Born Almighty Warrior

Chapter 292 A Visit To The Dahlia Palace

It was a busy day for the people in the Manor Palace as they progressed with their casting business.

Slowly but surely they pushed through with their merchandise and took a high market share in the

whole of the Chaotic Region. Meanwhile, the Dahlia Palace was on the move, too. Even though they

never had an experience with weapons and casting, they surely did a risky move to open a shop and

compete with the Manor Palace.

Just like any other newbie in the business scene, most people would underestimate one's products and

assume that they were in a much lower quality than that of the prime merchant. To the customers'

eyes, the Dahlia Palace's weapons were much inferior to what the Manor Palace, Ricky's organization,

made. Only a few people trusted and bought weapons from the Dahlia Palace because in the field of

casting in the Chaotic Region, Ricky was lauded to have made remarkable masterpieces that anything

that he did not make was marked as rubbish.

People started to get curious on what the Dahlia Palace had to offer. More and more people came over

to check on the new weapons mainly for two reasons. One, some others went to them only because

they could not afford the prices set out by the Manor Palace and two, they just wanted to check out All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

how horrible and flimsy their products were. But to their surprise, they might have just hit the jackpot. A

weapon of the advanced Mortal Level made by the Dahlia Palace was far cheaper and was in far better

quality than the ones offered by the Manor Palace.

The people experimented to settle the quality check. Some warriors engaged in combat while using a

weapon of their choice from each palace. And to their surprise, the weapons from the Dahlia Palace

were far stronger and had only sustained minor damages.

Soon after their discovery, more and more people began switching their patronage from the Manor

Palace to the Dahlia Palace when they needed to buy high grade and high quality weapons. After all,

the deal was quite a steal-- cheaper and better!

This was bad news to all the weapon shops controlled by the Manor Palace because less people came

to them after finding out that there was a better option.

This sudden increase in market and the superior quality of Dahlia Palace's weapons alarmed many

large organizations. They sent out their men to find out why and how could the Dahlia Palace develop

extraordinary weapons when in fact, they had never done one before. This competition between the

Manor Palace and the Dahlia Palace was such a juicy gossip for everyone in the Chaotic Region. It

was like a suspense movie that everyone was all ears on any updates regarding the inspection.

Some people had a generally good theory--a stronger casting master, more skilled than Russell,

created the weapons in the Dahlia Palace. They never knew who this master was, and they never had

a name for her. Whenever they talked about her, they referred to her as 'Miss Who.'

But the mystery was difficult for everyone. Even people from the Dahlia Palace never talked about their

new casting master. Some of them didn't even know how they were able to sell such high grade

weapons and they didn't know where they came from and who made them. The investigation became

harder since they weren't able to dig up new information on this certain 'Miss Who.'

...

Meanwhile, Ricky and some core members gathered around in the meeting room of the Manor Palace

to sort things out. All of them discussed the issue with such heavy hearts for none of them really

expected things to work this way so suddenly. All of them bore the same visage--furrowed brows and

frequent fidgeting as stress engulfed their minds.

"Ugh, damn the Dahlia Palace! They are obviously against us. How could they steal away our

business? This is our livelihood. I checked our weapon stores today and guess what? There were only

one or two customers during the whole business hour! And what's even worse is that they compared

the weapons in our store with that from the Dahlia Palace and finally left and went to their shop. We

can't just sit around and do nothing!" Tyson exclaimed as he banged the table with his fist out of anger.

"I've done some research and found out that they had never run the casting business before!"

"Listen, our priority for the time being is to figure out a solution to this problem. Any more complains

won't help this issue and will make no difference!" Kristen said with a serious expression.

Suddenly, all of them placed their eyes on their leader, Ricky. They trusted his opinion more than

anyone else in the group especially with these kinds of situations.

"So, what's your idea, Russell?" Kristen asked.

"Why don't I pay a little visit to the Dahlia Palace and see what's going on?" Ricky replied before he

lowered his head, lost in his thought for a few moments, and finally raised up his eyes to take a glance

at everyone.

