Now that Melody had officially joined their group, Clovis extended his hand. "Welcome to the group, Melody."
"Thank you." Melody smiled, feeling a bit relieved.
In the end, Melody talked a bit about Dante. Since he needed to rest, Clovis had no choice but to return.
But before going back, Clovis couldn’t help but explain what they were planning to do next.
"I think you’ve heard it from Mr. Gregory, but we’ll be joining the raid soon."
"Of course, I’m ready. A raid like this is very beneficial for a new group because there are a lot of benefits."
"So, before the raid, we’re planning to go around to several fallen cities or the wilderness to hunt for beasts. Our objective is to get as strong as possible." Clovis thought reaching Tier 2, even with his Another World Mall, might not be possible. If it was him alone, he could get a shot at it.
Then again, he wanted to get stronger with his group. In addition, because he caught up to Jay and Kanaria, they didn’t sell a lot of essence anymore. So, his income would be a bit small in the next few weeks.
"In the meantime, we would like you to get stronger as well. While I don’t mind you leaving some money for your brother, I hope that you can still pursue a higher tier." Clovis raised a finger. "If not, you might be left behind."
"…" Melody closed her eyes. She had expected this before she joined the group.
Clovis didn’t force her to do it to see her reaction. If she ended up getting left behind because of her brother, Clovis had no choice but to expel her from the group at that time.
And Melody knew that this position wasn’t permanent. She couldn’t take Clovis’s kindness for granted.
"I’m prepared to do it. Since my brother’s protection has been assured, I can focus on getting stronger again."
"Mhmm." Clovis nodded, satisfied. This was enough for the time being. "For now, you can ask Kanaria about the equipment you’d like to have in the group. We still have some money for equipment."
"Yeah. We still have a lot of places to visit by the way." Kanaria glanced at Clovis.
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"Of course." Clovis smiled wryly, knowing that today would be a very exhausting day.
"Also, we won’t know how long all the items we’ve ordered will arrive because of that incident. I think it’s at least four to five days from the original two days. Don’t forget to find a lot of missions."
"Yeah. We need a lot of missions for the sake of our group." Clovis nodded in agreement, even though his original intention was to have that money for Another World Mall. Then again, the better his Another World Mall became, the greater the benefits.
"See? Our group is planning for fast growth, so don’t get left behind." Kanaria smiled, threatening her a little bit.
"Of course." Melody nodded furiously.
"That’s good then." Kanaria also didn’t want someone as talented as Melody to be left behind, so she had to remind her about their objective.
Unfortunately, time wasn’t on their side. So, Clovis chose to end the conversation.
"Then, we’ll get going. We can discuss the rest in the group chat." Clovis stood up. They had stayed for a bit too long. Kanaria was in agreement.
"You don’t have to see us off." Kanaria waved his hand, stopping Melody, who was about to stand up.
Clovis and Kanaria waved their hands before closing the door.
"Was Peach famous?" Clovis couldn’t help but ask.
"You didn’t know?" Kanaria soon realized he originally didn’t come from this city. "Ah. Peach was a very talented individual who was wanted by at least twenty groups or organizations in the past. She had the battle prowess to fight two or three beasts of the same tier while maintaining her job as an operator."
"Two or three beasts?" Clovis muttered. For Jay and Clovis, who could defeat multiple Tier 1s in rapid succession, it didn’t look that impressive. But the fact that she could maintain her focus on her operator’s tasks was definitely amazing. "I guess we will end up offending those people now that we manage to recruit her."
"Not really. Peach has retired, and people don’t seem to know that Melody is Peach. In addition, it seems like Melody has been carefully hiding her identity, so those people wouldn’t know her for a while. Besides, are you scared of them?"
"No way. If they are coming for us, then we’ll fight back. Besides, I’m not planning to stay in this town alone." Clovis thought for a moment. "But well, I think it will be nice if we can get at least six people before leaving this city. I still want to have a full group before going on more explorations."
"That sounds like you. But we don’t know if there are enough geniuses or not in this city. And most of them should have affiliated with a certain group, so it’s going to be hard."
"That’s true." Clovis nodded. "Well, we can worry about that later. If we can meet those geniuses, it means we’re fated. If not, then who cares? There are still a lot of people in the world."
"Agreed."
"Hehe." Clovis gave a thumbs up.
"And there is one thing I want to ask…" Suddenly, Kanaria halted her step as she spoke with a hesitant tone.
"What’s wrong?" Her worried expression made him think this was an important matter, so he planned to take her words seriously.
However, it seemed that he was wrong. "Why does she get a ring?"
The moment she opened her mouth, Clovis felt chills down his spine. Kanaria’s expression was dark, making the atmosphere awkward.
She wondered how he should respond. Could he say that was because the necklace was much better than the ring? But the difference between a ring and a necklace was like the sky and the ground.
’Is she jealous?’ Clovis gulped down.
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A few minutes after they went back, a figure approached the hospital.
Melody, who had returned to the room, couldn’t help but notice this person. "Isn’t that… Ivan Levister, the one rumored to be the most talented guy in this base?"