Inside the Imperial Palace, two people were sitting lazily and comfortably on red chairs lined with gold ornaments in a luxurious salon, drinking green tea and chatting languidly:
- What did you think of him? Asked the woman, making an anxious face.
- Where he gets those ideas, I do not know! Said the man, looking at the woman while looking with a strange face at his "green tea", and commented:
- And that black tea! Oh my! I really want that! The woman laughed and asked:
- What is black tea? The man made a proud face and said:
- He served me black tea mixed with milk! How delicious! The woman was already "dying of curiosity", looked deep into the man's eyes, and asked:
- Will he bring something new again? The man nodded and affirmed:
- I have never experienced something so tasty before! The woman made a thoughtful face and questioned:
- Will he sell that too? The woman was looking up with a thoughtful face, while the man sipped his green tea and let out a sigh, and stated:
- With his “Phones” he has the means to be the wealthiest man on the whole continent, everyone wants one of those artifacts!
In fact, Bastian did not want to sell lots of it and held the production to sell only in auctions, under his strict supervision. The woman was holding the cup in one hand and with the other she was holding a saucer underneath, nodded her head in agreement, took a sip of her tea, and looked at the man asking:
- And how is Princess Dressa's training going? The man looked at the woman, shook his head in agreement, and said:
- She told me that they were only training for "body improvement"! Whatever that means! The man laughed slyly, and with the corner of his lips trembling, he said:
- She is so changed that you would hardly recognize her! The woman who made a face of disbelief at what she was hearing asked:
- Changed? What do you mean? The man looked the woman intensely in the eyes and said:
- Her behavior has completely changed! She looks like a different person! The man held the cup in his hands, let out a puff of disgust, and said:
- She really seems to be in love with him! The woman giggled and said:
- Certainly! He is quite capable of doing that! The man, with a bewildered look on his face, pulled his shades together and asked:
- What do you mean? The woman then stated:
- He is extremely handsome, young, bright, educated, rich, strong, and captivating! The man made a suspicious face and, looking out of the corner of his eyes, asked:
- How do you know so much about him? The woman let out a sigh, took a sip of green tea, and said:
- I met him in person in Edo City! The man, still looking very curious, asked:
- How was it? The woman looked at the man, who took a sip of tea and occasionally shook his head in disgust, and said:
- Even before I met him, he had already made a demonstration of his character and power.
The man finally deposited the empty cup on the next table, looked at her with curiosity stamped in his eyes, and asked:
- What do you mean? What did he do? The woman then began to explain:
- He went to the Auction Hall and left some items for sale. When he finished the first part, leaving the items for auction, he left. The Auction Hall Master was curious about the Young Master and sent a "Shadow Spy" after him to investigate. According to the "Shadow Spy", he did not even get very far from the Auction Hall, and fell onto a roof, unconscious.
- After that, I warned him about his "idiocy", and on the day of the Auction, the Auction Hall Master "gifted" him with "resources" that the Young Master had previously listed, trying to appease the situation. The man was curious about the situation and questioned:
- And what happened next? The woman took the last sip of her tea, placed the cup on the side table, and said:
- The Young Master accepted the apology of the Auction Hall Master and introduced himself as the Young Master of the Elvendor Family, and the auction went on to the end. Finally, the Young Master sold all the items and made a small fortune. The man laughed shamelessly and asked:
- And how did you meet him? The woman explained that she was with the Master of the Auction Hall when the Young Master introduced himself. In addition, he said:
- After that, he left a few more items up for auction, selling all the other items directly to the auction house based on the price he had achieved at the previous auction. The Council of Elders paid him a real fortune to acquire all the items, which coincidentally made all of them. The woman then concluded:
- He is a high-level mage, a powerful fighter, able to refine innumerable potions of high degree and effectiveness, wealthy, able to create innovative artifacts, and still handsome. The woman stated:
- You should be proud that you have a "son-in-law" just like him! The woman looked at the red man, and, giggling, let out a pinprick:
- It will not be long, and your grandchildren will be running around! The woman laughed aloud, and if Bastian were around, he would greet her, in fact, it was Elder Dana, the Elder of the Edo City Auction Hall.
