Salute To The General

Nathan simply smiled in response to Massimo's taunt without saying anything in response. Meanwhile, the lady at the counter had calculated the reward for Massimo's bounty hunt.

"The reward amount for this bounty is one hundred and fifty thousand, Mr. Macario. As per our regulations, you will only receive seventy percent of the total amount, which is one hundred and five thousand. If you are alright with this arrangement, I will proceed to transfer

the money into your bank account."

Massimo snapped his fingers and replied, "No problem at all!"

Everyone around him gasped in shock when they heard that.

Vampire-occupied territories were a nightmare for ordinary humans, but they were a gold mine for elites like Massimo.

By leading his subordinates into the area and killing a vampire viscount as well as five vampire barons, he was able to make one hundred and five thousand.

That was a dream life that many could only wish they had.

Instead of leaving with his subordinates after receiving his reward, Massimo stayed behind and told Nathan, "All right. You guys are up next. Let's see how well you guys did and how much you'll receive. There's no need to keep it a secret, is there? Even cores that are as transparent will earn you enough money to afford a few drinks. Besides, there's no shame in making money through your own hard work!"

Everyone burst out laughing when they heard Massimo's words.

Blossom glanced at Nathan and asked cautiously, "What shall we do, Sir?"

"Proceed with the exchange. Let's get this over with quickly. I have other business to attend to," Nathan replied calmly.

Having received the green light from Nathan, Blossom quickly placed their loot on the table.

The crowd gasped in shock when they saw the first core she retrieved from the bag.

It was a purple core, which was only found in vampire barons.

Even Massimo was a little shocked when he saw that, but he was quick to regain his composure. With a bodyguard like Colin on his side, it's no surprise that he managed to kill a vampire baron! "Heh... A purple core, huh? Not too bad, I suppose! You guys-"

He was halfway through his sentence when Blossom dumped the rest of the cores onto the desk.

There were purple cores, blue cores, indigo cores, and even a green core in the pile, which totaled up to about a dozen cores.

Massimo's eyes went wide with shock and disbelief. His mouth opened and closed, but the words were stuck in his throat.

The crowd around them was just as shocked and went silent instantly.

None of them expected to see such a huge amount of cores all piled up like that.

Purple cores were from vampire barons, blue cores were from vampire viscounts, indigo cores were from vampire earls, and the green core was from a vampire marquis.

My goodness! Just how many powerful vampires have these guys slaughtered? I can't believe they even killed a vampire marquis! Those are capable of destroying an entire city! Soon, everyone was looking at Nathan with fear and respect in their eyes.

Massimo, in particular, was the

most surprised of them all. He had just been showing off in front of Nathan and lecturing him earlier,

only to realize that he was the lesser one.

Massimo's face was red with shame and frustration, and he wished the ground would just open up and swallow him whole.

This was probably the most embarrassing thing he had ever experienced in his life.

Even the lady at the counter was stunned when she saw the cores on the desk. "I-Is this-"

"Yes, this is all we have. We would like to exchange these for money," Nathan said calmly.

Seriously? Did he just act as though these cores are nothing significant?

Massimo and the others were freaking out at that point.

He regretted showing off and lecturing Nathan earlier as he finally realized how much of an amateur he turned out to be.

After taking a moment to regain her

composure, the lady at the counter bowed at Nathan and said

respectfully. Please accept my most sincere apologies, sir. I didn't think a powerful man like you would show up here at Nightfire

Underground City. We welcome your presence and appreciate your efforts in slaying the vampires. However, these cores are worth far too much for me to handle, so I'm afraid this is beyond me. Please wait here while I get the person in charge to assist you further."

Nathan frowned slightly in response. He assumed trading the cores for money would be a simple and straightforward process, so he didn't expect to have to wait around likeText property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

this.

Little did he know, the cores he had dumped on the counter were worth a ridiculously huge sum.

"Go on, then," he replied.