Searching for a Suitable Sword

Before the performers started their performance, another person entered the room. 

"My lord." Darius bowed to Fredrinn while ignoring everyone else. It wasn't the first time he had followed Fredrinn outside the estate so he was already familiar with most of the entertainment establishments, including the Cloud Lake Pavilion. He also knew Samantha's identity, but he pretended not to know her. 

"Oh, you're here. Come and sit with us." Fredrinn said as he pointed at the seat to his left. He intentionally left it vacant for him. 

This invitation surprised Darius. Fredrinn never showed this much attention to him before. He even prepared a seat for him. 'Is he trying to look good in front of the city lord's daughter?' He thought as he silently took the seat that was prepared for him. 

Samantha watched this middle-aged man with curious eyes. As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she could sense the oppressive aura around this man. 'He should be a Core Formation stage cultivator or even higher.' She never thought that there was actually an expert of this caliber protecting the trash of the Firecrown Household. It was out of her expectations. 

After Darius took his seat, the smart Ryan immediately gave a cue to the first performers. 

Fredrinn and the others watched the performance as they filled their stomachs. 

The group on the stage was nervous, but they managed to end their performance without any mistakes. This made Samantha heave an internal sigh of relief. 

The next performers also performed well and this made her more relaxed. 

Fredrinn was quite pleased. The food was great and the performers brilliantly displayed their talents. 'Samantha really knows how to train her people…' He muttered to himself while sneaking a glance at Samantha. 

"I hope their performances didn't disappoint you, Sir Fredrinn." Samantha smiled while pouring him a drink.

Fredrinn chuckled at her words. "It was an eye-opener for me. Your people are experts in their craft." He praised.

Samantha was secretly pleased with his words. 

By the end of their meal, the performers left the room one after another. Only a few servants remained to take care of their needs. 

"It was a great decision to visit here. We will come back again some other time." Fredrinn extended his arm. 

Seeing this, Samantha grabbed his outstretched hand and shook it lightly. "I'm glad to hear that, Sir." 

After shaking hands with Samantha, Fredrinn tossed a small pouch to Ryan. "You guys did well. Make sure that everyone gets a share." 

Ryan was surprised by his words. Fredrinn was very stingy and he never once gave them a tip during his last visits. "Thank you so much, my lord!" He quickly his head. 

Fredrinn waved his hand and turned his gaze back to Samantha. "Miss Samantha, we still have somewhere to stop by so we shall take our leave." 

"Please let me send you off." 

"There's no need to trouble you. We'll go down by ourselves." Fredrinn rejected her politely. 

"Alright." 

After a few more polite words, Fredrinn left with Darius and Olivia.

"He's finally gone." Ryan wiped off the sweat on his forehead. 

Samantha didn't say anything and just stood there with a thoughtful look on her face.

***

"Darius, we will go find a shop to buy a sword for myself. I want you to go back to the restaurant and ask the workers about the waitress who was fired because of me." 

Darius stared into his eyes with a calm look. 'Did the lord finally recognize his mistakes?' 

After a moment of silence, Darius nodded in acknowledgment. "Yes, my lord." He wasn't worried about Fredrinn's safety. There were guards patrolling the streets and no idiot would dare to harm the heir of the Firecrown Household. 

Fredrinn sighed as he watched Darius leave. 'I have to change everyone's perception of me before the players arrive. With the number of people that Fredrinn harmed, I can only do this one step at a time. Hopefully, they will forgive me.' 

"Is there something on your mind, my lord?" Olivia asked when she saw his complicated expression. 

Hearing this, he forced out a smile and shook his head. "It's nothing serious. Let's go find a shop. Help me choose a sword later." 

"Yes, my lord!" She eagerly nodded her head. She rarely had the chance to step out of the estate so she was excited to explore the market. 

The two looked around for some time before they found a shop that deals with cultivation armaments. The establishment was quite big and the building had four floors filled with all sorts of equipment. There was also a large number of customers looking around the shop. 

"This shop looks famous," Olivia commented as soon as they entered.

Fredrinn agreed with her assessment. 

The first floor of the shop only displayed items for normal cultivators. Nothing took his interest so he directly brought Olivia to the highest floor. 

On this floor, the quality of the weapons was noticeably better. 

The two looked around, checking every sword that was displayed. 

Fredrinn carefully inspected the swords. He was looking for something that fits his current strength. 

After thirty minutes of searching, they had already inspected half of the swords, but none satisfied Fredrinn. "It seems like we have to look for another shop." He muttered while shaking his head in disappointment.

"My lord, what about this sword?" 

Fredrinn looked over and saw her pointing at a specific sword. Unlike most of the swords, this one was displayed in a special glass case. It was also significantly more expensive than the ones they had seen. "Oh?" 

Smooth Steel Sword [Rare] 5000 Star Coins

- A sword carefully crafted by an experienced blacksmith. 

It was a Rare-rated sword which was quite difficult to obtain especially for low-level players. Usually, one has to be at least Level 30 or above to obtain a weapon at this level. The only exception is if they top up real money to compensate for their lack of in-game currency. 

The currency used by the Star Wind Kingdom was called Star Coins. Its purchasing value was roughly equivalent to the dollars used by the Westerners in his home world. 

5000 Star Coins was already a lot of money, but to Fredrinn who was the heir of the Firecrown Household, this was just pocket change. He didn't even blink when he saw the price. 

"You did well in finding this, Olivia." Fredrinn patted her shoulder.

Olivia was happy that she was of help to him.