After dinner, Ch'ang O went to her living room. This wasn't the large living room used to entertain people. This was more like an inner chamber that only Ch'ang O's most trusted men could come into. Now there were only three people here: Ch'ang O, Nier, and Grandpa Anderson.
Laura and Anderson were sitting on the sofa, holding a cup of tea in their hands, while Nier was standing beside Ch'ang O.
Ch'ang O drank her tea, then she turned to Anderson. "Grandpa, tomorrow I will be making a trip to Bull Hill Mountain to visit Sasuke. Do you think this is a right decision?"
Anderson also drank his tea, and nodded his head. "It's okay. After all, he did save your life. Recently, Sasuke's name can always be heard in Casa city. You should know that just a few days ago, his servant came to Casa city to buy furniture and renovation etc. Right now Bill Hills Mountain has become restricted, and most people will not even get too close, but tomorrow I will go with you."
No matter what, Ch'ang O will always ask Grandpa Anderson for his opinion. This just shows how much she respects him.
Because of what he said, Ch'ang I felt relieved. Anderson looked at her and smiled. "Do you have doubts about Sasuke?"
Ch'ang O nodded. "Ah, yes, I started to have a little bit of doubt about him. It's just that his emergence was just too coincidental. Plus, he is a black mage, so I'm afraid that he might have ties to the Immortal Mercenary Group."
Anderson was still smiling. "That is unlikely. I did a deep background check on the Immortal Mercenary Group and it seems like they belong to a secret organization. When Sasuke was attacked, it was probably related to that organization, which included Garrett and Barry. Although I can't find out more than that because this organization is very large and mysterious, I am certain that Ash has absolutely nothing to do with them."
Ch'ang O's face changed. "There is such an organization? And the black mages of the Immortal Mercenary Group is part of them? But since Garrett is a light mage, it is unlikely that he is in league with this organization."
Anderson gave a slight chuckle as he looked at Laura. "Silly girl, nothing is impossible. This world is not as simple as you think. Do you think that all light mages are enemies against black mages? In fact, in this world, black mages aren't necessarily evil, and light mages aren't always clean. It's only because black magic doesn't have a good reputation that many people misunderstand it."
Ch'ang O nodded, understanding his words. "Then if this mysterious organization has control of such strong forces, then why don't they lord it over us? Why has no one on the Continent heard of them before?"
"Those with real strength doesn't need to lord it over this world's people. Any dynasty will face destruction eventually, but a force that hides underground will be difficult to destroy. The presence of these large forces have been there since ancient times, penetrating into every aspect of this Continent. They are definitely a force that you can't make light of."
This was the first time Ch'ang O has heard of such a thing, so she couldn't help but feel surprised. "Who can control such a force?"
Anderson smiled. "No one knows."
"Well then, we just have to deal with them with our own hands," Ch'ang O said.
Anderson shook his head. "That is impossible. If those big forces wanted to deal with us, we wouldn't be sitting here now. Do not underestimate their power. If they really wanted to destroy us, then we would be unable to resist even if the entire Markey clan came together."
Ch'ang O was surprised. "They have that much power?"
"Yes, they are that powerful. The Markey clan could be considered a strong clan on the Continent, but compared to those big forces out there, if they wanted to deal with us, we would most likely be dead."
"They sound very dangerous." Ch'ang O frowned. "Now that Sasuke has defeated the Immortal Mercenary Group, wouldn't that usher in revenge against him?"
Anderson gave a slight chuckle. "This Ash is not so simple. I doubt that he doesn't also have a large force supporting him, otherwise as a black mage, how would he be able to summon so much high level undead. Do you think that a mage without any background would be able to do such a thing?"
Ch'ang O froze for a moment. "Grandpa Kun, are you saying that Sasuke is also that powerful?"
Anderson nodded. "It is possible. From the way he's doing things, it's likely that he is part of some other large underground force. If we could get in contact with them, maybe we could gain some benefits."
