Chapter 248: Shopping

Helag mainly considered that Asna had been cooped up at Base 27 for a long time, and Shatia had also been stuck in Blackrock Valley for quite a while.

Both of them were probably bored out of their minds. Since Helag didn’t have much to do in the next few days, he decided to take them to Whitefang Castle for a short stay.

Once they entered the Land of Dawn, they would likely return to a busy and tense lifestyle.

The next morning, Helag and his group boarded a carriage bound for Whitefang Castle, with Brack joining them.

Helag was now crucial to the Terchy family, and his safety had to be ensured.

Brack followed closely, serving as a bodyguard to ensure Helag wouldn’t encounter any danger.

When they arrived at Whitefang Castle, Shatia and Asna walked arm in arm beside Helag, while Brack trailed behind, acting as a bodyguard.

It was quite a sight to see a crystallization-level wizard from the Terchy family willingly playing the role of a bodyguard, drawing curious glances from passersby.

Brack didn’t care about these looks. As long as Helag was safe, that was all that mattered.

As for the wizards who eyed him strangely, they simply didn’t understand.

They had no idea what Seranthiel was.

They had no idea what it meant to be a wizard of Seranthiel.

They didn’t understand how bright the future of the Terchy family was.

Being Helag’s bodyguard was entirely worth it, and soon, Brack might not even have the chance to serve as his bodyguard anymore.

The streets of Whitefang Castle were bustling with people.

Asna, for the first time in a while, smiled with the joy of a young girl, chatting and laughing with Shatia as they strolled.

In just a few short days, they had become close like sisters.

“Wow, such beautiful ladies! We just got a new batch of dresses in, and they would look amazing on you two. Want to come in and take a look?” A young saleswoman, in her twenties, standing at the entrance of a clothing store, brightened up when she saw Shatia and Asna.

She had been working at the store for years but had never seen two girls as beautiful as them.

Her compliment was genuine, though the latter half was her professional instinct kicking in.

Shatia and Asna looked over and saw that the store was quite large, filled with all kinds of clothing in various styles.

The sight of so many beautiful clothes made them freeze in place, unable to move.

Then, in perfect sync, they both turned to look at Helag.

Helag smiled helplessly. “Go ahead and take a look. Buy whatever you like.”

Since this trip was meant to be a relaxing one, Helag had no objections.

Hearing Helag’s approval, Shatia and Asna happily entered the store.

The saleswoman, whose name tag read “Tobeka,” bowed respectfully to Helag and Brack, recognizing that they were the important figures.

Helag noticed her name tag but remained quiet, following behind the girls as they browsed the store.

Brack, on the other hand, found a chair at the entrance and sat down, watching the bustling street.

An hour later.

Helag finally understood why Brack had immediately found a chair to sit in—clearly, he was experienced.

Shatia and Asna had been shopping for a full hour, buying who knows how many clothes, and still hadn’t stopped.

Judging by their excitement, they could probably keep going for a while, completely unaware of how much time had passed.

Helag had underestimated the shopping enthusiasm of women, especially two women.

Given how stunning they both were, everything they tried on looked good, so they couldn’t stop.

Helag chuckled and sat down at the entrance as well. Since they were out to have fun, he didn’t see the need to interrupt them.

Another hour passed before Asna finally realized they might have been shopping for a bit too long.

She glanced at Helag, who was sitting by the entrance, and whispered to Shatia, “Shatia, do you think we’ve shopped enough? We’ve been at it for a while.”

Shatia thought for a moment. “Hmm… maybe, but it doesn’t feel like we’ve been shopping that long. Still, it’s probably not good to keep Lord Helag waiting, so let’s stop here.”

Helag overheard their conversation and walked in, saying, “It’s fine. If you want to keep shopping, go ahead. We don’t have anything else to do, so it’s no problem to buy more.”

Asna, holding a dress in her hands, replied, “No, we’ve been shopping for a long time already. Let’s stop here.”

“Yeah, we’ve got enough,” Shatia agreed.

Helag nodded. “Alright, then let’s settle the bill. Tobeka, how much is it in total?”

“The total comes to 1,300 gold coins,” Tobeka quickly responded.

Asna’s eyes widened in shock. She hadn’t expected the clothes they picked out to cost so much. “My lord, that’s too much. We should return some. I can’t wear all of these.”

Helag waved his hand dismissively. “No need. We’ll buy them all.”

With a wave of his hand, he placed a pile of gold coins on the counter.

Helag currently had over a hundred thousand gold coins, seven to eight thousand magic stones, and hundreds of magic crystals.

To him, there weren’t many places where he could actually spend gold coins.

He didn’t live much in the world of ordinary people, and most of his transactions were done using magic stones, rarely using gold coins.

As a result, over the years, his stash of gold coins had only grown.

If it weren’t for this trip to Whitefang Castle, he wouldn’t have had a chance to spend them.

Behind Tobeka were two carts piled high with clothes, all of which belonged to Shatia and Asna.

With a wave of his hand, Helag stored all the clothes in his spatial ring and said, “Later, I’ll get each of you a spatial ring. It’ll make things more convenient.”

“Thank you, Lord Helag!” Shatia and Asna both hugged Helag’s arms from either side.

Inside the store, other men who had accompanied their female companions for shopping looked on enviously at Helag.

Shatia and Asna were both incredibly beautiful and had stunning figures. With Helag flanked by them, the other men couldn’t help but feel jealous.

After leaving the clothing store, Helag and his group went to another shop and bought two spatial rings at a price of 300 magic stones each.

The spatial rings were about the size of a small room—not too large, but enough for the girls’ daily use.

After spending the day shopping around Whitefang Castle, they had dinner and returned to the Terchy family’s store.

The top two floors of the store were reserved as hotel rooms for family members. Helag placed the two piles of clothes on the bed, letting Asna and Shatia store them in their own spatial rings.

“Hmm, what’s this?” Helag noticed a black garment in Asna’s pile of clothes. He picked it up, not recognizing it at first.

After a moment, he realized it was a full-body black silk lingerie set, a rather revealing outfit.

Asna’s face turned bright red as she quickly snatched the lingerie and stuffed it into her spatial ring, whispering, “I know you like it, so I bought it…”