Chapter 36 - Effortlessly-Obtained Artifact
It turned out that the goblin was referring to Grantlyn Evans.
Since Suo Fei and Samael took Antonio’s shortcut, they arrived at the upper layer before Grantlyn. The goblin who received them must have not seen Grantlyn Evans before. However, Pureblood elves had easily recognisable features. On top of that, Grantlyn was being accompanied by a demon and so was Suo Fei.
It was for these reasons that the goblin assumed that Suo Fei is Grantlyn.
Grantlyn had obviously made an appointment which was why the goblin had prepared a jade token for him.
The jade token served as proof of identity that would allow one to enter a designated private room. Fortunately, Suo Fei knew the rules. Otherwise, he would be unable to do anything with the jade token even if he accepted it.
Grantlyn’s jade token was light green. A green jade token was for those who are selling items. Those who are participating in an auction would receive a dark green jade token. A light green jade token was for those who have made an appointment for trading.
The upper layer of Benesse had a special feature. The Goblins had spent a large portion of their wealth to create a near-invincible protective barrier for Benesse City. The lower layer had the weakest protection followed by the middle layer. The protection for the upper layer, however, was top-notch.
No matter how high one’s attack damage was, their power would still be restrained in the upper layer. This ensured an impartial and safe trading platform.
Suo Fei looked at the light green jade token in his hand, a tad of curiosity coursing through him. I wonder what item Grantlyn wants to trade for. Then he thought of the “safety net” of the upper layer of Benesse and suddenly felt that it would be regrettable if he did not seize this heaven-sent opportunity.
The front of the jade token had the bearer’s name while the back had the private room’s number.
The goblin left after giving the jade token to Suo Fei. Suo Fei then turned to Samael and suggested, “Let’s go to the private room first, alright?”
Samael seemed a bit preoccupied. It was only after Suo Fei had repeated himself that Samael finally looked at Suo Fei and agreed, “Okay.”
Suo Fei frowned. Samael had been in a trance ever since they had left Antonio’s shop. He couldn’t help but ask, “What’s the matter?”
Samael paused before answering, “Nothing.” However, his eyes were evasive.
Suo Fei frowned. Samael appeared fine, but he seemed to have something on his mind. Suo Fei was worried but Samael refused to divulge anything. He was also not skilled in pumping someone for information, so he didn’t mention it again.
They turned a corner and walked a short distance before finally arriving at Grantlyn’s private room. Suo Fei tapped the jade token against the door and it opened.
Suo Fei was just about to enter when Samael suddenly pulled his hand and whispered, “There’s someone inside.”
Suo Fei was shocked, subconsciously releasing his hold on the door. After a moment of thought, he cast a spell, changing his appearance into Grantlyn’s and changing Samael’s into the dark-skinned demon’s appearance.
Benesse would block all attack damage, but it would not block spells that had no attack damage which was why Suo Fei was able to cast the spell successfully.
After ensuring that everything was in order, Suo Fei pushed the door open and walked in. There was a round carpet in the centre of the room that was completely made of beast fur. It was truly interesting and unique. There was a person sitting on the middle of the carpet.
It was a human.
Suo Fei narrowed his eyes. When he caught sight of the human’s appearance, relevant information swiftly popped up in his head.
The name of the human was Gowers Carter, one of the three leaders who was ordained together with Aryan.
Suo Fei had been acquainted with only two humans in the game. One was Aryan and the other was Gowers. Aryan was the capture target in the Human race, while Gowers was that cannon fodder-kun that must exist in all kinds of works.
Gowers was a small boss whom Suo Fei was up against when he was conquering Aryan.
The Humans had three main cities which were ruled by three leaders. They were fearful of each other, but at the same time, they also wanted to seize each other’s territory. The other races lived in unity, whereas the leaders of the Humans never stopped thinking of uniting their race.
Among the three leaders, Aryan was the least prestigious. He had founded Mauer City on his own and had gained a firm foothold alongside the other two cities. But in fact, the fighting strength of Mauer City was still relatively weak.
Gowers had long eyed Mauer City with greed. He came from a noble background, his family being one of the Great Clans of the Humans that had been around for a long time. He had always looked down on Aryan and had ridiculed Aryan ceaselessly. He had also launched numerous attacks on Mauer City, but Aryan would always ward him off.
When Suo Fei was conquering Aryan, Gowers came to provoke Aryan once again. In order to increase his favourability, Suo Fei naturally spared no effort to help Aryan. He completely obliterated Gower’s existence. While he was at it, he also assimilated Carter City into Mauer City’s territory.
As he thought back of the time when he was playing the game, Suo Fei deeply felt that he had been exploited by Aryan. F**k. It’s an erotic game! Is it really necessary to flesh out the characters?!
He felt disgusted thinking about how Aryan pretended to be a weak and delicate white flower to win people’s sympathy in the game.
Seeing Gowers again, Suo Fei wished that he could load the game file and help Gowers by killing Aryan.
Unfortunately… his game files had been f**king wiped clean. He’s not in the game anymore!
When Gowers saw someone entering, he immediately stood up. His coat was made of exquisite velvet and was embellished with dazzling gems. His bootcut pants were the same colour as his coat, but the leather boots he was wearing were pure black.
His attire made him appear tall and handsome, but his expression revealed a slight unease. Upon seeing ‘Grantlyn’, he immediately inquired, “I brought what you wanted. Are you confident that you can do what you have promised?”
This question had revealed a lot of information.
