{Sorry for the wait, everyone. I had insomnia yesterday and didn't get enough rest, and I had a meeting in the morning too, so I missed a day. Updates are back now. I'm also planning to find a day when I have time to post two updates to repay you all. Thank you for your support.}
"So, Miss Marionette, how much are you planning to offer for these high-tier materials?"
"We're all smart people here. I'm sure you wouldn't do anything unpleasant, would you?"
Lumine folded her arms and glanced at the Stellaron Hunters in front of The Marionette as she asked with a half-smile.
Paimon also raised her chin at Sandrone, looking remarkably smug.
"..."
"Of course not! I'll offer thirty million Mora apiece for the Mimetic Dragon King's devouring flames materials. As for the rest, mostly between ten and twenty million. Quality is what matters to me!"
Although Sandrone was pained by how much her wallet was shrinking, The Regrator was fronting most of the funds, so it wasn't too unbearable.
Besides, she could use these high-tier materials to optimize and upgrade Promnia, making the family Arlan had left her even stronger!
As for herself, she was quite satisfied with her current appearance. As a machine with a mind of her own, she didn't want to alter herself beyond recognition for power, because that would be a desecration of Arlan!
Her feelings for Arlan were like a daughter's closeness to her father. Moreover, she knew Arlan had never treated her as a robot, but as a real human being, so she would never let herself become grotesque!
But faced with these absurd visitors from beyond the heavens, even Sandrone felt intensely powerless.
She currently had all her danger sensors switched off. If she turned them on, the