《Magician Online》 Chapter 1: Game "What, Aldric, what have you been doing all this time, how come you never play virtual reality games?" asked Nolan, the chubby young man with glasses to the bright brown-haired young man who had a handsome face that seemed kind-hearted despite his athletic physique with a broad chest and solid-looking muscles, about 185 cm tall.He, Aldric, had a strong physique because he used to lift heavy weights when he lived in a rural village. After graduating from high school, he went to London to study. With a lifetime of living in the countryside, his knowledge of modern life can be said to be minimal, making him often look innocent. In fact, he can only use a smartphone, and now his dorm mates are surprised that he has never played virtual reality games. "Mm, yeah, I don''t have a habit of playing games," Aldric replied. If it was a real game like soccer, he was naturally very good at it. Nolan scratched his head after hearing his answer. "Wait a minute, I''ll borrow Romeo''s virtual headset. He has two, you should try playing," said the man. He stood up and walked out of the room with the two mattresses. Aldric watched him go, not sure what he needed to say. Not long after, Nolan returned, carrying something that looked like glasses on the front and like a headset on the other, green in color and so big that it would probably cover one''s forehead to nose. That is of course the virtual headset in question. "Here you go, just put it on your face and press the button on the side. You''ll be transported to a virtual world. However, there is only one game in the memory, but no matter, it''s a game played by almost everyone nowadays, Magician Online. Even Princess Charlotte plays it." Nolan explained as he handed the headset to Aldric. He did not refuse, starting to observe the headset curiously. "Even the princess plays it, is that so exciting?" he said. Aldric was somewhat surprised when Nolan talked about Princess Charlotte, the granddaughter Queen Elizabeth loved so much that she decided she would succeed her throne later. This is due to her remarkable intelligence and achievements despite being only 18 years old. "You''ll know when you get into the game. Just imagine a very magnificent ancient Europe with culture and fashion that exceeds our world today coupled with unfathomable magic power. If you play it, you''ll realize our world is a boring place." Nolan explained. Aldric didn''t say anything else. He put the headset on his head and lay down on his bed while fingering the right side of the headset. Although a little hesitant, he pressed it. "Mm!" He was immediately taken aback as he felt forced to sleep suddenly while his consciousness was pulled into a dark place. A moment later, he saw the image of an extremely majestic ancient palace in front of him with the words (Magician Online) underneath. As he continued to look at it, a label appeared. (Do you want to enter Magician Online?) Yes/No! From the looks of it, all the buttons can be pressed by using your mind, just think about pressing the button you want. Aldric pressed the yes button because there was really nothing else here. Buzz! Suddenly the image in front of him emitted a huge light, enveloping him. (Welcome to Magician Online, new player!) He heard a very majestic female voice, somewhat stirring his heart. Actually the voice also appeared in the form of words, written on the virtual screen that appeared before his eyes. (Everyone has a body and a wheel of life born with them. The body determines the physical potential in unearthing magic power and the wheel of life determines compatibility with the elements. Both are very important talents for anyone who wants to become a Magician. You may be blessed with a high level body and wheel of life that will ease your way into magic or a low level that you will have to work harder than others. Before you are sent to Magician Online, we will awaken your body and wheel of life). DING! (You successfully resurrected the Ancient Sky Body [SSS Class] and the Nine Star Wheel of Life [SSS Class].) (Please enter your nickname below!) [Nickname!] "Hmm, Dark Crow!" Aldric didn''t think too long when asked to enter a nickname. This was the incognito name he always used when creating social media accounts. DING! (Your status has been updated. If you want to see it later, you can just think about calling out the status.) [Nickname: Dark Crow] [Magic: Mortal] [Spiritual Energy: 0/10] [Power: 5] [Body: Ancient Sky Body - Forest of Life < SS Class] [Incantation Spell: - Swallowed Sky] [Explo Spell: - Swallowed Sky < SSS Class> - Star Formation - Forest of Life < SS Class] "Sir!" The Queen Bee suddenly called out to him. "Why?" asked Aldric. "Now the thing that makes me comfortable is you. Can my colony and I follow you?" She asked. "Mm..." Aldric had a thoughtful expression. "Look, how do you feel when you see it?" he asked, showing his palm. A small tree appeared above that palm. This was the power of the Forest of Life. With it, he could create trees using his spiritual energy. "Mm, this tree also makes me comfortable," the Queen Bee said suddenly before Aldric could even say anything. That was what he wanted to know. After all, what made the Queen Bee comfortable was his Wheel of Life and the tree was basically born from that Wheel of Life. Since she was comfortable with the tree, then he could make several other trees in one location and then let the bee colony live there. That way, he wouldn''t have to bother bringing so many bees. "Alright, now follow me, take your colony," Aldric said, taking a step. Before long, he was out of the villa, followed by all the bees in the villa. There was one that was actually very surprising to Aldric. The bees were actually able to carry their hives and honey away when they left the villa. He don''t know what method they used, but all the hives carrying the honey flew after them by themselves. This is really strange considering they can''t move stacks of books. It seems that they are bees with an unpredictable uniqueness. Perhaps it''s the result of their evolution after being around life energy for so long. Ron was lying on his swing, occasionally glancing at his village, waiting to see how Aldric would escape. He was quite long, so he thought he was dead. However, he always hoped for a miracle to happen because this villa was too important to him. "What?" Suddenly he saw something that happened that startled him so much that he fell off his swing again. Chapter 9: Honey This time, Ron didn''t care about the pain in his back from the fall.His eyes stared at the gate of the villa wall without blinking. He saw countless bees, like a black cloud flying above, followed by their hives flying with them, including a palace-shaped hive full of honey. What surprised him the most was of course Aldric. The young man in makeshift clothes actually came out of the villa gate, with the Queen Bee following beside him. "Wh-what happened?" He wondered in a trembling voice. Occasionally he rubbed his eyes to confirm if what he saw was real. Meanwhile, Aldric approached him. "Mr. Ron, I did not kill this Queen Bee, but I have made her leave. I hope you will write a letter stating that this mission is complete," he told the old man. "H-how did you do it?" asked Ron. "Well, I have the ability to tame animals, it wasn''t hard for me," Aldric replied, throwing out nonsense. He might be a bit ignorant of urban life due to living in a remote village for too long, but this didn''t mean he didn''t know how to make up nonsense to deceive. Besides, since he seemed innocent, his nonsense sounded convincing. "Really, you really do have that kind of ability." Ron was so amazed that he forgot about how Aldric drove the bees away before he tamed them. "Alright, I''ll write a letter!" Ron became respectful to Aldric, quickly returning to his cottage to compose a letter that this mission was complete. That way, Aldric could return to the Golden Lion Guild, show the letter as proof and they would give him his reward. Not long after, Ron returned with a piece of paper containing his handwriting plus the Golden Lion Guild seal. It seemed to be a paper prepared by the guild itself for their clients. Ron handed the paper to Aldric who immediately took it and put it into his Space Artifact. "Thank you," he said with a faint smile. He didn''t plan on lingering there, leaving after that. There was a small forest near the river he passed. When he arrived beside the forest, he stopped, and looked at the Queen Bee. "I will make a few dozen trees in this forest and you can live there," he said. He thought this forest would be a good place for them to live. In addition to its safe environment, there weren''t many people passing by so they wouldn''t be so disturbed. Of course, perhaps no one would dare to disturb them. Even an army would think twice about facing such a large colony of bees. "I will follow your instructions, master," said the queen bee, beginning to call him master. Aldric nodded and pointed his hand at the forest. He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them, green light radiated from his entire figure, gathering in his hands. "It appears," he said as he use the Forest of Life Explo spell. Instantly, dozens of new trees appeared among the trees in the forest, growing rapidly as their branches connected to each other. At this moment, Aldric realized something. A little bit of power actually made it easy for him to make the trees very large. If he used a lot of power, it was possible that he could create a small forest directly. sea??h th§× Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. In a short time, the trees grew to be taller than the forest itself. Aldric quickly stopped his power. He thought it was enough to become a new base for the bees. Actually, he was made to realize one more thing. Those trees wouldn''t just be stagnant in that position from the moment they appeared. They took root in the ground, becoming like any other tree where they would grow constantly, producing seedlings that would then grow into new trees. Because they had an aura of life from the start, their seedlings will also have an aura of life. They can magnify their own life aura by absorbing the spiritual energy around them. "Master, this is amazing," said the Queen Bee suddenly. In fact, the bees had already begun to enter the forest, taking up residence in the trees with life aura, installing their nests there. The Queen Bee''s palace was placed at its center, surrounded by many branches. "From now on, this will be your home," Aldric replied, smiling slightly. He felt very happy with this result. "By the way, I conquered you, and then gave you a new place to live. It''s not completely free," he added, instantly freezing the Queen Bee''s expression. She was obviously very surprised to hear that from Aldric. Of course, all Aldric wanted was that honey. Constantly being near that honey, he had to restrain his appetite until now. He really wanted to taste it plus he saw a promising business opportunity. "Master, what do you want?" asked the Queen Bee nervously. "Your honey," Aldric replied. The bees shouldn''t suffer so much if some of their honey was taken away. After all, they produced far more than they needed. The rest was just a symbol of glory to them. After hearing his answer, the Queen Bee finally looked calm. It seemed that this was indeed not something difficult for her. She was just worried that Aldric was asking for something she couldn''t fulfill. "Master, we produce a lot of honey every day. If you want to take it, you can take it as you wish. Only now, with our numbers, we can produce up to 50 liters of honey a day, and the quality of our honey surpasses ordinary honey," she said. "50 liters, that''s really a lot." Aldric was amazed. If one day they produced so much, it meant that in one month they would produce 1500 liters. "How much can I take now?" he asked. "Don''t worry, I won''t ask until it disturbs your colony. I still want to see your colony grow bigger so that you can produce more honey." "If it is now, there are about 1000 liters that can be taken. If you don''t take them, they will just fall and blend into the ground," replied the Queen Bee. "Okay, then I will take 1000 liters." Aldric nodded. He started moving by controlling the trees. For him, squeezing honey was not difficult because he had experience in his village. The squeezed honey he put directly into his Storage Artifact without any bottles at all. After all, it''s not dirty. Although it is not very spacious, 1000 liters does not need too much space either. It didn''t take Aldric long to collect the honey. However, he still refrained from drinking it. Delicious things need the best moments to be savored. Now was not the time, he chose to travel back to the city first, earning his coin from completing this mission. When he arrived, the sky finally began to turn yellow, signaling that night was almost here. In the far west, the sun seemed to be setting in less than 20 minutes. Aldric hurried into the city where candles were lit. Although the only source of light was candles, the flames on the candles emitted more light than any lamp on earth. As the sky grew darker, Aldric found that the city only became brighter, and actually became more crowded. He arrived in front of the Golden Lion Guild headquarters not long after. It was very crowded now, as many people wanted to report their success. Chapter 10: Moon Aldric queued for a long time before finally standing in front of the reception desk.It was still the same receptionist as last time. She seemed surprised to see that Aldric had actually returned unharmed. S~ea??h the N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Did you complete the mission?" she asked in a low voice, looking unsure. Normally, there was no need for a report if the mission failed, so no one would return to report unless the mission was successful. This receptionist felt that Aldric might have come to report his failure. However, just as she was thinking that, he suddenly placed a piece of paper in front of her. It was even pointed directly at her so she could read it right away. (I am Ron, I hereby declare that the mission I was given has been completed. The one who brings this letter to the Golden Lion Guild can claim his reward!) "You really did it, how did you do it?" asked the receptionist spontaneously but then she sealed her lips tightly. How someone accomplished a mission was their business, the guild had no right to find out unless it was detrimental to the guild. "Well, you did it, you get your reward," she said again, changing the subject. She opened her desk drawer, placed the letter into the drawer and took out a cloth bag from inside the drawer. "Your reward is 6000 Coins, but since you are not a guild member, there is a 20% deduction, so you get 4800 Coins!" She placed the cloth bag in front of Aldric who rolled his eyes. Apparently, the 6000 Coins written down did not include any deductions. "Sir, if you wish, you will be accepted into the guild. By becoming a guild member, the deduction from your reward is only 5%." The receptionist explained about the benefits of being a guild member. However, Aldric did not want to complicate his life. He shook his head in response. "No, I won''t join," he said, picking up the cloth bag, transferring it into his Storage Artifact before walking away under the receptionist''s barely blinking gaze. He did not want to be tied down, which was why he did not plan on joining any groups. After exiting the guild headquarters, he found that the sky was already completely night. His eyes gazed upwards, amazed by the dazzling sight. There were so many stars in the sky, it seemed like there was a galaxy right above this world. There was even a moon so big, it was a hundred times bigger than the moon on earth. Its light penetrated the darkness of the night so that the area without a light source was also not so dark. "What is it?" Something made Aldric dumbfounded. On that moon, he saw countless dots of light, yellowish in color, like they were candlelight. They made him think of the view of the earth at night when viewed from a satellite where there were dots of light that were very lively cities. Were the dots of light on the moon cities? "Bro, we meet again, did you just do the mission?" When Aldric was filled with speculation, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. Looking to the side, he found the slender figure of Eliot with a large sword on his back coming towards him. His eyes glanced at the moon occasionally, knowing that the new Aldric was playing surprised by the sight on the moon. In the end, this was not written in the guidebook. Information about it was only known after the players saw it in person and asked the NPCs. "Hehehe, bro, are you curious about those points of light on the moon?" asked Eliot with a quiet laugh. "Are they cities?" asked Aldric. "Yes, they are cities. The moon also has life and we can go there. It is said that the moon is where the stronger people live. In the past, this world was attacked by dragons. Those who were weak were devoured while those who were strong fled to the moon. They lived peacefully there, and as the years passed, they gave birth to many offspring and built many cities." "Really? Then how do we go there?" Aldric only became more amazed. This world had a huge moon with civilization, this was too beyond his imagination. "We haven''t reached that stage yet. This game update hasn''t reached cities that have transportation to the moon. As far as I know, the cost of going there is not expensive, but the cost of living there is very high. In this world, we need to have the wealth of a nobleman to be able to live on the moon." Eliot explained. Until now, after staring at Eliot for a while, Aldric stared at the moon without stopping. His eyes did not blink at all. He had played just to see, but now there were more things to be curious about. "Brother Eliot, thanks for the information, there are still things I want to do, I''ll go first," he said after a while, taking a hasty step. Eliot''s expression became strange when he saw him. ''He seems to be stimulated,'' he thought with a faint smile. After that, he entered the Golden Lion Guild. When he entered, the Receptionist actually greeted him immediately so that he could skip the queue. Privileges like this were only given to members of the guild. Meanwhile, Aldric entered a very large clothing store. It sold many clothes at low prices but with good quality. He bought some clothes consisting of trousers and t-shirts that were comfortable to fight in. Since they set up a changing room, he could change his clothes right away. With the new clothes, he finally looked better. His tall body plus his muscular physique only made him more dashing. Thinking it was a bit too conspicuous, he ended up using a coat-like outfit as an outer layer. If he fought, he could simply take it off. Chapter 11: Effect At the clothing store, he spent about 400 coins as he did buy quite a lot which he would use as a backup.Exiting the clothing store, he looked around. There were many parks around, but most of them were crowded so he had a hard time finding a place to sit. After some searching and not finding a comfortable place, he finally came to a drinking establishment that was similar to a cafe on earth, having three floors. Each floor had different drink prices and he chose the highest floor, ordering a cup of coffee and a cookie. It cost 150 coins, which made his frugal soul want to cry. However, the third floor was really cozy. He could see the whole city from every side since it had no roof. Sitting on his chair, he immediately felt relaxed. As he sat down, his order was ready, placed in front of his table. Of course, he didn''t focus on his order. He picked up the cookie scoop, pouring in the honey from his Storage Artifact. The fragrant aroma quickly filled the air, but fortunately the amount of honey was small, so the aroma only spread around him. Overly impressed, Aldric even prayed before bringing the spoon to his mouth. He had forgotten that he was playing a game right now. "Mm..." His eyes trembled slightly when the spoon finally entered his mouth. ''Unique, not so sweet, ta-but, I feel like my whole body is tasting the sweetness.'' For him it really wasn''t about the taste, it was about the sensation. His tongue had only licked a drop of the honey but the sensation spread throughout his body, as if his entire body was a tongue. The initial high curiosity coupled with the subsequent curiosity after tasting a little made him lick the spoon''s honey right away. As he drank more, the feeling he felt was more than just a sensation. For a moment, he could feel his body becoming a little stronger all of a sudden. DING! (You have just consumed Honey of Life which has the effect of increasing strength or healing wounds for all Magician. The effect is the same no matter how strong the Magician is. If they are stronger, they just need to consume more honey!) Suddenly there was a notification from the System. This made Aldric who wanted to send drink the honey again dumbfounded. It turned out that it not only had a unique flavor and gave a sensation, but also had special effects, increasing strength and healing wounds. With those two effects, the honey naturally had a very different value. He couldn''t determine what the proper value was. ''Things like this should only be sold with Monster Cores,'' he thought. Some items could not be bought with coins because their value was considered incomparable to money. Hence, people ended up only selling such items by bartering or with Monster Cores whose value was considered very real. ''However, how am I going to sell this honey?'' Aldric wondered as he smeared the honey onto the cake, eating along with the cake which only became more delicious so sometimes he felt a bit heavy about selling the honey. ''But it shouldn''t be something new, after all, there can''t be just one thing that exudes the aura of life.'' Aldric had not been able to determine the price of the honey yet, so he planned to seek information to find out the market price after eating and drinking at this cafe. Since he liked the honey more, he basically just kept drinking it. For example, when he ate the cake with the honey, the amount of honey was greater than the cake. With his voracious appetite, he finished in no time. After that he left the restaurant. The next one he visited was a honey shop, it was a big shop with a very luxurious building where the floor looked shiny. Honey was without a doubt a premium product, perhaps even more valuable in this world as there was no concept of honey cultivation. Inside the shop, Aldric saw various types of honey. Everything was in shiny bottles, and there were even bottles made of transparent silver and gold. Everything that came looked elite. If they did not have a luxurious appearance, then they exerted an invisible pressure, showing that they were strong. Aldric scanned honey after honey. Unfortunately, he found no Honey of Life. For him who was already familiar, it was not difficult to detect if there was Honey of Life. Although there were some honeys that seemed to have an aura, they did not make as deep an impression as the Honey of Life. "Sir, is there any honey you''re looking for?" Just as he stood for a moment, he a shop assistant came over to him, asking kindly. Perhaps because of his alluring appearance, she thought he was the son of a certain noble. "Do you sell Honey of Life?" asked Aldric in response, immediately revealing what he was looking for even though he wasn''t going to buy what he was looking for. "Honey of Life, would you like to buy Honey of Life?" The shop assistant looked surprised at his question. At the same time, her words indicated that she knew about Honey of Life. "Yes, how much per liter?" Aldric asked again with a faint smile. In the assistant''s eyes, he was completely serious because his innocent expression made people not know that he had different thoughts. "We do sell Honey of Life. However, it''s a rare and special product, so we only sell it to our regular customers who have been shopping at our store for a long time. Sorry sir, you might not be able to get it," the assistant replied, making an apologetic gesture. S§×arch* The N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. That it was sold in such a manner only amazed Aldric more. Just as he was about to say something, the shop assistant suddenly added, "we can actually sell the Honey of Life to new customers, but we raised the price to three times the normal price." "..." Chapter 12: Purchased "Then what is the normal price?" Aldric immediately asked.It seemed that even by increasing the price by three times, the honey was still sometimes sold or else this shop would not have dared to sell it in such a way. "One liter costs one Level 10 Monster Core," the shop assistant replied. Aldric''s eyes lit up at that. Even he could not control his smile. "Alright, thank you," he said before taking a step out of the shop leaving the shop assistant dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly leave like that? She wondered. Little did she know that Aldric was now going to a shop that sold bottles. He bought 900 bottles that could hold liquids, transferring them into his Storage Artifact. Inside the Storage Artifact, he could control the honey to go directly into the bottles without being taken out first. Everything was simple and now he had 900 bottles ready to sell. Of course, what he still had to think about was who to sell these nectars to. ''Or maybe it''s better if I sell them to other players?'' He had an idea. Through System Game, he opened this game forum, a cross-country forum so large that every second, there were thousands of contents uploaded. In fact, he was only just aware of the forum''s existence. Apparently, the forum itself was a marketplace. People could offer each other items they wanted to sell, either by bartering between in-game items or selling them for real money in the real world. If you want to use money, you can receive money using this game account before sending it to your personal account from the game account. That way, your identity will become difficult to trace because basically only the developer knows. Here, Aldric was finally able to see the prices of the Monster Cores of various levels. (Monster Core Level 5, 6 Dollars!) (Monster Core Level 7, 10 Dollars!) (Monster Core Level 10, 20 Dollars!) The higher the level of the Monster Core, the higher the price. This cannot be measured by the amount of their spiritual energy. However, the higher level ones can be used by Low Level Magicians, but High Level Magicians cannot use the lower level Monster Cores. If the price of 1 liter of Honey of Life was one Level 10 Monster Core, then it would be worth 20 Dollars in earth money. The cash-strapped Aldric was naturally very enticed. After all, with 900 bottles of Honey of Life, he could earn up to 18,000 Dollars, maybe even more since he could raise the price a little considering Honey of Life was something rarer. ''It''s probably enough that I sell half with money, the rest with Monster Cores. After all, I need them to become stronger.'' From that marketplace, Aldric later discovered that this world had a place to send and receive goods from afar in just a moment. It was at the Time Space Hall, a business that was said to have branches in all cities. This Time Space Hall almost monopolized all inter-city delivery business, something that was inevitable since they had the ability to send goods to any city in just a moment. What makes it remarkable is that the cost of delivering goods does not depend on the value of the goods, but on their weight, just like on earth. Even if the item is very valuable, as long as the weight is light, the price is also cheap. However, if the weight is heavy, the price will be expensive so people who have a lot of items to ship usually prefer normal shipping. When searching for information about the Time Space Hall on the forums, Aldric found many warnings from players to never mess around there or else you would be in the most serious trouble of your life. In this city, the headquarters of the Time Space Hall was right beside the city lord''s residence, even having a bigger, taller, and spacious building. It had a courtyard surrounding it from the front and back as well as each side. There were no guards guarding the headquarters. All the doors were open, allowing everyone to enter but it was mostly only the upper class who entered. Some people who had entered and then left again were seen carrying a lot of goods. They had obviously received goods from far away. Aldric remained standing in front of the base. He first made a post on the forum marketplace. (900 bottles of Honey Of Life for sale, each bottle containing one liter. 