Chapter 336: How it Works

She silently conveyed they should just report to Uncle Moria and let him take care of the rest. It's not like they could do anything if Alex insisted on buying it.Their only order was to hear his requests, making sure he didn't escape and do something detrimental to their princess.

As the maid wanted to pay, the man began to negotiate the price. Alex just listened with a smirk.

He learned the payment was done with something called a spirit crystal. But when Alex saw the item, he realized it was not different than a qi crystal, just purer, with higher quality.

'I need to find one of the mines while I am here. Those low-grade qi crystals are not enough for our needs now.'

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The maid finished the transaction, and then they quickly returned to Alex's lodging.

The maid offered to help with what he needed, like cleaning the house or other things, but Alex rejected.

He wanted to be alone, not only because of the furniture he took out. Alex also wanted to tinker with the black robe.

His finger began glowing with green energy as he carved runes all around to make sure no one could detect what was inside. It also sealed the door, making sure no one could forcefully open it.

With his current situation, only if everyone in the clan gathered together could they force it open instantly. Otherwise, they would need to attack it relentlessly till it ran out of energy.

Of course, this would only have been the case if Alex hadn't imbued the place with more energy.

Outside, the two people didn't leave.

"What do you think about that man?" the woman asked.

"He is weird; with your appearance, I thought he would ask for you know what. But he prefers to stay inside and not get disturbed."

The woman's cheeks turned red, "You know that is not what I mean."

"Hah, you talk like you would reject."

"Just answer, how strong do you think he is? I cannot feel his power at all. This means either he is far stronger than me, or he is too weak."

The man's lips twitched. "Is your brain working fine? Do you think Sir Moria would approve his presence here if he were weaker than you?"

"No need to be so insulting. I am just asking you to know better what happens to us if the princess loses."

"Sorry, it's just the situation is really not that good lately. You don't know about this, but someone has been hunting down our prince."

The woman's eyes widened, "You serious? If this is true, why hasn't the Patriarch said anything?"

"For what? Making everyone in the clan panic?

You should already realize something is wrong when the princess tournament is moved forward."

"Has anyone died?"

"I don't know the details. But considering what happened, some of them probably have. There is more going on in the background.

I don't believe our Patriarch will just send another of her daughters after losing his wife."

"Hmph, before taking care of Miss Reina, I was her mother's personal assistant. What kind of man lets his own wife be taken as another clan's maid? I don't believe him at all."

"Someone's maid? Careful with what you say."

The woman's eyes looked around, making sure no one else could hear. She then said in a hushed tone, "You think our Patriarch would agree for Madam to be taken as someone's wife?

In public, it's just Madam becoming a guest in their clan, but since she never returned, it turned into a rumor she was taken.

But in reality, it's not true. Madam was taken as a hostage because of that slut."

The man's eyes turned sharp; he put his finger to his lips. "Shh…. You shouldn't talk more. We could be killed for this."

The woman just snorted. She knew the Patriarch wouldn't let that happen. She often listened to Reina's mother complain, making her understand the true dynamic inside the clan.

Reina's mother is one of the Patriarch's favorites. One of the few he married based on his own decision. As for the others, it's nothing more than politics to ensure the clan's property and stability.

Meanwhile, Alex didn't care about all this. If he wanted, he could eavesdrop, but his focus now was more on the robe.

When he heard the robe's backstory, he felt intrigued. The one who wore the robe was murdered. What if he practiced a demonic cultivation technique that allowed him to consume other souls?

There is a possibility his soul still survived and hid inside the robe. This would explain the strange thing, like the next user dying when trying to bind the artifact.

Alex started sending his will toward the robe, exploring each of the formations. Studying it carefully. The more he explored, the more he recognized the formation used.

'Interesting, so they use space-like arrays, weaving it into the fabric. This allows the material to be swapped when the user initiates its combat form.

If I had known this before, I would have been able to enhance Aunt Quartz's secret technique even further.'

Alex then began exploring the hidden space connected to the armor. The storage is far smaller than his storage ring, despite the shirt size. It's filled with the real armor with only some space for small objects.

The real armor was made using tiger leather. It's all black, covering the torso, shoulders, and waist. It also has armguards and boots reaching almost to the knee.

In the chest, Alex could see a murky, dark red crystal.

'This should be the feral tiger beast core. As long as I drip my blood into it, it will then trigger the bonding process.'

But Alex didn't do this. He sent his will invading the crystal directly, as he wanted to find out, if his hypothesis was correct or not.