Miles walked to the workstation and looked at the small orb in the boiler with a dumbstruck expression. A greenish-purple orb had a dagger swimming inside of it. “We did it?” Miles asked with disbelief.

“Yeah, we did it.” Coin exclaimed happily.

“It is indeed beautiful!” Miles held the orb in his hand. It wasn’t hot at all and had a cool sensation to it. “Coin charge it, please.”

“Right away.” Coin charged the orb, and the dagger appeared in Miles's hand. Because of its lightning attribute, the orb didn’t need much electricity to charge, but it didn’t have a psychic element, so Miles had to somehow nudge the orb to change its form. And he could only do so through Coin.

“It has two elements. It merged perfectly!” Miles was on cloud nine. He finally found the correct method to merge the orbs and he could try with higher-tiered orbs.

“There are only several months left for pre-competition. I don’t think I will be able to win against Quinn even with the help of two elemental orbs, but it is worth a try.” Miles knew how strong Quinn was, so despite the strength of the duo elemental orbs, he shouldn’t be able to win.

“We should maximize our profits first.” Coin said while Miles imagined winning the competition.

“What do you have in mind?” Miles asked with a frown.

“You should sell this orb to gain some capital before buying more orbs to merge them once again.” Coin answered.

“Before you refuse, it doesn't matter who buys it, they will never discover the method you used. But because of its uniqueness, it will sell for a record price. Believe me when I say this, but this orb will earn you more than any Frenzy-Rank orbs.”

“I see.” Miles thought and found the plan feasible. He didn’t have any funds to buy pinnacle-tier Orbs to merge, so he had to gain loads of money first. “But even if I try to sell it, no one will believe it,” Miles said.

“There is a way for it.” Coin said and brought out a page for Miles to see.

“Ah, it should work.” Miles looked at the name on the screen, thinking it to be highly possible.

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A week later,

“Mr?” Said the voice over the screen. The owner of the voice was an elderly man with a shaved face. His hair was silver in color, but his age couldn’t hide his handsome face. He was supporting two earrings, giving him youthful charm. His voice was as delicate as his visage. His purplish-blue eyes looked at the armored man with amusement.

“Marooner will suffice.” The armored man said. He was indeed Miles. After talking with Coin in detail, he decided to take action without a delay. The silver-haired man couldn’t see anything else. On the screen, there was only an armored man, and the rest of the screen was black.

“This is not a verified connection, so how should I believe it is really you?” The silver-haired man said, still sporting the same subtle smile.

“My identity is unimportant.” Miles said with a husky voice, “What is important is what I will offer to you.” Miles rebuked the elder man.

“Oh, then what is it that you want to offer?” The elderly man asked with a little frown. Of course, he knew who the Marooner was, but without verifying it, he wouldn’t be gullible to trust the other party.

“I have an orb with two elements. I created it myself, and I want to auction it in your house. Care to listen?” Miles asked with hope. He knew how stupid it sound, who would believe such a thing. But he was hopeful for two reasons: first, not everyone could reach the elder man he was talking to, and second, Marooner was famous.

“You know, I would hang up on you then send my men to kill you if it was before, but lately I heard a rumor. Would you like to guess?” The elderly man asked.

“You heard that the Marooner has a dual elemental orb.” Miles finished for him. It was an obvious guess right, why not take the initiative.

“Hahaha.” The man laughed hysterically. “I like you. You are straightforward and smart. Let’s hear then, what do you have for me?”

“I have a low-tier dagger with Poison and Lightning Elements. It is one of the kind and I want to auction it in Shin Warehouse.” Miles explained.

Indeed, the silver-haired man was Mae and Song’s father Ryu Shin. They were running the biggest auction house and several other entertainment enterprises all around Unity. Miles didn’t have Mae’s father’s number, and couldn’t ask her to share it with him, so it took him almost a few hours to find it.

“What is it in me?” Ryu Shin asked with a smile. He was already anticipating the answer.

“The chance to sell this item and let everyone in Unity know your eminent name,” Miles answered matter of factly. Who would deny selling such a rare thing? As soon as the news got out, every person on the surface on Earth would know the name of Shin Warehouse, the biggest auction house in Unity. With it, they could introduce their other brands as well. Free publicity was better than a small amount of UD.

“Alright, details?” Ryu asked after thinking for a short while.

“I want it to be auctioned under the name of Maroon Workshop. It is my workshop where I sell my other products and more dual elemental orbs may appear there in the future. The rest is on you.”

“Why do you trust me? What if I steal your dagger and keep it or sell it for myself?” Ryu asked with a stern face.

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“The dagger is already in my workshop and the listed price is linked to your warehouse’s website. You can adjust the link accordingly, so anyone who wants to access it can do so easily.” Miles answered. The biggest shopping site, Unizon, where Miles bought his arrows too, was a site that cared for the privacy of users.

The site also would check every item uploaded to the site and would keep the information of the buyers and sellers hidden. Miles created his workshop before reaching Ryu Shin and uploaded the information of the orb. Of course, the options for orbs wouldn’t accept an orb with two elements, so Miles recorded a verified video before uploading it to the site through Coin’s hidden methods.

The owner of the site, Yves Lemaze, Porseila’s father, reached out to Miles and wanted to purchase the orb for a record price, but Miles rejected it politely. What he needed now was publicity, and he could earn similar or more from selling it in the auction anyway.

“Oh, so Lemaze verifies its authenticity?” Ryu asked with a smile. “Then I accept your deal. How will you deliver the product?”

