Chapter 9 (Body Refining Potion)

Leaving the Sky House, Alex heads toward his store. Along the way, Alex keeps thinking about many Manuals inside the Clan treasury. 'That Secret Manual resembles a lot with Body Refining Manuals of the Clan; when I get home, I should ask dad about this.

But will he answer any of my questions? He only cares about Clan, Clan this, Clan that; it's annoying, can't he under the Clan has already fallen. Even though we use to rule the whole world, that was many years ago, but now only six of us are left.

Most importantly, only uncle and dad can fight people's wielding the power of legacies. *sigh* I don't feel like a prince even if I am one. Whatever! No use thinking about this. I should focus on the Ascension system and completing those quests.

If I am correct, this should be human's fourth or fifth time taking part in the Race War. It is amazing! Even after losing the War, humans were still able to in those harsh conditions.' Lost in his thoughts, Alex reached his store.

Although he doesn't know what exactly happens in past Race Wars, he sure knows what dangers are involved in the Race War. Being throw in a strange world and then fight unknown races that you never knew existed.

It's a life and death struggle between races; any wrong step can lead to the destruction of the whole race. But if you win, a new world filled with wonder will be waiting for the winners.

And as a race selected by the Ascension system, that race is bound to become an Overlord.

After reaching his store, Alex didn't bother opening. Instead, he used the back door to get in and start collecting his personal belongings. Since the buyer wanted to run the convenience store, Alex has no problem with it.

"Eh, maybe I should call Fred and tell him about selling the store." Fred is the general manager he hired a few months ago. They use to play online together, and after Fred lost his job, Alex decided to hire him as a manager. Since both employees were on holiday, Alex can only ask Fred to inform them about selling the store.\par

Alex took out his mobile and dialed Fred's numbers, *blingbring* *blingbring* *blingbring* mobile ringing tone sound.

After a few seconds, Fred finally picks up, "Hello, who is talking....."

"Fred! It's me. I have something to inform you." Spoke Alex.

"Oh, it's you, Alex. Didn't I told you before, I am returning to my hometown, and wouldn't be coming to work for a month. Not my fault that both of your employees decided to go on a vacation. I don't care what you say; I am not returning until I enjoyed my time here." Fred started speaking without giving Alex any room to explain the reason for the call.

"*sigh* Can't you at least listen to me first. I am not asking you to return, I am just selling the store, and I want you to inform both Jessy and James about it." Said Alex in a little annoyed tone while thinking, 'Same as always, he never let someone finish speaking.'

"What! Did something happen? Why are you selling the store? Did you finally come back to your senses, and now are considering continuing your studies?" Fred pored all these questions on Alex without giving him any space to breathe.

"Calm down! I just needed some money, that is why I am selling the store", Alex tried to calm Fred down.

"How much do you even need. Wait a sec!! Are you planning on getting married that is why you are selling the store? If that the case, then I wish you a happy future. *whispers* So, who is this girl? I swear if you didn't invite me to the wedding...." Once again started talking without letting Alex speak.

"Shut it!! I am not getting married. If I decide to marry, you will be the first person to know about it. I just needed money for something, and you don't need to know what that thing is. Remember to tell Jessy and James about this." *beep* Saying this, Alex hangs up.

"He was as annoying as always! That takes care of that. Now I only have to wait for the buyers to get here since the real estate agent will be coming with him. We can take care of all the paperwork then and there." Mumbling to himself, Alex keeps looking toward his mobile.

Finally! after 2 hours, Alex got a call from the real estate agent saying; they will reach his store in 10 minutes.

These 10 minutes felt like hours; finally, Alex heard the sound of a car stop by in the parking lot of the store. Walking out of the store, Alex saw an old man in his seventies accompanied by a man in some high-class suit.

Seeing the old man, Alex called out in a surprised tone, "Mister James, so even after getting retired, you don't want to sit idly by."

"Did you expect something less from me? I was never born to spend my day doing nothing. I didn't think you would be selling your store, but since it was close to my house, I thought, why not buy it and run my own convince store." Said James while smiling.

James is one of the regular customers at Alex's store. Although they can't be considered friends, they know each other for a long time.

"I expect nothing less from you, Mister James. You have always been like this; would you like me to bring you your favorite coffee can." Alex speaks polity while leading James along with the real estate agent inside the store.

"There no need for that; this store is going be mine soon. Then I will drink as much can coffee I want. Before coming, I did arrange everything. Here check this," Said James while handing some documents to Alex.

Getting the documents, Alex read them carefully. After confirming everything was right, he spoke, "Mister James, everything in here is good, but 1.7M isn't close to what I wanted. Can you increase the amount a bit?"

"Alex, I have seen your store thousands of times. 1.7M is already higher than the market price." When it comes down to business, all smiles on James's face disappears in an instant.

"Mister James, you and I both know this store is worth more than 2M." Without backing down, Alex spoke while looking at James.

After a few moments of silence, James spoke. "*sigh* 1.8M is the highest I can give you."

"1.9M, and we have a deal," Alex spoke the moment James offer 1.8M. Hearing what Alex said, James looked at Alex for a few seconds before saying, "Fine, you win. 1.9 it is."