The famed Benshiweiquzigai Street was an entertainment and shopping district in Sky Mechanical City, with everything one could want for food, drink, fun, and pleasure. There were several Elysium Pavilions alone.
On this street, practically everyone wore a smile.
Yet Pride, who had just emerged from a small building on the corner, looked utterly gloomy.
Standing before the building, he let out a deep sigh and turned back to look at the not-too-tall structure. When he saw the magical neon lights at its peak flashing the words "Sky of Truth," his eyes filled with helplessness.
If nothing unexpected happened, Lord Fengsman would throw him out of the editor-in-chief position in a few days.
Once he lost his position as editor-in-chief, perhaps his girlfriend Jolin would no longer stay with him. And he would never again have the chance to save enough money to buy a Rin Night Potion.
In other words, he, Pride, might spend his entire life as an ordinary, mediocre mortal.
Perhaps the shelter of his father and elder brother would keep him from being unable to survive in Sky Mechanical City, but his father and brother were merely wizard apprentices. One day, they would leave Sky Mechanical City. Who would he rely on then?
In this man-eating world, relying on anyone was unreliable. Only by relying on himself could he live without worry.
But how could he rely on himself? Only by becoming a transcendent himself! His Spiritual Power value was 9. As long as he could buy a Rin Night Potion, he would have a chance to become transcendent.
But Rin Night Potions cost money!
Pride lowered his head dejectedly and slowly wandered away from Benshiweiquzigai Street.
All along the way, Pride kept thinking: if he wanted money, he had to keep his editor-in-chief position. That