Runemaster in the Last Days - Chapter 124

Chapter 124: Surveillance or… Protection?
Samuel thought for a moment and then said, “There’ll be time when they’re open to the public but it would take some time. As you can see, the base is still being built and the resources are important for us.”

Riya can see that.

She was thinking about the appropriate amount of contribution that would make it worth her time. Besides, making the low rank magic core usable like that didn’t really require much effort from her.

The problem was, there were no one else who could do it around here aside from Riya.

“Forget it, just use contribution points.” Riya shook her head. “I just hope that I can hear some information first hand.”

Samuel arched his eyebrows and then said, “Some information is confidential. Miss Riya, do you mind living in my house? You can stay with Amelia, of course, and I’ll not restrain your action.”

Riya arched her eyebrows. “Is this surveillance, Senior Samuel?”

“You can think of it that way or…” Samuel tapped the table in front of him and said, “Protection.”

Protection?

Who will protect who?

Riya wanted to roll her eyes because she knew that there were not many people who could hurt her. Besides, she was still holding formation in her body right now, which would be activated when someone attacked her.

So if someone had malicious intention, a rank 3 formation will be enough to kill them just from the counterattack energy alone.

Riya was not worried.

And for surveillance…

It was a bit annoying but it was still acceptable. Because the person who basically watched over her is also her best friend. It could be a wonder if Amelia could do a good job of watching over Riya all the time.

“Alright, let’s set it this way.”

“For the contribution points amount…” Samuel thought for a moment and then asked, “40 for each time you made one? The materials will be provided by us and you only need to use your mana.”

40?

That was quite a lot considering that many jobs couldn’t even earn 4 contribution points per day.

“Are you sure this wouldn’t break the balance in the base?” Riya asked.

“A liter of water need 1 contribution point to exchange,” Samuel said slowly. “As you said, one magic core can get 50 liters of water more or less, so the base can still earn 10 contribution points from each magic core.”

“Only the water attribute can make water, but it’s good,” Riya replied.

The base would not earn much, but it didn’t seem to have much use for Samuel. The base basically took 20% but the magic core itself also belonged to the base. The problem was that the base didn’t have any technology to process it themselves.

This is where it was necessary for Riya to step forward.

After discussing the specific use of various attributes magic cores, the contract was made and then signed by the two party.

During this time, Mr. Jones basically only stayed at the side and watched. He only said one sentence about the surveillance camera and the rest had nothing to do with him.

“Pleased to work together, Miss Riya.” Samuel handed over a new base card to Riya. “This is the card of the base, which will record your contribution points. In the future, the task will also be recorded there, but for now, it’s only the contribution points. There’ll be an app too but it’s still under construction.”

“Thank you, Senior Samuel.”

Riya accepted the card.

“For the water attribute magic core at the front, I’ll give you 150 contribution points if you don’t mind since it’s yours.”

“I don’t mind.” Riya shook her head. She still has much more in her space.

Samuel saw Riya’s calm expression and thought for a moment. “How do you detect the element in the magic core?”

“Can’t you just sense it?” Riya asked blankly, not understanding why Samuel asked this question. She has all elements and could technically detect the elements inside the magic core. Everyone had their own percentage and many of them could not detect some elements.

Samuel fell into silence and didn’t explain.

Coming out of the room, he saw the others were waiting. He glanced at Amelia. “Bring Riya to the guest room beside yours. Afterwards, come out to Carson Family’s villa. Miss Sophia, please.”

Sophia nodded and turned around. She still knew the direction to the Carson Family’s villa.

“Wait, this magic core…?”

“Mother, you can use it to supply water. Before that, test the content in the research institute to make sure it’s safe to use,” Samuel said.

This was also included in the agreement between him and Riya. The runes had to be perfect that the water produced by the magic core would not contain violent mana and safe for consumption.

For Riya, this was a simple matter.

Samuel himself knew that if the runes were correct, the water would be safe for consumption. But they didn’t know Riya’s full capability yet, so it would be better for them to make this arrangement for testing.

Otherwise, some people would feel insecure to use the water produced by the magic core.

“Yes.”

“Aunt, can I come along?” Ruby asked. She was also curious about this.

“Sure.” Mrs. Jones smiled.

Amelia saw her brother’s gaze and beckoned for RIya to follow her. She didn’t know what Riya was talking with her brother, but it seemed that from now on, Riya will stay at her home.

When her brother left, she would start asking questions to Riya.

The living room was empty and Sophia was already outside. Samuel turned to look at his father. “Is there anything else you would like to add, Father?”

Mr. Jones shook his head. “I was just here to take a look at that child. There are many interesting people in this era and I hope you can stay ahead, Samuel. This world can be really cruel.”

After saying that, Mr. Jones also walked out.

Samuel didn’t reply and followed his father out of the mansion. However he would be heading to Carson Family’s villa instead of going with his father.