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Chapter 35 - Big Money

From the way the older merfolk looked at his grinning son. Kai suspected Sehn knew Reishi could have forced him to drop the price lower. Luckily he had not said anything, so Kai could put away all the shiny copper mesars in his satchel.

Maybe he didn’t think it was worth saying anything for such a small sum. A man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I don’t think either father or son would give me a good deal just because I’m a child.

Stepping back with a satisfi...

Chapter 34 - Merfolk Merchants

Kai blinked twice to make sure his eyes weren’t deceiving him. He had known about the existence of other races for a long time. Even in the Baquire Archipelago that was common knowledge. But one thing was knowing, another was coming face to face with one.

With his brain short-circuited, he could only stupidity exclaim. “You are merfolks.”

One book he read had a chapter about foreign races. It didn’t say much except they existed and a brief description.

The merfolk si...

Chapter 33 - The Fortuna

As the sun was rising on Greenside, Kai soon learnt this day was different. From the moment he got his nose out of the door, he heard the excited conversations of the passerby that a merchant ship had docked this morning.

Even better, it wasn’t the usual brig that stopped once or twice a season, but a different vessel no one had seen before.

The whole town was buzzing with the news. For an out-of-the-way settlement like theirs, this event was a rare occasion to break the tedious...

Chapter 32 - Alchemic Extravaganza

After waking from a wondrous nap, there wasn’t much time left in the day. Kai helped his mother cook dinner and spent the rest of the evening with his family.

Alana had brought Kea around to witness different jobs, but she didn’t show interest in any of them.

“Don’t worry sweetie, there is still time,” Alana said. Kai could clearly see that her reassurances were making Kea more anxious. Their mother was doing what she thought best with the options they had.

It was ...

Chapter 31 - Testing the Limits

After meditating, running to the sea and completing his daily exercises. Kai tested his new Inspect skill. Strolling back home, he had an even easier time estimating people’s race grade and profession.

Once in his room, he tested it on a dragonroot he brought from the estate. It was a material he had used and studied extensively, so he was curious about what the skill would give him. The results were beyond his expectations.

His eyes and Mana Sense dug deep into the root. Simple...