The Crown Of The Nine Continents
Bloods 8: Moon Alliance & Byurlin

Anryzel fled at full speed. The leisurely and peaceful journey he yearned for did not materialize due to an unwanted incident. Again, he had to run away to avoid anything troublesome.

Five minutes drive Anryzel to pass the remaining 10 kilometers to Ceeven City. Actually, this trip can still be shortened if he is really serious in running, but it will destroy the surrounding environment and leave a trail of damage that will certainly be known by the knights.

For that, Anryzel maintains a fast running way but still within normal limits so that there will be no trace of anything left.

Now that five minutes had passed, Anryzel could already see the appearance outside the City of Ceeven. The city of Ceeven is protected by a giant square wall with several accompanying entrance gates connecting Ceeven City with several other areas including Giru Village.

"A very fantastic old-fashioned view."

Anryzel stopped running and walked as usual. The distance to Ceeven City was getting closer and closer until finally he was right in front of the entrance gate of Ceeven City.

Two Ceeven City soldiers in charge of guarding the gate noticed Anryzel's arrival and rushed over. The two soldiers were wearing full plate armor so Anryzel could not see how they looked.

"Stop, what's your name and where are you from?" ask one of the soldiers while the other checks on Anryzel.

Anryzel was currently wearing shabby and simple clothes. Excluding the slightly incompatible face, then people would think that he was an ordinary villager.

"My name is Anryzel Dirvaren. I come from Giru Village" Anryzel said, pointing south.

The soldier who asked looked closely at Anryzel's entire appearance. It was undeniable that the soldier was slightly suspicious of this young man who had appeared all of a sudden.

If noticed, Anryzel's clothes are like the village's shabby and simple clothes, but when the soldier looked at the condition of the skin, hands, and face, he felt something strange.

"You said your name was Anryzel Dirvaren?"

Anryzel nodded while frowning. The soldier who examined Anryzel returned to the side of the soldier who asked and said that Anryzel did not bring anything suspicious.

"Sorry young man, it looks like you will be held for further interrogation" said the soldier who immediately ordered the other soldiers to capture Anryzel.

Anryzel momentarily felt shocked at the sudden arrest warrant, but since his mind said to obey first then he allowed himself to be arrested without giving up any resistance.

Anryzel was taken by the soldiers to a temporary detention post. This temporary detention post was in the form of a room with one table and two chairs facing each other, was under the fortress and seemed to be indeed a place to interrogate.

The soldier who asked Anryzel then came up with a man dressed neatly and wearing glasses. The man looked quite young, if Anryzel had to estimate then he would answer his age was at 27 to 30 years old.

"Mr Mori, please help," said the soldier and he walked out of the room.

The bespectacled man named Mori had a cynical face that was quite haughty. Seen from the way he looked at her, he seemed to look down on Anryzel who was wearing shabby clothes and was a temporary prisoner.

Mori with his haughty steps walked over and sat on the chair facing each other with Anryzel. They are only separated by a table that serves as a barrier between the interrogator and the interrogator.

Mori intimidatedly said, "Let's make a deal. Answer all my questions honestly and then I'll let you go, okay?"

Anryzel maintained her flat and neutral expression despite the annoyance with the glasses man's behavior.

"good. I hope you keep your promise," Anryzel replied in a manner that was no less haughty.

This seems to be very disliked by Mori. He with a terrible smile put both hands on the table and started to support his chin using his hands on the table.

"Great is your guts too. All right, what's your name?"

Anryzel calmly replied, "My name? Anryzel Dirvaren, you can record it in your little brain."

Brak!!

Mori breaks the table with the intention of scaring Anryzel. He asked, "Where are you from?"

"Giru Village. Didn't know? Then I'll tell you if that place is in the south."

Mori was getting more and more upset, this was the first time he had come across such a brave and selfless prisoner.

"Of course I know, the Commoners. Now the last question, do you have any bad intentions in this town?"

Anryzel sighed as if tired of the stupid question, "Of course not. Besides, if I'm gonna do bad, then even a blink you won't have time."

Mori glared at Anryzel then kicked the table with both hands. There were two main things that made him so angry. First, Anryzel's haughty and self-informed attitude as a prisoner, and secondly the fact that Anryzel did not lie in the least.

Mori, in a furious rage, was forced to leave the room. Although he wanted to teach Anryzel a lesson, he had no rational reason to do so.