Incredible things happen to individuals in this life and others, yet most people are unaware that everything is interconnected in some manner. The wise men and academics from earth termed this the "6th Degree," which means that everything relates via individuals up to the sixth degree, which I would not believe, but given the number of coincidences, there must be some truth to it.
Both in this life and in any other, incredible things happen to people. People in one way or another barely notice that everything is connected. The wise men and scholars on earth named this the "6th Degree", that is, everything connects through people up to the sixth degree.
Not that I believed in it, but it is too many coincidences, surely there might be some truth to that. Leaving theories aside, what Bastian did not know was about Princess Dressa's kinship with Elder Dana, her aunt, and the Emperor's sister. Not that it mattered to him, because Bastian was not afraid of anything or anyone. Bastian's cultivation had reached a stage that guaranteed him "safety", because no matter how high someone's level of cultivation, they would not match him in the ways of the body, energy or magic, and soul.
Bastian discovered day by day the abilities his cultivation levels granted him, and little by little, as he discovered them, he became more and more awed by his power. He found it very difficult to progress in his cultivation ways, even with time acceleration, he did not see any progress, and he kept researching and trying every way to achieve any improvement, even if it was insignificant.
Bastian’s body path of cultivation and his Martial Arts training in Tai Chi had granted him a Grand Master degree, where he encountered a troublesome bottleneck, but could also be an opportunity for improvement in other of his cultivation paths, such as energy.
Elder Dana was curious about the new developments Bastian was developing, so she decided to visit him. Arriving at the beautiful and imposing gates of his property, she noticed that there were two guards on duty and approached. She decided to be as polite as possible, taking a badge with the symbol of the auction hall and introducing herself:
- I am Elder Dana from the Auction Hall from Edo. Can you tell Young Master Bastian that I am here to see him? One of the army men on duty had been previously warned about the treatment of visitors in the capital, and he promptly bowed and said:
- Elder Dana, please wait, I will say that you arrived right now! So, he ran to tell the young master, and not long after, the army man came running back, made an inviting gesture, and said:
- Elder Dana, please follow me! Then the army man guided her through the mansion to the door of the family hall. Elder Dana was stunned by everything she saw and stunned she entered through the magnificent doors of the family hall and saw Bastian approaching to receive her, saying:
- Elder Dana, long time no see! Come! Sit down! Elder Dana did not stand on ceremony and accompanied the Young Master, who invited her to sit on a beautiful and comfortable chair upholstered in red and, looking at a servant, said:
- Please bring my tea! With no ceremonies, Bastian sat in the chair just after the table near her. The Elder was actually crazy with curiosity to taste the "black tea" that she had heard about the Emperor and questioned:
- The “Black Tea”? Bastian made a face of curiosity because one could count on one's fingers the people to whom he had served "black tea" and questioned:
- Did the Elder talk to the Emperor recently? Elder Dana made a face as if she had confessed something she should not, she made a sound of confession and said:
- Opsy! He just boasted about you serving him a wonderfully tasty "black tea"! I was eager to try it out. Bastian made a suspicious face by pulling his eyebrows together and said:
- So, it happened something like that!
A little time passed while Elder Dana inquired about trivial matters, and the servant brought a tray and placed it on the table between them. The tray carried with it a heady aroma, with a kettle of boiling water, a pitcher of frothing milk, a covered pot containing a brown granule, which when uncovered gave off a deeply intoxicating and strong smell, a "Tang Guan" containing cubes of sugar, and a couple of cups and saucers.
Bastian stood up, holding one of the sleeves of his traditional silk training "hanfu" with his left hand, while with his right hand, he picked up a saucer and cup set, poured three small measures of the brown powder, placed 3 cubes of sugar, and skillfully poured the boiling water. When he reached about 3/4 of the cup, he stopped pouring the water and stirred the contents of the cup, from which a unique, incomparable, and pleasant smell came out. When he poured a little foaming milk over the content, it was just joy. With a distinguished gesture, Bastian placed the set in the thin and silky hands of Ancient Dana, who, salivating, took the cup, brought it under her nose, and said:
-Really, the Emperor did not talk nonsense when he said that the smell alone made anyone salivate. Then Elder Dana took a small sip of her still-hot drink and exclaimed:
- Heavens! Elder Dana took another sip, took a deep breath and she said:
- Wonderful! Just wonderful! Bastian, who was already sitting and enjoying his "Coffee", gave a mischievous smile and said:
- It is not? Elder Dana could not stop drinking that divine liquid, and when she finished the cup, she let out a deep sigh and exclaimed:
- Not only is it tasty, but it is also invigorating! I feel like a child! Bastian laughed aloud and repeated:
- It is not? Elder Dana’s face twitched and she looked deeply into Bastian's eyes and asked:
- Can you sell it to me? Bastian had an idea in his mind and with a smirk on his face he began to explain about the “Black Tea” for Elder Dana saying:
- Elder Dana, this is “Coffee” and as you tasted it is delicious and energetic! But it can be highly addictive, so it is not to be sold in large quantities.
