The feeling of getting things for free was truly amazing!
Although Foreskin appeared as a goblin in the Trade Secret Realm, his true form was human. He had gained fame even before Supreme Being Apollo and had been a ninth-tier Battle Lord for a long time.
After Apollo’s rise, he chose to follow Apollo and joined the Mystic Market as its Manager.
His position in the Mystic Market was akin to Shadow Nine’s in the Guardian Shadow and Maxen Stoneheart’s in the Wolf’s Den.
However, the Mystic Market focused more on economic development, and Manager Foreskin controlled vast wealth, which made sense.
Even giving Mike a lot of things was just a drop in the bucket for Foreskin.
Thinking about this, Mike couldn’t help but ask himself:
Why not take more?
Was his storage space not big enough, or did he have too many merits?
Spending 860 Battle Lord merits, Mike handed Force of Nature over to the Mystic Market for enchantment.
“Keep an eye out for seed resources on the market for upgrading Force of Nature,” Mike said, pointing to his card, which still had 15,140 Battle Lord merits.
“Understood, understood!”
Foreskin was well aware of Mike’s financial situation.
As long as his two 75-million-ton mines weren’t exhausted, Mike would earn a large amount of Battle Lord merits just by waking up every day!
The joy of owning two mines was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
After bidding farewell to Foreskin, Mike left the Trade Secret Realm and returned to the Wolf’s Den.
He didn’t go to Maxen Stoneheart’s office in the back but found a random corner to sit down.
“Could I have some water, please? Thank you.”
For the sake of his health, Mike had quit drinking.
A man shouldn’t drown in alcohol; he should be the master of his own consciousness.
“To celebrate Thor’s SSSSS rating on the 10th floor, the Mystic Market sends its congratulations. Tonight’s expenses are all covered by Mr. Jhon!”
Just as the announcement was made, the water was brought to him.
A sexy waitress stood in front of Mike, momentarily at a loss.
Mike naturally said,
“Take this glass of water to Maxen Stoneheart, please, and bring me a beer, half chilled and half at room temperature. Thank you.”
“Also, do you have any grilled meat? I’m a bit hungry.”
Soon, a plate of grilled meat and a case of beer were brought to Mike.
Mike gave some grilled meat to Cerberus and then started eating and drinking, waiting for his personal rewards while reviewing his tenth-floor journey.
“Getting an SSSSS rating every 10 floors means the next one will be on the 20th floor. The rewards for the entire human race are indeed powerful, but I rarely use them, which is a bit disappointing.”
Take the reward for Thor’s SSSS rating on the first floor, [Guardian Angel], for example. It provided everyone in the Tower of Truth with one resurrection opportunity, which was indeed powerful.
But all this time, Mike hadn’t died even once.
He could only hope that the personal rewards for the SSSSS rating would be substantial enough to make up for his losses.
As time passed, more and more people filled the Wolf’s Den.
Mike even saw a familiar figure at the entrance.
“So this is the Wolf’s Den?”
Cain peeked into the Wolf’s Den hall but didn’t enter.
He had just completed a one tier Battle Soldier test and chose the United Corps faction, now a reserve member.
With Cain’s talent, being a Lone Wolf was a bit too much.
His senior, Anderson, was also in the United Corps faction and could guide Cain. They might even fight side by side in the same corps in the future.
After curiously looking at the Wolf’s Den, Cain prepared to leave.
Without a Lone Wolf badge, he couldn’t enter the Wolf’s Den.
A shadow behind him stepped forward, bypassing Cain, and walked to the Wolf’s Den front desk.
Anderson said in a deep voice, “I’m here to pick up Kaelum’s rations.”
His expression was cold, and his tone steady, clearly not his first time doing this.
Mike: ???
Is this even allowed?!
Right in front of Mike, Anderson carried away three black goats from the Wolf’s Den front desk and left.
After this little episode, Mike finally received his long-awaited personal rewards.
“SSSSS rating conquer of the tenth floor, reward: [Mistveil Castle]*1!”
“SSSSS rating conquer of the tenth floor, reward: [Vampire Guard]*1!”
“SSSSS rating conquer of the tenth floor, reward: [Werewolf Guard]*1!”
The rewards had finally arrived!
Mike never expected to receive the entire castle as his reward! ??
As for what the tenth-floor instance would become afterward, that was yet to be known.
Mistveil Castle became part of Mike’s exclusive space, connected to the Mysterious Mine.
Thus, Mike’s exclusive space grew even larger.
“Let’s go take a look.”
Mike finished his last bottle of beer, got up slowly, and returned to room [ss004], entering his exclusive space.
He had a feeling that Pig Vladimir might be in the Vampire Guard!
Mike’s figure appeared in front of Mistveil Castle, and he walked inside.
…
Washington D.C.
In a forest stood a castle, rumored to be the resting place of a Ultimate Battle Lord.
A man in black paced anxiously outside the castle.
“Thor achieved an SSSSS rating this time. Should I report it?”
He hesitated.
After receiving the news of Thor’s SSSSS rating, he rushed here but didn’t immediately wake the ancestor in the black coffin.
It had only been four days since the last time he woke him!
Waking him again would be a significant burden on the elder in the black coffin.
The key issue was, if the phone kept waking up every few seconds, why not just keep it on?
The same logic applied to the Calderon.
If he had to be woken up every few days, he might as well not sleep at all.
“Let’s wait for the reward announcement before deciding…”
The man in black waited outside the castle for the Tower of Truth’s announcement.
“It’s here!”
“This….”
After receiving the reward announcement, the man in black no longer hesitated and rushed inside.
This was too important not to report!
After going through the usual procedures, the black coffin slowly rose from the ground, and Calderon awoke once more, his voice clearly displeased.
“I feel like I just took a nap, and you’re back already.”
“This time, even if Thor killed a demon god, I wouldn’t be surprised!”
After the initial complaints, Calderon’s voice was calm and composed, “Tell me, what’s happened now?”
The man in black bowed, lowering his eyes, and respectfully said,
“Thor has just conquered the tenth floor with an SSSSS rating, and the rewards are….”
He briefly recounted what Thor had done.
After he finished, silence fell once more.
The man in black thought to himself, “The ancestor’s mental fortitude is truly strong, staying so calm after hearing such news!”
Last time, Thor’s actions nearly caused the coffin lid to fly off!
This was the demeanor of an Ultimate Battle Lord, able to quickly adjust his mental expectations.
No matter what happened, the ancestor remained calm and composed.
Even if Thor achieved an SSSSS rating!
The man in black maintained his bowing posture, waiting for the ancestor’s instructions.
Half a minute… a minute… three minutes…
“This is taking too long.”
The man in black was puzzled. Was something wrong?
Could the ancestor have fallen asleep again?!
Thinking this, the man in black raised his head slightly, looking at the black coffin.
With just one glance, the man in black nearly had his soul scared out of him!
The coffin lid was slightly ajar!
A withered hand clutched the edge of the coffin!
Holy shit! The ancestor is about to rise from the dead!!