Dawson Chamber of Commerce

"I picked this up by chance while training in the Magical Beast Forest," Wharton said, seeing his confusion.

Although the middle-aged man did not believe him, he said nothing. The Magical Beast Forest was dangerous, but it was indeed full of fortuitous encounters.

The middle-aged man told Wharton that, because the amount involved was considerable, he needed to consult the manager. After leaving for a while, he returned with an elderly man. The old man looked seventy or eighty, but his eyes were exceptionally sharp. Clearly, his strength surpassed that of the middle-aged man.

In the end, Wharton's magic crystal core was purchased for 1.2 million gold coins.

Wharton also bought some medicinal herbs he needed from the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, spending a total of ten thousand gold coins. On the Yulan Mainland, ordinary medicinal herbs were not expensive aside from top-grade spiritual medicines.

"Then, sir, would you like gold coins or a magic crystal card? Of course, if you need a magic crystal card, we can issue one for you free of charge." Once the attendant had prepared the materials Wharton needed, he handed Wharton a card.

Wharton kept only five thousand gold coins and deposited the rest into the magic crystal card.

After leaving the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, Wharton wandered through the streets for several rounds, shaking off everyone following him before heading toward the house Hiri had rented. At times like this, if one lacked strength, one should not recklessly reveal it. Even organizations that valued their reputation could not avoid such little tricks. Though they would not go so far as to rob him outright, Wharton still found the behavior rather distasteful.

After shaking off his tail, Wharton reached Hiri's residence in just half an hour.

"Grandpa Hiri, I'm back!" Wharton called from outside.

"Wharton, you're back? I haven't seen you return in a long time. Where have you been these past days?" a neighbor nearby asked Wharton.

"I went training, Uncle Sam."

"That's your magical beast, isn't it? Tiger-type magical beasts are high-level magical beasts." As he spoke, Sam pointed at Little Gold behind Wharton.

"Roar! Roar!" Little Gold bared his fangs at Sam.

"Little Gold." Seeing Little Gold's actions, Wharton spoke with slight anger, and Little Gold did not continue.

"Hahaha!" Sam did not get angry and merely laughed heartily. Wharton knew that Sam was also a powerful warrior, at least at the level of a Level Eight Warrior. Otherwise, he would not have been able to live in the O'Brien Empire for so long.

Since Hiri lived here, and Hiri was Wharton's only relative in the O'Brien Empire, Wharton came to visit him whenever he had time. The surrounding neighbors all knew Wharton, and they took good care of Hiri as well.

"Young Master Wharton, you're back!" Hiri called out after coming from the room and seeing Wharton. Only after bidding farewell to the neighbors did Wharton follow Hiri inside.

"Wharton, you're back. I heard you went to the Magical Beast Forest. You had me so worried. You weren't hurt, were you? Come, let me take a look," Hiri asked concernedly after they entered.

"I wasn't hurt. I'm fine, Grandpa Hiri. I'm perfectly well. Don't you trust my strength?" Wharton replied.

"It's good that you weren't hurt. Wait here. I'll go make you something to eat."

After they ate, Wharton looked at Hiri before him and saw that he had grown much older than before. Looking at this old man who had worked tirelessly for his family for decades, Wharton swore in his heart that he would make sure Hiri lived well. At the same time, he had to find a way to help Hiri cultivate to the Saint Domain. Then he would get him a Divine Spark, so Hiri would not end up like in the original story, already dead by the time Linley returned from Hell. Of course, there was also Hillman's family.

Wharton told Hiri about his experiences in the Magical Beast Mountain Range and introduced Little Gold to him as well.

"Grandpa Hiri, I want to buy a house in the imperial capital. Where do you think would be best? I want somewhere quiet, somewhere I won't be disturbed," Wharton said to Hiri.

"But we have no money. You know the Baruch clan's circumstances. I can't even afford the rent for this place," Hiri said dejectedly.

"Grandpa Hiri, look. What is this?" Wharton said as he took out the gold coins and magic crystal card from his ring.

"Wharton, how do you have so many gold coins? And a magic crystal card too?" Hiri said excitedly.

When Wharton told him that there were another 1.4 million gold coins, Hiri was so excited that he could not close his mouth for a long time, crying out that the Baruch clan's rise was finally in sight.

"The Baruch clan will reappear on the Yulan Mainland. Even if I die now, I will have no regrets," he said. Hiri had served the Baruch clan for several decades, and several generations of his family had been butlers of the Baruch clan. They had long since become completely integrated into the family.

"How could I let you die, Grandpa Hiri? I want you to witness the glory of our Baruch clan with us," Wharton said to Hiri.

"Yes, yes. I want to witness the glory of the Baruch clan."