This was a store that was luxuriously decorated, but not overly ostentatious.
Inside the store, the pillars, the floor, and the booth were all made of the same jade material as the outside. The surface was engraved with exquisite patterns that were filled with gold. There was an artistic quality within the nobility, less ostentatious, and more elegant.
There were quite a few people in the store. Many of them stopped in front of the booths, their eyes sweeping over the crystal containers filled with blood fiends' blood as they inquired of the shop assistants behind the booths.
"The first and second floors are filled with ordinary blood. The truly precious blood is on the third floor!"
Without stopping on the first floor, Kensha led Gray to the third floor.
The number of booths on the third floor was undoubtedly much fewer, but in contrast, the packaging of blood fiends' blood on each booth was even more exquisite.
The containers were polished with the finest blue crystal, their surface engraved with exquisite patterns. Not only were the names of the blood fiends engraved on the crystal containers, but the outer appearance of the blood fiends were also drawn on the crystal containers. Every crystal container was like a work of art.
After arriving at a random booth, Gray looked at the blood fiends' blood displayed on the booth. He discovered that there were several types of Magic Light rank blood fiends with the fire attribute. He inquired about the price and found that each portion was generally around a thousand magic coins. The price would increase or decrease according to the rarity of the blood fiend.
When they moved to another booth, they no longer saw the blood of magic light-class blood fiends. Instead, they saw blood of king-class blood fiends. However, this blood was not ordinary blood. It was the blood essence of king-class blood fiends.
After extracting all the essence from a blood fiend's blood, only one portion of blood essence could be obtained. Therefore, even though it was only king rank blood fiends' blood, its price wasn't low. It was generally in the tens of thousands of magic coins.
"Do you sell phantom fox's blood in your store?"
After looking at a few more booths, Gray noticed that they were all selling the blood and essence of Blood Fiends of the King and Magic Light ranks. He couldn't help but think of another type of Blood Fiend he had been searching for all this time. This type of Blood Fiend possessed the power of a ghost. Hence, he asked one of the employees.
"Apologies, Your Excellency. The phantom fox is a very rare type of Magic Light rank blood fiend. We don't sell its blood here."
The shop assistant shook his head apologetically. The purchasing power in Manwell City was limited. It was difficult to sell rare blood fiends' blood, so they only sold common blood fiends' blood here.
When Gray and Ken appeared on the third floor of the shop, a woman who was followed by a female servant noticed them.
The woman was wearing a black dress and a pair of open-toed high boots. She had a beautiful face and was a very elegant woman.
"Long time no see. After what happened, I thought you would be busy for a while. I didn't expect to see you here. You've settled it so quickly?"
After observing the two for a while, she walked over and greeted Kensa with a faint smile on her face.
"You don't have to worry about it. The Bilan family will naturally take care of it."
Ken Sha also had a smile on her face. However, her smile was a little cold. Her relationship with the other party and the clan behind the other party could not be considered good. The other party's question was clearly more of a joke.
"And this is?"
The woman in the black dress did not seem to hear Ken Sha's dissatisfied response. It made Ken Sha feel like she had punched the air. She looked at Gray and sized him up.
She had been observing Gray since the beginning. Someone who could make a direct descendant of the Bilan family take the time to accompany him during this critical period was probably not a simple person.
The direct descendants of several major forces in the nearby area flashed through her mind. She wanted to guess the identity of this person, but she could not find anyone who matched the appearance of this person.
"Sir Gray is a distinguished guest of the Bilan family."
Ken Sha's eyes were a little cautious and her voice had a hint of warning.
She noticed the woman in the black dress was curious and interested in Gray. She could not help but be vigilant. Gray must have a major force behind him. This was almost certain. She naturally did not want such a person to be recruited by a family that was vaguely hostile to the Bilan family.
"Hello, I'm Charlotte Colom."
The woman in the black dress did not care about Ken Sha's warning at all. She stretched out her hand as if to provoke Gray.
"Hello, I'm Gray Fergus."
Gray stretched out his hand and gently shook the woman's hand. It was soft and boneless to the touch. However, he did not hold it for long.
He naturally could see that the woman in the black dress did not get along with Ken Sha. Their conversation was obviously filled with the smell of gunpowder. However, since the woman in the black dress did not harbor any hostility toward him, he naturally would not treat her with hostility.
As for the grudges between the two families, it was none of his business. He did not owe the Bilan family anything. In fact, he might as well say that he had saved the Bilan family.
Taking a step back, shaking hands was just normal etiquette. It did not mean anything.
The woman in the black dress did not mindlessly involve him in the grudges with the Bilan family. This was something he was happy to see. Although he was not afraid of trouble, he definitely did not want trouble to come knocking on his door. Even if it was to swat a fly, he still had to do it.