Before opening the exit, Mori gave one sentence as a message to Anryzel, "You were probably born in a shell so you don't know how scary the world outside the shell is. Be careful in your attitude, remember that."

Anryzel could only furrow his eyebrows at the warning. Who was acting bad first? Mori's glasses said as if Anryzel was the first to act badly.

"Tch, you freak."

Shortly after, the soldier who first asked Anryzel entered the room. His movements seemed a little strange because before entering the room he saw Mori as if annoyed at something and such a scene he had never seen.

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience, please understand this was done just for the security of the city. Take it easy, Mr. Mori ordered us to release you."

Anryzel just smiled kindly and nodded in understanding. At least, these soldiers still know the manners in speaking even though they have caught people at will.

"Ah sorry, can I know who exactly is Mr Mori?" ask Anryzel before leaving the room.

The soldier seemed to think for a moment then explained, "Master Mori is the leader of the Moon Alliance of Ceeven City branch. He has a kind of privilege so as to know the honesty of which reactions and changes are in a person."

Anryzel heard something interesting. Moon Alliance's? Is this the name of an organization or is it an alliance of several organizations in this kingdom? Anryzel was also very interested in the function of the Moon Alliance's existence.

"Oh, is that right? Where is the Moon Alliance? I think I'll visit him."

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Anryzel walks through Ceeven City. Being detained by the gate guard soldiers seemed to take a long time so it did not feel like the day was already nearing the afternoon.

The first impression when Anryzel saw this city from the inside was more or less the same as when he saw it from the outside. The form of buildings and houses in Ceeven City is classic but contains a thick element of fantasy. The materials used are also different from the materials on earth.

"This atmosphere, somehow feels peaceful."

While leisurely walking down the bustling city streets, Anryzel was struck by a familiar feeling. His instincts said that the threat was approaching at such a high speed that he had to flee immediately.

"Those knights, they have already arrived in this city?!"

Don't ask why Anryzel knows this information. As he was conducting an experiment using the perception of mana in the middle of the city, he sensed the existence of the three knights in question.

Anyway, they must be looking for him. It was also possible that they were asking the soldiers regarding the person who had recently entered the city so that this situation was quite dangerous.

"Fastly go to the Moon Alliance!" anryzel exclaimed as he moved quickly among the crowd.

The place he was heading to was the Moon Alliance headquarters of the Ceeven City branch which was not too far away. With the skill of a level 999 player he could easily sneak amongst the crowd without being caught.

A moment later Anryzel arrived at the Moon Alliance headquarters. For some reason, seeing the shape of this Moon Alliance headquarters reminded him of the form of a Guild House within the Cothenic. Is this just a coincidence or is there some connection? All of this must be ensured.

Anryzel then entered the Moon Alliance headquarters. Once inside he was immediately greeted by a receptionist who was a brown woman.

"Welcome to the Moon Alliance Ceeven City branch. An unfamiliar face, did you come here to list being a member?"

Anryzel's eyes looked over and over here. It looks like the lobby of a hotel. All sorts of decorations were quite foreign, but had a strong aura of fantasy.

"Ahh, what do you mean by member?" anryzel asked confusedly.

The receptionist seemed surprised, not thinking that the person entering the Moon Alliance did not know about it.

"Members are people registered with the Moon Alliance. After becoming a member, you are officially part of the Moon Alliance and can get the job submitted to the Moon Alliance. Generally, this form of work was dangerous enough that people hired members of the Moon Alliance to complete their work."

The same concept as Guild House in the game Cothenic. Could this Moon Alliance be the name of a guild that exists within the Cothenic? Anryzel slightly suspected that there were other players trapped in this world.

"Ah, I understand. Are there any special requirements to register here? Then, after becoming a member can I meet the guild leader?"

The receptionist replied kindly, "There are three main conditions for you to become a member of the Moon Alliance. First, you must meet the registration fee of as much as Five Silver Coins. Second, you must have the right skills. Third, you must be free of any criminal record and sign a letter of agreement."

"To meet with the guild leader, you don't need to be a member but you have to tell what your business is with the guild leader. Next, I will tell the leader and the decision is in the hands of the leader."

Anryzel captures all receptionist explanations well. Enrolling into the Moon Alliance was certainly not a good choice, but he had to meet with Mori to determine his first plan in this world.

Anryzel's first plan in the world was to gather information about other players. The existence of the Moon Alliance could be an indication of other players being stuck together with it, but the possibility itself was extremely small.

"alright. Can you please tell the boss my business? Tell him, "Your best friend came to see you" please say that."

