Chapter 10 - Chapter 10: Chapter 9 The First Bucket of Gold (2/2)

Karl weakly expended his spirituality, his will encouraging Irene to keep going.

The girl hesitated for a split second, but the indecision in the depths of her heart dissipated, turning into stronger determination.

“The great Lord of the Lost shelters me, all difficulties will ultimately be resolved,” she murmured to herself.

Merchant John finally saw the healing type Spellcaster, lying immobile on the bed but still glancing over.

The girl in the black dress and veil appeared extremely mysterious, and her partly obscured face under the veil was exquisitely beautiful, like a noble treasure, making John feel ashamed by his own unworthiness, unable to look directly at her.

“Spellcaster, please… save me…” John pleaded weakly.

“I am a member of the Fischer family, the young lady’s uncle and spokesperson, and I hope you can offer us the compensation we need.”

“Money is not an issue!”

John immediately screamed, his voice hoarse like that of a specter.

“Apart from money, we also need trade channels for extraordinary materials!”

Most of the extraordinary materials were controlled by the nobility and the church. After a moment of silence with dilated pupils, John still nodded and said:

“As long as I can survive, I will agree to any conditions within my power.”

Lucius was not surprised at the success of the negotiation, for the man was, in essence, at his wit’s end and had to accept their terms.

The crucial moment was next, and he did not know whether Irene could actually heal the man.

The Lord of the Lost was undoubtedly a great being, but how strong was the power He granted?

Lucius didn’t know, and even Irene herself was not clear on that.

Without saying a word, she slowly walked over, and John’s eyes were filled with longing, hope, and even a faint trace of awe.

He is actually awe-struck by me?

For the first time in her life, Irene felt such an odd emotion.

Could even I be an object of… awe?

She understood that the root of the man’s awe wasn’t really her; it was the strong power, the destiny manipulated by the great Lord of the Lost!

“You will get better.”

Since I have come following His will, you shall be saved.

Irene slowly extended her hand, her pupils flickering with the green light of life, and a gentle, spring-like aura instantly enveloped the nearly rotten man.

In merely a few minutes, the healing came to an end.

The man’s illness was greatly alleviated, and Irene felt that she could have healed him effortlessly, but Lucius had previously told her that even if it was possible to cure the disease completely, it would only be necessary to heal halfway.

The young Irene did not understand why, but she still stopped as her uncle had advised.

“Hahaha! I, I have survived!”

John, who managed to sit up, was still weak but beamed with a look of elation in his eyes.

Lucius smiled faintly, politely saying, “We will not linger today, your illness will require a few more treatments. As long as you pay the reward first, we will come again next time to cure it completely.”

By the time Irene and Lucius were seen out of the rich man’s yard by the servants, they both looked somewhat bewildered.

On the way home, leaving the town behind, Irene asked her uncle in disbelief.

“Did that man go mad just now, willingly giving us five gold coins without hesitation? Those are gold coins we’re talking about, equivalent to a hundred silver coins, um, two thousand copper nals!”

Lucius was silent for a moment, then said, “I can roughly understand that fellow’s thinking, it’s probably the same as mine, he wants to pursue a long-term cooperation.”

Actually, the money was still secondary, the languid mercenary squinted his eyes, looking at the box in his hand. Opening it, inside was a piece resembling coral, fiery red, and faintly exuding a constant warmth.

Blazing Coral!

Class 1 Extraordinary Material!

Lucius’s eyes were filled with greed, as if he could see more extraordinary power within reach in the near future.

When Irene saw it again, she too took a deep breath and smiled in relief.

“That’s great! We have successfully obtained the sacrifice that can be offered to the great Lord of the Lost!”