"Hey, hurry up. We're almost there."
The short, stocky Yumi strode ahead, leading the way.
After a twenty-minute drive, Leo and Yumi stopped before a pyramid-like Silver Building.
It was lined with open-fronted shops, with several small stores on each floor, but the foot traffic was pitifully sparse.
Even the crowds that had filled the streets outside had dwindled here to only a few people coming and going.
"Hatton's Shop is up there. Most of the people who come here are regulars, but hardly anyone comes to the shop to trade anymore."
Yumi headed up via the elevator at the side.
At the corner of the fourth floor stood a tightly shut metal door. There were no signs outside, and it looked exactly like the surrounding storefronts.
Yumi glanced at the case in Leo's hand.
Seeing how relaxed and composed Leo looked, he could not help swallowing.
Yet, seeing Leo's youthful appearance, he still smiled faintly.
With a flip of his palm, a virtual screen appeared above it.
After tapping it a few times, a projected screen appeared on the door in response.
He reached out and pressed it.
"Hatton, it's me, Yumi!"
"Old Yumi, what are you doing here? You still owe me thirty Energy Crystals from last time. What, did you finally grow a conscience?"
A fat silver-skinned face covered in green patterns appeared on the screen.
"Oh, come on. Last time you said you were giving me a discount, and now you're trying to pin it on me? Open up already. I'm bringing you business."
The screen shut off, and the metal doors swiftly slid apart to either side. The defensive metal shutters inside immediately rose as well.
Once the door opened, the interior revealed an entirely different world.
In the several-hundred-square-meter room, numerous transparent glass display