The class ended.
Today, Rey won't come home so Bella take the bus by herself.
"Dave, let's go to the Garden House today."
"Garden House?" Dave was confused and a little stunned because garden house was one of the famous restaurants in D City. A single meal in Garden house might cost hundreds of dollars. They never eaten there before because they aren't rich. They spending power was simply just limited.
Originally, Rey wants to go to the Garden House the day before, but Mr. V ruined that plan. So, today he wants to go. Looking at his friend Dave, Rey decided to bring him along.
"Yes, Garden House."
"Old Rey, you know I.."
"My treat." Rey interrupted.
"Really?" Dave was overjoyed. 'Since when this friend of mine become so rich?'
"Yeah, let's go."
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Garden House
The scenery of the restaurant was really great. The wall was covered with vines while every table has its own little bonsai at the center of the table. The bonsai was so small that it would not blocking one's view. This restaurant make Rey remember about the other side, The Green Planet.
"Rey, tell me!"
"What?"
"You owed me an explanation!"
"Sigh, alright. Several days ago, I won a lottery."
Dave's eyes lit up and continue his question. "How much?"
"Around 20.000$."
Dave was happy for Rey. "So that is why you were so energetic these days. Then about the debt.. you know.."
"No, a debt is a debt." Rey said firmly. He was also delighted since he could clear Dave's suspicion's unintentionally.
"Cih, Stingy.."
The two continue their arguments when two girls entered the restaurant. Iona and Emilia. Emilia noticed Rey the moment she enters the restaurant. Following her gaze, Iona also noticed the young man. 'This man again? There must be something about this guy. Or else why would Emi's attention always landed on him. I must investigate about it.'
The two chose a table to sit and order the food. Pointing at Rey's direction Iona demanded. "Emi.. you owed me an explanation!"
"What?"
"That guy who is he?"
"Sigh." Emilia sighed. Truthfully, Emilia has planned to ignore this friend of hers, but she could not do that since Iona was literary her only friend. Other girls would feel inferior in front of her while the boys, well nobody have the qualifications to become her friends.
"You know that I have the silver eyes right."
"Yes, that ability to sense one's spiritual energy. My father told me about that. What about that?"
Nobody knows about Emilia's silver eyes except for Bernard Family and Mr. V. It was because Mr. V was a close friend of Barton Bernard and Emilia's granpa, the commander ordered Barton to make Mr. V their allies. Barton naturally accepted his order. The two forces were one of the biggest factions in Republic of Dawn.
"He is a warrior."
"Eh.." Iona was taken aback. 'A warrior? But this guy.. his body looked really weak. How could he.." She was confused by what Emilia said. "But Emilia, you know his body…"
"A newly warrior. It seems that he just exposed by the spiritual energy recently."
"I see.. So, do you have a feeling for him?" Iona could not help but to tease her friend.
Emilia glared coldly at Iona without answering her question.
"Alright, alright. I am just joking. Do you know that your cold gaze could kill someone?"
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Rey went to the supermarket once more. He bought several bags of salt and some new clothes. The bags of salt weighed 1 kg each. After the shopping, he went to a certain hotel and rent a room for two days.
Inside the hotel room looking at what he bought today while sitting in a comfortable bed, Rey was really satisfied. 'I am rich now, so I could afford it.' Rey went to the bathroom change his uniform into his new clothes. He picks the black ring in his bag and then closed his eyes.
"Travel."
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Green Planet
Rey noticed that it was still night in the green planet. He placed the bags of salt beside his straw bed. 'This bed.. I should buy one to change this straw bed.' He went to cultivate for an hour before going back to the hotel room.
Inside the room Rey ordered several bags of burger. He ate it and went to sleep.
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January 11, 2018.
Today, Rey open his eye in the early morning without his sister knocking the door. He opens the window to get some fresh air. Today was spring in the Republic of Dawn. The season in this earth was different to our earth.
Instead of Winter, January was spring. In fact, the spring started in 1st January and ended in 31st March. Summer was started in May 1st and ended in 31st July and so on.