Bastian did not want the coffee to be sold in large quantities, he wanted to open a “Coffee Shop” like the franchises in his previous life. First, the money is granted continuously for life, second, it created a dependency on the product supply.
Bastian explained the whole idea to Elder Dana, as he wanted to open a Coffee Shop, where the employee would be personally trained and qualified directly by him, preparing the coffee exactly like he did it, refining the coffee in front of the customer guaranteeing customer satisfaction, remembering that there was a limitation on quantity.
Bastian of course would sell the franchises, qualifying the owner and employees and he added that the coffee shops in other cities would not be his own, as he only wanted to provide the coffee beans already roasted and ground. Elder Dana was thrilled with the idea and loved it saying:
- I want to open the “First Coffee Shop” here in Mixundor, the Empire Capital, as thousands of people passed by its roads and avenues, every single day! I am going to be rich! Bastian left a light smirk and asked her:
- Do you want to know the price? Elder Dana looked deep into his eyes and said:
- It does not matter! I trust in your ideas! Bastian let a smirk and said:
- Ok! Let us go to my office first! Elder Dana made a face of curiosity joining her eyebrows, half closing her eyes, and commented:
- Pervert! Bastian laughed aloud and said:
- Me? Sure not! Bastian stood up, took her silky tiny hands to help her stand, and said:
- Walk with me! Bastian walked to his office to show her the blueprints that he had already prepared to renovate a building he had in his eyes.
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Inside the Imperial Palace, two people were sitting lazily and comfortably on red chairs lined with gold ornaments in a luxurious salon, drinking green tea and chatting languidly:
- What did you think of him? Asked the woman, making an anxious face.
- Where he gets those ideas, I do not know! Said the man, looking at the woman while looking with a strange face at his "green tea", and commented:
- And that black tea! Oh my! I really want that! The woman laughed and asked:
- What is black tea? The man made a proud face and said:
- He served me black tea mixed with milk! How delicious! The woman was already "dying of curiosity", looked deep into the man's eyes, and asked:
- Will he bring something new again? The man nodded and affirmed:
- I have never experienced something so tasty before! The woman made a thoughtful face and questioned:
- Will he sell that too? The woman was looking up with a thoughtful face, while the man sipped his green tea and let out a sigh, and stated:
- With his “Phones” he has the means to be the wealthiest man on the whole continent, everyone wants one of those artifacts!
In fact, Bastian did not want to sell lots of it and held the production to sell only in auctions, under his strict supervision. The woman was holding the cup in one hand and with the other she was holding a saucer underneath, nodded her head in agreement, took a sip of her tea, and looked at the man asking:
- And how is Princess Dressa's training going? The man looked at the woman, shook his head in agreement, and said:
- She told me that they were only training for "body improvement"! Whatever that means! The man laughed slyly, and with the corner of his lips trembling, he said:
- She is so changed that you would hardly recognize her! The woman who made a face of disbelief at what she was hearing asked:
- Changed? What do you mean? The man looked the woman intensely in the eyes and said:
- Her behavior has completely changed! She looks like a different person! The man held the cup in his hands, let out a puff of disgust, and said:
- She really seems to be in love with him! The woman giggled and said:
- Certainly! He is quite capable of doing that! The man, with a bewildered look on his face, pulled his shades together and asked:
- What do you mean? The woman then stated:
- He is extremely handsome, young, bright, educated, rich, strong, and captivating! The man made a suspicious face and, looking out of the corner of his eyes, asked:
- How do you know so much about him? The woman let out a sigh, took a sip of green tea, and said:
- I met him in person in Edo City! The man, still looking very curious, asked:
- How was it? The woman looked at the man, who took a sip of tea and occasionally shook his head in disgust, and said:
- Even before I met him, he had already made a demonstration of his character and power.
