Click!
With a sound, Annie closed the box containing the ore and looked at Richard, asking tentatively, "Is this ore very important to you?"
Richard replied, "Actually, at present, it isn't that important, because I discovered a place with this kind of ore—enough for my short-term needs. But considering what may happen in the future, the more of this ore, the better. That's why we have this deal between us."
"Then..." Annie hesitated for a moment before nodding. "I can agree to it."
"Very good," Richard said. "Then our cooperation is temporarily established. As for the specifics, that will depend on future performance.
You said earlier that once we got here, the battle in Saint Louis City shouldn't reach us, so we can go our separate ways. Then, goodbye. I have some matters of my own to handle. I'll be looking forward to you sending me messages through the crystal ball."
After speaking, Richard gave Annie a slight nod in farewell. Then a layer of gray energy covered his body, and he shot into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, Richard had reached a height of a hundred meters.
Standing on the ground, Annie looked at the box of ore in her hand, then at Richard flying away. Her eyes flickered, and there was a trace of unwillingness in her gaze.
For her, reaching a cooperation agreement with Richard was naturally good. But what she wanted most was to become Richard's student.
Was there really no possibility? Annie clenched her pearly teeth and stomped her foot fiercely. Mana surged rapidly from the magical source within her body, and a mass of white light enveloped her, carrying her upward as she chased after Richard, flying to a height of a hundred meters.
But Richard had already risen to three