Early the next morning, Fang Li's entire group finished packing their luggage and set off from home, arriving in front of a shop. The one leading the way was Fang Li. Behind him were Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin, all excited bright and early, while Darkness was completely the opposite, looking listless and downcast.
Under such circumstances, Darkness was still trying to persuade them.
"Are you really not going to reconsider? I'm begging you, please think about it again, okay?" Judging by how far Darkness had gone to persuade them, you could tell how worried she was.
"Hey, Darkness, what exactly are you so worried about?" Kazuma patted Darkness on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, with Fang Li here, and you, this hopeless female knight actually being serious for once, plus me, we should all be able to keep an eye on Aqua and Megumin, right?"
"Hey, you hikineet over there, you're just taking this chance to spout nonsense again, aren't you?" Aqua pointed at Kazuma, looking quite arrogant, and said, "I'm warning you, this time I actually have important business to do, so don't cause me trouble."
"You say 'don't cause me trouble' coming from your mouth, don't you feel even a little guilty?" Kazuma shot back, "You, who call yourself a Goddess, are the biggest troublemaker around."
"What about me?" Megumin asked with a somewhat expectant tone, "I shouldn't have caused much trouble, right?"
"Megumin, you saying that shows you're not feeling guilty at all," Darkness couldn't help but say, "You cause trouble for everyone in Axel every single day."
And naturally, Darkness herself also caused plenty of trouble.
In the end, this bunch started blaming each other, showing no sign of self-reflection at all, arguing loudly to the point that Fang Li even thought about sewing their mouths shut.
"Alright, stop arguing," Fang Li interrupted. "It's time to set off. If you don't want me to throw you out halfway through the teleportation magic, then obediently shut up."
With just this one sentence, the entire group, already fully aware of Fang Li's cold-hearted ruthlessness, immediately fell silent.
This showed just how well Fang Li had disciplined these four people.
Ignoring the trembling group of four, Fang Li stepped forward and pushed open the shop door.
It was a very simple shop.
Inside, there were no goods at all, just an empty space with a very exquisite magic circle carved in the center.
"Welcome." The shopkeeper greeted them, giving a classy smile. "Are you planning to use our teleportation service?"
In this world, teleportation magic was not uncommon.
Almost every great mage could learn teleportation magic if they wished.
Of course, teleportation magic here was not as profound as Fan Xinglou's Ground Shrink technique, which could teleport within a small range and even be used in battle.
In this world, teleportation magic could only be used to teleport between locations that had been pre-designated; otherwise, it would be completely random and unusable in combat.
Therefore, teleportation magic was either used for long-distance travel, facilitating movement between cities, or for escaping danger.
Given this, each city in the Belzerg Kingdom had so-called Teleport Stores specializing in teleportation services.
Naturally, Axel also had a Teleport Store.
The distance from Axel to the Royal Capital was not short. If traveling by carriage, it would take several days of long, exhausting travel to arrive smoothly. So, Fang Li decided to use the Teleport Store service to teleport directly from Axel to the Royal Capital.
At that moment, Fang Li spoke directly to the shopkeeper.
"Please start the teleportation from Axel to the Royal Capital for us."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately nodded.
"From Axel to Royal Capital, the ticket price per person is 500,000 Eris."
No sooner had the shopkeeper spoken than Kazuma and Aqua's shocked exclamations rang out.
"Teleportation for one person costs 500,000 Eris?!"
"You've got to be kidding! This is totally a rip-off!"
Their blunt outbursts even distorted the classy smile on the shopkeeper's face.
"Kazuma, Aqua, shut up quickly! Look how upset the shopkeeper looks now!"
"You guys are acting like total country bumpkins. Better keep it down!"
Megumin and Darkness hurried forward, each holding one of them back.
Listening to the commotion behind, Fang Li couldn't help but smile wryly and said: "This price isn't unreasonable. After all, Axel is a town where novice adventurers gather, and teleporting to the Royal Capital, which is equivalent to a Kingdom Capital, is quite reasonable considering the distance."
Although traveling by carriage costs roughly 100,000 Eris per person, the long and exhausting journey by carriage can't compare to the convenience of teleportation magic.
Kazuma and Aqua were probably just really broke, working odd jobs everywhere to make a living and buried in debt. Even the reward from the quest to defeat the Giant Frog, for which they risked their lives, was only 100,000 Eris. That's why when they heard this price, their faces immediately fell, acting like complete country bumpkins.
So Fang Li took out his pouch and handed over the prepared payment to the shopkeeper.
"Sorry, please prepare teleportation for five people."
Hearing this, the shopkeeper's expression brightened a little. Taking the pouch, the classy smile returned to his face.
"Well then, please step onto the magic circle."
The magic circle inside the shop was designed to reduce teleportation accidents and decrease the magic power consumption, specifically an auxiliary teleportation magic circle.
Without this magic circle, using teleportation magic would consume a significant amount of magic power. Even powerful great mages wouldn't be able to use it more than a few times a day, making it impossible to run a business.
Additionally, teleportation magic is not without risks. If the teleportation path were affected by some kind of anti-magic barrier, it might cause the destination to be incorrect, possibly teleporting someone to an unimaginable place.
Because of this, the magic circle was absolutely essential.
Only with this magic circle could the teleportation service make a profit.
"Teleport!"
As the shopkeeper chanted the teleportation spell, the entire group standing on the magic circle was immediately enveloped by the light radiating from it.
The next moment, they vanished on the spot.
…
When they opened their eyes again, in front of them was an extremely bustling city.
High city walls stood tall.
A magnificent city gate loomed overhead.
In front of the gate, two fully armed guards stood watch.
Seeing Fang Lientire's group appear out of thin air, the guards didn't look surprised, they seemed used to the teleportation magic service.
One of them even stepped forward and addressed Fang Lientire's group.
"Are you planning to enter the Royal Capital? If so, you'll have to undergo an inspection."
The guards' words made the entire Fang Li entire group startle one after another on the spot.
(End Of This Chapter)
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