"I really need to buy my self some decent types of equipment to keep my self safe anywhere I go," Clyde said while walking in the street. He is heading in the best market known in the Kingdom and owned by the King himself, The Laya Treasure House. The founder of the kingdom, King Allan Sovarita, built the Laya treasure hall attract wandering adventurer into his kingdom. Some of these adventurers choose to stay and live in the kingdom.
Clyde was now in the front of the Laya Treasure-house. It was big and was tightly guarded. "WOW!" Clyde exclaimed. Even though he already saw the Laya Treasure House in the memory of old Clyde, he was still fascinated by how enormous the Laya Treasure House is.
It is a 10 story building and has an auction hall itself inside and a restaurant that caters its costumers.
Clyde walked towards the Laya Treasure House but the 2 entrance guards blocked him.
Wow! Both of them are at Foundation Stage!| Clyde exclaimed. It was always exciting to meet stronger cultivators unless they are hostile towards you.
"Clyde right? You dared to enter Laya Treasure House?" The guard along with the other guard chuckled.
"Is there anything wrong?" Clyde asked as he stared and the both of them confusedly.
"Wrong? Yes! There is ANYTHING wrong here or there is a WRONG here!" the guard said while highlighting the word 'anything' and 'wrong' by raising his voice.
"And what is it?" Clyde asked. |Is the commotion I caused outside is the cause? Or is it because of Emelssha's hideous plot?| He himself knew that there is nothing wrong with him.
"You are POOR! Laya Treasure hall is not something you can wander around. Window shopping is not allowed here, kid! Go to those smaller shops and you can window shop all day long!" Then the two guards laughed. The cultivators who also heard the guards also laughed.
Clyde was startled when he heard this. |Right, the old Clyde is really poor. He only saved around 50 silvers in his piggy bank that I used to buy some types of equipment.|
Clyde sighed and then he produced a pouch. The pouch caught the attention of the two guards and the surrounding adventurers.
Then Clyde sends his energy towards the pouch and then waved his hand. As he waved his hand, 250 gold coins and some other curios came out and floated mid-air.
"WHAT?!" The guards' eyes bulged out and their mouth gaped along with the adventurers nearby who also saw the floating 250 gold coins.
Clyde smirked and then said mockingly, "I will leave and go in those small stores and buy things there. I will also trade there these curios of mine that is not useful for me because SOME PEOPLE impeded my way to buy from Laya Treasure House." Then he waved his hand and the gold coins along with the other curios entered the pouch and Clyde grabbed it and hanged at his belt. Then he turned back and walked opposite the direction of the entrance.
The two guards were startled when they heard what Clyde said. He even highlighted the word SOME PEOPLE just to indicate that the guards are the one who shoved him away from buying things from the Laya Treasure House. As a result, the guards will lose their jobs.
"W-w-wait!" One of the guards startled as he called out for Clyde.
Clyde stopped on his track but refrained from turning back at the guard who called him.
"It was our fault, Sir Clyde. Please forgive us for our rudeness. Laya treasure hall is open for everyone who wanted to buy. Please forgive us!" the other guard said. They bowed to show that are serious about what they said.
Wow! Two Foundation Stage Cultivators are bowing at me! Well, they needed to be courteous to any customer and especially that they insulted me and realized that they lost big if I will go away and buy at other stores.| Clyde nodded in agreement.
He then turned back and said, "I will let this matter passed by. I hope this will not happen to anyone in the future." Then he entered the Treasure House passing through them. "Thank you Sir Clyde!" then they bowed again.
Clyde walked passed them and then when he saw the interior of the treasure house, his eyes shine with admiration towards how beautiful the place is.
Then a lady attendant welcomed him. "Welcome, Sir Clyde. What do you want to buy?" then she smiled at Clyde.
Most of the people in the kingdom knew Clyde. Clyde is the only one who is not capable of breaking through Level 2 Energy Condensation Stage even if they looked back the past histories of the cultivators the kingdom produced. This made Clyde's name be very well known throughout the kingdom.
Emelssha is clearly younger than Clyde but in terms of cultivations, Emelssha is clearly stronger than Clyde.
Clyde is too far behind by cultivators of the same age and he is even surpassed by those who are younger by him. That is why others on his age bracket and those who are younger than him shows him no respect. It is because the powerful you are the more respectful a society to you. In short, power means everything.
"I want to buy some decent pieces of equipment," Clyde said in a cool manner.
The attendant smiled and then said, "This way sir, follow me.| Then she started to walk.
Ugghhh! Of all people, why Clyde? I knew that he will buy cheap types of equipment and in a small amount. Because of this the commission I will get is relatively smaller! Compared to other attendants, their customers are ones at a higher standing in society and they will buy many types of equipment in preparation for their adventurers. Ugggghhh! What a bad day.| she has no choice but to entertain Clyde. The attendants in the Laya Treasure House have their turns in taking customers. It is all about luck on how they will earn.
The attendants have 5% commission on every transaction of the customers they're attending. So their salary is depending on how many their customers will buy. The stronger the cultivators are, the more equipment they needed and the expensive they become.
The attendant that is attending at Clyde can't do anything but to sigh. If they will not entertain Clyde, their reputation will be pulled down.
Although the attendant is smiling and emanating an aura of joy, deep inside she is cursing Clyde and her bad luck.
"This is the main part of the treasure house." Then the attendant pointed at the countless shelves containing different types of equipment.
Clyde smiled widely as he stared at different types of equipment.
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Inside the castle, a young man on the same age as Clyde is sitting on a luxurious chair intended for royalties. He is wearing royal class robes akin to what king wore. And there are two personal maids attending him by his side.
He is the only son of King Allan Sovarita, Prince Michael Sovarita.
Prince Michael is sipping in the glass filled with red wine calmly. He decided to walk out of his chair. He decided to look outside out of boredom and he saw a commotion below.
He is a cultivator in the Foundation Stage. His physical attributes are enhanced because of this; he can clearly see things at a distance of two hundred meters.
He saw Emelssha and the citizens of his kingdoms. The citizens of his kingdom are clearly shouting at Emelssha. After a while, Emelssha runs away from them while weeping her tears.
This event shocked the calm prince. This is all because he admired Emelssha above all other girls including princesses of neighboring kingdoms.
"Lana, Era, investigate about the matters of Emelssha! Go! Scram!" Then he waved his hand at his two personal maids.
"Yes, Prince Michael!" Then the two servants hurriedly exited the door.
Prince Michael is now seated on his chair inside his hundred square meters room. He closed his eyes, as he thinking of what is the reason why is this happening to Emelssha.
Roughly after Thirty minutes, the two servants came back.
"We already gathered the information Prince!" Then they produced a scroll.
"Hmmmm…" he stared at the scroll in his hand intently. He then opened it and as he read it, astonishment and anger appeared on his face.
What is written in the scrolls? It is all about how Emelssha trying to frame up the trash of all trash, Clyde Helsword! Her scheme seems to be flawless but she has been outsmarted by Clyde as he produced a memory stone.
Unable to hold his anger any longer, he threw the wine glass where he is sipping moments ago into the floor, in shattered into smithereens that it looked like a fine grain of sand. This is the power of Foundation Stage Cultivator.
"Even if Emelssha framed you up, you are still on the wrong side. I, Prince Michael, will do anything just to punish you or exile you out of the kingdom, Clyde Helsword.
"Investigate about Clyde's whereabouts right now!" Then he sent off his two servants right away with a new mission, to track down Clyde and avenge Emelssha. In this way, he can gain Emelssha's attention and maybe sooner she'll fell in love with the prince.
Then Prince Michael smiled wickedly.