After choosing a demonic technique to break through, Aran went to meet his mother. Because he needed thousands of spirit stones to buy the materials he needs to perform the technique.
As his mother saw him, she asked what was the matter.
" Mother, there is something I need to talk to you about, are you free now? "
" What is it Aran? " Ellania instantly asked as was worried that Aran was still thinking about what happened the last night.
" While I was returning from the battle, I met someone. He was a high-ranked alchemist. Since I was injured when I met him, he helped me with some healing pills. After that, he looked at my cultivation condition and told me that I can break through! "
Aran said with an innocent smiley face. Looking at that, Ellania was happy to know that he isn't upset about last night and she was happy to see her son still having hope.
" That's good news! Tell me what else did he say? "
" He told me about a special awakening method that I can use to break through but the materials I need for that method are very expensive. Can you help me? "
" It doesn't matter what the cost is, just purchase whatever materials you want, and I will pay for them. I just what you happy my son! "
Whenever Aran wanted to make an effort for his breakthrough, she was the one who always used to pay for the materials and support him. Since she knew that she can't do anything else for him in a situation like that. Ellania wanted to do everything she can to see her son happy.
" Thank you mother, I will tell Gallion to send the bill to you, but I need an extra two thousand high-tier spirit stones, do you have it? "
Although high-tier spirit stones were a hundred times more expensive than low-tier spirit stones and equal to two million gold coins, Ellania decided to give him whatever he asks without any questions, since the Wilford family was very wealthy.
She told her son to collect the spirit stones from her accountant.
Aran thanked his mother and went to the accountant and collected all the stones. After that, he got dressed up and went to the town to meet Gallion.
***
Gallion was a small businessman, and he owned an artifact shop in the Caluric town. Although he was only twenty-four years old, he was an expert in artifacts and weapons.
Gallion was the one who used to provide all the materials for aran's breakthrough for a long time.
When aran went to his shop to meet him, Gallion wasn't there. So aran asked the shopkeeper in his shop about where his master is. The shopkeeper replied aran that Gallion is in the weapon market, testing some new weapons. After hearing that, Aran left there and walked towards the weapon market.
As aran was walking through the marketplace of the Caluric town, Everyone was looking at him with the same disappointed look but Aran just ignored everyone and continued to walk towards the weapon testing area.
As he reached there, Gallion was busy testing a new sword. After a few minutes as Gallion saw Aran, he stopped swinging his sword and gave the sword to someone else close to him and told him to wait for him and walked towards aran. As he got close,
" I heard that you died in the war! " Gallion said in a sarcastic tone.
" You heard wrong. " Aran replied confidently.
" So what happened?"
" It's a long story and I don't have time to explain it but for now, I need some materials. "
" That's great. The business was going a little dull nowadays. I'm sure it will get better now that you are here. So? What weird things do you want this time? "
Gallion knew by experience that all the things Aran asks are weird since he had sold many things to him before.
" The things I need are are a little peculiar than usual. Can we talk about this in private? "
Gallion understood what Aran meant by that and took him to the headquarters of the Weapon testing department, to his office room.
As they got there, both of them took a seat and sat down facing each other. Before going forward with that, Gallion started talking.
" I don't think it's going to be any weirder than the last twenty-seven times! "
Gallion thought that after getting so many weird things for aran, it won't be any weirder this time. Hearing that, Aran took out a piece of paper from his pocket and gave it to Gallion and said
" Look for yourself "
As Gallion took that paper and read the list of things, he got stunned with shock. He started to wonder if Aran was joking with him. With the same shock, he asked,
" Are you insane? What happened to you in the war? You have gone crazy! I mean, I can get these two high-ranked elemental artifacts but demonic mana? What's wrong with you? I am not even talking about the two fresh dead bodies you are asking for. And one of them is a dead body of a demonic cultivator! Have you completely lost your mind? "
Gallion started shouting and he tried to control himself from shouting because the things aran was asking were more insane than all the things he had asked until then and he didn't want to be loud.
" I know how insane this sounds but listen to me, all the things you helped me to get until now are nothing. Anyone could have got me those things But what I want now is something only you can get, don't disappoint me "
Since Gallion was the only one who was close to him in the town, Aran knew that there is someone else who can do this.
" Oh really? Do you think so? And how do you think I can get these dead bodies? Isn't this a little too far? " Gallion asked. When aran said, things are a little peculiar, this wasn't what he had expected.
" You can get them the same way you get the demonic mana for the rich alchemists of the town!"
It shocked Gallion again. Illegally Supplying demonic mana to some rich alchemists was something Gallion used to do in private but he couldn't understand how aran knows that.
Although aran wasn't strong, he was very smart and he used to trust no one. He always used to keep track of everyone he knows and know about their secrets so that he can use them against them when the time comes and this time it was Gallion's turn.
" But that, how do you know about that?" Gallion asked with a lot of questions in his mind. He was a little terrified because after knowing aran for a long time, he knew that aran will do anything if it benefits him.
" You know me better than others Gallion. Do you really think I don't know about your little business?
But that's not the issue here. I am not asking you to kill anyone and bring their dead body. I just want some fresh dead bodies of two cultivators and one of them should be a demonic cultivator. That all. Don't act like this is the weirdest thing you have ever done! "
" In sorry. I don't think I can do this! Please find someone else! " Gallion immediately replied. Although. he was terrified, there was no way he could get something like that.
" I know you can't, but the one who supplies you the demonic mana, he definitely can. Ask him, if he can get me those things and I need them in less than two months! "
Despite knowing that what Aran asking was insane, Since selling demonic mana without the permission of the city lord was illegal, he knew that if others get to know about his business, then he will get in trouble, so he had no other choice.
" I can try but remember, it will cost a lot. "
" I know. Let me worry about the expenses. You should worry about the materials. I need an answer in a week and I will be waiting for your message!" Aran said as he got up. As he made sure that he will get what he wants, he left the office.
Aran knew that Gallion will get the job done, So he immediately left home because, after that, he didn't want to waste a single moment of his time.