The man finally deposited the empty cup on the next table, looked at her with curiosity stamped in his eyes, and asked:
- What do you mean? What did he do? The woman then began to explain:
- He went to the Auction Hall and left some items for sale. When he finished the first part, leaving the items for auction, he left. The Auction Hall Master was curious about the Young Master and sent a "Shadow Spy" after him to investigate. According to the "Shadow Spy", he did not even get very far from the Auction Hall, and fell onto a roof, unconscious.
- After that, I warned him about his "idiocy", and on the day of the Auction, the Auction Hall Master "gifted" him with "resources" that the Young Master had previously listed, trying to appease the situation. The man was curious about the situation and questioned:
- And what happened next? The woman took the last sip of her tea, placed the cup on the side table, and said:
- The Young Master accepted the apology of the Auction Hall Master and introduced himself as the Young Master of the Elvendor Family, and the auction went on to the end. Finally, the Young Master sold all the items and made a small fortune. The man laughed shamelessly and asked:
- And how did you meet him? The woman explained that she was with the Master of the Auction Hall when the Young Master introduced himself. In addition, he said:
- After that, he left a few more items up for auction, selling all the other items directly to the auction house based on the price he had achieved at the previous auction. The Council of Elders paid him a real fortune to acquire all the items, which coincidentally made all of them. The woman then concluded:
- He is a high-level mage, a powerful fighter, able to refine innumerable potions of high degree and effectiveness, wealthy, able to create innovative artifacts, and still handsome. The woman stated:
- You should be proud that you have a "son-in-law" just like him! The woman looked at the red man, and, giggling, let out a pinprick:
- It will not be long, and your grandchildren will be running around! The woman laughed aloud, and if Bastian were around, he would greet her, in fact, it was Elder Dana, the Elder of the Edo City Auction Hall.
Incredible things happen to individuals in this life and others, yet most people are unaware that everything is interconnected in some manner. The wise men and academics from earth termed this the "6th Degree," which means that everything relates via individuals up to the sixth degree, which I would not believe, but given the number of coincidences, there must be some truth to it.
Both in this life and in any other, incredible things happen to people. People in one way or another barely notice that everything is connected. The wise men and scholars on earth named this the "6th Degree", that is, everything connects through people up to the sixth degree.
Not that I believed in it, but it is too many coincidences, surely there might be some truth to that. Leaving theories aside, what Bastian did not know was about Princess Dressa's kinship with Elder Dana, her aunt, and the Emperor's sister. Not that it mattered to him, because Bastian was not afraid of anything or anyone. Bastian's cultivation had reached a stage that guaranteed him "safety", because no matter how high someone's level of cultivation, they would not match him in the ways of the body, energy or magic, and soul.
Bastian discovered day by day the abilities his cultivation levels granted him, and little by little, as he discovered them, he became more and more awed by his power. He found it very difficult to progress in his cultivation ways, even with time acceleration, he did not see any progress, and he kept researching and trying every way to achieve any improvement, even if it was insignificant.
Bastian’s body path of cultivation and his Martial Arts training in Tai Chi had granted him a Grand Master degree, where he encountered a troublesome bottleneck, but could also be an opportunity for improvement in other of his cultivation paths, such as energy.
