'W- What is this? Why...?'
Lawrence can't take his eyes off the core of the Archaic Ruin.
'Why am I so drawn to that core?'
“Eleven million!”
“Thirteen million!”
The bids come from various rooms and balconies, the smaller millionaires have no room to speak, this is none other than a battle of big shots demonstrating their authority. The guests from the Wind Divider Kingdom are the only ones not participating, they are the ones who brought this core and who acquired the most important essence of the Archaic Ruin.
For them, this core is incredibly valuable, yet at the same time useless if they do not possess the means to refine it. It was not yesterday or today that they concluded the Archaic Ruin, decades have passed.
Faced with the rise of the Heavenly Path Kingdom and the Immortal Radiance Kingdom, they decided to part with it in favor of their own future.
“Sold to number 7! The core of the Archaic Ruin goes for 32 million gold! Congratulations to the buyer of this mysterious item!”
Only when the core is removed from the stage does Lawrence come back to his senses.
'What was that? I've never felt this way, not even in front of that phoenix girl's charm!'
Lawrence takes a deep breath, fortunate that all the characters in this room were paying attention to the spectacle, otherwise, they would have noticed his strange behavior.
Subsequently, different employees enter the room, each carrying a silver tray with beautiful designs, daring not to touch it with their bare hands, and on which there is a storage ring.
“Mr. Lawrence, these are your earnings.”
Lawrence takes the ring and smiles. He transfers the money inside to his own storage ring and returns the empty ring to the tray. The employee humbly nods and withdraws silently.
5 million 760 thousand gold. Although it's a pity that the house kept 20%, it will be even more so in the next exchange, where they will keep 30%.
“I say goodbye, although this has been the first day, it has been a pleasure to meet you.”
“Mr. Lawrence, I hope we can do business next time.”
He hates having to pretend to be a gentleman, speaking with respect and care is something that will never be part of him. Lawrence just wants to leave this place, it is still too early for him to try interacting with others in search of business, the only item in his hands is the fertility pill and Sky Petal's talent is still developing.
As they acquire more pill recipes, her talent will flourish in splendor. By then, it will not be too late to start business.
He is not the only one leaving, many others do as well, but the vast majority decide to stay. They may hate each other, belong to a different faction, but it would be unusual for such differences to result in losses. The auction is not their only business, there are many more behind the scenes.
Lawrence walks calmly through various corridors until at some point his sight is drawn in a certain direction.
'Tsk, damn it.'
Long white ears and elegant tails of the same color. A woman sits there watching through the window, this woman is none other than her, Eminent Greed.
The moment he looks at her, she notices his gaze. Their eyes meet, seeing through each other easily.
Lawrence does not dare to be careless, he walks a few steps towards her and then subtly bows in a sign of farewell. Then, he heads to the nearest stairs and leaves the place without saying a single word.
Eminent Greed watches his departure without changing her expression.
Then, she says: “Why were you following him?”
It seems she's talking to herself, because there is no one else in the place but her.
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“I wanted to warn him…”
Suddenly a man appears only a few meters away. He casually approaches and sits in front of her.
He continues saying: “Warn him that, until he chooses a faction, everyone is his enemy.”
“Demontre Sagul.” Eminent Greed is surprised and then smiles, “Was the fertility pill that valuable or…?”
She stops, because a thought crosses her mind. If she is right, it means that the pill refiner is more talented than she originally thought.
“He is the only one in contact with that refiner, if something were to happen to him… Hah.”
Demontre Sagul sighs, hating that the factions are so short-sighted. He shakes his head and then looks at Eminent Greed, “Don't do anything to him... not yet, Eminent Greed.”
“…”
Eminent Greed blinks innocently in response.
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“These bastards, do they think I don't see them?”
Lawrence runs through the alleys while concealing his identity with a hood. This is not a simple cloak that covers his body, but a magic artifact specialized in the area.
“They despise me because of an intermediary, and when we part ways, they chase me trying to find out who’s behind me? There's never anyone behind me, only beneath me!”
The moment he turns the corner, he disappears into a Dimensional Rift.
Lawrence squints at the change in lighting, but when he opens his eyes, he realizes three women are observing him. Serene Will, Coldness Divine, and Sky Petal.
