Chapter 1018: Wager (1/2)
Sam is currently in the city along with Nali and the Ice elf guards.
They are walking through the streets as Sam looked at the stone houses which are completely covered with snow and even a thin layer of ice.
Even the street itself looked like it is a sculpture of ice.
After roaming around for a while, Sam found a spot on the marketplace and said.
”I need this spot to set up a shop. What should I do?”
”Shop? What would you be selling Sir?”
”Food. My chef will sell his food here. I only need it for a day or two.” Sam replied.
”It is not too difficult sir. There are many travelers that come for business here. In fact, we have many beneficial policies for foreign businessmen.”
”Okay, please direct me to the relevant authorities, I would finish the procedures.”
He was then led to the authorities and Sam finished the procedure as fast as he could.
”Now, I would like to get permission for fishing once again.”
”Fishing? I thought you wanted to go hunting.”
”Not anymore. I would like a fish a bit more.”
”Sure.”
He finished those procedures too and then finally made Nali work on setting up a simple stall and left to fish after a few hours, he can with a spatial ring full of fish and other creatures.
”You have full freedom on what you want to cook with them. Save a portion of every recipe for me and then sell the food to the locals. But do not accept spirit stones as payment. Ask them to barter with some other local food or game from hunting. One portion for one portion.”
Nali was surprised and so were the guards.
”But boss, wouldn't we make a loss?” Nali asked.
”No need. I don't really care. After all, I am on a vacation, not a business trip. This trip is all about my pleasure. Not business. So just focus on getting as many ingredients as you can. If they can be used to cooking, just take it.
If anyone asks for recipes, it is your wish to sell them. But I highly doubt any of the ice elves here can cook with their ice element.”
He then turned towards the guard and said.
”I would like to meet someone with high status in the government administration. Would that be possible?”
”According to our customs, someone of your cultivation will greet you. You can meet with one of the elders here.”
”Just give me directions, you don't have to take me everywhere. You have the guard duty I suppose.”
”No need to worry sir. It is my duty to assist the foreigners that to people of your stature.”
”Your wish then.”
Sam was then escorted to an Elder's office where Sam met with a woman who has very distinctive features.
Her hair is unbelievably long and thick and anyone could guess that by the large bun she has on her head.
Since he came here for the past five minutes, she didn't do anything but sizing Sam up. She didn't speak, didn't ignore, just sized him up.
After five minutes are up she finally spoke.
”What can I do for you?”
”I would like a sparring match with ice elves. A person with the same cultivation level as me would do.”
”You have that many elements, you are practically a multiple elemental creature, isn't one person going to be too easy for you?”
Sam's expression immediately changed and a coldness appeared in his eyes along with faint killing intent.
The elder flinched and said with a smile.
”Don't get the wrong idea. It is just I am too sensitive to elements and I can feel all the elemental energies of your body from this close. It is too hard to ignore and it is indeed not fair.”
Sam was still suspicious, but he still said.
”I am only using fire element in this spar. So, you don't have to worry about that.”
”Actually it is the courtesy of our ice elves to accommodate our foreign friends. But a sparring match with you… Before we proceed can you say something about your background?”
”Why?”
”I mean, it would be best to have a conversation over a meal and build up our ties before we go into the sparring and what not?”
”Don't beat around the bush and just cut to the chase”
”Well, if you say so.”
The woman took a deep breath and continued.
”We wouldn't do the sparring for free. You would need to pay for it.”
”You could have just said so. How much?”
”Ten million Spirit stones?”