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n?In the Shadowcrest Residence:

nMaximus quietly meditated, remastering various knowledge as he tried to conceive the tier 8 chapter ‘Origin’.

nSuddenly, a knock on the door disturbed him.

n“Come in.”

n“Dad!” Sam greeted.

n“What happened, tired of playing around?” Maximus teased.

nThis bastard son of his only knew how to fight and play the hearts of ladies.

nHe hadn’t even internalized the motto of the family and gave birth to an heir.

nOver the past decades, Maximus didn’t know how many women were brought to this stronghold by his bastard son.

nMaximus even noticed that some of them were spies.

nFortunately, Sam was super choosy; basically, a girl could only last a few days to a month.

n“A little…” Sam unconsciously nodded, forgetting why he came.

nHe was getting tired of women.

nIt seemed that all of them were the same, except for the skin.

nThey were all after his money and handsome face; no one was after his humour and skills.

nSometimes he was even jealous of his brothers who found their destiny early on.

n“How about I let you meet some daughters of some Apex Sovereign?” Maximus suggested.

nWith his connection and current worth, it should be easy to find someone who can interest his son.

n“No, that would not be without a challenge.”

n“How can I still be a man if I rely on my father?” Sam quickly shook his head.

n“Aren’t you relying on me now?” Maximus was speechless.

nThis son of his was really narcissistic.

nHis handsomeness, skills, money—all he could show off was from him, his father.

nNow he dared to say that he didn’t need to rely on him to be a man?

nIsn’t that contradictory?

n“That’s different,” Sam still denied.

nAlthough he relied on his father for everything.

nFor the girl that he would be with him for eternity, he still wanted to be the one to choose.

n“Fine…”

n“Anyway, why are you here?”

n“That, my family emblem suddenly disappeared.”

n“Are you sure?”

n“I’m sure.”

nHearing that, Maximus frowned.

nExpanding his domain, he noticed a different aura on Sam.

n“Eternal Voyager, check to see if there is any anomaly in the stronghold.”

nEternal Voyager: Right away, host.

nScanning….

nAnomalies found…. none

nPermission to use reserve energy for deep scan

n“Permission.”

nDeep Scanning…

nAnomalies found…

nAn individual with unknown strength was currently on board the stronghold

nWarning! Warning! Warning!

nFatal threat detected

nPermission to use dimensional weapon!

nWarnings began to blare, making Maximus frown.

n“Hold off first, show me the live feed of the anomaly.”

n…

nA little earlier,

nKelvin began to take Malgron around the stronghold.

n“Mister, I still don’t know your name?” Kelvin asked before proceeding.

n“Just call me Mag,” Malgron thought and replied.

n“Mr. Mag, what would you like to see first?”

n“Of course, food. I’m starving…”

n“Then, let’s go right away,” Kelvin nodded and called a special transportation vehicle.

nAlthough he didn’t know why a friend of the Guild leader was hungry, Kelvin still did his thing.

n…

nArriving at the Food Section, Malgron smelled the tempting aroma.

n“Where would you want to eat, Mr.-” Kelvin didn’t finish speaking as he saw Mr. Mag arrive at the Shadowcrest Home Restaurant.

nAs he watched, Mr. Mag enter the restaurant, sweat began to form on his face.

n“Mr. Mag, wait!” Kelvin hurriedly chased.

n“What?” Malgron frowned, seeing someone stop him.

n“That, Mr. Mag, I don’t have any money to treat you to this place,” Kelvin said truthfully.

nAlthough he wanted to please one of the Guild leader’s friends, he didn’t want to go bankrupt.

nThe restaurant in front of him is not something people like him can afford.

nHe heard that the chef and the owner of this place were one of the guild leader’s wives.

nJust knowing this, how could the dishes inside be normal?

n“What treat? I can afford my own food.” Malgron waved his hand in disinterest.

nWhat a joke!

nIs he short on money?

nIn the countless epochs, he had been fighting in the abyss.

nThe crystal merits on him were enough to fill several small worlds.

nIf not for worrying the abyss would reabsorb the crystal merits, he would even throw it like a worthless stone.

n“That, then that’s fine…” Kelvin nodded reluctantly.

nThinking that as a friend of the guild leader, this man should not be short of money.

nMaybe even the food would be free.

