NOVPUBChapter 1112: 352. Spider Mother Monks_2
The low-rank acolyte extended an arm forward:
“Please go inside. There might be other sellers waiting to trade. You may need to wait for some time before you can see Friar Lophi.”
It’s really not your average hustle and bustle… Noland Lee sighed inwardly as he entered the spider web-filled City Hall alongside the other sellers.
This was a magic building that looked unremarkable on the outside but contained a universe within.
The space inside was much larger than it appeared from the outside, like a palace built upon sturdy cobwebs.
Its floor was made of sticky spider silk, and the ceiling, door and window frames, pillars, and roof, among others, were also constructed of grey-white cobwebs.
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The chairs were short, chubby cocoons of spider silk, the tables were flattened cocoons with legs, and even the green light-emitting candles were suspended by heat-resistant cobwebs.
Such a bizarre style of decoration caused Noland Lee to pause slightly.
He controlled his emotions well, sitting down on a cobweb chair and patiently waited for Friar Lophi’s summons, accompanied by a few half-human, half-spider creatures—In the Tatis Empire, these monsters were called Cavern Evil Spiders, but within the Undead Cult, they were known as Spider Mother Attendants.
Time was spent observing other sellers and deconstructing the human-faced spiders.
The Advanced Grave Robbers were the first to see Friar Lophi.
He was taken into the depths of the cave entrance by a Spider Mother Attendant.
Three minutes later, he was flung out by a thick strand of spider silk, landing on the floor outside the cave, his body gushing with blood, with a bloody hollow in his chest.
The Advanced Grave Robber used death magic to heal himself a bit, stitched the wound with fine threads, then dusted off his outfit, straightened his top hat, and left unscathed.
Noland Lee used the Deconstruction Technique to glance at the transaction process between the Advanced Grave Robber and Friar Lophi.
The guy had sneakily hidden a spell mark within the soul gem he offered, which was discovered by Friar Lophi, hence the scene of him being thrown out of the cave.
The ones who entered the cave next were members of the Demon Brain Race and an emissary from the Sea Monsters.
Having the Advanced Grave Robber’s cautionary example in mind, the latter two were much more cautious.
They briskly finished the transaction and were escorted out by the Spider Mother Attendants, quickly leaving the place.
It was now the turn of the Pure Light Secret Investigator.
This individual had disguised himself as a living corpse.
He only stayed in Lophi’s cave for a minute before coming out.
When Noland Lee took a look with the Deconstruction Technique, he chuckled inwardly.
The Pure Light Secret Investigator was very scared inside, so he wanted to complete the transaction as quickly as possible, feeling very much like a duck being rushed to the shelf.
After seeing Friar Lophi, he slapped the soul gems in front of the other party, took the equivalent death magic stone, and immediately turned to leave.
Noland Lee thought to himself that he could perhaps emulate the method of the Pure Light Secret Investigator.
After all, what he needed was only the time when “Steel Forest of Mortal World” would appear, which he could possibly obtain by deconstructing Friar Lophi with the Deconstruction Technique.
“Hiss hiss~~”
The Spider Mother Attendant came next to Noland Lee, gesturing with its hairy spider leg for him to follow, looking somewhat comical.
Noland Lee straightened his clothes and followed the Spider Mother Attendant into the cave.
Within the gourd-shaped cave, the necromancer called Lophi descended slowly from the ceiling, suspended by threads of silk behind her, entering Noland Lee’s view.
Monks from the Resentment Faction were all half-human, half-spider beings, and Friar Lophi was no exception.
Another characteristic of the Resentment Faction was the higher the level of their strength, the higher their beauty rating.
In terms used in Eastern descriptions, Friar Lophi was a seductive female spider spirit.
With sinuous curves and a voluptuous figure, a beautiful face, and lips like dripping rubies, ordinary people would be deeply mesmerized at just a glance.
Of course, this was provided one could ignore her terrifying lower half.
And her fangs within her mouth.
Um… and also the hidden murderous and bloodthirsty radiance in her eyes.
Oh, and the smell about her, which was an indescribable mix of sourness and decay.
All these negative attributes combined made it impossible for Noland Lee to be interested in this Spider Mother Monk, who, aside from her appearance, had no other positive qualities.
“System, initiate the Deconstruction Technique.”
A Deconstruction Technique was launched following Noland Lee’s gaze.
After a faint sense of dizziness, the results of the harmless deconstruction refreshed in his mind.
Meanwhile, Friar Lophi, hanging upside down in the air, drawled in a hoarse voice:
“Hiss hiss hiss~~ How many soul gems have you brought? Stranger. Hiss hiss hiss~~”
Noland Lee reached into the inner pocket of his jacket and threw a small bag of soul gems over.
Friar Lophi shot out a spider silk, tracing an arc in the air and deftly catching the soul gems, scrutinizing them up close.
Noland Lee quickly read through the deconstruction results in his mind.
Friar Lophi counted the soul gems on the spot.
Each was preoccupied with their own task, neither impeding the other.
Half a minute later, after inspecting the gems, Friar Lophi spoke with a chilling smile:
“10 exquisite soul gems, totalling 5 million points of soul energy. You are a seller who pleases me. Servants, bring the guest the Death Gem box and drag a specimen from my cellar, a gift for our guest.”
The Spider Mother Attendants suspended on the wall got into action, stirring a cold breeze, using their spider silk as a tether, and moving swiftly.
First to appear before Noland Lee was an exquisitely designed metal jewelry box, adorned with stunning patterns.
