Three months from the start of their training, Clovis finally reached Tier 5. During this whole time, he focused on increasing his combat prowess and utilizing the Abyss Time properly.
He used the food from Another World Mall to give him the push he needed to reach Tier 5.
Because they didn’t hunt any beasts, Clovis didn’t get the additional essence he used to get from the hunt. Of course, this also meant he could buy all the food he wanted and focus on his evolution instead of sharing it with his teammates.
Still, most of his item limits actually went to Mara. He had to buy so many burgers because Mara kept eating as if she had no intention of stopping.
As a result, his progress was slower than he originally expected, but he wasn’t angry at Mara. In the end, she generously taught him a lot of things and even gave him the Abyss Time, though not in this world, so he didn’t mind, as the Abyss Time played a huge role in his success all this time.
Due to the burgers, Reolf actually caught up to him and became a Tier 5 beast before him. Reolf actually condensed another beast soul during this time.
He previously had two beast souls. The first one was related to his speed, as most dire wolves possessed. The second one came from his growth in the Libation Fiesta along with a certain painting. It amplified his foot’s strength, which increased his overall strength.
And after training with Clovis, Reolf developed something that originally appeared among Tier 7 or even Tier 8 beasts.
The third beast soul contained Reolf’s own suppression. In human terms, it would be the overlord aura.
He could instill fear in his target, which weakened their physical strength to a certain extent.
He grasped this ability thanks to Clovis exposing himself with that ridiculous killing intent, which allowed him to convert it into his own.
It was such a joyous occasion, but Clovis felt more pressured than ever.
After all, the moment he evolved to Tier 5, Mara actually said, "Since you have reached Tier 5, all your evolution progress must have reset. It’s time to find your first essence."
In that instant, he was stumped. If the target were just a Tier 5 beast, he would definitely be fine.
The problem was that Mara wanted him to train as well. In other words, she wanted him to fight a Tier 6 beast. That Tier 6 beast must have an offspring that had reached Tier 5.
In other words, he and Reolf would be fighting against a Tier 6 beast along with all the beasts following it but only absorbed the Tier 5 one.
Finding a beast that met that criteria alone was hard, and Clovis had to pick which beast to absorb carefully since he only had several slots.
As a result, Clovis had only one option left. He had to rely on Hana to get that information for him. However, he was actually not in Absalom. Yes, with Mara’s wandering nature, he had crossed the border.
Hana couldn’t easily get access to their information. In the end, Vina offered to help, and Clovis knew that he would have to help her in the future regarding the succession.
Although it would get annoying, Clovis believed it was tolerable. After all, their priority was to get stronger. As long as they became strong enough, they could do anything they wanted.
Still, even though Clovis was able to defeat a Tier 6 or even Tier 7 beast in the past, it was thanks to the suppression of the tower. Their next target was away from the tower, so their strength would be much higher. Besides, Christina wasn’t here anymore, so no one could block an attack for him.
To fight a Tier 6 beast along with all the beasts around it, Clovis could only rely on his unique ability, not the Abyss Time, but the Another World Mall.
He didn’t know whether Mara gave this assignment thinking he would succeed or not. However, Clovis planned to defeat the enemies this time.
And his success depended on whether Another World Mall could give him something he needed or not.
[Hana: I’ve sent you the royalty for this month as well. Looks like you’re getting a challenging task. Will that be enough? Do you want me to open up my account a bit? Well, I’m strapped for cash right now due to the rapid expansion, but I can liquidate some assets if you want.]
[Clovis: No, it’s fine. Thank you so much.]
After replying to her, Clovis finally entered Another World Mall. He had been waiting for this moment.
"It’s time to upgrade the mall to level 28... I should get another store this time before reaching level 31, where I can open the service section as well as invite someone into the mall." Clovis took a deep breath. "Blue!"
The robot moved toward Clovis while displaying his information.
[Name: Clovis Hacfield]
[Membership: Level 27 (Super Special Member)]
[Money: 1,260,304,530 Otherworldly Coins.]
[Item Limit: 27/Visit]
Clovis looked at his status. "As expected, having a business is the easiest way for me to get money. At the same time, if I create it without any support, people will try to kill me or force me to sell things for them.
"And I currently don’t have enough strength to protect myself..." Clovis scratched the back of his head. "I guess this will be the last store before opening the service section. That’s right. Blue, will any store in this section open after reaching the service section?"
[Yes, Master. Once you reach level 31, you will open one service store and one item store at the same time.]
"That’s good." Clovis nodded, satisfied. "In that case, let’s open the next store. Blue, proceed with the upgrade."
[-1,000,000,000 Otherworldly Coins.]
[You’ve leveled up to level 28 (Premium Member).]
[Opening a new store.]
[A new store has been opened. Please check the new store.]