Infinite Realm

"Baa! Bogus!" A slightly plump figure yelled as he tugged at his hair.

"You all cheated!"

"Hehe. Cheated? No, we were just smart. You're the one who wasn't smart enough to think like us." Yato grinned as he looked at Fudo's disturbed expression.

"A 3-star ranked material. I could see this for twice the price I got it you know." Yato juggled a small sized rock.

Unlike what most of them had expected, Sato had kicked off the internal auction with the unveiling of the 3-star ranked materials. The players like Yato, Lu Zhen and Seiichi, who already knew that trying to bid for the bigger items was pointless, were among the few that left with the 3-star ranked materials.

Two of the five 3-star materials went to Lu Zhen while of the remaining 3, Yato and Seiichi both got one each. As for the remaining one, Sato had purchased it alongside the only 4-star material available all at a record price. 

The bone spear was won by Katsuo since no one bothered to contest with him for it. The armguard was fought for by both Yato and Katsuo, but in the end, Yato has won it due to the fact that he still had a bit of his funds left.

The main event which was the action of the [Sierran Leather Armour] was majorly fought over by Fudo and Xue Yan. The others classes who could still utilise the armour, like Lu Zhen and Seiichi, both stayed away as they looked at the duo call out numbers intensively. Eventually, Fudo won after borrowing almost one gold coin from Sato. 

Turned out that Xue Yan didn't really need the armour as the inheritance she had received from the Caventry covered up her equipment all up to at least level 20. Therefore, Xue Yan didn't really need to worry about either a defensive equipment or a weapon. She just played along and hyped the price, leading to Fudo spending 110 silver coins for the armour. That was the same as 1 gold coin and 10 silver coins. It was after Sato had revealed the information to him that he ended up screaming in vexation.

"You guys scammed me!" Fudo cried.

"Nothing like that. I did warn everyone to be careful about how they spend." Sato smiled cunningly.

"But, but..."

"Enough. The money isn't going to anyone's pockets but the team's. You can just take it as if you generously donated to the team." Sato said.

"Generous donations my a**! That's a golf coin plus 10 silver. You know what I can buy with that?!!" Fudo backfired.

"What's your plan from here?" Seiichi asked Sato.

Since his identity had been revealed, Seiichi guessed that Sato could no longer stay with them. The two guilds must have already released a wanted poster for him by now. Even if they didn't, Sato wouldn't be able to improve anymore if he remained in a low tier area like the three towns.

"I'll be heading to the city. There's no reason for me to keep delaying it." Sato affirmed Seiichi's guess.

"However, the teleportation array to the city is in town. How do you plan on escaping those guys?" Xue Yan frowned as she asked with a hint of worry.

"Don't worry about it. No matter how desperate they are, they won't attack me in town. The only problem is in the journey there. However, no one is my match." Sato confidently said.

He then continued with a warning tone,

"As for you guys, it's best you move over to Salt Springs town. Riverdale and Black Mountain are the two areas of command of those two guilds. While it's true that none of them spotted you with me today, it doesn't mean that they won't discover that you guys are related to me eventually." 

"You're right." Seiichi began massaging his brain as he could see an incoming problem.

"You don't really need to stay long; it's just for Yato and Katsuo to get to level 10 then you guys could all move collectively to the city. Better yet, you could give the Main trials a shot. There's an Experience points reward there so you could skip out on the stress from field hunting." Sato adviced.

"True but you did say we aren't ready yet." Fudo added.

"Yes. Starting tomorrow then, there will be a special training at this location." Sato sent everyone the lociof a certain dojo in Shinjuku city.

"Hmm? Martial Peak dojo? That's an overbearing name for an unknown place." Lu Zhen commented on the name of the place.

"Ignore that." Fudo said.

"Since we're all done here, let's leave. You guys could either go to the Caventry Hall or head over to Salt Springs town. As for me, I'm going to use the teleportation array in Riverdale."

Sato's decision of picking the teleportation array in Riverdale town rather than Salt Springs town wasn't because he wanted to mess around with Emperor's Might but because it was the closest town to this location. Also, if he happens to be spotted in Salt Springs town, it would make the two guilds place their focus there and they might catch the others. Therefore, Sato decided to serve as a distraction by heading behind enemy lines. As long as he used the teleportation array there, they would discover that he had left the town's region and won't bother about searching for him.

'The others will at least be safe like this.' Sato thought.

"I'm coming with you." Xue Yan suddenly said.

"Huh?" Everyone looked at her with surprise.

"I'm already level 12 so staying here wouldn't be advantageous to my progress." Xue Yan explained.

"It would be better for me to go with to the city with you."

"She has a point there." Seiichi commented.

Most monsters close to the tows where under level 10. Exceptions like the Kobold King were really difficult to find and most times non-existent. However, according to the introduction of the game, the maps around the city's region had monsters from up to level 10 till level 30, with even some being up to level 50 and the surface area for the maps were absurdly large. This meant that players would be able to improve better there than in the areas around the towns, provided that they wield the required strength. Being level 12, Xue Yan could be said to be have reached the basic requirement to set her sights on those locations. Therefore it was way better for her to do so than to while away her time here.

"Okay, but you do so in Salt Springs town." Sato agreed while adding a condition.

The reason he said so was to limit the chances of Xue Yan being discovered to be related to him in some way and at the same time, she could act as a form of protection for the rest of the team along the way.

"Okay then." Xue Yan nodded.

With their destinations set, the team then departed the floor and left the cave, separating and moving towards their selected destinations.

'I bet there's going to be a welcoming party for me..' Sato thought as he glanced in the direction of Riverdale town.