Chapter 82: Mana Stones

“So how can I be of help, Sir?”

Harvey was currently sitting on a chair before me. Though I had asked him to relax, the guy had been sitting straight as a rock, not daring to move an inch.

His every action made me wonder about the information that had been entered about me in the database.

But I had more important business to take care of.

“Here, take this letter. You can pass it to your higher-ups, and they would know what to do.”

Though there were communication devices available for such tasks, I couldn’t use my own device to contact Julien and the rest…

I had to be cautious in such things, as the frequencies of the communication channels could be easily hacked into by the academy staff.

The academy didn’t restrict the students from communicating with the outside world, but I was sure that they were monitoring each and every conversation that left their grounds.

Though taking into account the neutral stance of the academy, they wouldn’t openly use such information for any kind of malicious purposes…

Still, privacy had always been a myth, and I didn’t want to risk my connection with D.X. for some easier mode of communication.

That was why I had come here personally to deliver the message.

Harvey accepted the letter, but still had a look of curiosity on his face.

“Feel free to ask.”

I said in an even tone.

After hesitating for a moment, Harvey seemed to have gathered the courage to ask.

I could see him taking a deep breath to reduce any hints of anxiety in his voice.

“Sir, if I may ask—what is your relationship with the bank… I mean, with Syma in general?”

It was normal for him to be curious.

Though I had Frost in my name, the institutions under Syma had always treated everyone with equality.

There had been no preferential treatment for any person.

So it might have been confusing for him to see his higher-ups treating me with such… reverence.

“You can consider us as partners.”

“Partners in what sense? Do you have—”

“That’s all you need to know.”

I interrupted him before he could continue.

Though I was someone who liked to treat my employees with… care, there was no need for them to know above their stations.

And this guy—Harvey… he was just a normal employee of the bank. He wasn’t part of D.X., nor did he know who his bosses worked for.

So it was best to keep things that way.

“Sorry, sir. I understand. I had crossed my boundary in excitement.”

Harvey bowed his head in apology.

“It’s fine. Just make sure to deliver the letter as soon as possible.”

The letter not only had the orders regarding providing the needed funds for the scholarships to Namda, but it also had the location of one of the rarest items available on the planet.

The very thing that would cure Arthur and his daughter.

The item in question was none other than a very special type of mana stone, which was capable of controlling the mana in a person’s body at a level which even the host himself would not be able to.

Though Arthur had insane mana control, repairing his damaged core required more than that.

And this mana stone would be the very thing that could cure Arthur, and many people like him.

Though I had always known the location of the mine, I had not revealed it to Arthur and the others.

I had to test the usefulness and loyalty of these people in completing my goals. And over the past two years…

I was satisfied with the results.

I couldn’t exactly be confident about Arthur’s undying loyalty, but for now, it was more than enough.

True loyalty was not something that could be achieved in such a short period of time.

The location that I had given in the letter was of the only mine in the world that could produce these stones.

And now, with these rare stones, Syma could extract even higher amounts of profit from the people suffering from mana poisoning and a damaged core.

As for what mana poisoning was… it was none other than the disease that Arthur’s daughter was facing.

Though I wouldn’t allow the remedy to become public, and it would only be accessible to people who could be considered our elite clients—

That was the royalty and the strongest houses in the world.

As we would be the sole suppliers of treatment to diseases that had been considered impossible to cure…

Just imagining the growth that it would bring us was enough to send shivers down my spine.

Though I had to be careful.

If the royals found out about the mine and the mana stones extracted from there… it could lead to serious consequences for us.

Why would the royals—the strongest powerhouses in the world—let a single guild control the supply of such magical stones?

But the treatments to these diseases wouldn’t be made available to the royals anytime soon.

I was thinking of waiting for at least five years before D.X. became capable enough of facing any calamity this world had to offer.

Harvey’s nervous face brought me out of my thoughts.

He hadn’t stood from his place and remained seated on the chair like an obedient child.

“So how is the business going here?”

I was curious about the dynamics of this city.

Harvey, seemingly asked a question out of nowhere, appeared flustered for a moment, but he quickly composed himself.

“That… uh, actually Syma Royal’s branch in this city had just been recently opened. So we are still far away from dominating the banking sector of this place. And the governor of the city has close ties with our rival banks, so it is proving a little difficult.”

Harvey scratched the back of his head.

He might have been embarrassed, as this could be considered a failure on the part of the manager.

It was his duty to ensure the prosperity and growth of the branch under his control.

“In essence, they are ganging up on you?”

Harvey nodded his head.

Bullying my people… How bold.

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