Rey was ready for today's adventure.
"Travel."
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Green Planet.
Rey walks out of his wooden house. He noticed several villagers putting the beast skin to the carriage. Rey smiled. He brings bags of salt to Old Chief.
"Mr. Harry. These salt.."
"I want to sell it."
"Oh, alright. Place the salt here, Mr. Harry." Old Chief pointing at the carriage.
Rey placed the bags of salt in the carriage. He brings 10 of bags today because it would be troublesome if the hotel suspicious to the amount of salt he bought.
Rey was full of smile and anticipation. 'I wonder, how much I could make with this salt.' The village has three carriages and 7 horses. Three horses were for bringing the goods with the carriage while the other four used by the other villagers guarding the carriages.
Old Chief brings a set of clothes for Rey. It would be troublesome if Rey was using his casual cloth. A lot of people would ask. 'Why would a noble drove that shabby carriage?' After all, his clothes were considered noble's clothes by the villagers and the townsfolk would also think the same as well.
Rey was placed in the second carriage. In the middle of the three carriages. There were 9 villagers this time with Luo Fu as the leader on this trip. The Old Chief does not tag along with the carriages, He ought to protect the village from any danger. 3 of them drove the carriages 4 of them in the horses while the rest was in the first and the third carriages sitting beside the driver.
The drivers were level 1 warriors. The four in horses were level 2 warriors while the other two were level 2 warriors as well. Rey was the weakest. An ordinary person who just sensed spiritual energy.
The Luo village has a strategist location. It close to the main road between Blue Town and Green Leaf City. The three carriages reached the main road in no time.
4 hour later after the boring trip, the carriages arrived in the town's gate. The villager headed to a certain direction, Merchant Ji Trading Company. Merchant Ji was one of the biggest trading company in Blue Town. He used to bring some goods from Blue Town to the Green Leaf City. The goods were from the villagers, mostly consist of beast skin and some best core.
The villager has a deep trust to the Merchant Ji. Merchant Ji used to go directly to the villages. He bought villagers goods in their own villages. This action made a lot of village delighted, because they don't have to go to the town to sell their goods.
The Luo village was one of the villages that Merchant Ji used to visit. They had created deep bond with this merchant. So, they would always sell their good to the merchant Ji every time they come to the Blue Town.
Three months ago, merchant Ji's caravan was robbed in a certain village. The merchant suffered from this event. Another caravan was robbed, then another time. After three times, Merchant Ji stopped its action, trading in the villages. The loss was just too big for Merchant Ji to bear.
Merchant Ji know that the robbing accident were done by the villager. They may not do the robbing, but they help the robber. Even if Merchant Ji know this fact, he would never try to attack those villages because he has no evidence. If the Merchant do the attack, it will do a damage to its reputation among the villagers.
Rey knew this fact from the village who drove the second carriage. He was exited to see this Merchant Ji. The carriages arrived. They loaded the goods with the help of Merchant Ji Employees.
Rey took his bags of salt. The salt was placed in the buckets wrapped in some leaves. The Old Chief suggested this idea because Rey's salt was too precious. Who knows, maybe some people would come to rob them after noticing his 'precious' salt.
Rey walked straight to the Merchant Ji building, but he was stopped by the guards.
"What do you want?" One of the guards asked coldly.
Rey was not offended by the guards. He took an iron pendant and give it to the guards. The guards notice a horse pattern in the pendant which is the symbol of Merchant Ji. The Old Chief give the pendant to Rey because he will need it to meet the Merchant Ji's President.
The guards apologize for their rudeness and bring Rey to a certain room.
Knock. Knock. The guards knock the door carefully.
"Come in!" Someone was speaking from the inside of the room. The guards open the door and let Rey come to the room.
Rey entered the room and notice a fat man with heavy clothes that resembled the merchant he saw on the book, the merchant in the medieval times. This man was the president of Merchant Ji Trading Company, Ji Xia.