Chapter 120: Astralis Academy
Chapter 120: Game On!
The next few hours were a masterclass in Olenna’s subtle artistry of black market negotiation.
She led Daniel through a dizzying network of hidden stalls, back-alley exchanges, and discreetly curtained-off rooms, each transaction conducted with a blend of shrewd bargaining and veiled threats that left Daniel both impressed and slightly unnerved.
The market hummed with quiet activity, secret deals, hushed exchanges,and the wind carried whispers of rare goods and desperate pleas.
Olenna knew everyone, or at least, knew of everyone.
She navigated the complex web of shifting allegiances and hidden power structures with an effortless grace, her reputation as a fixer apparently preceding her.
For a cut of the profit, or sometimes just for the promise of future favors brokered by Olenna, the smaller vendors eagerly bought up Daniel’s surplus Yin and Yang cards.
They didn’t ask where such a massive, unprecedented supply had come from; they were too busy calculating their own windfalls.
Daniel, content to let Olenna handle the negotiations, focused on acquiring what truly mattered to him: rare materials, unique beast cores, and any unusual skill fragments or energy sources that might pique his SSS-Rank [Soul Assimilation] talent’s interest.
He traded a stack of Yang cards for a set of perfectly preserved Shadow Panther claws rumored to retain traces of their stealth abilities.
He exchanged a handful of Yin cards for a collection of glowing, humming crystals from a deep-Verge energy beast, their essence potent and volatile.