The utter defeat of Ancient Demon King Philip outside Grand Tonitas Fortress greatly boosted the morale of the defending human troops. They felt that the so-called Demon Kings were so overrated. They all felt like even if a Demon King were standing in front of them, they could easily blow him off like that waste Ancient Demon King Philip.
The flourishing scene of peace and prosperity could be seen in the Tonister City behind Grand Tonitas Fortress. Unlike Grand Tonitas Fortress fighting in the frontline, this place was a safe zone. It seemed quite ironic. When those frontline defenders and heroes were fighting a bloody battle in the frontline and were pledging their lives to protect the peace, these great aristocrats and commanders were enjoying themselves in the rear.
Clyde felt that his opponents were worthless. If it were not for the resistance of those frontline soldiers and heroes, could these good-for-nothings stay so comfortably here in the rear? Even that weak Demon King, Ancient Demon King Philip, could have casually blown off the Grand Tonitas Fortress. Clyde and his younger sister Lucifer took advantage of the night to successfully bypass the Grand Tonitas Fortress’ security and enter Tonister City from the rear.
There was no tense atmosphere of war in Tonister City. It was as if there were no pressure of being so close to the frontline. It was like there was no war at all. Clyde had been to many cities since the war of Needham Plain, and Tonister City was among the most flourishing cities. All signs showed that Earl Royle had come here to play and enjoy life instead of fighting. Marquis Charles was already unlucky enough. With such a pig teammate, it would be surprising if he didn’t lose.
“Whatever my guest needs, my store has them. My store has been operating here for a hundred years. All kinds of genuine jade articles, gems and antiques are available here at a fair price. We don’t cheat anyone out of their money.”
Clyde had casually entered a rather impressive store along the path with Lucifer. He had already changed into expensive clothing. At first glance, he looked like an aristocrat or a young master of a wealthy family, a master who didn’t lack money. The fat shopkeeper had a professional smile as he greeted Clyde. He seemed to be a crafty, cunning person. He truly thought that Clyde was an idiot and believed that he could easily cheat him out of money.
Needham Plain was just recently developed. This fat shopkeeper was clearly an unscrupulous merchant who would lie to cheat his customers. He actually dared to say that it was a hundred-year-old store; this fat shopkeeper was truly shameless. This store was just several months old at best. Claiming that it was a hundred-year-old store was just boasting unless this shopkeeper was a special existence who had lived for hundreds of years like Miss Sigrid and Princess Annie.
“Boss, wasn’t Needham Plain just developed in recent months? Then, how did your shop exist for hundred years?”
“That… that’s not important, what do you want to buy?”
Before Clyde could speak, his younger sister Lucifer took the initiative to speak. She was not polite and directly pointed out the shopkeeper’s lie bluntly, ignoring his feelings. She had a mischievous smile on her face. She was obviously doing this intentionally. However, that shopkeeper was also very experienced. Even though his lies were exposed by the customer, he pretended to not know and continued to calmly recommend the items to them. Clyde was impressed. With such a thick skin, it would be a waste to not work as a salesman.
Although there were many genuine jade articles and gems ornaments, their prices were obviously too high, clearly stating that it was a pitfall for nouveau riches. Although Clyde was rich, he didn’t want to spend money on this unscrupulous merchant. But when he was about to leave, three figures entered the store. It seemed like they wanted to purchase gem ornaments. One of them was a man, and the other two were women. Those three customers were dressed as adventurers. Clyde was interested in beautiful women. However, what he cared more about now was that he sensed a disgusting aura just when they passed by him.
Due to Clyde’s camp attribute, he was susceptible to the aura of divine and holy artifacts. He turned his head virtually the same time as his younger sister Lucifer and looked in the direction of those three people. Those three people carried either holy artifacts or divine artifacts. Among the adventures in the Tonister City, those who carried either holy artifacts or divine artifacts were most likely the members of the hero party who were responsible for defeating Ancient Demon King Philip in Grand Tonitas Fortress. Clyde hadn’t expected to meet them here.
On the contrary, none of the hero party members recognized that Clyde and Lucifer were their enemies. They all thought that Clyde and Lucifer were a young master and a young lady of an aristocratic family. Originally, Clyde and Lucifer weren’t counted as this world’s Demon Kings. Therefore, the possibilities of the native heroes of this world noticing them was practically zero.
These three adventurers were all the members of the hero party. The man was a handsome young man with golden hair and blue eyes. He also had an elegant bright smile on his face. It seemed he was a bright-type person. He wore platinum paladin-style armor, and his weapon seemed to be a holy shield. A potent holy attribute could be sensed from that holy shield. It was basically a high-grade holy artifact.
