Chapter 284: Plan: Part One
"And this amount is enough to entice a Transformed Knight such as Red Hare?"
Hex put the scroll away. He saw Sterling look at him in shock.
"You think I should react with fear and try to flee?" Hex asked, his voice laced with mockery. He didn’t know who he was mocking though. Perhaps himself.
He barely escaped a life-and-death situation a couple of days ago. He didn’t expect to be in danger so soon after coming to another country. At the same time, he had gone numb to the feeling. Facing people, creatures, or even deity-like beings didn’t faze him as much as it should.
"I don’t know how the news got out so fast," he continued. "Maybe we are still close to the borders with Asterella."
"Perhaps," Sterling agreed. Hex kept staring at him, waiting for his reply. Sterling looked confused at first but then remembered.
"Although ten million Sterren is a huge number, it’s not enough to attract the attention of a Transformed Knight. If I am correct, which I usually am in such cases, the number is to catch you the easy way – paying money."
He understood what he was getting at. "You mean the ten million is for the Refined Knight and under? The Sterren or coins is easier than the reward a Transformed Knight or higher would wish to gain?"
"Exactly," Sterling said. "Whatever can be bought with coins, is easy to acquire. The other part, the one more alluring to those at higher stages, is in the remark section. Those at a higher level are interested in the friendship offered. You see, at those levels, coins matter less. The resources are gathered under extremely dangerous situations or are bartered."