450 bottles sold with Level 10 Monster Cores and 450 bottles sold with money, 25 dollars per bottle!) He sent the post along with a screenshot of the Honey of Life image. Since the account on the forum was basically using this game''s account, it directly showed that he really had 900 bottles of Honey of Life ready for sale. Therefore, cheating is rather difficult in this game when transacting between fellow players in the marketplace. If money was sent for example, then one had to send the goods. "Mm..." Aldric was surprised that after only a few moments he posted his honey, it immediately got thousands of views. It seemed that this marketplace instantly viralized items that were considered rare. S~ea??h the novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. DING! DING! DING! Message notification after message notification eventually started popping up, reaching hundreds in such a short period of time that Aldric himself wasn''t sure how to react. Since he had 900 bottles to sell, this made things complicated as he had to serve the buyers one after another. However, he was then even more surprised when he read the first message. (Snow_Goose: Sell them all to me, I''ll pay with four hundred and fifty Level 10 Monster Cores and 11,250 Dollars!) Aldric froze for quite a while, not expecting such a message. ''Who is this person?'' He wondered in surprise. After that, he replied, (Are you serious?) (Yes, I''ll send the money to your account and tell me the name of the city you''re in so I can send the Monster Cores you want!) That person really didn''t seem to want to make small talk, but wanted to complete this transaction immediately. Aldric took a deep breath. Of course, he saw this as a good thing because then, he wouldn''t have to bother sending each and every one of the 900 bottles of honey. DING! (You just received 11,250 Dollars from Snow_Goose, you can send it to your personal bank account!) Suddenly a new notification came in. Chapter 13: Send Money, 11,250 Dollars, Aldric couldn''t help but take a deep breath.To him, this was a huge amount. Unexpectedly, he actually earned such a large amount of money just by selling honey in this game. How was that possible? What would he buy with that money? (White Wind City, Eldorn Region!) He then told the person where the city he was in was. Not long after, the person replied, (four hundred and fifty Level 10 Monster Cores have been sent to the Time Space Hall there. Come and give this code ''Kennayhd272.'') Sending items in the Time Space Hall to a recipient usually has various means, either by entering the recipient''s identity or by a code sent to the recipient. The code was created by the sender himself. Sear?h the ¦Çov§×lFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Seeing the code, Aldric hurriedly walked into the Time Space Hall. Nothing seemed out of place inside, just a spacious and luxurious hall with many reception desks. They were divided between serving shippers and receivers. Basically, everything just needed to be discussed with them. Aldric approached one of the receptionists, immediately saying, "I want to pick up a shipment for me. It has a code!" Hearing his words, the receptionist placed a piece of paper in front of him and a quill with ink in it. "Write the code here," the receptionist turned out to be quite indifferent, not giving him a smile and such. He saw that the other receptionists also seemed to have the same attitude. It seemed that they all had similar traits. However, with the Time Space Hall''s capabilities, there was really no need for them to be friendly as people would still come to them to deliver goods. Aldric wrote down the code he received from Snow_Goose. The receptionist took the paper again and went into the door behind him without saying anything like ''please wait.'' Aldric didn''t really care about the unfriendly gesture. He waited quietly. The receptionist returned not long after, carrying a ring which she held without even glancing at it. Afterwards, she placed it in front of Aldric. "Put this ring into your Storage Artifact, remove the contents and then return the ring to me," she said. Aldric took the ring, immediately seeing the contents where he saw hundreds of Monster Cores floating around. For a moment, he was amazed that they had a thicker aura even though their appearance was no different from the quasi Monster Cores he had swallowed. He quickly put the ring into his Storage Artifact. In it, he was able to move all the Monster Cores. Soon he returned the ring to the receptionist. "I also want to send items," he said. "Go over there," the receptionist replied, pointing to another receptionist. Aldric wished he could handle the delivery so he wouldn''t have to go to the other receptionist, but unfortunately that wasn''t possible. He was forced to leave with a sigh, then sent a message to Snow_Goose. (I''ve received your delivery. Give me your location!) (Heaven Valley City, Eldorn Region!) An answer instantly appeared, which was quite surprising to Aldric since they were still in the same region. This meant that they were not too far away, so perhaps that person was also a player from London. As far as he knew, players from one location were usually sent to the same region in this game. He searched the information of Heaven Valley City for a while, discovering that it was in fact the largest city in the Eldorn Region. "I want to send an item consisting of 900 bottles of honey, how much will it cost?" He asked the receptionist at the delivery desk. "Move them into this ring so we know their weight," the receptionist replied, handing Aldric a new ring. Aldric put the ring into his Storage Artifact, doing the same thing except that this time he moved his items elsewhere. He took a moment and handed the ring back to the receptionist. While holding it, she shook it for a while, seeming to be able to tell the weight of the items inside the ring. From the looks of it, she didn''t seem to be trying to peek inside the ring at all. "Where do you want to send it?" she asked afterwards. Distance also determines the shipping cost. If it was further away, it would naturally cost more. "Heaven Valley City, Eldorn Territory," Aldric replied. "I see, then the cost is 1,150 Coins," said the receptionist. Aldric let out a sigh of relief at that. It was at least not that expensive. "Fill out this document!" The receptionist then handed him a piece of paper. On the paper he needed to fill in the name of the destination city and region, and the identity of the consignee. However, the identity of the consignee did not have to be filled in. He could replace it with a code. Aldric didn''t know who Snow_Goose was, he could naturally only write the code for him. He wrote the code randomly, then pushed the paper back to that receptionist. However, the latter did not take it immediately. She stared at it and seemed to be waiting for something. Realizing what she wanted, Aldric quickly took out a pile of coins that amounted to 1,150 Coins. Only after looking at the coins did the receptionist move. "In one minute, your goods will arrive at Heaven Valley City, Eldorn Region," she said. She entered the door behind him after saying that. Aldric, who didn''t want to be there any longer, quickly left the hall. He sent another message to Snow_Goose, telling him that he had already sent his goods to Heaven Valley City. (It was a pleasure dealing with you, if you have another Honey of Life, bring it to me!) That was the reply message from Snow_Goose. Aldric didn''t think much about it anymore as he was very happy right now. Not only did he get so many Level 10 Monster Cores, he even got a lot of money. When he opened the forum again, he was astonished, finding there were over 7000 messages logged into his account. "Do they all want to buy my honey?" He wondered. The messages were still growing, approaching the 8000 mark. Aldric finally decided to close his post, stating that all the honey had been sold. Chapter 14: Genesis Core Aldric entered a random dark alley, looking to make a joint.There, he took out one of his Level 10 Monster Cores. It looked like a red crystal with ten tiny lines. When it was in front of him, he could sense boundless spiritual energy. ''Level 10 has 10,000 Spiritual Energy, with such a large amount, I can easily continue to advance,'' he thought. At the same time, he wondered how Snow_Goose had so many Level 10 Monster Cores. Did that person buy them? Right now, Aldric wanted to become stronger. He threw the Monster Core into his mouth. Even he didn''t feel that just one Monster Core was enough, so he threw twenty directly. After all, there was no ill effect of swallowing more Monster Cores, one would only lose if the energy inside was wasted. DING! (You swallowed twenty Level 10 Monster Cores containing 200,000 Spiritual Energy!) (Your Ancient Sky Body successfully retains 100% of the Spiritual Energy from those Cores!) (With Swallowed Sky, you can absorb all the Spiritual Energy in these Monster Cores in 200 minutes!) Aldric, "..." "Looks like I swallowed too much," he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry because this made him wait a long time. Fortunately, it wasn''t difficult to absorb the spiritual energy from the Monster Core. He could do it while walking, which he did by circling the city, making time seem short to him. DING! (You have successfully absorbed 200,000 Spiritual Energy!) [Spiritual Energy: 203,000/12,000] DING! (Your spiritual energy has reached 203,000 Points. 12,000 Points are required to advance to the 7th Stage Junior Magician, would you like to advance?) (Your spiritual energy has reached 203,000 Points. 14,000 Points are required to advance to the 8th Stage Junior Magician, would you like to advance?) (Your spiritual energy has reached 203,000 Points. 16,000 Points are required to advance to the 9th Stage Junior Magician, would you like to advance?) (Your spiritual energy has reached 203,000 Points. 18,000 Points are required to advance to the 10th Stage Junior Magician, would you like to advance?) Yes/No! After 200 minutes, Aldric finally received the notification. Of course, he chose yes without hesitation. DING! (You chose Yes, you advance to the 7th Stage Junior Magician!) DING! (You chose Yes, you advance to the 10th Stage Junior Magician!) DING! (Your status has been updated!) [Nickname: Dark Crow] [Magic: 10th Stage Junior Magician] [Spiritual Energy: 143,000/100,000] [Genesis Core: None] [Power: 3000!] [Body: Ancient Sky Body < SSS Class] [Wheel of Life: -Nine Stars - Forest of Life < SS Class] [Incantra Spell: - Swallowed Sky] [Explo Spell: - Swallowed Sky < SSS Class> - Star Formation - Forest of Life < SS Class] DING! (Notice: you are currently at the 10th Stage of Junior Magician. Next up is Senior Magician. To advance to the Senior Magician 1st Stage, not only do you need 100,000 Spiritual Energy Points, you need to form a Genesis Core in your body. And as a reminder, do not continue to absorb spiritual energy as your spiritual energy will reset when you become a Senior Magician.) (Genesis Core: This is the Core of a Magician''s body and soul that can begin to form when you reach the Junior Magician 10th Stage. There are many methods to form the Genesis Core and you can explore this world to find the most suitable and best method for you.) "What?" Aldric who originally thought that he could continue to progress unimpeded even if the spiritual energy requirement to Senior Magician became many times higher finally realized that things were not as easy as he had imagined. There was a new requirement, not just about spiritual energy. The joy of his great progress was instantly lost. Plus, the excess spiritual energy in his body will also disappear. This only adds to the sadness. However, this did not mean he was demoralized, after all, he was already enjoying this game plus he made a large sum of money in just a day of playing. He certainly wasn''t going to stop. For now, he wanted to log out first. "Hahaha, I finally advanced to Junior Magician Stage 7, my progress can be considered faster than most players." Having just logged out, he heard a shout from beside him, which was of course from Nolan. He had finished playing, was putting on his glasses, looking very excited. Aldric couldn''t help but roll his eyes after hearing the man''s words. Stage 7? He''s been playing for quite some time but he''s still at Stage 7 while he who just played today is already at Stage 10. Was the difference in their talent so great that their training speed was so different? And he said he was faster than most players. In other words, most players are inferior to him. "Ohh, Aldric, so you''re done too, how did it feel playing Magician Online?" Nolan immediately turned his gaze towards him as he realized he was awake. "Well, it was impressive," Aldric replied, somewhat awkwardly as he spoke because he was still thinking about their differences. At the same time, he looked at the clock. This time he played for quite a while, it was now around 9 PM. He was starting to feel hungry. "It was great, wasn''t it?" Nolan seemed very happy to hear he was satisfied. After that, he checked his phone, which Aldric could see that he had opened a gaming forum. It also had its own app, logged in by showing the irises. "Sigh, I still don''t understand how this Dark Crow got so many Honey of Life. He made so much money and Level 10 Monster Cores," he said suddenly after opening the forum. Aldric who also wanted to open the forum on his phone almost coughed, looking at Nolan with strange eyes. ''Looks like I can''t tell him that I''m that Dark Crow,'' he thought. He didn''t like excessive attention. Hence, he didn''t want his identity as Dark Crow to be revealed. From the looks of it, he was indeed the talk of the forum. After all, he could be considered to have hit the big jackpot. Nolan did not stop talking about Dark Crow. He stood up, drank a cup of cold water from the refrigerator before starting to eat the bread he apparently bought earlier in the day. S§×arch* The N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "By the way, Aldric, what kind of Body and Wheel of Life have you resurrected. Have you made any progress after playing it for hours?" He then gave Aldric a question that was difficult for him to answer. "Uhmm, actually I''m not really sure," Aldric replied, pretending not to understand the Body and Wheel of Life. "Ohh, looks like you''re not used to it yet." Nolan didn''t find Aldric''s answer strange as it was normal for someone who had never played a virtual game to be unfamiliar. "Keep playing, you''ll understand the system better," he added. Chapter 15: A Woman Nolan came out of the dormitory a while later, saying that he wanted to buy some food because the bread he had just eaten was not enough.Aldric felt calmer in his absence because he kept talking. He finally opened the Magician Online forum on his phone. When he saw his account on the forum, his eyes blinked chaotically at the amount of money he had. He wondered how much it would be if converted into pounds. Of course, in numbers it would seem less. It might only be around 8500 Pounds Sterling, but numerically the prices in the UK were also cheaper than the United States. The menu to send the money to his personal bank account was like a wealth path for him. His hand trembled slightly as he pressed the menu. This money, he really wanted it, of course he would transfer it to his bank account. He transferred about 9000 dollars of the money, leaving the rest to remain there because it was possible that he also needed to buy something with the money to other players. The concept of throwing away to play a game was very bad in his eyes, but now it was fine for him because he could make a lot of money from the game. DING! (You received 7034 Pounds!) The notification from Aldric''s bank app received a notification just a moment after he pressed the send button. This was faster than he expected because usually if he withdrew money from a marketplace, it would take a few hours before the money hit his bank account. It seems that the developer of this game really managed the company very well. "I have to buy a virtual headset now," he said. After having the money, how could he hesitate to buy it. It would be a shame if he kept borrowing Romeo''s virtual headset. He quickly walked out of his dorm room. Unexpectedly, he met Romeo again who happened to want to go inside his dorm room. "Romeo!" He immediately called out to him, carrying the virtual headset. Romeo was a little surprised to see him calling him and approached him with the object. "Aldric?" he said in confusion. S§×ar?h the N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I have money now, so I''ll buy myself a virtual headset," Aldric said. His handed the headset directly to him by taking her hand. "Thanks for lending it to me, I''ll treat you to a meal later," he said again before walking away under Romeo''s astonished gaze. "What''s wrong with him?" The man wondered. He found it strange that he saw Aldric looking in such high spirits. At 9 PM, London only seemed more crowded with a very sparkling life. Students were wandering around outside, either going to cafes, entertainment venues, or perhaps earning money in some way. As a country boy, Aldric was almost always dumbfounded by the city''s nighttime scene. There were too many things that surpassed his imagination, especially when he saw the rich people who seemed to be living in paradise. The women who seemed to have no cloth to wear coupled with the pungent scent of their perfume made him feel dizzy at times, but this was not the usual dizziness, this was a dizziness where his head was boiling. He wasn''t sure how many times a group of women had whistled at him, blatantly trying to flirt with him. Among them were even women who seemed to be from the elite. They drove luxurious cars, wore lots of jewelry and long dresses that didn''t hide the curves of their bodies. Here, Aldric could not claim to be the lion hunter. No, he is the one being hunted by the lionesses. At this time, the shops selling electronics were still open. There is a street full of them, frequented by tourists from developing countries. Their countries might be poor, but those who could come to London were rich people so their elite aura was obvious coupled with their impressive clothes. Aldric entered a shop that really only sold virtual headsets. It was a store that gave off a strong futuristic impression where all the walls were plastered with large screens that lit up endlessly, showing the various features of the products they sold. Aldric looked at the different types of virtual headsets. The price of each of them was already written below where they were placed, so he just needed to choose which one he wanted, according to his budget. As he observed the headsets, he found that the difference between the cheap ones and the expensive ones was in their size. The cheap ones were bigger while the expensive ones were smaller. Aldric even saw a virtual headset that actually looked exactly like a pair of glasses, perhaps like a small pair of swimming goggles. It piqued his interest, but the price made him want to cry. 7000 pounds! He would run out of money if he bought it. After a while of thinking, he finally decided to buy the lowest mid-range virtual headset at 1500 Pounds. Although it was a bit large, it could be folded up so small that it could be put in a pocket. Not only did he buy it, he also had the store install Magician Online on the virtual headset. This game had too large a size, if he downloaded it himself, it would take too long. Even waiting for the store to install it took a while. After having his own virtual headset Aldric finally felt comfortable. He was hungry, so his next destination was a rather impressive restaurant. For him who usually lived frugally, this restaurant was already very luxurious. Here, he tried to show a slightly nonchalant attitude so that he wouldn''t look obviously a country gentleman. He said short words when he ordered food here. Although he was actually a bit awkward because tried to act nonchalant, the waiter who served him was still impressed. His appearance easily made up for his shortcomings. Before his order came, he suddenly saw a young lady coming into this restaurant, making him knit his brows. Chapter 16: Jenny The young lady was very beautiful with shiny blonde hair. She was tall and elegant, wearing a tight black dress that made her even more alluring due to her perfect curves.Her extravagance was above the extravagance of all the women in this restaurant. Even the bag she carried had tiny pearls that shone sharply. When she pushed her long hair to the side, it revealed a long gold earring hanging from her ear. She stood stably despite wearing extremely high heels. From the moment she appeared, all the men gazed at her with mesmerized eyes. Even the women were impressed by her style. The waiters of the restaurant looked very happy when they saw her. "Jenny, she came to our restaurant, is this a dream?" They wondered. The woman Jenny looked around which is a natural response for everyone when first arriving at a place. When her eyes happened to pass by Aldric''s table, she looked very surprised. It even made her lips that were shaped like the top of a heart open. After a moment of surprise, she smiled slightly and then walked up to Aldric at a pace that could be said to be quite fast. "Aldric, I didn''t expect to meet here," she said, sitting directly in front of him while putting down her bag. The scent of her perfume was strong, but it was a gentle scent, the kind that calmed the minds of those who smelled it. Still, if a woman like this sat in front of you, it was hard to calm down for anyone. However, Aldric was not bothered by anything like her beauty. He was only bothered by her presence. This woman was a young singer who had recently risen to fame. She is loved by many young people in the UK and Europe and her social media accounts have an average of over 10 million followers. S~ea??h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. For Aldric, she is a woman he has known for a long time. This is because she comes from the same village as him. She only moved to the city earlier, around the time she was 12 years old and still came to the village occasionally although over time it became less frequent. There was one issue that made the villagers unhappy with her. She actually denied the fact that she was born and raised in the village. Perhaps some of her rivals had investigated her past and revealed it to the public, but she refused to admit it, calling it slander and then fabricating evidence that she was born and raised in London. To the villagers, this was practically an insult to their village although they understood that she was forced to do it for the sake of her career. After all, she didn''t really look down on the village. At this moment, a waiter who seemed to be the leader of all waiters came to Aldric''s table. "Miss Jenny, what would you like to order?" The waiter was already in her 30s, but she was full of politeness when she talked to Jenny. The latter casually replied, "cancel this gentleman''s order, then give us the best menus!" She only glanced at the waiter briefly while stroking her hair briefly before continuing to look at Aldric. The waiter seemed a little disappointed that Jenny only glanced at her, but she forced a smile anyway. "Please wait a moment," she said before stepping back and turning around. "Why was my order canceled?" Aldric rolled his eyes at the woman. "It''s been a while since we''ve met and now that you''re in this city, I naturally need to treat you, after all, you''re my childhood friend," she said with a faint smile with her eyes not looking away from his face at all. "I''ve heard that you''re studying here, but I don''t know which university. Please write your number here, so I can contact you." As she continued, she asked for his number, handing her cell phone directly to him. The people sitting at their table were probably surprised by her words, not expecting her to seem so enthusiastic about a man. Even if they have known each other for a long time, a celebrity would not usually be like that to their acquaintances unless it was for special business. Was it because the man was so handsome that Jenny was excited