The Strongest Businessman

"CONGRATULATIONS!"

The auction has come to a close. Dylan was congratulated by all the participants for a very successful and a rather bountiful auction.

Though some may have left without buying an item, they acquired the coupon that Dylan distributed at the near end of the auction. They also found a businessman who has integrity and worthy of their trust due to the incident that happened for the auction of the last item.

" I will be sure to come by and buy from your store every now and then."

"Through this auction, you have earned a fan, brother Dylan."

"I will recommend your store to my friends, sir Dylan."

"Hahahaha, if that is so, I would have to thank everybody for their support." Dylan smiled as he received their cheers.

Dylan was also congratulated by the 19 Supersects that were present for this encounter. He assisted the sects one by one and even chatted with the, while escorting them.

"Well done, young lad. It has been nice doing business with you." The exceedingly tall Vice Head Garet said to Dylan.

"Thank you for finding the time to come here, also, sir Garet." Dylan replied respectfully.

"What an astounding auction that was. If I have the time, I will come by again." Cobra said with a crisp smile.

"I would be honored to have you in one of our auctions once more." Dylan articulated.

"I commend your for your bravery and ingenius you have showed, young friend. I was hoping to have a drink with you." Nick Williams laughed heartily while being followed by his companions.

"I would not mind having a few drinks with sirm as well." Dylan smiled.

"Do you wish to become my disciple, young lad? I find your intelligence and personality quite appealing to the eyes. I heard you also train in the Thundercloud Monarch Art. With my guidance, you will soar higher than any genius." Romero Thunder directly offered with a laugh. He really liked Dylan after witnessing who he was and how he handles situations.

"I am very sorry, sir Romero. I am flattered that you have taken a liking to my personage but I have already accepted a master recently. It would be quite disrespectful to find another one immediately." Dylan generously declined.

"Is that so? Well, I don't mind sharing a student with another person. But, if that is your choice, I will definitely respect it. But, if you wish, you can find me for some guidance in training the lightning arts. Just continue on your path and I am sure you will be a strong expert in the future." Romero did not feel dejected despite being rejected, he even encouraged Dylan with his goals.

"Thank you very much, sir Romero." Dylan gratefully thanked Romero for his encouragement. He found that Romero was a really nice person despite his appearance.

"You have performed splendidly, young one." Partiro Vlad, the uncle of Veronica praised.

"Thank you for attending my humble event. I hope you enjoyed your stay." Dylan answered courteously.

"As a matter of fact, I did. The food we ordered was unique and of high quality. The tea you serve is also to my liking." Partiro had a favorable impression on Dylan after everything that has happened in this auction.

"Then, if sir finds the time to come by, I would gladly personally serve you the tea aforementioned." Dylan smiled faintly.

"I would like that. Veronica, we're leaving." Partiro remarked. He soared with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Yes, uncle." Veronica answered. But before she left, she said to Dylan , " Don't forget about the favor I owe you or I might forget it instead."

"I will certainly keep that in mind." Dylan spoke with a smile.

Dylan and his employees were tidying up the surroundings of the Soaring Garden Store. Having such a festive event, there was bound to be a lot of trash everywhere. After instructing and dividing the work, the cleaning up was done easily quickly and effeciciently.

Dylan went inside first to organize the serious deal of money he earned from the auction. He systematically organized the more than ten thousand spirit stones that he profitted with.

"What a bountiful profit." Dylan said as he calculated that he currently has approximately twenty thousand spirit stones! With the auction' profit hitting nineteen thousand and the accomodation fees hitting several hundreds of spirit stones, Dylan earned a whole lot of money. Not to mention, the five thousand gold coins he got from the minor items and nearly ten thousand silver coins he earned from the toll!

"Hahahaha, with this, I just successfully defeated that Steph over three folds of his earnings! That said, all of this is just a little beyond than my expectations. I initially thought I would just earn about 15,000 to 16,000 spirit stones. To think, I would actually earn this much." He was really happy how the auction turned out to be. It was really succesful overall.

"It seems like I have nothing to worry about anymore." Azelmek moved closer to Dylan as he said.

"Do you mean about my business, master? It is still in it's budding stage but I believe I can move up to the Top 100 in two-three months." Dylan replied thinking that what Azelmek said was about his business.

"Nope, not about that. I was worried about your lovelife. You are already 18 and you have yet to find a single wife! I was starting to think that you were gay. But it seems like it is because you are quite fickle to pick one of the Ten Fairues, the most beautiful women in Mystical Clouds. You are my disciple, indeed. It reminds me of my conquest for my first wife..." Azelmek rubbed his chin and laughed while he teased Dylan.

"What?!" Dylan was dumfounded by this topic. His master was actually referring to marriage.

In the Great Mystic World, polygamy is globally accepted except for extremely few countries that promotes monigamy in their culture. Polygyny and polyandry are both accepted in their culture as long as it is done in a legal manner. Stealing wives and adultery is looked down upon by its residents.

In their customs, a fifteen year old youth could already marry to his/her wife/husband. By the age of eighteen, a man or woman having two or three spouses are the norm.

Dylan, who came from Earth, was raised in a monogamous society. He had trouble accepting such traditions since he believed that marriage is a sacred union of two people birthed from consummate love and unwavering fidelity to one another.

"Hahahaha, hallmaster has conquered twelve women before reaching the age of 100!" Sheldon joined the discussion as well.

"You put me too shame having a harem of twenty beautiful women at your home! Hahaha." Azelmek teasingly stated.

"Indeed. Sir Sheldon is quite the man to bring love to so many women. I, on the other hand. am rather satisfied with my five wives already." Allen smiled.