In terms of combat power, this paladin hero should be of no match for Sacred Moon Dragon Knight Verly. Verly herself was strong enough, but she also didn’t lack holy artifacts. This paladin hero, however, was relying entirely on that holy shield for appearance’s sake. As for his other weapons, the knight saber was just an ordinary item, and that platinum paladin armor was just a flashy tool without actual combat effectiveness. It was just decorative armor used in ceremonies. Wearing it on the battlefield was tantamount to asking for a beating. If it were not for the holy shield’s abnormal defensive ability, he would have already turned into a cold corpse on the battlefield.
Clyde’s focus was mostly on those two female heroes. One was a blond beauty with a long ponytail and blue eyes. She was wearing a skintight leather outfit. This was an exclusive professional attire for female archers. This skintight attire just happened to perfectly outline her exquisite and attractive figure. The attractiveness index of this beauty was very high. Her facial features were exquisite and perfect, almost without any noticeable blemish. Moreover, that pair of long pointed ears made Clyde’s eyes shine. Those long ears were exclusive to the Elf Race. No wonder he could feel an impressive aura from that beauty. The pair of pointed ears was the proof of the elven bloodline.
This beautiful hero was not a purebred elf. She was most likely a mixed-blooded elf. The purebred elves wouldn’t be active on the human continent, especially in the dangerous areas of the Ximengsi Continent, where the slave trade flourished. They all lived in seclusion and were active on the continent exclusive to their Elf Race. Allegedly, that continent was the best gift the last sanctuary Gods gave to the Elf Race. It was a pure land exclusive to the Elf Race.
The weapon used by this beautiful mix-blooded elf was a bow. The emerald-colored bow decorated with branches and leaves was a holy artifact. It was also decorated with various ornaments that symbolized natural elements. Even though Clyde was far away, he could still feel a cool breeze as if an invisible wind was blowing around. Looking at the quiver behind her, other than the arrows made with ordinary materials, there were at least three arrows with immense holy power hidden inside them. Her combat power should be much higher than her male paladin party member.
The last beautiful adventurer had an explosive figure. She was a big-sister-type beauty. She was tall and well-developed, just slightly shorter than Clyde. Among the human beauties he had encountered, she was one of the tallest beauties. This beauty was wearing a black assassin profession exclusive skintight attire, which was even more excessive than the archer beauty because of her well-developed figure. The upper part of her clothing didn’t seem to be able to bear those enviable sizes. When they shook, it seemed as if they would jump out at any time.
This beautiful assassin had black hair and beautiful black eyes that seemed to discharge charm at all times, tempting other people to commit a crime. Perhaps Ancient Demon King Philip was defeated under the siege of the hero party because his attention was mostly on this beauty’s body. With the gentlemanly nature of Philip, this reasoning was justifiable. Clyde himself also felt that that beautiful black-haired adventurer seemed to have chosen the wrong profession. With that bosom, it simply was a big waste of natural resources to work as an assassin; working as a healer (wet nurse) would be the right choice.
“Lord Heroes, is there something you need? My store has a discount for heroes. Look at these gems and jade ornaments, all of them are high-quality products. You can purchase them at a discounted price.”
The unscrupulous merchant quickly understood that Clyde and Lucifer weren’t interested in buying. He had guessed that he had run into aristocrats who were not easy to cheat. Therefore, he changed his targets and tried to cheat those heroes. Although many adventurers were experienced and knowledgeable, they didn’t have much experience in shopping. This unscrupulous merchant could easily fool them.
Clyde looked at those discounted ornaments shown by the shopkeeper. Those prices obviously were at least tenfold. Was there any difference between the discounted price and the original price? Surely enough, there were no businesses without evil. When Clyde would capture Tonister City, he would seize these kinds of unscrupulous merchants first. Like that, he would definitely collect a lot of profit. Afterward, looking at the family insignia hanging in the store, Clyde instantly knew that this was the store of Douglas Clan. That was even better. Now, he didn’t need to hesitate to directly seize it.
“Edward, these ornaments are too expensive. Our funds should be used for purchasing equipment and potions. We must not waste them here!”
“Fulan, you are too conservative. In any case, Earl Royle has invited us to a banquet to celebrate the defeat of the Ancient Demon King who attacked today. If you don’t wear any decent ornaments, then it would be discourteous and harmful to the image of our hero party.”
“Younger sister Fulan, Edward is right. Besides, the captain is still guarding the Grand Tonitas Fortress. She doesn’t know our situation. Feel free to choose! In the future, dress like this Big Sister, then many men will definitely spend money to invite you.”