The receptionist was initially a little hesitant to deliver a slightly dubious message. But because it was his duty to deliver the message, he had no other choice.

The receptionist went to the second floor to inform the leader, while Anryzel decided to sit down and wait for news from the receptionist.

Perhaps about ten minutes passed, and the receptionist in charge of delivering the message to Mori had returned with a slightly unfriendly expression.

"Sorry, Guild Leader can't see you today. Please come at a later time" the receptionist said.

Anryzel took a breath and took it out slowly. Pretending to be friends is not a good idea. After all, based on the personality of the Mori glasses, she was not the type to have many friends.

Even though her meeting request was rejected, Anryzel would not give up so easily. Maybe tomorrow or in the future, he'll meet Mori.

"alright. Thank you for sending me my message."

Anryzel had intended to leave the Moon Alliance headquarters, but before opening the exit she remembered something and decided to return to the receptionist.

"Ah, sorry. Can I ask where is the quality store that receives the sale of precious metals here?"

The receptionist looked in disbelief, in his view someone dressed shabby was unlikely to possess precious metals. So roughly speaking, the receptionist thought that Anryzel stole or took someone else's precious metal and intended to sell it.

"Good question. After getting out of here, then you will see a large and magnificent building at the end of the road. It was the largest commercial enterprise in town selling and accepting metal purchases. The company's name is Byurlin."

Anryzel thanked him and immediately went to the place in question. He followed the receptionist's words and arrived at the end of the street and found a large, magnificent building that had Byurlin on it.

As soon as he wanted to enter the building, Anryzel was prevented by two men who were burly and looked creepy. The two of them seemed to be guards assigned to guard the entrance of Byurlin company.

"Sorry son, but the poor are forbidden to enter" said one of the guards.

"Isn't it more appropriate that "People seem unfavorable?" didn't she?" the other guard.

Anryzel simply smiled and turned to look for a hidden place. He entered the gap between the buildings which was quite dark and there was certainly no one there.

"I think only buildings are fantasy, it turns out their culture is the same."

A good appearance seems to make it easier for Anryzel to do various things. Therefore, he opened the Dimension Ring secretly and went inside to change clothes.

A moment later, Anryzel walked out of the Dimension Ring wearing the typical attire of an R.Styx. The character of the game is not always wearing the same clothes, but all the colors of the clothes are similar.

A dark red shirt wrapped in a fitting suit, fitted with special black pants that are quite tight and black leather shoes. A set of formal clothes owned by Anryzel with the typical color of the Blood Devil, namely dark red and black.

"Well, let's go" Anryzel said confidently.

He stepped out and headed for Byurlin's company once again. Unlike the previous ones that tend to be ignored and not considered by the surrounding, now Anryzel who dressed uniquely and elegantly seemed to attract so much attention.

The two Byurlin company guards ran to greet Anryzel, and they did not realize that Anryzel was the one they had kicked out before. That's proof of how big a change other people see when Anryzel wears classy clothes.

"Welcome to Byurlin's company" said one guard politely.

"Please come in, sir," said the two-man guard.

Upon entering Byurlin's building, Anryzel was presented with a scene in which glittering items such as necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, even swords, were displayed, and other weapons are being showcased in neatly lined glass boxes.

It also appeared that the customers who were looking through the goods were people dressed luxuriously. The average customer is a distended old man, and a woman who is old enough. However, there are also some who are young and fresh.

A young servant sees Anryzel coming from a distance. He moved quickly towards Anryzel with a pretty charming smile.

"Welcome to Byurlin company. Sir, is there something you want?" greet friendly.

The waiter was a woman. From the physical characteristics and a slightly childish face, Anryzel guessed that this woman was still a dozen years old.

This woman has brown hair, regular white skin, with a two-tiered hairstyle aka twintail.

"Before I asked someone, he said if I could sell precious metals here. Is that true?"

Her smile seemed to fade a little. Anryzel also heard some whispers from other servants who were like pitying and demeaning the maid who welcomed her.

"Of course you can. It's just that the precious logan receiving place is in a different area. Master can follow me to get there."

After receiving confirmation from Anryzel, the servant led Anryzel to a different room. They walked through several short hallways then into a basement.

The basement was low in light, but it was so well-formed that Anryzel did not feel like he was under the surface at all. The two of them walked through a large auditorium.

"What is this place?" ask Anryzel spontaneously.

"This is the auction stage. The place that the Byurlin company used to auction off such a rare precious item."

