’treasure trove’ pursued eagerly by people from worldly planes.
After all, it contains everything left before tribulation or ascension by a ’Saint Immortal Ninth Transformation strong cultivator’, including various ’treasures’ in the eyes of ordinary people!
"It seems this is one of the ’reasons’ loose cultivators gather in Sin City."
Upon learning that news might occasionally break inside Sin City about the ’treasure troves’ left by strong loose cultivators of the Saint Immortal Ninth Transformation, Wyatt Barnes realized another reason why loose cultivators are so eager to stay in Sin City.
Even he is very intrigued by the ’treasure troves’ left by these strong loose cultivators.
Would the items left by a strong loose cultivator be mere ordinary things?
The answer is naturally no!
However, aside from this, Wyatt Barnes did not hear any other useful ’information,’ so he casually ate something and settled the bill to leave.
For loose cultivators new to Sin City, there are three choices for ’lodgings’ within the city:
The first choice is the accommodation built specifically for loose cultivators in Sin City, which requires loose cultivators to fight for it with their own strength; weaker loose cultivators simply cannot compete.
The second choice is the accommodation provided for alliance members inside the loose cultivator alliances of Sin City, with the prerequisite of joining the alliance.
The third choice is the pricey ’inns’ within Sin City, which not only offer ordinary rooms but also independent courtyards and even estates.
Of course, compared to ordinary rooms, independent courtyards are more expensive.
And estates are certainly not something most people can afford!
"Let’s find an inn to stay at first."
Since he’s just arrived in Sin City, Wyatt didn’t consider the other two lodging options and decisively chose an ’inn.’
The inns in Sin City are each affiliated with a loose cultivator alliance; they’re protected by the alliances, allowing guests to reside without worry of trouble, providing peace of mind.
This was another ’reason’ for Wyatt’s choice of an inn.
After leaving the restaurant at the city center of Sin City, Wyatt found a relatively luxurious inn from the outside nearby and stepped in.
On the signboard in front of the inn were the prominent words ’Welcome Retreat.’
"Are you here to stay?"
Behind the counter at the entrance of the inn, an old man originally dozing off immediately opened his eyes upon hearing Wyatt’s entry, squeezing out a smile on his face.
"A Saint Immortal Realm strong cultivator!"
Almost the instant the old man opened his eyes, Wyatt felt an aura on him that generally only Saint Immortal Realm strong cultivators possess, guessing he was likely a Saint Immortal Realm strong cultivator.
"Saint Immortal First Transformation!"
At his intentional inquiry, Elder Fire confirmed his guess, saying he was right.
"Even a small inn manager is a ’Saint Immortal Realm strong cultivator’... it seems the loose cultivator alliance behind this inn is not simple either!"
Wyatt thought privately.
"Yes, I’m here to stay."
Facing the old man’s inquiry, Wyatt nodded.
"Our ’Welcome Retreat Inn’ rooms, like most inns in Sin City, are divided into three levels: ordinary rooms, courtyard rooms, estate rooms. I wonder which one you’re interested in?"
Upon hearing Wyatt wanted to stay, the old man’s smile deepened, enthusiastically inquiring.
"What’s the cost?"
Wyatt asked.
Although he had heard in the restaurant that the room prices in Sin City’s inns are terribly high, he had no specific concept in mind.
As the old man spoke next, Wyatt was taken aback:
"Ordinary rooms, one Grade Three Holy Stone per day; courtyard rooms, one Grade Two Holy Stone per day; estate rooms, one Grade One Holy Stone per day."
The old man said with a smile.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Wyatt couldn’t help but quietly gasp at the old man’s ’price.’
Expensive!
Too expensive!
It’s worth noting that the old man’s price is merely for staying at the inn for one day.
A day may not sound exaggerated.
But how many people stay just one day?
"First time in ’Sin City’?"
Apparently noticing Wyatt’s surprise, the old man did not reveal any other emotion, maintaining a smile as he asked.
"Hmm."
Wyatt Barnes nodded; there was nothing to deny, as it was indeed his first visit.
"Guest, the rooms at our Welcome Retreat Inn have transparent pricing and won’t be more expensive than other inns... However, our service is definitely superior to most inns within Sin City!"
The old man said confidently, "Perhaps our Welcome Retreat Inn doesn’t have an advantage in room quality... but when it comes to safety, very few inns can compare to us!"
"Our Welcome Retreat Inn is a property under the ’Dominic Alliance’. There are always powerful members of the Dominic Alliance on duty... Once you stay at our Welcome Retreat Inn, there’s no need to worry about safety!"
