Chapter 29: Oklima City (Part 2)
"Can you sell the core of that black ogre to me?" Evan asked Dean and the others because he wanted to absorb the core of the black ogre using his monarch core.
"Well, I don't mind since you also helped us take down that ogre," George said, looking at James and Dean. Both of them also didn't object, so George gave the core of the black ogre to Evan.
"Let me know your account number; I will transfer the money," Evan said happily when he got the core.
George told his bank account number and said, "just transfer forty-five thousand credits."
"But D+ rank cores can be sold for sixty thousand credits without any problem," Evan said with a confused face because George was asking just forty-five thousand credits for a D+ rank core.
"You also helped us take care of that ogre, so of course, we are not going to take your share," Dean said while waving his hands.
When Evan heard this, he smiled and transferred forty-five thousand credits to George, who will split it later.
He was happy that he didn't receive some trash hunters as a teammate who acts all mighty and tries to take the fortune of other people.
Even when Dean and the others found out Evan was just an E rank hunter at the start, they didn't mock him or say anything to him. At first, when Evan accepted this mission, he thought he would find some half-backed hunters who would try to do something stupid when they found out he was just an E rank hunter.
'Now I just have to advance my prime to D rank so I can once again absorb the cores through my monarch core,' Evan thought and put away the ogre core.
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"We should reach there in one hour," Dean said while looking outside.
"Finally, I can sleep on a comfortable bed today," George said while yawning.
It has been two days since Evan and the others were attacked by the black ogres. Luckily, nothing major happened after the black ogre attack, and they were about to reach Oklima City.
During these two days, Evan was able to collect two more D-rank cores and five E-rank cores. Now he had three D-rank cores, five E-rank, and two D+ rank cores, but these are not enough to push his prime core to E+ rank.
On top of that, he is not going to use black ogre cores on his prime core.
'It went better than I expected,' Evan thought when he heard they would soon reach Oklima City.
One of the reasons he decided to do a mission instead of going to the dungeon was to gain some experience in missions because the practical exams for hunter academy students would be held soon.
Evan never participated in any practical exam because it requires showing your skills and strength, and Evan, who was nothing more than an F rank hunter, couldn't do anything during the practical exam.
Normally in practical exams, students receive a mission from the academy that they have to complete to get a better score. These missions can be anything like exterminating some monsters in a particular area, killing some bandits who rob the merchants, clearing a dungeon, and many more.
Now that Evan had enough strength, he also wanted to participate in the practical exams of the academy, which is why he decided to do a mission that would help him understand how everything works during a mission.
"Look, we are about to reach there," Evan looked outside from the window after hearing Dean's voice and saw fifty meters high walls and a gate where two hunters were sitting, talking to each other.
"I heard most of the cities are protected by a barrier, so why are there these high walls?" Evan asked when he saw the fifty meters high walls.
"Oklima City is also protected by a barrier, but it is pretty weak when you compare it to the barrier of Astrate City. Do you think a barrier of that magnitude can be installed everywhere?" George said while looking at the high walls.
Evan nodded in understanding when he heard this; he also understands that a barrier that can repel every monster cannot be installed everywhere. After all, that kind of barrier must be very hard to create.
Soon, the van arrived near the city gate where two guards were sitting, both of them were C rank and looked quite bored.
Henry took out some papers and showed them to the guards, who allowed them to enter after checking the papers.
"You guys can stay in the Four Seasons Hotel; I already booked your rooms there. Just show your hunter ID after going there. We will leave for Astrate City tomorrow when I am done with my business here," Henry said to Evan and the others after entering the city.
"Let's go; I know where this hotel is located," Dean said and left with Evan and the others. Henry had to settle his cargo before he can go back to the hotel.
Evan looked around the city while following Dean. Unlike Astrate City, which is filled with modern buildings, most of the buildings in Oklima City were in the medieval style.
Evan felt like he came back in time when technology was not developed, but he knew only the look of the city was medieval style. There was every modern facility available in the city.
After ten minutes of walking, Evan and the others finally arrived before a large medieval-looking villa with the sign 'FOUR SEASON HOTEL' hanging on top of it.
They all went inside, and Evan was surprised when he saw how the floor was made of beautiful ivory wood that gave it a luxurious look.
'I wonder what is the cost of staying here for one night,' Evan thought when he saw how luxurious the hotel was. Even though Henry was the one who was paying, he couldn't help but think this because he spent most of his life being poor.
After entering the hotel, Dean and the others went to reception and showed their IDs.
Just like Henry said, after showing their IDs, the receptionist gave them the key to their room. Since all of them were pretty tired after guarding the cargo for two days without much sleep, all of them went to their rooms.
Chapter 30: New Sword
Evan and the others arrived in Oklima City in the afternoon. So, when Evan woke up after sleeping, it was already nighttime. He looked at the clock, and saw it was 7:30 p.m. He stood up and went to bathroom to wash his face.
