The other buildings in Rock City were luxurious in Nam's eyes, but they weren't even worth mentioning when compared to the brothel in front of him.
However, Nam was currently worried about the rabbit girl Tana, so he didn't have the time to care about such things. He lifted his foot and was about to walk in.
I hastily extended my hand to stop him.
The purpose of this trip was to save Tana, so it would be best if we could wait in the brothel. However, with our current cultivation, not to mention the owner of the brothel, even the Snake tribe guards would probably treat us as beggars and throw us out. Thus, it was impossible to enter the brothel. It would be better to wait at the entrance and wait for the Rat tribe members to arrive.
It would be best if we could save Tana outside the brothel and avoid the entanglement of Kratos.
Nam didn't understand why I stopped him. After listening to my explanation, he suddenly understood and sighed. "Duo Ji, you really have a way."
Although we were guarding at the entrance of the brothel, the brothel was located in a bustling area. The entrance was as crowded as a marketplace. Not to mention the fact that the two of us were standing guard here, the Rat tribe members who kidnapped Tana probably wouldn't openly bring a group of women in.
Generally speaking, such a filthy place like a brothel would have many shady things and people, so they would open a side door. Based on this, when the Rat tribe members brought Tana back, they would most likely use the side door.
After thinking about this, I pulled Nam to look around the brothel.
Nam didn't know what I was thinking and asked me curiously why I was wandering around. After I explained it to him, Nam's face was filled with admiration. He said to me in surprise, "Duo Ji, you really know a lot. You've been to this kind of place before, right?"
I could only shake my head in response to his curiosity. I pushed the blame to my cheap master and said that I had come here with him a few times before.
After Nam heard that, he was instantly envious.
While we were chatting, we saw a side door in a small alley on the east side of the brothel. At the entrance, there was a servant unloading goods from a carriage pulled by a ferocious beast. There was a rich fragrance of wine coming from that direction. The goods on the carriage were most likely rare in the Monster region.
Nam licked his lips. He wasn't greedy for the aroma of the wine. Instead, he said to me happily. "Let's wait here tonight. I hope Tana will arrive soon."
I lifted my head and looked around. This side door was located in a remote alley. If we hid here, we wouldn't be discovered easily. However, there was no need to work so hard to keep an eye on us. Opposite the side door of the brothel was an inn. From the window of the inn, we could see the side door.
Thus, I pointed at the inn and said to Nam, "Let's go to the inn and rest while we wait for Tana's arrival."
When Nam heard this, his eyes widened and he quickly waved his hand, "How can I do that?
We've given all our money to the hyena soldiers. How can we afford to stay in a hotel now? "
I looked around. If we were in Green Water Village, it wouldn't be easy to earn money. However, in Rock City, especially next to a bustling brothel, it shouldn't be a problem to earn some gold coins.
Thus, I smiled at Nam and pointed at the main entrance of the brothel. "Let's go to the main entrance and wait. Who knows, there might be a sucker who will take the initiative to give us money."
Nam was stunned for a moment before he understood what I meant. He opened his mouth wide and exclaimed, "Duo Ji, you aren't thinking of robbing us, right?"
For Nam, who grew up in Green Water Village, it was hard to imagine something like robbing. However, he wasn't a naive child. After he asked that question, he didn't wait for my reply before he clenched his teeth and continued, "Now that we don't even have the registration fee for Thadd Academy, other than robbing them, there doesn't seem to be any other way."
I nodded and pointed at the front door of the brothel. "There should be a lot of drunk people coming in and out at night. We should be able to find a fat pig."
After I reached a consensus, I brought Nam back to the main entrance of the brothel and waited quietly.
It was just as I thought. There were drunk half-beast men coming out of the brothel from time to time. However, most of them were from powerful races. After I weighed the pros and cons, I didn't make a move until a fat pig-headed man appeared. My eyes lit up as I confirmed my target.
The pig-headed man's cultivation was only at the initial stage of the Monster Spirit realm, but he wore luxurious clothes. As he walked, he patted his round belly, causing the gold coins in his pouch to clink. It was obvious that he was a fat sheep.
I called out to Nam softly and pointed at the pig-headed man in front of me. Afterwards, I lifted my foot and followed him.
Coincidentally, after the pig-headed man left the brothel, he didn't walk towards the main street. Instead, he entered a small alley and started to vomit at the entrance of the alley.
Seeing such a good opportunity, I naturally wouldn't miss it. I hastily instructed Nam to stay where he was to observe the situation while I quickly moved forward.