about him? The young men became uncomfortable at the thought. Meanwhile, Aldric took the woman''s cell phone, writing his number on it. This actually made him a bit uncomfortable, but he couldn''t think of a reason to refuse. In the end, they had indeed been very close in the past. It would seem like he was throwing her away if he didn''t give her his cell phone number. After finishing, he gave the phone back to her. Now she could keep his contact. Moments after saving his contact, his own cell phone beeped, receiving a message from an unknown number. The number didn''t even have a photo. "It''s my private number that only the people closest to me have," she said. Her personal number, if this was sold to rich men, even more than 10,000 pounds would probably still be bought. If not familiar with her from the start, Aldric would not have been able to get this number. With her keeping a close eye, he naturally kept it in his cell phone contacts. At this moment, the order Jenny had ordered finally came, enough that it filled the table. The waiters who delivered the order couldn''t help but continue to observe Aldric, thinking that he was indeed alluring that a woman of Jenny''s caliber looked so friendly to him. "Please eat, lady and gentleman," they said before leaving but with their eyes constantly glancing at their table. Saying that they seemed to be dating was definitely not wrong, but it shouldn''t have reached that point yet as they seemed to have met by accident and seemed to be exchanging contacts. "You must be hungry, eat up!" Jenny also invited Aldric to start dinner. She herself started eating, but only put a fingernail-sized piece of meat into her mouth. Seeing her eat like that, Aldric became awkward as he began to eat. After all, he was used to eating more, but here, he had to maintain his image. Even if he ate as usual in front of Jenny without any problems, other people who saw him would definitely judge him badly, thinking he lacked decorum in front of a famous beautiful woman. Chapter 17: Kidding "Why do you keep looking at me?" In the middle of eating, Aldric couldn''t help but ask.He had not seen her stare in any other direction, only continue to stare at him. "Why?" The woman smiled as she responded. "Isn''t it natural for one to keep staring at something that is pleasant to look at." Aldric, "..." "I didn''t know that I was pleasant to look at," he said with a wry smile. Unexpectedly, she was really teasing him here. Of course, this was quite a surprise to him because she used to not be the type of woman who was blatant like this when saying something. It couldn''t be said that she changed or anything like that, it was probably just self-development as she grew older. Most of those who lived in the city were like that, unlike him who lived in the village. While stuffing a small piece of meat into her mouth, the woman said, "I think I need to take a picture of you, so I can see this fun thing more often." Fortunately, her voice was quite low since she started talking weird or else the people around them wouldn''t be able to sleep peacefully tonight. "Jenny, did you take the wrong medicine before coming here?" Aldric asked. "Ohhh, maybe!" The woman suddenly tapped her own forehead. "Sigh, I''ve been taking too much sleeping pills lately, is it affecting my brain?" She wondered with an expression that even looked serious. Even if Aldric tended not to be very familiar with the problems in the city, he still realized that this woman was just pretending. ''This woman doesn''t want me too, does she?'' Aldric also wondered. ''No, I don''t think so, she''s a famous woman, how could she want an ordinary man like me.'' Even if they did get along in the past, the difference in their status was so great for now. He couldn''t believe it. It was likely that she just wanted to make him feel flowery. Only, she still hadn''t taken her eyes off him. Something then made him knit his brows. She was apparently pointing her cell phone camera at him. It was like she was shooting a video. "What are you doing, Jenny?" Aldric didn''t like being recorded. He quickly blocked the camera with his hand. "Hehehe..." The woman laughed softly before putting her cell phone in her bag. "What do you want to do with it?" "Anything, probably." "..." "By the way, Aldric, living in the city is not easy, do you want to work?" The woman suddenly asked, finally looking a little serious but still more relaxed. Speaking of working, Aldric was immediately interested because since arriving in London, he had indeed had a desire to work so that he could have some extra money. That desire only turned into hesitation now that he already had a way to make money easily. "What job?" Although he thought it was better to play Magician Online, he still asked to find out. "With you still in college, you can only get part time jobs. Those jobs are mostly waitressing or washing dishes at restaurants, but if you do those kinds of jobs, you''re just wasting yourself," Jenny said. "What do you mean?" Aldric couldn''t help but ask again. "Anyway, as a man, you have above-average good looks plus your physique is very nice and ideal. You are very suitable for modeling and you can definitely become famous. If you want, I can help you get into a modeling agency that can be famous and can boost your career. It''s a relaxing job, and if you succeed, you''ll make a lot of money." Aldric did not expect that Jenny would give him an offer to become a model. It was actually unthinkable for him. It wasn''t that he couldn''t think, but a job like modeling was too foreign to him before he came to London. When it came to celebrities, he only knew that it consisted of singers and movie players. He only knew details about models recently because at university there were some students who worked as models. "How is it, are you interested?" Jenny gave him a question while he was thinking. Unfortunately, a job where he had to be seen by many people was something he didn''t want. He shook his head. "I guessed it, you''re really an introvert," Jenny said seeing him shake his head. She wasn''t surprised at all. Sear?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I can''t pose in front of cameras like that. What if they ask me to pose strangely or ask me to take a picture in just my underwear? Doesn''t that happen a lot?" Aldric said, which made Jenny laugh again. "It makes even more money and you will be favored by many women." "That''s crazy, I don''t want my body to become an object of women''s lust." "But your body is like that, the kind that can increase women''s lust. It''s not like they will use you as an object of lust, at most, they will just fantasize about you so that they can serve their partners better." Aldric, "..." "You seem to have taken the wrong medicine," he said. "Come on, can''t we joke around a bit, don''t we usually like to joke around." "I''m not sure if this can be called joking." Aldric didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. When they were children, they joked about cartoons or jokes circulating in the village, not talking about something like this. "Anyway, we''re adults, our jokes are naturally different," the woman replied, putting down the fork in her hand. "I think I''ve had my fill," she added with a chuckle. "By the way, do you live in the university dormitory?" she asked afterwards. "Yes..." Aldric replied, feeling strange that she was asking about that. "That''s unfortunate, doesn''t that mean you''re at least sleeping in the same room with one guy? You know, there are a lot of contagious diseases in the dorms. How about you stay with me in my apartment, there are two empty rooms there. I rarely stay there either because my work often requires me to stay in hotels." Chapter 18: Question Jenny didn''t just speak, she took out an electronic key, placing it directly in front of Aldric before he could even say anything."The address is written on that key, not far from here," she added. "Jenny, what''s wrong with you?" Aldric almost flinched as he heard her offer him to stay in her apartment. Had she gone mad to bring a man into her apartment? In the village at that time, it was very rare that he could enter her house because she said it was dangerous to bring other people into the house even if they were familiar with her. Now, she actually dared to do something like this. Unfortunately, the woman just smiled, forcing him to take the key to the apartment. "I won''t take the key, if you don''t keep it, someone else might take it and break into my apartment. Aldric, I''m sure you don''t want your most beautiful friend to suffer because someone broke into my apartment," she said. "Well, when do you want to move in, how about tonight so I can help carry your things. Honestly, it pains me to see my childhood friend living in that cramped dormitory with a man," she added. The more Aldric heard her words, the more he felt like his head would explode. He really did not understand what was going through her mind. Actually the fact that she was so friendly to him after not seeing each other for a long time already surprised him. After all, it wasn''t like he was meeting an old friend for the first time who had left the village long ago. They usually tend to be indifferent and even arrogant. "Jenny, I can''t be like this," Aldric said. If Jenny was a man, Aldric would be fine, but she was a very beautiful woman. He might be a bit innocent, but he was still a normal man with a savage side. What if his savage side awakened? He could go crazy and prey on this woman. Of course, he didn''t want to do that to his friend. For once, Jenny rolled her eyes after she heard his words. Pa! She suddenly kicked his feet under the table. "You!" He was stunned to have his leg kicked. "Aldric, oh, Aldric, I didn''t expect you to still be like a child, but well, anyway, you''ve been in the village too long and only arrived in the city in a few days," Jenny said, letting out a soft sigh. "How about we take a walk outside," she added. It just so happened that by this time Aldric''s food had run out. Although he ate slowly, he didn''t stop putting food in his mouth, so he was able to finish the meal after quite a while. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Since the food was gone, he couldn''t keep sitting there, especially with so many people looking at him, he really wanted to go. "Okay!" He nodded to Jenny. After being treated by her, he couldn''t refuse her invitation. Jenny then brought the food she ordered before heading out of the restaurant with Aldric. Of course, Aldric was carrying the electronic key that Jenny had given him. She really would have left it at the restaurant if he hadn''t taken it. Unlike inside the restaurant, when she arrived outside, the woman was wearing a mask. "The people inside the restaurant are more educated, they naturally won''t make a scene to chase after a celebrity, but outside, there are all kinds of people. Some might chase me if they see me, forcing me to take pictures with them." Jenny explained why she was wearing a mask. "Come on!" She then invited him to walk with her. Unfortunately, only her face was covered, her dazzling figure coupled with her blonde hair still attracted the attention of many people. The good thing was that when she appeared, she often alternated her hair color with hair dye that disappeared after a while, so her blonde hair did not make people suspicious that it was her. "What did you use to come here?" Aldric couldn''t help but ask the woman. As a celebrity, she was actually just walking around by herself. Wasn''t she worried about being kidnapped? "That''s my car," the woman replied as she pointed to a very luxurious black sports car. It was in the courtyard of the dress shop directly opposite the restaurant. Aldric had no idea that she had such a luxurious car. "As expected of a famous singer, you''re so rich now," he said. With several albums hitting the market plus sponsorships from various parties plus concerts, who knew how much money she made. "Of course." Jenny seems proud of her accomplishments. "However, who knows how many hardships I went through to achieve all this. I''ve been talented at singing for a long time, but I still had to practice desperately to really have decent skills. It wasn''t an easy journey." The woman seemed to recall her struggles in recent years, making her expression seem exhausted. Other people indeed only saw one''s success more often without seeing the struggle behind it. Aldric felt sorry for talking about her wealth. "Sorry, you must be tired all this time," he said. Jenny didn''t seem to expect him to say that, and it actually made her smile again even though it was visible because of her mask, but it could be felt. "Although you are indeed too innocent as a man, I think you are very intelligent in understanding the struggles of others. Honestly, you''re the only one who has ever said that, the others still only care about my success even after I said there was a hard struggle behind it," she said. "Ummm, did I just say something?" Aldric was a bit awkward all of a sudden. It was not just because of the woman''s words, but because of her gaze which could be said to be very intense. "You have always been a good man, Aldric. That''s why I''m closest to you. It seems that you are indeed the best choice for me." "What''s the best choice?" Aldric was dumbfounded again, feeling his heart begin to beat incoherently. At the same time, Jenny stopped her steps, facing him. "I know all the kids in the village have a crush on me including you. Yeah, however, I''ve been very beautiful since I was young. What about now, Aldric, do you still have a crush on me?" She asked, shaking her hair violently so that it floated in the air for a few moments, revealing her long, clean neck. Chapter 19: Know "Jenny, that''s too much. You''re too great, a well-loved famous singer and one of the most beautiful women. If I wanted you, everyone would laugh at me. After all, I''m just a country boy who just started college. In fact, I can be said to be late to college compared to others."Aldric did not expect that Jenny would give him such a question. He wanted to scratch his head as he answered but he had to restrain himself. Of course, he also had to restrain himself when he said something. In essence, he didn''t want to be humiliated for saying funny nonsense. This kind of woman Jenny who is practically in high society is basically only for a man in high society. Even if she has a past with him, it has no meaning. He should be self-aware, remembering that she is unattainable for him. This is the simplest logic. All famous celebrities must have also had a man close to them in their past, but since they became famous celebrities, those men must accept that they are not destined for them. What''s worse, there are really some female celebrities who without a doubt shame the men in their past. This they can do because their journey cultivates their cruel side. Jenny might have also had a crush on him in the past considering she was friendlier to him than the others in the village. However, for a grown woman, the feelings as a child were something easy to forget. "Hehehe..." Jenny laughed at his words. "But you know, you''re more alluring than most men. Even in London, it''s hard to find one like you, plus you have a good heart, don''t you think that''s enough to pursue a woman at my level?" She said. "Not enough without money, only a shameless man would feed a woman with mere love," Aldric replied. "That''s right," Jenny replied, "a man without money has no right even to an ordinary woman. Fortunately you realize that." Aldric almost had a heart attack hearing that from her. Although he had not expected anything, he was still disappointed. After all, who wouldn''t want to be sincerely accepted if it really existed. Only, Jenny suddenly added, "but what if I want you. Would you say that you have no right to refuse me? I would love to hear that and I will kidnap you tonight." Aldric, "..." The woman took a step forward suddenly, bringing their faces very close. She was indeed tall. Even with her height, her head was almost as tall as his. If she took off her extremely high heels, her head would probably almost reach his eyes. "Jenny, what nonsense are you saying?" Aldric was so surprised that he took a step back. The woman was staring into his eyes with a look that was hard to explain. "Although you have too many advantages if you are with me with your current status, but it doesn''t matter because I am still more comfortable around you than anyone else. It seems that I am destined for a man in that remote village." "Me?" "Hahaha, there''s no need to overthink it. I know you need time to think. By the way, are you Dark Crow on Magician Online? It''s become famous these days for selling 900 bottles of Honey of Life." Jenny stopped her words for a moment as she looked at the small box in Aldric''s hand. She only saw it now because he hadn''t put it on the table before. "I''m sure you won''t have enough money to buy that if you just rely on the money your parents send you," the woman continued. "You?" This time, Aldric staggered so much that he almost fell. This woman was just talking about something between them, how did she suddenly talk about Magician Online? Did she play it too? Even if she played it, how did she know that he was that Dark Crow? "Are you Snow_Goose?" He asked spontaneously. If there was anyone who could guess him in such detail, it was probably only Snow_Goose. After all, only that person had interacted with him quite a lot. Of course, he still wasn''t sure how Snow_Goose knew him. "No, I''m not Snow_Goose, I''m her friend and I saw how she messaged each other with you." "Impossible..." Aldric felt that a coincidence like this was absolutely impossible. He found it hard to imagine. "Why are you panicking?" Jenny laughed at his reaction. "It''s not like I''m going to eat you alive," she said. "So you play the game too?" Aldric asked, trying to calm down. "This game is something important. There are reasons why everyone should play it," Jenny replied. "Why?" "I don''t know it yet either, but Snow_Goose does. She''s the one who asked me to play it seriously." Aldric didn''t expect that Snow_Goose was a woman and Jenny''s friend. He couldn''t help but ask, "who exactly is Snow_Goose?" If she was Jenny''s friend plus she was rich, she was probably also someone quite famous. "Mm..." Jenny seemed hesitant to speak after he asked about that. It seemed that she found it difficult to reveal the identity of another person who was basically a secret. "If you can''t say it, there''s no need to force yourself, I''m not very curious either," Aldric said. "Thank you, this woman has an identity that is too extraordinary, I might be friends with her, but I would be messed up if I made her angry," Jenny replied with a wry smile. "But I didn''t expect, you''ve actually reached the 6th Stage of Junior Magician, what kind of talent did you awaken that you could advance so quickly? Coupled with so many Level 10 Monster Cores you''ve gotten, I suspect you''ve reached the 10th Stage by now," the woman continued. "How do you know that?" Aldric was dumbfounded again. After all, if he only had 900 bottles of Honey of Life, one could guess that he was just plain lucky, but he could also advance so quickly, this certainly couldn''t be relying on luck. "Now I''ll tell you how I knew you were Dark Crow. Snow_Goose asked the Time Space Hall what the face looked like and what was the strength of the person who received the Monster Cores from her. The Time Space Hall can naturally detect your strength and take a picture of you using their secret method. They then tells your power level and gives your picture to Snow_Goose. I also saw your picture and your figure was exactly the same as the current you although you looked rather poor in the picture." Jenny blinked her eyes a few times as she said all that. S§×arch* The NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "How is this possible?" Harley seemed to not believe what he was hearing. "This game is like the real world. Anything can be done as long as you pay a decent price. The higher-ups of the Time Space Hall in Heaven Valley City are happy to help after receiving the fee from Snow_Goose. However, don''t worry, that woman is not a bad person, so she won''t do anything bad." Jenny explained. Chapter 20: Promise "They are really dishonest." Aldric felt like laughing and crying after hearing that, it was unexpected that a business as big as the Time Space Hall would sell their customers'' information.What upset him was the fact that they were NPCs, creatures that were basically the result of a computer program. They apparently also had a cunning side. "In this game, not only do you have to watch out for the players, you have to watch out for the NPCs too," Jenny said, laughing softly. Perhaps she found Aldric''s expression very funny right now. "Why are you only revealing this now?" Aldric was starting to get annoyed. "Come on, there''s a process for us to talk. I want to talk about our reunion first and then talk about this," Jenny replied casually, only looking happier when Aldric was upset. "Hmph..." Aldric snorted softly. "But why would that woman investigate me to that point?" he asked again. "Probably because she was curious. After all, the Honey of Life is something rare," Jenny replied. "But, if you are now at the 10th Stage, you need to form the Genesis Core, right?" "Yes, I just don''t have the method yet." "Mm, as you know, the Genesis Core is the Core of your body and soul. It is very important for determining your strength. You must make sure to get the best method. I have good information, I''ll tell you later, but before that, we need to make friends first in the game." Jenny took out her phone after she said that. She opened the forum, searching for Dark Crow''s account before adding friends. "My nickname is Star Archer," she said. At this moment, there were too many people adding friends to his account. Aldric wouldn''t have known which one was Jenny''s account if she hadn''t told him. When he wrote Star Archer in search, he found it right away. "Mm..." Looking at the clock, Aldric found that it was almost 11 PM. Around 11:30 PM, the dormitory gates would be closed. He had to go home now. "Jenny, I have to go back to the dorm," he said. "You!" Unexpectedly, Jenny immediately looked unhappy at his words. "Why go back, can''t we take a longer walk?" she said. "If I don''t come back, the dormitory will be locked, where I''ll sleep tonight." Aldric smiled wryly. "Come on, you''re in the city, not the village. If you can''t sleep in the dormitory, there are still plenty of hotels. I''ll pay for it for you. Or do you want my apartment?" "Jenny..." Aldric became awkward. He felt more than just teased. The problem was that this woman had openly said she wanted him. Although this was something extraordinary, it was like the sky was falling, the weight was too much for him. "No..." He shook his head. "I have to go back now." He insisted. It wasn''t that he didn''t want to, but he wasn''t ready. Seeing that he seemed adamant, Jenny rolled her eyes. "Well, but let me walk you to your dorm, you don''t mind, do you?" She looked intensely into his eyes. "Mmm, yeah..." Aldric agreed reluctantly. "But you have to stop before we get to the dorms. I don''t want anyone to see me get out of your car. It will cause a misunderstanding." "Don''t worry, just wait here." Jenny finally smiled. She then walked towards her car. Of course, she knew the trouble to Aldric if others saw him getting out of her car. It could lead to bad rumors. Maybe someone would think he was selling himself to a woman. Jenny naturally didn''t want such rumors to fall on Aldric. Vrom! When Jenny got into the sports car, it began to roar, making a loud noise. Jenny drove up to him, stopping right in front of him where the car door opened by itself. "Get in!" she said from inside with curled lips. She had taken off her mask, so when she smiled, the movement of her lips could be seen. Aldric was somewhat mesmerized by the luxury of the cabin. Only, it was too low, he was a bit unsure how to enter it. "Sit here first, then put your feet in." Jenny didn''t mind at all telling him how. After that, he finally got into the car, quite hurriedly as he was uncomfortable with the many eyes looking at him from around. Although it was a bit cramped, it was really comfortable sitting in the car. The only thing that made him feel strange was when he saw how close he was to the asphalt. He felt like he was sitting on the asphalt itself. "Pull the door down," Jenny said. When the door was pulled down, it immediately closed, and Jenny immediately stepped on the accelerator. "Which university do you go to?" she asked in the car. "University of London," Aldric replied. "Ohhh..." Jenny was a little surprised to hear that. "Looks like you''ve been studying hard since I left. It''s not so easy to get into that university," she said. "Maybe I was lucky." "Luck is also part of ability." "..." Since they were not that far away from the University of London, it only took a few minutes before they arrived. Jenny stopped the car about 50 meters from the university. "How do I open the door?" asked Aldric when he discovered that he didn''t know how to open the car door. "Why so hasty, if it''s another guy, they might not want to get off even if I ask them," Jenny said, rolling her eyes. To Aldric''s surprise, she even blamed the cabin lights, making the cabin so bright that their faces were clearly visible to each other. "Jenny..." Aldric panicked. Sear?h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Don''t worry, it''s still dark from outside the car," Jenny said, knowing what he was thinking. "Why do you want to keep me here?" "I was just thinking, I can''t help my curiosity. I want answers now." Aldric, "..." "I can''t give you answers," he said, looking the other way. The woman''s face only seemed to become more enchanting when the two of them were in the same room, staring at her shook his heart too much. "So you''re scared." Jenny apparently guessed his thoughts. She smiled at that. "How about you make a promise for me?" "Promise? What promise?" Aldric was confused by her request. "You must be pursued by many women at the university, I want you to promise that you will not fall for the charms of any of them," Jenny replied, instantly making Aldric freeze. Because Aldric really wanted to leave immediately, so he nodded spontaneously. "Alright, I promise," he said. Just after he said that, the door beside him finally opened. It opened by itself while the lights in the cabin turned off again. Of course, he would not take this promise seriously. To his this was just a joke and he had all the rights to his life choices forever. Aldric quickly got out of the car, then left in a hurry. The last thing he saw was the wide smile on Jenny''s lips, a smile that could be said to kill. Chapter 21: Read Nolan was already playing again when Aldric returned to his dorm room.The virtual headset had a sleep mode so that when you entered the virtual world, you would actually fall asleep but your consciousness was still active in the virtual world. It is said that it is like a dream where you can fully control it, so it doesn''t adversely affect your sleep. Aldric also wanted to play with that mode, but his head was still thinking about that woman, Jenny, who suddenly reappeared in his life and then said that she wanted him. He still wondered if what she said was true? ''This is unbelievable, why would she want a guy like me even after becoming a big celebrity? She''s not just playing around, is she?'' The more he thought about it, the more awkward he felt. Phew! He finally sighed, trying to forget about this matter. ''I should focus on studying, not thinking about relationships with women. It will only interfere with my studies. I''ll be unlucky if the relationship fails,'' he thought, recalling his purpose in coming to this city. It was to improve himself, not to find a lover. