Chapter 13: Bargaining

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Matthew didn’t pay any more attention to the young girl. Instead, he ground the Petite Grass into powder before applying it on her wounds.

The young girl looked at the serious expression on Matthew’s face as he carefully treated her wounds. Her breathing could not help but quicken, and her heart thumped rapidly.

Ever since she was young, this was the first time a stranger was so close to her.

Especially when Matthew put the powder on her waist, the young girl’s heart instantly sped up!

Even men who were close to her had never touched such a place.

But now, she was gently touched by a stranger. Although he was only applying the medicine, she still felt a little shy.

When Matthew finished applying the powder, the young girl’s face was already extremely red.

“Alright. It won’t take long for your injuries to heal.”

Matthew stepped back after setting the remaining powder aside.

In fact, this was also the first time he had come into close contact with an unfamiliar girl, and it seemed so intimate.

However, he had lived two lifetimes, so he was more composed than ordinary people and did not show much expression.

“Thank you.”

The girl thanked him shyly.

After that, they stopped talking.

Matthew wanted to wait for the young girl to recover before asking her to guide him to a human city.

Meanwhile, the girl intended to persuade Matthew to save her companions, but she did not know how to begin.

After all, Matthew had just treated her, and now she was asking for help again. It didn’t seem right.

After a long while, the girl finally organized her words.

She brushed her hair and said, “Hey! I’m Edith Romeo. How about you?”

“Matthew.”

Matthew sat nearby and replied coldly.

His answer stunned Edith.

She wondered, ‘Does this young man not have a surname? Or is he unwilling to reveal his surname?’

Edith did not dwell on the question for long. After all, her purpose was more than that. Persuading Matthew to rescue her companion was the main issue.

“How did you end up in the Maar Mountains?” Edith asked softly.

She decided to get closer to Matthew first. She would ask for his help after they became familiar with each other.

“My family lives nearby.” Matthew’s reply was still cold.

The Dragon God Village was at the edge of the Maar Mountains, so he had no problem answering like this.

But Edith’s heart was deeply shaken.

Someone actually lived near the Maar Mountains?

This was something she had never expected.

There were many mutated beasts in the Maar Mountains, and there was no lack of powerful ones.

They hadn’t encountered any for now because powerful mutated beasts rarely moved outside of their territory. To put it bluntly, they were just lucky.

But Edith could never have imagined that someone could live in the Maar Mountains for more than ten years.

Even some B-class or A-class Beast Tamers might not be able to do it.

Could it be that this youth was lying?

Edith began to doubt what Matthew had said.

This was because the news of having lived in the Maar Mountains for more than ten years was too shocking.

So much so that Edith was afraid to believe it.

But right now, she needed this young man’s help. Even if she did not believe his words, she could only flatter him.

Edith revealed a look of admiration as her beautiful eyes sparkled with stars. She said excitedly, “To be able to live in the Maar Mountains for more than ten years, you are really powerful!”

Matthew ignored Edith’s gaze, thinking that she was a young girl who admired strength.

After all, in this world, strength represents everything.

It was normal to worship powerful people.

Edith gave up the idea of flattery when she saw no reply from Matthew after a long wait.

It seemed that this approach would not work. Matthew was not friendly to flatterers.

She had to find another way to persuade him.

If not, Edith dared not think what would become of her companions.

“Hey!”

Edith said directly, no longer pretending to be polite.

Then, she immediately said with a serious expression, “I want to ask your help to save my companions. I can agree to any condition you want.”

Since pretending to be weak didn’t work, then she would directly hire him for money.

Matthew realized that this young girl before him was very scheming.

However, Edith was still too inexperienced to play tricks in front of him. She might not be his match even if she lived for a few more decades.

Then again, Matthew was indeed in need of money now.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t even have enough money to eat once he arrived in a human city.

After all, he had been in Dragon God Village for so many years and did not have any savings.

“50 million copper coins!”

Matthew said coldly.

“What!?”

Edith was shocked.

50,000,000 copper coins could buy several Tier 1 herbs.

Edith could not accept the price.

It was too expensive.

“10 million!”

Edith pouted and turned her head away.

She made a big cut on the payment Matthew wanted, cutting off an entire eighty percent.

So the weak her was slightly afraid to look Matthew in the eye.

However, even after a long while, she did not hear Matthew’s response.

Edith couldn’t help but glance at Matthew out of the corner of her eye.

She saw that he was looking into the distance and did not intend to pay attention to her.

Edith was instantly enraged.

Till now, every word she said was valued by the people around her.

This was the first time someone dared to ignore her words.

But the thought that she still had to ask Matthew for help forced her to restrain her anger.

Edith said unhappily, “Hey! I’m talking to you. Do you accept 10 million copper coins or not?”

Matthew ignored Edith’s emotions and replied coldly and disdainfully, “From your injuries, I can tell that you have encountered a powerful mutated beast. At least a mutated beast that is infinitely close to C-rank. Just ten million, are you trying to send a beggar away?”

Edith was taken aback. She hadn’t expected Matthew to be so meticulous as to realize that.

“Since you know…” Edith gritted her teeth. “30 million is the highest I can offer.”

Matthew wanted to say yes.

30 million was the standard price for a beast that was close to C-rank.

He had studied many books, so he knew this.

At first, he was just betting that Edith didn’t know the ropes and wanted to ask for twenty million more.

But when he noticed the nervousness in Edith’s eyes, he swallowed the words.

If Edith could accept this price, there would be no sign of struggle in her eyes. Instead, she would hope Matthew would stop raising the price.

Nervousness. That meant she was lying.

There was definitely nothing to talk about in terms of price.

Then it could only be the words she said before the price. She admitted that Matthew had guessed correctly.

But it was actually wrong!

Matthew coldly said, “How about this, first tell me what happened after you came to the Maar Mountains, and then we can talk about the price?”

The nervousness in the depths of Edith’s eyes intensified.

But she hid it well.

If Matthew hadn’t been so attentive, he wouldn’t have noticed.