The inside of the palace was just as magnificent as the exterior, if not more. The grounds were covered with smooth red carpets, decorated with golden linings as if to say, "Yeah, it's real gold bitch!" The walls were decorated with many paintings and carvings with a wall light every three meters, making one imagine how lit the palace would be at night.
Bao Obi looking at how luxurious the palace was at a loss for words.
'Who tf needs that many wall lights?!?!' but that was just the beginning!
A few seconds later, a group entered shortly followed by another group. The first group consisted of a red-haired woman with similar features as Zachery, her two kids, and a red-haired man in his late fifties. Although he seemed a bit on the old side, his gaze held a pressure that made him irrefutable. The second group consisted of ten maids. They stood in front of the City Lord and his guests with bowed heads as they said in unison,
"We greet the Price family and their guests." But all these went through one ear and out the other as their looks would pull one's attention away. They all had big bosoms and hips, with pretty faces. They were all dressed in custom-made uniforms, making one almost suspicious of Zachery.... if not for his totally gorgeous wife that is.
The red-haired woman also came to greet the new arrivals.
"Greetings brother, Prince Amon, Sect master Lei."
Her two children seeing their uncle quickly run towards him, clinging to his legs as they smiled cheekily and said, "Uncle Zach!!"
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[Author]: MY GOD!!! WTF AM I WRITING?!!!!!
[Reader]: Wachu mean?
[Author]: I only wanted to write that after they arrived at the palace since it was only mid-day, the Sect master Lei would let Yuno and the teen go shopping around the city with some pocket money... and consider how he was the leader of an entire Sect, his pocket money could sustain many towns like Sandfell...
[Reader]: Then fuck this meet and greet! Just fast-forward to them shopping or smtn...
[Author]: I- I can do that??
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One hour had passed since the meet and greet had ended and since it was only mid-day, Sect leader Lei gave a spatial ring that had some pocket money to Yuno and Bao Obi, which turned out to be an extreme value of two million gold coins!!! Such a sum was mind-blowing for the two!! Two million gold coins?!!! The two couldn't even think of what such a sum would be capable of doing!
Accompanied by Astrid and a few knights from the Price family's private guards, Yuno and Bio Obi made their way out of the gates of the magnificent palace.
"So what are we supposed to do now?" asked Yuno in a slightly excited and confused tone. With more money than they'd ever seen in the palm of their hands, both of them were clueless as to what they should do with it.
"I think... WHATEVER TF WE WANT!!!!!"
This came as a shock to both of them! That was until the shock was replaced with blazing excitement. Knowing that they had a big opportunity on their hands they quickly went to the most expensive restaurant in the city.
Standing in front of a luxurious two-story building, the two looked at the big monument sign that had the words, "The Golden Charm" written in gold of course. After Astrid claimed a room for the group and they were led through the restaurant by a very illustrious escort. The inside of the restaurant was even better than its exterior! It was decorated with many chandeliers that reflected the natural light casting a natural pattern onto the ground.
But that wasn't their destination, as they were led to the second floor which had many individual rooms bounded by vines and flowers creating a wild yet peaceful ambiance.
Entering one of the rooms, the group which also included the guards took their seats. After getting the menu from the escort, Bao Obi and Yuno looked at it with confused eyes as they couldn't recognize a single dish.
For example, wtf was an "Arctic Sour Pud"???? WTF was a "Stuffed Abyss Puffin"????! "Drake Ice Cream"????? Does this mfkr sing?!!!
Seeing their confusion Astrid was about to suggest a meal, but before she could Bao Obi gave back the menu with a resolute look and said, "Bring. Us. Everything."
The room went quiet. Everyone looked at Bao Obi with shock and awe. The escort was also shocked as she asked to confirm, "Young master, did you say you'll be having everything??"
Without even looking at her, Bao Obi resolutely said, "YES!"
The following hour was followed by a feast that left everyone bearly moving! At first, the group had been eating slowly and in a reserved manner. But as more and more dished piled up, they had to eat a little faster. This kept on going till there was only chaos!
Even Astrid who was a noble and was brought up with noble principles was eating like a mad woman stuffing three different dishes in her mouth as she grabbed three others. But this compared to Yuno and Bao Obi was nothing! They were like machines that devoured everything in their path!
After all the dishes had been finished, everyone lay on the ground as even sitting caused discomfort to their bloated bellies! This wasn't even a joke as the guards had taken off their chest plates and under armors letting their bloated bellies relax. The same went for Astrid, Yuno, and Bao Obi as they had either loosened their robes or completely changed their clothes! The one who changed clothes was Astrid, as she had been covered in an opaque white bubble that disappeared a few seconds later showing Astrid in a beige flowy dress.
Two hours had passed as the group slowly stood up with much difficulty.
"We shouldn't have eaten so much..." said Robert who was one of the soldiers who had come to protect Astrid and the party.
"We really shouldn't have!!!" said Astrid who was still laying on the floor.
