Chapter 402 - Next Moves (1/2)

A few days before Aurus headed out of seclusion to increase the comprehension level of his Epiphany even further, multiple things were happening throughout the continent of Maerr-viki, specifically the Seraph Kingdom.

Amidst the numerous towns under the jurisdiction of the Seraph Kingdom, there was one town that was located in a place that was biased towards the element of Wind, its name being Verdant Breeze Town.

Inside the town, Argentum, Felix, Eleanor, Rosalia, and Helios had just concluded their talk regarding the next plan for the town. In fact, Felix and the others could not believe what they had heard Argentum say at the end of the conversation. Although they had a feeling that he would be able to do it, they were still appalled.

A real-time information network that updated every minute!

To them, an information network of that caliber would cost them a Rank 8 Mana Stone at the very least, which was far rarer than Rank 7 Mana Stones. At the very least, Rank 7 Mana Stones were constantly in auction every month. As for Rank 8 Mana Stones? One would already be lucky enough to see one in auction every half year or so.

Nevertheless, Argentum assured them that he would have a way to pay it off, hastily heading out of town to head into the Origin Pantheon once more. Of course, since a short time had only passed in the outside world, the same could be said in the Origin Pantheon, just extended to about a couple of hours or so.

Whoosh!

Surprised that Argentum had appeared inside the Origin Pantheon yet again after leaving just a while ago, Cardis could not help but head to where Argentum was and ask, ”Why are you here back again so soon, Argentum?”

”I'm going to need your help once again this time around, Cardis,” Argentum replied as a wry smile appeared on his face. ”Could you take me to where Torvas is again? This time, though, don't hold back.”

Sensing the urgent tone in Argentum's voice as he asked him for a favor, Cardis solemnly nodded as he tightly gripped on Argentum's hand, dashing out of the entrance pantheon like there was no tomorrow, heading back to the Origin Dens once more as they arrived in front of Torvas's house not even half an hour later.

As they arrived at his house, Argentum did not tell Cardis to leave anymore. Instead, he even went ahead and obliged him to join him as he said, ”The thing I have to talk with Torvas isn't related to what we talked anymore. Also, I might also need your help on this one.”

”As long as it's something I can actually do, then there's no problem,” Cardis replied, recalling how Argentum was able to make him win a lot of Rank 9 Mana Stones in the past. With him gaining such a staggering amount of Mana Stones in such a short time, it wasn't surprising to know that Cardis felt indebted to Argentum.

Fortunately, after knocking on the door for a bit, Torvas opened the door, slightly surprised that Aurus had come back.

”You're back again so soon, Argentum,” he could not help but say. ”Can I help you with anything?”

With a wry smile, Argentum replied, ”It seems I have to take you up on the offer you told me before I left.”

In response, Torvas raised his eyebrows before letting out a chuckle, saying, ”Is that so? Then, there's no need for me to entertain you in my humble abode. Just tell me what you're using it for.”

Cardis, who had no clue what the two were talking about, could not help but ask, ”What's this conversation about?”

”Oh. Torvas just told me before I left that I could ask him for financial help if I needed it, so here I am,” Argentum replied as he looked at Cardis. ”Speaking of which, I might also need your financial help in the future, though I'm not certain.”

”So that's all, huh,” Cardis said in response, nodding soon after. ”Well, you did allow me to win a ton of Rank 9 Mana Stones back then, so I don't mind helping you out on financial stuff as well.”

”Glad to hear,” Argentum said in response as he lightly smiled. ”Though, for now, Torvas's help is more than enough.”

”Speaking of which, I'm going to create a real-time information network that allows me to be updated every single minute,” he said soon after, redirecting his words to Torvas. In response to his statement, Torvas went silent for a bit before asking, ”Is there a reason as to why you're making one?”

”I'm keeping track of a certain being called The Great Calamity,” Argentum replied. ”According to the information I have, he's on a rampage, going about destroying towns and villages.”

”So, you're based in the Maerr-viki Continent?” Cardis could not help but say. ”Well, I used to be from there, so I still keep myself up to date with the news there. To think that you're making an information network just to be updated of The Great Calamity's next moves…is there a reason as to why?”

”I'm the leader of a town, so I have to make sure my citizens are safe,” Argentum said in response, slightly surprised to hear such a reason from someone like him. Nevertheless, that reason was more than enough for Torvas to not feel any regret in helping him out, giving him a Rank 9 Mana Stone as he said, ”A Rank 9 Mana Stone is more than enough for you to create a real-time information network with your specifications. As for the remaining money from it, you don't need to pay it back. Just invest it in your town.”

Hearing those words, Argentum made a promise in his mind to repay Torvas back as he thanked him not long after. After that, Argentum then asked Cardis to bring him back to the entrance pantheon as every second counted if one were to involve themselves in someone like The Great Calamity. Fortunately, Cardis had an idea of what Argentum was feeling, so he did not hesitate to show a bit of his mastery over the element of Origin as they were able to arrive back at the entrance pantheon within minutes.

After bidding farewell once more, Argentum then reappeared near the outskirts of Verdant Breeze Town, shocking both Felix and Eleanor after finding out that Argentum now had a Rank 9 Mana Stone in his hands. Hastily contacting Rosalia and Helios to head to the town, the five then had a busy day as they quickly sold off the Rank 9 Mana Stone for a hefty sum as they decided to enhance the defensive barrier protecting the town, thinking that it would be better for it to start at Rank 5 from the get-go and then raise it from there.

Of course, that was all because they now had a lot of money to spend.

Naturally, the real-time information network was also made within that day, with over 15% of the money from the Rank 9 Mana Stone being used to make sure that the information network would not falter at all. And with that, the town continued on with its development plans, with the speed at which it was being done becoming faster thanks to the overabundance of assets.