Chapter 269 - Chapter 269: Chapter 259: No Regrets (1/2)

Chapter 269: Chapter 259: No Regrets

Fein City.

Seated inside a carriage, Colin’s hairline was receding more and more, and although not very aged, the years had left considerable marks.

He looked outside calmly, at the streets of Fein City.

Once again, he had come to this very familiar city.

Colin had bought houses both in Fein City and the four towns, in fact, over the years he had been running around various places in East Coast Province, most frequently visiting Fein City and Nasir.

If Nasir Town was his first homeland, then Fein City had long become his second.

“I am now completely different.”

He was excited about the new powers he possessed. Although his Extraordinary trait had nearly no combat power, just relying on physical quality and the previous Extraordinary trait, those below Transmutation were definitely no longer his opponents!

Haha.

As an exclusive merchant of the Fischer family, Colin’s status had always been not low, and those nobles had to show him fawning smiles in his presence.

But, when really facing those powerful Extraordinary Exponents, deep inside him still lingered dissatisfaction and longing.

That was people’s hungry agitation for Extraordinary power.

That would never fade away.

He muttered to himself, “According to the contents revealed by the oracle, the next step on the Path of Contract is ‘Arms Dealer’, which sounds like a not very gentle Power of Consecution.”

“If I can reach that stage, I will undoubtedly undergo more changes, become stronger, and even become skilled in combat.”

Colin became increasingly excited, his face even flushing red, as he clenched his fists.

“In the end, even the position of a Monarch might not be unattainable. The 5th Rank of the Path of Contract, ‘Banker’ is my ultimate life goal!”

He took a deep breath, murmuring fervently.

“Great Lord of the Lost… I will offer up enough contributions to you, and I hope that you too will grant me more power.”

Colin had always had faith in the Lord of the Lost, but as time went by, the secular array of erosions made that originally pure faith shallower and shallower.

He increasingly felt that receiving Extraordinary power from the Lord of the Lost was almost like a pure transaction.

Over the years, he had experienced too many human interactions and exchanges of interests, feeling increasingly that he owed the Lord of the Lost nothing, after all the work he had done for the Dawn Church.

After a decade of diligent service, gaining true power was also a matter of course.

No!

Colin took a deep breath, shook his head repeatedly, and immediately repented to the great Lord of the Lost.

“Great Lord of the Lost, please forgive my blasphemy and disloyalty… ”

He was aware of his merchant nature, constantly evaluating the value of everything, and it had acted up again. It was just that on certain matters he would be better off not even entertaining the thoughts.

“Sigh.”

Colin sighed, not going directly to the Lion clan but instead returning to his own home first.

In his home lived two gentle and beautiful lovers, along with two children he had always raised in Fein City.

Colin was rather fortunate, his fertility limit as an Extraordinary being was quite high, having fathered a total of four children in the recent years.

Following the notion of not putting all eggs in one basket, Colin raised two children in Fein City, while the other two were raised in Nasir Town.

As for Colin’s lovers, he had two in Fein City, and including Nasir, he also had four lovers in the four towns.

Each of them knew of each other’s existence, were responsible for raising Colin’s children, and even had to write him a weekly summary, showing what they had all taken care of.

A total of six beautiful and gentle women, if Colin were not an Extraordinary being, he probably really couldn’t handle it.

In fact, he knew none of the six women truly loved him, but Colin did not care; everything was just a transaction.

Colin liked transactions.

Because the so-called emotions between people are even more complex and indefinable affairs, devoid of right and wrong. Although there were often disputes during transactions, at least they were a little easier to control.

“I’m back.”

He returned home with a smile, and the two gentle lovers immediately came to greet him.

They were all very intimate and cheerful, as if even more intimate than normal lovers.

After spending some time with the two children, Colin tested the enhancements to his physical constitution on his two lovers with a smile.

Throughout the entire night he tested this way until dawn, when he left the villa, still not having his fill, and pondered for a while before heading straight to the most famous newspaper in Fein City.

Arriving at the doorstep of the newspaper, the receptionist politely inquired, “Excuse me, sir, are you looking for someone or do you have some rumors to provide?”

“Hello, I am Colin, and I’m here to find your deputy editor, Miss Inna,” said Colin with a smile, because most people were unaware of Inna’s relationship with the Fischer family, he found another reason:

“I have important news that I want to publish through the newspaper. Because the situation is very serious, I must see Deputy Editor Inna.”

“Ah, I see.”

The receptionist paused for a moment, nodded lightly, thought about it, and decided to go report to someone.

Not long after, a lavishly dressed noblewoman came out from inside the newspaper.