The clear voice entered Jason’s ears.
Jason paused in his steps.
He was not someone who liked to meddle in others’ affairs.
The faint scent that teased his nostrils made him a bit concerned.
Turning around, Jason tiptoed and carefully approached the bathroom.
Easily, Jason identified the source of the voice.
The other party had no intention of hiding.
Or rather, the other party believed they were sufficiently concealed.
As Jason walked away, the chatter from within the apartments behind him gradually faded into inaudibility.
However, maybe it would be a good idea to read the newspapers more often!
Jason thought to himself as he glanced at the box in his hand labeled ‘food’.
Then, Jason quickened his pace.
He wasn’t familiar with Tel.
But someone definitely was.
Without going too far, Jason stopped at an intersection, flagging down a public carriage directly.
The coachman replied.
Jason took out his wallet, pulled out a banknote worth 5, and immediately saw the coachman’s troubled face. Then, as he took out four coins from his wallet, he could clearly see the coachman’s sigh of relief.
When he handed the coins to the coachman, the coachman carefully picked up three of them.
Clearly, 1 coin equaled 1 Tel.
The coach was much smaller than Lorde’s public carriages, and not nearly as packed—it only had one person inside, cloaked in a black robe.
Jason gave the other person a quick once-over, then sat down at the farthest spot, directly across from them.
When it came to strangers, not only would Jason not strike up a conversation, but his inner vigilance would only make him grip his weapon tighter.
But the other person didn’t feel the same way.
Upon seeing Jason sit down, the figure immediately turned and initiated conversation:
“Hello there, fellow traveler by fate.”
“Would you need a fortune told?”
The robed person inquired.
Jason curtly refused.
“Aren’t you curious how I knew you are a traveler about to embark?”
The Diviner said, feigning mystery.
I just said ‘Delin Cab Co.’
And there’s the box by my feet.
Both of which give it away.
Jason thought to himself, then took a glance at the box beside him.
Immediately, the Diviner let out a sheepish laugh.
But just as swiftly, the figure spoke up again:
“I know many things that the ordinary do not.”
“You seem to be a very knowledgeable person yourself.”
“I ask you a question, and if you can’t answer, you give me 1 Tel. If you ask me something I can’t answer, I give you 5 Tel. How does that sound?”
“How many people are in Delin?”
Jason honestly shook his head, and then took out 1 Tel.
The Diviner, taking the 1 Tel, spoke with a hint of smugness in his voice.
“What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?”
The Diviner hesitated.
After a good half-minute, the Diviner shook his head.
While saying this, he handed Jason 5 Tel, then immediately asked, “What kind of creature is it?”
“I don’t know either.”
Jason handed back 1 of the 5 Tel to the Diviner.
Watching his change revert back to 4 Tel, Jason couldn’t help but feel his mood lighten. He put the coins into his wallet and looked up at the still puzzled Diviner.
“Sorry, this is my stop!”
Snapping back to reality, the Diviner knocked on the carriage and leapt out of the coach.
“Sir, you still have…”