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. However, who knew if he could resist the advances of a woman who had evidently charmed many men. That was hard to guess. Aldric finally logged back into Magician Online, feeling more comfortable in his own virtual headset. It was still night in the game world, even when the sky in London became day, the sky in the game still continued to be night as it took longer before night turned to day. Aldric''s eyes scanned his stats first. [Nickname: Dark Crow] [Magic: 10th Stage Junior Magician] [Spiritual Energy: 143,000/100,000] [Genesis Core: None] [Power: 3000!] [Body: Ancient Sky Body < SSS Class] [Wheel of Life: -Nine Stars - Forest of Life < SS Class] [Incantation Spell: - Swallowed Sky] [Explo Spell: - Swallowed Sky < SSS Class> - Star Formation - Forest of Life < SS Class] He stared at the words of the Genesis Core for quite a while, pondering just to enjoy the tranquility. After that, he started walking in the city. His destination was the library, which was close to the city lord''s residence. It was a spacious building, full of ancient books inside. Anyone could enter and exit the library without being checked. It only had a warning sign that whoever stole a book in this library, they would be chased to the end of the world. Aldric was only here to learn about the Genesis Core. There were enough books about it, written on their respective covers that he didn''t need to ask anyone. Picking up one of the books, he sat down at the table, opened the book and started reading. (The Genesis Core; the Core of the Body and Soul. Without this, one cannot become a Senior Magician, a level that will truly distinguish you from humans. When possessing the Genesis Core, the first change is to your body where your blood becomes gold while your bones become like diamonds, hard to the point of being almost indestructible, which eventually strengthens your physique to a completely different level. Your soul will also undergo a transformation that allows you to unleash spiritual sense. With spiritual sense, you can see, sniff, hear and taste. It can basically replace all your senses. Those are the effects of possessing the Genesis Core in addition to drastically increasing your strength, making your body able to hold more spiritual energy. As for the most important thing, it is to transform the soul specifically. The Genesis Core basically has no difference in level, but since one of the ingredients is the soul of a monster, the more unique the monster soul you use, the more unique your Genesis Core will be since your soul can basically transform into the soul of the monster soul you use. It''s just that, different monster souls, different methods to form the Genesis Core). It was what Aldric read that he finally understood about the Genesis Core. The Monster Soul of the Genesis Core, that was the most important part. Finding a good one was already difficult, and he still had to find a method to form a Genesis Core with that good monster soul. At this point, Aldric finally realized how complicated it was to advance to Senior Magician. Waiting for information from Jenny was the only option or he would have to wander around aimlessly first in search of a good method on his own. "Mmm..." When he finished reading the book, he found that Jenny''s account had gone online. (Star Archer: P!) Suddenly a message from her appeared just a moment after she went online, and it was just one letter P. Perhaps this was some kind of greeting, but it made it difficult for Aldric to reply. If he asked what was wrong, wouldn''t it be as if there was no topic they wanted to talk about. After all, they were supposed to be talking about Genesis Core method information. As a man who somewhat avoided her, Aldric also couldn''t directly ask her when she gave him that information. In confusion, he ended up replying in the same way. (Dark Crow: P!) (Star Archer: Hahahaha... You are indeed a difficult man to play with... Damn, your innocence really helps you.) An immediate reply came from the woman. (I''m not innocent!) Aldric did not accept being called an innocent man. To him, he just lacked the knowledge and experience of living in the city. If he brought city people to a village or mountain for example, it would be different who looked innocent. (I know, I know, please don''t sulk. I won''t be able to calm down if my most handsome friend is sulking because of me.) When the opportunity to say nonsense arose, this woman without hesitation started talking nonsense. Aldric wanted to scratch his head again but realized he was in the library with many people around. If he did that, people would probably think he was frustrated just from reading a book about the Genesis Core. (When are you going to give me the information?) Despite initially thinking he couldn''t ask her directly about the information, just waiting for her to tell him herself, he couldn''t help but do it so that she would stop saying nonsense. (Hahaha, of course, I''ll tell you. Don''t worry, this is purely a gift from me, my form of support for you, I won''t demand anything from you in return. This information is recorded in a scroll. You can come to the Time Space Hall to pick it up with the code ''Jsjj8892jjj2.'' You will get the scroll by writing that.") Chapter 22: Route In the end, Aldric had to return to the Time Space Hall in no time.It remained open even at night. When he returned to the place, he forced himself to look calm. He picked up the scroll sent by Jenny through the last receptionist who seemed to have forgotten who she was. The scroll was brown in color, made of very hard leather. Just by holding the scroll, he became doubtful of what information was actually written on the scroll. Since it was already rather late, there were already quite a few empty parks. He was finally able to sit down in one of those parks. With his legs crossed, he opened the scroll slowly. "Huh?" His expression instantly became confused when he saw the contents of the scroll. It turned out to be a map of the Eldorn Region. Only, there was a single red line from the west that led to a certain location. It seemed to be a route that someone wanted to take. When he saw the destination location of that route, he could not help but show a strange expression. S§×arch* The Novel?ire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. It was close to Spring Hill, precisely in the small forest where he left the Queen Bee and her colony. This was quite obvious as this map made clear the names of the places around that small forest, including Ron''s Family Villa. (What is this?) Aldric couldn''t help but ask Jenny. (That''s the route of a prince who will form a very powerful Genesis Core. He already has the method and almost all the ingredients. It only takes a monster soul and it is in the forest that he will find the monster soul.) (What? Are you asking me to rob someone?) Aldric was dumbfounded by Jenny''s answer. As a man who was raised with kindness, robbing people was something very reprehensible to him, a serious violation of the law. How could he possibly do that. (Aldric, ohhh Aldric! This is a game, not the real world, what were you thinking?) Jenny replied with words like she was laughing and crying. In fact she added a lot of laughing and crying emojis. (In the game, there are no restrictions on robbing other players, let alone just NPCs. Hey, you made me really laugh and cry. You probably don''t know, everyone who has this information will try to rob the prince. As long as you don''t get caught, nothing will happen to you). Aldric, "..." He suddenly realized that he was a bit stupid now. When in this game world, he kept getting carried away with the feeling that he was in the real world so the way he acted kept following the way of the real world. Now he realized that it was ridiculous. (It''s very close to my current location, when will the prince arrive?) (It''s probably about 5 hours away. You should prepare from now on, and you''d better ask people for help. Your opponent is not just that prince, but another group of players. There are at least 3 groups that know about this. They have no small background. Ohh, right, make sure you use a mask to cover your identity. If any of the prince''s troops get away, he will definitely report to the kingdom and that will make you hunted by the royal troops). (Hmph, that''s not entirely safe.) (Come on, even if you are hunted down by NPCs, it won''t make your actual life suffer. At most, you''ll just have trouble wandering around in this game world. By the way, don''t ask for help from people who have reached the 10th Stage. They should be below your level. If your companions are also at the 10th stage, I''m afraid they will rob you after helping you.) (Ok!) Aldric then stood up, putting the map away. Asking people for help wasn''t something difficult for him since he had quite a few Level 10 Monster Cores. The problem was who did he ask for help? Other players or NPCs? ''Mm, if they''re NPCs, they probably won''t be willing if invited to rob a prince. It would be hard to find a willing NPC,'' Aldric thought. This was simple logic. In the eyes of those NPCs, robbing a prince was the same to the people of Earth as robbing the son of a big official. It couldn''t be done. The only option was to ask the players for help. Now Aldric wondered where he would ask for help. On the forum might not be suitable as it would let people know of his actions. However, there was no way he would announce this in the guilds. Those guilds asked him to clarify the mission he was giving. Would they accept a request that wanted to rob? Aldric kept thinking of ways to find other players to help him while purchasing a black cloak with a hood and mask that covered his entire face. If he was just looking for players, that was easy. However, what he needed were players who were already at Stage 8 or 9. While walking around, Aldric suddenly encountered Eliot who seemed to have just returned to the city after an adventure. His aura was still leaking slightly, indicating that he had gone on an intense adventure. When looking at his aura with his current power, Aldric finally knew what stage he was in. He was actually a 9th Stage Junior Magician. "Dark Crow!" The man greeted him immediately when he saw him, smiling slightly. Although he was a nice guy, Aldric was a bit uncomfortable when he saw him again. The problem was that he knew that he was Dark Crow. And now he even called him by his nickname, unlike the usual one where he called him bro. Without a doubt, he knew that Dark Crow had just sold 900 bottles of Honey of Life. "Brother Eliot, looks like you just had a fierce fight," Aldric said. "Yeahhh, I just killed a few Level 10 Monsters, it was tough but luckily they have ordinary strength so I was able to kill them even though my level is below theirs," Eliot replied. "By the way bro, do you still have Honey of Life, I''d like to buy a hotol or two if you have any," he added, this time calling him bro again. He also said it very quietly. Aldric was instantly rendered speechless, unsure of how to respond. Seeing his silence, Eliot laughed. "If it''s gone, then never mind. Don''t worry, I won''t tell anyone that you''re Dark Crow," he said. Chapter 23: Monster Market "Uhmm..." Aldric could not help but clear his throat at his words.This man had told him a lot of things, so he was a bit uncomfortable if he didn''t give him the Honey of Life. Considering he had sold 900 bottles, one would guess that he still had quite a lot. After all, there was no way he would sell them all. If he didn''t give Eliot the Honey of Life, there was a possibility of their friendship cracking. Even if the man seemed to assure him he wouldn''t reveal his identity, a fractured friendship could lead to many other problems. Finally, Aldric decided to take out one bottle. "I still have a few bottles, it''s my fault for selling too many. Take it, no need to pay for it. After all, you''ve helped me quite a lot," he said as he handed the bottle to him. "Are you sure, bro?" This time, it was Eliot who looked doubtful. "I have some Level 10 Monster Cores, I can pay you," he said. "Don''t worry, I have too many Level 10 Monster Cores right now," Aldric replied, forcing him to take the bottle. Forced by him, Eliot couldn''t refuse. He smiled wryly as he said, "Thanks, bro. I owe you a favor. With this Honey of Life, I can recover faster. Otherwise, it will take a long time since I have some internal injuries." "No, no, don''t consider yourself indebted," Aldric replied. "The monster market is about to open!" Someone in the distance suddenly shouted. That attracted the attention of many people who immediately looked at the person who shouted. "Really, hurry, hurry, we need to get there right away." Those people seemed very enthusiastic, leaving in a hurry. "Brother Eliot, what''s the monster market like?" Aldric asked Eliot. Although he could tell right away that it was a market that sold monsters, he still wanted to know the details, such as what kind of monsters they sold, what their prices were, and the like. "It''s a market that sells monster slaves where they obey their boss one hundred percent," Eliot replied. "Bro, don''t you have a lot of Level 10 Monster Cores, you can buy powerful monster slaves, are you interested?" Aldric had been interested from the start because he thought that if he had powerful monster slaves, he could carry out his plan without the help of other players. "Sure, let''s see," he said. "Let''s go..." Eliot immediately led the way. As he walked, he started drinking the Honey of Life straight from the bottle. For a moment he seemed surprised by the taste but he was more surprised by the effect. "I can feel my internal wounds starting to heal, this one bottle really seems to be enough to heal all my internal wounds," he said. He continued to drink the honey under Aldric''s gaze. In just a few minutes, he had almost finished the honey. After it was gone, he looked very refreshed even though he still had a messy appearance. "Bro, I really have to thank you. If you have more Honey of Life next time, please sell me some." The man looked pleading when he said that. However, Aldric smiled wryly as he responded. sea??h th§× N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I''m not sure that luck will come again," he said. Although it was certain that he would get new stock, he did not want to reveal the secret to anyone. He pretended that it was just luck that might not come again. "I''m sure it will come to you again, bro..." Eliot replied. This time, Aldric just smiled without saying anything else. The place they were heading to was on the outskirts of the city. There was a building that looked like a soccer stadium but bigger, maybe five times bigger with a large courtyard. Currently the courtyard was filled with many people as they scrambled to get into the building. The night that should have been quieter had such a crowded place. "Brother Eliot, why does this market only open at night?" asked Aldric. "This is so that the transfer of masters between the monster slaves goes smoothly. The process may be a bit difficult, during the day, the monsters are in top form while at night, they are tired and calmer because during the day, they are made tired. Basically, it''s just to facilitate the transaction." Eliot explained. "Ohhh..." Aldric finally understood. Fortunately, the building had many doors so the queue to enter was not long. Arriving inside, Aldric was immediately amazed by the spacious room that was very bright even though it was night. His experience in meeting monsters was still minimal, he had only ever met low-level monsters. Here, he saw many monsters of enormous size, locked up in giant cages where their feet and hands were bound with chains. He saw gorillas up to eight meters tall, with black fur with some gold, sitting leaning against their cages with their eyes closed. On each cage, there was a board containing a description of the monsters inside them including the price they were sold for. Aldric stared at the board on the gorilla cage, immediately shocked. (Ancient Gorilla, Level 9, price 50 Level 10 Monster Cores, stronger than most Level 10 Monsters!) "So expensive!" Aldric was shocked by the price of the gorilla. It was only Level 9, but one practically had to kill 50 Level 10 Monsters to kill it. Aldric felt that this was ridiculous. "Some monsters are very expensive because not only do they have combat power far above their level, but because their bodies have many unique features," Eliot replied. "This gorilla for example, it has very strong bones. If he is killed, his bones can be used to make powerful weapons. Their value might even exceed that of the gorilla itself. This doesn''t include its soul, which is extraordinary enough to be the Genesis Core." "So the price is indeed comparable." Aldric finally understood. He watched the gorilla for a while longer but then he smiled strangely. His instincts suddenly told him that even if he was at the Ninth Stage, he could easily suppress the gorilla. If he became a monster, how much would it be worth? "Jeez, bro, I gotta log out, my mom woke me up," Eliot said suddenly. When Aldric looked at him, the man had already started to disappear. He seemed to be in a hurry. "Well..." Aldric had no problem being in this place alone. He continued his pace, observing the monsters that had the largest size. With a budget of over 400 Level 10 Monster Cores, he naturally wanted to purchase a truly outstanding monster slave. Chapter 24: Negotiation As he continued walking, Aldric saw monsters that were more expensive than the gorilla.The next one he saw was a snake, so big and long, it was over 15 meters long. It was coiled around the pillars of this building surrounded by a large cage. Its body had various colors with a dark impression while its scales seemed to be made of steel, seemingly creaking as the snake moved. (Forest Snake King, Level 10, price 145 Level 10 Monster Core, has swallowed three 10th Stage Junior Magician!) This one was Level 10, very true to its size. "Mm..." There was a level 10 monster that was actually only the size of a dog. It appeared to be a cat, white in color with a slender body. Enough people were crowding around the cat, talking about it that Aldric instantly knew what kind of monster it was without even looking at the board on its cage. It was called the Silth Cat, a rare breed of cat that was said to have the fastest speed among land creatures and could make its body transparent so that it could not be attacked at all. After passing by several people, Aldric was finally able to see the description of the cat. (Silth Cat, Level 10, price 300 Core Level 10 monster, requires a Senior Magician to act personally to capture it. It is said that there has never been a Junior Magician who could kill a Silth Cat, let alone capture it!) Aldric was amazed by the cat''s description, but also felt that the price was too much if its only advantages were speed and the ability to make its body transparent. After all, the ability to become transparent must have a limit. ''Is there anything more expensive?'' Aldric wondered, continuing to search because he wanted a truly amazing monster. Several monsters costing as much as the Slith Cat with their own advantages but still couldn''t attract Aldric''s interest. Perhaps he was the one who walked the most, unlike others who stopped longer. Fortunately, he had an appearance that gave the impression that he was someone of some status. After a while of walking, a maid in charge of serving the customers came over to him. "Sir, is there a special monster you''re looking for?" the maid asked politely. "What is the most expensive monster?" Aldric asked back in response, which attracted people''s attention. "Mmm..." The maid had a little trouble reacting for a while when she heard Aldric''s question. "Sir, our most expensive monsters are the ones that cost 300 Core Level 10 monsters like that Slith Cat," she said, pointing at the Slith Cat. Because Aldric walked too much, he eventually arrived near the Slith Cat again. As it turned out, that Slith Cat and the few others he had seen were already the top monsters in this monster market. With over 400 Level 10 Monster Cores in his hands, Aldric was naturally somewhat disappointed. He wanted one that was one level above them. The problem was that he could feel that the Slith Cat and the others were not yet in the same class as him. Even the monsters that were one level above them might not have been one class with him, but it was at least more feasible. Seeing Aldric''s silence, the maid instantly knew that he wanted better monsters. "Sir, for now we only have those monsters available," the maid said. "Can you lower their price?" Aldric decided to negotiate. If he could get two monsters for around 400 Cores, then he didn''t mind if they were monsters like the Slith Cat. "Sir, what price do you want?" the maid asked, opening up room for negotiation. It seemed that prices in this market were not entirely fixed. "That cat!" Aldric pointed at the Slith Cat, then he looked at a Snow Bear whose fur seemed to be made of ice. It exuded a relentless ice-cold aura. Its body was like a small truck, about four meters tall and about seven meters long. (Polar Ice Bear, Level 10, price 250 Level 10 Monster Cores, has unparalleled defense with its ice fortress!) "The cat and bear are worth 430 Level 10 Monster Cores, how about it?" he said. From what should have been 550 Monster Cores, he lowered it to 420 Monster Cores, the maid''s mouth instantly opened. That was the price Aldric could give since only 430 Monster Cores remained in his Storage Artifact. He wanted to leave 10 as savings. "Sir, the price you gave is too low, we won''t make any profit like this," said the maid. She smiled wryly like she didn''t know whether to laugh or cry. "What''s the lowest price you can give?" asked Aldric. He wasn''t going to use his other Monster Cores, but he still had nearly a hundred liters of Honey of Life, each liter of which was worth one Level 10 Monster Core. "Sir, I cannot determine the lowest price, it will depend on the manager," the maid replied. "Would you like to meet the manager?" she asked. "Very well!" Aldric did not refuse. S§×arch* The n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Go ahead!" The maid then guided him to the manager''s place. The market actually had a second floor, but only a small part of it. It was probably just a place made for offices. Aldric climbed the stairs to get there, passing through a hallway before arriving in front of a door. "One moment, please!" The maid opened the door and entered directly. It seemed that as a maid, she could come and go to the manager''s office without having to knock. Maybe the rule was like that so that all maids could give information to the manager quickly. Around the door, there were several windows where Aldric could look down clearly. The sight of the monsters with large sizes was fully displayed in his eyes. He also saw several people carrying some of the large monsters, seemingly having bought them. One interesting thing to him was that there were one or two people who actually made the monsters they had bought disappear, like items that went into Artifact Storage. However, living beings would not be able to enter the Storage Artifact Space as it was a frozen space. Living things that were still breathing would not be able to live in that frozen space. When Aldric observed them more carefully, he discovered that they were actually putting the monsters into cards where one card could absorb one monster. ''It seems to be another unique item,'' he thought. He also wanted to have it, but was unsure of the price. Right after that, the door to the manager''s office opened, revealing the figure of the maid. "Sir, please come in," said the maid, leading her hand into the office. Chapter 25: Accepted Entering the office, Aldric found a luxurious room with a sizable sofa with a backrest that was slightly tilted so that when leaning back, the body would feel stretched out.An elderly man was on the couch, dressed in formal attire consisting of long pants and something similar to a suit. He was very relaxed, crossing his legs while smoking a cigar. Every time he breathed in, thick smoke came out of his mouth. When Aldric appeared, he extinguished the flame at the end of his cigar and stood up, straightening some parts of his clothes. "Sir, please take a seat, my name is Alan, the manager of this monster market," said the old man. Despite giving the impression of arrogance by the way he sat, he was quite friendly when he greeted Aldric. As such, Aldric was able to sit comfortably in front of him while the maid waited outside. "What is your name, sir?" The manager asked about his name first. "William," Aldric replied without seeming to think at all. He didn''t want to use his real name and didn''t want to reveal his nickname, so he could only make up a fake name. Alan nodded lightly at his name. "Well Mr. William," he said, "do you really want the Slith Cat and the Polar Ice Bear?" "Yes, but I can''t afford it if the price is 550, I want it lowered to 420." Aldric replied. "If it''s 420, that''s just the capital price." The manager laughed. