Picking up the arrows after the battle was an easy task but dangerous due to the possibilities of an enemy’s attack. Because of this risk, the hunters were collecting the arrows in pair while been monitored by the guards on the platform. Acma was supposed to collect the arrows with Hunter Wang, but he leisurely using 10 Supreme Guardians to do the job. They were more delicate than the Stone Guardians and Alice was a superb controller. Thus the task to collect several hundred arrows was done much earlier.

“Brother Wang, my task is done. If Brother Duo is looking for me, tell him that I’ll be at the Western Wall”, said Acma.

“Okay, little brother. Take care”

Inside the meeting room, there was no one other that Chief Pai and several elders.

“How was it Brother Acolyte Mage Ma? Did you hear any good ideas from the youngsters?” asked Chief Pai as he stretching his back.

“There is not much new ideas, Brother Apprentice Knight Pai. Their ideas focused on strengthening our village. Like us, they also don’t have any ideas about escaping from this place in case of emergencies”, replied Elder Ma.

“Knock it off, both of you. That was embarrassing. Even the youngsters didn’t call each other like that”, Elder Daquan was fuming with the behaviour of both his buddies.

“Hahahaha... Brother Apprentice Knight Daquan was fuming”, Chief Pai was laughing. “We're just joking to lighten up the mood. Who knows, we might get a good ideas. Hahahaha...”

“I know”, said Elder Daquan short. “One of the hunters shared his idea about negotiation. He said, it’s better to exchange our prisoner with information about this world. Although it is hard to verify the truth, we can lure the enemies to give the right information. Unfortunately, he didn’t know how to do that. What do you think, brothers”.

“That was a good idea. We can call him to discuss about it further”, replied Chief Pai.

“Looks like we only lacking the option to escape. Should we ask Little Acma? He knew more about this new world compare to any of us. Maybe he have a solution”, said Elder Ma.

“That boy haven’t come yet. Knowing him, either he have no ideas or he wasn’t sure but I hope it was the latter. Right now, let us focus on strengthening our village first”, said Chief Pai.

On the Western Wall, Acma was oblivious that the elders were waiting for him. He was sitting on the wall with his right hand stroking his chin. He was here to scout the forest, making sure that there were no enemies lurking within. It wasn’t his job, nobody told him to do it, it just something he wanted to do.

“Open: Status”