I purposely walked lightly and since the pig-headed man was still vomiting, he naturally didn't notice anything.
After I got close to him, I circulated the monster energy in my body and pointed at the back of the pig-headed man's neck. The sound of his vomiting slowed down and he immediately fainted, falling to the ground.
I extended my hand and searched around the pig-headed man's waist. I quickly found his money pouch and opened it to take a quick look. There were over a hundred gold coins in the pouch. It was enough for Nam and me to pay for the registration fee and daily expenses.
After scanning the surroundings and seeing that no one was paying attention, I immediately left and went outside to meet up with Nam.
After I had the money, I brought Nam to the main entrance of the inn next to the brothel and prepared to enter the inn.
At that moment, there was a chicken man servant standing at the entrance of the inn. He was leaning against a stone pillar and dozing off. It was probably because there weren't many people staying at the inn at night.
Nam walked forward and shook him awake. After the chicken man woke up, he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. When he saw that we were dog-headed men, his expression became slightly displeased. He waved his hand and said, "Which family's servant are you from?
What are you doing at the inn instead of sleeping so late at night? Hurry up and leave, don't disturb my sleep. "
Nam hated people calling him a dog-headed servant the most. He instantly became unhappy and extended his hand to pat the chicken man's comb in an attempt to wake him up.
The chicken man felt pain and his eyes widened. He glared at us and said, "Heh, your servant's hands are really strong. If you don't leave, I'll call the hyena patrol team."
Hearing him mention hyenas, Nam became even angrier. He pointed at his face and shouted, "Look carefully, we are dog-headed men from outside the city. We are not the servants that you are talking about."
That person followed Nam's finger and looked left and right, but he didn't find a servant mark. He then squeezed out a smile and said, "Aiyo, I really didn't notice. But do you dog-headed men also need to stay at the inn?"
The chicken man's words still sounded like he looked down on us. However, Nam didn't get angry this time. Instead, he proudly took the money pouch from my hand and shook it at the chicken man.
Hearing the sound of gold coins clinking in the pouch, the chicken-headed man's face instantly turned into a smile, and he jogged all the way into the shop.
The inn was quite spacious. There were a dozen stone tables downstairs with leftover food and wine on the tables that hadn't been cleaned yet.
The chicken man ran in front of the counter and knocked on the stone slab to wake up the dozing boss.
Hearing that we wanted to stay at the inn, the bear-man boss wiped his face and looked at us.
He didn't judge people by their appearance like the chicken man. After seeing that we didn't have any marks on our faces, he walked out from behind the counter and greeted us. "The two of you came from outside the city and you are so young. If I'm not wrong, you must be students that are here to participate in Thadd Academy's selection."
Seeing Nam nod, the boss instantly revealed a smile. "Heh, you've come to the right place."
Nam was a little confused and asked, "What do you mean?"
The honest bear-man boss stroked his beard and pointed at the room upstairs. "Ever since I opened this inn, all the students that have stayed here have been admitted to Thadd Academy. Don't you think that you've come to the right place?"
When I was at the entrance, I released my spiritual sense and found a dozen auras in the inn. They were all at least at the demon level.
According to what the boss said, most of the people staying here should be examinees like us.
Entering Thadd Academy was Nam's biggest dream. Thus, after hearing what the boss said, Nam's eyes instantly lit up. He pulled my arm and said, "Duo Ji, we'll be staying here for the next few days."
I didn't really care about this matter and nodded with a smile. Then, I said to the bear-man boss, "Prepare a room facing east for us."
The inn was located on the east side of the brothel. Based on the room's structure, the room facing east would have a window facing west, allowing us to see the brothel's side door.
Hearing what I said, the honest bear-man boss rubbed his hands and said, "We have a room facing east, but there's only one Heaven room left. The price isn't cheap. You … should stay in the room facing west. It's only half the price of the Heaven room."
Seeing that the boss was questioning our financial resources, Nam naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to show off. He immediately raised his money pouch and shook it. "Don't worry, boss. We have enough gold coins."
Hearing the sound of gold coins, the boss naturally wouldn't turn down money. He called for the chicken man to bring us to the room upstairs.
When we reached the Heaven room, Nam, who had never seen the world, became excited again. He constantly sighed at the exquisite decorations in the room. I pulled the chicken man over and told him to prepare a meal downstairs and bring it up to us.
From Green Water Village to Rock City, Nam and I had been eating wild fruits and dried meat that he always brought with him. Now that we had the conditions, we could let Nam eat some meat. Thus, I specially ordered two jugs of wine.