Chapter 9: Exchanging Resources, Strength Soars!

Inside the room.

Kent released his aura and was about to speak when he saw Elina stand up voluntarily.

The expert-level oppression that had a strong restraining effect on ordinary elites was just a gentle breeze to the silver-eyed girl.

Elina didn't sense Kent's intention to warn her and spoke up first, "Old sir, you can rest assured. I will definitely repay Young Master Sila. I swear by the Silver-Gray Voice to pave the way for him until my last breath."

The Silver-Gray Voice was the belief of all mages on the continent, originating from the god of arcane magic, Haven La, who had been asleep for an unknown period.

Legend had it that the Silver-Gray Voice was the medium through which this deity transmitted magic to the human world.

To swear by the Silver-Gray Voice and then betray it would cause mages to suffer severe backlash, even resulting in instant death!

Kent felt a little helpless and thought to himself, "You've said everything. What should I say now?" After a moment, the old man finally managed to squeeze out a sentence, "Alright, focus on your cultivation. I won't disturb you any further." With that, Kent turned around and left helplessly. However, just as he stepped out of the door, he saw Sila staring at him intently.

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Kent asked in confusion.

Sila's face suddenly turned ice-cold, and he spat out the words, "Who did this?"

He was rarely angry, but now he was.

Sila hadn't noticed it at first, but when the old knight released his aura, he saw that Kent's fluctuating aura was unstable and incomplete, clearly indicating that the old knight was injured.

At the auction, Kent had swiftly and decisively killed those two young men who were gossiping about him, and he was in peak condition at that time.

This meant that in the short time between going to purchase resources and returning, Kent had been involved in a battle and had suffered losses.

Even when he almost got "blown up" after buying Elina, he only complained in his heart and remained calm.

At this moment, the gentleness in Sila's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by raging anger.

Facing the intense gaze of his young master, Kent hesitated for a moment before revealing the truth: "I wanted to buy some higher-quality resources for you, so after visiting a few shops, I went to the Adventurers' Guild to see if I could buy some resources that adventurers had newly discovered in ruins. Unfortunately, I encountered members of the Dragon Hunting Family."

"Them again." Sila's eyebrows furrowed. "So you and them were both eyeing that element essence and fought over it?"

"No." Kent said solemnly. "Last time, when you were at the academy, that brat from the Dragon Hunting Family tricked and insulted you. So I deliberately provoked them, first raising the price of the element essence and then mocking them for not having the money to even show their faces."

"As expected, the members of the Dragon Hunting Family have extremely short tempers, and they attacked me first."

"I took a hit and, according to the guild's rules, my counterattack was considered self-defense."

"So I took the opportunity to disable the captain of the brat's family guards. It's a pity that the people from the Adventurers' Guild reacted too quickly, otherwise, I could have disabled a few more."

Kent's face darkened as he recounted his "glorious achievements."

Sila sighed helplessly. "Grandpa Kent, why did you have to do that?"

Kent said dismissively, "Don't worry, Young Master. We're in the right on this matter, and I only took one hit. I'll be fine after a few months of recuperation."

"And that guard captain from the Dragon Hunting Family will be spending the rest of his life in bed." Sila sighed helplessly again. "I'm not talking about the cost and price. It's just that you're the only grandfather I have, and the Dragon Hunting Family has at least a hundred expert-level powerhouses."

"If anything happens to you, I'll be heartbroken."

"Young Master..." Kent's expression changed as he heard these words, revealing a moved look, and he almost knelt down.

Sila's words weren't intended to buy loyalty.

After transcending, this old man was his only remaining family.

It wasn't worth it for Kent to get hurt just because of this little conflict with the Dragon Hunting Family.

After a moment of thought, Sila flipped his hands, and a bottle of emerald-green potion appeared in them.

This was the Life Essence he had exchanged for 100 points in the system store. Its effect was to rapidly heal physical injuries without any side effects.

It belonged to the low-grade healing potions in the system.

However, in Gandarniel, its value was astonishingly high. It was a great loss to condense a healing potion without any side effects.

Initially, Kent's face remained unchanged, but when Sila opened the bottle and a refreshing fragrance wafted out.

