Chapter 178 - Getting Rich Overnight! (1/2)

As much as his heart raced, Ark felt like he was about to go into cardiac arrest. His face looked ever so frosty, but on the inside, he was feeling rather gleeful. Getting his hands on his money was always a good thing, no matter which world he was in, money was always supreme. There was almost nothing you couldn't solve with money, an exception would be matters of the heart. But in the face of money, people would easily discard their true feelings. Maybe you dreamt of being a world-renowned artist, but in the face of a large amount of wealth, who would hesitate?

With such a hefty amount of money in his hands, Ark didn't immediately turn around and leave the small establishment. Seeing that he wasn't leaving, the old man could tell that he wanted something else. ”Is there anything else I can help you with?”

”Hmm, I need a good mana crystal. Something that's above what's on display, surely you have something better right?”

”Of course, wait here for a second.”

The old man quickly moved his feet as he ran into the small room behind the counter. It didn't take long before he emerged once again, with a couple of large crystals in his embrace. They were a bit too big to carry in his hands, so he tried his best to press them up against his c.h.e.s.t as he scuttled out behind the counter, earning a cute chuckle from Atar.

Ark ruffled Atar's hair a little as he started to inspect the mana crystals that the old man had laid out on the counter in front of him. The numerous amounts of bright lights filled the entire shop, and they looked quite magical, unfortunately, there didn't seem to be any that fit Ephine. There was water, earth, ice, and even thunder, but Ephine didn't really use any of those elements exclusively. Sure, she could absorb one anyways, but the effect wouldn't be as good. The more compatible you were with a mana crystal, the better the effect.

As he was about to shake his head, Ark noticed the only crystal that he hadn't really paid any attention to earlier, since it was a size smaller than the rest of them. With the help of his ”Inspect”, Ark's expression darkened a little, as he started to ponder what he should do. The mana crystal had once belonged to an elemental wolf, the same species as Atar and Ephine...

Ephine could naturally tell that the mana crystal was from one of her own kind as well, which was why her eyes didn't leave the colourful small orb of mana. Ark could see that her gaze seemed to be stuck on the mana crystal, and he could only guess how she felt about it.

”I want that one.”

What he didn't expect though was that she actually wanted it. Ark didn't intend to ask her why, at least not now, so he just decided to buy it for her, their original goal was to get her a mana crystal anyways. ”How much for that one?”

The old man was a little surprised when he saw Ark pointing at the small mana crystal of the elemental wolf, as it was quite peculiar. Not many people practised many elements at the same time, which meant that no one was usually interested in this mana crystal. After a quick glance, the old man decided on a price. ”50 platinum!”