Acma Heart Level 368 Race Human Class Emissary of Void HP 18850/18850 MP 163275/163475 Strength 1034 Agility 1099 Intelligence 1201 Luck 310 Unallocated point (s) 1700 Title Lord of The Heavenly Villa, The Benevolent, The Grand Summoner, The Puppeteer “I level up twice. It’s good”, he thought. “Open: Inventory” His new items consisted of werewolf fang, potions, mana cores and upgrading items. He counted the amount of the upgrading items he have and there still not enough to upgrade Silver. He already decided to upgrade Silver first before his other summons. Sawa was strong enough right now, so he didn’t need to upgrade it further yet. His two other summons, he didn’t use them as much as he used Silver. “Maybe I can buy the ingredients from Uncle Pai”, he murmured. He threw his gaze towards the sea of trees in front of him and stretched his legs. “Alice, how’s the forest?” he asked. “There is no enemy within 5 kilometres from the village and the poisonous fog also have dissipated mostly” “Oh, that’s good”, he surprised. He thought the poison would take several days to dissipate. “Thank you, Alice” “You’re welcome, Master” “Alright Alice, keep scouring the forest. If you met anything suspicious, let me know immediately. I’m going to meet the elders” “Yes, Master” After a short while, he arrived at the meeting room. “Wassup kid? Come here and sit”, urged Chief Pai as soon as Acma entered the room. “Hello Uncle, elders”, greeted Acma while taking a seat next to Chief Pai. “I have something to discuss with Uncle, elders. I hope you don’t mind” “No no no, not at all. What do you want to discuss with us?” Chief Pai asked. His eyes were elated. He just talking with his brothers about this kid and he just pop out of nowhere. “It’s about the summon upgrading items. I wish to buy all those items in Orca Village’s stock”, explained Acma with a sincere eyes. Since Orca Village engaged in battle twice, he assumed that the elders would be the who kept all those items. “Upgrading items? Do you mean those cicada wing, cyclop eye and cat fang?” “Yes, it is” “We do have them in stock but kid, you don’t need to buy them from us. We will give them to you as a gift”, said Chief Pai. Acma unintentionally showed a troubled face. He sincerely wanted to buy those items. He was thinking rigorously on how to convinced these elders to accept his intention. “I can’t accept that Uncle Pai. I already have my share from killing the werewolves. I am insisted on buying”, he said. “Hmmmmpphhh... Brother Pai, lets do as he want. Since old currency already obsolete, we will use the ancient currency, gold, silver and copper. I checked my inventory earlier, looks like this new world also use the same currency system. Kid, I’ll put the price 5000 gold. If you don’t have the money, then receive the items as our gift”, Elder Ma said while slamming his right hand on the table, an obvious act of provocation. “5000 gold?”, Chief Pai stuttered briefly. Then he smiled after he realized Elder Ma’s intention. It was impossible for this kid to have 5000 gold. That’s what he believed. All sign of happiness rushed out of Acma’s face. Usually, a normal person won't easily agree to the price or he will be considered as naive. But he, who had a hoard of treasure won’t even noticed a million gold coins, let alone 5000. “5000 gold then. Alright, Uncle Pai, lets trade”, he immediately opened his inventory and pressed the trade button with his index finger. In a game, it was usual practice to trade between players, so the system implemented in the new world also have this option. Acma was so excited and didn’t realized that the room had turned so quiet. “Huh? Uncle Pai, what happened? I think you should accept my invitation to trade”, Acma inquired. Acma waved his hands in front of Chief Pai’s face, making sure nothing was wrong. “Uncle Pai, are you there?”, he asked. “Huh? Oh, trade. Okay, I’ll accept the invitation. And then... then what?” Chief Pai stuttered and look at Acma nervously. “Drag the items from uncle’s inventory to the trade panel. I also will input the right amount of gold and then conclude the trade”, Acma explained. After a while several hundred of upgrading items appeared on Acma’s trade panel. After he input 5000 golds at the price panel, he concluded the trade. “A little bit more and then I’ll be able to upgrade Silver”, he thought. “Thank you, Uncle Pai” “... Ah ha ha ha, you’re welcome kid”

“Unbelievable. How did you get that much money?” Elder Ma inquired.

“I found it”, replied Acma short. “...” He didn’t lie. It was the truth that he found the gold although it was hard to believe. Looking at the face of the elders, they surely didn’t believe it too. Acma couldn’t help but smiled wryly. “Errr... Uncle Pai, I have one more thing to discuss with you”, he said. Hearing what Acma just said, Chief Pai’s face immediately changed. “Look kid, I won’t sell anything this time. You must accept it as a gift”, said Chief Pai with a stern face. He was so embarrassed when thinking about the trade earlier. Who ever think that this kid could nonchalantly put out 5000 golds. “... I’m not buying anything this time. It’s about an escape plan. Do you like to hear it?” Chief Pai’s face changed again. This time it showed a happiness. He exchanged look with the other elders and smiled. This was what he wanted to hear the most. “Sure, what is your plan?” said Chief Pai eagerly. “When I came here from my villa, I went through the Silent Trail. But, it was Silent Trail no more. Right now it has transform and become Death Valley. It was dangerous, but I don’t think it was deadly to the villagers anymore”, Acma explained. “Death Valley? How do we get there?” asked Chief Pai. This news was hard to believe, but after so many unbelievable things brought by this kid, he didn’t want to argue anymore. “I can send you there”, said Acma “What do you mean by sending us there?” Elder Daquan interjected. He couldn’t hold the fort anymore. Acma turned his head toward Elder Daquan and smiled. “I have a class restricted skill that enable me of teleportation. I haven’t tried teleporting another person before, but I don’t think there will be a problem”. “...” Another shocking news. Chief Pai was massaging his temples and the other elders were gasping for breath. They couldn’t take it anymore. “Alright kid, let us old bones discuss about your plan first. After we come out with an answer, we will call you later. Thank you”, said Chief Pai. “Okay. I’ll be waiting outside. Thank you uncle, elders for taking your time to hear me out”, said Acma politely. Then he stood up and slowly leaving the meeting room.