Timi ran to his room instead of the toilet, he pulled off his dress and put on his school uniform. He opened his system screen and look at a particular message.
[Level 8 gorgon's core]
[Would you like to take it out]
"Yes." He whispered and a large core had appeared in his hands, with flames running through it. He put the core into his uniform pocket.
"Okay, let's see how these skills work." Timi said.
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A young boy could be seen standing in front of the shop Timi had brought his gauntlet, the boy has a black glowing skin and a brown hair with puppy eyes and plain face. It's strange to see someone with black skin these days, dark is still common but black could only be seen in poor villages, which are those who aren't taken care of, they have roughly black skin.
But this young boy skin was shining brightly which made him stand out and makes him look more attractive.
"I pray this goes well." He said as he looks at the large beast core he was holding onto, yellow flame was swirling inside the core, like it was ready to break the core and burst out.
"Hello young man." The shop owner asked as the boy stepped in.
"Hm, I was wondering if you could buy this beast core." Timi said as he brought out the gorgon's core and drop it on the table. The man's jaw has nearly drop as he saw the core.
"What is this." The man said as his hand moves towards the core but Timi had quickly grab him.
"No touching, that's a level 8 fire beast core." Timi said.
"Level 8 beast core? Where do you get it?" The man was shocked, seeing a student in the military school have a level 8 beast core in his possession.
"Are you buying or not." Timi said as he picked up the core and stood.
"Wait wait." The man said and Timi sat down back. "Alice." He shouted.
'Huh? Did he want to call someone for me?' Timi thought as he was thinking of a way to get out if something was to happen.
"Dad, what happen." Timi heard a voice coming from the back of the counter, then looking up, he saw a familiar face.
'What is she still doing here.' He thought. 'Huh? Dad? Don't tell me they knew each other, now it makes sense how she was happy when the man increased the price of the gauntlet, so they already planned it.' Timi thought, as a young girl had come out.
"Is it okay if I speak with her for some seconds?" The man asked
"Just don't try anything stupid." Timi replied.
"Dad, who is he." Alice asked her dad as he pull her to the side.
"You see that boy; he has a level 8 beast core." He whispered, "Not just any level 8 beast core but the gorgon's core the military are searching for, and he wants to sell it." The man said.
"Sell it? shouldn't we report to the military or we send him away."
All the villagers knew the military were looking for a level 8 gorgon's core and a rule was given that anybody that find it and report to the academy will be rewarded but if they choose to take it and the military later found out, there will be a grave punishment.
"Do you think if we report to the military, they will reward us as promised." The man asked and Alice didn't reply. "And we can't send the boy away, because sending him away is like sending fortune away, because that boy didn't know the worth of the core and we'll use that to our advantage." He said.
"So, what do you plan to do." Alice asked.
"The coins we've been saving for the past months, go and bring it out and the one we earn today, we'll give it to him and the little level 1 beasts' core we have, we'll use it to leave here now." The man said as he peeked at the side.
"Dad, are you crazy? What are you thinking?" She asked, "The coin we've been saving is up to 250 coins, we can't just trust him and give it all to him like that, what if he sends someone to get the core back on our way out of the city?" She asked.
"How much do you think the core worth?" He asked.
"About 800 coins." She replied.
"Do you think if we give him 250 coins and sell it 800 coins, do we lose anything." He said, "And 800 coin can serve us entire lifetime if we don't spend lavishly."
"But dad, we can't trust him." She complains.
"Don't worry, he's just a kid, he knows nothing, if he knows the worth of the core; he wouldn't have brought it here." The man said.
"He might just be a kid but who knows maybe someone purposely sent him here." She said.
"Just get the coin here, we'll soon be leaving this city." He said as he turns back and walk to Timi.
"Are you done." Timi asked.
"Hm, Yes." He replied.
"So, you buying or not." Timi asked.
"Calm down boy, I'm buying." The man replied, "What's the price?" He asked
"Just tell me how much you have." Timi replied.
'How much I have? I knew it, he doesn't know the worth of the core.' The man thought, he was already smiling inwardly.
"Tw-
"One hundred and fifty coins." The man was about to say two hundred and fifty coins before he heard one hundred and fifty from behind and looking back, he could see Alice holding onto a black wood case.
"Yeah, One hundred and fifty coin." The man said.
'150 coin? Wow, does it worth that much?' He didn't know it will be this high, his initial plan was to come here and get back the money the man collected from them for the gauntlet because he knew the man purposely increased the price of the gauntlet for them but now, Timi is getting X2 of the amount. 'Why does she interrupted him, he was about to say another thing, but I'll just have to play along.' Timi thought
"Make it two hundred and fifty coins." Timi replied.
"No, we have 150." Alice said, she didn't want her dad to talk as she was pressing down his shoulder.
'What's wrong with this girl.' Timi thought.
"Then bye." He said as he stands up.
"Hey, wait, we'll give you two hundred coins." The man replied and a smile appeared on Timi face which had made the man shiver.
'That smile, it's the same smile I put on anytime I want to do bad thing.' The man thought, 'No, it can't be, I shouldn't be thinking negatively when I'm about to get my hands on fortune.'
"Okay." Timi said and sat down, "Let me have the coin." Opening up the wood case, the man quickly brought out four small brown sack and dropped it on the table. There were five sack in the case but it's now one.
"You can confirm it." The man said.
"No need." Timi replied as he held the four sack in his hand, he could already feel how voluminous it is. "Have it." He dropped the core on the table and put all the sack under his trouser before walking towards the door.
The man held the core in his hand, staring at it and smiling.
"Hey wait, can I know your name." Alice called out as Timi was about to open the door.
"I'm sorry, but I have no name." Timi said as he stepped out of the shop.