He quickly explains what happened, and only then do they understand the situation they are currently facing.
Coldness Divine stays at the mansion, while the others return to the Divine Plane with him. Sky Petal is responsible for consulting with the plants about the environment, while Serene Will is there as a last resort.
“What a beautiful city, it's full of life…”
Sky Petal leads the way, but meanwhile, she can’t help but rejoice in discovering new species of plants. They are small, invisible to the daily traffic, but as soon as they received her words, they kindly responded to her call.
There were hunters waiting for them at the portal, but Lawrence sent Sky Petal and Serene Will back to the Inferior Plane, only to summon them again after crossing the portal and finding a suitable place.
They continued traveling and evading until they lost sight of all their pursuers.
That day all the faction leaders reproached the incompetence of their subordinates, how is it possible that you couldn't follow the steps of a level 500 hunter? He was alone, damn it! How can you be so incompetent?!
Just imagining it, Lawrence smiles.
In the days that followed, the auction became known to everyone as one of the most momentous in decades. The core of an Archaic Ruin, hundreds, if not thousands of years since an Archaic Ruin was completed! And what attracts the most attention is that the agent of this item was none other than the Wind Divider Kingdom.
Even more surprising is that, after the auction, the Wind Divider Kingdom made its presence known in different places, leaving countless profits to the Heavenly Path Kingdom in each of its visits. Everyone could feel their disposition, the kingdom wants to establish relationships and is not sparing resources in creating a good image.
Is the day approaching when the Heavenly Path Kingdom, Immortal Radiance Kingdom, and Wind Divider Kingdom will establish a political and military alliance? It took a war for the Heavenly Path Kingdom and the Immortal Radiance Kingdom to do so. What must the Wind Divider Kingdom do to join them?
Just as this rumor spreads to every corner of the Divine Plane, one of lesser intensity travels through all the cities of the Heavenly Path Kingdom, but with a force hard to contain.
Bearer of Light, the pill refiner with a purity percentage equal to or greater than 99%.
Experts in the field can easily discern the purity of a medicinal pill. It is of lower grade when its purity is between 90% and 94%, it is of high grade when it is between 95% and 99%. But the gap between 99% and 100%? It is feared that only a Supreme Ranker is capable of perceiving this gap.
It is because of this the great commotion that occurred when experts were unable to specify its percentage. Their only words were, purity of 99% or higher. Although none of them dared to classify it as an epic-grade pill, everyone took it for granted.
After the auction, Sky Petal acquired a new name.
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"Tsk, still nothing is known about that tiger girl."
Weeks have passed since the auction, although the commotion persists, it is unlikely that they will discover the identity of this mysterious refiner if they were not able to follow Lawrence.
“Absolute Prominence... Where is your residence?”
Until obtaining a dao protector, the chances of finding her residence are minimal, only the clients know this information. Lawrence has never worried about such things, he did not think that today would be the day to start doing so.
dao protectors are being meticulously investigated before being granted the right over Absolute Prominence, the second woman with an extraordinary ability this year. Given her importance, it wouldn’t be strange if weeks passed without obtaining the answer they desire.
Without another option, Lawrence grits his teeth and waits patiently.
During this time his three wives have not remained idle. If they are not leveling up, they are killing their previous clients. If not doing the latter, they are looting their treasure vaults hidden throughout the Heavenly Path Kingdom.
Lawrence tries to ignore the earnings of his women, but when they hand him money, weapons, and magic, he can't help but wonder, Is this all? How much are they keeping for themselves?
It's hard to hide his thoughts when the bodies of his wives begin to fill up with magic artifacts day by day.
He continues to keep quiet only because he's acquiring items without doing anything.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, it’s what he wants to think. He forces himself to do so.
“Gentlemen, I got the authorization to be the dao protector of Absolute Prominence!”
“And who is that bitch?”
“You don’t know? Tsk, ignorance is a sin. Let me explain…”
Until finally, the day arrives. A dao protector arrogantly talks about his new acquisition, revealing details that only he and the clients knew until yesterday. Among them, the residence of Absolute Prominence.
Lawrence continues eating while listening to his foolish coworkers.
'Someone is going to die... And it won't be me.'
Lawrence smiles inwardly.
