Chapter 134 – Fateful Encounter (1/2)

Chapter 134 – Fateful Encounter

Selior City.

Both Roran and Calron froze on the spot as they stared at the beautiful scenery in front of them. The city was bustling with people, both humans and demi-beasts alike; however, there were mostly humans present. The beasts had appearances akin to that of Elder Balis, where they had a humanoid body, but lacked the human limbs or flesh like the Elder.

It was strange to see modified beasts with those appearances when they were clearly not in the Saint stage, so Calron figured that it must be something related to a technique or the city itself.

Compared to their city of Vernia, Selior city reminded them of a large, polished set of colorful gems like ruby, emerald and diamonds- while Vernia was like a common iron ingot. The structure of the buildings exuded a sense of lavishness and luxury, and the contents of the stores would cause any merchant from Vernia city to drool with envy.

However, what caused Calron and Roran to stare dumbfoundedly were the monstrous structures located at the far end of the city almost a thousand meters away. Despite the unbelievable distance, an outline of a grand palace could be seen from the city’s entrance, along with the six slightly smaller towers surrounding the palace in the middle.

Although the towers were not as monumental as the palace, anyone could see that they were of significant importance within the city.

“Big brother… this…” Roran mumbled, not knowing how to respond or comment on the grandiosity of the city they had just entered.

He thought that, as the son of a noble under the title of Count, he would have seen all the luxury that the world had to offer, but only now did herealize how inexperienced he truly was.

“I know… come, let’s see more of the city. We look like two bumpkins from a village standing still here.” Calron whispered back, after observing several of the passing-by citizens stifling a chuckle when they saw the awestruck expressions on the two human youths’ faces.

“Well, that was embarrassing haha!” Roran blushed as he began to follow Calron and roam around the city.

“First, we need to find an inn to stay at, and second, we need to think of a way to earn money. The amount that Elder Balis gave us will only last us three days, and even though we said that we will contact the Elder in a few days, I think it’s best that we do not get involved in the politics of the Guardians.” Calron talked, as the two teens walked around the city gazing at the stores and buildings.

The outer layer of the city was mostly for travelers and shopping, while the residents lived deeper inside the city.

“I don’t know how we can earn money, big brother. I only know how to fight… “ Roran answered dejectedly while glancing at Calron.

“Don’t worry about it, Roran, I have some ideas, but I need to test them out first before making sure. If my idea works, then we will definitely need your fighting skills and other things as well.” Calron replied mysteriously and patted Roran’s shoulder with cheeky smile on his face.

“Eh? What other talent does big brother have? I thought you could only fight like me.”

Roran tugged Calron’s sleeve, eagerly wanting to know what Calron was planning to do.

“Haha, I’ll not spoil it for you, but here’s a little hint… it involves us selling something that the world has never seen before!” Calron laughed out loud, pushing the clinging Roran away before he tried to pull his sleeve again.

The idea had come to Calron after he got more familiar with the Divine Perception and realized that small strands of lightning existed in every living being and it was fundamental to their thoughts. After this realization, new ideas had started to form in his mind and he was just waiting to test them out.

“That’s really mean, big brother!”

Roran chased Calron, his curiosity piqued after the new information.

“Woah!”

Just when he was about to reach Calron, Roran noticed an item that caught his eye.

It was a beast core.