Chapter 628 - The Smallest Kingdoms

Lin Mu felt a bit surprised upon hearing Jing Luo's words. He could not think that in such a large continent filled with cultivators, a small place like this would have the best shipwrights and sailors.

"Why is that so, though? Can't the cultivators make better boats and ships?" Lin Mu questioned, feeling curious.

"Well, that's mostly because these ships and boats are used by the cultivators that are below the Nascent Soul realm and commoners that are barely in the Body tempering realm. Another reason is that not many people actually go out that far into the ocean as there isn't really a need.

There are no locations to go to specifically in the ocean and the islands there are far too sparse to be profitable. The danger is especially high and deeper in the ocean there is no lack of aquatic spirit beasts that are Nascent Soul realm and above.

If it were not for the fact that these beasts cannot leave the ocean, the Human race and even the entire Great Zhou Continent would have long since been overrun." Jing Luo answered.

"Hmm… but there are the two kingdoms in the ocean, right? The two smallest kingdoms in the world?" Lin Mu questioned.

"Oh? You mean the Echo Conch Kingdom and the First Sun kingdom?" Jing Luo asked for clarity.

"Yes, those two. They are island nations, right? Thus they would need ships and boats for trade." Lin Mu replied.

"Oh, those do use ships and boats, but they aren't that far from the coastline of the continent. In fact, the First Sun Kingdom is located close to the Fenlong kingdom and is one of the allies of the Kingdom.

It's located Southeast of the Fenlong kingdom and is in the ocean about two hundred kilometers away from the coast. The two nations trade a lot and that is one of the reasons why the shipwrights and sailors here are said to be the best in the continent." Jing Luo further explained.

"Ah, I understand now." Lin Mu said, recalling the locations of the two smallest kingdoms.

While the First Sun Kingdom was located close to the Fenlong Kingdom, the Echo Conch Kingdom was located quite far to the very southern end of the continent. It was also a bit reclusive and people seldom came traveled to and from it.

It was also said to be backward and thus not many cultivators had any interest in it. Their economy was mostly dependent on fishing and some local products that they grew on their island and thus it was mostly self sufficient. The only thing they bought from the mainland was metals that they lacked on the island. 

"We should head to the city now and see what news we can gather." Jing Luo said.

"Yes, we should do that." Lin Mu said as his spirit sense spread over the entire area, looking for a suitable place.

"What do I do?" Little Shrubby questioned.

"Hmmm… you can go fish?" Lin Mu suggested, but then saw the wronged look on little Shrubby's face.

"You can fly now, so you won't need to touch the water and you can probably figure out more ways to fish." Lin Mu placated the beast.

Little Shrubby thought over it and nodded his head.

"I'll do that then. I haven't made roasted fish and stewed fish lately." Little Shrubby said before flying away.

Jing Luo saw the little interaction between Lin Mu and little Shrubby, but didn't really question it. He reckoned it was just something related to what the beast wanted to do until they were in the city.

They obviously could not bring him into the city as it would be way too eye catching and people would get suspicious.

"We'll split up and return to this spot at midnight then." Lin Mu spoke after thinking for a minute.

"That seems okay, I'll take my leave then." Jing Luo said before flying away. 

Lin Mu could see that the man was going to circle around the port city to go to the southern end. Two Nascent Soul realm cultivators entering together would probably pull the eyes of a few spies that usually loiter around, and that was not something they wanted.

Plus, with the increasing influence of Gu Yao, Lin Mu and Jing Luo couldn't be more careful. Plus another one of Lin Mu's goal was to see if he could find an outpost of the Hei Corps here. 

"Hmm… Wu Hei had told before that he came to this kingdom in his travels and thus he should have one of the outposts of the Hei Corps here, too hopefully." Lin Mu muttered to himself.

Lin Mu didn't fly like Jing Luo did, instead, he walked to the entrance of the city once he had changed into some sober robes. While most cultivators would not be able to tell his cultivation base as long as they weren't at the core condensation realm, if he wore the flashy robes, he would definitely bring attention to himself.

Lin Mu took in the sights as he walked calmly to the gate of the city and paid the entry tax, which was a single silver coin.

"Hmm… at least they are not ripping us off." Lin Mu muttered to himself as he continued on.

The guards didn't even check anything and merely asked his name before writing it down onto a register. Lin Mu casually gave out a fake name, and the guards accepted it right away.

"They don't seem that worried about security, huh?" Lin Mu said after leaving the gate.

Once inside the city, Lin Mu spread his spirit sense out fully and grasped the situation in the city. With his spirit sense that had expanded once more, it was easily possible for him to cover the entire city in it.

Lin Mu could very easily sit in one place and observe the entire city as he pleased. And with this thought in his mind, he decided to find a suitable spot to wait in.