Chapter 234 Parting With the Party
"Have you ever encountered any vampires before, Miss Camille?" Leo asked her after entering the infirmary.
"Yes, I've had several encounters with vampires before. Why are you asking these questions?" Camille looked at him with a pondering gaze.
She suddenly frowned when she realized sothing, "Don't tell … You encountered a vampire?! Where?!"
Leo quickly put his hands up and shook his head, "No, that's not it. I'm just curious since I have not seen any vampires since I ca here even though I keep hearing about them."
"That's a good thing. You don't want to et them. Trust on this. If you think it's anything like eting a monster for the first ti, you have no idea how cruel it is."
"Is that so? Can you tell your first experience with a vampire?" Leo then asked.
Camille closed her eyes and began recalling her first encounter with a vampire.
"I was frozen with fear," she suddenly spoke in a low voice.
"Their penetrating gaze that could see through your entirety and pierce a hole in your heart. Their snow-like skin. Their natural bloodlust, and their oppressive aura. Everything about them sent shivers down my spine. In fact, most people piss their pants during their first encounter with vampires."
"Did you wet your pants?" Leo asked with a smile on his face.
Camille turned to look at him with a frown, and she spoke in a cold voice, "No, but my legs gave out on and I fell to my knees."
"You don't understand it because you've never t one before in your life, but do not underestimate their presence. They're incredibly fearso and ruthless entities that will attack you before you can even speak."
"I will keep that in mind. By the way, have you seen any streams lately? Specifically, streams with in it."
"No, I don't watch that kind of stuff. Why are you asking?"
"Because I was featured in one of these streams while I was at the monster nest's raid."
"Oh? Do you know the journalist that stread you? You'll get a decent amount of exposure if your journalist has a decent viewership."
"Yes, soone nad Luna Flores. Apparently, she's a popular journalist."
"I have heard her na before. She appeared shortly after I retired as an Adventurer."
"How often do you appear in streams?" Leo suddenly asked.
"Pretty much every ti I go on a mission," she calmly responded.
"Every ti?!" Leo was baffled to hear this.
"I appreciated it at first since I gained a lot of exposure from it, but it eventually beca a bother, especially after I reached S-Rank. Well, once you beco an S-Rank, you'll be followed everywhere you go, especially in the Wilderness."
After spending so ti with Camille, Leo left the infirmary and returned to his room, where he would take a long bath and even a nap.
When he woke up, it was already getting dark outside.
After washing his face and getting dressed, Leo left the academy to et with Khro and the others at Stellar Manor, where multiple luxurious restaurants were located.
Once they were all seated inside a restaurant, Khro said, "Dinner's on Leon since he earned the most!"
"Eh?" Leo looked at him with wide eyes.
"What? Don't tell you're not going to treat your seniors to a al after having such a big payout?" Khro narrowed his eyes.
"I didn't say that. In fact, I was going to suggest that even if you didn't say anything."
"Are you sure about that?" Khro smiled.
"Of course. I owe you for training , after all. But please go easy on . I'm actually quite broke when it cos to having actual money."
"You haven't sold your mana cores yet? I sold them to the Adventurers' Guild the mont I got them." Lydia said.
"No… I have other uses for them."
"Hm? Do you plan on using them for crafting? With a few hundred A-Grade mana cores, you can make a decent B-Grade magic artifact."
"Huh? Only B-Grade? Even though the mana cores are A-Grade?" Leo raised an eyebrow.
"Judging by your response, you've never crafted before, huh?" Trent said, and he continued, "A trendous amount of mana is required to create magic artifacts. Most mana cores under B-Grade are used for potions while A-Grade mana cores and above are used for magic artifacts. In order to craft a single A-Grade magic artifact, you'll need thousands of A-Grade mana cores."
'Yet I am able to craft an S-Grade magic artifact with a single elite monster's mana core? No wonder why they're so valuable.' Leo thought to himself.
"Hey, Leon, do you have any plans now that the raid is over? If you've got nothing else to do, why don't you co with us? We're going to do more missions after a few days' break." Khro suddenly asked him.
"Sorry, but I will be busy for a while." He shook his head.
"Alright. Then if you ever need a party, call . I will give you my phone number so you don't need to contact the Saintess to contact ." Khro handed his phone number to Leo a mont later.
"I will also give you mine. Call if you need a healer." Lydia also gave her phone number to him.
"I don't mind being your mana core collector again." Trent chuckled as he handed his phone number as well.
The food arrived a few minutes later, and spending an hour eating their food and chatting, Leo received his bill.
'Holy shit! 5,000 dollars?! What the hell did they eat?!' He cried inwardly when he saw the bill. Although 5,000 dollars was akin to a drop in the ocean compared to his total wealth at the mont, it was still mind boggling to see that he'd spent so much money on a single al for 4 people.
"See you later, Leon. It was nice eting you." Lydia said to him before leaving.
"Stay safe." Trent added.
"Until next ti, pipsqueak." Khro waved at him.
"See ya." Leo waved back.
Once they were gone, he made his way back to the academy.
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