"Twenty Million Gold Coins?"

Lu Luwei paused.

’Does this kid really have that much money?’

However, Lu Luwei’s answer was still decisive. "Absolutely not. Give up. I wouldn’t sell it even if you offered me a hundred million Gold Coins."

Hearing Lu Luwei’s reply,

Lu Cang responded firmly, "What about two hundred million?"

Huh?

’Is he serious?’

Two hundred million Gold Coins... even small and medium-sized countries couldn’t produce that kind of sum.

This wasn’t a matter of strength anymore.

Even if you had the power, it would be difficult to earn that much money.

Even for a merchant guild, their earnings have to be distributed among everyone, from top to bottom. They might earn over a billion, but what ends up in a single person’s hands might not even reach one hundred million.

"I’m serious. If I can produce two hundred million Gold Coins, would you sell this outfit to me, Sister Lu Luwei?"

Lu Luwei looked into Lu Cang’s eyes.

His gaze was calm and tranquil, without a hint of jest.

So, Lu Luwei also replied seriously, "No."

"It’s not about the money. No matter how much you offer, I will not sell it."

Lu Cang let out a long sigh. "Alright then."

’She’s so stubborn. There’s nothing I can do.’

’Too bad she’s not a bad person...’

’I can’t just kill her and take her treasure.’

’As much as I want her outfit, I still have to abide by law and morality...’

’I want to get stronger, but I haven’t stooped to the level of killing an innocent person for greed.’

’Sigh... Lu Luwei, if only you had some malicious intent toward me, some evil scheme.’

’Then I could take this outfit with a clear conscience.’

Lu Luwei didn’t know what was going through Lu Cang’s mind.

She only sensed the deep regret in his eyes.

’Does he really want my outfit that badly?’

...

After their encounter, the two unexpectedly returned to the hotel in the World Center together.

She was staying there, too.

They had just never run into each other at the hotel before.

After all, the hotel’s top priority was privacy.

「On the way.」

Lu Cang asked Lu Luwei many questions, like a curious child.

It turned out she had originally planned to join Iz’s party.

But there was a level gap between her and Iz’s group.

In the end, she stayed behind in the City in the Circle, honing her skills by fighting against the Ten Thousand Races.

Besides sparring with Iz once, she had also sparred with Chi Cheng. At that time, Chi Cheng hadn’t yet reached Level 5.

It was a battle between two Level 4s of the same tier.

The result of the battle was that Chi Cheng won.

’Wait... Lu Luwei, doesn’t that mean you haven’t won against anyone?’

’You’ve fought against members of our Adventurer’s Guild and have yet to score a single victory.’

"So, Sister Lu Luwei, what are your plans now?"

Lu Luwei gazed at the sky. "This year’s War God Cup is over."

"I was holding off on leveling up just to maintain my eligibility... I didn’t expect to lose the championship in the end."

"Tch—"

He could feel the thick resentment radiating from her.

"I plan to advance to a Level 5 Archer tomorrow. After that... can I adventure with you all?"

"You want to join us, Sister Lu Luwei?"

Lu Luwei’s face turned slightly red. "It’s not that I absolutely have to join."

"It’s just... I already told them back then that once I reached Level 5, we could travel around together..." Her little feet fidgeted restlessly.

’She wants to join but feels a little embarrassed about it.’

"So what are your plans?" Lu Luwei asked in return.

"Right now, Sister Kumironi has found clues about the Death Church. They’re probably working on eradicating the Death Church and foiling their conspiracies."

"After everything is resolved, our original plan is to explore the Cave of Desperate Wails."

This trip had actually been planned for a while.

And it was pretty much public knowledge.

It seemed like everyone knew the Legendary Adventurer’s Guild was going to explore the Cave of Desperate Wails.

"Oh... I see."

"The Death Church? If you need help, I can lend a hand. I’m actually also a Level 4 Observer."

’Who would’ve thought? She’s quite a warm-hearted person.’

Lu Cang could faintly detect a longing for the Legendary Adventurer’s Guild in her tone.

Although she hid it well,

she still gave off the vibe of a starstruck fan.

After all, they were the strongest Adventurer’s Guild on the entire continent; it was understandable to want to be one of them.

’A Level 4 Observer, too?’

’No wonder her Perception is so strong.’

’But, the Death Church...’

Thinking of the infamous Death Church, some ideas began to form in Lu Cang’s mind.

’I can’t kill a good person like Lu Luwei to take her treasure.’

’But surely I can kill the bad guys from the Death Church, right?’

’Just one Death Church stronghold had so much Secret knowledge to acquire.’

’If I were to join the crusade against the Death Church...’

’Wouldn’t the rewards be incredibly rich?’

’I have the Peeping into Secrets Talent, so it’d be easy for me to find their hidden items.’

’The Death Church has committed countless evils. They must have tons of treasure from all their burning, killing, and plundering. Their followers must have some good stuff on them.’

’And those Sacrifice Rituals that use souls to achieve various ends... those sound pretty good.’

As Lu Cang extracted information from Lu Luwei, his thoughts drifted to the Secret Scroll he had just obtained.

[Secret: Professional Secret Scroll (Prophet)]

[Hidden Item: Method to become a Prophet]

[Opening Method 1: Mastery of Ancient An Su Secret Language, Chronology, Prophetic Science, Future Studies, Destiny Science, Divination, and the Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique.]

This Secret Scroll contained a Secret of its own.

But the method to open it was a little too complicated.

Right now, the only thing I’ve mastered is the Ancient An Su Secret Language. I don’t know any of the other sciences.

And that Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique... I’ve never even heard of it. It sounds incredibly high-level.

’Is that something I can even master?’

’The sciences should be easy enough to solve. I can probably find some books and learn them with a bit of time.’

’It’s this Heavenly Destiny Theorem Technique that’s the complicated part. It’s probably best to just ask someone who knows about it.’

’I’ll ask Iz first.’

’If Iz, Kumironi, and the others don’t know, I’ll ask Pari.’

...

After getting Lu Luwei’s room number and her contact information, Lu Cang returned to his room and lay down on the bed.

It was nighttime, but not yet late. Lu Cang opened An Zheng’s manuscript.

The manuscript had been fully restored.

It was time to calm down and study it properly... it concerned the cautionary tale of an Level 8 Mage.

’I can’t fall into the same pits that my predecessors did.’