Passing by the South Hall's training rooms, Jiang Lin learned from Li Suo that these rooms also required training cards.
Furthermore, cards from the East Hall were unusable here.
Therefore, to use the training rooms, one still needed to accept tasks at the mission center.
Jiang Lin and Li Suo followed Meng Shen's map and arrived at the ghost market.
The South Hall's ghost market was very similar to the East Hall's, with only minor differences in the goods sold.
As soon as Jiang Lin and Li Suo entered, they heard all sorts of hawking.
"Want wings? Butterfly, eagle, dragonfly, get yours for just 998!"
"Guaranteed to teach! Learn how to transform your ghost energy! We have everything!"
"Look, look! The latest ghost energy 'Rain of Pear Blossoms' tutorial is here!"
"Brother, want to learn something? You look like a person of talent, clearly not one to stay in a mere pond!"
Whether from shops or roadside stalls, the most frequently sold items were related to secret manuals and tutorials.
Some more proactive ghosts ran directly onto the street to 'solicit customers,' promoting the good stuff at their stalls.
Jiang Lin glanced at the stalls beside him; indeed, there were all sorts of secret manuals, such as "Angel's Wings," "Crimson Battle Robe," "Whose Ghost Energy Isn't Unruly"...
These were things he hadn't seen in the East Hall before.
Some of the secret manuals, judging by their names, gave a rough idea of their purpose.
While Jiang Lin found it novel, he was also somewhat perplexed.
Were these cultivation methods really so common in the South Hall?
His walk so far, besides scouting and familiarizing himself with the South Hall...
Had another purpose: to understand as much as possible about the skills and techniques of the South Hall.
He didn't know if these were secrets of the South Hall that couldn't be passed on, nor did he know the South Hall's attitude towards the dissemination of such information.
Therefore, Jiang Lin didn't rashly ask questions at first, intending to observe first.
He just hadn't expected...
Upon arriving at the ghost market, he was immediately surrounded by the very secret manuals and tutorials he wanted to understand.
"Oh, esteemed sir, you are truly lucky, only these few secret manuals are left today!"
The young man at the stall, seeing Jiang Lin stop, felt like he had a potential customer.
He eagerly stood up, holding a secret manual, and walked over, "Take a look at this one. This is absolutely good stuff, guaranteed you won't lose out by learning it!"
"Just 998, what do you say?"
Jiang Lin glanced at the manual in his hand, "The Strongest Wind Fire Wheels in History," then looked away.
"700! 700, no less!" The stall owner put on an expression of reluctant parting and voluntarily started lowering the price.
"For just 700, these last Wind Fire Wheels are yours. Learning them guarantees a 100% increase in speed!"
Jiang Lin waved his hand, not buying, and continued walking deeper into the ghost market.
He planned to look around more; choosing such things required more caution.
Although it wouldn't lead to madness like humans spoke of, if anything went wrong during cultivation, or if something was amiss...
It would be troublesome.
Moreover, Jiang Lin was still a bit confused by the current situation.
He walked a bit further, his gaze sweeping over the shops lining the street.
The shop names were also quite strange: "Guaranteed to Teach," "100% Skill!", "Golden Secret Manual Emporium"...
Ghosts were entering and exiting the shop entrances, making it look quite legitimate.
...
Li Suo, with his hands behind his head, followed, looking left and right, but never straying more than two meters from Jiang Lin.
Seeing Jiang Lin seemed interested in those skills, Li Suo spoke up:
"These skills and tutorials in the ghost market are all pretty much the same. The ones in shops are the most expensive, followed by those at stalls. If you want cheaper ones, head to the alleys."
Jiang Lin followed Li Suo's gaze towards the alleys.
In the shadows of the alleys, some ghostly figures stood leaning against the walls or squatted, as if waiting for someone.
It had the feel of secret transactions.
Li Suo said, "The things in the alleys are not only cheaper, but you can also find many rare items that stalls and shops don't have."
Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow, "Are these reliable?"
Jiang Lin didn't ask Li Suo where he learned this, because this little fellow's original form was likely a small tiger, different from the skills formed by ghost energy.
"Of course..."
Li Suo turned his head, looking at Jiang Lin with a grin, "Of course, they're not reliable!"
"For legitimate ones, you should still go to the mission center to exchange. These in the ghost market are for those poor ghosts, or those who want to take shortcuts."
"But in terms of skill diversity, this place definitely has the most. However, whether they are reliable or not, only the buyer can judge."
In this ghost market, many ghosts were constantly devising new skills, and new secret manuals appeared one after another.
So, they had become somewhat commonplace.
However, these had not been officially certified.
If one was lucky, they might find one or two good, usable manuals, but even then, no one could guarantee that there wouldn't be other problems during later stages of cultivation.
Jiang Lin's expression remained unchanged, thinking: So there are legitimate channels for exchange.
"Can ghosts from the East Hall also exchange?"
This was what Jiang Lin had wanted to ask all along.
"Of course..."
Li Suo's mouth curved into a smile, revealing two small tiger fangs, "Of course, you can!"
"As long as you have contribution points, you can go and exchange. Contribution points can be obtained by completing tasks at the mission center."
Jiang Lin: "..."
He glanced at Li Suo, saying nothing.
Why did he feel like this child had known what he wanted to know all along, but just wouldn't say it, waiting for him here?
...
"Hahaha, this little cutie is too mischievous!"
"Streamer: Can't you just speak normally? You had to insert a pause."
The viewers in the live stream were laughing heartily.
"Li Suo: Don't you see I'm itching for a spanking? (doge)"
"You upstairs should add a tiger head (tiger_head.jpg)"
In the viewers' eyes, this child was quite cute.
Not just his appearance, but also because he obediently followed the streamer, guiding and answering questions for him.
Naturally, the viewers extended their affection to him.
However, this child's way of speaking...
Hahaha...
Are ghosts' children in the underworld also this mischievous?
Some viewers immediately took out their peanuts.
"[Zhang Qinyu] tipped the streamer a plane*1, with the message: Streamer, keep it up, learn all the skills!"
"Hehehe... so many secret manuals, streamer, let's go!"
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