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"Are you selling it or not, bro? I'm open to any price."

Velen stared intensely at the rabbit, his eyes locking on so hard that the poor creature began to feel creeped out.

"Karos, my boy! Save me! I swear this guy really wants to throw me into a stew!"

Karos quickly spoke up, "Velen, my man, this rabbit pet and I have been through thick and thin. We're bonded, emotionally inseparable—I just can't let it go. I really can't sell it."

Sigh…

Velen let out a disappointed sigh. He'd thought this would be an easy way to trigger another glorious tycoon-level spending spree. But now? Seemed like a lost opportunity.

"You've got to be kidding me!"

Seeing Velen's genuinely disappointed expression, the rabbit exploded in outrage.

"Not only did he decide not to stew me—he's actually disappointed about it!"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!"

The powerful soul residing within the rabbit's body was on the verge of losing its mind.

"Velen, these shadowthorns are precious materials that dark magic practitioners dream of having. Using them to stew a rabbit would be a complete waste!" Karos said seriously. "They're extremely effective in enhancing dark magic capabilities. If you really want to 'spend lavishly,' why not use them to upgrade magic tools or as the core material in black magic arrays? That would be far more useful than throwing them into a stew."

Velen just shook his head. "Karos, there are some joys you wouldn't understand. I like spending money in the most wasteful ways."

"You don't get the joy of burning cash!"

…???

What kind of nonsense is this?

You're telling me being a rich idiot brings joy?

Karos rolled his eyes. If there was a world championship for showing off, this guy would have taken home the gold ten years in a row. Joy from squandering wealth? Ridiculous!

"Velen, just think about it," Karos said, still trying to talk sense into him. "Even if you manage to brew some kind of 'dark cuisine' using those ten thousand shadowthorns, the result would be so cursed and toxic that normal awakeners wouldn't even be able to approach it, let alone eat it. Sure, it might work as a weapon, but if you're really looking to waste money, why not just toss all ten thousand shadowthorns into a bonfire and cook rice over it?"

Got him!

That shut him up, didn't it?!

Karos felt a surge of pride as he watched Velen seemingly frozen in place, dumbfounded by the brilliance of his suggestion.

"Karos," the voice of the mentor inside the rabbit echoed in his mind, "this Velen guy is no ordinary rich boy."

"Just based on how he's thinking about using those shadowthorns, it's clear he understands the full horror of their cursed properties. If he really does create a 'dark soup' with them… I estimate it could obliterate the souls of ten Ascended Rank powerhouses."

Karos's smile froze on his face.

Crap.

Regret. Overwhelming regret.

Why, oh why, had he tried to argue with Velen?

That was such a dumb move.

Why couldn't he have just minded his own business and let the guy spend money however he pleased?

Now he might've offended someone terrifying.

He'd come here to network and make allies… not enemies!

What Karos didn't know was that Velen wasn't actually frozen in place—he was deep in communication with his system.

"System, Karos is ranked tenth on the Rising Magi Rankings. If I ask him to burn the shadowthorns for me, one by one, and pay him 100,000 low-grade mana crystals for the trouble… that's reasonable, right?" Velen asked in his mind.

Ding! Compensation amount is within acceptable limits.

The system's mechanical tone rang out.

Ding! Reminder: If you also recruit the rabbit to help burn the shadowthorns, you can trigger an additional tycoon behavior event.

"Oh?" Velen's eyes lit up again, his gaze falling once more on the trembling rabbit.

"Oh crap! He's looking at me again!"

"Karos, protect your dear mentor!"

The soul inside the rabbit shivered as it felt Velen's intense stare and immediately screamed in Karos's mind.

"System, if I get the rabbit to help as well, and offer 10,000 low-grade mana crystals as payment—is that enough?"

Ding! Amount too low.

"100,000 then?"

Ding! Still too low.

100,000 is too low?!

How powerful is this rabbit anyway?

"What about 1,000,000 low-grade mana crystals?"

Ding! Compensation amount is within reasonable range.

"Holy hell!"

Velen was astonished. This rabbit really wasn't simple.

It actually required a million low-grade mana crystals just to help burn some plants?

Now he was even more intrigued. If the rabbit was this valuable… then maybe buying it was still a good idea.

"Karos, my man, are you really sure you can't sell that rabbit? I can offer even more this time. I promise—I won't stew it. I just feel a strong bond with it and want to keep it around."

Velen said it with all the sincerity he could muster.

The rabbit, meanwhile, looked ready to bolt.

"How obsessed are you with turning me into soup?!"

Karos was on the verge of tears. "Velen, you really don't understand the kind of bond I have with this rabbit. I just… I really can't part with it."

"Say no more, Karos. I understand. I really do. So I'll offer more benefits."

"No stewing this time—I swear. I just feel like we're fated to be together."

"Seriously, I'll pay more!"

Velen looked him in the eye with unshakable seriousness.

The hell?

What do you mean, "you understand"? I haven't even said anything yet!

And what price are you raising from? I haven't even quoted one!

That's my damn mentor! He's not for sale!

Yet Velen, as if he hadn't heard Karos's inner turmoil, started pulling out treasure after treasure.

"This is a set of ten mana crystals. One dose can send an awakener into a deep meditative state, enhancing magical perception several-fold for twenty minutes."

"This is a barrel of Lafite Vintage, aged for ten thousand years, fragrance unmatched, priceless."

"These are one hundred Fruit of the Saintess, one of the ten most precious alchemy ingredients from the Singularity Battlefield. Delicious and grants a temporary boost to mind power."

…

"Karos, let me go!"

"This guy's got way too much good stuff on him. We can't afford to offend him!"

"You already pissed him off. For your sake, your mentor's willing to make a sacrifice. Just sell me to him!"

The rabbit's mentor, seeing the stream of legendary items being casually displayed, panicked and began trying to convince Karos.

"Please, mentor. Just wait. Let's see what else he pulls out. Might as well squeeze him for all he's worth."

"You're leaving anyway—at least let your disciple reap the rewards, right?"

Karos responded in mind power, silently scheming.

If Velen could hear what these two were plotting, he'd be shocked speechless at how fake their "master-disciple bond" was.

Ding! Reminder to host: The rabbit in question is not a genuine spellbeast. Its body is merely a temporary vessel, inhabited by the soul of a human awakener.

Just as Velen was about to offer even more rare items, the system dropped a bombshell in his mind.

He froze.

So it's not some rare, high-tier spellbeast?

Just a human soul in a rabbit's body?

Then what the hell am I buying it for?!