Awakened Talent: 10,000 Exp Converter! - Chapter 150

Chapter 150: Honouring the Bet
Chapter 150: Honouring the Bet

“I think I have a good solution…” she replied thoughtfully.

“Oh? What is it?” Vincent asked, curious.

Ruoruo then explained her solution to him.

According to her, there was a similar oath to the ‘Oath of Starmark’ in the Origin World: the Origin Oath.

However, compared to the ‘Oath of Starmark,’ which could lead to a brutal death, breaking the Origin Oath would result in forfeiting access to the Origin World.

To an Origin Warrior, that was almost equivalent to death.

Upon hearing the conversation between Vincent and Ruoruo, Nor’s expression darkened, but he couldn’t do anything about it.

It was still better than losing direct access to the Origin World. Nevertheless, he was worried about what kind of oath they would ask him to take.

After discussing with Ruoruo, Vincent turned his attention to Nor.

“I believe you already heard it. Choose: take the Origin Oath and be my slave for 10 years, or—”

Before Vincent could even finish his words, Nor interrupted.

“I’ll take the oath.”

Vincent was quite surprised. Nor reminded him of someone he had met before, Jiang Hao, who also hadn’t hesitated to make an oath to save his and junior sisters’ lives.

Soon, Ruoruo guided Nor through the process.

After some time, Nor began following the instructions, spelling out his oath as particles of digital light began forming on the back of his hand.

These particles soon converged, and a mysterious circular symbol appeared on the back of his right hand.

Vincent then said, “Once you leave this tower, you must go to this place…” He handed him a map and continued, “Find an Agisaur named Moutaur and tell him that I sent you. He will understand.”

The once mighty Nor was now fully submitted to Vincent—not just by his own decision, but also due to the effects of the Origin Oath.

Nor half-kneeled, lowered his head, and placed his right arm on his chest as he respectfully responded, “I understand, Master.”

Vincent simply nodded, unimpressed.

After dealing with Nor, Ruoruo asked Vincent about the guy still lying face-first on the ground.

“What about that guy?”

Vincent didn’t answer. Instead, he looked at Nor and said, “Send him away.”

After a respectful nod, Nor immediately approached the unconscious Clark. Without a word, he pierced Clark’s heart with his long, sharp claws!

Puchi!

Clark couldn’t even react properly before his body collapsed into particles of digital light, sending him back to the Astralis.

Vincent felt a little disappointed every time he killed an opponent in this trial.

The deaths in this tower were equivalent to dying outside. This meant that the corpses of the dead Origin Warriors would normally drop loot and grant experience points. However, the tower seemed to disallow this.

He wondered where the loot items went.

As soon as Nor killed Clark, the tower’s voice rang out.

[Your party has successfully survived the trial. You are now qualified to challenge the Tier 3 Trials!]

[You have 5 minutes to rest.]

Vincent ignored the tower’s announcement and sent Nor and Nira out.

Now, he was left alone with Ruoruo.

“It’s just the two of us. Can you tell me now who you really are?”

He had to ask her, at least to confirm if her given name was real.

Ruoruo stared into Vincent’s eyes without faltering. She understood there was no point in hiding it any longer.

Dropping all her pretenses, her gaze became serious. She half-kneeled and respectfully bowed to Vincent.

“Li Ruoruo pays respect to the young master.”

“Who are you? Why do you keep calling me ‘young master’?”

“I apologize, young master. But I am not permitted to give you that information. I am nothing but a mere servant, but you can rest assured that I am at your service anytime, even during your night—”

“Okay, okay, stop. That’s enough.”

Vincent quickly stopped her. He wasn’t a virgin or a pathetic man. He just didn’t want any kind of relationship like that with anyone for the time being.

“By the way, which sanctuary are you in right now?”

“I’m in the North Sanctuary,” Li Ruoruo answered.

Vincent fell silent. The distance between his sanctuary and hers was vast. Even with his current speed, it would take a long time to travel there.

“What’s your current strength?” he inquired, curious about whether the tower was suppressing her real level.

Li Ruoruo proudly replied, “I’m already at Peak Tier 3, young master. If not for the suppression, I would have already defeated that gang of Agisaurs and that toad!”

She was still frustrated about almost being beaten to death by Origin Warriors much weaker than her.

Her response naturally shocked Vincent.

“Peak Tier 3?”

Another Peak Tier 3!

Aside from Valyn and Axl Swift, she was the third Peak-level Origin Warrior he had encountered.

Of course, this was only within the Novice Continent. To an old expert, a Peak Tier 3 warrior was still considered a novice.

As the two of them continued their conversation, outside the tower, Valyn was sitting with her best friend Ellie and the third young master of the Swift Clan, Axl Swift.

Valyn had a smile on her face, in stark contrast to Axl’s dark expression as they stared at the ranking leaderboard.

Vincent had managed to rank on the Tier 2 Leaderboard.

“So, I guess I won the bet, right?” Valyn said, holding back a grin.

Hearing her, Axl Swift hid his dark expression behind his usual polite smile.

“I guess it’s my fault for doubting the younger brother of the Witch Fox…”

Valyn didn’t respond to his words. She simply held out her palm.

Axl Swift looked at her slender arm, understanding what she wanted.

The Temporal Runic Necklace.

He felt frustrated. He couldn’t afford to lose this epic item. He had only dared to bet it because he expected Clark to handle the situation well. He’d even ordered some of his men to support Clark in completing his revenge.

However, he didn’t expect things to turn out like this!

Just what the hell did that human do? I even lent him one of my rare items!

Seeing Axl’s hesitation, Valyn couldn’t help but taunt him.

“Is the honorable Third Young Master of the Great Swift Clan going to go back on his word?”

Hearing her, Axl forced a laugh.

“Haha, stop teasing me, Witch Fox. I was just thinking. I would never go back on my word.”

After saying that, he reluctantly handed the Temporal Runic Necklace to Valyn.

Valyn, growing impatient, snatched it from Axl’s hand.

“Thank you for this gift! The Great Swift Clan is truly generous!”

Axl gritted his teeth for a moment before forcing a natural smile.

“Hehe, as long as the Witch Fox likes it. It is always my pleasure.”

Just as Valyn was observing the Temporal Runic Necklace, Ellie nudged her shoulder.

“Your younger brother is back.”

“Huh?” Valyn responded absentmindedly.

Sure enough, Vincent had already exited the tower.

She wondered why he came out so quickly. Didn’t he plan to conquer this tower too?