HEPO - Chapter 63: Is This a Tavern or a Senior Citizen Activity Center?

Liu Ji was somewhat perplexed by what Yaine had just said.

He scrutinized hard, scanning up and down, but couldn't see what made these small hunched creatures with tiny eyes, large noses, and thick shells "good-looking."

If Liu Ji had to describe them, he would probably say that these little critters sure looked strange.

However, Yaine had said that these children were indeed good-looking. While these children weren't extremely handsome and pretty in terms of the Earthwalker race, at least none of them were ugly.

This was very strange.

As Earthwalkers lived underground for long periods, they had much weaker vision compared to other races and relied mostly on the senses of smell and hearing. Because of this, when choosing partners, appearance was hardly considered, and the general consensus was that Earthwalkers looked however they liked since they couldn't see.

Usually, one out of every three Earthwalkers would be particularly unappealing.

Could earthwalkers on this side of the desert be more concerned with looks? Yaine wondered.

However, there was another oddity too: while children on the streets were plentiful, not a single able-bodied adult could be seen.

Are they all working? That can't be. Given the highly dilapidated state of this place, can the demand for work even be that high?

"Don't overthink it. We've got to get some information first." Osar and the others had caught up to Yaine at this point. "I don't see any other outsiders here, so it would probably be very conspicuous if Nox and the others came by before."

"That's our best bet, then." Yaine nodded. "Eh? Where's Mervant? Off being a lone wolf again?"

"Yep, just let him be. Who knows, he might come back with some good news," Osar said as he pushed open the tavern door.

As soon as he stepped in, the noisy tavern fell silent.

At first glance, the entire place was filled with old earthwalkers playing chess, making it seem more like a senior citizen center. Moreover, for a tavern, there wasn't a single hint of alcohol in the air. On the contrary, steaming

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