142 First Encounter

Arc curse Nine for being tight lip, "so Shaira I'm interested in this egg too but what kind of medicine are you looking for, what I mean is what kind of illness are you trying to cure?" Said Arc curiously.

Sigh, I'm not going to lie it's for my brother he had been poisoned during one of his expeditions he was a space explorer, and he loves traveling and discovering new and old things. Said Shaira.

"Hmm, space explorer? That job exists?" Arc said in his mind.

"But one day he encounters a very peculiar animal in one of the worlds he was exploring and was poisoned by it, his crew was able to save him by placing him in a stasis chamber greatly slowing his heartbeats, saving him from being poisoned to death, but that's only a temporary solution, his crew tried to find the beast who poisoned him but to no avail, there are millions of species on that world but without knowing what kind of or what it looks like the chances are quite slim." Said Shaira.

"So I assume your brother is unconscious since that accident?"

"That's right, and it's been 3 years since then, According to our analysis he only has about a few months before the poison reaches his heart." Said Shaira with a sad look on his face.

"Hmm, well I do have a serum that's been good at curing all kinds of bad status, including poisons, but the problem is it's only been tested on humans, not other races. And looking at your appearance you are not human. So I don't know if it will work." Said Arc scratching his chin.

"Oh, you're new to the galactic net are you?" Said Shaira.

"Huh? What do you mean?" Arc asks in confusion he didn't know why she suddenly asks that question.

"Well, it's true that our avatar is fixed the moment we entered the galactic net, but there's plenty of ways to change one appearance in the galactic net," said Shaira with a slight smile on her face.

"Oh!, I see, so the wings on your back are just accessories?" ask Arc.

"That's right!" Said Shaira.

"I see, well that makes sense I guess I was thinking that it's peculiar to be unable to change your appearance inside the virtual world, no, wait does that mean you're human?"

"That's right," said Shaira with a smile

"So is what you said true?" ask Shaira.

"About the serum? Of course, there's no need to lie about that." but that's serum is very expensive more expensive than you think, and I'm not trying to scam you,"

"Oh, well I am trying to scam you but well whatever" Arc said in his mind.

The serum might be cheap to produce, but that doesn't mean he will sell it cheap. After all, he was just selling the item based on its value as an item not how much it cost to produce.

"Cough, well anyways that's how it is." Said Arc.

Shaira notice a little change in Arc's face but didn't dwell in it, she then asks. "And if it didn't work?"

"What do you mean?" Arc Ask.

"If it didn't work then the trade is canceled," said Shaira.

Arc frown, at that words, "well that's fine but what if it works?" Said Arc with a slight smile on his face.

"Then we can conclude the deal with the Egg," said Shaira smiling back.

"You're joking right?" Arc said.

"No, not at all," said Shaira.

"I see, well good luck with that I'm no longer interested in the Egg, so what about the Scroll?" Said Arc without any expression on his face.

Shaira notices that Arc no longer interested in the Egg, "what do you want?" Shaira asks looking depressed.

"I want the Scroll if the price can be lowered." Said Arc smiling.

"Not that, the Serum, What do you want for it?" Said Shaira.

"Everything," said Arc grinning.

"What!? What do you mean everything?" Said Shaira Frowning.

"Everything on the top floor." Said Arc.

"Aren't you being too greedy?" Said Shaira with a deep frown on her face.

"Am I? At first, I want to deal with you the normal way, but I guess you think I am an idiot and would just trade my valuable serum for a useless egg, and what's more, if it didn't work I lost a valuable Serum and you lost nothing but when I ask you If it works you only want to give me an Egg? Seriously? Well, then I guess your brother's life is only as valuable as a useless Egg." Said Arc with no expression on his face.

Shaira didn't say anything else she knew what she said before is quite bad, but as a merchant, she needs to be careful with every trade as there are a lot of scammers out there. But it is too late to explain it as the situation is already beyond saving.

Arc, notice Shaira silence and just smile.

He then turns around and started walking the exit every floor has an exit to avoid customers walking all the back-down to exit.

"Where are going?" Ask Shaira.

"Leaving, as I'm no longer interested in buying anything," he didn't mind leaving, he can always ask Eve to buy the things he needed in this shop later.

"I'm sorry about earlier, can we negotiate?" Shaira Ask biting her lips.

It doesn't matter it's already been said. And no need to apologized for being yourself. Said Arc without any expressions.

"I already said my price, the rest is up to you." Said Arc.

Arc knew he was being mean, but he really hates being taken advantage of, as every time someone tried to take advantage of him he remembers being in the factory and on many of his previous jobs where everyone was taking advantage of him, and he is powerless to do anything.

So he swore not to be taken advantage of ever again. He doesn't want to go back and remember those feelings of powerlessness ever again.

He knew what he was doing is a kind of asshole move, but he was no saint. In fact if not for the earlier comment he would have given the serum very cheaply, but he really hates being made a fool. But it's not like he was closing the door for her, she can still get the serum to save her brother only it will be expensive.

Shaira knew there's nothing she can do to change the situation it's just the item on the top floors are all very valuable it wasn't just the price but many of them are acquired by paying a heavy price, for example, the last item the rainbow Orb to acquire it both her parents paid with their lives to get it, and that's the reason of its extremely high price because she didn't want to really sell it.

"Here's my card" Arc toss to her his contact information.

And left without looking back. Before Shaira can respond Arc was already gone, the reason for it is that Eve informs him of the situation outside.

Back in the real world, Arc asks what happen.

The mother drones encounter an enemy, Said Eve she then projected the video feed to Arc.

"Ganesh" Arc whispered.