This might have been the most expensive "bath ticket" ever.
-that was the thought that came to Kroya when he saw the Death Knight return with the soul crystals, moving as though his backside were on fire.
A full thirty thousand soul crystals lay before him.
Their deep black radiance seemed capable of absorbing a person's soul.
It really was a lot.
But on reflection, things like these were not difficult for someone of legendary rank to find if they wanted to. Besides, what he could offer was something no one else could provide.
Just like luxury goods in his previous life: however expensive they were, there was still a market.
Normally, he dealt in basic everyday necessities, but he suddenly wondered whether he ought to branch out into a unique, high-end market. That would let him earn more resources.
A high-end market offered not only resources, but connections as well. He would soon be entering the Astral Plane, and he certainly needed enough connections to help him.
He could not speak for other places, but here in the Underworld...
Sunlight and rain from the Main Plane-things he considered perfectly ordinary-were treasures almost impossible for the inhabitants of the Underworld to obtain.
At that thought, he called out to the Death Knight, who was about to hurry away. "Mr. Terrano, do you have any thoughts about your residence?"
The knight stopped at those words.
He turned back and studied the handsome mage closely. The soul flames flickering in his eyes wavered for a moment-the sunlike vitality surrounding that handsome figure made him feel warm, and even a little...
Kroya had been waiting for him to speak, but that gaze made his scalp prickle. Abandoning any attempt at suspense, he said directly:
"I can make a mansion that allows you to