Chapter 397: Chapter 392: The Reason Chapter 397: Chapter 392: The Reason Muria was extremely annoyed at the Planar Merchant who, for some unknown reason, had turned Remilia into a member of the Blood Clan. It was nothing but trouble.

She was the only heir to the Kingdom, and to be reduced to this state was simply ridiculous.

Indeed, Remilia, who was now a member of the Blood Clan, was of a very high bloodline grade within the Clan. This was reflected in Remilia’s current demeanor and strength.

If she had turned into a lower tier member of the Blood Clan, her strength would not have increased so drastically, reaching a point where she had the power to pierce through Yingdila and withstand a punch from Yingdila without dying.

After all, Yingdila was an entity that could face a legendary-level Earth Elemental Overlord without dying.

Even so, Muria was very displeased. If Remilia wanted power, why didn’t she come to him instead of becoming a part of the Blood Clan? He could have directly used his blood to turn Remilia into a high-grade Dragonkin. Surely her increase in power wouldn’t be less than what she currently possessed.

After hearing Remilia’s description of the Planar Merchant, who was like an older sister to her, Muria committed her appearance to memory. He decided to “thank” her if given the chance.

As Muria started eyeing the Planar Merchant, in a bustling corner of the Lockman Kingdom, a woman with black hair, quietly contemplating the meaning of life, suddenly shivered, interrupting her daydreaming.

“Have you two made your choice yet? Hurry up. If you want to buy something, go ahead, or get out.” Sensing some trouble brewing, the black-haired woman, who was dressed as an alchemist, was in a terrible mood. She shouted at the only two young customers in the shop.

“We’re leaving now.” Taken aback by such rude treatment by the shop owner, the young man quickly apologized and pulled his companion out of the shop.

This inconspicuous small shop, hidden in a corner of the city, loaded with various alchemy elixirs on the shelves. Each one was a rare treasure. If the names were true, each one of these potions could change his desperate situation and provide him with a completely new identity.

Unfortunately, even if they were real, he couldn’t afford the potions, even if he sold himself into slavery. He was well aware that these things were beyond his reach. It was already a stroke of good fortune to be able to see them.

As for forcibly seizing or stealing them, he didn’t even think about it. Anyone who could display these potions for sale was definitely a big-shot whom he couldn’t afford to offend. If he provoked them, he might prefer death.

But, just as the young man was leaving the shop that was about to disappear, the black-haired shopkeeper quickly remembered that she had just lost a possible customer, and called out to him, “Young man, don’t leave empty-handed. Buy a potion first.”

“Madam, none of these potions are within my budget, I don’t have the money.” Looking at his patched-up clothes, the young man responded with a bitter look on his face.

“Madam?” The black-haired woman had a few veins pop on her forehead. Did she really look that old? Don’t they know to call her “Big Sister”?

A month ago, the little princess with a noble identity chased after her every day, calling her “Big Sister”. In a moment of impulse, she fed all her hard-earned Bloodline Ancestral Origin Blood Crystals to the little princess. Even though they were just faulty products devoid of any source power, they were still precious treasures, hard to come by in this world, capable of providing a complete rebirth to the one who consumes them.

“Patience, he is just a kid.” The black-haired woman reminded herself, “In the future, when you have the chance, earn this back a thousandfold from this little kid, scam him to death, let him know the price for calling the wrong name.”

With that thought, the black-haired woman, wearing a gentle smile on the outside, stood up and said, “Young man, meeting me is destiny’s design. Since that’s the case, I will give you a chance to buy on credit. Choose any potion now. However, you have to pay back with ten or even a hundred times in the future.”

Hearing such tempting conditions, the young man didn’t hesitate at all. He retracted his half-stepped foot, walked back into the shop, and headed straight for a potion he had set his eyes on earlier…
After happily leaving the shop with a crystal bottle filled with what looked like burning purple flames, and his childhood sweetheart, upon her reminder, he noticed that the inconspicuous shop behind him had somehow turned into a wall. Or perhaps it was always a wall, it only happened that a mysterious shop appeared there, and he just happened to stumble upon it.

This bizarre experience made the young man feel like he was in a dream. But the scorching crystal bottle in his hand and the faint roar of savage beasts echoing from within reminded him that everything was real.

…

In the Royal Palace, amidst the palace ruins, Muria, having finally understood why Remilia had changed, calmed down. There was no longer any point in getting angry. The priority was to find a solution to the problem.

At that moment, Yingdila, with low-spirited eyes filled with tears, walked up to Muria and glared at him accusingly. “I didn’t do anything wrong, yet you’re blaming me.”

Muria awkwardly glanced at Remilia’s smooth, pale, flat abdomen. Yingdila’s punch had only destroyed part of Remilia’s dress around her abdomen but hadn’t caused her any actual injury.

“Muria, I’m mad at you. I won’t forgive you unless you give me some good food.”

Hearing Yingdila pouting like a spoiled child, Muria massaged his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He reluctantly took out a piece of fire-element Red Jade Steel and handed it to Yingdila. Wasn’t this just outright asking for food as compensation?

“Crunch! Crunch!” Under the curious gaze of Remilia, Yingdila cheerfully accepted the high-grade Extraordinary Metal emitting red-hot spirit light from Muria’s hand and started eating it like a biscuit.

“So, Remilia, why did you suddenly attack Yingdila?” After successfully pacifying Yingdila, Muria frowned at Remilia, with her blue hair and red eyes, and questioned her.

“Brother Muria, I was really scared when she looked at me, and I couldn’t help but hit her,” Replied Remilia, slightly nervously.

Muria twitched the corner of his mouth speechlessly. Great, it was all because of Yingdila’s habit of looking at everyone as if they were food.

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