Sogen thinks to himself, "If I'm correct, there isn't any hidden quest. I believe the System rewards me based on my actions."
He prevents the man from bowing at his feet. Airo tells her father what had happened in the market area. After listening to the entire incident, the man approaches Sogen and takes his hand.
"Sir Sogen, I am Karl. This is my son, Adel, and my daughter, Airo, whom you already know. I may never be able to repay the favor you have done for me, as I have nothing to offer you except for these trees."
"Mister Karl, could you tell me the name of this tree and how many people in this town have them?"
"Sir Sogen, we call it a vola tree. There is not a single person in the town who owns these trees. We sold not only the vola fruits but also some other fruits. However, after I fell ill, we didn't have enough money to nurture all the plants and trees. Some years ago, when my father was buying seeds from a merchant, his eyes landed on the vola seeds. He bought them and planted them alongside other plants. But before he could see those plants grow properly, he passed away due to an illness," Karl said to Sogen in a sad tone.
Sogen sympathized with him.
"Mister Karl, you already know that I want to go into business, and for that, I need the fruit from your trees. I also want a reliable business partner."
Sogen inspected the trees, activating his Innate Talent: Plant Encyclopedia, and he understood why the cocoa fruits were rotting. He retrieved his pouch and took out five gold coins, handing them to Mister Karl. "Don't refuse this. Just take it for your family. I need to make some arrangements. I'll return the day after tomorrow."
Mister Karl accepted the money with gratitude in his eyes and said, "Thank you, Sir Sogen. I will do my best to repay your kindness."
Sogen turned to leave, but suddenly a small hand grabbed his clothing. It was Adel. With fear in his eyes and a soft tone, he said, "Brother, will you protect us if those bad people come again?"
Sogen patted his head and smiled, "Yes, I will protect you. But don't worry; those bad people will never come here again, not in this town."
After that, he walked out of Airo's house. When Airo came outside, Sogen was already gone before she could escort him.
Sogen began to run but stopped near a deserted alley. He put on his stealth suit and hidden face mask before purchasing a durable sword from the system store.
"Now I think I am ready. Should I get to the work? Quest rewards, I am coming!"
After travelling for some time, he comes near Rumber Alley. Some people were guardiang the place from outside. The place was quite the opposite of which Sogen was thinking. It was not looking like a base, it was a mansion. Sogen was wearing his stealth suit so the guards were not able to detect him. Sogen kills one of the guard by breaking his neck. As soon as other guards saw him, they ran towards him to attack him but suddenly a small blade peirces all their heads one by one. It was Sogen's Dark Shadow Blade. Sogen goes inside the mansion, some people were guarding the mansion. They all were members of Dima Loan Sharks. Sogen swiftly kills all of them. After killing all of them he reaches before a gate where 6 middle aged man were standing. They were all Earth Realm 3rd Stage Peak Level cultivators.
Sogen takes out his sword and uses Heavenly Mirage Footwork.
"Solar Sword 6th Form Dancing Steps of Sun",
Sogen struck all 4 four of them.
After traveling for some time, Sogen approached Rumber Alley. Outside, a group of people was guarding the entrance. Contrary to Sogen's expectations, the place did not resemble a base; it looked like a mansion instead. Wearing his stealth suit, Sogen remained undetected by the guards. He swiftly killed one of them by breaking his neck.
As soon as the other guards noticed him, they rushed to attack. However, before they could reach him, a small blade pierced through the heads of each of them, one by one; it was Sogen's Dark Shadow Blade. He then made his way inside the mansion, where more guards, all members of the Dima Loan Sharks, were stationed. Sogen quickly dispatched them all.
After defeating the guards, he arrived at a gate where six middle-aged men stood. All of them were Earth Realm cultivators at the Peak Level of the 3rd Stage.
Sogen unsheathed his sword and performed the Heavenly Mirage Footwork.
