"With this, I have delivered all the rewards." The war minister smiled.
"…" Nathan really wanted to say a few things, but seeing how beneficial the reward was, he couldn't really say it.
He was truly outsmarted by this old minister this time.
"Since I have delivered the rewards, it's time for me to return. I can't leave my office for long." He politely bowed to Flora before taking his leave. Of course, the reason he left was to avoid giving Nathan enough time to think of another way to counter him. He planned to return triumphant instead of playing another trick.
As a result, Nathan could only sigh.
"Well, take these cores." Selena immediately came to him and handed over the warrior class cores.
"Hmm?" Nathan raised his eyebrows, not expecting her to give these cores.
"I don't have the capability to absorb the warrior class cores yet, so I thought it would be best to leave it to someone who can."
Nathan thought for a moment before saying, "Then, I will give my mature class cores in exchange."
Selena wanted to reject it, but she knew Nathan wouldn't like the idea. Hence, she advised, "In that case, I will just take 15 mature class cores."
"That's too low. The value of a warrior class core—!"
Nathan wanted to convince her, but Selena interjected, "In that case, I will exchange it with 25 mature class cores. One warrior class for five mature class cores. This is the limit. You need the cores more than me, especially with how much you get from a core."
Looking at her expression, he knew he couldn't convince her anymore. So he nodded his head. "Fine."
"In that case, I'll give mine too." Sera smiled. "The reason is the same."
Nathan couldn't really reject it. On the other hand, Alavenya, Noelle, and Flora had already developed a strong enough vein to absorb a warrior class core, so they didn't exchange their reward.
"Anyway, we've got 2 warrior class cores and 23 mature class cores from the mission before. I think we should give some to Flora and Noelle, considering Flora hasn't received a lot of cores while Noelle was the main fighter against the other warrior class core."
"Nope. I'm satisfied with my own reward. Besides, this gem is more important to me than that card, so I believe you should take the reward yourself." Noelle was the first to reject, knowing that she had received enough reward.
Flora nodded in agreement. "Even though I'm not as strong as Noelle, I still have the most amount of ena, so I don't really need cores at the moment. You should take it, Nathan."
Alavenya nodded. "Well, I didn't really contribute much to the previous mission. It was Risa who killed the majority of the mature class cores."
"I don't need them. I have received a lot of cores when we're preparing for the mission." Sera shook her head. They had to prepare for a week before the expedition, so during that time, Sera received a lot of cores since she was one of the two people that found the tunnels. So, she had an abundant amount of ena.
Selena, on the other hand, said, "I will just take 15 mature class cores and the rest will go to you."
This way, Nathan had no other choice but to accept it.
"…" Nathan smiled wryly. As a result, Nathan got a total of 30 warrior class cores and 18 mature class cores.
A single warrior class core alone was equal to ten to twelve mature class cores, so he definitely received more than he originally expected. In addition, other rewards would definitely improve their strength to another level.
So Nathan nodded his head. "Fine. Let's do that. By the way, Selena, can you call Sasha for me? I'm planning to test something."
"Sure." Selena agreed without hesitation.
"Also, some people might be visiting you soon. I will give you the documents about their identities. The source of that information is quite reliable, but be careful."
"I know." Selena had just received this kind of reward, so when the other party noticed the change in her wand, they would definitely be wary of her. Or she could probably play a trick on them to lure them out.
Nathan smiled. "Do whatever you need to do."
"Sure." Selena smiled, knowing that Nathan must have prepared a thing or two to keep her safe. However, he didn't plan to actively participate in her personal revenge, since she had to be the one to do it.
Nathan thought for a moment. "In that case, we'll be going on the next mission in another 7 to 10 days. Any objection?"
"Nope. That should be good enough." Flora nodded. She could at least master the basics of traps from Melissa during that time.
Alavenya agreed. She had been sparring with her father, so she didn't really care much about the time.
Noelle also thought this was enough time to get accustomed to her new fighting style and absorb the cores, as well as imbuing her sword with the new gem.
Sera crossed her arms, asking, "Do you have any mission in mind?"
"Not really. I'm planning to observe the situation first before making my move. Probably, we'll do our best to be able to defeat a warrior class alien by ourselves in a few months. That's the main objective."
"In that case, can I pick the next mission?" Sera asked.
Nathan glanced at the others. Seeing no objection, Nathan nodded. "Sure. You know the level of our mission, so just make sure it's relevant."
"In that case, let's disperse." Nathan waved his hand.
They returned to their respective training spots while Nathan led Sasha to Vivian's house, where Charlotte was waiting for them.
To his surprise, Vivian was inside, wanting to see the evolution of a new species. Since she already knew about the Soul Contract, he thought it would be fine to have another great mind like Vivian's to observe. Besides, she was the one providing the items.
Nathan summoned Anubis to check Sasha's overall condition while saying, "All right. Let's begin our test."