"Oh."

They continued to walk until they arrived before a door that read "Branch Manager" and the servant began to knock on the door slowly.

"Who is that?"

A male voice emerged from inside the room. The waiter seemed nervous to answer the question. I don't know what the waiter thought so he replied in a long time.

"Manager, there's someone who says he wants to sell precious metals."

There was no response from within, but the door before them instantly opened. A young man appeared while looking annoyed and watching the two of them.

"You again! I told you, didn't I? Don't take strangers with you, let alone those who say they want to sell something valuable!" the manager snaps at the waiter.

Anryzel who disliked the manager's high tone took over and said, "Master Manager isn't it? I hope you don't yell at this innocent waitress. Trust me, I brought something very valuable."

The manager glared at Anryzel, and Anryzel was a little undaunted by the manager's sharp gaze. After quite a long time glaring at each other, the manager sighed as if tired.

"All right, I'll listen to you. And you, wait here and don't expect a second chance if the same thing happens again."

The waiter looked down with a frightened face, "Good."

Anryzel and the manager entered the room while the waiter waited outside. The manager let Anryzel sit down, and the two of them sat facing each other.

"So, what valuables do you have?" ask the manager without further ado.

Anryzel pursed her lips while acting haughty in front of the manager. This action does not reflect the true nature of Anryzel, but a strategy so that the interlocutor does not take it lightly.

"My arrival to this place received an unfavorable welcome from the Manager. So, how can you explain that to me?"

The manager felt intimidated by Anryzel's attitude and style of speech. From gestures, words, facial expressions, and even appearances, the manager realized that this figure before him was someone experienced.

"Ah, forgive my previous attitude. First let me introduce myself. My name is Rezhuan, branch manager of Byurlin company. Regarding the less wearing welcome, it was caused by ..."

The manager explained that these days many people pretend to be rich and say they have valuables to sell or auction at Byurlin's company. Coincidentally, all the fraudsters were always and always carried by the waiter who was outside the room so that the manager did not trust him anymore.

That was also the reason why the manager's attitude towards the waiter was less friendly, and that was also the reason why the waiter was ostracized and seemed a little afraid to visit the manager's room.

"So so. What's name?"

Manager Rezhuan looked a little confused and asked back, "Sorry, who do you mean?"

"The servant, who is currently outside."

Manager Rezhuan seemed to forget and said, "I don't memorize their names one by one, but if it's not wrong he's the most junior servant in this company."

Anryzel sighed and criticized the branch manager of the Byurlin company in his mind, for his stupidity of forgetting the name of the company's maid.

"That's it, no problem. Let's talk about profitable business. First of all, I wonder what is the most valuable item, which this Byurlin company now owns?"

"Byurlin's company is just a branch. I don't know, maybe there's more valuable stuff in the other branch or the company center, but the most valuable stuff in our place is two. The first hunk of pure orichalcum was enough to serve as a weapon, and the second was a core of the Great Lion King monster."

Anryzel nodded in understanding, smiling mockingly as if uninterested in such trash. Although this behavior was part of the strategy, but in reality the two items described by the manager were indeed an ordinary item in the eyes of Anryzel.

"Heh, I've guessed this kind of small town doesn't have enough quality stuff."

Manager Rezhuan is getting stiff. Many questions sprung up in his mind such as, is this man really not a fraud? Is this man really someone who has a very precious object? If he had it, would he be willing to cooperate with our company after a bad reception?

"Master, who are you to look at a hunk of pure orichalcum and the core of the Great Lion King like it's not a valuable item?"

Anryzel reached into his pocket and took out a small glowing ring. The ring looked very beautiful and gave off a mysterious aura, even manager Rezhuan could not help but stare at the ring.

"What kind of ring is this, sir? Why do I feel interested and like I can't take my eyes off her?"

These are ring-shaped accessories that have the effect of increasing the efficiency of magic use. The ring is made of magic metal, a special metal that appears in areas with high and concentrated magic density.

Normally, magic metals only appeared in the nests of truly powerful monsters. The weakest monster that could make magic metal from its diffused magic energy was that it was at least at the Super Class level, condensing magic energy into magic metal took quite a long time, too, that's ten years for a small piece of magic metal.

Meanwhile, the items issued by Anryzel were combat accessories that had the name "Demon Ring, Atmery" High Class items with the special effect of reducing mana consumption by 50% when using magic.

"Well guess what this ring is made of?" anryzel asked with a proud face.

