"What did you say?" Josephine asked, her expression a mask of pure bewilderment as she stared at him.
Sunny closed the distance between them, his gaze settling intently on her beautiful face. "Why are you so surprised? I already told you, I'm the richest man in the galaxy. And why would I let my mate wear scraps?" he asked.
'Scraps?' Josephine's eyes dropped to the armor she was wearing.
'This is a race-class armor, and he called it scraps?!'
Sunny smirked and turned to the manager. "Is there anything else?"
"Yes! Yes! After the payment, madam will have to mark the equipment with her blood... That way, they'll remain hers forever," the manager explained, eagerly.
Sunny nodded and pulled out a card.
"Swipe the card," he said with a smile.
"Sir... Don't you want to know the price of the whole set?" The woman asked, a hint of confusion in her voice.
"Do you think I can't buy it?" Sunny retorted, a slight frown creasing his brow.
"No. No. No... That is not it." The manager offered a bright smile and gestured to a salesgirl, who instantly understood and hurried away.
"If I may, what's the total cost of these items?" Josephine asked after a moment of hesitation.
"Oh... Madam, the total is 300 billion."
"What?!" Both Sunny and Josephine exclaimed, though for entirely different reasons.
"See?! You don't have the money for these equipments, how are you planning on paying for them?" Josephine demanded, turning to face Sunny.
"Oh... I'm not complaining about the amount. It's just... The amount is too little."
"...???"
'Too little?? With 'Too' at the front?!!' The manager was speechless, clearly not expecting to have snagged such a high-paying customer today.
The salesgirl rushed back with a device in hand, and Sunny handed his card to the manager. Josephine stood frozen as Sunny transferred a staggering 300 billion in a single transaction.
"Sir," the manager said, gesturing to the salesgirl, who then produced a decorated knife with a red ribbon tied around it.
"What is that for?" Sunny asked, confused.
"To draw madam's blood so she can mark the equipment here," the manager replied.
"That won't be necessary." Sunny turned to the still-stunned Josephine, gently took her hand, and slowly raised her finger to his mouth, his eyes fixed on hers.
Josephine's gaze remained locked with his as he brought her finger to his mouth. The armor on her hand retracted, revealing her index finger, which he then bit into, instantly drawing a bead of blood. Josephine grimaced but said nothing.
Sunny smiled and waved his hand, causing the sets of equipment to float towards them. He then gestured for her to mark them with her blood.
'He... He is really giving these to me?'
Josephine slowly and shakily raised her hand, carefully tapping her bloody finger on each item.
Sunny exhaled and turned to the manager. "I would like more things for her... Do you have jewelry? They must be beautiful and also have some special skills."
The manager thought for a few seconds and nodded.
"Yes!" She tapped on a holographic screen, scrolling through pages for a while before stopping. By then, Josephine had finished marking all the equipment and had stored them in her cosmic space.
"These are what you asked for!" The manager spread her hand, and countless beautiful and shiny accessories appeared around them, slowly circling the two.
"These are the best of the best; each of these jewelry gives special boosts to the wearer."
"Hmm..."
Sunny stroked his jaw with a thoughtful expression and turned to Josephine. "Which one do you like, Mate?" he asked.
'Can he stop calling me mate?!' Josephine thought with a frown, shaking her head.
"I don't need anything."
".....?"
Sunny and the manager were speechless.
"Why, madam?" The manager quickly asked, not wanting to lose such a 'good' customer.
Josephine glared at her and then turned to Sunny. "I know you're rich, but you already spent 300 billion on me... Although we have our differences, I don't want you to waste all your life-earned money on me."
'Life-earned money??' Sunny turned to the lion hovering beside him, which only he could see. 'She said 'life-earned money'... Why, the system gave me the money in less than five minutes, even specifying I have to spend it on her...' He smirked.
'No matter what you say, I will spend this whole 500 billion on you today, then use the other billion to get the robots.'
He walked towards her and smiled. "You are my mate and deserve the best... And don't ever say I'm wasting my money on you... Come on." He turned to the manager and salesgirl.
"Why does the husband make money? Isn't it to spend on his wife?"
"Yes! That is exactly why the husband makes money!" The manager quickly agreed.
"Yes!" the salesgirl answered with a smile.