After a few minutes, the group had made their way onto the chairs. Although they were still bloated, it was much better than before as they could constitute minimal movements like walking and standing.
Shortly after the escort came back with the bill.
"Here's the bill, young master."
Seeing the bill, Bao Obi couldn't help but laugh out loud!!! He showed the bill to Yuno as she took out twelve thousand gold coins from the spatial ring. Seeing such money everyone except Astrid was shocked!!!! Twelve thousand?!!!! If used wisely, it could sustain two generations of a small family! Out of everyone, the most shocked was the escort, as she knew the bill was eleven thousand... 'Does this mean they tipped a thousand gold coins!!!'
She bowed her head in gratitude as tears fell from her eyes. The reason? She and her family had been financially struggling for the past year. Even with the wages she earned from her job, that problem never seemed to get fixed. But now things were different! Since the staff kept a hundred percent of the tips they received, she'd be keeping all one thousand coins of it! That money would be more than enough to fix her family's financial problems for good!
The group who didn't know the back story of the escort awkwardly kept silent.
But since they were on limited time, the group decided to leave the restaurant under the continuous gratitude of the escort. As they were leaving, they were greeted by a man that went by the name of Oswin Luhorn. He was a half-Elf that owned The Golden Charm restaurant. He wore a chic golden robe that made anyone who saw him think, "Damn, I wanna be that rich..."
"Our esteemed guests, as the owner of this fine establishment I'd like to offer my respects." With that, three male escorts arrived carrying three barrels.
"This is our finest alcohol, The Lotus Spirit Parody. Consider this compliments on the house for your exuberant expenditures today."
The other people in the restaurant hearing Oswin were shocked cuz they knew how expensive that wine was!
"Damn, how much did they have to spend to get these as compliments???"
"IFKR!!! And not one, not two, but three barrels of it!!!"
Yuno not caring much received the barrels and said her thanks as she and her group left.
"Please do come again," said Oswin with a smile on his face. Today's profit was extremely pleasing.
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The group continued their shopping as they went to a talisman store. There were many glass casings containing talismans with their respective descriptions.
{3-7-2-Fireball talisman: Contains the third-tier [Fireball] spell with a power level equivalent to that of a seventh stage, foundation realm cultivator.}
{3-8-2-Ring of Demonic Fury: Contains the third-tier [Ring of Demonic Fury] spell with a power level equivalent to that of an eighth stage, foundation realm cultivator. Can be stacked up to ten times.}
{3-5-2-Vision of Magic: Contains the third-tier [Vision of Magic] spell with a power level equivalent to that of a fifth stage, foundation realm cultivator. Can be stacked up to ten times.}
{1-8-2-Shock: Contains the first-tier [Shock] spell with a power level equivalent to that of an eighth stage, foundation realm cultivator.}
{3-7-2-Freeze: Contains the third-tier [Freeze] spell with a power level equivalent to that of a seventh stage, foundation realm cultivator. Can be stacked up to ten times.}
{3-9-2-: Contains the third-tier [Explode] spell with a power level equivalent to that of a ninth stage, foundation realm cultivator}
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There had been many talismans with many different uses. And seeing the descriptions, they had come to find out what the talisman was capable of. After finding the ones they wanted, one of the guards fetched the staff member of the talisman shop.
"What may I do for you today esteemed customers?" said the staff member.
"What is the value system for the talismans?" asked Bao Obi.
"Well when attaching value to a talisman, we consider three things. The first one is what tier it is, the second one is what power level it has, and the third is what stage it is in. If the Power level is one, then it means that it is comparable to a cultivator in the body refinement realm, the stage correlating to the stages of cultivation in the cultivation realm. And the tier is the amount of power it can release. If it's on the first tier, it causes low to mid damage, if it's in the second tier, it causes mid to high damage, and finally, if it's on the third tier, then it causes high to deadly damage. Each Realm value has an increment of 1000 gold coins, while each stage has an increment of 50 gold coins, and lastly, each tier has an increment of 100 gold coins."
Hearing the price the group was stunned! How! How tf are they still in business with prices like this?!!!!! But on second thought it made sense. Firstly, for a cultivator, earning money was extremely easy. What would take normal people their entire lives to accumulate would be earned in a day by a cultivator. On the other hand, the life of a cultivator was a lawless and treacherous one where such an item could decide life and death. And in such a situation the smart thing to do was to have as many as possible.
"So what's the starting price of that freeze spell over there?" asked one of the guards curiously.
"Well since it's a foundation realm talisman, then it's already valued at 1000 gold coins. Since It's equivalent to the seventh stage, it has a value increment of 350, and since it's on the third tier, it has a value increment of 300 gold coins. bringing its final value to 1650 gold coins."
Hearing this value, the guard was shocked! He didn't even make that much in a year!!!
But that wasn't the end of his shock.
"How many do u have in stock?" asked Bao Obi.
"If I'm correct we have around 200 of these in stock."
Hearing the staff member, Bao Obi showed a menacing grin as he uttered,
"BRING. US. EVERYTHING."