"Dawnbinder is quite generous," Lucien murmured as he peeked inside the storage ring resting in his palm. Within glimmered thousands of High-Grade Spirit Crystals, their luster spilling faint radiance across the room.
Marie's eyes widened. "We're rich! I can finally buy those Refined Earth Pulses… Wait—how many are left?"
"Ten in stock," Lucien said flatly.
Her excitement dulled into disbelief. "Ten? I wanted hundreds."
"Then you'll have to make do."
Marie puffed her cheeks but dashed out almost immediately, terrified someone else might snatch them first.
She returned minutes later, beaming with triumph. Lucien simply nodded.
They had gained far more than expected from a brief exchange with Dawnbinder and Eirene.
Beside him, Murak finally processed what had just happened... and broke into booming laughter.
