Chapter 50: I Want Them All!
William needed more space for his items. Even with the massive 50 cubic meters of space, William couldn't store all the Beast Materials. They were just too big!
If some Beasts in the Core Formation Realm were already as large as small trucks, William knew he wouldn't be able to store the more powerful beasts.
He knew just where to go. The Cultivation Shop in the Inner City also showcased many Space Rings, but William had ignored them because he was in a hurry.
At the front counter, William was greeted by the same couple. "Welcome again to our Cultivation Shop! Is there anything you need Sir?" they seemed a bit more respectful than last time William was here.
"Uh yes. I am looking for Space Rings." William replied.
"Right this way Sir." the male shopkeeper stepped away from the counter and motioned for William to follow. At a corner of the store, there was a shelf with nothing but Space Rings that were organized by their storage size.
The most expensive Space Ring was 200 Gold, with a storage of 20 cubic meters, while the least expensive was only 10 Gold Coins with a single cubic meter of space. There were around 40 rings in total.
William did some math. He can fit three rings on each finger minus the thumbs, but that might look awkward. 'It can't hurt to get more Space Rings anyway.'
"I want all of them." William said.
The male shopkeeper was confused, "All of them? That's..are you sure?"
"I said I want all of them didn't I? Of course I'm sure!"
"O-Ok Sir." the shopkeeper gathered all the rings with his Spiritual Qi and arranged them on the front counter. The shopkeeper did the math for the cost of all the Space Rings, "That's going to be 3680 Gold Coins and 2 Silver."
William wasn't surprised at the cost. Even with the 10 percent discount from his Moneybags Title, It was nearly all of his savings, but William didn't really need money right now anyway. He paid for the Space Rings. "Do you have any necklaces? Just the basic ones will do."
"Done!" William sat down after completing the formation of his first puppet. The process only took an hour, but it used up nearly half of William's Mana reserves. Will would need another nine hours to finish the job, but he had plenty of time today so why not.
He used his rest time to buy a dozen Mana Regeneration Potions from the nearby Alchemy Hall, then returned to his work. The second and third Array Puppets were created in three hours.
William didn't want to waste much time, so he drank a Mana Regeneration Potion and created the other two Puppets, using a bit under an hour for each of them. He stored the Puppets in one of his Space Rings and returned to Elder Su at the front desk.
The Elder looked up from his desk to see William, so he checked the time. "It's been six hours, have you already finished the first puppet? How did it go? If you broke one, I can replace it for cheap so don't worry about that."
William pulled out the puppets from his Space Ring. "I'm done, but you might need to make sure I didn't break anything. I changed the Arrays up a bit."
Elder Su looked at the completed Puppets in shock. He knew William was talented, but he didn't expect the kid to be so fast! He checked over the Puppets, finding them to be in even better condition than the order requested.
"These look perfect! You're really skilled to finish up the order so fast, this Elder thanks you!" he handed over 800 Gold as payment for William's work and gave a slight bow. After all, William was a higher rank than Elder Su, it was only natural that he bow.
800 Gold for this, and it's only half the payment?!? This is a Gold Mine! William was ecstatic. He nodded to Elder Su, "Are there any other orders?"
Elder Su was impressed by William's work ethic. He looked through the order book some more, but couldn't find anything else worthy of William's time. "Not today, but I'll let you know if we receive any more, Array Master William."
William nodded. He exited the Array Hall and walked down the street while lost in thought.
I bought the Space Rings I need and made some money with the Array Hall. I guess I should visit the Foam Desert again. William still hadn't learned the Cultivation Talent, so the grind for Potential Points would have to continue.
His thoughts were interrupted by a group of red-robed individuals emitting oppressive auras. At the front of the group was a young man with blue hair and white highlights. He had a playful smile on his face as he looked at William. "Found you."
The young man turned his head and signaled to an old man by his side, who responded by weaving the most complicated Array William had ever seen.
[1] Street name: An Western slang term for a nickname given to a gangster or member of the Mafia.