In response for the man’s intense gaze, a chuckle was let out by Isaiah, “Relax, I’m sure all those who knows the value of a space gem could figure out that The Royal Palace must be involved”, he spread his arms, “I mean, while rich you can’t be that rich”, Isaiah’s tone had turned a lot more casual now that there was a secret amongst them, a common tactic to get closer to people.
Sir Isaac laughed in response causing the tense atmosphere to dissolve, “Forgive me for my unprofessionalism. Guess my mind wasn’t functioning properly right after witnessing such a breath-taking event.”
Isaiah calmly replied, “Making mistakes is human nature”, he took a second to emphasize his next words, “So is learning from them.” His words caused Sir Isaac to nod in agreement.
Isaiah clapped his hands to get back to the topic at hand, “What I want should be simple especially considering your connections to The Royal Palace. I want Properties from both Noble District and Chasm District” He then used light magic to create a crude 3d map of the Noble District, he pointed at a few random buildings with his index finger, “I need them to be at most 200 meters apart and in a straight line encompassing the entire district. At Least 10 m² each with a height of minimum 5 meters.”, The hologram modified as he spoke to showcase various acceptable property types. Then with a snap of his hand the hologram disappeared, his gaze turning to Sir Isaac for his response.
Sir Isaac nodded, “That seems reasonable considering the value of the space gem. However, The Royal Palace will only pay for the properties within the Noble District. You will be expected to pay for the Chasm District.” After he put forth the requirements, he asked, “Does that seem like a fair reward?” There was a slight smile on his face. He was truly going far and beyond with this reward to secure early connections with Isaiah after having seen a glimpse of his potential. Having run an auction house for decades, his appraisal skills were hard to match.
Isaiah took his left hand to his chin. He did a quick calculation of how much it would cost him to buy all those properties and if he could even afford them in the first place with his current income, “Hmm,” He extended hand to shake Sir Isaac’s, “Seems like we have a deal in our hands.”
Sir Isaac shook his hand back, “I can’t help but comment on it, your strength is highly impressive for a Middle Rank 1 mage.” In his many years of doing various jobs, he had seen few as strong as Isaiah within his respective Rank.
Isaiah took the compliment with a smile, then fired one of his own, “Well when it comes to strength, yours is truly rare even within the entire Empire.”
After a few more words exchanged between them, Sir Isaac left to attend to his own business, leaving Isaiah in the middle of the ravaged landscape surrounded by unconscious people, and a small crowd that was made of those who had woken up.
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Terry approached Isaiah, he had never fallen unconscious thanks to him being a Rank 2 Existence, “Did you handle your business?”, he hadn’t wanted to be interrupted while Isaiah was doing business, that was the reason for his late arrival.
Isaiah simply nodded in response, he then told Terry while barely managing to hold back his laughter, “You and Richard, two brothers make an amazing formidable duo with your flame fists and his flame lion punches.” He shrugged his shoulders then sighed in an exaggerated manner, “Seems like blood remains true at the end of the day.”
Terry wasn’t laughing though, “Well, we both use our own variation of the Incendio Family Fighting Technique.” He then added with a awkward laugh, “His being a little more refined than mine currently”
Isaiah laughed hearing his awkward confession, “Don’t worry with me backing you, you might as well go around calling yourself The Duke Incendio already.”
They both walked side by side to the place they had put Lily and Grace for safety. They obviously hadn’t abandoned them under the rubble. While Isaiah took the attention at first, the reason for Terry’s late arrival to the battle was he took the role of securing the girls to a safe location first.
Isaiah’s eyes landed on the small tunnel Terry had dug, as they made their way towards the end of the small tunnel, he could see two women laying on the ground still unconscious.
Isaiah took Lily to his arms. After he secured a hold of her, he turned to look towards Terry who, just like him, carried Grace in his arms, “Your sister is due for a mental training.” Despite being the same Rank as him, Grace had fallen unconscious. Showing her lacking mentality which needed further refinement.
Terry simply shook his head, clearly not on the same boat as Isaiah, “You are the weird one here. Any Rank 1 should normally pass out under the pressure of Aura from a Middle Rank 2 Existance.” Isaiah being conscious throughout the whole event was the oddity here.
Isaiah simply laughed, not engaging with his point at all, “Finding excuses for weakness, I see.” only going as far as to give a jokingly dismissive response.
After they exited the tunnel, they parted ways without even speaking to each other, having a tacit understanding. Isaiah took Lily to his mana vehicle and secured her in the passenger's seat.
He drove back towards his casino, the entire ride his mind hyper fixated on the battle he had just witnessed. A clash between Rank 3 Existences, it was truly spectacular.
Isaiah, having commanded armies into dozens of billion men's wars in his previous life, was no stranger to large scale battles. However what he had just witnessed was different, it wasn’t simply just power. It was pure, raw, untouched by the plague that was metal that slowly corrupted one's body, then mind, till you were just a shell of your old self.
His thoughts were disrupted by the sound coming from the streets and the moon that had peeked its head, lighting up the dark night like usual. He looked next to him at the beauty that was sleeping soundly, Lily.
He couldn’t help but let out a low sigh, “Such a long road ahead of me”, his fingers tapped the sides of his seat, his face contorted to show a smile, “One long mysterious and entertaining road.” His smile didn’t waver till he arrived in front of his casino and pulled up to its parking lot.