Chapter 508: Shop Keeper
The next day, Sam went on with his last fight in the Arena.
For the next week, the fights went on and this is going to be the last week of the Arena in Rana's hands. Both Yodha and Sam agreed that the Arena will just come in their way and it is going to be taken away by Rana's family anyway.
So, they decided to stop the Arena fights after this week.
As for the fighters, they are not being sold away. At least not all of them. When Sam went to meet Rana, Arman talked to these fighters about something and that is related to this.
Sam knew that things would progress this way and that is why he already started preparing for the situation and sent Arman to talk to them.
The meat that was given to the chef contains some medicine that can neutralize the poison a bit. This is Sam's gift to the rest of the fighters and Arman went to some of them to say this and also weave some lies to them.
His plan is that he would act like a mediator between Rana and them to make them believe that Rana doesn't like the Arena and these methods and is trying to get rid of it without his family knowing. So, the fighters would have to choose a different path from now on.
Since Rana cannot get rid of them directly and let them get away, he has some options for them. The first one is that he would let them join his personal force and they can work for him as a soldier. There would even be compensation for all the torment they went through in here.
As for the second choice, they would be auctioned off to the Noble scions and one-fourth of the amount you get will be taken away by Rana, with the remaining three-fourths going to the fighters.
The fighters didn't believe this at first. After all, who would believe the person who acted as a gatekeeper of the prison?
But Arman did a great job convincing them.
He even tried to lay a trap of guilt on them by saying that Rana's current situation of isolation from their family is all because of them. Because Rana wanted to free them and stop this, he was isolated and bullied.
Surprisingly this worked. They are not from here and they don't really know the exact situation of the families. The most they knew is that Rana is from a big family and from the gossip of the dining staff, they came to knew that he is in trouble. That's it.
They ignored it in the past and thought that whatever that is they don't have anything to do with it, but Arman's statement made them think.
The same thing happened with the other fighters of Arena Sam talked to.
While the situation was left to Arman to solve, Sam went to the store after his fight and met with Shop Keeper.
The latter was not really surprised by his visit as it became a daily norm for both of them.
"Fancy a glass of wine?" Sam asked as he took out a crystal bamboo jar.
"Sure."
Both of them sat down together and started drinking. They didn't talk much as they drank, but when the first crystal bamboo jar was over, Sam finally asked.
"How many days for your seal to break?"
Abruptly, the shop keeper halted in his actions and looked at Sam calmly.
Sam didn't stop though, he was as casual as ever.
"How do you know?"
Sam activated his eye technique and there is a golden glow around them. The shop keeper looked at him and sighed.
"Where did you come from? The eye technique of this level is not that easy to obtain or cultivate. Are you really from some other place ruled by humans?"
"More or less, but it is not on this planet. As for where it is, I will tell you later. Before that, what is this seal?"
The shop keeper looked a little melancholic and said.
"This is a seal placed on me by my brother when he was taken away. Even though I want to tell you, I think it is beyond our means."
"Why don't you tell me? Maybe I am someone who can help."
"How can you help me when you are in your own shit?"
"Well, the shit is cleared completely. I will be leaving this place by the end of this week. The Arena will be empty and all the fighters are also leaving along with the staff. So, if you tell me what your problem is, maybe I might take pity on you and take you with me."
Sam said half-jokingly.
Shop Keeper was shocked. He chugged the liquor and said.
"You are more capable than I thought. Since you are so interested I will tell you, but I highly doubt you would be able to help me.
Didn't I tell you that I am from a different place? it is completely true, and in fact, I am not from this realm at all. I came from another realm. There are also Naga's ruling a single planet in that realm. Of course, there are many powers, countries, and sects as such, but that place is inhabited by only Naga and Yakshas.
I and my brother belong to a mediocre noble family and we both have special constitutions due to our bloodline.
That constitution gives me a different type of power than the elemental energy or pure warrior strength. My brother also had a different constitution that is not explainable by the normal elements and strength.
The shackles and seal that you have seen are also the results of that power.
There is a superior noble family that is interested in our power and tried to take us away.
This planet is connected to that realm through Space-Warp gateway and we managed to escape.
Of course, the noble family wouldn't be as considerate as letting us go right? They just chased us here. Then before I knew it, my brother who is far stronger than me placed a seal on me and threw me into a stream before they could catch us.
The last thing I heard from the stream is that his consent to be taken away by them.
We don't know what they want from us, but they are still searching for me as they are sure I wouldn't die. I wanted to leave this place through the Space-Warp gateway, but there is only one on this planet and that leads to the same planet as our home. Even that, was impossible for me to leave through.
This seal not only stopped my cultivation for a bit, it even stopped me from going through the Space Warp gateway.
That is why I am stuck in this place and I took up such an inconspicuous job like this."
"You are saying this all to a normal human, where is your aversion towards humans?"
"Maybe, I grew out of it over time. In our realm, at least in my home planet, there are no humans and it has stayed that way for generations what is the point of me hating the race that we have never seen for so long.
That is why I don't really care about that. The hatred towards humans is indeed innate, but that is not to the extent it is completely intolerable or something that couldn't be overcome."
"So, it seems like your seal will break in a few days, what would you do?"
"It might look like that, but I still have more than a year for that. Even then I don't have a guarantee that it would break."
"A year?" Sam was really surprised, the seal certainly didn't look that way. It is almost like it would break apart at any moment. If even that will take a year, just how long did this guy stay in this place? Sam didn't keep this question to himself and asked.
"Twenty-five years."
Sam was dumbfounded. He didn't expect that he would stay here for that long.
"Damn, even after twenty-five years they are still searching for you?"
"Of course, like hell, they would leave me alone. There is even a person staying in this imperial capital and looking for those reports as we speak."
The cultivation seal is the only thing that is saving me.
My brother's seal not only stopped the cultivation it even changed the color of my scales. That is why there is no one who can identify me yet. But once this seal broke, I don't think I would be able to escape unscathed.
They would definitely capture me."
Sam thought for a moment and said with a smile.
"I have a plan, you want to hear me out?"
"What plan?"
"First tell me, what your real cultivation level is?"
"Level-9 Consummate realm, I would have broken through the next plane if not for the seal. But this seal is somewhat helping me solidify the foundation."
Sam didn't hear the rest and felt like this is a great chance.
"I do have a plan that can help you out."
The shopkeeper looked at him with a bit of doubt and excitement at the same time.