Plan With The Crown Prince

 As Ryker left the Hidden Ancient Mansion, he was hugged from all sides by his lovers, all having a varying degree of blushes on their faces.

 He took a look outside, realizing he had spent almost an entire day inside the Hidden Ancient Mansion, studying the different cultivation art in the hope of making some breakthrough.

 "We have been waiting for you," Ilun said with a seductive tone, her body rubbing against him.

 "And considering dinner is already over, we decide to just prepare yours on the bed," Irni told him, with Arna nodding behind her sister.

 "Let's get going before the food goes cold," Sonet exclaimed as she pulled him to the bedroom.

 There, Ryker has his dinner, and some more 'desserts'. Thankfully Sophia had put a sound-cancelling formation or the entire area would be woken up by the sound of screaming coming from the top floor of the auction house.

-x-

 As Ryker woke up, he felt slightly refreshed. They tried to squeeze him dry but his insane stamina allowed him to stand against their attempt before he performed his counterattack. 

 Everyone had fainted at least once during the previous night, with Sophia the one who fainted the most, considering he paid special attention to her. The older woman was bullied thoroughly despite her being stronger than him, hence the reason she was knocked out most of the time.

 As he got up and began to wash himself, he heard a light buzzing coming from his communication token. A brief look showed that the Crown Prince wanted to talk with him for some reason.

 He sent a message asking for the time and place. The reply comes in instantly, detailing the place and time the man will be there.

 After telling the prince he would be there, he washed himself when he felt hands on his chest as two peaks pressed against his back.

 "You seem to have fun bullying the manager," Sonet said, her hands stroking his chest and abs. 

 "Yes, she is fun to tease. Not to mention, she is the strongest and should be the hardest to satisfy. Plus, she loved the attention I gave her," he replied.

 Last night was something indeed with his 15 lovers all trying to get to him. In the end, he picked his 5 newest lovers on the account they only have limited time to spend with him.

 Sophia was the one that suffered the most, and the one that received the most pleasure, Ryker teased her body thoroughly, though he hoped he did not overdo it. After all, the 5 still have work to do, unlike his 11 other lovers.

 He kissed Sonet before telling her, "Tell Sophia I will be meeting someone else. Tell her specifically I will be meeting 'him'. She should know who I am talking about," 

 Sonet nodded though she did ask first, "And who is this person?" he could hear the tinge of jealousy in her voice.

 "The person is a male, and he is likely asking me for something important, one I and Sophia could not tell the others until you are strong or brave enough, as it involves the royals," hearing the word royals caused her to freeze slightly.

 "Understood, I will not push," Ryker kissed her again before letting the auctioneer wash and help dress him.

-x-

 "I surprised the Crown Prince would use this place to have a meeting with me," Ryker said to the man, who laughed lightly.

 "Well, the pastries here are delicious, so I could kill two monsters with one stone by coming here," the man joked.

 "So, why do ask me to meet you?" Ryker asked. After all, the last meeting was about the rewards given to him by the Crown Prince, Lariz himself.

 He could not think of any good reason why the royal want to meet him. He did nothing wrong after all.

 "Well, are you going to travel to the core territory of the Birak Kingdom, specifically the capital of the entire kingdom?" Ryker raised his brows and nodded, not seeing why Lariz would be interested in such a thing.

 "I would like to ask if you want to join me in my return journey to the capital?" the jerk had the gall to ask him while he was eating, causing the food to take a different path and almost make him choke.

 As he coughed up some of the pastries, he was not sure if he heard the man right, "Pardon me?"

 Nope, he heard everything correctly as the Crown Prince repeated his offer.

 "Why are you asking me to join you? Besides, I don't think your guards like me that much," he reminded Lariz of the antagonistic relation he had with the guards of the Crown Prince.

 "Hah!" the man scoffed, "It is up to me to be friends or acquaintances with anyone. They should not but in my business," he said with a scowl.

 "Like I said during our last meeting. Having you as an acquaintance will benefit me. Not to mention you already broke through the 4th Stage of Genesis Lake. It is likely you will reach the Genesis Sea during our travel," he told him.

 "I see, but I don't see how this will help me," while having a friendship with a royal, as long as he stays in the kingdom, will help him a lot, he could not hope to depend on others. His true strength will be the thing that safeguards him and his family.

 "One, you can gain secret information, one not known to the public and only learned by those in the high stage of the hierarchy. Two, I can offer you a high-paying job, if I have one. This will help you a lot, won't it?" Lariz replied. 

 Ryker thought about the offer, realizing it would be the best one he could get out of the prince. Not to mention, it is a good offer, one that will help them during their stay inside the capital.

 "Also, if you agree, I will give you a mansion near the center of the city, that has a Grade 9 Energy Gathering Formation," if not for his good control, he would have agreed to it immediately. 

 Instead, he calmed his expression so he would not show too much excitement to the man. A small one would suffice for now.

 "It is an excellent offer, along with everything else, so how could I not agree?" in the end, he agreed to the Crown Prince, after all, there is nothing that could top the offer.

 Though it did mean he jumped on the Crown Prince bandwagon, he will care about the implication when it becomes relevant.