Reborn with Infinity Money System, I was Worshipped by All Universes!-Chapter 179 - 176-Sure, I’ll Go… Name Your Price

"Doesn’t matter if I’m a fortune teller or not," Velen said with a smile. "Want to find a place to chat?"

"Nope!"

Aedida rejected him without a second of hesitation, much to Velen’s surprise.

"Aedida! The Rising Magi Rankings’ 100th-ranked genius… when he was eighteen, he—"

Velen suddenly raised his voice and started shouting toward the nearby crowd. Aedida panicked and clamped a hand over Velen’s mouth again, his face filled with despair.

"Alright, alright! I’ll go with you, okay?!"

Old Carter, what do I do?! This guy’s got me completely under control!

As they walked toward the tavern, Aedida hurriedly reached out to the ancient soul within him.

Controlled, my ass! What’s more important—your life or your pride?! Let him talk if he wants to talk! What are you even afraid of?! This guy gives me an extremely dangerous feeling. I’ll be straight with you—if it comes down to it, I can’t protect you. In fact, I might die right alongside you!

And another thing! How the hell did I end up bound to such a damn poser? Can you stop with the drama for five minutes? You gonna die if you don’t show off?!

Hearing Carter’s curses, Aedida didn’t dare talk back. If it weren’t for all that self-narrated bragging earlier, he never would’ve caught the attention of this mystery man—even Carter was afraid of him!

A few moments later, inside the tavern.

"To qualify for the Rising Magi Rankings, you must reach at least Titan Rank. The lowest ranked is Titan Rank lv1, and the highest goes up to Hero Rank lv9. Once someone ascends to Supreme Rank, they’re automatically removed from the rankings."

"And remember—this ranking spans the entire universe, not just Uno Kingdom. It’s got serious weight."

After answering Velen’s question, Aedida quickly added, "Your Highness Velen, that’s all I know! Also… my rabbit back home is about to give birth! If I don’t get back soon, there could be casualties!"

…

Hearing that, Velen’s face twitched with black lines.

Your rabbit is giving birth? You’re a mage, and instead of researching spells, you’re raising rabbits?

If you’re gonna make up an excuse to leave, at least try.

"Fine, you can go. Name your price."

Seeing that Aedida was desperate to leave, Velen got straight to the point.

"Huh? Name my price for what?"

Aedida was completely stunned. He didn’t get what Velen was implying at all.

"That Rising Magi Rankings rank of yours. I want it. Name your price."

Seeing Aedida’s blank stare, Velen laid it all out.

"Wait… what?! Your Highness Velen, you’ve gotta be joking! That rank’s not something you can buy!"

Aedida’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Each new name on the Rising Magi Rankings comes with a note—like how I defeated Nico, it states exactly how I did it and which spells I used."

"And this ranking is extremely important to the Hall of Magi. If people started buying their way in, the whole system would collapse!"

Aedida gave a bitter laugh, trying to explain as clearly as he could.

"100,000 low-grade mana crystals."

Velen ignored his explanation and dropped his first offer.

Hiss—

Aedida couldn’t help but suck in a breath.

That was 100,000 low-grade mana crystals.

No exaggeration—he was tempted.

Even with Carter’s help, Aedida still needed a massive amount of magical resources. That kind of money could fund his next decade of growth.

"Your Highness, it’s not that the mana crystals aren’t tempting… but if the Hall of Magi finds out, they might strip you of the ranking. You’d lose both the title and the crystals."

Though tempted, Aedida still tried to reason with Velen.

"One million low-grade mana crystals."

Velen upped the offer tenfold, still unmoved by the warning.

Slap!

Aedida slapped a Mutual Consent contract—an official Hall of Magi document—onto the table.

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"Your Highness, as long as your strength reaches Titan Rank lv1, I’ll sign this with you right now. You beat me through Mutual Consent, and the rank is yours."

Screw the honor and glory.

With a million mana crystals plus Carter’s guidance, the next ten years would be a rocket ride to the top. Even if the Hall of Magi blacklisted him and barred him from challenging anyone on the rankings ever again, Aedida didn’t care.

"Mutual Consent? What’s that?"

Velen looked curiously at the special contract Aedida had brought out.

"Your Highness, you can’t just challenge a top-100 magus because you feel like it. Both parties have to sign a Mutual Consent contract. Only then will the Hall of Magi recognize the outcome."

"One more thing: even if someone doesn’t want to fight, if you find them and present a signed Mutual Consent, they must accept the challenge."

Aedida gave a clear and detailed explanation.

"I still have over 6 million luxury points," Velen thought to himself. "Originally I was saving up to reach 9 million and make a direct breakthrough to Titan Rank lv9... but looks like I’ll spend 1 million now and go straight to Titan Rank lv1."

Having heard enough, Velen gave the command:

"System, spend 1 million luxury points and break through to Titan Rank lv1."

BOOM!

A powerful surge of rank-up energy erupted from within Velen. Across the table, Aedida sat there, completely dumbfounded.

Elite Rank lv9 to Titan Rank lv1 — that was a major breakthrough across a tier boundary!

You’re telling me this guy just decided to rank up in the middle of a casual tavern chat?

Aedida recalled how he’d broken through that same bottleneck: painstaking preparation of support potions, scouting out a quiet location, setting up a mana-concentration array with magic stones…

Then he looked back at Velen, who had just leveled up like it was no big deal.

Screw the Rising Magi Rankings…

This made him feel like an absolute fraud.

"All done. I’ve reached Titan Rank lv1. What now?"

Velen looked across the table, eyes calmly focused on Aedida.

"Your Highness, now we each pour mana into the Mutual Consent to activate it. Then you give me one million low-grade mana crystals, I’ll immediately surrender, and the honor of being Ranked 100 will officially be yours."

"But keep in mind—the Hall of Magi will see the entire transaction. Whether or not they acknowledge it is a matter of luck."

Aedida explained the final steps of their deal.