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Then what is the lowest price you can give, Mr. Alan?" Aldric asked. "450," Alan replied as he held up five fingers. "Add 30 more Level 10 Monster Cores, and you can take both monsters home." "Thirty more, huh..." Aldric pretended to think when he heard that. "Honestly, I don''t have any Monster Cores left, but if you want, how about I replace them with 20 liters of Honey of Life." "What?" The manager was very surprised after hearing his answer. "So you want to replace it with Honey of Life. This is acceptable," he said, "but only 20 liters, that''s only equivalent to 20 Level 10 Monster Cores." "Honey of Life is rare and unique, it cannot be valued according to price," Aldric replied with a faint smile. This time, the manager did not respond immediately. He seemed to be thinking about it. His index finger twitched, tapping his thigh. "Mr. William, can you add a few more liters? It doesn''t need to be ten." He finally said something again. However, Aldric immediately shook his head. "Mr. Alan, this is all I can afford. If you can''t, then I may indeed not be able to buy those two monsters. I currently have other business, so I have to leave now," he said, starting to move to stand up. In villager-style negotiations, if the seller still wanted more, then the only solution was to walk away. If that still failed, then it was impossible. "Wait!" The manager stopped Aldric, spontaneously pointing his hand at him as he stood up. Aldric stared at him, not immediately taking a step, but showing that he would actually leave if the manager asked for more. Seeing his expression, the manager sighed. "Alright, alright, 20 liters of Honey of Life, those two monsters are yours," he said with a heavy expression. The profit he made might be too small this time, but as a merchant, he obviously wanted the most expensive monsters to sell faster. After all, when they were locked up, taking care of them also cost a lot of money. Hearing the manager''s words, Aldric immediately sat down. "Okay, let''s complete this transaction," he said with a faint smile, happy that he won the negotiation. That way, he had two very powerful monsters at level 10. While Aldric paid, the manager gave him some letters. After that, he personally led him downstairs. The next thing they needed to do was to transfer ownership of the two monsters. This required some sort of artifact because otherwise, there was no way to make those wild monsters slaves. The first one they went for was the Slith Cat, which was more expensive. The cat was lying down lazily right now. Although she wasn''t sleeping, she occasionally closed her eyes. If it was daytime, she would definitely be on constant alert. At this moment, the manager took out a golden needle. "Mr. William, this needle needs your blood and I will insert it into this cat''s body and take out my needle that is already in her body. After that, this cat will immediately obey you as her master." The manager explained about how to make monsters into slaves. Aldric nodded, allowing the manager to stick the needle into his finger. He didn''t care that he wouldn''t feel the pain. Quickly, the manager stuck the needle into his finger until a drop of blood came out. After that, the manager ran his hand over the cat''s body. Shua! Suddenly, exactly the same golden needle came out of the cat''s body, landing right on the manager''s hand, which was now showing its strength. The manager''s aura was quite impressive even though he was old. He was a 10th Stage Junior Magician, and seemed to already have a deep foundation. He probably already had enough spiritual energy to advance, but still had to prepare the Genesis Core. When the golden needle exited the cat''s body, the cat instantly stood up, showing a ferocious expression. It emitted an aura that made many people afraid. "Don''t worry, this cat is weak right now." Several maids explained to the people so that they wouldn''t panic. Shua! The manager threw a golden needle with Aldric''s blood at the cat, piercing into her forehead. It tried to enter the cat''s forehead but the cat''s strength tried to resist the needle. Unfortunately, the cat seemed to be in a really weak state. Her defenses couldn''t really block the needle. It was able to continue entering her forehead. If only the cat was in top shape, then this process would have been something very difficult. Chapter 26: Demon Horse and Dead Fish In a short period of time, the needle fully entered the cat''s body.At this moment, there was a golden light and an illusory golden chain that appeared on the cat''s body, wrapped around her as if to declare that her was a slave that had been subjugated. At the same time, Aldric felt a special connection between his mind and the cat''s mind, as if he was able to directly give orders to the cat and she could not refuse his orders at all. No, it wasn''t just as if. He was actually able to do it. When the golden light and the illusory chain disappeared, the cat calmed down again. She even gave Aldric a gentle look. And this also let Aldric know how weak her condition was. If she was forced to fight, she would probably suffer many injuries quickly. ''Fortunately, I still have quite a lot of Honey of Life. A few liters should be able to restore this cat''s condition,'' he thought. Honey of Life had the function of temporarily increasing strength and treating various kinds of physical injuries. It could be used by all living beings no matter how high their power level was. However, the stronger they were, the more Honey of Life was needed. "Congratulations Mr. William, you are now the master of the Slith Cat, a monster that can threaten all Junior Magicians," said the manager to Aldric so that everyone looked at Aldric with some fear. In White Wind City, the existence of Senior Magician was very rare, the 10th Stage Junior Magician was considered the peam of power. A person with an extremely powerful level 10 monster was naturally considered extremely threatening. Unfortunately, not many could buy such a monster because the price was too high. Afterwards, the manager and Aldric walked up to the large-bodied Polar Ice Bear, surprising people again as it turned out that Aldric hadn''t just bought one monster. Although the bear was not as strong as the cat, it was still a very strong monster among level 10. It had a defense that was very difficult to break through. The manager went through the same process with the bear so that it would recognize Aldric as its master. Meanwhile, in a certain corner of the monster market, there were men in their 30s standing side by side. They both had thin bodies, pale white skin, like they rarely ate. It was just that, their faint aura sometimes frightened people passing by the side. "I bet that boy is also a player," said one of the men. He had long curly hair, giving a gloomy impression to his appearance. The man by his side had very messy short hair, making people think he had a nest of lice in his hair. Since they were talking about players, they were obviously also players. With their appearance, they were without a doubt the kind of gamers who completely immersed themselves in the gaming world. Their original appearance carried over into this world. If only they didn''t have such a terrifying aura, they were practically no different from the neets who were easy to bully. In the real world, they were easy to bully, but here they could take on the role of villains. Their names are unknown, they only use nicknames. The long-haired man called himself the Demon Horse, while the other man called himself the Dead Fish. In White Wind City, they were a few of the top players. "Right, he seems to be a rich man''s son. Hmph, he really does have so many Level 10 Monster Cores. Even if all the players in the city collected their Monster Cores, there might not be as many as his," Dead Fish replied. "This really sucks, we''re very skilled gamers. Unfortunately, those rich people easily surpass us by relying on their money," he continued. "It''s also because too many of us sell those items to those rich people, aren''t you too, Dead Fish?" replied the Demon Horse. "What else can I do? I need money to buy a new virtual headset or I won''t be able to play anymore," Dead Fish replied. "Stop saying nonsense, we''d better think of a strategy to catch that boy now," he added. "No need for a strategy, he''ll definitely go out of town to take care of those two monsters. After all, that bear is too big, it''s not suitable to be taken care of within the city. We can directly attack him when he''s outside the city. If he''s weak, then this will be easy. However, if he is also at the 10th Stage, we need to put in extra effort and use our treasure to restrain the two monsters," said Demon Horse. These two weren''t just playing the game in the usual way. They actually became robbers, robbing rich NPCs or rich players for treasures. That was their way of advancing quickly. In fact, the two of them now only needed a few more ingredients and they could form the Genesis Core, becoming a Senior Magician. This time, Aldric was their target because he was the most conspicuous one in this monster market. For them, successfully robbing him would allow them to accumulate more wealth than they had so far. Meanwhile, the cat and bear were finally released from their cages. S§×arch* The nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The manager let them follow Aldric. With his control over their minds, they naturally did not go berserk. "By the way, Mr. Alan, how much does the card to cage the monster cost?" Aldric then asked about the cards while glancing at the few people who had the cards. Up close, he could see that inside the cards, the caged monsters could actually still move around. They were like a home for them. "You mean the Monster Seal Card, do you want it, Mr. William?" asked Alan with a faint smile. He scanned Aldric''s eyes as if thinking, ''hmph, this boy must be tricking me by pretending to have no money left.'' He was actually a bit annoyed, but this was a trade. He lost the negotiation with the buyer, he could only blame himself. "Yes, state the price," Aldric replied. "One card costs five Level 10 Monster Cores. It''s not like a Storage Artifact because it can hold living creatures even if it''s only one living creature for each card, so the price is far above Storage Artifacts which are considered not so valuable," Alan replied. "And this price is fixed, it can''t go down anymore," he added. His smile grew wider. This card actually brought him a good profit, so he was very happy every time it was sold. Of course, what made it expensive wasn''t the difficulty of making it. Although it was difficult, the capital was less than one Level 10 Monster Core. However, not many could make it, only people with certain skills. Chapter 27: Robbed With only ten Level 10 Monster Cores left, Aldric found it hard to let them go.However, he thought the card was very important so that he wouldn''t be followed by his two monsters, he wanted two cards. Despite feeling heavy, he finally decided to buy, spending all his Monster Cores so that the elderly manager smiled so widely. He was too happy to the point where he personally escorted Aldric out of the monster market. Aldric sighed as he left. Almost all of his wealth had been used up, this gave him a miserable feeling. ''Mm...'' As he continued walking, he felt that something was wrong. This made him glance back occasionally. ''Am I being followed?'' He wondered with a strange expression without stopping his steps. The Demon Horse and Dead Fish were indeed following him from afar. Seeing him occasionally glance back, the two looked at each other. "He sensed our presence," said the Demon Horse. "It seems that he is indeed strong, I am now convinced that he is at the 10th Stage of Junior Magician," said the Dead Fish. It was not easy to reach that stage, so anyone who reached it needed to be wary. "If his talent turns out to be high, then we might not succeed," said the Demon Horse. "Hmph, he''s a big fish, we should give it a try no matter what. After all, we can escape easily and cover our identities," replied the Dead Fish. After saying that, he began to cover his body with a cloak and put on a black-colored mask. The cloak he wore was exactly the same as the one bought by Aldric. The Demon Horse did the same. Only the mask was white. The two then followed Aldric again. At this time, Aldric actually went straight out of town. Although he did have that plan, he did it early because he wanted to see who the stalkers following him were. He didn''t want to be bothered with them now because they could mess up his plans later. With two extremely powerful monsters by his side, he naturally wasn''t worried in the slightest. As he walked, he sent Honey of Life to each of the cards he placed inside his clothing pouch. The two monsters were able to instantly swallow the Honey of Life from within the cards. As it turned out, Aldric needed to give the cat ten liters while the bear seven liters, a total of 17 liters. With just that amount, they could recover to their prime. S§×ar?h the n?vel_Fire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. If they were released, they would immediately go on a rampage. Not only leaving the city, Aldric even entered a sizable forest. There were quite a lot of monsters like wolves. They were especially wild at night because they slept during the day. Their roars echoed endlessly. Aldric could sense their presence from afar, so he could avoid them, going to a location without monsters. He then stopped beside a large tree, staring at the dark back. Although the moon was shining brightly, it was difficult for the light to enter the forest because of the many branches and leaves that blocked it. "Are you going to continue hiding?" he said in a soft but distant voice. Relying on his strength, he was able to expand the range of his voice. "Hahaha, so you do know." The sound of laughter echoed from a distance before two figures in robes appeared, one wearing a white mask and the other wearing a black mask. Aldric instantly felt strange seeing them as he had also bought a cloak and mask with such disguises. They jumped several times before stopping about twenty meters in front of him. Such a distance was very close to their level. "Who are you? Why are you following me?" Aldric asked them. "Why? To rob you, of course," replied the figure with the black mask. "If you don''t want any trouble, hand over your Storage Artifact and two monsters to us," added the Demon Horse wearing a white mask. He showed his aura which was blue like lightning. It began to transform into bolts of lightning that surrounded his body. There was such an intense pressure from him that the trees trembled. Even the monsters were terrified of him. The Dead Fish also began to show his power. He could control the ground, make the ground rise up and become countless spears. "In White Wind City, we are one of the strongest players. With our cooperation, no one can escape us. If you don''t want to die, give up everything you have," he said. "They''re robbing people again." At the same time, there were whispers in the distance. This forest was visited by many players hunting monsters, there were always passersby in every area. Therefore, there were quite a few players who saw them from a distance. Their reputation had clearly spread. Other players instantly recognized them. "It seems like they really want to be robbers in this game. Fortunately they''re very good at playing and managed to surpass the others," said one of the players. "Hmph, too bad we failed to unmask them last time we surrounded them. Otherwise, I''d really be looking for them in the real world. They robbed me without restraint yesterday." Someone snorted vindictively. "We''d better not underestimate that boy, I can sense dangerous power from him." A player with detection ability said. "Is he also a 10th Stage Junior Magician?" He was immediately asked by the other players. "Yes, and I think he''s really very strong." "Ohhh, this is surprising. Is he from another city?" "If he really is that strong, these two guys will be unlucky this time. I really want to see them suffer." "..." At this moment, Aldric was still calm as he looked at the two people even though they had revealed their strength. That there were people trying to rob him was completely beyond his expectations. It seemed that this was indeed a world without rules. Showing wealth could easily bring trouble. "Boy, aren''t you afraid?" The Demon Horse couldn''t help but ask as Aldric still looked calm. "I''m afraid you two are just looking for trouble coming here," Aldric replied casually. He was only talking about the facts because he was completely sure they wouldn''t be able to fight him. "Hahahah..." The Dead Fish burst out laughing at that. "You must be confident because you have two very strong level 10 monsters, yet they are in a weakened state right now. And we have this artifact," he said. He took out something similar to a box but made of brown iron. It instantly emitted light which then turned into a large transparent cube. The cube covered an area the size of a football field and was up to fifty meters high. To Aldric''s surprise, the two cards in the pockets of his clothes suddenly flew into the air by themselves, exiting the cube before falling to the ground. "This cube will confine anyone we want inside and send out anyone we don''t want. Anyone below Senior Magician will not be able to get out of this cube, and we have prepared energy that can last up to five minutes," the Dead Fish said again. Chapter 28: Fight Aldric did not expect these two raiders to have treasures at this level.His eyes scanned this cube which he thought was indeed very strong. Although he thought he could still destroy it, it required effort, not in a short time. The brown iron box that was the core of this cube was hovering around the Dead Fish''s figure, like it was about to fly after him. It was probably the center of this cube, moving wherever the iron box moved. "Come on, attack him," said the Demon Horse suddenly. He lunged at Aldric from his right side, using his lightning bolts to increase his speed. His lightning bolts became more numerous and larger over time, enveloping his entire body so that he looked like a mass of lightning. The Dead Fish was not as fast as he was as he moved through Aldric''s right side. However, he could pull up the surrounding soil, fuse it with his own body in large quantities, and it then formed a giant human figure with four arms, about ten meters tall. Although it was formed from a mass of earth, it was completely fused together perfectly, as if it was really a giant human figure. Even after that he formed four huge hammers from the hardened soil, held by each of his hands. "The 10th Stage Junior Magician is indeed powerful, they can practically move freely, considered to be the elite in the Eldorn Region," said the watching players, amazed by the strength of the two people. They had been playing for a long time, but had not been able to accumulate spiritual energy up to the 10th Stage. Fortunately, they did not know that Aldric had only played today and had also reached the 10th Stage. "Uhmm..." Aldric remained relaxed despite the attacks from two sides. He activated his physical strength, not wanting to hold back. Instantly, all the blood vessels in his body emitted a white light that did not spread anywhere. This appearance was no different from when he had just advanced to the First Stage. However, at that time the amount of power was only 30. Now that it was 3000, only he himself knew how strong his physique was when his physical strength was active. The Demon Horse who arrived earlier beside him earned a gaze from him first. His strength seemed strange to the Demon Horse. When his eyes met with his current eyes that were not emitting light, his heart inexplicably pounded hard, as if he was staring into the eyes of a bloodthirsty monster. ''This can''t be,'' he thought. He suddenly suspected that Aldric was very strong, but he didn''t want to believe it. "Mm..." At this moment, he saw Aldric''s hand moving very quickly, too quickly even for him to think it was an illusion. It passed by his side, arriving above his back. His lightning bolts tried to strike the hand only to bounce back. BANG! Aldric casually hit his back, instantly making his lightning scatter while his eyes visible from the two holes of his mask widened so wide. In an instant, he hit the ground, which also turned into a crater due to how hard he hit it. The fact that this was just a game made him feel no pain, yet he realized how much damage was done to his body by the blow. He was worried that he wouldn''t be able to stand up anymore. In fear, he tried to strike back by releasing a lot of lightning from his body. S§×arch* The N??elFir§×.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The lightning gathered above Aldric''s head, becoming a ferocious lion''s head. Roar! It even roared loudly before lunging towards Aldric, making the people watching close their eyes spontaneously. No one realized that Aldric''s punch had just rendered the Demon Horse completely helpless. Aldric stared at the lion''s head formed from the lightning. Whoosh! He sent his fist upward, generating an extremely powerful shockwave. When it struck the lion''s head, it was instantly propelled until it hit the upper wall of the cube. BANG! It shattered, becoming countless fragments of lightning bolts, falling everywhere. "We''re unlucky!" The Demon Horse could no longer dispute this fact. They had actually hit a steel wall, causing trouble for themselves. All of this happened in a short period of time. The Dead Fish had already started attacking with its four palms. Even after seeing the shocking thing, his body was still moving as he didn''t have time to digest everything that happened. As the four hammers descended towards him, Aldric could feel the pressure as if gravity had become heavier. "Tree!" Aldric said in a low voice. In an instant, about ten trees grew beside the four-armed giant, bigger than him. Each of them had dozens of branches that moved quickly, wrapped around the giant''s massive body. Here, there was no aura of life emanating from the trees. That aura remained within them, making them extremely strong. The giant with his hammers could only move forward an inch before coming to a complete halt. It was helpless under the bonds of the branches of the trees. "Impossible!" The figure of the Dead Fish appeared above the giant''s head, unable to believe what he was seeing. Just as he appeared, a tree branch slammed into his back, sending him hurtling towards Aldric head down. BANG! Aldric hit him in the stomach without holding back, making his body bend like a bow. Before he was thrown, he grabbed his hand, and dropped it to the ground. The next thing he did was not to take care of him. He first picked up the iron box floating beside the head of the figure with the black mask. When he touched it, it instantly fell into his control. This thing only needed power to control it. The moment the Dead Fish''s power went haywire, his control over the iron box was instantly lost. (You get a Class S Artifact, the World Cube, an artifact that can seal anyone you want inside it and banish anyone you want. The more energy you put into this artifact, the stronger the cube becomes!) This is a rare artifact, holding it makes Aldric get a notification from the game System. This naturally surprised him even more about the cube. Moreover, he discovered that the energy inside was actually just a little, like a grain of sand on a vast beach. This meant that there was very little power. Since it fell within his control, he was also able to deactivate its power so that the cube disappeared. "It''s mine now!" Aldric immediately claimed. It fell in his hands because the enemy who attacked him lost. Of course, he had the right to claim it. Chapter 29: Their Face Although he could not see the faces of the two people, he could feel the gloomy gazes from them.However, he still did not take care of them. Using the power of his tree, he picked up the two cards that had fallen far away from him. He could sense their existence because the monsters inside them were connected to him. A small tree branch sent the two cards back to him. He put them back into his pants pocket before looking at the two robbers. "Well, now what do I need to do with you?" he said, then picked up the rings on each of their fingers which were of course their Storage Artifacts. S§×ar?h the N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Peering into each of the rings, he was immediately dumbfounded. The space inside them was vast, almost as large as a football field. Of course, the most surprising thing was the items inside them. Aldric saw that there were at least 80 Level 10 Monster Cores and countless Monster Cores with lower levels as well as a pile of coins that amounted to more than 500,000 Coins. This did not include other items that Aldric did not know about. As robbers, they certainly had a lot of treasures. "Are there other robbers like you?" Aldric couldn''t help but ask. This gave him so much treasure, he was too happy that he wanted to be robbed again. The two people seemed to want to cry at his question. "A-are you a Senior Magician?" asked the Dead Fish wearing a black mask. He couldn''t believe he was so helpless. Only a Senior Magician could do this to him. "Can''t you see?" replied Aldric. His aura clearly showed the aura of a 10th Stage Junior Magician. How could he be a Senior Magician. When one became a Senior Magician, their aura was completely different. Aldric also didn''t know what their auras looked like because he had never seen them. Whoosh! Whoosh! The other players who were watching from afar finally showed themselves. They were surprised by Aldric''s strength, and naturally wanted to see these two robbers after losing. In the state where they were under siege, they also couldn''t log out of the game, so they were practically unable to escape. Players can only log out when they are in a state of no danger. Forcing yourself to log out while in danger has the same consequences as death. In this game, when you die, your character will actually die, and you can only start over again. In most cases, starting all over again will result in coming up with a worse talent. "Bro, quickly unmask them." One of the players shouted. "Well, they''ve already