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nGoing inside they were greeted with unpretentious luxury.

nIt was too cozy, not like a normal restaurant.

nThere were only a few tables for customers to sit through.

nMalgron and Kelvin quickly found a seat and waited to order.

nSoon a puppet had come to them.

n“Hello, welcome to Shadowcrest Home Restaurant. What would you like to eat?” The puppet greeted, taking out a menu.

n“Give me one of everything from the menu,” Malgron waved his hand, not looking at the menu.

n“What about you? What do you want? My treat.”

n“Uh-” Kelvin was already frozen, looking at the prices on the menu.

nDragon Mushroom Caps… Price 100 million Etherium coins.

nMinotaur Medallions Beef… Price 70 million Etherium coins.

nBlink Forest Risotto… Price 50 million Etherium coins.

nElixir of Immortality Sorbet… Price 120 million Etherium coins.

nFrost Giant Elixir Wine… Price 150 million Etherium coins…

nJust looking at it, Kelvin was already numb.

nHe could only afford such food if he saved for decades.

n“Hurry up, I’m hungry,” Malgron urged with a frown.

nIf not for wanting a company for the first time, he would already kill this brat for delaying him.

n“Just give me the Celestial Dream cake,” Kelvin finally muttered.

nIt was already the cheapest he could find, costing 30 million Etherium coins.

n“Is that all? You’re a small eater,” Malgron mocked.

n“I have already eaten,” Kelvin reasoned.

nAlthough it was a treat, he still had to eat what he could afford.

n….

nSoon after a few minutes later, the food arrived.

n“Finally, the food is here,” Malgron licked his lips, seeing the puppet beginning to deliver the food.

nLooking at the high-tier food on his plate, Malgron began devouring it.

nMouthful after mouthful, food after food.

nIt seems that Malgron had a bottomless stomach.

nKelvin could only silently savor the dessert in his hand as he looked at the monster in front of him.

nOne had to know the food served in front of them was at least tier 8 food.

nThe huge amount of energy contained in it made it impossible to quickly digest, yet the man before him ate it like it was nothing.

nSoon after a quarter-hour of endless eating, Malgron finally burped in satisfaction.

n“Huh~ What a treat~” Malgron muttered as he squinted his eyes.

n“Excuse me, can you call the chef? I want to offer my appreciation.” Malgron yelled at the empty shop.

nCurious, Erica came out to see who had the bottomless stomach and ate her whole menu.

n“Mister?”

n“It’s you! What a pretty young lad, your food is too delicious and homely,” Malgron praised sincerely.

nEating the food reminded him of the meals he had with his old buddies in their earlier years.

n“Thank you,” Erica smiled, seeing a customer satisfied. Googl search novel(ꜰ)ir(e).nt

nShe had only set up this restaurant because she was bored.

nShe didn’t expect to meet this interesting customer.

n“Do you need anything?”

n“No, I just want to express my appreciation,” Malgron shook his head.

n“How much is the food we ate?”

n“173 billion Etherium coins, mister,” Erica said after a quick calculation.

n“Etherium coins?” Malgron was puzzled for a while.

n“Is it the new currency?”

nIt seems that the Abyss is really changing day by day.

nJust a few hundred years ago, they still used crystal merits, and now it’s Etherium coins.

n“It’s indeed a new currency; you can just pay us 17.3 trillion crystal merits,” Erica nodded and stated the price in Crystal merits.

nAlthough she didn’t know which cave this man popped up from, not knowing the trend of times, he was certainly not simple.

nJust eating all the courses on her menu was already not normal.

nEven a tier 9 apex sovereign would be bloated if he ate that much.

nHowever, looking at the man in front of him, it seems that the food barely satiated his stomach.

n“Oh, here, keep the change,” Malgron nodded and threw out his smallest storage ring.

nReceiving the storage ring, Erica quickly took a look inside.

nWhat she saw were piles of crystal merits that nearly burst the storage ring.

nJust by estimate, it should be a few hundred trillion crystal merits.

n“It’s too much,” Erica said, not accepting such a huge amount.

nShe didn’t want to owe some unknown man something.

n“It’s okay, just take it; it’s too bothersome to count.”

n“No, I insist,” Erica still shook her head.

n“Oh, then while you count, serve me another foo-” Before Malgron finished speaking, a man suddenly appeared in front of him.

n“Never mind, take out your strongest wine; I’d like to talk to this gentleman…” Malgron said with interest.

n“No need, I have the wine here,” Maximus said coldly.

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