And yet he didn't get a single crystal yet to try out levelling up his or his forces and people's power. So he didn't know exactly how much he needed.
He planned to instantly consume crystals once he got them, adding points to his stagnant stats for years and see how much he'd need to reach the top. He didn't even know what the top meant, what level was considered top.
"If you give me a day, I'll bring ten times this amount. If you give me more, I'll bring more," the merchant was about to jump and hold Hye's knees to make him agree. And the latter was already eager to wait.
He came here running from his enemies, and he didn't intend to hurriedly leave this safe spot anytime soon.
In fact he planned to mud the water, searching for any hole to instigate trouble between this world's owners and the Hescos.
Doing this would keep the Hescos forces in the region busy handling the unexpected enemy, while he'd slip away without getting noticed.