Chapter 109 - The Black Market's Soul

The fighting between the two parties was over, but a lot of people heard the loud explosions caused by the missiles. 

Cale told the president to cover up for him. The latter who was also part of the Earth Alliance could not oppose the Alliance Head's orders. 

The president, Rodriguez Butete, announced that because of the ongoing conflict between countries, he decided to test their weaponry.

The people became nervous at his answer and they were afraid that their country which can be considered as one with the weakest military force would be foolish enough to join the squabbling of the bigger countries. 

It added more problems for President Butete, but when Cale presented his full support, he felt that it was worth it.

* * *

Another year had passed by after the Marchand Family's surprise assault. Cale ordered everyone from the Earth Alliance to provide him with precious gem, relics or gold in exchange for guns and armors.

The members of the Earth Alliance did not know what he was up to, but they accepted the deal. Since the demi-humans' invasion was close by, they chose to accept his offer. It was better to arm themselves before the war will start. 

The world leaders who joined the Earth Alliance also accepted the trade. They thought that it was a good exchange especially now that the Earth's waters were getting muddier and muddier as time passed by.

Cale also ordered his men to raid the bases of several Underworld Kings. They never would have thought that Wolf King would actually lead the raid himself. They were able to raid more than a dozen places owned by big bosses who got their wealth through illegal means. Of course, their said wealth was exchanged in 'The Black Market'.

Cale in his Wolf King persona also helped the homeless and the impoverished. He fed them and provided them home, while the adults in their families were trained as soldiers receiving thousands of cash in salary despite them being in the training phase. 

Because of Wolf King's deeds, his fame had risen to the highest levels. The commoners treated him as a god and all of his words were taken as a heavenly verdict.

Daphne, who was famously known as Wolf King's assistant, also won the Philippines' presidential election a few months ago. She won under the titanic support of Wolf King and his millions of supporters.

It could be said that Wolf King was now in control of a country. But it was not just the Philippines, he also held other world leaders by the throat. He was secretly manipulating them to do his bidding without their knowledge.

The Earth Alliance was secretly growing, from eighteen countries, a few dozen more countries joined his cause. With their growing numbers, news about the Earth Alliance was bound to leak out, but Cale was unbothered about this. 

He had already amassed enough wealth to upgrade his authority level to Divine-Class and he was also able to equip all his men with stronger weapons. 

* * *

Inside the Virtual Training Environment, Gravity Training Room.

After Cale had upgraded his authority level to the Divine-Class, the soul of the system started to take shape and formed a human-like figure of a woman. He was surprised by what he saw that his mouth gaped in shock. 

He glanced at the woman in front of him with incredulity. His pupils almost popped out of their sockets as he blinked his eyes continuously.

In front of him was a woman who was about five feet and six inches tall. Her figure was voluptuous with perfect round curves. Her long green hair reached the ground as it gently swayed. Her facial features were the epitome of beauty, even Nocturna and Zarinvienne would not dare say that they were more beautiful than her. Her green eyes stared curiously at Cale and her persimmon-like lips curved upwards.

Cale's nose almost bled as he looked at the naked green-haired woman. He bought a fox coat from 'The Black Market' and wrapped it around the woman's body. He then erased all his unhealthy thoughts before he spoke in a questioning voice.

"Who are you?"

The woman's gaze turned emotionless and she shook her head in response. The fox coat merely covered a part of her body, and her long slender legs were still visible.  

"Cale, I am 'The Black Market' and this is my body. Thank you for helping me gain a physical body."

She bowed her head while maintaining her unperturbed look.

Cale was shocked. This woman was actually 'The Black Market'?! He cleared his mind and studied the woman in great detail. He can't feel her strength at all, it was like she was just an ordinary woman.

"Calling you 'The Black Market' is so lame, do you mind if I give you a name?" Cale looked earnestly at her.

The woman was confused, but she still nodded her head in response. 

"Then, how about Asteria?" Cale thought for a moment before he gave her the first name that came to his mind. 

"Asteria... Asteria... My name is Asteria." The woman's lips curved upwards to form a faint smile. It was the first time Cale saw her smile, it was beautiful. 

"It's good that you like it, Asteria." Cale smiled and rubbed her head gently. Asteria closed her eyes and enjoyed the unfamiliar sensation.

Cale asked her about many things, but the answers he got were not what he had expected.

First, she does not know her origins. Asteria only knew that she was a fragment of a Universal Law that governs the entire universe. 

Cale also asked her about the demi-humans, and he was surprised about her answer. According to her, the demi-humans were merely one of the demon race's vassal forces. 

Their goal in invading Earth was to kill them and feed their bodies to the lesser demons. The lesser demons were the main force of the demon race and these beasts lacked intelligence, but their physical strength was at least King-Class level and the strongest was at most Divine-Class level. Once a lesser demon evolves, they will gain intelligence and advance to the Saint-Class level.

In addition, they also planned to excavate Earth's gold since the demi-humans used it as a source of energy. Of course, they still needed to add a few more ingredients before it can be used as an energy source. But a gram of gold was enough to provide power for one of their low-level fighter robots for several months. 

Cale then asked her if she knew the reason why he returned back in time, but Asteria shook her head in response.

"I don't know, but as a Universal Fragment holder, it's not impossible."

Cale turned silent for a moment and sighed heavily.