Monster Paradise Chapter 61: This World is so Liberal
The next morning, 8 am…
Lin Huang had just arrived in Ba Qi City's central plaza.
His airship ride was at 9 am so he had little time to eat his breakfast. He grabbed a quick bite from a dessert store nearby and ate under an outdoor parasol.
The airship will land in the central plaza and wait 5 minutes before taking off. During this time, passengers may embark and disembark. However, if one did not make it within these five minutes, the ship would take off and you could only catch the next airship the following week.
This was why Lin Huang was in such a rush despite it not being 9 am as yet.
As he finished the last bite of his breakfast, he checked the time. Seeing that it was slightly over 8:30 , he decided to log onto the HeartNet and check the news.
The news was filled with talk about the recent monster horde at Snowy Mountain County. Transcendent Yu Chanli had received a lot of media attention as a result of this horde. Even the weakest members of the defenders-----Zhou Le and Yu Guang etc. were interviewed.
They, like Lin Huang, were candidates in the reserve hunter exam and were also part of the defense force. As such, calling them the weakest members was merely stating facts.
A number of the teenagers were shocked by the media interviews. Under the media's interrogation, they unknowingly began to talk about Lin Huang. This was especially true for Zhou Le who thoroughly admired Lin Huang. He even told the reporters to make sure to interview Lin Huang.
However, Lin Huang's name wasn't the only name that caught the reporter's attention. Another matter was revealed by Yu Guang during his interview. It was the fact that the strongest candidate, Bai Yan, not only did not choose to stay behind and defend the stronghold, he even insulted those who did as a bunch of suicidal fools.
The media quickly turned this into a major story. They even found the surveillance footage of that hotel, edited out that particular section and uploaded it.
While Bai Yan had only insulted them quietly under his breath, that particular section had been amplified and enlarged. The disdain in his eyes and voice as he said it was clear for all to see and had caused an uproar.
In a moment, the entire HeartNet was talking about Bai Yan and spitting on his name.
"Not even a shred of responsibility in this boy."
"Not only did he not help, he even disparaged them!"
"He even dared to call them fools. He's the real fool!"
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Some comments were even harsher, dragging his family into this as well.
A netizen even went so far as to dig up Bai Yan's background.
The result shocked Lin Huang. Bai Yan was born into the Bai family, a beastmaster family. He was the eldest son in the 16th generation and was an extremely gifted beastmaster.
The Bai family is not only a beastmaster family but also a noble family . They were a powerful family that not only had a transcendent in their family, but also a transcendent guardian minion.
"No wonder that brat was so cocky." He finally understood why Bai Yan kept looking down on others.
After going through the gossip on the HeartNet, the time was almost 9 am. A crystal airship finally came into sight as it slowly descended.
He stood up and walked off to the landing zone while watching the ship descend.
It was an opulent ship that reminded him of the luxury cruisers on earth except much bigger and much flashier.
The ship had 11 stories and was packed with people. A large number of people were glancing down from their balconies while an equally large number were on the deck-side. Only a small handful of people stood atop the 11th floor watching the ship descend.
There weren't many passengers boarding the ship at Ba Qi City. Including Lin Huang, there were only 10 people. There were even less people disembarking: only 7.
Lin Huang projected an image of his ship ticket and swiped it at the gantry's reader. The gantry automatically swung open; similar to the gantries in the subway on earth.
He boarded the airship and made his way to his room. He looked at his ticket; 080298. His room was on the 8th floor and its number was 298.
He stepped onto the floating steps and went up to his floor.
It wasn't long before he reached his room door. With another swipe of his virtual ticket, the door unlocked itself and he made his way in . The room was a lot better than he thought. It was similar to a suite on earth: a large living room, a personal toilet and a single bedroom.
"That explains the ticket price, this room is pretty nice. Plus, all expenses are paid for except for some special services."
Lin Huang had never met a service staff that disappointed him since he arrived here. Each of them greeted him with a smile and provided satisfactory service.
He familiarized himself with his room and then headed out to his balcony to check out the scenery.
As he stood on the balcony, he noticed the vastly different experience to riding an airplane.
The crystal airship maintained a very level and stable flight path even during take off. It performed a vertical take off and slowly rose into the air. In that instant, a giant bubble slowly formed around the whole ship.
Within the air bubble, Lin Huang felt a slight pressure on him as the airship took off, but this only lasted a minute before the pressure dissipated. The ship started accelerating from that points onwards. However, throughout this entire process, he felt like he had been standing on flat ground the whole time.
If it wasn't for the reference material below him moving, he would have really thought that the ship hadn't taken off yet.
After admiring the scenery for a while, he finally retreated back into bedroom.
As he sat down on his bedside, he continued flipping through the information on Bai Yan's family. However, he was suddenly interrupted by a pop up. It was an advertisement from the ship's officials.
A seductive lady dressed in a red mini skirt popped out of the video UI and began explaining what the advertisement contained.
"Greetings dear customers, if you wish to partake in the ship's special services, you can press the special services button on the ship's main menu."
"We have a wide variety of choices available! Ranging from, mature ladies to lolis. From uncles to teenage boys. You may choose from a wide range of ages from 16 all the way to 360. Whatever your fetish is, we have the right service for you."
"If you have any special requests to make, such as humanoid monsters or non-humanoid monsters, you merely have to press the special order button and we will prepare it for you~"
"We maintain an utmost discretion when dealing with your privacy so you need not worry about leaks!"
"Please take note that these services aren't included with your air ticket and require an additional fee."
As the ad ended, the menu closed itself.
"I knew that this world had a liberal take on sexuality, but i never knew it was this liberal…"
He raised his brows at this revelation. He knew that the sex industry was accepted in this world and as long as the workers were above the legal age, it was okay. However, this ad still surprised him. He did not expect the ship to advertise such advertisements so openly, and for it to even provide a service with monsters included...
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