robbed too many people, we need to teach them a lesson." The other added. When they heard that, the two people instantly grabbed their masks. Naturally, they panicked. The grudge in this game could carry over to the real world if it was too big. The problem was that in the real world they were just cowardly neets despite being in their 30s. If some people came to their house, they could only cry. "My brother, we can serve you, but don''t take off our masks." The Dead Fish said, full of panic. He even shamelessly called Aldric his brother. "That''s right my brother, if our faces are revealed, this will harm us while we haven''t committed any crimes. Robbing in this game is just part of the game. It doesn''t hurt anyone." The Demon Horse added. They spoke fluently, but too quickly which practically only signaled how frightened they were. Anyone would actually be worried if the conflict involved the real world. Even Aldric understood this well. However, while he was quite innocent, he was not someone who easily forgave enemies. The people in the village just lacked understanding in the world, but if we talk about conflict, they still had a latent barbarian nature. That was why from the moment the battle started, Aldric responded so easily even though it was his first time fighting with humans in this game world. This was because in the real world, in his village, he had fought too many times. Teaching a hard lesson to a defeated enemy was not something he had never done. "Bro, don''t listen to them, they deserve a lesson." The other players seemed to hate them too much. They kept asking Aldric to remove their masks. "You won''t succeed. We''re just ordinary people in the real world, it doesn''t matter if we lose our characters. Before you take off our masks, we will forcefully log out." The Demon Horse said, instantly making the other players fall silent. They were apparently so afraid of their identities being exposed that they would rather sacrifice their characters. If that was the case, Aldric would get practically nothing from them other than taking all their treasures. "All of you, get out of here!" Aldric couldn''t focus on thinking with so many people shouting and staring at him, so he asked them to leave first. He would take care of these two robbers himself. Hearing his words, the players became disappointed. However, remembering his strength, they had no other choice but to leave. Despite seeing his face, they didn''t think they could come into conflict with him in the real world because he had a tall body and a strong-looking physique. Fighting with him in the real world was practically just seeking death. The two robbers became calmer when the other players left. "My brother, we were wrong, please forgive us. We can give you compensation as an apology. Now our treasure is with you, so you can ask us to do anything," said the Demon Horse. If he could still retain his character, it would naturally prefer to keep him. "What if I record and remove your robes?" asked Aldric in response. He thought of using their help to ambush the prince, but in order to keep them bound, he needed something to threaten them with. Recording their faces was certainly the most effective way. If they tried to betray him, he would expose their identities. Hearing his question, they fell silent, unable to say anything. Aldric had actually started recording using the game system. He controlled the two tree branches, grabbing their masks. Of course, he didn''t need their consent. If they still objected, they would just have to log out by force. However, they seemed to have given up. Aldric easily removed their masks, revealing their faces that looked like people who had never seen the sun. Just by looking at their faces, he finally knew why they were so afraid of having their faces revealed. Anyone could instantly tell that they were the kind of men who were easily bullied. Even though they were in their 30s, even high school students dared to bully them. "Ehmmm... Ehmmm..." The two cleared their throats awkwardly, turning their gazes in various directions. Chapter 30: Wood Heart Although he often fights, Aldric is not a bully.He didn''t show any special expression when he saw them. He even threw a potion in a small bottle to each of them. "Recover yourselves and follow me immediately," he said. Of course, the potion was from their Storage Artifact. He was not sure what the potions were, yet they also had an extraordinary aura of life. They even made him suspect that they actually contained several liters of solidified Honey of Life. As far as he knew, the Honey of Life could produce better effects after being turned into a potion with the addition of some ingredients. The two immediately drank the potion and the effect turned their bodies green for a while. Their recovery happened in no time. Within a few seconds, they were finally able to stand up. "Tell us your name or nickname?" Aldric asked them after they stood up. "I''m the Demon Horse!" "I''m Dead Fish!" Both answered simultaneously, looking very obedient. Their cowardly souls were fully awakened now. Hearing their nicknames, Aldric wanted to roll his eyes, making him wonder what was wrong with their brains. "B-boss, we''ll follow you," the Dead Fish said after saying his name. He started calling Aldric boss. It was probably the most appropriate nickname for him given their current status. Without saying anything, Aldric took a step while asking them to follow him. They followed him with wry smiles, sometimes still looking worried. When they followed him, they put on their masks again. Perhaps they were too worried about anyone seeing them. Occasionally they looked at each other, as if wondering where Aldric would take them since they were not returning to the city. Of course, it would not be a good thing to follow him into the city now. The other players could guess their identities if they followed Aldric. (Eliot: Dark Crow!) Suddenly, Aldric received a message from Eliot. The man was apparently back online. (Dark Crow: What''s wrong?) (Eliot: Did you just defeat two famous robbers in White Wind City? Some players were talking about it and they made a painting of you. I didn''t expect you to become so powerful in one day. You seem to have awakened an extraordinary talent.) Reading the message, Aldric couldn''t help but knit his brows. (Yeah, I seem to have good luck in this game even though I don''t really understand it.) (That''s great. By the way, I heard that there were some players who went to the city lord''s residence to tell the city lord that you had defeated those two robbers. You may not know, they once stole a very valuable treasure from the city lord''s residence, therefore, the city lord is eager to capture them. If they are with you, the city lord will definitely look for you. Although he rarely appears, the city lord is a Senior Magician. He is very powerful, it would be problematic if you had problems with him before becoming a Senior Magician.) Aldric read the message carefully before looking at the two men again. "What did you guys steal from the city lord''s residence?" he asked. There were too many unknown objects in their Storage Artifacts. He could not even guess which ones were valuables and which ones were not. Naturally, he could not tell what objects they had stolen. Hearing his question, they couldn''t help but be stunned, not expecting him to know that. However, then they looked at each other with unsure expressions. "What''s wrong?" asked Aldric. "Mmm!!!" The Demon Horse scratched his long hair. "I kind of forgot, it seems that what we stole was heart-like, made of very hard wood, but we didn''t find the magic of that thing. We then forgot about it," he said. "Something heart-like?" Aldric didn''t think they remembered much. He observed their Storage Artifact silently. With so many things inside, it took him quite a while before he found the one they said it was. Fortunately, it really existed. An instant later, it appeared in his hand, something that indeed looked like a heart but was made of wood, very hard and cold and very heavy. It was heavy enough to surprise Aldric because with his strength, he needed power to lift it. "What is this?" He wondered. It looked so ordinary that he doubted it was a special treasure. Why was the city lord looking for it? ''Or is this a treasure that needs a catalyst to activate?'' He didn''t think the city lord was looking for that thing if there was no secret. As far as he knew, in this world there were many treasures that were in a dormant state and needed a catalyst to activate them. Such treasures were from a distant ancient era, said to be more powerful than treasures of later eras. What was the catalyst? Sear?h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Aldric couldn''t guess, but he released the aura of his white body, the green aura of the Forest of Life, and the aura of the Nine Star Wheel of Life that emitted a bright aura with stars in it. Each aura was unique, giving off a mysterious flavor. Together, they enveloped the wooden heart. The auras of one SSS Class Body, SSS Class Wheel of Life, as well as the SS Class Wheel of Life. Aldric was not sure there was anything better than those three auras to use as a catalyst to activate the dormant artifact. The two men just watched in silence while observing the three auras they saw with curiosity. Fighting Aldric personally, feeling his power easily oppressing them, they were naturally filled with question marks about his strength. Unfortunately, just observing like this did not make them understand anything. However, then they were astonished, including Aldric himself. The three auras suddenly disappeared. They did not disappear because Aldric''s aura made them disappear, but because they were absorbed into the wooden heart at high speed. "They are absorbed, haven''t we sent out a lot of aura but it was never absorbed by this heart," said the Demon Horse. The Dead Fish did not blink anymore, continuing to stare at the wooden heart. At this point, he knew that something amazing was about to happen. Chapter 31: Clone When his aura was absorbed by the wooden heart, Aldric instantly felt a very faint, mysterious connection between them.It was vague but he was sure there really was such a sensation, something he could hardly comprehend. Only, that connection disappeared not long after, as if it was severed. It seemed like her aura could not make her bond with the wooden heart. "Mm...!" Then he saw a faint glow from within the heart, expanding rapidly so that the heart began to appear alive. No, it really did come alive. Even though it was just a disembodied wooden heart, it was suddenly beating, which could be felt by Aldric who was holding it. The beating of the heart became faster over time so that its sound could be heard. "This!" The Dead Fish and the Demon Horse were dumbfounded, amazed by the change. As the light on the heart shone brighter, it began to float into the air. To their surprise, the light began to form a human-like figure. Of course, at this moment, the heart no longer looked like wood. It began to become flesh, like a normal heart. As the process continued, there appeared to be countless blood vessels appearing within the figure of light. They were really blood vessels, not an illusion. Then they were connected to the blood vessels of the heart. ''Damn, is this human?'' Aldric wondered. If it was human, he couldn''t help but worry. What if it had great strength and attacked him? There was a desire to leave right now, but he also couldn''t help but be curious. However, after he waited, the figure only went as far as having blood vessels. There was no further development, the rest was still just light. S~ea??h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. DING! (You found an SS Class Artifact, True Clone, an artifact that can create a new body for you with the exact same strength as your original body and will become stronger following your original body. This clone fully possesses your consciousness, just like your limbs are separate from you with complete control over you. If you use this clone, just drop your blood on it!) The artifact activates and seeing it finally makes Aldric get a notification from the system. The same thing probably happened to the Demon Horse and the Dead Fish. Their eyes widened and trembled. Even their hands seemed to want to move to grab the clone. And this was truly an SS Grade Artifact. Although the SS Class was not the highest as there was still the SSS Class, it was still something that was almost impossible to find. They had found an S Class Artifact, it was already a stroke of luck that they could hardly believe. In fact, they almost killed each other over it. Fortunately they were friends in the real world so they agreed to keep it together. If only what they found was an SS Class Artifact, they might really kill each other. Although this one was found by them, they unfortunately failed to activate it. Of course, even now, they gained a strong desire to steal it for themselves. Unfortunately, standing in front of that artifact was a man who could easily defeat them. Actually, Aldric didn''t seem to be thinking. He pricked his finger with his fingernail, releasing a drop of blood which he immediately dropped onto the clone. He was wary of the two men who had been robbers for a long time. Of course, he could not stay still for too long. If one of them first dropped blood onto the clone, then it could be said to be robbed from him. Buzz! His blood suddenly enlarged as it fell onto the clone, spread throughout his figure, then began to become flesh from the heart to the head and to the lower half of the body. At this moment, he finally felt a very clear connection between him and the figure. As he continued to stare at the figure, he realized that its body was beginning to seem like his own. He randomly took out a cloak from his Storage Artifact, directly covering the figure as it would soon become a complete body. If there was only him here, it wouldn''t matter if it wasn''t covered with anything, but there were two other men. He naturally did not want them to see. Not long after, the figure finally chose a face and hair, complete with eyes and nose and teeth. Without a doubt, the face was exactly the same as his. To his even greater surprise, he didn''t just see the clone figure. He even saw his own figure with the clone''s eyes. Instantly, he was made unable to tell which one was his real self. When the clone was fully formed, he actually felt the power that was exactly the same as the power in his original body. Everything that happened only made him wonder more. How could there be two bodies and he master both of these bodies simultaneously as if they were one. The problem was that he did not feel the slightest difficulty controlling these two bodies. Even if this was just a game world, how could technology make someone experience something like this? "Hmm..." Aldric had not fully observed his clone. He was distracted by something that suddenly came from the direction of the city. There was a beam of light that flew very quickly towards their location. "No, it''s the city lord''s spear, he managed to track our location and headed here." The Dead Fish instantly panicked. "Boss, we need to escape. The city lord is a Senior Magician. He''s too powerful," added the Demon Horse. "Where are we going to escape to?" Aldric questioned their words because it didn''t make sense. The problem was that the spear was too fast. They could run a few meters but the spear would arrive at their location. As it got closer, it became clear that it really was a spear. It was a spear that seemed to be made of a mixture of gold and silver, two meters long with a very sharp tip. What was even more surprising was that the spear carried a male figure behind it. He was a middle-aged man with a long beard. Just by holding the tail of the spear, he was carried along with it. BANG! The spear finally landed not far from Aldric and the others, shaking the ground. A Senior Magician, Aldric finally realized how powerful someone of that level could be. He could actually come to this location from the city in a very short time. Perhaps this was because he relied on that spear, but the spear could move that fast also because of the power of his throw. ''Is tonight going to be a very busy time for me?'' Aldric wondered. He had something he wanted to do, but distraction after distraction kept appearing. Chapter 32: City Lord The city lord has a very large body. He was up to two meters tall with muscles all over his body. He was similar to smackdown players, but he had a much more fierce expression.His eyes were round and large, full of a domineering aura. When he saw two figures that were exactly the same, he became surprised, but he did not think about twins because one of the figures was still faintly emitting light. The city lord was very familiar with that light. When he found the wooden heart, it still had a slight aura. Only, at that time he used it to heal his injuries. He absorbed that aura which also gave him information about the wooden heart. Without a doubt, it was his most precious treasure. Unfortunately, since it was dormant, he had no way to activate it. Every day, he made an effort to activate it, so it didn''t stay in his Storage Artifact. Sometimes he let it sit outside, in his residence, giving it an overwhelming aura to absorb. In the process, he would sometimes leave for a while to take care of something, leaving the wooden heart in his residence. Thinking that no one would know so it was safe while his residence had very strong security, he was not so uncomfortable leaving it for a while. After all, he only went to places around his home. Unfortunately, the last time he did so, two notorious robbers in his city managed to infiltrate, stealing the wooden heart. For the city lord, this was the biggest loss of his life. He kept looking for them only to be unsuccessful in finding them because they were hiding so well. Hearing that someone had found them, he was very happy, wanting to meet that person immediately and give him a big gift. Unexpectedly, that person didn''t bring these two robbers to the city for trial. Instead, he took them away with their treasure. The city lord thought it would be even more difficult for him to get his hands on it. However, unexpectedly, he suddenly felt the aura of the wooden heart again that he hadn''t felt in a long time. He became so excited that he threw his spear with full force at the location of the aura. Unfortunately, when he arrived, what he saw was the thing he least wanted to see. Calming down became impossible now. His expression only became more and more gloomy. "We''re done," said the Dead Fish. It was also impossible to log out now that they were marked by the city lord. Of course, the city lord''s gaze was only on Aldric. "Boy, kill your clone and return the wooden heart to me, then you''ll be fine," said the middle-aged man. He began by talking, not directly attacking Aldric. Actually, the true clone be used again if the current clone is killed. Aldric had received the information. According to the information itself, the core of the clone, which was the wooden heart, could hardly be destroyed except by some supreme power. The city lord might prefer the simple way if it could be done. If not, then there was only one other way, a fight to the death. How could Aldric agree to his request. He was already too happy with this clone, which gave him two bodies. Fight? He was certainly not afraid of a stronger enemy, and he was not necessarily weaker than the enemy just because the latter was a Senior Magician. "You want to die..." The city lord realized that Aldric refused to compromise. His power exploded from his body which emitted a bright brown aura. It produced a shockwave, blowing away the trees around. Even Aldric and the other two were almost blown away by the shockwave. This showed the clear difference in power between a Senior Magician and a Junior Magician. Whoosh! The middle-aged man finally acted. He lunged at Aldric. No, his aim was not him, but the clone. He moved so fast while thrusting his spear towards the clone''s neck. Of course, Aldric did not stand still. His body''s power was fully activated, producing tremendous pressure. With a swift movement, he struck the spear. "You!" The city lord didn''t expect him to dare to fight back. He was also surprised by his speed. The result surprised him even more. The young man''s fist actually managed to push his spear aside so that he failed to stab the clone. The spear instead stabbed into a tree, which instantly exploded to its top and roots. "You can push my spear?" the city lord said spontaneously. Although he was holding the tail of the spear, it was still being held by him who was a Senior Magician. A Junior Magician should not be able to push it even at full power. "It''s not that easy to push me," Aldric replied. Shua! The clone finally moved, activating exactly the same body power as him. When he moved, he had an expression. "Take this," he said through his clone''s mouth which also had his voice. He sent his fist into the middle-aged man''s face which gave a terrifying impression when stared at. "How dare you!" The city lord was naturally very offended. He retaliated by sending his fist. BANG! Their fists met, not only producing an extremely loud bang sound. It even caused waves that were much stronger than when the city lord''s power exploded. The Dead Fish and the Demon Horse were completely thrown into the air this time. Aldric''s body shook uncontrollably. He was instantly pushed back by more than ten steps while the city lord was only pushed back by five steps. The latter had the upper hand, but for him this was unbelievable. The last time he fought a Junior Magician who was known to be the strongest among Junior Magicians, he managed to push him back fifty steps when they fought. Plus, as a First Stage Senior Magician, he could not be said to be in the weakest ranks. At the same time, Aldric was also made to realize there was a deep difference between them. sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. His physique with an SSS Class Body still could not defeat the physical strength of someone who had become a Senior Magician. However, did this mean defeat? After all, this was just a physical battle, and the city lord also seemed to focus on body strength. He on the other hand, still had another body plus Swallowed Sky and then Star Formation which he also never used. His original body had already moved when the city lord had just been knocked away. He easily arrived beside him, sending his fist into his face before he realized his movement as he was focused on his clone. BANG! His fist this time actually landed on his face. Chapter 33: A Way His punch might not have been as powerful as the city lord''s, but when it struck the city lord in the face, he was still thrown into the air, hitting tree after tree as each tree he hit was instantly knocked down.The Dead Fish and the Demon Horse seemed to open their mouths very wide as they saw this scene. Before he stopped being thrown, the city lord managed to control himself to stop and stand up. "Boy, you..." The city lord was in utter disbelief at what he saw. In response, Aldric pointed his hand at him. Pluff! Instantly, a black hole appeared right behind him, enormous with a height and width of up to 20 meters. It spun at an unimaginable speed, generating a suction force so draining that hundreds of trees were sucked into it. Some slammed into the city lord''s body but the last one was not affected at all. He was not directly sucked in as he managed to drive his spear into the ground to sink halfway while his hand firmly held his spear. Of course, his legs were now lifted into the air due to the suction force. "What is this spell?" He wondered, as if seeing something that shouldn''t exist. What horrified him was the sensation of death from the hole. His instincts told him that he would die if trapped into it. ''I really can''t leave!'' Although the suction force could not suck him in, the city lord realized that he could not leave. He needed a special move. At this moment, his eyes became extremely focused. Buzz! Suddenly his forehead glowed, emitting an extremely dark brown light. If observed, the brown light did not come from his forehead, it came from the symbol that appeared on his forehead, a brown horse symbol with sharp horns on its forehead. "Genesis Core, he''s using the power of his Genesis Core. Boss, you must be careful!" The Demon Horse suddenly shouted. As Aldric continued to stare at the city lord, he suddenly saw a shadow of light appear behind him, revealing the figure of a brown horse with horns exactly the same as the symbol on its forehead. It was huge, even much bigger than the Polar Ice Bear. Its eyes were bright, staring at him so intensely that his heart was made to pound loudly. ''Is this that soul transformation?'' Aldric wondered as he remembered about the main ability of the Genesis Core. Transforming one''s own soul into a monster''s soul. It was said that with it, one could possess all the skills of the monster whose soul was used to form the Genesis Core. This was why it was important to choose a powerful monster. Because the soul you use practically plays a big role in your strength. If you use the soul of an ordinary monster, then you could become a joke among the Senior Magicians. At the very least, the monster you choose should have one skill equivalent to a Class S Explo Spell. At this moment, the figure of the huge horse shrank, then merged with the body of the city lord, changing his body in some parts where there were brown lines appearing all over his body. In addition, he had horns. Through his black hole, Aldric discovered that the weight of this city lord had become many times heavier. He felt that it was difficult to suck him into the black hole. BANG! There was a loud bang from his body, then after that he suddenly became enormous, reaching a height of 25 meters, which was taller than the black hole. Even his spear also extended drastically, more than 30 meters. Shua! He could now ignore that black hole, swinging his spear at it. Only, it couldn''t split the black hole because it was like water, a liquid thing. Instead, the spear sank halfway into the black hole. Sear?h the ¦ÇovelFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. When the city lord pulled it out, he was astonished that only half of the spear remained. The part that had entered the black hole was gone. It was as if he couldn''t believe what he was