"Solar Sword 6th Form: Dancing Steps of the Sun," he declared, striking down all four of them.
They were hit so hard that they all blew up and hit the gate. The gate was broken and all the cultivators were landed on a person's feet inside the room. The man was sitting on a couch, naked. A naked girl was in his arms. When they see their men and Sogen. He and the girl wear their clothes. The girl runs outside the room.
The man hit one of the man on his floor and says in anger," You all are worthless. You were not able to defend against a single person."
But as he checks his men, he finds them all dead because no one was breathing. He hurriedly says," Everyone come out."
Suddenly some men came out from 4 chambers inside the room. They were all Earth Realm 4th Stage Peak Level cultivators.
"You seem to be the leader here. Are you Glenn? Can you only hide behind your men? I think I underestimated you. You are just a coward", Sogen says with a sarcastic tone.
Glenn fumes with anger. He points his finger towards a man and says,"You, go and finish him."
The man goes to attack Sogen but when the man was a metre away from Sogen, Sogen lifted his sword to attack him. In a single moment Sogen comes behind the man and his sword pierces through the man's heart, killing him in an instant. Everyone else was shocked.
"Everyone prepare for the secret technique.", Glenn saysin fear.
Everyone nodded in affirmation and starts to form some seals by hand patterns. Glenn alsostarts to make a seal. In a moment of time a huge power ball was formed on Glenn's head.
Glenn starts to laugh and says," Boy, you are going to die here. Destruction Drill!"
After that he launches his attack on Sogen.
"SolarSword8th Technique Blazing Fire of Azure Sun.",Sogen thinks and counterattack them.
After the collision of the two attacks, visibility was practically null due to the thick smoke.
Once the smoke cleared, the three Earth Realm 4th Stage Peak Level cultivators were utterly exhausted, collapsing to their knees. Even Glenn, drained of energy, struggled to remain upright and began to stumble.
He sighed with relief and muttered, "At least the boy is dead. He was capable of killing an Earth Realm 4th Stage Peak Level cultivator with a single attack; he was no ordinary opponent. His techniques were incredibly powerful."
However, his relief quickly turned to shock as a silhouette emerged from the smoke. The figure was covered in small wounds but showed no major injuries. Glenn's eyes widened in fear. Before he could warn the other cultivators, Sogen pierced the heads of all three with his Dark Shadow Blade. Their bodies fell to the ground with a loud thud, leaving only Glenn standing.
Overwhelmed, Glenn fell to his knees and began to beg for his life.
"Brother... no, please! Please let me live. I will give you anything. If you want money, I will give it to you. I will offer everything I have. Please, spare my life. I have never offended you."
Suddenly, Sogen steps right in front of him and cuts off both of Glenn's hands. Glenn cries out loudly in pain.
"Other people have also asked for your forgiveness. They begged you. Have you ever forgiven them?"
After saying it Sogen sits on the couch and starts to see him crying in pain. He was dying in agony. Soon his corpse falls on the floor and he dies. Sogen takes out the technique which he was using from his bale.
"Hmm.., a White Grade Low Level Technique, Destruction Drill. Well it could sell for a good price."
After studying the technique for a while, Sogen placed all the items in his inventory. However, he was confused because there was no message indicating quest completion. To ensure Glenn was truly dead, Sogen beheaded him.
Suddenly, a man rushed into the room, shouting, "Boss! I was in the washroom, but as soon as I came..."
Before he could finish his thought, he noticed a man sitting on the couch, with Glenn's lifeless body on the floor. It was the same man who had snatched gold coins from Sogen that morning. Upon seeing the chaos Sogen had caused, the man began to tremble in fear.
"Whoo... Who are you?" the man asks with a stammer.
"Oh! Who am I?" Sogen laughs after speaking.
Suddenly a blade peirces through the man's head.
"You lack the ability to know who I am?"
"Ding!
Quest Completed.
Rewards-: 50,000 system coins."