A few days ago Ricky sent out one of his men secretly to purchase a weapon of the advanced Mortal

Level from the Dahlia Palace. He just wanted to check if the rumors were true. But when he examined

the weapon, he could not believe that the people were right--the weapon was even better than what he

could cast at the same level. He wasn't ashamed to admit it to himself for he knew that there was

always someone better than him and that this would only make him want to be better.

And from what he knew upon examining the weapon, he was so sure that the casting master from the

Dahlia Palace was more than just a casting master of advanced Mortal Level. Miss Who was indeed

more powerful of a caster than he was.

It was almost too impossible to regain the Manor Palace's market in an instant. Even if Ricky tried to

improve his casting, it would surely take him a lot of time and even if he used his two Supreme Skills,

he wouldn't be able to make the progress that he needed instantly.

However, the Manor Palace's maintenance and livelihood depended on the weapon business. They

couldn't afford to lose the business or else, they wouldn't be able to sustain the needs of the Manor

Palace. And it all boiled down to one thing--paying a visit to the Dahlia Palace might be their way to

solve their problems.

"What? Paying a visiting to the Dahlia Palace? Do you think it would work?" Everyone in the meeting

room quite understood what Ricky was up to. But not everyone was in on his plan. He just wanted to

negotiate with the chief of the Dahlia Palace so that there would be a less violent solution to end their

woes.

They thought that the Dahlia Palace would just shut their doors on Ricky before he could even say

anything. They didn't think that Ricky could even make it to the palace's gates. They didn't want his

plan to be in vain.

"The Dahlia Palace had never run the weapon business before, but they suddenly began to enter this

market with such a bang. I'm sure there is a reason for this abrupt change. I'll go, anyway. We won't

know whether they would shut their doors on me unless I try," Ricky explained with a determined look.

"All right! I'll go with you then," Bastian offered his help when he saw the determination in Ricky's eyes.

All he knew was that he would like to be of help to the weapon business.

"Thank you for your offer, Bastian, but I think I'll take Soar this time. Stay here with the others and wait

for my news. It would be easier for me and Soar to leave there safely should there be any unfavorable

thing happening." Ricky knew Bastian was just being kind and wanted to be helpful. Yet he refused the

offer because he deemed it unnecessary.

"Well, now that you've made up your mind, go for it!" Kristen put in. "But, yeah, you are the casting

master. I can't think of anyone else who could solve this fiasco except you. The rest of us can't help

so...just please be careful, okay?"

"Ha-ha, you know me well, Kristen. And of course I will. Thank you." Ricky laughed out loud upon

hearing Kristen's agreement.

"Ha-ha!" The rest of the group couldn't help but spurt out a laugh from the contagious laughter by

Ricky. And at last, everyone felt a little lighter.

"So, everyone. I think I'll go. I don't want to waste any more time. See you later!" Ricky bade goodbye

to everyone before he left the room with Soar and headed for the Dahlia Palace quickly.

The Dahlia Palace was home to about ninety percent of the women in the Chaotic Region. As a result,

it attracted a large number of the males around the area. Warriors, too, gathered around the palace.

They had the heavy foot traffic for they also just recently sold high quality weapons for a cheap price.

But as soon as Ricky had set foot in the area, all eyes were on him as the people whispered to one

another.

"Look! It's Russell, one of the chief of the Manor Gang!" someone screamed in a low voice.

"Idiot, not the Manor Gang, the Manor Palace. Hee-hee. Finally, here he is. He must have come to talk

to the leader of the Dahlia Palace. Have you heard about the latest? They say that the Manor Palace's

market was going out of business!" another man echoed.

"Just as I suspected! I heard that there are a large number of people in the Manor Palace. They can't

just make a living merely by hunting and selling beasts! The weapon business is their main source of

income. But now that they are losing clients because of the Dahlia Palace, how could they exchange

for the cultivation resources when they are unable to earn gold coins now?"