seeing. "Your spell is truly unfathomable, but it''s no use, you he can overcome the differences in our realms," he said to Aldric who was still pointing his hand at him. "You can fight with me, even suppress me, but that is impossible after I activate my Genesis Core power," he continued. At this point, Aldric started to have the idea of running away even though he hadn''t fully used his abilities. He just felt that things wouldn''t work out even if he used all his abilities. However, how to escape from this kind of existence? The opponent obviously wouldn''t back down because he wouldn''t give up on an object that could create clones, let alone one that was originally his, obtained the hard way. Utilizing his two monsters was also useless in the face of a Senior Magician like now. After a moment of thought, he finally set his clone in motion, leaping away. "Stop!" The city lord who only cared about the clone immediately moved after him. However, his movements were not as fast as they should have been with the black hole following behind him, trying to suck in his body. He was still not completely free of the black hole''s suction power. In addition, Aldric was able to transfer control of the black hole to his clone. While running, the clone continued to complicate the city lord''s movements with the black hole. Of course, the city lord still had the upper hand. He was able to close the gap over time. "Boss, what should we do?" the Dead Fish asked Aldric. "You have so much experience, don''t you have any ideas?" Aldric asked back in an annoyed tone. Although they could escape now, Aldric found it hard to do so because he would lose his clone. Wouldn''t it be funny if he only had it for a short while? "Mm, there might be a way." The Demon Horse suddenly said. "Demon Horse, how?" The Dead Fish immediately asked him, surprised that he had an idea. Chapter 34: Cannon Fodder Aldric also looked at the Demon Horse, quite intensely as he wanted to hear the idea as soon as possible."We can go back to the city and kidnap the city''s ruling family. I''m sure he''ll surrender if we do this," said the Demon Horse. "This is a very good idea!" The Dead Fish responded instantly. His eyes seemed to glow. "With the city lord out, kidnapping his family won''t be difficult," he said. "Boss, let''s do it," he added as he looked at Aldric. From the looks of it, this was the only solution. However, Aldric wasn''t sure if the time they needed was enough as the time it would take for the city lord to kill his clone would probably be faster. However, he got an idea as he thought about it. "I leave this task to you two. For now I need to help my clone add the city lord," he said. If he and his clone worked together, then he could hold the city lord for longer. Hearing his words, the two men seemed to become hesitant. Perhaps they were worried if Aldric suddenly told the city lord about this when they arrived in the city. The city lord would be so worried about his family that he would return to the city first. At that time, Aldric could take the opportunity to escape alone. "Hurry up and go!" When they hesitated, Aldric suddenly gave an order in a high tone. They could only roll their eyes. Since he gave the order, they could only leave reluctantly, having to refrain from getting angry because Aldric had something that could bring them more harm. Whoosh! Whoosh! They moved towards the city at high speed without the city lord noticing as he was already quite far away from their location. Aldric did not move immediately, he waited for a while, waiting for the two raiders to get further away. Only then did he lunge towards the middle-aged man with the giant body. Even though he was far away from his location, he could still see his striking figure. When he approached him, only then did he realize his arrival. Whether it was because he was too vigilant, he instantly knitted his brows when he saw that he was alone. "Where are they?" The city lord couldn''t help but ask him with cold eyes, clearly he suspected something with the departure of the two robbers. After all, they were two people he could not forget. Even if he was only focused on Aldric, he kept remembering them. "They will kidnap your wife and child in the city," Aldric replied, not hiding this. He thought the sooner they left the better. Hence, he told the lord of the city this, hoping that he would pursue the two raiders. If it was only them who suffered the disaster, he did not care at all. Their favor could be forgotten considering he had a clone now. That was a better favor. "What?" The city lord looked extremely shocked at his answer. His eyes looked like he was losing his mind. "They really have some nerve, I''ll definitely kill them!" he said with a clear tone of anger. After saying that, he jumped to the side, then started running towards the city with his huge body. Aldric deliberately did not make his black hole not follow him or he still would not have been able to run. As for himself, he ran in the opposite direction at high speed with his clone. By the time he was far enough away, he was sure the city lord wouldn''t be able to look for him anymore. Meanwhile, the Dead Fish and the Demon Horse still continued to run towards the city, occasionally glancing back. S~ea??h the N??eFire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "I don''t know why I have a bad feeling," said the Demon Horse. Dead Fish was silent. He himself also had the same feeling. Ever since the Demon Horse spoke, he had been staring back more often. Only moments after that, his heart thumped suddenly. This was because he suddenly saw the head of the city lord appear above the 20-meter-tall trees. His head could appear there because his body was taller than the trees. "Bastard, that boy made us as sacrifices, this is because of your stupid idea," said the Dead Fish, full of anger, also cursing the Demon Horse because he had the idea of kidnapping the city''s ruling family. "Why are you blaming me?" The Demon Horse looked offended at being blamed. "Think of what we should do to escape now," replied the Dead Fish. "What else can we do. We have to go into the city and wreak havoc." That was the only way the Demon Horse could think of. There would be so many people in the city. They could create chaos to get the attention of the city''s rulers. If there was a chance, they just needed to take off their masks and robes and pretend to be ordinary people as usual. *** Aldric did not think about the fate of the two robbers. They seemed to have disappeared from his memory. That they could lure away the city lord was his good fortune. He stopped beside the river that led towards Spring Hill, throwing himself into the river but not into the water. He stood on the rocks in the river together with his clone. The sensation of having two bodies was still strange to him, especially when he looked at each other with his own clone, he felt funny. "This clone should have a different appearance," he said. He put on a wig that was a head of hair, put on a mustache, and then made lines that resembled cat whiskers on his clone''s cheeks with paint. All these items he found in the Storage Artifacts belonging to the two robbers. What was actually funny was that the most items in their Storage Artifacts were items for disguise. It seemed that they liked to change their appearance in their daily activities so they bought a lot of such items. In addition to putting on a fake mustache, Aldric also put a fake thick beard on the clone. He even placed a large sword on his back, similar to Eliot. Chapter 35: Unexpected Event "Not bad!" Aldric felt like laughing as he looked at his own clone.Now he was sure no one would recognize that it was him. ''Good thing those problems were solved quickly,'' he thought. He then jumped onto the road, continuing his steps with his clone following far behind in a stealthy manner. Before long, he arrived at the small forest where the Queen Bee resided. The queen seemed to sense his presence, so she came over to him. "Master, why have you come?" She asked with a soft voice and a puzzled expression. Aldric did not answer immediately. He first observed the forest of his life. It had apparently become larger than the last time he had seen it. Although the growth of the forest was only a little, it could be considered very fast. After all, a day hadn''t even passed. His gaze then fell on the small forest. The prince''s destination was this forest, Aldric wondered where the object he was looking for was hidden. "By the way, there might be a big conflict here later. When that happens, bring your colony to attack all the enemies," Aldric said to the Queen Bee. As long as there was no Senior Magician here, the power of the bee colony would be of great help to her as even a 10th Stage Junior Magician would have a hard time facing them. The Queen Bee seemed even more unsure of what was happening. She nodded to him in response, not asking too many questions. After that, Aldric climbed up to a fairly tall and dense tree, hiding in the treetops. There, he contacted Jenny by calling her directly through the Game System. Of course, it couldn''t only be used to send messages. "Jenny," he said when his call was received. "Are you at the location yet?" Jenny didn''t ask why he was calling her, instead she questioned his current state. Surprisingly her tone sounded very serious. "Yes, I''m now waiting for the prince. Speaking of the other three groups, do you know their current conditions?" Aldric answered and asked. "Honestly, I didn''t know much before, but I''ve been doing some investigating recently. And this makes me think that you should not get involved in targeting the prince," the woman replied. "What? Why?" Aldric had not expected to hear that from her. Wasn''t she the one who asked him to do it? Why was she now advising him not to get involved? "First, I want to tell you, there are only two groups left, one has been eliminated," Jenny replied in a surprising tone. "What happened to them?" Aldric became somewhat wary as one group being eliminated might indicate that they fell either because of the prince or because of the other group. The problem now was that Jenny was not suggesting he get involved again, meaning there was a very serious problem indeed. "The other two groups have teamed up, taking down one group," Jenny replied. "How can they cooperate, don''t they both want the method to form the Genesis Core of the prince? Who will get it if they cooperate?" "Hahaha, perhaps this can''t be considered cooperation either. It''s more accurate to say that one of them surrendered to the other and then worked for them." Jenny explained, further surprising Aldric. "This involves the real world, the group that surrendered actually belongs to a professional gamer from a fairly wealthy family, but guess who the group leader was that made him surrender?" "Who?" Aldric couldn''t help but ask, affected by Jenny''s way of speaking. "He''s an old man who''s no longer able to walk in the real world, and he''s the one who wanted to form the Genesis Core using that prince''s methods." "What?" Aldric instantly showed an expression like he couldn''t believe what he was hearing. The problem was that the person was an old man. Even he could no longer walk. S~ea??h the N?vel(F)ire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. It was shocking that he played this game and made a professional gamer surrender to him even though that gamer was the son of a rich man. However, considering that this involved the real world, the identity of the old man should not be unusual. "Who is that old man?" asked Aldric. "I''ll tell you, but don''t ask me why he''s so serious about this game because I don''t know either," Jenny replied. "In London, he''s very influential. His name is Ramsey Dortmund, owner of almost all the alcoholic beverage industry in the UK as well as the largest shareholder of MU. He''s the third richest man in the UK right now, maybe even richer considering he owns many illegal casino businesses in developing countries. One of his grandsons is obsessed with my beauty. If it wasn''t for me being good friends with Snow_Goose, I would''ve become a toy without being able to fight back. I say this also as a reminder to you to reconsider my advice. Don''t worry too much, there are still many methods to form the Genesis Core." Jenny paused to take a deep breath before continuing, "the point is, the Dortmund Family is very powerful. That old man can naturally easily make a professional gamer obey him. If you go against him and your identity is revealed, I''m afraid your life in the real world will become miserable because this old man really mixes up life in this game with life in the real world." Aldric''s expression that was originally still a mixture of confused and serious finally became completely serious. Just because he was often clueless about urban life, this did not mean he did not understand the danger of someone with great wealth and influence. Such people were dangerous and rumors about them even spread to the village. In fact, the villagers preferred to talk about things related to them, such as conspiracy theories and such. Of course, what was most puzzling was why someone at the level of Ramsey Dortmund playing games would resort to such means. "Jenny, you never suffered at the hands of that old man''s grandson, did you?" Aldric was at a loss for what else to say, so he asked about the woman''s condition. As her old friend, he naturally had concerns for her, especially since she treated him well. "Why are you asking about that? Fool, of course I''m fine. I''m still pure until now. They wouldn''t dare oppress me," the woman replied, raising her voice suddenly. Chapter 36: Figure on the Hill "Are you still pure?" That single word from the woman surprised Aldric greatly.She was probably too eager to speak because she was worried so she described her condition in such detail, going so far as to say she was pure. After all, Aldric only wanted to make sure she didn''t suffer at the hands of the old man''s grandson, not ask if she was pure or not. As a grown woman, that was a private part of her life. The most important thing was that it was not lost because it was forcibly taken away by someone. "Ehmm, ehmm!" Jenny cleared her throat repeatedly, apparently realizing that she had just spoken out of control. "I''m still pure, why are you reacting like that? Is it weird that I''m still pure?" She questioned his reaction after clearing her throat, still in a high tone. Perhaps she was annoyed by such a reaction. "This is indeed surprising. After all, you are a city girl, not a country girl," Aldric replied, not trying to make excuses, he honestly said he was surprised. "What the hell? Can''t city girls be chaste? It''s not like I''m easily tempted." "But you have the nature of a seducer, even daring to tease me." "In the city, there is nothing wrong if a woman flirts with a man first. It has nothing to do with whether one is easily seduced or not." "..." "Alright, let''s not keep discussing this, get out of there immediately." The woman began to change the subject. It was just that, Aldric felt it was a pity if he had to leave. "I feel like I might not get caught," he said in a rather low voice. "Don''t be silly, Aldric, it''s too risky," Jenny replied, sounding uncomfortable as she seemed to be pushing herself. "Is there a Senior Magician involved? If there isn''t, I''m sure I''ll be fine," Aldric replied. He wanted to be sure of this. Just because Ramsey Dortmund had a lot of money, it didn''t mean he could get help from a Senior Magician. He would probably find it difficult to ask NPCs for help and finding a single player who had become a Senior Magician was also difficult in the vast Eldorn Region. Even finding a 10th Stage Junior Magician was not as easy as one might think. Aldric could encounter two at once, that was because they wanted to rob him. "There is no Senior Magician, but the old man is assisted by at least six 10th Stage Junior Magicians. They''re people he pays through the real world directly," Jenny replied. "Even if you can defeat them, the possibility of your cover being blown is still high. Once your face is captured in their screenshots, your history is over." "If it''s as you say, then I''ll still act," Aldric replied, not thinking much more. Jenny was too worried about him, but she didn''t know how strong he was. Only he himself knew that. "You!" The woman didn''t seem to believe what she was hearing. Just as she was about to say something else, Aldric disconnected. He didn''t feel they needed to keep talking if she just kept warning him to stop. sea??h th§× n?velFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. After that, he took out the World Cube. This artifact was very important to the plan this time. He wanted to prepare it first. He took out Monster Core after Monster Core which instantly disappeared into the cube. It worked based on the energy inside. As its owner, all Aldric needed to do was energize it by feeding it Monster Cores. Based on his current assessment, the Dead Fish and the Demon Horse had previously energized this cube with ten Level 10 Monster Cores. Even with all that, its energy pool was only like a grain of sand on the beach. Of course, even though it was a little, it could not be considered useless as it could still last up to five minutes with a strength that could withstand anyone below a Senior Magician. In order to have maximum results, Aldric intentionally included more than 40 Level 10 Monster Cores and many Monster Cores below that level. With all that, even a Senior Magician would not be able to destroy the cube generated by the World Cube easily. It could also last for a longer period of time. This he prepared because he was worried that Ramsey had something to make a terrifying attack. When such worries arose, he put more Level 10 Monster Cores into the World Cube, eventually reaching up to over 60. Although it was a bit excessive, he didn''t feel any loss since he got them from the two robbers, and maybe he could get a lot of Monster Cores later if he defeated Ramsey and the prince. "Now let''s wait and see," he said. Until now, he had received many messages from Jenny. Because there were too many, he was too lazy to read them, reading only the latest messages. As it turned out, she had given up on persuading him, and sent messages praying for him to win without getting hurt. Aldric did not reply to her message as it would only make her keep sending messages. "Mmm..." His eyes gazed towards the Spring Hill not far from the forest. Suddenly he saw the figure of a young man in a black robe that had the style of a coat standing there, very obvious because his figure was right under the moonlight. He had rather long gray hair that fluttered in the wind, making him look even more dazzling with his handsome face. As he stood on the hill, he looked like someone who was watching over his territory, looking relaxed with each of his hands in the pockets of his robe. On closer inspection, there was a sword hanging from his waist in an inverted position. Aldric could see the young man''s eyes clearly despite their distance. His eyes were like a pair of blood moons, bright red in color, looking like they were emitting light. From the top of the hill, his gaze was actually fixed on the small forest. Chapter 37: The Prince ''Who is he?'' Aldric wondered as he himself was impressed by the young man''s aura.He was a bit suspicious if he was the prince. Curious, he took a screenshot of his appearance then sent it to Jenny. With their distance, taking a screenshot shouldn''t give clear results. However, since his own eyes could already see things far away clearly with his enhanced powers, so the screenshots he took would basically produce an image as clear as his vision. (He really is that prince, so he has already appeared.) The answer from Jenny confirmed Aldric''s guess. However, there was something that confused him. (He seems to be alone, did he just come alone?) (Didn''t you notice anyone else?) Jenny asked back. (Yes, either they are hiding or they really don''t exist.) Aldric replied. (You have to be careful!) Aldric remained waiting, keeping an eye on the prince. He wasn''t sure how he was going to move. After about 15 minutes of standing on the hill, he finally descended it, heading in the direction of the small forest. "You think I don''t know you''ve set a trap, come out and fight me!" The prince suddenly shouted. Aldric was quite surprised to hear that. Then he saw something happen. The area where the prince was suddenly exploded as the ground below was thrown up so that a large crater was created in that area. The prince jumped to avoid the crater, but then there was a very strong gravitational force as a brown-black light appeared, pulling the prince''s body down. BANG! He landed right in the crater so hard that he fell to his knees. At the same time, about thirty figures appeared at the edge of the crater with seven standing in front. They seemed to appear out of thin air. Perhaps they had previously used something to make themselves invisible. Among the seven figures, there was an old man, standing in the center. He was already too old, having messy white hair with skin full of wrinkles. Even his back was already quite stooped. Just from appearance, he really gave the impression of not being able to stand up anymore. Aldric wasn''t sure what his condition was when he just logged into this game, whether he was also unable to stand up until he became a Magician. Right beside him, there was a man in his 20s, rather thin with pale white skin, having a fairly clean face and neat blonde hair. He caught Aldric''s attention because he was pointing his hand at the prince. It seemed that he was the one who released the gravity spell. Aldric suspected he was the professional gamer Jenny was referring to. In any case, the other five didn''t give the overwhelming impression that they were the children of rich people. Of course, they might also be skilled gamers, like the Demon Horse and the Dead Fish. It was just that, there were twenty-three other people besides those seven, Aldric felt like laughing and crying. That old man, Ramsey really made excessive preparations. If it was like that, it meant that the method the prince had for forming his Genesis Core was indeed so extraordinary. "Boy, I thought you brought an army, I didn''t expect you to come alone, you really seek death," said the old man. His voice was so hoarse, it made people who heard it feel uncomfortable. However, he really deserved to be a super-rich man. The domineering aura from his voice was very clear. This easily brought respect from others. He placed his hands on his back, a posture that could practically be called a statement of victory over his enemy. Only, the prince suddenly showed a smile that seemed cynical. "Just all of you?" he said in a dismissive tone. Bruak! He suddenly forced himself to stand up under the intense gravitational pressure, and he succeeded. The gravity light trembled because of his movements. The man controlling the gravity was naturally stunned. "Mr. Ramsey, this man is very strong. He''s much stronger than I imagined," he said. His name was Leon. "Hmm..." Ramsey smiled coldly. "Why so worried about so many of us here," he said. BANG! Right after he spoke, the gravity suddenly exploded, shattered and disappeared. "What?" Ramsey was dumbfounded at that. He had actually tried the gravity power, just out of curiosity by having Leon use it on him. Under the force of that gravity, he was extremely depressed, almost unable to move even though he could still stand up like the prince did. sea??h th§× nov§×lF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. However, the latter turned out to be able to destroy him. "Just a Class A Explo Spell, see how gravity really works," he said suddenly. BANG! Then appeared a more dense and terrifying gravity, possessing a completely black aura. It made the ground seem to drop down. Ramsey, Leon, and the others who had reached the 10th Stage were immediately forced to kneel. As for the rest, they immediately lay down wide-eyed. The prince had apparently also mastered the Explo Gravity Spell. Only, his seemed to be stronger. Even much stronger. ''Gravity is truly an impressive ability,'' thought Aldric who was watching from afar. He was very tempted to possess it. It should have a match with his Nine Star Wheel of Life. After all, gravity was still related to stars. At this moment, he saw the prince grab his sword, pulling it from its sheath. Shua! He slashed the sword towards Ramsey and the others. "This is bad, hurry up and make a defense!" Ramsey was an old man, but he seemed to have strong fighting instincts. Perhaps when he was young he had practiced fighting, after all, he grew up in an era where many wars took place. Two of the men beside him then did something. Even though they were forced to kneel, their hands were still able to move. Rumble! Two red gates and two black gates suddenly appeared in front of them, arrayed from front to back. They were enormous at over thirty meters tall and about twenty meters wide. Clang! The sword slash slammed into the frontmost red gate, making it cut off instantly leaving the man who summoned the gate dumbfounded. After that, the second gate was also cut off, then the third gate. Only the fourth gate barely survived. It was only because the sword''s slashing power had been drastically reduced after cutting through three such huge gates. "He''s a monster, no wonder he dared to travel alone," Leon said, becoming amazed. "We''re facing a very strong NPC right now," added another, probably Leon''s groupmate. "If it were just us, I''m afraid we''d be finished right away," he said. "Stop saying nonsense. This old me isn''t scared, why are you two getting scared." Ramsey seemed to be annoyed by their conversation so he scolded them. The two naturally fell silent, not daring to say anything because the real-life Ramsey was too big a figure. Chapter 38: Smoke "Monkey, make this gravity disappear," Ramsey said again to the man at the end.He was thin and gave the impression of a monkey so Ramsey called him a monkey. The man was clearly offended but also dared not say anything. "Boss Ramsey, I''m afraid I can only reduce this gravitational force, can''t eliminate it because it''s too strong," he said in response, explaining in advance about his condition. After saying that, he pointed his hand upwards where a mysterious light of various colors emanated from his hand, merging with that gravitational light. Because of that light, the strength of that gravity finally decreased. Everyone was able to stand up because of it. "Quickly scatter," Ramsey said. He didn''t really care that the man he called a monkey couldn''t remove the gravity. What mattered was that everyone could now spread out. If everyone spread out, then the prince couldn''t direct his gravity at everyone because there was a limit to his reach. