Walking for a few minutes,a big tent came into their sight. Thick smoke was coming from the back of the tent. Thomas and Zara entered into the tent, welcome with various sweet smells, filling up their noses. The tent was full of people, chattering of different people came from every angle of the tent, accompanied with diver's delicacies on their tables.
"Hmm, that would be delicious" Zara whispered.
"Welcome" a waiter said, coming out to meet them.
"Take us to your best suits and serve us your best dishes" Thomas said. He looked at all the people sitting in the main tent and thought " this area is for ordinary people. I believe they would have a better area for noble families."
"Ok sir, please follow me." He bowed, the waiter gesture with his hand.
Walking into another area of the tent, there were fewer people there. The area had a classic clothing design. Those people sitting in this area had expensive dresses, sitting in a refined and elegant manner.
Staring at the people coming into the inner area, some of them raised their eyebrows and stared at the entrance. Seeing the appearance of both Thomas and Zara, all the people were astounded.
Various thoughts were running through their minds as their eyes glued on to them.
Thomas and Zara gave them a cold shoulder, taking a step at a time, walking majestically, emitting an aura of royalty. All the people staring at them were lost in an illusion.
Sitting at the right corner of the tent, the waiter said " please give us a moment, all the dishes will be here in a jiffy." Taking a large stride, the waiter walked out of the tent.
Hearing the waiter's voice, all the onlookers awoke from their stupor. Looking each other in the eye, they see the bewilderment on each other's face.
" What are we doing here," Thomas asked.
" We are here to sell the remaining goods" Zara said, giving out an enchanting smile. She thought " am not that stupid even though I may not be talented that doesn't mean I don't understand this little thing"
"Hmm"
. Thomas was lost in thought when he suddenly asked " the sword martial arts that I gave you. You use it against the earthcow in your last attack but I see that you are yet to reach the intermediate level yet?" He calmly looked at her.
" Am at the second stage, the sword art is a little bit difficult to learn. Having to learn the footwork of the sword art makes it hard to grasp. But after using it to battle against the earthcow, I learned some things I had not known earlier. When we get back and I implement the new ideas, I believe I will make some improvement." Zara said in all seriousness.
" That's okay, since you believe you are going to improve very soon. You don't need to put pressure on yourself."
Listen to that, Zara breathes a sigh of relief.
Three waiters brought their food, placing it all on the table respectfully.
Not uttering a word, Thomas digs in into his food. Following Thomas, Zara quietly digs in into her food.
Every now and then, the young master and young mistress stole a glance at both Thomas and Zara. They kept wondering where these enchanting couples came from or what was their background.
Three people stood up from their seats and approached Thomas and Zara's table.
" Hello,am mich, this michva and micha. We are all siblings from the raindrop merchant family." The man in the lead introduces himself and his two other siblings. The girl (michva) and the boy(micha).
"Oh! nice to meet you." Zara said with a smile looking at them while Thomas continues to eat without raising his eyebrows.
Seeing the silent treatment Thomas was given, they clench their jaw. Witnessing their reaction, Zara said " You don't have to mind him. When he is eating, he doesn't talk." She sighed.
"You people will die without knowing. There are some things that Thomas doesn't like doing. Talking while eating is one of them." She thought.
Listening to Zara's words, they were relieved. Michva said with a smile plastered on her face " if you don't mind, we will like to invite you to our store."
"That will be great, but…." Zara's face loses it smile, her eyes were a little bit dull "we are in a little bit of a rush right now….. nevertheless when we have time we will come and check you out."
Seeing Zara's reaction, the siblings were elated. Even though this enchanting couple will not be able to visit their store right now but there's still hope of them stopping by.
" Who would not give their raindrop merchant family a face." They thought, with a full blossom smile on their faces.
"That will be nice, I will be expecting you." Mich said, leading his siblings away from Thomas and Zara table.
Thomas looked at the siblings departing back without any emotions on his face. It would be difficult to guess what he is thinking.
" Call the waiter, it is time we meet the manager here" Thomas said
Nodding her head, Zara called out to the waiter.
" We want to meet the manager" Zara said to the waiter in a voice which does not give room for questioning.
With a nod, the waiter leads them out of the inner tent to a more secluded area of the tent. Standing outside the entrance leading to secluded area, the waiter said "
Chief, their are some visitors who wanted to see you"
A sonorous voice came out of the secluded tent. " Let them in"
Gesturing with his hand, the waiter ask them to go ahead
Entering into the tent, the tent was designed in a simple fashion but gives out a look of tidiness. A man in his sixties, sat down behind a table reading a book.
He dropped the book and stared at both Thomas and Zara. " Peak body building realm stage 8, hmm genius from a noble family I guess." He was lost in thought when he checked Thomas' cultivation realm " hmm, why can't I see the cultivation realm of this boy" he murmured without changing his expression.
Since he can't see the cultivation realm of Thomas, he put it at the back of his mind. Thinking Thomas used a treasure to hide his cultivation realm or he is a trash with an outstanding look.
When the man was checking both Thomas and Zara out. Thomas was doing the same. " early essence building realm stage 3," Thomas thought.
The difficulty in breaking through from early to intermediate stage or from intermediate to peak stage took some people many years while some would be stuck there for the rest of their lives.
"How may I help you, you may take a seat" the man finally said.
Taking their seats, Zara took charge of the conversation.
"We are here to do some business transactions with you. We don't know if you are interested."
"What business." The man said in a flat voice, showing no enthusiasm of what they wanted to offer.
Not minding the man's attitude, Thomas wave his hand.
" Whizz"
Two thirds of the earthcow came from the storage ring. Seeing the monster beast, the man raised his eyebrows, showing a facial expression for the first time.
"Earthcow! How did they lay their hands on it" he thought.
One must know that monster beasts are rare to come across on the market. In their kingdom, most people are in the body building realm and those that are above it hardly venture to hunt monster beast. They only focus on cultivating, trying to breakthrough to the next realm. If they eventually hunt a monster beast, it is solely for their families.
Without waiting for further ado,
" How much do you want to sell these monster beast parts." The man said, trying to hide his eagerness in his voice.
" Hmph"
Zara snare " you need monster beast for your restaurant and you're behaving like you need nothing. See how I drain your pocket" she thought.
" How much are you willing to buy it," Zara said with a smile.
The man said with a straight face " two gold coins"
"Don't you think that is too small for a monster beast"
" That all I can offer"
"Then, we will be leaving"
Both Thomas and Zara stood up, ready to leave.
Realizing that both Thomas and Zara wanted to depart without laying his hand on the monster beast,he stood up abruptly and asked
" how much do you want for the monster beast"
Without turning back " five gold coins, take it or leave it" Zara said.
Seeing Thomas parking the monster beast inside the storage ring, the man thought " that's a daylight robbery, a full monster beast worth only five gold coins then how am I to buy a part for the same amount"
Striking the iron when it's hot Zara said " you think five gold coins is too much. Wait let the people know that you have a monster beast meat as one of your menu then you will realize that you made a good choice in buying it. After all, we are in the merchant arena"
Hearing that, the man nods his head " that's correct, when they realized I had a monster beast, my restaurant will be full of people. How much is five gold coins if I had a full restaurant."
Giving Zara the five gold coins, " nice doing business with you. If you have another monster beast, don't hesitate to come here" the man said with a smile.
Zara put on a wild smile on her face " relax, when we have another monster beast we will come to your restaurant"
The man nods in a satisfying manner, smiling broadly " what a great day," he thought.
Reaching the exit, Thomas said " thank you for paying our bills."
Thomas' last sentence leaves the man's mouth agape.