Aur walked through the bustling market with a thoughtful expression.
"I can't afford to make enemies with too many powers..." Aur thought as he arrived at the previous luxurious shop, where he had made a very sensible business deal that he was certain would pay off.
However, he walked past the shop with a regretful expression.
Soon, Aur started to look for another shop, one that would be perfect as his prey.
The shop need not have very high power, but they shouldn't be too low either. After all, if they were too poor, Aur would be rejected in the blink of an eye.
So, there was only one option: finding a relatively middle-class shop that desperately needed help and would do anything to hold on to that hope.
Aur soon found a shop that met his criteria and immediately entered randomly.
A ting sound resounded as Aur entered the shop, and a woman in a yellow kimono greeted him with a smile on her face.
"Welcome, customer."
Aur just nodded as he looked around the place.
There were two people, a man and a woman, searching for things among the sparse shelves where there was barely any equipment.
Although the spell material wasn't found here, there were still some items valuable to a wizard.
Aur remained entirely silent, searching the place just like those people, while secretly glancing at the woman who now had a frown on her face.
"Another useless person who can only watch..." she cursed while going behind the counter where there was a door leading inside.
Aur's ears twitched as he looked at the fleeting figure of the woman.
"Does she dare to leave just like this?" he thought, narrowing his eyes.
"Brother." Just then, a woman's voice came from behind him, causing Aur to pause and turn to her.
"Brother, what are you looking for?" she asked again in a lilting voice.
Aur remained entirely silent while subtly appraising her.
"Brother?" The woman called out again, now tentatively.
"What are you two looking for?" Aur asked instead of answering.
The woman and the man looked at each other for a split second before silently running off.
A small sneer replaced Aur's expression as he could hear the footsteps of the two fading away.
"Please come here, young master," Grace guided him to a simple room where a man with jeans and a shirt was sitting on a chair, dressed in simple clothes.
His black eyes seemed to glint with cunningness as he looked at Aur with an astounded expression.
"Little Grace, who is he?" the man asked with a questioning look.
"Father," a small blush appeared on her face. "This is a customer who wants to trade with his high-grade mana crystal."
"High-grade mana crystal!" Hearing this, his facial expression immediately changed to an amicable one as he took a scrutinising glance at Aur.
"Young Lord, I am not-"
Aur casually flashed his academy badge to the guy. The moment he did, the man immediately shut up and bowed.
"Sorry, young lord, for doubting you."
"It's fine. I don't care for your respect. I need to know, can I sell these?" Aur asked with a casual shrug.
"Yes, you can, young lord. How many do you have?" he asked, his smile widening even more.
"How many can you purchase?" Aur asked coldly.
"This..." The man's expression slightly faltered, however, it returned to an amicable smile again.
"We, at the moment, have the power to purchase about... 4 high-grade mana crystals at the market price, young master."
Aur raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "You dare to buy high-grade mana crystals according to the market price?" His crimson eyes flashed with killing intent, and the terrifying presence of his power revealed itself.
The man immediately started to sweat, facing the killing intent from Aur, as his body trembled under the might of Aur's presence.
Surprisingly, the mortal man somehow managed to remain composed even with the terrifying pressure descending on him.
"This is the place backed by the third elder, young lord. Please don't do something rash that you might regret for your entire life."
Aur chuckled as he took back his presence and the terrifying killing intent.
"Are you threatening me?" he asked with an arrogant expression on his face.
"No, no, I am not threatening you, young master. It is just a kind reminder." The man still smiled amicably.