Treasure-hunting: Into the Unknown

"You want it done in a month? That's not enough time. I'm afraid it will be difficult to have it done so soon," Shaw said with furrowed brows.

"What if I pay you another two hundred thousand gold coins?" Zachary raised the price without hesitating.

"Okay, I'll see that it's done in one month," Shaw replied, vigorously nodding his head after hearing Zachary's offer. Money makes the world go round after all.

"Also, I intend to recruit another fifty disciples. I'm afraid I'll need you to help me out with that as well," Zachary added.

"Another fifty disciples? That's too many to recruit in just a month. How about twenty disciples?" Shaw blurted out in surprise. His face changed after he heard Zachary's request. After all, every department of the Xiao Clan was short on disciples at present. If Zachary wanted to recruit fifty disciples, Shaw was sure he wouldn't be able to manage it for him.

"Then, get me thirty disciples. We'll recruit the remaining twenty when we get the chance." Zachary signaled with three fingers.

"Well... okay, I'll arrange that for you," Shaw replied after a second of hesitation. With Zachary's generous offer and the treasures he had just given him, he had no choice but to agree to help.

"I will ask Ryder to send you the profiles of fifty disciples. You can select thirty from them," Zachary said after Shaw's agreement.

Shaw was a bit surprised to hear that Zachary had already arranged everything in advance. He was clearly on a quest to expand his beast barn.

"That's all. I'm leaving now," Zachary said and then left the logistics department.

"There's nothing simple about this guy. He is both ambitious and smart. Unfortunately, he seems to have offended Anthony. Even though he's Master Jaxon's future son-in-law, Anthony will still trample him. After all, Anthony is set to inherit leadership over the clan," Shaw murmured as he looked at Zachary's receding figure.

Leaving the logistics department, Zachary went to the beast barn and gave Ryder an order. He asked him to help Shaw expand the barn. Once he was done, he returned to his house and entered the system.

"Mimi, I want detailed information on the Dawn Beast," Zachary said to Mimi the second he was inside.

"The Dawn Beast is an elite treasure beast at the King Level. Since it was born with a powerful beast soul, it can erupt with a strength far beyond its own grade in a short time. As a result, its fighting power is superior to that of other elite treasure beasts. It can produce the Dawn Fluid. The Dawn Fluid can integrate with some elite treasures and speed up their power absorption and reduce their side-effects, such as the Celestial Energy Crysta

ance in the last two rounds. Of course, he had witnessed his first performance, so the result was to be expected.

"I'm flattered," Zachary responded with a nod.

"Harley, are you here for me or for my father?" Bruno asked tentatively.

"Actually, I'm here for you, Bruno. I'm in need of some rare Imperial Level materials. I'd like you to help me collect them," Zachary replied bluntly, not intending to hide the purpose behind his visit.

"Oh, I see," Bruno muttered as he turned to cast a glance at Daniel, waiting for his instructions.

"Harley, if you aren't in a hurry, why don't you sit down and have a chat with me? This is a rare chance for us to meet without any other people disturbing us. Getting a chance to talk to you alone isn't easy for me," Daniel asked quickly. The day he had planned to talk to him, Vivian had intervened. He had then sent someone to spy on Zachary, hoping for a chance to invite him over. Now, he finally had the chance.

"Since that's what you wish, I have no reason to turn you down," replied Zachary calmly.

"Please take a seat," Daniel said promptly.

Zachary sat down on the nearest chair.

"Because I had something important to deal with yesterday, I was unable to watch the battle. But I heard that you had performed astonishingly in the last two rounds. You even showcased your materialized spiritual soul. Considering your age and strength, it was quite the accomplishment to do it so fast. It's very impressive. It's rare for anyone in the entire Supernal Continent to manage that. It seems that Jaxon has chosen Vivian a very talented husband. You are rather unique," Daniel said as he looked at Zachary with appreciation in his eyes. However, the fact that Jaxon had such a talented warrior on his side made him quite jealous.