Chapter 174 - Return

'This is too precious…' Cyril was surprised as soon as he read the details.

This item wouldn't be sold to the online market at all. In his past life, he had seen many trade requests posted online for this very item.

Aside from that, they wouldn't normally appear on an auction site since most of the people who are capable of having such an item are already rich and would want a trade of Artifacts instead.

This is indeed a much better option than having money which is quite useless inside the Arcane World.

[ Magi's Robe ]

[ Rank-A Artifact ]

[ Skills: Magic Defence ( Passive ), Magic Increase ( Passive ), High-Grade Detection Nullification ( Passive ), Mind Control Resistance ( Passive ), Spiritual Pressure Resistance ( Passive ), Cleanse ( Active ) ]

[ Durability: Unknown ]

[ Remarks: Taken without permission from a Magus Clan's Ancestor Tomb. Entering the Magus Arcane World without having the blood of a Magus and wearing this robe at the same time is a very stupid idea. It can lead to death.

P.S. This robe has auto-adjustment as well.]

The Magi's Robe Skills are all passive ones except for the Cleanse Ability. Its purpose is quite straightforward as it could clean the wearer from any dirt. It can even be used as an alternative to taking a bath!

This is such a useful ability especially if you are exploring an Arcane World for weeks or months and you don't have the time to clean yourself!

Well, this is probably the main reason this is so expensive and sought after by many people.

As far as he knows, only the Magi's Robe has Cleanse Ability! Aside from that, most of the explorers who are using this are women.

"Are you sure you want me to take this?" Cyril asked again. He's already holding all the Artifacts in his hands though.

"Yes… Don't worry about me. I already have one. Anyway, I'm the one who managed to steal this robe in the tomb. Hehe, I'm quite lucky, you know?"

Asta proudly proclaimed as she raised her head.

Of course, Cyril already knows about her Lucky Charm. She even used it in the Ascension Tower once.

"If that's the case, I won't be shy then. I really like this Robe."

"Good! I should be seeing you use that in your explorations, alright?"

"Well, I don't think we'll meet each other again. Most of my exploration revolves around low-class to mid-class Arcane World after all. S-Ranks like you normally go to high-class Arcane World, right?" Cyril replied without thinking much.

"Haha! Of course, not! We're not invincible, you know? It's very exhausting so even High-Class Arcane World is too dangerous for us. Aside from that, there aren't many high-class Entrance Crystals in the first place. So most of the time, I'm handling those difficult mid-class Arcane World where many Arcane Explorers suffered death."

Asta answered as she looked at Cyril.

The young man is trying to fit the robe right now. It is too big for Cyril but thanks to the auto-adjustment, it managed to fit well in his body.

'Ugh… I'm not used to this robe. I look like an ancient scholar…' Cyril wryly smiled after seeing himself in front of a mirror.

'Gahaha! It's not bad, Contractor. You look like a dumpling!' Xagan suddenly insulted him which surprised him a bit.

"Ack!" Cyril then immediately removed the robe as he thought that Asta was also laughing at him.

"Are you okay? Why'd you remove it so fast! I haven't taken a picture of you yet."

"Ugh! I'll leave now if we're settled." Cyril replied as he used the bag that Asta prepared to put his Artifacts. He didn't use his Dimensional Storage Space yet as he wanted to keep it a secret as much as possible.

Though Asta already has some idea about this ability, he doesn't want to show it if necessary.

It was already dark when Cyril managed to return home.

***

A week has already passed after he had stolen the High-Class Arcane World from the Nine Crow Guild.

During this time, he already visited his Low-Class Arcane Worlds again. He already took more than 10 bags of Star Garnet Stones from the red goblins and sold them to the market through Bonnie's help.

Selling them online is quite easy since Bonnie already established a store after getting the permit from Vanessa.

The store was located outside the subdivision. Since they didn't mind where they were in a busy street or not, Bonnie easily bought a shop in a less populated area.

The shop she bought was previously a jewelry store that had to close down after not getting enough customers in this area. After some renovations, it turned into her shop, The Timeless Artifact and Alchemy Store!

Because of this, she no longer has to stay most of her in the subdivision and she could work here.

Today, Cyril visited the shop and looked around.

It is still early in the morning so the shop was still closed.

"Aunt… This looks a lot better than I expected." Cyril praised the interior design of the place. Because it was previously a jewelry store, changing the design according to their style was quite easy.

The main part of the store was already properly arranged after all.

There is even a second floor that they could use as their office aside from a small warehouse connected to the store.

"Hehe… I even got this at a discounted price. Right, I hired the people you told me aside from my friends. They should be coming here today."

Bonnie said as she allowed her nephew to check the store.

Currently, they are selling Star Garnet Stones that could replenish a bit of Aura, Red Prite Ores that can be used for enchanting tools or making arrays, and various Grade 1 and a few Grade 2 Potions.

Aside from that, there is also a small spot where they are selling low-rank Artifacts that can be found in the two other arcane worlds.

Of course, because of this, they had to register the three low-class Arcane Worlds they currently have.

The Red Goblin World, the Spriggan World, and the Zombie World… Because the Vampire Outbreak hasn't occurred yet, the Awakened Association wasn't excessively strict for these things at the moment so they have to take advantage of this.

As long as they know that there is an A-Rank Awakened managing the Arcane Worlds, they could easily receive a permit to handle them.

"That's great!"

Cyril nodded since he indeed gave some suggestions to Bonnie about the people she should hire for her shop.

Anyway, he found the shop still quite empty. There are only a few items to be sold but it can't be helped.

The thing he was concerned about is the security of this place.

The area appears to be quite safe since he saw that there are several banks and small Artifact stores around.

Of course, this is not enough for the security so Bonnie bought a few Arrays as well and security alarms that will alert the police in case something happened.

Anyway, with so many Awakened lurking around, only powerful Awakened or criminals with unique Artifacts would be capable of doing such a crime. However, they shouldn't be bothered doing some petty crimes like stealing from a small store like this.

Overall, this place still has some decent defenses against rouge Awakened.

After being satisfied, Cyril chatted a bit more with his Aunt about the items to be sold and left the store. He was unable to wait for the employees to come as he had to visit the Awakened Association this morning as well.

Because it has been a while since he participated in Arcane Word Exploration, he had to join one today.

As soon as he arrived at the Association Building, he was taken to the briefing where he can meet the other participants of the exploration.

"Cyril! W-what happened to your eye?"

Valerie, who had only seen Cyril today noticed that his left eye was blinded.

"Just an accident…" Cyril wryly smiled as he didn't bother to explain too much. Soon, the briefing room was filled with people as Arvid Edgren lead the meeting.

It seems that today's exploration will be led by Arvid's Sword Trance. This person is not giving up on inviting him to join his circle ever since he passed the License Exam.

"Alright! Listen up, everyone. The Association just received a mid-class Undead World. It means that you can expect a Skeleton King or Mummy Lord as the world boss… Aside from that, although it's only a slim chance, there might be Death Knights as well after the scouts managed to find traces of their Death Aura."

Arvid explained as he looked at the nine Arcane Explorers that will be coming to him.

Four of them are from his Sword Trance which is all C-Rank Awakened. The five others are composed of another 2 C-Rank, 2 B-Rank, and 1 A-Rank which is Cyril. However, Cyril was still considered a newbie so one was really impressed after learning that he's an A-Rank Awakened.

Nevertheless, what truly shocked Cyril is that he recognized that one of the B-Ranks was Karen's older sister!