The old man's expression changed. "Young Master, you can't do this. It's too wasteful. My injuries will heal with time."

Kent was extremely surprised.

A healing potion with such an aura must be of extremely high quality!

There were very few of them in the Leviathan family, and they were always reserved for the promising young members to prevent them from being unable to fully unleash their potential due to hidden physical injuries.

He was just an old man with one foot in the grave. How could he be worthy of such a precious potion?

"Drink it when I give it to you." Sila said, pouring the potion directly into Kent's mouth, with liquid splashing into the air.

Kent was startled and, not wanting to waste the potion, quickly opened his mouth to catch it. Instantly, as the liquid flowed into his body, he felt refreshed, and his internal organs were nourished by the abundant healing power.

"Young Master, this..." Kent's expression froze.

After a moment of thought, Sila didn't hesitate and spent another 1500 points to exchange for a concentrated Life Essence.

As an expert-level guardian knight, Kent mainly focused on physical strength, and his mental power wasn't much stronger than Sila, who was an elite-status mage.

 Sila seized the opportunity when Kent opened his mouth and poured another bottle of potion into it.

In just a short while, 1600 points were spent.

"This is too wasteful!" Kent cried out.

His aura of a master disappearing completely.

He was now just an old man watching his junior squander resources helplessly.

Kent felt the power slowly infiltrating his body becoming more and more intense, like a storm, healing all the hidden injuries and chronic ailments accumulated in his internal organs over the years. In just a few minutes, he felt his ears clear, his vision sharp, and his body incredibly light, as if he had been reborn.

Seeing this, Sila's face broke into a smile.

The Life Essence worth 100 points was enough to heal Kent's external wounds.

However, as Sila observed Kent's recovery, he sensed with his mental power that Kent's wounds had only healed superficially, there were still many hidden injuries within his body.

This was quite common in the world of Gandarniel.

Perfect-quality healing resources were extremely rare. Most people, when using potions, only chose to heal surface wounds. Many even relied on the holy light of the Church to treat their injuries, exchanging the healing of surface wounds for the overuse of their life force.

Kent had accumulated countless hidden injuries, which acted like shackles, firmly confining his strength to the expert level. Otherwise, with his decent talent, he could have had the potential to advance further...

Concerned about the resources spent on him, Kent sat cross-legged to meditate and absorb the potion's power.

Seeing that both Elina and Kent were in a state of cultivation, Sila calmly walked to another room and quickly counted the points in his hand. He currently had 6,400 points. Of these, 6,000 points came from the cultivation resources Kent had purchased, all of which were used on Elina. The resources, originally worth 150,000 gold coins, were converted into 6,000 points.

Then, when arranging Elina's enrollment, Sila specifically instructed the butler to take the most expensive route - donating 50,000 gold coins to Victoria Magic Academy.

This not only ensured Elina's smooth enrollment but also earned him 2,000 points.

After deducting the cost of the two potions, he had exactly 6,400 points left.

Sila began a round of rapid spending.

He first purchased a set of equipment - the Sunfire Staff paired with Ash-Clearing Powder, costing 2,500 points.

The Sunfire Staff was an excellent equipment for those of elite status, while the Ash-Clearing Powder had the effect of concealing the aura of magical equipment.

By doing so, Sila could hide the rarity of his equipment, as he didn't want to attract unnecessary trouble.

Afterwards, with 3,900 points remaining, he spent 3,500 points directly to exchange for his first magic spell - the Rain of Fire Essence Crystal.

In an instant, Sila held a crimson staff in his hand and crushed a crystal with his right hand, causing a flood of information to surge through his mind.

He felt as if he were in a special space, transitioning from knowing nothing about magic to deeply studying the spell known as "Fiery Rain" until he had completely mastered it.

When he opened his eyes again, he was a changed man!

The power of Fiery Rain was far beyond what a simple fireball spell could compare to!

It was a spell with a strength rating of excellent!

At the same time, with the amplification of the Sunfire Staff, Sila sensed through his mental power that – 

Outside the door, the butler was darting around like a headless chicken, drenched in sweat.

He was clearly in a state of panic.