ze Regret then learned that the ze family had established a partnership with As Shop. Not only were their businesses interconnected, but even their staff had started to mingle.
"It seems a lot has happened these past few days," ze Regret mused.
He smiled and nodded at the maid before heading towards the reception hall, with Red running alongside him.
"Such a young alchemist…"
Watching ze Regret''s retreating figure, the green d maid''s cheeks flushed with a hint of red. She then quickly followed him, startled by her own reaction.
"Ha ha, thanks to ze Regret, my As Shop''s only alchemist has been poached by the ze family."
As soon as he reached the main gate, a heartyugh echoed around him.
ze Regret shook his head and smiled, knowing instantly that the voice belonged to none other than Mark.
"Father, Manager Mark!"
Quickly stepping into the hall, ze Regret bowed respectfully to the two seated men. He then nced at Park Lily and eximed in surprise, "A second grade alchemist?"
"Ha ha, I have you to thank for that," Park Lily said with a smile and a nod.
Ever since bing a second grade alchemist, he had received benefits beyond the wildest dreams of a first grade alchemist. The Angsana Pavillion behind him not only provided him with three second grade pill recipes but also arge quantity of precious medicinal herbs.
Interestingly, neither ze Ash nor Park Lily inquired about the sudden emergence of ze Regret as an alchemist. It seemed they both tacitly agreed not to pry into his affairs.
Everyone has their own secrets, even they do.
"Manager Mark, you must be here for the Angsana Pavilion Festival, right?" ze Regret said with a smile as he sat down beside ze Ash, following his cue.
"Indeed," Mark''s expression suddenly turned serious. "But that''s not the only reason."
Hearing this, ze Regret looked at ze Ash in surprise.
"We just received news that Angsana Auction House will be auctioning a batch of items in three days, one of which might be rted to the Angsana Pavilion Festival," ze Ash said in a deep voice.
Angsana Auction House is a collective name for all the auction houses under Angsana Pavillion. Every city has a Angsana Auction House, where rare and hard to find items are put up for auction. These can range from precious spiritual herbs to rare spiritual beasts and all sorts of peculiar things.
"Have the participants been decided?" ze Regret nodded and then turned his dark eyes towards Mark.
"Sky Diana and Sky Nasrul from the Lu family, and thest one is you," Mark replied.
"Three people, huh?" ze Regret pondered for a moment before slowly nodding.
There are three factions participating in the Angsana Pavilion Festival, meaning nine people will take part in this event.
"But Sky Diana and Sky Nasrul from the Sky family are both ninth tier spiritual novice," ze Regret said, tapping his head and sighing lightly.
"You managed to defeat Kartis Man, a ninth tier spiritual novice, when you were only a seventh tier spiritual novice. Now that you''ve advanced to the eighth tier, I believe As Shop''s chances of winning this time are quite high," Mark said with a smile.
"I''m just afraid that someone won''t y by the rules," ze Ash said grimly.
Hearing this, Mark nodded in agreement. If the other two shops brought in outsiders, the advantage held by As Shop could be instantly shattered.
"Forget it, we''ll take it one step at a time. For now, let''s focus on securing the items from Angsana Auction House," a glint of determination shed in ze Ash''s eyes.
After Mark took his leave, the ze family immediately became busy again.
"Luckily, we have the support of Park Lily and Mark. Otherwise, the ze family, having just suffered a huge setback, would only be able to watch helplessly at the auction," ze Ash remarked as he and ze Regret stood in front of Angsana Auction House a few hourster.
In Veloria City, when ites to wealth, no family canpare to Angsana Auction House. Even the three major shops fall short by a significant margin. This ce is the foundation of Angsana Pavillion in the city!
As soon as ze Ash and his group appeared, a maid quickly came to greet them. These maids were well acquainted with the city''s famous figures.
Led by the maid, the ze family members took one of the front seats.
"Well, well, isn''t this ze Ash? I didn''t expect your family to still be around," a harsh voice suddenly came from the right just as they sat down.
ze Regret frowned and looked over, seeing a middle aged man tilting his head and cleaning his ear with a yful smile on his face.
This person was none other than Snow Fazlin, the head of the Snow family!
"Whether we exist or not, what does it have to do with you?" ze Peter sneered. "With two alchemists in the ze family, I wonder how many more years your Snow family can stay smug."
A slight tremor ran through his palm, and Snow Fazlin''s face turned grim instantly. His slightly lowered eyes brimmed with murderous intent.
Ever since he learned that ze Regret was an alchemist, he hadn''t had a good night''s sleep.
"Perhaps it won''t be long before the ze family''s two alchemists be just one," said the young man in white beside Snow Fazlin, staring at ze Regret with a smile that was far fromforting.
"That man is Snow Amar, Snow Feng''s older brother," ze Peter began introducing the key figures to ze Regret. "Over there is Met Intan, the head of the Met family, and beside him are the three Met brothers. Each one is said to be a ninth level spiritual novice."
ze Regret nodded, recognizing some of the younger generation in Veloria City.
"Sitting at the northernmost area is Sky Rodzi from the Sky family. The girl talking to him is Sky Diana. Her beauty is far more renowned than her strength," ze Peter chuckled.
"Such conduct unbing of his age!" ze Regret rolled his eyes.
"The auction is about to start," ze Ash, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up. Instantly, the surrounding chatter grew louder in anticipation.