C22. Duo Eclipse

**3rd Person POV**

"Congratulations on formally owning the girls. As a Master of the three, you're required to provide their needs." Slave trade Neo shakes his hands at Arthur for him owning the slaves formally though he is already the master. He still needed to apply for validation and prevent others from claiming ownership using legal means.

Arthur smiled and thanked him for the opportunity while the girls smiled happily and hugged him. He patted their head and Neo smiled at them since he could tell from Arthur's aura. He was alone and having a companion could help him greatly.

"Ah! I almost forgot are you interested in taking another slave to join your group? You see some countries disdain beast-kin. As a merchant, you will face setbacks in conducting business." Neo took the chance to promote his slaves since he couldn't throw them away in the mine. Arthur frowned, and Neo saw his expression and told him the advantage of having human slaves.

"Thank you…" Arthur accepted his word.

A few Minutes Later.

Arthur observed the slaves Neo presented. They were all beautiful, but he refrained from choosing as he detected their disgust toward his companions until the last batch.

He looked at them and recognized the girl as the creator/ programmer of the F.W. Game. He knew them!

'Elsa the Great Witch and Lisa the Nature's Champion? Did they become slaves in the GOO? Interesting.'

"I…"

"Please! Choose us both! I can't bear to separate with my best friend."

Elsa cried as she looked at Arthur as she only hoped to escape from their death in the mine. Neo may be a good person, but he is still a businessman. She can't blame him as they are both her friends who grew up together.

Lisa bowed her head and blamed herself for being ugly, if she was still beautiful both of them may be pardoned from working in the mine.

Arthur rubbed his head and saw the three girls looking at him with exception. He shrugged his shoulder and decided to purchase both girls as the programmers of F.W.'s game. He knew both girls had great untapped potential and decided to take a risk.

"How much?"

"30 Silver Coins."

"Really?"

"Yeah! I offer both girls for 30 Silvers as a sign of our friendship." Neo shrugged his shoulder. Arthur nodded his head and took 1 Gold as a payment. Neo pays him 70 silvers, but he declines to receive the money and tells him.

"You can keep Gold Coins and be my friend. You see I wanted a network of information can your company provide me with information and other things."

"Mn. No problem as my business and connection is wider than you imagine. So what is the information you're looking for?" Neo looked at Arthur as a valued customer. Arthur rubbed his head in embarrassment after he saw the coin symbol in his eyes and told him things he was looking for.

"I want information about dishes served within the Empire from the most popular and worst taste. I also want information about abandoned structures including the sacred sites."

"Oh! Sure…" Neo nodded his head after hearing he was looking for the best and worst dish served in the Empire. He looked at him with a weird face since it was the first time someone asked him about popular food.

He also looked for an abandoned structure and looked at him with a curious gaze. "Why? Are you looking for abandoned structures including sacred sites?"

"Nah. I want to capture a ghost and try camping with my companions."

"Heh! You're weird." Neo shook his head and told him the information would be given in 3 days.

"Thanks… Let's go girls."

Meanwhile,

Bella looked for Arthur and his team until she saw them exit from Neo's tent. She wanted to call them, but her eyes shrunk after she two people following them. They're the Duo Eclipse the strongest boss of GOO in version 2 made her body tremble unconsciously and using the observation skill she learned both girls became Arthur's property.

'Gosh! This is too much for a butterfly effect.' She thought.

Arthur looked around as he felt someone's gaze and turned his head. Where saw Bella and he greeted her without noticing the anomaly. He happily introduces both girls to Bella as his additional companion.

"Bella meet, Elsa and Lisa. Girls meet Bella one of our benefactors the reason we survived in the dungeon earlier."

"Hey! Don't speak some nonsense!" Bella glared at him and Arthur simply shrugged his shoulder.

"Hello! I'm Bella Storm. Please! Take care of him and trust him since he is much stronger than all of us combined." Bella introduced herself.

""Really?"" Elsa and Lisa looked at their master in disbelief.

"Yeah…"

"Okay! Okay! Let's have dinner and go shopping to wear proper dress." Arthur cut their gossip since he knew their topic wouldn't end with our dungeon experience.

""Yeah~! MEAT!""

"Shopping?"

"Can I join?" Bella looked at Arthur. He nodded and even told her to invite Zonna.

So the group decided to enjoy the day and went shopping. Where they purchased all types of clothes and Arthur felt lucky as he managed to exchange monster parts gaining him more than 500 Gold Coins.

The group went on a shopping spree and bought various items including teaching material for children.

"Hey! I will provide 10 Golds and become our company's exclusive contractor to sell the teaching material." Arthur approached the man after he purchased the item. The man agreed as he funds to support the orphanage. Hearing the man's words Arthur decided to visit the orphanage the next day.

[Notice. You learn 'Business Skill: Investment' (level 1)]

[Notice. You unlocked the title 'Investor I']

"Not bad." Arthur nodded his head after gaining the skills he needed to earn money passively. Once the transaction is finished Arthur brings them back to the Tavern and sees most people looking at him with envy.

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