Chapter 523

Chapter 523

The large man stops moving forward once he is less than five meters away from the teleport platform in the center of the room.

His six guards halt as well, and all of them cross their arms and stare forward as the three of us walk off the platform.

I don't waste any time and pull out a single item box from beneath my armor, then pull out the multiple item boxes from within it that have the Bedrock region's orders sorted and labeled.

Two of the guards step forward and pull long wooden tables out from their item boxes and motion for me to set the goods down on them.

Once I do, they begin pulling out the gear, potions, and various crafted items while the Regional Director looks over everything with his appraisal skill activated.

Over ten minutes go by as the clinking of metal and miscellaneous magic items fills the room before all of the gear is put back into the item boxes they came from.

Another guard moves forward and places a single item box onto the table, and the Director speaks up as he steps back into line.

"These goods are of presentable quality. I accept. Here are your remaining funds."

I stare forward, and I feel his appraisal skill attempting to permeate my black armor, but the waves of mana don't even make it past the outer layer.

I use telekinesis to bring the item box toward me and look inside.

The amount I count far surpasses what is owed, and there are long lists of items inside as well.

His appraisal skill stops probing once he sees my telekinesis activate, and he speaks up again.

"Inside I've included the down payment for next month's order as well."

His gaze shifts to Lith, then back to me.

"In my previous communications with Lith, he told me there is no limit on the amount of items I can buy, so I've upped my order by about five times. If this is the quality you continue to produce at this price, our operations out here will be greatly improved."

I smile beneath my helmet and place the money and new order back into my item storage behind my back while pulling out a few high B-Grade items, like the ones I showed Chester when I made him his special offer.

I place them on the table before us and explain what I can offer.

The large man's eyes widen once his appraisal skill reads the rare imbuements and +100-200% stat boosting on five total stats.

Every item on the counter outclasses anything that he currently wears.

He takes over five minutes examining the items, then sends one of his guards off to bring more funds.

There is a small rectangular door at the back of the dark-colored dome, and once it opens I see that we're on top of a mountain made of dark grey stone as well.

I see other mountains in the distance, and not much greenery at all.

There are many houses and patches of city within the mountain range, and I sense dozens, if not hundreds, of dungeons that stretch through the lands.

However, the most prominent thing that I perceive are the winding tunnels through the mountains that lead deep underground.

She stares forward at me with bright green eyes and lets off a strong aura.

I can feel her mana control is much higher than the leader of the Bedrock Region, it's close to that of a natural level 900 monster, but her gear isn't up to par. She only has eight of her twelve item slots filled, and some of the equipped items aren't even over 100% stat boosters.

However, one item does stand out to me. It is the same golden ring with the Sun God's Soul energy seeping out from it.

I do a wide sweeping scan of our surroundings with my All-Seeing Eye and enemy detection to find that there is dense forest in every direction for as far as I can sense.

There are settlements of a few hundred people very close together, and just within a 20km radius, I already sense over ten C-Grade Dungeons.

There aren't many awakened people that catch my gaze that aren't over level 250. The average resident in this region is extremely strong.

The green-eyed woman speaks up with a strong voice and deadly serious gaze.

"Welcome to The Jungle of Talton. We haven't had visitors outside of the Association in quite a while."

Ember, Lith, and I walk forward off of the old transport platform and I reply while pulling the item boxes full of their order from my item storage.

"Well, then I'm honored that we're your guests."

The instant I pull the item boxes out, the green-eyed woman swings her hammer off of her shoulder and lets it strike the ground.

On impact, a long stone table erupts from the earth and she motions for me to place the item boxes down onto it.

I do so, then step back not saying a word while the spear and dagger wielders begin sifting through the gear.

The Director steps back and leans against her hammer while the two archer women stand at the ready behind her with wind-imbued arrows and bows drawn.

I don't move from my place, and Ember watches with amusement.

Lith on the other hand, I can tell he's slightly nervous at the events that are unfolding, and open up a telepathy link to ask why.

His reply is interesting, and matches up similarly to the word of warning the Bedrock Director gave me.

"It shouldn't be an issue. I've never personally been here myself, but the Talton Region is the black sheep of the eight regions. They don't usually participate in country-wide events. I'd be surprised if anyone here even had hunter's licenses. The only reason they're a part of the mainland is because of their geographical location and dungeon resources. The Association still wants control over this land, so it appears they've brokered some secret deal."

He pauses, but keeps speaking through the link a moment later.

"I was surprised I even got a response from them when I was querying for potential buyers. I never thought they would respond, but it seems they're interested and willing to pay."

He shrugs, and I thank him for the explanation through the link just as the two women finish sifting through the gear.

Their leader pulls out an item box of her own from her waist and tosses it to me from over ten meters away once her guards give her confirmation that everything is accounted for.

She speaks up.

"That is the remainder of what I owe you. Take off your helmet and show me what you really look like. This alone will dictate whether or not I want to place another order for next month."