"You heard that, Mate... So can you choose the ones you like?" he asked.
'These two will say anything as long as you buy from their store... But these jewelries really look good... No, I can't show any weakness.' She made up her mind, but before she could say anything, Sunny announced.
"Manager... Pack all these jewelries! I am buying them all!"
"Wow!!!! Thank you so much, sir... The total is 10 billion."
'10 billion?? So little?' He frowned and asked, "I told you the best? 10 billion is too cheap."
"....Huh?"
"...!!"
The three females in the room were dumbfounded.
'Ten billion is too... Cheap?' The manager was speechless.
'Wow... If only he could be my husband,' the salesgirl thought, her gaze fixed on Sunny's handsome face.
"Sir... There is a jewelry but this jewelry cost 100 billion, and---"
"--Show me!" Sunny cut off the manager's words, who quickly nodded and switched on the screen again. After ten seconds, a golden ring appeared in front of the group.
Ring of Life
{Ring of life: Increase lifespan by 100 years. Smooth the skin and make the wearer look younger than his/her age. Add one extra life to the wearer...}
{Meaning: If the wearer is killed, they will simply be revived and taken to a different location. Grand class.}
'Holy!! This is having a second life!' He took the ring and turned to Josephine.
"This is yours, only because you chose to marry me." He held her hand and placed the ring on her finger. "This is our marriage ring, don't ever take it off... Understand?"
Josephine stared at the golden ring on her finger, then at Sunny, and slowly nodded. Sunny moved closer to her and whispered in her ear, "If you dare remove it without my permission... You will be punished."
Josephine swallowed and slowly nodded her head again.
"Good..." Sunny turned to the manager.
"We will be taking all these... A total of 110 billion. Swipe the card."
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[A Moment Later.]
The two walked out of the equipment store, everything Sunny bought now stored in Josephine's cosmic space. Sunny's gaze was fixed on the golden card in his hand.
'A god membership card? The equipment store surely knows how to do business.' he thought, and then stored the card in the system storage space.
"Come on, let's get the construction robots, as per one of your conditions, then get you more things." He said with a smile. 'Having money is the best!!'
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[Five Hours Later.]
"Swipe the card!" Sunny said, handing his card to the owner of a spaceship manufacturing company. The man quickly took the card and swiped it.
[Transfer successful.]
Sunny, who was still shirtless but now wore a red fur coat, smiled, taking his card back from the owner.
{Congratulations! Master completed the system's first quest: spend 1 Billion in less than 30 hours... Master gained a grand class weapon.}
{All changer.}
Sunny stared at the red sword hovering before him, which only he could see, and nodded slowly. 'The name sounds a bit off.'
{All changer: A grand class sword which could take the shape of any non-living thing thinkable... Boosts: +2,000 in attack. +500 in speed. +1,000 in celestial energy. +1,000 in magic damage and magic resistance.}
'Oh?! Magic damage? I have only seen magic resistance... This must really be a god-class weapon.' He nodded and turned to Josephine. 'I also completed her quest, and I am still a bit confused... How can someone change so much?' he thought.
"Are you ready, husband?" Josephine asked with a smile.
'Only 50% increase... Well, for now, we are just a normal couple, without any romantic spark between us... But...' He frowned slightly.
'I must conquer her completely... You can say this is love at first sight, but I don't care... Anyone who sets their eyes on her will die. I and I alone can have her.' He thought with determination.
Josephine tilted her head in confusion. "What are you thinking about?"
"Oh... Nothing, just our future," he said with a smile.
"Sir... Do you need a pilot for the spaceship?" The guy quickly stepped forward and added:
"You are now our VIP, so the pilot will be free... We can give you some crew for the spaceship, but that will cost galaxy crystals, as you can see... The ship is the biggest, specially created for royalties... And as one, you will need a crew so you won't stress yourselves out."
Sunny turned to the spaceship and slowly nodded his head. It was twice the size of an airplane on Earth.
This spaceship was known as: J-Type 327 Nubian royal starship... It alone cost billions, and Sunny had just bought it for his mate.
"Can you drive?" He directed the question to Josephine.
"Yes." She nodded.
"Good..." He turned to the guy. "We won't be taking any crew, and thanks again!"
With that said, the two walked out of the company, towards their newly acquired spaceship.