Clovis and Kanaria saw the mayor off personally before retreating inside, preventing the reporters from surrounding them.
Both of them exchanged looks. A smile appeared on their faces as they gave a thumbs up to each other.
"Good work." Clovis felt relieved that they were able to get more money.
"Still, one month to become a Tier 2, huh? Right now, my evolution progress is already close to 80%, so it will only take another two weeks to become Tier 2."
"Don't worry. My progress is already two-thirds, so it should be fine… probably."
"Is that so?" Kanaria was once again shocked by Clovis's progress. She thought she had consumed a similar amount of essence as Clovis. Yet Clovis, whose evolution rate was only a fifth of hers, managed to keep up with her.
"Anyway, we should tell Jay and Melody about this… especially Melody."
"Melody?" Kanaria thought for a moment before her face became pale. "Don't tell me…"
Clovis nodded. "Yes. We're going to Stellar City right away!"
"Do you think Melody will agree to that idea? If we go there right now and go back one month later, she will be whining that she can't visit her younger brother, you know." Kanaria facepalmed.
"I'll leave it to you." Clovis patted Kanaria's shoulder and walked away, escaping from her.
Kanaria's eyebrows twitched as she suddenly grabbed Clovis's arm while staring at him with a darkened expression. "You won't escape, right?"
"…" Clovis gave a wry smile. "How about I give you something in exchange?"
Clovis had prepared an item for her from Another World Mall, so this would be a perfect chance to give it to her.
However, Kanaria shook her head. "Just promise me to do something later."
"That's…" Clovis scratched the back of his head. "Fine. As long as I can do it."
"Alright." Kanaria's expression brightened again.
Clovis didn't know why, but he felt that Kanaria had prepared a sly plan for him.
"Anyway, we'll be going there as quickly as possible and getting used to this new city." Clovis waved his hand. "I'm going to pack my luggage first."
"Alright." Kanaria nodded. "But we can only go tomorrow at the earliest."
Clovis just returned to his room, while Kanaria called Jay and Melody personally to talk about their plan.
Jay never missed a challenge, so he agreed without any hesitation. On the other hand, Melody was angry at Clovis. She didn't mind participating in the competition, but they didn't need to actually go to that city to power up.
Kanaria could only say that Clovis had to go there so that they could challenge higher tier beasts.
After some consideration, Melody finally agreed to go with them. She had to make some plans for her brother for the time being since she would have to leave him.
Kanaria then proceeded to purchase all the equipment they needed to visit the city.
"How is it?" Clovis was already searching for information about Stellar City.
"They've agreed, but Melody is going to gnaw you alive tomorrow."
"Hahaha." Clovis let out a dry laugh. "Anyway, here is the information about Stellar City. It seems that they have their own unique system."
"Ah, wait. I'm going to handle one last problem first." She stopped him. While restocking their supplies, she encountered a problem, which was how to bring all those items out of the city, including them.
Although they wanted to be independent, they had no choice but to ask for Vania's help.
After Kanaria explained their intention and plan, Vania surprisingly said only one word. "Sure."
"Eh? Are you sure? You are always skeptical about me leaving for a long time."
"I mean, you're going to be away for a much longer time. It's time for the baby bird to spread their wings and soar into the sky. I believe that all of you are able to reach the highest sky, so I'm not going to chain you down. Just go for it! If you need any help, just ask me."
Kanaria felt embarrassed. It was rare for Vania to behave like a mature mother, but when she did, she always moved the heart of her daughter. "Thank you, Mom. If it's not too much trouble for you, can you help us leave this city without getting caught by the reporters? It includes our luggage and transportation."
"It's not a big problem. I'll just call a few friends. South Gate, is it?"
"Alright." Vania hung up.
Kanaria let out a breath of relief before turning to Clovis. "So, what's the unique system this city has?"
Clovis handed the document while explaining, "The city might have a similar explorer association system, but the association in this place is giving a mission differently. Normally, the requester is an individual, and we'll only receive a reward, right?"
"In this city, there is the option of exchanging items or points. It must be because it is a bigger city, but it has a lot of explorers and a long lineage of explorer families. Instead of spending money, they are able to give an item for a reward."
"But we are trying to get more money, right?" Kanaria frowned. "So, this system is kind of useless."
"Not necessarily so."
"This city might not need them, but can you say the same for the people in this city?"
"Ah!" Kanaria's eyes lit up. "Are you saying we're going to gather a lot of those items and sell them here?"
"Yes. During the break, we can go back to this city. I mean, the trip only takes about two to three hours by car. And Melody can go back to visit her brother, maybe once a week."
Kanaria looked annoyed as she spoke with an angry tone. "I hope you told me earlier before persuading Melody."
"My bad." Clovis gave a wry smile before changing the topic. "Anyway, there is one more interesting thing. This one."
Clovis pointed at the specific point of the document, which made Kanaria frown.