"But all of which were once part of the city's Top 10 beauties a hundred years ago! I heard you wished to conquer all ten! Hmph!" Sheldon harrumphed but laughed right after.

"Well, I... was rash back then." Allen wryly smiled

"Hahahaha, indeed." Azelmek laughed. He looked at Dylan and continjed to speak. " I guess that Dylan is quite more ambitious than any of us. He is already showing us that he wishes to conquer all ten women of the Ten Fairies."

"Indeed, the Ten Fairies awarded to the 10 females who could definitely bring downfall to any city! Especially the number 1 beauty, Elizabeth Corentine of the Royal Family of the Mystical Cloud Alliance, she is rumored to be so beautiful that any man who sees her will immediately be smitten." Allen shared.

"I heard Veronica is only a hair breadth's away from her beauty but that is only what the rumor's say. Rarely has anyone seen the top three fairies without their veils on. Anyways, I heard Miss Vlad tell you about a~ certain favor.~ Hehe." Sheldon mentioned a hearsay before teasing Dylan once more.

"What do you mean I am hinting to conquer the Ten Fairies? When did I say that? What are you three even talkking about? Could it be that Master, Uncle Sheldon, Uncle Allen are men who likes to gossip?" Dylan's brows creased and fires a counter back at them.

"Well, it is not like that, Dylan. We were just kidding around that's all." Sheldon awkwardly smiled after realizing how silly they sounded.

"Is that so?" Dylan intensified his gaze and Sheldon could only avert his gaze from embarassment.

"Of course. Uh.. There was something I was wondering about the auction. Was the person who let out that aura Sir Null?" Sheldon was flustered as he replied. He quickly changed the topic to avoid plunging into a disaster.

"It was. He sensed that I was in danger. He told me it was because of the mark that he has left on my body. Though he was extremely far away, he could still sense which direction I was at. Focusing his aura on that direction, he was able to warn Sir Shadow about killing me." Dylan was prepared for that question so he was able to quickly concoct an answer for it.

"To be able to direct his aura despite being hundreds or even thousands of miles away... just how strong is Master Null?" Azelmek curiously stated a question.

"I remember him telling me that he is far stronger than any expert in our country." Dylan intentionally looked upwards to insinuate that he was trying to remember something before saying.

"Does that mean he has reached the peakof Immortal Saint Realm?!" Azelmek's eyes bulged when he heard Dylan's vague statement.

"Uh... I'm not sure..." Dylan was wearing an uncertain expression when he said that. It was to give way for the the other three to think and contemplate more about the matter.

"I see..." The three nodded their heads while seemingly in deep thought.

"By the way, how are you going to plan to deal with the threats, Dylan?" Allen suddenly asked. When he asked this question, the mood became heavy.

"He's right, Dylan. Although we have already publicly showed that we will grant you security, there is still no guarantee that you will be safe from assasination and death threats." Azelmek spoke in a solemn voice

"If you want, we can mobilize some of our units that will guard you." Sheldon suggested in worry.

"Then, I would gladly accept Uncle Sheldon's suggestion." Dylan was not so dumb as to reject such a generous offer. He knew the risk that having earned such a great wealth and its' most common result is threats and ransom.

"That would be the best course of action. I will personally assign an Origin Palace Realm Squad to you. Would 20 Origin Transmutation and 10 Origin Foundation Realm expert be enough? If that is not enough, I could still send an additional five Palace Formation Realm Experts." Azelmek wanted Dylan to have a secure life without any underlying dangers so he could wholeheartedly focus in cultivation. Thus, ended up sounding too protective.

"The former squad is more than enough, Master. I, thank you for all the concern you have shown." Dylan bowed as a form of gratitude.

"Do not worry about it. Your safety is now our priority after all." Allen added.

"I have been an unfilial discople for skipping our training schedules for the past week. I am deeply sorry for the selfishness I have shown. I will, without fail, come to every session without fail strating from tomorrow." Dylan apologized for his absence in training for the past week because of the preparation for today's auction.

"All is well. It is not like you did it without our consent. But I do have to increase the length we will do training for this week by three hours." Azelmek replied smilingly.

"Please do." Dylan willingly complied.

After their discussion, Dylan and his employees finished organizing the entire block and closed the store. They went home to their residence and at the mail post at their gate. There was a paper not that was improperly folded. Dylan moved to the mail post and grabbed the paper.

Dylan read the message written,

[Give me 10,000 spirit stones. Come to the Dreamy Forest and give me the money. Remeber to go alone. Do not tell anyone about this. If not, your life will be taken in three days.]

"Sir Dylan, what should we do? Your life is in danger now!" Jack hurriedly said. But Dylan's reply was something that shook not only him but everyone

"A threat, huh? You should at least do better than your life will be taken in three days. I have heard better like "You will die immediately or your family will die instantly". Asking for only 10,000 when I earned 20,000 spirit stones? What a joke. He did not even properly research his target and he has the gall to demand ransom? Ransom is demanded at the target's maximum value. He did not even have information crucial about me that would make me surrender. What an amateur." Dylan laughed at this meager threat.

In his previous life, he recieved threats that stated they were going to burn his company's building or bomb it. Threats regarding the murder of Dale, Rose, friends and thousands of employees were also added. Blackmails of different proportions and varieties. Ransom that reached billions if not tens of billions for their lives. Compared to that, this threat was that of a child's.

"Really?" Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard what Dylan said. It sounded as if he had already recieved numerous threats like this even before this one. He sounded as if he knew how to create death threats and ransoms.

"We don't have to worry about this. It's an empty scare. Let's just go back inside and have a goodnight rest." Dylan nonchallantly said as he crumpled the piece of paper, threw it into the trash bin and walked towards the house.