Chapter 506 City of Ainari


    "Argo drop me down there. And wait nearby."


    Erenmanded his demon beast. Thetter released an eagle cry before descending to the ground. Argo didn''t have tond on the ground. Eren jumped from Argo''s back when he maintained an altitude of approximately 10 meters.


    Argo flew off in the same direction he came from. He had seen a few mana beasts he could hunt and eat in the nearby forest. He was preparing to do just that.


    Eren hadnded near the city of Ainari. Since it was located a bit away from the Bands borders, it had a bustling trade of merchants and rankers alike.


    He was here to meet Dianna Remus. The ranger of his team had offered him a barren plot ofnd, which waster converted into a guild asset.


    One of the main attractions in Ainari was the Remus auction house. The other was a ce called Mystic Revitalization. They both attracted a lot of rankers. The increase in rankers'' numbers would spike every month as the auction event was arranged at the start of every month.


    In more ways than one, the city of Ainari was a lot like the city of Nmi from the duchy of Lionheart. It had its own set ofws. But where the city of Nmi was mostly frequented by cultists, the city of Ainari was popted by neutral rankers.


    Of course, Eren wasn''t here to take part in any auction. He was too broke to even consider anything like that. At least for now. He was here to get his hands on the Total Control spell as well as Diana.


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    "You finally made it. I was beginning to think you weren''t cut out for this deal. Hehe."


    Dianna greeted Eren with a friendly hug and led him inside a building. The ce was named Misty Revitalization. They had walked together inside the building.


    Dianna had worn a cute dress in white with red stripe ents over it. Itplimented her wine-red hair. It was neither too tight nor too loose, stretching till her knees. Her red lips, deep-looking eyes, and petite nose made her look pretty and yful at the same time.


    Her hip-length hair was tied in a simple bun. She smelled ofvender and all kinds of floral freshness. She did not wear any essories on her. And she didn''t need those to grab attention. Her presence alone was enough for that job.


    Mystic Revitalization was a one-story building located near the northern district of the city of Ainari. It had a spacious and luxurious lobby. The space was well lit and smelled of an ocean breeze, thanks to the usage of arrays.


    The facility had arge weing counter that was manned by young and cheerful women attendants with smiles stered on their faces. They all stood in a straight line along the length of the long counter, weing their patrons one at a time.


    "Good morning, dear guests. How can we revitalize you today?"


    The waitress asked when it was the duo''s turn to make a reservation. Eren wasn''t aware of anything about the ce so he let Dianna take the lead.


    "Hello. We would like to book a spot for two for the whole day today. Which venues are currently avable?"


    Dianna asked elegantly while tucking her hair behind her ears. The attendant replied promptly.


    "Of course madam.


    We have Abandoned Lake, Underground City, Barren Garden, Moonview Hill, Misty Spring…"


    The attendant started speaking a bunch of names or terms that Eren didn''tpletely get. But he saw Dianna''s eyes lit up when she mentioned that Misty Spa was avable. She replied hastily.


    "Please book Misty Spring for us for the whole day. Here''s our payment."


    Dianna didn''t waste time. She booked Misty Spa by paying upfront in Extols. Thetter received the money in the array ced near her side of the counter.


    "Thank you for choosing Misty Spa, dear guests. Here is your array key. You can do it whenever you feel like it."


    The attendant ced a palm-sized array disk on the counter after confirming the payment. Dianna nodded at her and took the array key before grabbing Eren''s arm with her other hand. She then led him towards a giant array.


    The array was being used by a lot of people at once. They would walk inside the 15-meterrge array eye and use their array key by imbuing their mana over it. The rankers would disappear from their spots in the next moment.


    "Hehehe, this will be fun, Eren. Imbue it with your mana. I''ll do the same."


    Dianna asked Eren to hold the array disk from one end while she held it from the other. The butcher smiled at her, seeing her excitement. He then did what hispanions had asked him to do. Soon after, the pair was teleported away from their location.


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    "Hmm. This ce is… interesting."


    Eren said as he found himself in a seemingly different ce than the city of Ainari. That''s because this ce wasn''t buzzing with people. There were no densely ced buildings or facilities.


    The spring in front of him kept on producing bubbles. The spring was like a giant pond that had been well-defined by man-made architecture.


    There was an outer dining table shed nearby the spring along with a one-story wooden cottage that was carved with elemental runes.


    The ce looked real, as did everything inside it. But there was a touch of mysticism surrounding it. That''s because ayer of dense white fog had surrounded the spring. As a result, this spa seemed both real and fictional to Eren.


    Eren also found out that he and Dianna were not alone in this seemingly isted space. The pair were greeted by two gorgeous unrankeddy servants.


    Dianna led him to the open dining space near the bubbling spring. The butcher smiled at what was in front of him. A variety of cuisines were ced over the dining table– awaiting the duo''s consumption.