Chapter 79: One hundred
"So..."
Just as they were stunned, the girl came over and sat with them, her eyes locked onto Ronan.
"My name is Asha. That grumpy old man is Jolan. Tell me, what are you three undead doing here?"
Wait... what?
Not only did the old man know they were undead, even this little girl did too.
Was she also an unknown expert?
Ronan narrowed his eyes as he almost had a heart attack.
He... he couldn’t sense her aura.
Yen and Hesa’s eyes widened as they looked at the little girl in shock.
"Asha... I am Ronan. These are my Blood Servants, Yen and Hesa."
Ronan introduced them as the girl’s eyes lit up.
"You have a lovely name... Ronan."
The girl chuckled, her face lighting up as she spoke.
"Ah... thank you."
Ronan couldn’t help but reply.
"Also, as for the old man, don’t worry about him. As long as you don’t touch his shop, he won’t interfere."
Asha reassured them as she looked at the three frightened undead.
But this still didn’t make them relax.
Their hearts were still racing.
"Asha."
Just then, the old man’s voice was heard, causing the trio to jolt while Asha rolled her eyes.
She gave them an apologetic bow before leaving to help the old man, leaving the three alone.
Their hearts were racing as their eyes darted around.
First, there was the old man’s strength, and now they couldn’t sense Asha’s strength either.
These two were something else.
It didn’t take long before they were done, as Asha brought over three small bowls of ramen.
Although it was just ramen, its scent was incredibly strong, making their mouths water.
They couldn’t wait to eat.
"Please, eat up and enjoy your meal."
Asha said sweetly as she dropped the bowls on the table.
The instant she did, Ronan, Yen, and Hesa seemed to lose control of their bodies.
They grabbed the bowls and started devouring the food.
The constant sound of slurping rang out through the room while Jolan and Asha watched the three undead eating.
Only after the food was completely gone did any shred of reasoning return to them.
[Ding!]
[Blood Sucking Lv.2 → Blood Sucking Lv.3]
[Flesh Assimilation Lv.11 → Flesh Assimilation Lv.12]
Ronan froze.
But it wasn’t only him.
Yen and Hesa froze as well.
This food had actually increased their Traits?
Maybe for Ronan, it was simply killing members of the same race to grow his Traits.
But for others...
Growing their Traits was difficult and took time, not to mention the amount of resources required to evolve said Traits.
Who would have thought that just a meal prepared by this old man could actually increase their Trait levels?
The mystery surrounding this old man only deepened.
And behind the massive fear of the unknown was a sense of awe at his capabilities.
Now Ronan realized why he had also been hungry for this food.
Because, in truth, this wasn’t merely food.
It was something that could actually increase the level of his Traits.
"Don’t worry about payment. It’s on the house."
Seeing the excited expressions on Ronan, Yen, and Hesa after they finished eating, Jolan spoke.
"You can’t even afford it anyway."
Jolan added calmly.
Shameless.
The three thought at once.
But they hated to admit it.
Jolan was probably right.
For something that could improve a Trait, it was practically priceless.
Clank!
Just then, three necklaces were dropped onto the table as Asha spoke.
"Wear this, and any face you imagine will become your new face. Except for the gods, no one will realize that you are covering your true appearance.
"It has only three uses. Once all three uses are exhausted, it will break, so choose the faces carefully."
Asha warned.
"This... this is too much."
Ronan couldn’t help but say.
Yes, he had a system that could upgrade his Traits, but these three necklaces functioned like masks and had three uses with no time limit.
This meant Ronan, Hesa, and Yen could pretend to be someone else for as long as they needed without fear.
And apart from that, if they were caught, they could change their faces once more and become another person.
This was extremely useful.
Although the downside was that it couldn’t change their realm but this alone was enough.
"It is nothing, really."
Asha spoke and coughed.
"Thank you."
Both Yen and Hesa spoke.
For Yen, who was an assassin, she knew how precious this was.
Even the mask she had back then could barely hide her true face.
If a King Realm expert focused on her keenly, they would sense that something was wrong, and her mask would break if touched by their aura.
And that mask was worth hundreds of thousands of gold.
A price even too much for small nobles.
But this necklace was far better.
It could not be sensed by beings below the gods and could transform one’s face three times.
It was terrifying.
But Yen took the claim of not being able to be sensed by beings below the gods lightly.
It probably just meant Supreme Realm beings wouldn’t notice, which meant it was good enough.
Not only for her, but for Hesa and Ronan too.
Saying it could fool beings below gods was too far-fetched.
Besides, they didn’t even know how strong a god was not to talk of experts above the Supreme realm.
"We will take our leave now."
Ronan stood up and bowed his head as Jolan nodded.
"Thank you once more."
"Thank you."
The trio spoke as they left the shop.
Asha waved at them, but the instant the three stepped outside, they bolted as fast as they could.
They were even running faster than when they had been chased by the nobles.
To them, that shop was a forbidden zone.
They would never enter it again.
"Tsk... they run quite fast."
Jolan chuckled as he muttered.
Then he looked at the proud little girl.
"You really gave them something from my pile of trash?"
Jolan asked with furrowed brows as Asha’s proud expression suddenly disappeared, replaced by a guilty one.
"Master... Master, your trash isn’t everyone else’s trash, you know..."
Asha couldn’t help but say.
"But I actually wanted to give them more, but they seemed too shocked by these three."
Asha couldn’t help but say as Jolan raised an eyebrow.
"How many were you planning to give them?"
Jolan asked.
Asha raised a finger.
"Ten?"
Jolan asked as Asha shook her head and said softly...
"One hundred."