"You know what? I'm curious whether the casting master Russell would be shut out. The Dahlia Palace

had blocked out the other six forces for several times. I want to see how this one goes."

"Ha-ha, are you still calling him the casting master Russell? We should probably stop calling him like

that. Because right now, compared to Miss Who, he is just a kiddo."

"Well, well, well. Now that makes a whole lot of sense!"

Ricky decided to ignore all those discussions about him. He had his best foot forward and walked

straight towards to the enormous gate of the Dahlia Palace.

"Hello, excuse me. Could you be kind enough to tell your chief that I'm here to pay her a visit? I'm

Russell from the Manor Palace," Ricky politely greeted the two young women who were guarding the

gate and made a slight bow.

"Access confirmed. Our chief has informed us that you are free to enter. Please follow me. Right this

way," one of the women replied softly with just the hint of a smile on her face.

"Oh? Is she expecting me?" Ricky was shocked to hear what the woman had just said. But deep inside,

he felt strange. He felt that something was up. 'Has she already anticipated that I would come here?' he

thought to himself.

As a matter of fact, he did not expect this coming. He was even prepared to be rejected as soon as the

guards saw his face. Now that the Dahlia Palace's leader apparently had been expecting him, it made

the case more intriguing.

'Seems I'm right about this one. The Dahlia Palace might have decided to engage in the weapon

business because of me! But why? Did they already know that I'm Ricky?' Ricky wondered in his mind,

puzzled.

Nervous as to how this one would play out, he anxiously followed the woman and entered the palace.

"I can't believe this. How is this even possible? Russell was admitted into the Dahlia Palace! I thought

he was going to be welcomed by being rejected! I just can't believe my eyes! What is the chief of the

Dahlia Palace up to? Hmmm... so strange." The crowd began to whisper to each other in shock.

"He is a casting master at the advanced Mortal Level, after all. Wow, Miss Who must be really humble

for doing this. She still respects him!" a warrior sighed as he shrugged in disbelief.

...

Upon entering the palace, Ricky saw numerous girls practicing their moves with their swords. When

Ricky came into view, they all stopped and turned their eyes to him, checking him up and down. As a

legend in the Chaotic Region, he always drew attention wherever he went.

"Oh, it's Russell. Isn't he the casting master of advanced Mortal Level? My oh my, I can't believe he is

this young! Oh, how I wish I could talk to him!" Some of the women began to giggle with excitement.

Turning into a die-hard fan was not far off because they rarely had the chance to get so close to such a

handsome young genius.

"Humph! So? Our weapons are much better than his and even our very own chief is superior to him!

He's probably here to kiss ass over her, and beg her to give him and the Manor Palace a chance to

survive! Ha-ha! Poor boy!" Some other different voices disagreed at the sight of Ricky in the palace.

Ricky kept all of what he heard in mind. The praise and the hostility seemed to not bother him. He

wouldn't want to waste his time with such nonsense. After all, he wasn't there for them; he was there

for the chief of the Dahlia Palace. She had the final say in all this and it would be more productive to

channel all his energy to their meeting.

Ricky brought his A game to this one-on-one with the chief. Not long after, they have arrived at the hall

of the Dahlia Palace.

The moment he stepped into the hall, he felt a strong vibe that filled the space. Needless to say, it was

given off by the chief of the Dahlia Palace.

"Why hello there! What took you so long? You do know that I've been waiting for you for quite a few

days. And finally, here you are. I'm very glad to see you, Russell." Ricky looked around to find where

the charming voice was coming from.

At the same time, a storm-like seductive smell began to fill Ricky's body up. The scent went straight up

to his brain, and just like an aphrodisiac, it attracted him so much that he was already about to lose

himself from the charm.

But he would not let this happen, not now. He knew what was good for him so he immediately initiated

his two zones to protect himself from the oozing attraction that he felt from the lustrous fragrance.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman, about twenty-five years old, with a perfect body in a red dress, walked

towards to hall from behind. And there she was, right in the flesh-- the chief of the Dahlia Palace.