"Let's begin."
As soon as Prapa gave the order, it realized that everything around it had changed. It was now an unarmed and defenseless human being.
Prapa did not feel confused at all. The threat it was facing right now was more important than hiding its identity.
It was currently sitting on a small boat in the middle of a stormy sea. Every time a storm came, huge waves would rise. Prapa had to steer the boat and look for a way to survive.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and lightning bolts danced among the thunder.
The wind was howling, and the waves were hurting its body. Prapa had completely forgotten that it was the descendant of a water-type imp. The only thing it wanted right now was to survive in the storm.
While Prapa was experiencing the illusion of the ocean rhythm, in the narrow Psychedelic Cottage, the young shop owner was tilting his head and looking at the woman on the windowsill.
"That Floating Imp wants to take revenge on a human, and you're helping it?"
"Isn't it normal for demons to fight against humans?"
"Hmph. Did you forget who you are? Do you really think you're a native of the Abyss? Lowly human! "
The young man narrowed his eyes and shrugged. "I never forgot who I am. I just don't have the right to choose. Just like Lady Balalaika from the Resting Ground, she hates humans, but she doesn't mind doing business with them. "
"Me too. I don't care if it's somewhere else, but I can't choose my customers in Lasudran. All the demons here hate humans. If I don't accept any of them, I won't be able to earn enough coins in five days. "
While speaking, the young man took out an ice orb from his bracelet.
A gray seabird was frozen in the center of the orb.
"I'll do anything to wake Toby up, as long as it doesn't endanger my bottom line."
The young shop owner was Angor, who came all the way to Lasudran in search of materials to create a Fire Relaying Stone. The dark-skinned woman was Fafnir, the Abyss Wind Dragon.
"Hmph. I'll protect you during this time, but don't forget your promise." Fafnir snorted.
"I won't. If I succeed in creating a Fire Relaying Stone, I'll tell Mister Oderklas about your contribution." Angor considered for a moment. "I'm sure Mister Oderklas will understand what you're trying to do."
Fafnir let out a snort, which could be considered a squeak. Then, she stopped talking and continued to lean against the window to take a nap.
Angor sighed in relief in his mind.
To be honest, if it weren't for Fafnir's help, he wouldn't have been able to keep his shop open.
Just as he had been worried about in the Land of Rest, the first thing he had to face after coming to Rasudran was the problem of making money.
He found the half-blood demon that Oderklass had asked him to find. His name was Night. According to Night, if he wanted to buy those three special materials and a large number of Fire Relaying Stone fragments, he would need thousands or even tens of thousands of demon gold coins.
With his alchemy ability, it was not difficult to earn so many demon gold coins, but the difficulty was earning so much in a short time. In the end, he decided to use Ocean Rhyme to earn money through its special effect.
He already had a way to make money, but if he wanted to open a shop in Rasudran, he needed to have a strong deterrent force.
He was just an apprentice who hadn't even become a wizard yet. Anyone in Rasudran could easily beat him. So, he decided to work with Fafnir. What Fafnir wanted the most was to meet with Oderklass, so Angor used this as an excuse to sign a temporary protection contract with Fafnir.
With the two most difficult problems solved, Angor thought he could rest easy.
However, he had forgotten one thing. Even good wine was afraid of deep alleys. Ocean Rhythm was not even famous in the wizarding world, let alone in the demonic world where civilization and information spread very slowly.
It had been six hours since he opened the shop in the morning, and everyone who came in was just looking for trouble.
So far, he hadn't sold a single item.
Just as Angor was about to lose his mind, the half-blood demon named Prapa came in.
…
While Prapa was studying Ocean Rhyme, Angor was checking his first income — eight demon gold coins.
When Balalaika told him that Demon City was using "gold coins" as their currency, he was a little surprised. As far as he knew, only mortal kingdoms would use gold as a medium of exchange to maintain and stabilize the economy of their country.
For example, the Goldspink Empire, where Angor was born, used gold coins as their currency. The reason why gold coins could be used as currency in mortal kingdoms on other continents and even the Fey Continent was because of the gold standard.
The value of the metal itself would not be affected by the patterns on the surface of the coin. The only thing that could affect the value was the metal content.
In the supernatural world, they either used virtual coins like the Haunt World or energy coins. Therefore, when he heard that the demon city used gold coins to trade, he was a little surprised. The Demon World actually had a gold standard trading system?
But when he saw the demon gold coins, he realized that he was wrong.
At first glance, the demon gold coins looked exactly the same as the gold coins in the mortal world. But when he looked closer, he noticed that something was off.
There was a pattern on both sides of the coin. On the reverse side, there was a crown. At the top of each corner of the crown was a round ball covered with patterns. If it wasn't for the lack of color, it would have looked like a clown ball.
