Speaking about his dark gold grade cores, he knew they weren't that rare. This was the fort in the heart of many trading routes, and many merchants would flood here.
But who would have the same amount of such cores at one time? And they belonged to such a hard monster to find and kill to begin with. And this was what he depended upon to reap more benefits this time.
"Well… There was a necklace, one that could boost one's strength, heal, and also bring out a formidable defensive array," her eyes sparkled like stars in the middle of a clear night sky, "it was quite expensive for me to buy. So darling, can you gift it to me?"
"Gift? In exchange for what exactly?"
"Don't you like me?" She approached him slowly, and he slowly retreated and broke free from her clutches.
She was overall excited about this necklace, and that made him quite excited as well. He saw in this the chance he was looking for, the one to give back double of what she did before to him.
"Girl, don't take me wrong, I'm a decent spirit master, one who won't take advantage of any girl," he said in his defence, while holding back what he really wanted to say.
He wanted to say that such a fierce girl was better to stay away from her than getting close to.
And as he said this, she gave him a blaming look.
"Says the one who works for a crazy man with one hundred known girls on his side," she puffed her cheeks. And such words made William think about dirty ideas, imagining that old man with white hair jumping around, in between a tide of sexy girls, playing and having his fun time to the fullest.
"Ahem, ahem, I'm not like him," he cleared his throat, trying to kick these disgraceful images out of his mind.
"Then… What do you want?"
"For it? Nothing much," William paused, while an evil smile finally showed up on his face.
"What? I don't like that look of yours!" she got a bad feeling from his gaze. It wasn't one filled with lust or something, but like a hungry lion who spotted a deer.
"I promise you, you will enjoy it," William winked, and then kept walking again, with faster steps this time, "where is that auction house?"
"Won't tell until you tell me what you want in exchange for that necklace?"
"Then don't tell," William already got the name of that place from her mouth. And soon enough, he got directions by asking people around. Seeing him keeping a tight mouth about his thoughts made Ro slightly freak out.
"Come on! I'm going to do anything for you, even stay away from you forever, but just tell me what you want in exchange for that necklace."
"Please, can you tell me what you have in your mind?"
"You are bluffing! What a courageous and daring little kid you are! And here I thought you were going to buy it! A pumpkin from a retarded academy can't even handle the price of a room in any hotel here, not such a pricey necklace! Yes, that's right, I blew up your act, hahahaha!"
She kept alternating between seducing him, speaking with logic, promising things, and even doubting and belittling him. Yet all of this failed, and he slowly kept walking in firm steps towards one direction.
The closer they got, the more anxious she became. What he planned to do was crystal clear in her eyes. She told him about how much she wanted this necklace, but she didn't get the money to buy it.
And so, he planned to buy it, keep it with him, and use it to pressure her and get what he wanted. Just thinking about this made her mind blow up, blaming her recklessness back then and rashness to get this necklace before understanding the nature of this kid better.
Without knowing it, she felt like she was the one who fell deep into his net. And thinking about forgetting all this and heading back to the impact didn't work.
Just from that confident look on his face, she knew he wouldn't let her enjoy a single moment of freedom and rest once he got the necklace.
And that was precisely what William planned to do. He'd go and buy that necklace, then use it to get what he wanted from her.
As for what he wanted, he decided to keep it a secret until he'd buy that necklace. As for the crystals needed to buy it, if the stack he got didn't suffice, then he'd wait until his cores would get sold before buying it.
After all, she didn't have the ability to buy such a necklace, not anyone she knew did actually have such ability except for him.
Such a good necklace with good bonuses meant it was at least gold grade, or even better, a dark gold grade.
A dark gold piece of gear that was forged to look like jewellery? Even in the outer world, such a piece would be considered a treasure sold for lots of wealth.
And in the case she resisted his attempts, he wouldn't lose that much. Having such a necklace that could generate a shield to protect him? If it was a dark gold grade, then the quality of this shield would be enough to stop any dark gold spirit master or monster.
It was a lifesaving toy for William, one that his current weak self really needed.
So, it was a good trade in his eyes. And that was why he kept walking with such a calm and domineering vibe coming out from him, one that left Ro screaming in panic inside herself.
In less than one hour, William and Ro arrived at the Refos place. And just from seeing it from far, William could tell what one of the Big Seven here meant.
The Lockheart impact left a good impression inside him already. They were quite authoritative and wealthy to have a big space of land here.
In a place that was so tight in space, not naturally built, and without any room for further expansion, every single metre here would be worth its weight in gold.
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