Pastor Mana

Pastor Mana had been half-convinced and half-doubtful, but when he accepted a spatial bracelet containing three Scorpion Lion eggs, his expression immediately became quite a spectacle. After confirming and reconfirming them, his former cold arrogance and severity vanished like smoke, replaced by the most cordial demeanor.

"Lucio Bis, I am deeply gratified to see in you the industrious and promising shadow of your father." The fat pastor nodded encouragingly at Lucio, his face full of approval. When his gaze fell upon Chen Rui, it became even more kind and amiable.

"Sir Richard, it is a great pleasure to meet you. For Lucio to have a friend like you is his greatest fortune. If there is anything you need my help with, I certainly will not refuse."

Naturally, Mana was delighted. He had originally gritted his teeth and spent three hundred Black Crystal Coins at the guild to place a bounty on a single Scorpion Lion egg. Now, not only had he saved those three hundred Black Crystal Coins, he had unexpectedly obtained three Scorpion Lion eggs, along with a highly valuable spatial bracelet.

The fat pastor was a quick-witted man skilled at reading faces and adapting to circumstances. Judging by the fact that the other party had casually produced something as extravagant as a spatial bracelet, he was certainly no ordinary person. Lucio, too, wore a spatial bracelet on his wrist—Mana knew something of his old friend's nephew. After his family fortune had been squandered away, he had become a pauper. There was no way he could own a high-grade item like a spatial ring.

Clearly, he had attached himself to some great figure—such as... that plain-looking young man.

Thus, the fat man put aside the lofty posture he usually prided himself on, and his attitude became remarkably friendly.

"Pastor,