“Go to your garden, there is a package there. You can claim the orb anytime you wish. I will wait for your good news, Mr. Shin. Honor to do business with you.” Miles left the street where he could see Shin Mansion.

After leaving the Shin Mansion, Miles took the train to his house. It was Rayen’s first weekend after school and Miles wanted to hear the details. It was a little bit late, but he could still make it.

When Miles entered his apartment, Rayen was sitting at the table and reading a booklet. Miles approached the absent-minded Rayen and looked over her shoulder. The booklet was about Fighting Techniques that the school could teach for extra money.

Miles never attended private school after kindergarten so he never learned any fighting techniques in the school, but he too knew schools had services like this. There were even expeditions to Portal World with several strong fighters to give children first-hand experience.

Normally, one had to be sixteen or older to enter Portal World, and Dimensional Devices would prevent anyone younger from entering. Of course, the randomness of the Dimensional Device would be catastrophic for trips like that. To do such trips, schools were actually using the portals, the same portals monsters used to invade the Earth.

There was only one portal at first when monsters invaded the Earth, later several others opened but all of them were sealed or closed with the help of Mother AI. But there were a few portals kept open for military and other enterprise use.

One such was under the jurisdiction of the best of the schools. This portal was protected from inside and outside with strong hunters and could be sealed anytime in case of any mishap. But as long as it was safe, schools would use that portal to let children experience the marvelous world behind the ever-swirling portal.

The school Rayen was attending was one such school and it was included in the fee. But fighting arts did not, so Rayen could choose to pick one art to learn, or decide not to. Because she was poor, she didn’t want to choose, after all, if she were to do so, her big brother would have to pay for it. On the other hand, she wanted to learn and get stronger, so she could pay back Miles quicker.

“Thinking of a handsome boy already?” Miles sighed and shook his head. “It is your first week, and you are already in love.”

Rayen got started when he heard Miles all of a sudden, but when she heard what Miles said, her face got red under a second. She tried to deny it and show the booklet, but she also didn’t want Miles to know about it or he would insist on enrolling her. Her dilemma was cute.

“I already know what you are thinking,” Miles said and sat across from her.

“You do?” She asked after calming down a little. She still didn’t dare to look into Miles's eyes.

“Rayen, the reason I registered you in that school is so you could get the best education. And since you were selfish enough to stay with me, let me be selfish and help you all the way.” Miles wanted her to open herself so he could help her. She still had her reservation because she didn’t want to become a burden.

“But, they are too expensive.” Rayen shook her head. She knew how expensive those arts were. The normal price for Delicate Fist was fifty million in the Hall of Arts. But the school was teaching it for a hundred million. As an orphan for most of her life, and captive for rest, she knew how valuable money was. She wouldn’t let Miles pay twice the money just for her.

“The arts on the list aren’t things you can buy on a whim. All of those arts are locked, and can only be bought with Hall of Art coupons and money required. Although not the highest level, they are still valuable techniques. So, yes they are twice expensive, but the private sessions they are offering are worth the money.

So be a good little sister, and pick one.” Miles explained softly. He wanted Rayen to make the choice because she had to learn how to take the initiative.

“Alright.” Rayen nodded slightly and looked at the list once again. There were a total of five recommended art for the girls. Not because girls were weaker, but the techniques were created for females. There were two short sword art, one fist art, one kick art, and one dagger art. Rayen thought about them for some time and unsurprisingly chose kick art. Her slender legs were tall, and it was definite she would grow up to have strong, tall legs. Deadly kicking arts suited her.

The name of the art was Cleaving Roundabout Kick. It had not any great history behind it and was a common martial move used on Earth even before the invasion. But the momentum and strength behind the kick were explosive, so it was a fine choice.

Miles took the booklet from Rayen and scanned the QR code under the art with his wristwatch. He chose to pay at the end of the year because he couldn’t afford it just yet.

“That settles it.” He would like Rayen to learn all of them since he would have money to pay them all until the end of the year, but the school didn’t allow students to choose too many.

‘I will later pick a complete art for her. I earned three 2-star Hall of Art Coupons from Quinn. A 2-star Coupon is worth 10 1-star coupons. With it, I can purchase a few techniques for her.

It is a waste to reverse exchange coupons from low tier to higher tier, but I can earn more later.’ Miles pondered.

Hall of Art Coupons weren’t things money could buy. Only through achieving great merit, one could earn them, but almost all influential families had at least a hundred of them in their safes.

Of course, all those families had many young generations they wanted to award with the coupons, but it wouldn’t hurt to use them to exchange from time to time. Especially when it came to the dual elemental orbs.

“So, how was your first day at school?” Miles asked Rayen. He was curious if anyone dared to bully her on her first day.

“It was great.” She answered with a smile. From the smile, Miles could see how eager she was to return and spend time with her friends. For most of her life, she was robbed of this opportunity, and now having a safe place where she could play without having to care about anything else was the best thing she could ask for.

“After I was introduced as Rayen Cross by the teacher, everyone in the school looked at me as if I was a celebrity. Then in the first break, almost all of them surrounded me and asked me if I was related to General Cross. I told them I was your sister, and part of the Cross family, they were jealous. Some of the girls invited me to lunch, so we could eat together.

There were also boys who wanted to invite me out, but I rejected them. All in all, it was great. Unfortunately, I was too behind my peers, so couldn’t understand most of the subjects, but one nice girl said she would send me her notes for the whole semester.” Rayen explained excitedly. Miles only listened and remarked from time to time. He was just happy Rayen had the chance to live her life for once.

After eating dinner together, they went to their beds, and it was the end of the day. But without Miles knowing it, Unity is in chaos because of a piece of certain news.