"I wanted to stay here for some time and relax a bit, after all, it is my first time coming out from Astrate City, but we are leaving tomorrow," Evan said with a sigh. He wanted to chill here before going back to the academy. Unfortunately, Henry will be going back tomorrow.
'I should visit the market and buy a sword,' Evan thought when he remembered the condition of his sword.
"But first," Evan stood up with a bright smile, "I am going to enjoy the most expensive dishes of this hotel," Evan said with a smile, knowing that Henry will be the one paying for the food he will eat here.
"Since that guy is going back tomorrow, and I can't enjoy myself here by touring, I am going to plunder his money by eating every expensive dish here," Evan said to himself and ordered the most expensive dishes of the hotel through the landline phone of his room.
Just after ten minutes, someone knocked on the door of his room. When Evan opened the door, he saw a waiter with a trolley full of food. He allowed the waiter to enter the room, who left after putting all the food on the table.
"Although I ordered everything in excitement, can I even eat all of this?" Evan muttered to himself when he saw how many dishes he had ordered without even realizing it.
"Well, I am in my growing phase; I should at least eat this much," Evan said and started to dig into the food.
"I feel like I am a second-generation rich young master," Evan said while patting his round belly that became like a football after he was done eating everything.
"Let's see if there is a weapon shop nearby," he said, taking out his phone.
After searching on the internet, he found some shops not so far away from his location. "Alright, let's see if I can find something decent here," Evan said and left the hotel room.
After leaving the Four Seasons Hotel Evan went towards the market by following the map he got from the internet.
Many blacksmiths in the Arora world can create extremely powerful artifacts using various materials. Since Evan doesn't have much money currently, he wanted to buy a normal sword that he can use for the time being.
After ten minutes of walking, Evan came to a shop called "Hoze Artifacts."
The things that blacksmiths create from monster body parts and other magical materials are called artifacts. Only extremely talented blacksmiths can create artifacts. The other way you can get an artifact is by clearing a dungeon. After clearing a dungeon, there is a high chance that you will receive an artifact as a reward.
"Welcome," a male attendant said to Evan when he entered the shop, "how can we help you?"
"I am looking for a sword," Evan said.
"Please go to the second floor; most of the weapons are being sold there," the attendant said to Evan.
Evan nodded and went to the second floor. There were many weapons on the second floor, such as swords, spears, machetes, bows, and many others.
Evan went towards the section where most of the swords were placed. He ignored the E and F-rank swords and came into the D-rank sword section.
"There are more than I expected," Evan said when he saw around fifty rank D swords.
He came before a light blue sword and looked at it.
---) Frost Sword (D-rank): A light sword created from the bones of a frost tiger; it can increase the power of your sword attack by 50%. The sword has ice attribute that can freeze the wounds of your enemy making them slower.
"A 50% increase in sword attack is quite good," Evan thought and looked at another sword.
---) Moon Sword (D-rank): A sword made from the moonstone that absorbed the moonlight for twenty years. It does 10% extra damage to darkness-type monsters.
Evan continued to look at D-rank swords and eventually found a sword that he liked.
---) Nether Steel Sword (D-rank): A sword made from nether steel; it is very sharp and can cut through even the hardest metal. Because of nether steel, the flow of mana is improved by 20%.
Evan tried to imbue his mana into the sword and found it was flowing into the sword without any problem. Although this sword was normal when compared to other D-rank swords, Evan found this sword perfect because of its weight and size, which matched with his previous sword.
He went to the counter while holding the Nether Steel Sword, "I want to buy this."
"Nether Steel Sword, it will cost you 50,000 credits," the receptionist said after seeing the Nether Steel Sword.
Evan felt like his heart was bleeding, but he still purchased the sword. 'I just have five thousand credits left,' he thought.
Evan got one hundred and twenty thousand credits after selling the cores. He bought healing and mana potions along with some other things before coming on the mission. He spent twenty thousand credits on those potions. Then, he bought the core of a black ogre from George and others, and now this sword. In just a few days, he spent all of the money that he got after selling the cores.
'Sigh, I am dirt poor again,' Evan thought after leaving the shop.
He roamed around the city for some time after purchasing the sword and returned to the hotel after one hour.
When Evan came back, he met George and others who were talking to Henry.
"You are back from your tour," Henry said when he saw Evan, "we are going for dinner, want to join us?"
"Sorry, I already ate; you guys can go by yourselves," Evan said after hearing Henry.
"Alright, remember we will leave early tomorrow morning, so take a good sleep," Henry said to Evan and went with George and the others.
Evan came back to his room and started watching a movie on his phone since he had nothing else to do.
The night passed away just like this, and the next day arrived.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
200+ Power
Ranking 
14 Power
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