"Orich .. no way, this must be Adamantite!"

Anryzel closed the ring with her grip and put on a disappointed face. Manager Rezhuan looked panicked and did not know where his mistake lay.

"It's a pity that manager, I abandoned my intention to sell this Demon Ring Atmery made of Magic Metal to your company."

"A-A .... What?!!!"

A ring made of Magic Metal? Manager Rezhuan petrified with his mouth wide open from feeling very surprised. There is nothing more surprising than knowing that the ring was made from the legendary material, Magic Metal!

Then the thing that wanted to make Manager Rezhuan cry out screams was his mistake in guessing so Anryzel undoes his intention to sell the ring to Byurlin's company.

Manager Rezhuan also let out a blank and desperate expression. Due to negligence, he missed one big opportunity that could have made him the chief manager of Byurlin's company.

"But relax, Manager. I still have interesting items that are valuable enough for you."

Manager Rezhuan regained his senses and asked, "What kind of item is that, sir?!"

Anryzel said proudly, "One core of Rare Class monsters is the Great Serpent of Disaster, Tuyara."

Great Serpent of Disaster, Tuyara is the final monster boss of one of the dungeons in the Cothenic. Although it was only a Rare Class monster but looking at the villagers who were happy just because of the lowly cores, it should be more than enough.

"A-Are you kidding? Rare Class isn't that including a disaster monster?"

"Disaster? Tuyara is not that strong. His name is just a name."

"As long as I live only you say Rare Class monsters are ordinary! But if you say so, could it?"

"True, I defeated him myself. So you can be sure this core is in a very good condition without being scratched at all."

Manager Rezhuan let out an expression that said that was not what he meant!

"But, are you sure you're selling such a valuable item to this Byurlin company? Wouldn't it be more convincing to sell it in the capital?"

Anryzel thought for a moment and said, "Don't ask why. If you want, I'll sell those cores for less."

Impossible is not, Anryzel said the reason why he sold the cores here was because of lack of money?

Rezhuan looked pensive, the decision to buy such a highly valuable item could not be taken without thinking much into consideration. One of the things considered by Rezhuan is the budget to buy the cores, is it still left and enough?

"Don't think too much, Manager. Are you sure you let this opportunity slip away?"

"You're right. The central company is already bagging a lot of valuables and maybe they have equally valuable cores, the main manager definitely has a big advantage and my dream will not be realized if I do not take this opportunity."

"Good decision."

"But we don't have enough budget at the moment. Will you wait until this week's auction is over? Then this branch company will definitely pay for it!"

Anryzel smiled and reached out to shake hands. But Rezhuan's reaction was unexpected, it seemed like this world did not have a culture of handshakes or anything like that.

"All you have to do is follow me."

Rezhuan hesitantly followed Anryzel to lend a hand. The two of them shook hands as a sign that they had worked together.

"Managers need not worry. I will return after the auction is over by bringing the cores in question. But before that, can I sell this thing so I can make some money?"

Anryzel showed a sparkling pendant. These were just ordinary accessories items made from a combination of several materials such as gold, silver and jade.

"Please estimate the price."

Rezhuan's manager took the pendant. He examined the details of the pendant carefully and gained admiration for it.

"Wow, what a lovely pendant. Although the materials of the manufacture are not very valuable but this design and carving, it is truly a masterpiece. I'm willing to buy this pendant with fifteen gold coins, how about Mister?"

Anryzel did not know exactly how many fifteen gold coins were, but he acted as if he already knew and it was part of the plan.

"No problem, take this as a guarantee that I'm not lying."

Manager Rezhuan looked amazed, and he suddenly said, "No sir, the real price is twenty gold coins, I just want to see your sincerity, Sir."

Anryzel smiled and said inwardly, "I thought so."

"Make that fifteen gold coins. I have no problem with that, trivial items like this I still have a lot of," said Anryzel.

Manager Rezhuan nodded, he walked towards the desk where he worked and took fifteen gold coins from storage. He then gave fifteen gold coins to Anryzel in a bag made of cloth.

"Fifteen gold coins. Nice to work with you, sir."

Anryzel took the cloth bag and put it in his pocket and said, "Yes, thank you."

When the deal was done, and Anryzel wanted to leave the manager's room, the manager suddenly stopped Anryzel's steps with a question.

"Master, can I tell you what your name is?"

Without even looking at her, Anryzel replied, "Anryzel Dirvaren." as she opened the door and left the room.