"But would those benefits be worth it?" Ch'ang O asked. "If Ash represented a vast underground force, and they do battle against the forces of that mysterious organization, wouldn't we just be in danger if we get caught between them?"
"Little Ch'ang O ," Anderson smiled, "After so many years in business, if you haven't yet understood that sometimes you'll have to make risky investments, then you're not qualified as a businessman. Tomorrow, we will go see Sasuke , and that is tantamount to making an investment. I believe that he is suitable to invest in."
Kun calmly explained. "You have to remember, as a businessman, life has two kinds of people. Those that are worthy enough to invest in and those that are not worthy enough to invest in. This includes your friends and relatives. If your friend deserves an investment, then you can invest in him and help him, and one day you will gain some benefits. But there are people that are not worthy of your investment, and these people could even be your relatives. You can help them, but your help must have a limit, because these people will not give you anything in return."
Ch'ang O looked at Kun in a sly way. "Grandpa , what kind of person am I?"
Anderson coughed twice, then stared at Ch'ang O. "You are a special circumstance, not one of those two kinds of people."
Ch'ang O laughed.
Anderson was looking at Ch'ang O, but he had a wry smile on his face. He knew that she was smart and very decisive in her work, but she was also too soft-hearted. Sometimes you have to be heavy-handed in business. But Anderson understood the reason for this. After all, Ch'ang O was only eighteen years old, and was just blooming as a girl. It was impossible to expect more out of a young girl.
Anderson sighed. "Whether or not Ch'ang O is part of some large underground force, his strength is still certain. If we befriend him, it can only be good for us."
Ch'ang O nodded, then she frowned. "Anyway, Grandpa, Sasuke did save my life. Tomorrow, we should have some gifts ready to give him. What kind of gift do you think we should bring?"
Anderson also frowned. "I don't know. What if we sent a bad gift that Sasuke wouldn't like. This is really not easy to handle."
"Ah, but when I first talked to Sasuke, he seems like a man that you could get along well with. And he is a mage, so I think that we should choose a robe and magic staff as gifts. The last time I met him, his robe and staff were ordinary ones, so I think that something with the wind element or moonlight will be good."
Anderson nodded. "That's a good idea. We could give him a moonlight robe, since it's a dark robe perfect for black mages. And a wind element magic staff could increase the strength of black magic. The total value of these two gifts will be more than fifty thousand gold coins. I think Sasuke should be satisfied."
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" Grandpa, are they Fire fish?" Ash asked Green. Green found few fire fishes when he was renovation the castle. Green kept them in hot spring. Ash now found out about the Fire Fishes. Fire Fish can only live in hot springs water.
Green nodded. Ash was so happy. Fire Fish was very delicious fish. Ash knew that Fire fish was one of the most popular fish in the whole continent. Even the king uses Fire fish to treat his guests. Fire fish is extremely popular among nobles. A small fire fish can be sold for 1000 good coins.
Ash put all the fire fish in his space's hot spring.
[ Fire Fish have been detected.... Improving Fire fish quality... Fire fish now can be bought from the space. Host can breed Fore fish in the hot spring. 200 fire fish can breeded everyday.]
Ash was jumping in joy. Ash could keep 200 fire in his inventory. Since, space inventory can keep Firefish preserved. Since his inventory is not effected by time and time does not work for non living things in inventory.
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Name:- Ash Anderson
Wealth:- 96.9 million BCG
Chakra reserve:- Low ANBU rank
Powers:-
Tenseigan
Rasengan
Shadow Clone Jutsu
First five gates of the eight inner gates
Ruler's Authority
Shadow Extraction
Shadow Preservation
Shadow Exchange
Monarch's Domain
Longevity
Immunity
Detoxification
Tenacity
Immense amount of strength
Chidori
Lightning Release Chakra Mode
Wood release
Flying Thunder God
Total Shadows:- 11,590