Chapter 991: Sudden Dilemma!
The Blue Chimera had an additional advantage as it was a beautiful creature.
It had the body of a tiger, the wings of an eagle, a dragon-like tail covered in ice crystals, and the head of a lion. Its fur was bright white with a hint of blue, and its eyes were piercing ice blue.
It was stunning as well as looking majestic. Gregory's daughters were jealous of Suri for having such a beast. If not for the store's policy of the beast belonging to the summoner alone, the girls would have even initiated a battle for the Blue Chimera.
"Do you want it?" Gregory asked Suri while his eyes softened.
Gregory understood why Suri handed him the card. The Blue Chimera cost ninety-nine thousand supreme Sacred stones, and since it was a lot of money, she didn't want to force her father to buy it.
Suri didn't look into her father's eyes as she shook her head, but her struggle was there for everyone to see. After all, she was only a child.
"You don't have to worry about the money. If you want it, I will buy it for you," Gregory laughed as he stroked Suri's head.
"Why are you acting shy when Father promised to buy it for us?" One of the sons nudged Suri.
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After Gregory and his seven children summoned a beast of their liking, they exited the room.
As Gregory exited the room, at the same time, Ayriel also left the Cultivation Arts room.
Their eyes clashed, stopping Gregory in his tracks. Ayriel responded in a similar manner.
Even though the Ether Giants were only a race with a Sacred Emperor as its head, they were famous in the Sacred Dimension for their strength.
"Your highness, Ayriel!"
"Gregory, the Emperor of Ether Giants!"
Both of them exclaimed in surprise. Ayriel came to the store because of Elasha, but why did Gregory come to the store?
It didn't take long for Ayriel to find the answer since Gregory was also an ascender.
But according to what Elasha said, the store was only around a thousand years old, so how could Gregory, who came up decades ago, be aware of the store?
"So, you're also a store customer?" Gregory said as he approached Ayriel with a smile.
The Ether Giants had good relations with the Moon Elves, so there was direct contact between them and the powerhouses of the Moon Elves. In fact, the Ether Giants were supporters of another princess, Ayina.
Thinking about them being supporters of princess Ayina, Gregory's face turned weird since Ayriel's dislike for his sisters, Ayina and Ayah, was public knowledge to those who knew anything about the Moon Elves.
"Does Ayina know about the store?" Ayriel asked.
"No, I only found out about it today," Gregory honestly responded, as he didn't want to strain the relationship between Ether Giants and Moon Elves.
"Are you going to tell her about it?" A smile suddenly spread across her face, and Ayriel asked.
Gregory fell into deep thought when he heard the question. Now that Ayriel had seen him here, if he didn't tell Ayina about the store, and once it became public knowledge, it would fracture the relationship between Ether Giants and Moon Elves, and Ayina was a vengeful character.
Even with the store product's help, the Ether Giants wouldn't be able to save themselves if Ayina turned vengefully on them.
But from what Gregory could gather, Ayriel clearly didn't want him to tell Ayina about the store. Gregory was now trapped between a rock and a hard place. No matter what direction he chose, his answer here would change the relationship between the Ether Giants and the Moon Elves.
Even though Ayina had greater power and support in the Moon Elf camp, Ayriel was also a princess. If she wanted to harm Ether Giants, she would only have to ask her personal guard to take action. As for the consequences, how would Ayana, the ruler of the Moon Elves, choose the Ether Giants over her daughter once they died?
The smile on Ayriel's face turned wider upon seeing Gregory perplexed. Grant's face turned red when he saw a smiling Ayriel.
"I will go ahead with your idea, your highness," Gregory suddenly bowed and responded.
"Should I take it as you leaving Ayina's camp?" Ayriel grinned and asked. Since she had come to the store, she had found many dangerous things, but at the same time, she was also one step closer to her goal, so her mood was joyful.
"The Ether Giants and I are loyal to her highness, Ayina, and we plan to stay that way," Gregory gritted his teeth and answered.
What should have been a joyful moment for him was turning into a nightmare. Gregory didn't want to offend Ayriel, but at the same time, he needed to be upfront with her since people of their level had many ways to find out the truth.
Even if he wanted to leave the camp of Ayina, he would never dare say it out loud, not even in front of Ayina's enemies.
"But, since Moon Elves have always stood behind the Ether Giants, I will consider your opinion above mine," Gregory added immediately.
The smile on Ayriel's face disappeared with these two sentences since Gregory showed his loyalty toward Ayina as well as respect for Ayriel.
"Do whatever you want to do," Ayriel said and then left.
Gregory couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when Ayriel left. Grant was clearly disappointed because he had hoped to spend more time seeing Ayriel's endearing smile.
Gregory noticed his son's expression. He only glared at him and didn't say anything.
The Elves were very particular about their bloodline, so even if Ayriel somehow fell in love with Grant, the union between them still wasn't possible. And if Ayriel found out about Grant's thoughts, he would be in extreme danger, so Gregory warned his son with that glare.
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After leaving Gregory, Ayriel approached Aakesh. She discovered the cultivation art the Ay family used while looking through the cultivation arts.
Instead of being surprised by the store selling the cultivation art, a question emerged in her head, so she left the room to ask Aakesh.
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A/N: I have only now noticed that the 1000th chapter is near.
The new schedule for the mass release is:
10 February: 6 Chapters!
11 February: 1000th Chapter!
12 February: 5 chapters!
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