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! All those people instantly jumped in various directions, including those who were still at the 8th or 9th Stage. The prince watched them before looking at the monkey-like man. "You have an extraordinary ability, unfortunately your ability level is too low. Even so, you''re still too annoying," he said. Whoosh! He lunged towards him with a movement so fast that only his shadow could faintly be seen. S§×ar?h the Nov§×l?ire.n(e)t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. In an instant, he appeared in front of the monkey-like man, making his eyes widen. "So that there won''t be any other problems, so you should die early," he said again. Shua! He slashed his sword at him, not giving him a chance to do anything. The next thing that happened was his head and body separating, a sight that left Ramsey and the others gasping. "What''s wrong with this game? How did we meet such a powerful NPC?" One of the men he carried wondered, looking utterly astonished. They all began to worry about them being the next to die. This would be a huge loss as they would have to start all over again. "Don''t panic, just keep your distance from him!" Ramsey shouted again. He didn''t like seeing panic which could basically mess up his plan. "Boy, don''t think you can win!" He said to the prince coldly. While in the air, he took out a wooden staff shaped like a snake, coiled from top to bottom. "Five elemental dragons, come and turn this little boy into ashes," he said again as he pointed the staff upwards. Rumble! The sky suddenly rumbled as the five elements, fire, water, wind, lightning, and earth, each in the shape of a huge dragon appeared in the sky. They gave the impression that they could create a disaster. Simultaneously, they descended in the direction where the prince was. The latter narrowed his eyes, becoming somewhat wary. "You seem to be quite strong too, old man," he said. The old man seemed to be only physically weak, but his spiritual power could not be underestimated as he could summon five elements at once. Even Aldric thought his attacks were terrifying. ''Maybe it''s better if they all fight to the death inside the World Cube.'' Suddenly he had an idea. He was the third party. The only thing he had to gain was an advantage when the two fighting parties had a disadvantage. If they fought freely in a large area, they could still avoid fatal injuries. This could not be said if they fought in a limited area. When he got the idea, Aldric finally put all the Monster Cores he had stored into the World Cube, increasing the artifact''s energy. Whoosh! He then threw the artifact onto that hill where the fight was happening. It was still connected to him, so he was able to control it. BANG! BANG! At the same time, the five elements in the form of the dragon slammed into the prince, turning into a powerful explosion of the five elements. Spring Hill trembled to the point that it seemed to almost collapse from the attack. "Did it work?" The old man''s subordinates finally became somewhat excited again. However, a moment later they were stunned as they saw a figure surrounded by an array of swords leap through the explosion. The swords were arranged so tightly, as if they were a single unit. Of course, they were separate parts because they separated directly as they came out of the explosion. The prince''s figure was revealed, unharmed in the slightest. Instantly, Ramsey''s expression became ugly. "Attack!" He finally asked his subordinates to attack. This was an absolute order. He gave a death glare to everyone he ordered to attack. If they didn''t carry out this order, he would likely make things difficult for them in the real world. One by one, those with close combat skills had to lunge at the prince. The result was of course their deaths one by one. Their necks or bodies were decapitated by the prince''s sword slashes. However, to Ramsey, this seemed to be part of the plan. He glanced at Leon. In response, Leon threw something at the prince, a strange green ball. Whoosh! It glided swiftly towards the prince who was busy slashing at the people who approached him. His eyes narrowed when he saw the green ball. Before he could do anything, the green ball exploded, turning into green smoke that expanded at high speed. "Back off!" Ramsey quickly moved backwards as the green ball was still about to reach his location. However, just as he took a few steps back, he suddenly hit a wall of faint light, sending him flying. "What?" He was so dumbfounded that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. The same thing happened to Leon and the others. They all stared at the wall. As they observed, they finally realized that there was a cube of light blocking them from passing by. How did it appear here? They were all breathing heavily. At this moment, that green smoke finally arrived at their location, surrounding them as well. What exactly was that green smoke? Aldric who was watching from afar wasn''t sure either. He just felt that it was extremely dangerous. Of course, this was beyond his expectation as he had just thrown the World Cube, Leon suddenly threw a green ball that turned into green smoke. Chapter 39: Surprised The green smoke quickly filled the entire cube.Because it was too thick, Aldric couldn''t see inside anymore. He could only wait for the green smoke to dissipate on its own. ''If it''s a deadly poison, then I probably don''t need to do anything,'' he thought, showing a strange expression that never appeared on his face. After all, in various movies, green smoke was always synonymous with poison. That was why he thought that way. Fortunately, the green smoke dissipated quickly so Aldric didn''t have to wait long. The green smoke thinned out first, revealing the people inside. The first one Aldric saw happened to be the prince standing at the end of the cube, very close to Ramsey''s location. He almost passed by the cube. It seemed that ever since the green smoke had appeared, he had quickly slid to leave even from the air. Only, he also still failed to leave. Currently, he was kneeling, coughing up blood incessantly. His eyes stared at the cube wall and occasionally looked at Ramsey who was also coughing up blood. Only those in the 10th Stage were still conscious. The rest had already fainted or might even be dead. They were all coughing up blood constantly. At first, both Ramsey and the prince seemed to want to ask each other who made this wall of light appear, but since they were both suffering, they immediately realized that it was caused by the other party. They just didn''t realize that it was cube-shaped due to their limited view. There was still smoke blocking it and in the distance the wall of light was invisible. But who was it? At this point, Aldric felt he didn''t need to hide anymore. He showed himself, jumping out of the forest before going to the hill that was now almost destroyed. The ground had turned barren, which was probably the effect of the green smoke. Despite walking slowly, his presence was quickly discovered by Ramsey and the others. Seeing the other person actually appear, Ramsey''s expression became very ugly, as if he saw his wife cheating on him. Unfortunately, this man who came was wearing a mask. "Who are you?" Ramsey immediately asked him in a cold tone. Of course, he didn''t answer. He actually called out to the Queen Bee, asking her to come closer. "Order your colony to attack everyone in this cube except the man with the sword. Attack them to death," he said in a low voice. He deliberately asked the Queen Bee because he didn''t want to act alone. Although with their condition he could make them die without using any of his skills, it was still better to remain silent. This was to ensure that nothing of his was seen. "Yes, master!" sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The Queen Bee received the order and sent a signal to her colony. From the forest, the huge colony of bees came in large numbers, like black clouds during a storm. They made a loud buzzing sound, letting people know that they were bees. There were far more of them than the last time Aldric had seen them. If they entered the cube, they would fill at least one-tenth of the space inside the cube. Although they were unsure about the walls of the cube, since their Queen had ordered them to go inside, so they went in. Surprisingly, they were able to pass through the cube''s walls as if they did not exist. "This?" Leon seemed to want to cry. He was terrified to see that many bees. If he was in top shape, he could at least escape, but not only was he unable to stand up. He couldn''t even go anywhere. "Boy, I''m Ramsey Dortmund, write my name on the internet and you''ll find a thousand reasons not to fight me." Ramsey was very good at reading situations, knowing that this newcomer wanted to bring everyone harm. Of course, due to his high position, he was more used to threatening than compromising. Aldric was somewhat dumbfounded to be threatened like that. He felt like scratching his head. However, he had already decided not to say anything, so he just kept quiet, letting the bees approach Ramsey. "You?" The latter was dumbfounded. Soon after, the bees began to sting him and others. The pain of being stung by the bees did not appear. Only, the eyes of all of them were still wide open. This was because they could feel their life force rapidly decreasing, caused by the countless wounds from the bee stings. "Boy, you really!" Ramsey''s eyes glared at Aldric. He clearly didn''t expect that his threat didn''t work. In the years since his triumph, he had threatened people many times and they had all succumbed to his threats. This time, it failed. Fortunately, his brain was one of the most insightful. Despite being filled with rage, he was still able to think rationally. "Boy, as long as you let me go, I will grant all your requests. If you want money in the real world, I will also give it to you. Call it whatever you want," he said, finally choosing to compromise. Leon and the others looked at him in amazement and then at Aldric. This was practically a great opportunity to become filthy rich. They didn''t doubt Ramsey''s words because they knew how serious he was in this game. However, even Aldric who came from the village knew that it wasn''t that easy to accept money from this old man. This could get him in trouble. Even if the money was sent through the game account, the old man could still try to find out who Dark Crow was. It was possible that he would reward anyone who told him his identity. The point was, he must not find out who he was, he must not even know that he was Dark Crow. He remained silent, letting the bees continue to swarm him. In a short time, his figure was no longer visible as he was completely swarmed by bees. "We''re done," Leon said. "Little bastard, you''re bound to be wretched in the future!" Ramsey cursed one last time before he died. Unfortunately, he became weakened by his own poison and was stung to death by bees. Who knows how he reacted out there. However, something then stunned Aldric. Suddenly, something came out of Ramsey''s corpse. Aldric''s eyes widened when he saw it. It was a heart, a heart that seemed to be made of wood, exactly the same as the one he had gotten. "Clones, this old man is actually a clone, he has one too!" Aldric couldn''t believe what he was seeing. There probably isn''t just one True Clone in this world. There must be more than one, and the old man apparently had one too. Didn''t this mean he wasn''t dead? He just lost his clone. Chapter 40: Recover Losing an exact clone of his original body was obviously painful, no wonder Ramsey was so angry.It was no different from his own life. Unfortunately, the clone was dead now. When Aldric stared at the wooden heart, he found that it was emitting light that formed a human figure. It had either activated immediately or it had been active from the start. Ramsey probably got it in that state. Aldric hurriedly approached the figure of light, dripping his blood onto it. Soon flesh began to appear on the figure of light. Of course, he also immediately covered it with a large cloth. All the players were dead, but there was still one NPC left, the prince. This one had power. If he escaped and knew his face, he could make him a fugitive in many regions. He was just silent, observing Aldric with calmness. For Aldric, taking care of him did not need to be hasty. He first collected the rings from the hands of each of the dead players. Each of them had wealth. That would be one of his harvests. The rings on the corpses of the players below the 10th Stage were not so worth mentioning. There was nothing shocking in their rings. Even the rings of almost all Stage 10 players weren''t very impressive either. After all, they were not raiders like the Dead Fish and the Demon Horse. Their treasures were naturally less. It was just that, even Leon''s ring was already quite shocking to Aldric. This man actually had fifty more Level 10 Monster Cores. However, Ramsey''s ring. Aldric''s eyes almost trembled when he looked into it. He actually had over a thousand Level 10 Monster Cores, a ridiculous amount. The fact that he was only a clone only surprised him more. S§×ar?h the N?velFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. On top of that, he also found dozens of Level 11 Monster Cores, which was the first time he had ever seen. They were Monster Cores of monsters equivalent to Senior Magician. The spiritual energy contained within them was much greater. In form, they were almost exactly the same as the other Monster Cores. The slight difference was that they were twice as large in addition to having eleven lines. Unfortunately, in Ramsey''s ring, there were no special treasures such as artifacts. It seemed that he kept such treasures in the Storage Artifacts of his original body. This was a little disappointing for Aldric, but he was already satisfied with getting one more clone so he ended up having two. This meant two additional lives in this game. "This is how a commoner does things after defeating an enemy, what a greedy poor man." Suddenly he heard the prince''s voice. What he said made his eyes blink several times in a moment. How could an NPC give him this kind of insult. Only, right after that, he was dumbfounded. That prince who seemed to have been unable to do anything after coughing up blood non-stop suddenly stood up, using his sword as a support. He closed his eyes the moment after he stood up. When he opened his eyes again, a sharp light flashed briefly from each of his eyes. At the same time, an overwhelming aura began to emanate from him. He who should have been severely injured by the poison suddenly returned to his primal state. "You?" Aldric could not help but speak. After all, there was no problem for him to show more things to a lone NPC. "How did you recover?" he asked. He was sure the man had fully recovered because he didn''t look weak anymore. Even with his strength, when this prince recovered, he became wary because he had already seen for himself how strong he was. Even if he was stronger, he was still a powerful enemy. "This poison is damaging my body, but it can''t stop my recovery," the prince replied casually. Whoosh! Suddenly he lunged towards Aldric at high speed, showing a murderous expression. "This is an amazing trip. I''ll even get a clone," he said. Without a doubt, he was really going to kill him. Arriving in front of him, his slashed his sword towards his neck. It was clearly a very powerful and sharp sword, a weapon that a Junior Magician should not use. Aldric might have a very tough body, but he was not sure his body would not be cut off if he was slashed by that sword. "Coming!" Quickly, Aldric called out his two monsters, the Slith Cat and the Polar Ice Bear. Each of them appeared beside him. He controlled the bear to help him. The bear''s eyes emitted an icy glow, which instantly made the air extremely cold. Ice appeared on the prince''s sword, slowing its movement but still too fast. At the same time, a huge wall of ice appeared in front of Aldric. BANG! The prince''s sword slammed into the ice wall, instantly shattering it. However, it gave Aldric the opportunity to jump backwards. "Aoo!" the Slith Cat meowed at the prince, showing her anger. Shua! She lunged towards him. Her speed was even faster than the prince''s. The latter had just finished moving, he had no time to react. The cat sent her claws into his shoulder, tearing his robe to his skin. "Damn cat!" The prince became enraged, trying to stab the cat in the stomach. However, her body suddenly became transparent so that the sword looked like it was piercing the air. His attack failed, the cat looked satisfied that she managed to attack him. However, the prince suddenly smiled coldly. Immediately afterwards his gravitational force appeared, pressing down on everything around him. Physical attacks didn''t work against the cat when it became transparent, but gravity wasn''t a physical attack. The cat''s airborne body hit the ground hard, leaving her mouth wide open. The monster market''s claim that only Senior Magician could catch the cat was obviously just nonsense due to their lack of knowledge. Under the extremely strong gravitational force, the cat with her small body became extremely vulnerable. Even that colony of bees would also be helpless. Chapter 41: The Method "You do have abilities," said Aldric from outside the gravity area."Do you dare to come closer?" the prince asked. "Hmph!" Aldric smiled coldly, activating his body''s power so that all his veins glowed brightly. Whoosh! He literally lunged into the gravity with a momentum that seemed uncontrollable. Rocks flew up because of his movements. The prince showed a solemn expression instantly, made aware that he was meeting an extremely powerful opponent. He increased his gravity power to the maximum so that all the air within the gravity stuck to the ground, making the top of the space devoid of air. Shua! However, to the prince''s surprise, when Aldric entered his gravity, he did not slow down at all. He was still as fast as before. Instead, his gravity was made to vibrate uncontrollably, just like when he was moving under Leon''s gravity. At first glance, he seemed unaffected, but only he knew that the gravity was not strong enough to suppress the power of his active body. He took out the random greatsword he had gotten from the dead players. Once it arrived in front of the prince, he swung it with all his might. The latter slashed his sword at the greatsword. The result was that the greatsword was instantly cut off. It was indeed too sharp a sword. Aldric could not overcome that. However, he was able to attack with his fists. He sent his fist into the prince''s face so that space seemed to be torn away. The prince tried to parry with his hand, but only the shockwave from the thrust of Aldric''s fist caused his hand to be pushed back. "You!" The prince was even more dumbfounded by his physical strength. BANG! His fist violently struck his cheek, which instantly turned blue and slightly swollen. His body was then thrown like a bullet fired from a gun, so fast. In an instant, he slammed into the cube wall until it shook. "Coug!" He coughed up blood again from the impact. His gravitational force had naturally disappeared since he was thrown. Of course, seeing him only slightly coughing up blood, Aldric could not help but be amazed. His fist sent a Senior Magician flying. People like the Dead Fish and the Demon Horse for example, were instantly helpless after receiving his punch. However, this prince did not suffer too severe injuries. He was even able to stand up. "You''re actually stronger than me," he said in a tone that showed surprise. "What if I''m stronger than you?" asked Aldric in response, feeling strange about his words. Had he always considered himself the strongest? Aldric didn''t wait for him to answer because he probably wouldn''t. Whoosh! Whoosh! He lunged towards him again, this time along with his two clones. His first clone had just come from his hiding place, instantly joining the fight. Each of the clones also activated their body''s power so that their veins glowed. Their appearances looked different, yet each had glowing veins. The prince could not have been more astonished as he looked at Aldric''s first clone. He was now obviously as surprised as he was when he learned that Ramsey was a clone. At this moment, even the Slith Cat lunged towards the prince. As for the Polar Ice Bear, it created a large icicle above the prince. This was to limit his jump. "Bastard!" The prince cursed at being surrounded like that by one person with three bodies. He slashed his sword through the air, producing an enormous slash. It was three more powerful than the slash that cut through the three iron gates. However, an enormous icicle appeared suddenly, blocking the slash. S§×arch* The N?vel(F)ire.¦Çet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. The ice was probably as large as those ten gates combined. Even so, it was also cut, showing how powerful the slash was. Only, the power of the slash had weakened since cutting through the ice. It also slowed down so that Aldric''s three bodies easily avoided it. In an instant after that, they arrived in front of him. The two Aldric clones hurriedly grabbed each other''s hands while the Aldric standing in front of him hit his stomach so hard that his heart seemed to be dislodged. He wasn''t thrown off because his body was being held, something that only added to his pain. It instantly rendered him helpless. "You cheated, if you hadn''t used those three bodies and two monsters, how could I have lost," said the prince as he was helpless, filled with resentment. "You will still lose. It''ll just take more time. After all, so far I''ve only used my physical strength," Aldric replied. As he said that, he pulled the necklace around the prince''s neck. He was not wearing a ring, his Storage Artifact was the necklace. Peering into the necklace, all three of Aldric''s bodies reacted simultaneously, astonished by the amount of treasure inside. There were ten thousand Level 10 Monster Cores. Even Aldric felt that this amount was too ridiculous. If sold, how much money could he make. However, then he felt something was wrong. All of those Monster Cores were actually inside something similar to a cup with a large size. Inside, not only were there Monster Cores, but there were also various other things, from strange plants, to various roots, to stones of various colors with various auras. He even saw bones that had been crushed but were still full of majestic aura. In addition, he also saw a small pill with a golden color, filled with the aura of life. The aroma was similar to Honey of Life so he suspected it was a large amount of Honey of Life that had been solidified. ''Are they all ingredients for something?'' Aldric wondered, suspicious as it was. "Mm..." His eyes were then drawn to a golden paper not far from the large cup. It was even shining, emitting a mysterious aura that seemed to come from ancient times. He took it out of the Storage Artifact, making it appear in his hand. His eyes quickly read the writings on the golden paper. [Core Genesis of the Soul World] (Ingredient list: Ten thousand Level 10 Monster Cores, bones from ancient Dragons, roots from the Tree of Life, 333 liters of Honey of Life, Moonstone, Sunstone, Earthstone, flesh from Qilin...) Aldric read one by one but he couldn''t read them all. They were too many and the letters were too small. In the end, he read the last ingredient, (The Soul of the Absolute Beginning Soul Dragon!) "What kind of Genesis Core is this?" Aldric spontaneously asked the prince. It seemed that this was the method to create that Genesis Core. Only, from the name and ingredients, this seemed to be an overly powerful Genesis Core. He wasn''t sure what the Genesis Core was capable of. There was no explanation on the golden paper, which was why he asked the prince. Chapter 42: Hell Gravity "You''d better not take anything from me," the prince said in response, making Aldric roll his eyes."You''ve lost and yet you still dare to be arrogant. Aren''t you worried about me making you disappear forever?" Aldric replied. "Don''t think I''m afraid just because you''re a prince," he added. "You know I''m a prince, do you know which kingdom I come from?" The prince apparently asked back. Of course, Aldric didn''t know which kingdom he was from. He also didn''t know much about the kingdoms in this game. So far, he only knew about the Eldorn Region, White Wind City, and Heaven Valley City. He didn''t know anything more than that. "I don''t care where you''re from," Aldric replied casually. "Now let''s be clear, is the soul of the Absolute Beginning Soul Dragon in that forest? How do I get it?" He asked as he gazed at the forest he had already entered twice, but he wasn''t sure that there was anything there because he didn''t feel anything or see anything strange. "Look for it yourself, don''t ask me," the prince replied in an annoyed tone. "So you don''t want to help, no problem." Aldric didn''t care about the answer. Whoosh! He summoned the Core of the World Cube, deactivated the cube and stored it in his Storage Artifact. He still stood where he was, observing the prince''s Storage Artifact again. There was something else that caught his interest. It was also paper, but black in color. When he looked at it, he got a notification from the System. (You found a Class S Explo Spell, Hell Gravity that has affinity with your Nine Star Wheel of Life, would you like to use it?) Yes/No! As it turned out, it was the Explo Spell. Aldric viewed this as an excellent skill. He was naturally interested. Yes! He chose yes. DING! (Your stats have been updated!) [Nickname: Dark Crow] [Magic: 10th Stage Junior Magician] [Spiritual Energy: 143,000/100,000] [Core Genesis: None] sea??h th§× N?velFire.n§×t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. [Power: 3000!] [Body: Ancient Sky Body < SSS Class] [Wheel of Life: -Nine Stars - Forest of Life < SS Class] [Incantra Spell: - Swallowed Sky] [Explo Spell: - Swallowed Sky < SSS Class> - Star Formation < SSS Class> - Forest of Life < SS Class - Hell Gravity