Suo Fei narrowed his eyes, feeling certain that he had come across a good fortune. Gowers’ IQ was truly not at the same level as Aryan’s. Gowers had succeeded his father’s position, but his disposition had not been tempered well. If it wasn’t for his resourcefulness as well as the Carter Clan’s deep-rooted background, he would have already been killed by Aryan long ago.
Suo Fei didn’t have to meticulously imitate Grantlyn. In fact, matters such as blood ties couldn’t be concealed. He only needed to change his appearance slightly and the look of indifference was already exactly like Grantlyn.
He replied in a deep voice, “If I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t have shown up here.”
Gowers’ eyes lit up upon hearing this and he spoke, “I hope you can do it thoroughly. Don’t kill Baker alone. I want the entire Nelson family to be annihilated.” He paused for a while as a trace of viciousness flashed through his eyes, “Just like Mauer City!”
Suo Fei’s expression did not budge but he was scolding him in his heart. He was wondering what it was about but Gowers actually wanted to annihilate another main city of the Humans! What the f**k. I’m taking back my words of helping Gowers in killing Aryan. They are clearly birds of a feather!
‘Grantlyn’ responded in an ice-cold tone, “It’s a deal. I hope that Your Excellency will not irresponsibly go back on your words. Your item is only worth this much.”
Gowers raised his voice, “That artifact has been our Carter family’s inheritance for hundreds of years. You dare say that it’s only worth this much!”
‘Grantlyn’ was unmoved and his voice remained calm, without any fluctuations, “Or… is it that you want to back out from our deal?”
Gowers was stunned. He had already seen how powerful the elf was. This was a heaven-sent opportunity for him. When he thought of his brother who was ready to make trouble, he knew that he had no other option. If he could capture Nelson City, those d*mn old officials would not dare question his ability!
The city of Mauer had already been destroyed. If he could take over Nelson City, he would be the only leader who was able to unite the Humans in the past thousands of years!
His blood boiled in excitement. This rubbish artifact had been kept underground by the Carter family. It didn’t have any use at all, but now, he could actually unite the Humans by merely trading this thing! There was no better deal than this!
Gowers held himself back from rushing forward due to excitement. He looked at ‘Grantlyn’ and asserted, “I want to form a contract with you!”
There was a pause as Suo Fei digested Gowers’ words. Sh*t. He thought that this fool could remain foolish until the end so he could easily swindle the human of his artifact. Who would have known that this thing still had a functional brain?!
If he formed a contract, he would have to fulfill the content of the contract. Could it be that he truly intended to wipe out the whole Nelson City? Puh-lease! I’m already distressed about wiping out Mauer City. Stop joking around, okay? We are the good guys, not the villains!
At this time, Samael, who had been keeping his silence, answered, “Okay, I’ll form a contract with you.”
The stunned Suo Fei quickly turned to Samael. Samael placated him with a glance.
As a matter of fact, he wasn’t worried that Samael would agree to annihilate Nelson City. This was because Samael had already bound the Asura Blade with blood. The Asura Blade was so tyrannical that it would not allow its owner to form a contract with any person or item.
Wait. A thought suddenly popped into Suo Fei’s head. Could it be a bug? Can this be used unrestrictedly to terminate contracts? Wouldn’t that be such a cheat?
Gowers didn’t care about who of the two would sign the contract with him. In any case, they are part of the same group. As long as they formed the contract, they would surely annihilate Nelson City. After all, what he wanted to sign was a death contract!
If they failed to fulfill their part of the contract, they would be cursed until death.
He had already prepared the items required to form the contact in advance. After receiving Samael’s assent, he inflicted a cut on his fingertip and allowed his blood to drip into the vessel before handing it to Samael.
Suo Fei wanted to stop him but Samael had already made a cut on his skin and also let his blood drip into the vessel.
The blood intermixed, activating the spell and thus establishing the contract.
Gowers heaved a great sigh of relief as he passed the artifact to Samael.
At this moment, the door was suddenly forced open.
The person behind the door stood with his back facing the light, his long silver hair fluttering behind him. His exquisite features were contorted with unconcealed anger.
He glared at Suo Fei and raged in a deep voice, “My good son, you truly have great prospects.”
Suo Fei was not surprised to see someone come. He removed their disguise, revealing their true appearance.
Gowers was dumbfounded. He pointed at them in shock and tremblingly asked, “W-what’s going on?”
Grantlyn’s gaze fell on Gowers. His eyes were ice-cold, but underneath that thin layer of ice was a bottomless pit of anger, “Fool!”
Not long after his words rang out, he raised his hand and attacked Gowers with a spell. The upper layer of Benesse had a near-invincible protective barrier so Grantlyn’s magic had been reduced by at least ninety percent. Even so, Gowers had still been knocked-out by his attack. One could imagine from this attack how immense Grantlyn’s true power was.
At this time, the demon behind Grantlyn suddenly dashed forward and brandished a razor-sharp shortsword across Suo Fei’s neck. The corners of his mouth raised into a smile that was filled with malice, “Hand over the artifact, dear.”
In a flash, Samael activated the Asura Blade and aimed it at the dark-skinned demon’s back. In a cold tone, he ordered, “Release him.”
Emia’s vague words suddenly made sense the moment he saw Suo Fei being held captive.
“Kill them, or else you will lose your loved one.”
The author has something to say:
To be honest, I originally wanted to end at the “My good son, you truly have great prospects.” part. But, I thought that y’all would be dissatisfied if I ended it there, so I decisively wrote a few more paragraphs! Fall in love with me ba~~!