Strings Of Domination

Right, the one before them was not a creature that hailed from a different race than them but was a human in flesh and blood!

A muscular body that was akin to tempered steel, beard, and hair that was as white as snow, and a lively aura that was the complete opposite to all the humans they have ever seen before!

The human man before them was even smiling at them, one that was not an act as Nash could clearly see his Happiness Level was slightly above 50%!

"What is happening here?" Nash murmured under his breath but when he felt a slight tug on the side of his robe he turned to the side and watched as Miles looked at him.

"What?" Nash raised a brow as he asked, seeing Miles slowly begin to turn tense just like on Argon.

"Brother Nash... I think he is a Royal Servant." Miles said in a low voice as his eyes were fixed on the human's figure in the distance.

"What? A Royal Servant?" Nash immidieatly raised his guard and glanced at the man. However, even after looking at him for several seconds straight, he found nothing irregular on him and even felt how his Legacy was sealed completely.

"Well, he is not really a real Royal Servant as his servant emblem is different, but he still has one on him," Miles said as he glanced at the right side of the man's neck.

Nash and Amy followed Miles' gaze and indeed, on the right side of the human's neck a white tattoo was visible, seemingly being some kind of symbol. However, because they were far from him and were standing not at the perfect angle, Nash was incapable of seeing the symbol properly.

"Should we just go then?" Amy asked, her voice holding obvious signs of anxiety which was understandable.

Nash pondered quietly but the longer he stared at the man in front of him the more he felt the right choice should be to approach him than leave.

Hence, after thinking for a brief moment he just sighed and said quietly, "Just stay behind him and make sure he won't see your faces. Also don't speak no matter what."

Amy and Miles although confused and worried, they still trusted Nash and after giving him a slight nod, they followed him closely from behind.

"Welcome to Mystic Hall of Mastery! My name is Elfred. Oh, what a pretty mask! Where did you buy it? Was it expensive? Just you know we have the collections of our masks too!" the man called Elfred smiled widely and when he saw the three were close enough he began to ask questions one after another.

Nash was about to refuse whatever the man was saying, but after hearing that they had masks to sell so he swallowed the words he wished to say next and in a low voice asked, "How much?"

"Heh?" Elfred's expression with a still open mouth froze for a split second before a light bulb appeared above his head and said, now even a wider grin, "You mean the masks? Come, let me show you my babies! I am pretty sure you will like them!"

With a wave of his hand, several items appeared on the desk with a white flash, each being a mask with a different size, style, and color.

"These are only a few, a teaser to show you what I have in stock," Elfred said as he picked a mask up and handed it over to Nash.

Nash at first was confused but once he accepted several lines of texts appeared in his head, surprising him instantly. Luckily he had a mask on or Elfred would have definitely thought something was wrong with him.

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{Treasure Information}

• Title: Demon Mask

• Grade: World

• Class: 4th

° Description: A simple but decorative mask representing a demon. It was crafted by a rather bored craftsman who didn't have any greater idea to do.

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'A description? But how?' Nash thought in his heart, puzzled.

He could clearly remember such a description never appeared when he inspected the items and weapons on Planet Nelea or on Planet Azure. So why was he suddenly able to perceive the status of the items he held? It made no sense!

However, despite having a mask on, Elfred seemed to see through it and as though seeing his complexion he asked, "Surprised by seeing the treasures' details? Then you must be a newbie here, right?"

Nash first was surprised but as he knew there was no reason to lie he just nodded and kept staring at the masks.

"I knew it! But you don't need to feel ashamed, everyone that comes to this place for the first time has the same reaction, or at least those that didn't know about Treasure Carvings."

"Treasure Carvings? What is that?" Nash decided to ask in a slightly deep voice, his interest in the newly heard definition piqued.

"Well, how should I say it." Elfred scratched his right cheek with his right index finger while also showing a troubled complexion, but quickly shrugged and said, "I don't know."

"Huh?"

"I know, I know. It's rather annoying to get such an answer, but this is the truth. I have no clue what Weapon Carvings really are only that they are allowing others to see its details upon contact." Elfred shrugged casually before a wide grin formed on his face once again and leaning closer to Nash, asked "Anyways, do you wish to buy one of these? They are only one Space Jade Crystals each."

Nash looked at Elfred and his brows that moved up and down from time to time, and after letting out a gentle sigh he just placed two black crystals on the desk and took two masks away.

"I will take these two, thanks," Nash said calmly and handed one to Amy and one to Miles.

Seeing the two crystals on the desk Elfred closed his eyes into two crescent moons and quickly snatched them away, "It is always a pleasure to make business with ones that don't waste time on spending money."

After putting the crystals into his pocket and making the masks vanish, Elfred placed both his plans on the desk, and with a smile still on his face asked, "Now then, jumping onto the main reason you all are here... What do you wish to buy or at least find?"

"We are looking for Domination Arts. We don't have any specific idea what Class or what kind of art we are looking for, so if you can allow us we would like to inspect all of them." Nash answered as calmly as ever.

"I see..." Elfred nodded with his fingers under his chin and quickly said, "Then you have come just to the right place as we have thousands of Domination Arts that you can choose from! And they are sold at a pretty good price too!"

"That is good to hear. Then-" Nash was delighted to hear those words and was about to ask for Elfred's help when suddenly Elfred pulled out a cube from who knows where and gently placed it on the desk.

"But before everything else, as you all are new here, I need to ask you to place your hands on this device. I need to do a small test on you guys."

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