Tower Ascension - Chapter 60

As soon as he held both swords upfront, his foot stomp on the ground and he dashed towards Zhao Ming. The internal energy coats the sword while the flames condense between the sword and the internal energy.

Both swords and internal energy were compressing flames to a thin layer. Seeing him coming, Zhao Ming closed his eyes and pointed the tip of the spear at the sky. Suddenly, the blue flames and purple energy released out of his body.

This purple energy was created from his internal energy skill. Two forces combined together at the tip of the spear. As soon as the power reached its peak, two forces revolved together to form a massive whirlpool.

“Heavenly Dragon Spear Skill- Exploding Dragon!”

The thin condensed out of the internal energy and mana slashed towards the whirlpool. The collision wasn’t something both of them expected. When the sword slashed the whirlpool, it slashed through the upper part.

Boom!

But as soon as it reached the middle of the spear, coating of internal energy broke and the flames collided together. The collision resulted in an explosion. Both Peter and Zhao Ming fell in the middle of the explosion.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After a few seconds, both of them rushed out of the explosion. At this moment, Peter and Zhao Ming had their bodies burned along with their clothes. It was miserable but Peter’s HP was still above fifty. He looked at Zhao Ming and nodded his head “Alright, you can join us.”

There were two reasons behind his approval. First, Zhao Ming’s strength was good. Unless he uses the buff from his Divine Dying Breath, he will not win. And, the opponent hasn’t even used all of his strength. Second, he had the last buff of Zhao Ming.

If he ever betrays Peter, then it would only benefit Peter. After all, having five times strength during a hard battle is a good thing. He just needs to save more Healing Potions and that will be good for him.

Upon getting approval from Peter, Zhao Ming smiled as he took out a few clothes from his spatial ring. But suddenly, he noticed there were still two more people and both of them were girls. Seeing his face, they instantly turned around.

After that, both of them changed their clothes.

“Alright, tell me your level,” Peter asked while walking together with him.

“I am not sure but I might be near level thirteen.” Zhao Ming answered while shaking his head.

“Oh! Alright, let’s level up first before we enter the first-floor dungeon.” Peter finally reached Alice and Alexa. He turned his head at them and spoke.

“Yeah, our goal is to level up more. We can challenge the first-floor dungeon only when we reach level fifteen. If we go before that, we might not be able to deal with it.” Alexa nodded her head as well.

Soon, after that Peter started dealing with his quests. This was the third day and it was already ending. He knew he can’t waste any more time with this. He immediately started hunting hounds. But, during this time he only used Basic Sword Skill.

He didn’t even use mana or internal energy. Although both of them could be used, his Basic Sword Skill needs to train properly.

After he finished hunting hounds, he found his Sword Skill has improved by one level. But, it wasn’t enough. So, he immediately started killing Red Goblins. Fortunately, they were closed and it only got easier for him.

But, Fire Lizards were far. And, it was already the nighttime. He sighed and bid goodbye to others and left the tower. As soon as he left the tower, he appeared in his own room. He walked out of the room and saw Anne, Camellia, Daniel, James, and Aron on the ground floor, sitting on the couch with distress on their faces.

“What happened?” Peter asked from the upper floor while walking down the stairs. His voice startled them. They all turned around and looked at him but the distress on their faces only grew.

“Vampires, they are making their move.” Camellia spoke and Peter froze on the stairs. He didn’t expect he would get two bad news in a single day. But, soon he continued walking and asked “Are they desperate or is it just precaution?”

“I think it is just precaution. They only sent a person to spy on her. It was the person from Death Void Family.” Camellia answered but her expression only got serious as she continued.

“Death Void?” Peter found the little interesting but he didn’t know much about the vampires.

“Death Void Family is one the strongest family of Vampire Race. Morgan Scott, the current Vampire Prince wants to marry me and he belongs to that family. If I didn’t guess wrong, then he is trying to stop your rise.” Camellia explained.

But suddenly, James intersected “But, why would he take such an immediate action?”

“If I am not wrong, then he must be someone obsessed with you and also a smart leech.” Peter suddenly turned his head at Camellia and smirk.

“Why are you smiling?” Camellia asked because she felt a little embarrassed by his smile.

“Well, my girlfriend is so powerful that even leeches are obsessed with her. It makes me proud.” Peter smirked as he teased her.

Camellia turned her head to the side and refused to answer him.

“But, I can’t let this slide. We need to do something. How many preorders did we get?” Peter’s smile instantly disappeared and a serious expression appeared on his face as he asked.

“Five Thousand Highest Rank Potions, Thirty Thousand Middle-Rank Potions, and Hundred Thousand Low-Rank Potions. Five Hundred Million from Highest Rank Potions, Three Hundred Million from Middle-Rank Potions and Hundred Million from Low-Rank Potions.”

“Of course, this is just the sale. If we decrease it by the cost that we spent for creating it, managing everything, then it would be Two Hundred Million from Highest Rank Potions, One Hundred Million from Middle-Rank Potions, and just Fifty Million from Low-Rank Potions.”

“I am thinking of spending Two Hundred Million dollars to create a side company that can produce raw materials for us. After all, if we keep on relying on others for Stamina tablets, then we might not be able to earn a bigger profit.” Camellia explained as she took out the tab and show them the exact numbers.

It was surreal for Anne but for others, they expected it. After all, this potion was a miracle for humanity. And, more importantly, people will surely buy this to crack as well.

Peter touched his chin and asked, “Do you think we can increase our sales within the end of the month?”

“It will be hard. But, since the population is increasing every day, our sales won’t decrease. Not to mention, more people will get interested in the highest rank potion and try to buy it. But, we might need to invest in others as well if we want to catch up to vampires soon.” Camellia nodded her head and explained.

“I will think about that. First, let’s focus on protection. I won’t be here all the time and so I won’t have a chance to protect my sister and my parents. So, I can only rely on you guys.” Peter nodded his head and looked at James and others with a serious expression.

What he fears most is about his family. That’s why he doesn’t want to rely on others.

“Ahem! About that, I want to buy ten percent shares from Johnson Company. Or, I should say my family wants to buy ten percent shares. Although we have supported your company, we don’t have shares and higher-ups are arguing about this, Peter.”

“So, I hope I can buy ten percent shares of your Company. Normally, we can buy with cash but you need protection more than cash. So, I talked with my dad. He is willing to spend ten Platinum Rank Soul Defenders to protect your family. Our Family will also fully support your company in front of the Council.”

“Last but not least, we are willing to spend Ten Billion Dollars for this. I believe this will be sufficient for ten percent shares of your company, right?” James suddenly stood up and walked in front of Peter and spoke.

Peter thought for a while and said “In less than three years, our company will have a net worth of more than ten billion. Of course, this is only the current estimation. If the number of sales increases, our company will worth even more. So, Ten Billion dollars might be less.”

Everyone in the room didn’t expect Peter to reject James even he was confused. But suddenly, Peter patted his shoulder and said “But, you are a friend. Even if you hadn’t said ten billion to buy ten percent shares, I would have sold it to you.”

“But since you have already decided, how can I not respect your choice? But, I don’t want Platinum Rank Soul Defenders to know what they are defending. I just want them to put their life on the line if it needs it. Remember, since it is you who said this, I will believe you but I hope you won’t make any mistake while choosing them.”

“Don’t worry, these are the finest men in our family. They will never betray us.” James nodded his head with a serious expression and spoke.

“People’s emotions and hearts can change.”