As he continued, the confidence in the old man’s expression grew even stronger.
"The Dominic Alliance?!"
Hearing the old man’s words, Wyatt Barnes’s eyes lit up again.
It was because he had heard of this Loose Cultivator Alliance before coming to Sin City.
Back in Airebright City, he had heard from the Alliance Leader of the Airebright City Loose Cultivator Alliance, ’Jack King’, about such a Loose Cultivator Alliance in Sin City.
It was said to be one of the stronger Loose Cultivator Alliances within Sin City.
"It seems the guest has heard of our ’Dominic Alliance’ too."
The old man had a keen sense of observation and quickly noticed the change in Wyatt Barnes’s gaze.
"Yes, I’ve heard about it."
Wyatt Barnes didn’t deny it. After nodding, he lifted his hand and placed a ’Grade One Holy Stone’ on the counter before the old man, "Manager, a courtyard room, and I’ll pay for ten days in advance."
"Alright."
Hearing Wyatt Barnes wanted a courtyard room, the inn manager became even more enthusiastic.
After registering Wyatt Barnes, the inn manager handed him a token marked with ’Earth 27’.
The token felt slightly heavy in his hand and emitted a strange fluctuation.
"Formation?"
Wyatt Barnes could naturally sense the formation’s fluctuation.
"Please wait a moment, dear guest. I’ll have someone escort you over."
Meanwhile, the inn manager informed Wyatt Barnes and then crushed a ’Taoist Talisman’.
About three breaths after the Taoist Talisman was crushed.
Whoosh!
As if a gust of wind passed by, a short yet nimble servant appeared before Wyatt Barnes. After receiving the token marked ’Earth 27’ from Wyatt’s hand, he led him through the inn into the backyard.
"Guest, here is your room."
Soon, led by the servant, Wyatt Barnes arrived in front of a spacious courtyard.
The courtyard was adorned with flowers and grass, exquisitely pleasant, with a spacious private room at the back.
"This token is also the ’room key’. With it, you can easily pass through the ’mixed formation’ that envelops this room."
Meanwhile, the servant returned the token to Wyatt Barnes, who noticed that the sign in front of the courtyard gate was also marked with ’Earth 27’.
It matched perfectly with the token in his hand.
Watching Wyatt Barnes enter the courtyard smoothly, the servant then left.
Once inside, Wyatt Barnes noticed how immediately quiet it became, as if everything went silent.
"It seems the mixed formation enveloping this courtyard includes a soundproofing formation... but paying one ’Grade Two Holy Stone’ per day is still somewhat expensive."
Wyatt Barnes thought to himself.
Soundproofing formations can be easily set up by spending low-grade Holy Stones.
Anyway, by coming to this ’Welcome Retreat Inn’ and staying in this ’Earth 27’ courtyard room, Wyatt Barnes finally had a resting place in unfamiliar Sin City.
Meanwhile, the Earth Axe Alliance Leader, ’Unruly Bright’, personally sketched a portrait and duplicated it multiple times, distributing them to all Earth Axe Alliance members.
And he ordered:
"Whatever it takes, find the person in the portrait... Anyone with a clue about this person’s whereabouts will be rewarded with one hundred ’Grade One Holy Stones’! Those who bring this person back to the alliance will be richly rewarded with one thousand ’Grade One Holy Stones’!"
As the saying goes, ’Generous rewards bring forth brave folks,’ and with Unruly Bright’s command, the entire Earth Axe Alliance was ignited.
Even those ’Saint Immortal Realm experts’ within the Earth Axe Alliance, are now leaving the alliance with the portrait in hand, searching throughout Sin City.
This was because the ’face’ Wyatt Barnes was currently using was the same he used when he killed two Earth Axe Alliance members outside Sin City.
Soon, the Earth Axe Alliance members located the area where he had appeared in Sin City’s core, and even discovered which table he had dined at in which tavern...
Even the inn he’s currently staying at was found out.
"Welcome Retreat Inn?"
Learning that Wyatt Barnes had taken residence in the ’Welcome Retreat Inn’ made even the Earth Axe Alliance Leader, ’Unruly Bright’, frown, finding the situation rather troublesome.
A mere Welcome Retreat Inn wasn’t significant in his eyes.
However, the ’Dominic Alliance’ behind the Welcome Retreat Inn was beyond him, and even the ’Earth Axe Alliance’ he controlled couldn’t withstand its presence!