Chapter 30: Making friends for the first time

Seeing Klaus's thusiastic smile, Nia and Asha were tak aback. They couldn't understand why he was so happy. The stones were indeed valuable, but his level of excitemt left them surprised.

"I only have 500 of these stones, and as I mtioned, I already have someone lined up to buy them. So I can only sell you 300 along with the other high-grade stones. I hope you two sisters won't take offse," Klaus said.

"Not at all, Selling 300 to us is more than gerous. We wouldn't want to take everything," Nia replied with a smile.

"These are all medium-grade zombie stones, and according to the market value, each is worth 5,000 gold coins. However, since we are cutting into someone else's market, we'll be buying each for 7,000 gold coins. I hope Brother Klaus doesn't mind," Nia said gtly.

Klaus's eyes wided upon hearing that. He knew the stones were valuable, but he never imagined they could be that expsive. And what did they mean by asking if he wouldn't mind? Big Daddy Klaus needed money, so ev if they inflated the prices to a million coins, he wouldn't hesitate to accept. He could settle the debt later, but for now, he needed the cash.

"Well, I'll thick my skin and accept your gerosity," Klaus said, a bit bashful but clearly pleased.

"Great! As promised, we'll multiply the total sales by 0. So for the zombie stones, everything will come to 4 million," Nia said and Klaus nearly fell on his butt.

"As for the high-grade stones, we can offer you 30,000 gold coins for the Tier 3 ones, which include the medium grade, and 0,000 gold coins for the Tier 4. And yes, the 0 times multiplier still applies here as well," Nia said. As Klaus tried to compose himself, another shockingly good offer came his way, making his eyes go ev wider.

"So, the total comes to 47 million gold coins. I hope Brother Klaus is okay with this arrangemt," Nia said, clearly joying Klaus's stunned reaction as she summed up the numbers.

"Are you kidding me? This is more than ough," Klaus said, his face a mix of satisfaction and disbelief. He was astounded by their gerosity and wondered who these people were and how they could afford this much. He was out out of words.

"Good, I'm glad to see you're pleased with the transaction. Can I have your number so I can transfer the money into your account?" Nia asked. Just as Klaus was basking in his happiness, her question made his smile freeze.

"Is everything alright?" Nia noticed his smile vanish and felt a pang of worry. Had she said something wrong?

"Well, how should I put this? I don't have a phone, nor do I have a bank account," Klaus admitted, feeling embarrassed. It was expected to exchange numbers and complete transactions at this point, but Big Daddy Klaus didn't ev have a phone.

Nia sighed in relief wh she heard his response. For a momt, she thought she had made a mistake or something, but now a huge weight was lifted from her shoulders. "Well, that's inconvit," she said with a smile. "So, how should we finalize our transaction?"

"That's actually quite simple," Klaus said, turning to Anna. "You can transfer the funds to Fairy Anna here. She and I are practically best frids," Klaus said, winking at Anna, who looked stunned.

"Wh did we become frids?" Anna wondered a little out loud. In truth, Klaus could have chos anyone, but he was closer to Anna. Since she owed him a favor and was the daughter of the richest man in Ross City, he knew she wouldn't take advantage of him. Besides, 47 million was like a single drop in a mighty ocean for her family.

"It breaks my heart to hear that, Fairy Anna. I thought of us as frids, and it sadds me that you didn't see it the same way," Klaus said with a dramatic, hurtful look. Anna quickly realized her remark was overheard by others.

Kilian and Lily nodded in agreemt. "We're heading back to Felin City soon. It's be a pleasure meeting you."

Kay looked at Mark and th said, "We should be going as well. Hamid City is quite a distance away."

Daniel and Danny exchanged glances. "We'll be returning to Guan City," Daniel said. "It's a long journey for us too."

Klaus hesitated, feeling a bit awkward. "Actually, I'm planning to continue my hunt for a bit longer."

Nia looked surprised. "You're not heading home yet? It's getting dark, and the forest can be dangerous at night."

Klaus shrugged slightly. "I still have some ergy left. Besides, I want to take advantage of the remaining daylight. More monsters to kill and level up too" he smiled slightly.

Anna, just smile looking at Klaus. It's clear the soon-to-be -haired young man has no plans to go home anytime soon. "If you're sure, th I wish you luck. Just be careful out there."

The group nodded, the with a final of goodbyes, they all prepared to head their separate ways. Klaus watched them leave, feeling both excited and nervous. This time, he has made frids, however, the danger he keeps ssing keeps getting stronger by the second.

"0,000 more points to advance to the next level and ascd," Klaus muttered as he checked his progress bar.

"A few more monsters should do it," he decided, setting off toward the forest's first trance. The forest was vast, and the zombies he had countered so far had come from just one area. He hoped to find more zombies in the other parts of the forest. The zombies give more EXP points than the monsters.

Hours passed and Klaus kept hunting monster after monster while keeping track of his progress bar, "Just ,000 more points and I'll break through to the Ascded stage. However, this unknown danger is daunting."

"Tsk, what's there to be scared of? Whatever danger comes, I'll face it head-on," Klaus said with determination.

Momts later, a Tier 3 monster emerged from the shadows. With a swift diagonal slash of his sword, Klaus killed it instantly.

As the monster fell, a deep rumble echoed through the heavs. Klaus felt a chill as his hair stood on d. At that exact momt, his level-up message appeared.

[You have leveled up. Currt Level: Level Awaked. You have received 00 Stat Points.]

But th, another message flashed across his vision:

[Get Ready for your Tribulation. The Lightning descds in 5 Minutes.]

Klaus's eyes wided in shock. "What?" he shouted.