Elder Dana was curious about the new developments Bastian was developing, so she decided to visit him. Arriving at the beautiful and imposing gates of his property, she noticed that there were two guards on duty and approached. She decided to be as polite as possible, taking a badge with the symbol of the auction hall and introducing herself:
- I am Elder Dana from the Auction Hall from Edo. Can you tell Young Master Bastian that I am here to see him? One of the army men on duty had been previously warned about the treatment of visitors in the capital, and he promptly bowed and said:
- Elder Dana, please wait, I will say that you arrived right now! So, he ran to tell the young master, and not long after, the army man came running back, made an inviting gesture, and said:
- Elder Dana, please follow me! Then the army man guided her through the mansion to the door of the family hall. Elder Dana was stunned by everything she saw and stunned she entered through the magnificent doors of the family hall and saw Bastian approaching to receive her, saying:
- Elder Dana, long time no see! Come! Sit down! Elder Dana did not stand on ceremony and accompanied the Young Master, who invited her to sit on a beautiful and comfortable chair upholstered in red and, looking at a servant, said:
- Please bring my tea! With no ceremonies, Bastian sat in the chair just after the table near her. The Elder was actually crazy with curiosity to taste the "black tea" that she had heard about the Emperor and questioned:
- The “Black Tea”? Bastian made a face of curiosity because one could count on one's fingers the people to whom he had served "black tea" and questioned:
- Did the Elder talk to the Emperor recently? Elder Dana made a face as if she had confessed something she should not, she made a sound of confession and said:
- Opsy! He just boasted about you serving him a wonderfully tasty "black tea"! I was eager to try it out. Bastian made a suspicious face by pulling his eyebrows together and said:
- So, it happened something like that!
A little time passed while Elder Dana inquired about trivial matters, and the servant brought a tray and placed it on the table between them. The tray carried with it a heady aroma, with a kettle of boiling water, a pitcher of frothing milk, a covered pot containing a brown granule, which when uncovered gave off a deeply intoxicating and strong smell, a "Tang Guan" containing cubes of sugar, and a couple of cups and saucers.
Bastian stood up, holding one of the sleeves of his traditional silk training "hanfu" with his left hand, while with his right hand, he picked up a saucer and cup set, poured three small measures of the brown powder, placed 3 cubes of sugar, and skillfully poured the boiling water. When he reached about 3/4 of the cup, he stopped pouring the water and stirred the contents of the cup, from which a unique, incomparable, and pleasant smell came out. When he poured a little foaming milk over the content, it was just joy. With a distinguished gesture, Bastian placed the set in the thin and silky hands of Ancient Dana, who, salivating, took the cup, brought it under her nose, and said:
-Really, the Emperor did not talk nonsense when he said that the smell alone made anyone salivate. Then Elder Dana took a small sip of her still-hot drink and exclaimed:
- Heavens! Elder Dana took another sip, took a deep breath and she said:
- Wonderful! Just wonderful! Bastian, who was already sitting and enjoying his "Coffee", gave a mischievous smile and said:
- It is not? Elder Dana could not stop drinking that divine liquid, and when she finished the cup, she let out a deep sigh and exclaimed:
- Not only is it tasty, but it is also invigorating! I feel like a child! Bastian laughed aloud and repeated:
- It is not? Elder Dana’s face twitched and she looked deeply into Bastian's eyes and asked:
- Can you sell it to me? Bastian had an idea in his mind and with a smirk on his face he began to explain about the “Black Tea” for Elder Dana saying:
- Elder Dana, this is “Coffee” and as you tasted it is delicious and energetic! But it can be highly addictive, so it is not to be sold in large quantities.
Bastian did not want the coffee to be sold in large quantities, he wanted to open a “Coffee Shop” like the franchises in his previous life. First, the money is granted continuously for life, second, it created a dependency on the product supply.
Bastian explained the whole idea to Elder Dana, as he wanted to open a Coffee Shop, where the employee would be personally trained and qualified directly by him, preparing the coffee exactly like he did it, refining the coffee in front of the customer guaranteeing customer satisfaction, remembering that there was a limitation on quantity.
Bastian of course would sell the franchises, qualifying the owner and employees and he added that the coffee shops in other cities would not be his own, as he only wanted to provide the coffee beans already roasted and ground. Elder Dana was thrilled with the idea and loved it saying:
- I want to open the “First Coffee Shop” here in Mixundor, the Empire Capital, as thousands of people passed by its roads and avenues, every single day! I am going to be rich! Bastian left a light smirk and asked her:
- Do you want to know the price? Elder Dana looked deep into his eyes and said:
- It does not matter! I trust in your ideas! Bastian let a smirk and said:
- Ok! Let us go to my office first! Elder Dana made a face of curiosity joining her eyebrows, half closing her eyes, and commented:
- Pervert! Bastian laughed aloud and said:
- Me? Sure not! Bastian stood up, took her silky tiny hands to help her stand, and said:
- Walk with me! Bastian walked to his office to show her the blueprints that he had already prepared to renovate a building he had in his eyes.
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