On the front side of the coin, there was a mark that Angor was very familiar with.
Angor was already suspicious when he saw the reverse side of the coin. Now he knew why Demon Coins were being sold in Demon Citadel.
That was because it was the mark of the true name of Crown Clown.
As the most powerful demon god in the Abyss Plane, "Crown Clown" believed in the pursuit of balance in all things. Then, a gold coin engraved with its real name would naturally best reflect the so-called fairness.
Angor now understood why Demon City dared to use demon gold coins as their currency. It was because there was such a powerful demon behind it.
Angor carefully put away the demon gold coins. It wasn't a lot, but it was still the first money he earned.
Next, he looked at his only guest, Prapa.
Prapa had been in there for a long time. It had been ten minutes, and it still hadn't come out of the Ocean Rhythm.
Normally speaking, most people who entered the Ocean Rhythm for the first time would be eliminated within three minutes. Angor wasn't lucky enough to stay in there for more than one minute.
The fact that Prapa was able to stay in the Ocean Rhythm until now showed that it was very good at it. As expected of a half-blood water-type demon.
Five minutes later, Prapa still didn't come out of the illusion. Angor began to wonder if Prapa could hold on until it saw the Sea Goddess.
Two minutes later, Prapa's body suddenly emitted a thick mist.
And it was getting thicker at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Angor's eyes widened in surprise. He was now sure that even if Prapa didn't get on the turtle shell, it would see the Sea Goddess at least.
This was something Angor had never seen before.
Also, he was sure that the Ocean Rhythm didn't only work on wizards. It worked on water-type demons as well. Moreover, its effects were even more powerful than those of ordinary Magi!
Even Fafnir, who was leaning against the window, couldn't help but open her eyes.
"Why is it so wet? Huh? What's going on? It's getting stronger?" Fafnir looked at the blue-skinned half-blood demon in surprise. She had clearly sensed how weak Prapa was before. Even that lowly human could defeat Prapa, but in such a short period of time, Prapa's strength had increased by such a large margin?!
It was as if Prapa had broken through a bottleneck. Or rather, Prapa was already in a bottleneck. Once it broke through, its strength would increase exponentially.
One minute later, Prapa finally came out of the Ocean Rhythm illusion.
"O 'venerable god, please allow me to serve you …" Prapa mumbled something and slowly opened its eyes.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the young shop owner looking at him with a smile. "I'm not a god. It seems that you've gained a lot this time since you've seen her … How was it? Did this experience not disappoint you?"
Prapa was about to nod and say something, but at that moment, it felt an oppressive force growing explosively in its body.
Prapa froze for a moment. Then, it realized something and showed a joyful look. It closed its eyes and began to feel the power.
While Prapa was meditating, the mist around it became thicker and thicker. Water droplets even began to drip down.
Just like before, the water droplets turned into crystal blue beads as soon as they touched the ground.
Angor didn't need Fafnir's reminder to collect the blue beads. These beads could keep meat fresh for a long time and improve its taste. They were the favorite of gourmet wizards.
"So much for a demon …" Angor mumbled, "What a waste. I raised a little demon that's hostile to humans. Consider these Floating Water Droplets as compensation."
As Angor muttered to himself, a beam of blue light flashed inside Prapa's body and soared into the sky.
The entire eastern part of Rasudran could see the blue light projection in the sky like the Milky Way.
The demons who saw it knew what it meant. A water-type demon had broken through. However, judging from the range of the blue light projection, it was only an imp.
Many demons only curled their lips and laughed it off.
But there were also some curious demons who followed the radiance in the sky and looked at the location of the "Hallucination" wooden house …
While the outside world was in chaos, Angor was looking at the half-blood demon in front of him with jealousy in his eyes.
Not long ago, the half-blood demon was only as strong as a peak-level apprentice. But now, it had become a wizard.
"Is Ocean Rhyme really that powerful? It only improves my affinity with water. " Angor was puzzled. He had experimented with Ocean Rhyme many times, but he never thought that it could directly improve someone's strength.
"This half-blood Abyss Devil had already reached the point of breaking through. However, the weak bloodline of the Little Floating Abyss Devil restricted it and prevented it from advancing further. Your Ocean Rhyme only improves the demon's affinity with water, but it also added a channel to release the suppressed energy inside its body. That's why it improved so much. " Fafnir glanced at the ornament in Angor's hand. She already knew that this thing could improve a demon's affinity with water, but she didn't expect it to cause such a big effect. It actually helped a half-blood demon reach the same level as its father.
It seemed that this Ocean Rhythm Ornament was not as simple as she had imagined.
Fafnir gave Angor a thoughtful look. This weak human being really had a lot of secrets.
Angor could bring out something that even that profiteer Balalaika was willing to trade. Now, he could also bring out something so attractive to water-type demons.
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