Chapter 214: Nord Chapter 214: Nord
When Leo showed the list of materials he wanted, the receptionist’s eyes widened. Her gaze darted between the long list and Leo himself, as if she were looking at something unreal, her expression almost kitten-like in its disbelief. Even she knew that a fresher could never afford this many items. But at least there was the Verdant Ascension fruit, which would cover almost 1/3 of the expense, but still not enough.
She quickly sat down and began calculating. It took quite a while.
Advancement Material List:
1. Attributeless Elemental Crystal – 55 - 137,500 AC
2. Shadow Elemental Crystal – 5 - 150,000 AC
3. Mist Elemental Crystal – 3 - 60,000 AC
4. Poison Elemental Crystal – 2 - 40000 AC
5. Fire Elemental Crystal – 2 - 20000 AC
6. Space Elemental Crystal – 3 - 150000 AC
7. Wood Elemental Crystal – 20 - 500000 AC
8. Solar Elemental Crystal – 5 - 200000 AC
9. Wind Elemental Crystal – 5 - 75000 AC
10. Thunder Elemental Crystal – 5 - 125000
11. Life Essence Drop [Peak-Blue] - 30ml - 150000 AC
12. Spirit Crystals [Peak-Blue] – 30 - 150000 AC
13. Spirit Dew Drop [Peak-Blue] – 30ml - 150000 AC
14. Ascension Fruit [Nature – Blue] – 2 sold - +1400000
15. Low 3-star Soul Crystal – 5 - 50000 AC
16. Low 3-star Mana Crystal – 16 - 160000 AC
17. Low 3-star Feline Beastcore – 1 - 25000 AC
18. Low 3-star Wood Beastcore – 1 - 35000 AC
19. Low 3-star Canine Beastcore – 1 - 15000 AC
The grand total came down to 2,192,500 AC.
Leo stared at his pitiful balance, which was about to be completely emptied.
Balance: 1,366,040 AC.
This was what he was left with after the analysis.
"Tsk... should have asked for another million from that pig instructor," Leo muttered under his breath.
Beside him, the blonde receptionist caught his expression and scoffed loudly.
"Show off," she said with a curl of her lip. "And here I thought he would sell the fruit. Turns out he was just here to waste our time. See, Layla? Learn from this incident. Don’t indulge needless customers. They hog your time and shoo away real buyers."
As she spoke, another customer stepped up to her counter with a small bundle of materials. The blonde receptionist turned to them immediately, shooting Layla a smug glance.
"Oh! These are Wild Verun Berries," she said brightly, suddenly all smiles. "Very useful for restoring vitality. They go for 5,000 AC per ten pieces..."
Leo shot her an annoyed glance.
"What the hell...?" he muttered, shaking his head as if to physically remove her from his thoughts. He exhaled and finalized his decision.
He had no choice.
Leo sold two out of his four Verdant Ascension Fruits for 1.4 million AC, bringing his balance up to 2,766,040 AC.
When Layla saw Leo casually take out another Verdant Ascension Fruits from thin air, her eyes widened in shock. The same reaction rippled across the surrounding counters. The blonde receptionist froze mid-transaction, her smile stiffening as the realization hit her.
But Leo didn’t stop there.
"I want all the materials I asked you to count," he said calmly, glancing at the clock. "As quickly as possible."
5:15 PM.
Miho’s match would start soon.
Leo turned back to see Layla still frozen in place.
"Excuse me," he added, his tone sharper now. "Please be quick. I have somewhere to be."
That snapped Layla out of her stupor.
"Y-yes!"
Soon, the transaction was completed. Two large bags filled with materials were placed before Leo. Just like that, his balance dropped again, settling at 573,540 AC.
The total transaction amounted to 3,592,500 AC, and with that, Layla’s commission came close to 18,000 AC. The onlookers stared wide-eyed. Layla herself was dumbfounded—on her very first day, she had earned more than she ever imagined. Especially when compared to the blonde receptionist, who was now visibly fuming with embarrassment and regret over the lost opportunity.
The time had already crossed 5:30.
Before Leo could fully secure all the materials, a sudden surge of intense emotion slammed into him through his soul bond.
Anger.