Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"Thank you," Zachary said as he sifted through his pocket. "Here, the gold notes worth a hundred thousand gold coins. It should be enough. Hand the money to Master Bill for me."

"No need. I've already paid," Goliath grumbled.

"Then take the money. It's yours," Zachary said. He refused to accept Goliath's offering without payment. After all, the two were nowhere near intimate.

"Take it. It's my gift. I wanted to talk to you about something else," Goliath said.

Zachary frowned. Goliath sounded serious. "What is it?" he asked.

"I want you to accompany me to search for a treasure beast," Goliath stated without hesitation.

"Search for a treasure beast?" Zachary repeated in confusion. This was a strange request coming from Goliath. "Why do you need my help finding an ordinary treasure beast?"

"Who says that we are going to search for an ordinary treasure beast? I want to capture a rare one." As soon as Goliath said this, the air between them grew more serious.

"A rare one? That's an amazing feat. But which beast did you have in mind, exactly?" A rare treasure beast, as the name suggested, would be very difficult to find. Across the entire Supernal Continent, anyone would be happy with a scarce beast, not to mention a rare one.

"Harley, have you ever heard of the Sun-swallowing Beast?" Goliath asked.

Zachary's interest was piqued. In his mind, he summoned Mimi and asked her about the so-called Sun-swallowing Beast. The information he received astonished him.

"The Sun-swallowing Beast is a rare treasure beast. It has two unique elements: thunder and fire. It is considered as one of the rarest elite treasure beasts in the Supernal Continent. It has the ability of occasionally forming a Sun-swallowing Pill, a rare object said to contain the essential power of heaven and earth. A Sun-swallowing Pill's essential power can be absorbed. This can help anyone advance their strength by leaps and bounds." Mimi's voice filled Zachary's ears.

As he heard this, Zachary was quietly assessing just how significant and rare the treasure beast was. Not only did it have rare elements, but it could a

some treasure that could seal up the power in the Sun-swallowing Pills and then bring them back for refinement at a relatively lower rate. That way, it would be much easier to digest the pills.

"Do you want to go with me?" Goliath continued to ask.

"One more person means one more competitor. Aren't you afraid that I will rob you?" Zachary asked with candor.

"If I was, then I wouldn't have come to ask you. Many warriors are competing for it. One is unlikely to make it alone. We have better chances if we cooperate. Besides, I don't have many friends. I only have you to trust." Goliath looked serious.

"I'm happy to hear that and it is my honor to be trusted by you. I thought you wanted to get rid of me," Zachary teased. Only recently, at the King Level contest, Goliath had conspired with Anthony and Truman to fight him. Goliath initially wanted to kill him and Zachary was aware of that.

"I was just thinking of winning at that time. I wanted to make it to the final battle. I was being impulsive and unreasonable. If it really bothers you, I'd gladly apologize now." Goliath placed his hand on his chest as a gesture of apology.

"It's alright now. Let bygones be bygones. We can't be enemies forever. I appreciate that you are done with that now. Unlike someone who still wants to deal with me." Zachary waved Goliath's apology and smiled. At that moment, he was certain he wanted to team up with him.