Just as she was considering her options, Jay casually dropped a piece of information that caught her off guard.
"In case you weren't aware, Miss Anya… anything purchased from the Emporium cannot be taken out of the Bloodline Realm. The only exception is Exotic Treasures. Even among them, only those that haven't previously been traded through the Emporium's Trade Hall qualify."
Jay paused before adding, "I think this should help you make your decision."
Anya was taken aback by the revelation. She had no idea whether such a restriction truly existed or if Jay was simply making it up to fool her.
Given the rather unimpressive opinion she already had of him, she wouldn't have been surprised if he was trying to trick her for his own benefit.
Looking at him skeptically, she asked, "Do you have any proof to back up those claims?"
Jay merely shrugged, "Believe it or don't. That's up to you. I only told you out of goodwill. Even if it isn't true, my proposal still has value. I can always sell those treasures through the Trade Hall. I'm sure there will be plenty willing to trade for them."
Seeing how indifferent Jay was, as though the outcome made no difference to him, Anya began to waver.
Although she remained doubtful, she eventually agreed. What Jay was offering was indeed lucrative and could also benefit her fellow clan members.
She was already helping for Olivia's sake. Asking her clan members to do the same wasn't a big issue, especially when there were clear benefits involved.
Without delay, she contacted them through her jade token and explained the situation. The very first response she received left her wishing she could find somewhere to hide her face.
"Junior Sister, why agree to such a troublesome nanny task when we can simply force the Chosen who can track the treasures to work for us? I say we do that. What can those weak Chosen possibly do about it?"
The moment those words were spoken, the rest of her clan members voiced their agreement.
Since the jade token's communication wasn't private, every word was clearly audible to everyone present, and Anya's face turned several shades red.
The looks she received afterward only made things worse. Some even cast wary glances her way, as if she might actually do exactly what they suggested.
Feeling both embarrassed and irritated, Anya immediately retorted.
"They belong to the same faction as Olivia. Do you all want to make an enemy out of an Omega Chosen? Besides, what are we, some kind of space pirates? Why would we rob and extort others?"
To her even greater embarrassment, her clan members completely missed the point and continued.
"Sigh... You're too naive, Junior Sister. Have you forgotten our clan's teachings? Might makes right! We're stronger, so what we say goes. They have no choice but to comply. It's not like we're killing them or anything. It's just some harmless extortion. That's perfectly reasonable if you ask me."
Anya nearly exploded from anger. Without another word, she immediately cut off the jade token's connection.
Even if she told them that there was someone among the Chosen as powerful as Jay, they wouldn't believe her. Truthfully, if she hadn't witnessed it herself, she wouldn't have believed it either.
But saying that out loud now would only make her look even worse in front of everyone present.
She then looked at Jay, who was staring at her with raised eyebrows and folded arms.
"Maybe you should listen to your clan members, Miss Anya. You can always extort us. We are, after all, weak and pitiful."
Even Jay couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark at how entitled and overbearing her clan members sounded, acting as though their strength gave them the right to do whatever they pleased.
With Rex's, Min-soo's and Xulkin's Corins present there, he no longer had to rely entirely on Phantom Replicas. If things truly came to blows, he now had some confidence in dealing with Anya.
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IMPORTANT AUTHOR NOTICE:
Hey Folks, sorry for the inconvenience. I wanted to give a small update regarding Volume 4 and future chapter releases.
To be honest, because of piracy concerns, I considered not releasing the remaining chapters of Volume 4 publicly anymore. But at the same time, I don't want the current readers who have been supporting and following the story consistently to miss out either.
So from Chapter 401 onwards, I'll continue doing weekly releases here, but only around the first one-fourth of each chapter will be posted publicly.
To read the full chapter, you can simply join my Patreon's free tier. The complete chapters will be available there, and it doesn't cost anything to access them.
You can give it a try if you'd like. And honestly, more people joining the Patreon, even through the free tier, would really encourage and support me to keep going consistently.
Thank you for all the support so far. I truly appreciate everyone who's been reading the journey until now.
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Due to ongoing piracy concerns, the final 22 chapters of Volume 3 (Ch.351 to 372) are not posted publicly.
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Chapter 401: Significant Upgrades (2/2) [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 402: Limelight [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 403: The Perfect Counter [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 404: Unconventional Approach [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 407: Godfather [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
Chapter 408: Lil Snout [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 417: Departure [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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Chapter 420: Return Stone [AVAILABLE FOR FREE!]
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List of available Advanced Chapters:
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🟢 Gamma Patron Tier (4 Chapters)
Chapter 431: TEMPEST FRAME
Chapter 432: Clash with Fiends
Chapter 433: Type-3 Phantom Replica
Chapter 434: Blood Avatar
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🔵 Beta Patron Tier (8 Chapters)
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Chapter 435: Artifact Attunement
Chapter 436: Death's Door
Chapter 437: Split Soul Persona
Chapter 438: VOID WARDEN
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🟣 Alpha Patron Tier (12 Chapters)
Includes everything in the Beta Patron Tier, plus:
Chapter 439: The Lesser Evil
Chapter 440: Bloodline Realm Intruder
Chapter 441: Aberrant Hordes
Chapter 442: 5th Layer Unlocked
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🟡 Omega Patron Tier (20 Chapters)
Includes everything in the Alpha Patron Tier, plus:
Chapter 443: Appraisal Stone
Chapter 444: Bloodline Leaderboard
Chapter 445: Celestial Otters
Chapter 446: Sentinel Baltor (1/2)
Chapter 447: Sentinel Baltor (2/2)
Chapter 448: Climbing the Leaderboard
Chapter 449: History of the BLOODLINE REALM
Chapter 450: Trade Enclave
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