"Sir Gray is looking for the blood of the Phantom Fox?"
Ignoring Ken Sha, Charlotte Colom asked. Obviously, she had heard the conversation between Gray and the shop assistant.
"Yes, but this shop does not sell it. Could it be that Miss Charlotte knows something related to this?"
Gray looked at Charlotte Colom. From her words, he could vaguely tell that she seemed to know something about the Phantom Fox.
"I do know something related to this. Two weeks later, there will be an auction in Hengzman City. One of the items being auctioned is the blood essence of the Phantom Fox. Sir Gray can go and participate in this auction."
Charlotte Colom nodded and said.
"This information is very important to me. Thank you, Miss Charlotte!"
Gray expressed his gratitude. The information provided by the woman was indeed very useful to him. To a certain extent, it was not an exaggeration to say that he owed the woman a favor.
"Then I will take my leave."
Charlotte Colom glanced at Ken Sha provocatively and turned to leave. No matter what the relationship between Gray and the Bilan family would be in the future, it was a fact that Gray owed her a favor. His attitude towards the Colom family would definitely be more friendly.
When she came to an area with no one around, she immediately ordered the servant beside her.
"Go and investigate this person. It would be best if you could find out how he contacted the Bilan family."
After leaving the blood shop and strolling around the city for an hour or two, Gray and Ken Sha returned to the Bilan family.
Whether or not they would settle down in Manwell City had not been decided yet. However, there was an unexpected surprise. They actually found out about the blood of the Phantom Fox. It was an unexpected surprise.
The Phantom Ability was a very powerful ability. Although there were restrictions on its use, Gray did not use it much. However, the power of this ability could not be denied.
The last time he hunted that giant ape with the ability to control corpses, if not for the Phantom Ability, it would have been very difficult for him to succeed. From this point alone, it was not difficult to see the power of the Phantom Ability.
Moreover, the greatest benefit of increasing the Phantom Ability bloodline was increasing the level of the Resurrection Ability.
The Resurrection Ability was a combination of the Phantom Ability and the Corpse Ability. It was a very useful ability. It could turn former enemies into the most loyal subordinates. It was very useful in many places.
However, this ability had already reached the limit of control. If he wanted to increase this limit, he had to increase the bloodline level of the Phantom Ability and the Corpse Ability.
The Corpse Ability bloodline level had already been increased to the Magic Light level. The only thing missing was the bloodline level of the Phantom Ability. As long as the bloodline level of the Phantom Ability was increased, the upper limit of the Resurrection Ability would naturally increase.
Being able to use the Resurrection Ability again would be very beneficial to him. Let alone other things, he could completely rely on this method to plant someone in the Radiant Temple and become his spy.
Since he was already standing on the opposite side of the Radiant Temple, he naturally had to deepen his understanding of the Radiant Temple and pay attention to their movements. Planting a spy was undoubtedly the best method.
"This Phantom Fox Blood Essence, I have to buy it!"
Gray was determined to obtain the Spectral Magic Fox's blood essence. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when he would be able to encounter it again.
Although the Phantom Fox was only a Magic Light level Blood Beast, it was a Blood Beast with a very special soul ability. He had already learned from reading many books in the past few days that this kind of Blood Beast was very rare even in the Source World. Once he missed it, it would be very difficult to encounter it again.
"Ten million magic coins should be enough!"
Gray checked his current wealth. It was impossible to accurately calculate the wealth of jewels and gems, but the number of magic coins was at least ten million.
Previously, in the blood sale and purchase shop, he had inquired about the price of a normal Magic Light level Blood Essence. It was about a few hundred thousand. Although the Phantom Fox Blood Essence was rare, it should not exceed this price by too much. Ten million magic coins should be enough to auction it off.
"The auction will be held two weeks later in Hensman City."
Gray took out the map he had just bought and searched on it. Soon, he found Hensman City. This city was located southwest of Manwell City.
Based on the length ratio marked on the side of the map, it was about a thousand kilometers southwest. With his current speed, he could reach this distance in one or two hours. He only needed to arrive one day in advance.
The Colom Family.
"Miss, we have investigated thoroughly!"
A woman in maid attire bowed respectfully to Charlotte Colom and said.
"Speak."
Charlotte Colom nodded.
"This person was encountered by the Bilan Family in the Forbidden Forest. At that time, the Bilan Family was besieged by three king-level Blood Beasts. It was this person who saved the Bilan Family."
"This person lost his way in the forest, so he let the Bilan Family lead the way to Manwell City and stayed in the Bilan Family."
Although the Bilan Family had already issued a gag order, as long as they had money, they could always pry open some loopholes. After paying a certain price, the Colom Family quickly obtained information about Gray from one of the survivors.