Weapon seller in the world of magic

Chapter 466 The High Priestess' request

The prophecy of the elves basically states that a summoned hero will save the world from the demons. 

He will sacrifice himself to seal them up, but they will eventually escape as time passes. 

A great evil from the banished dimension of the Void realm will be returned, spreading chaos all over the world. 

In times of turmoil, another mortal visit the world and free them from slavery.

He holds the darkness in his heart but also controls divinity at the same time. 

He vanquishes the demons and becomes a hero. 

He takes the princess as his bride and protects the world as his own. 

Finally, he brings the humans with him and establishes the harmony between the elves and the humans.

Upon witnessing the powerful divine energy blast from Mark, the High Priestess became confident that this second human from the prophecy was none other than Mark himself.

She, who bows to no one but her God, kneeled before Mark in order to showcase her sincerity to the savior so that her race may live.

When Mark asked whether they were offering the princess as his bride in response to her greetings, she nodded while thinking that it would go more smoothly than she expected. Summoned Heroes are often lustful humans. 

Many of them in history took the elves as their brides. The last hero of the Ixitus Empire even married as many as 16 elves, of which there was even a widow queen and the Queen's younger sister.

While it is not uncommon to see summoned heroes getting married to the elves and making Ixitus Empire their homes as returning was impossible, there is a heavy drawback. It is that a mortal of any other race and an elf cannot have children. No one knows why. The people can only conclude it is an incompatibility between two species.

So, in theory, the existing line of the royal family might just cut off with the princess if she marries Mark as she was the last remaining member of existing royalty.

The High priestess was confident that even the princess would have mentally prepared herself to serve the Hero with all her heart and body.

Hence, she kept her cool when replying to Mark's question with a nod, "Yes. Her Highness will be your bride, and together, you shall rebuild this world. For saving the princess and for your future battle against the demons, we have been guarding the treasure for a long time. Please follow me to the Altar and receive the weapon that's been waiting for you."

As Mark let out a smile and gestured for everyone to get up, the High Priestess thought that she managed to convince him.

Little did she expect that the savior she was looking up for help turned out to be a greedy fellow.

As soon as she rose to her feet, Mark opened his mouth, "Sorry but marrying the princess isn't a reward but a burden I have to carry for the rest of my life. Your offer doesn't match the sincerity in your words, Miss."

"Eh?" The High Priestess couldn't help but look at him in surprise. The other elves around who heard it also appeared to be taken aback by his words.

Even if he is powerful enough to hurt the High priestess, he is still crossing the line by comparing the princess to a piece of baggage.  This was what more than half of the elves thought. In an instant, Mark became a disliked figure among the masses for insulting the princess.

Fortunately, the High Priestess didn't take it as offense and continued with the conversation, "Mr. Lu, the weapon we intend to present you is of divine grade, once held by Isolde herself, our ancestor who ascended to the god realm."

"Divine grade? God realm?" Mark didn't understand those words for the moment, resulting in a counteroffer after a bit of thinking, "I don't know about that, Miss. In my view, a loveless marriage is akin to business. And while during business, one should tally what two parties are giving. I, on my side, will be risking my life to save you people. 

Then, my marriage to your princess will tie me to your world for the rest of my life. Once I marry her, I will be obliged to protect her people from any harm in the future too. And in return, all I get is one weapon. 

No matter how excellent this weapon is, it is not like a sentient robot. I meant, a living being. I will have to be the one to control it. And in times of peace, such weapons will not have much use.

That is why your proposal isn't fair to me. However, if you want me to do your bidding, then, here's my demand. Apart from the weapon you speak of, I need full access to dig up rare materials found in your territory. Deal?"

After witnessing how he could overpower the enemy, Mark was no longer afraid of expressing his demand, despite not understanding the severity of the situation.

No matter the difficulty, as long as he has enough manpower, rare materials, and time, he can solve any situation. In the worst-case scenario, he will escape from these people and hide in the mountains until things calm down. Or so, he believed.

It is why he boldly stated his demands without any fear while hoping for things to go his way.

Surprisingly for him, the High priestess agreed to his demand in just three seconds, followed by shocking everyone by announcing the marriage date.

Even Mark and his two sons were taken aback by the announcement.

Mark quickly objected to it, "Wait a second. You were only under the assumption that I was your hero. There's no solid proof for it. How about we do it once I exterminate the demons and reestablish your rule?"

"I apologize, savior, but we are running out of time," The High Priestess gave a 90-degree bow and then explained, "You might need the help of our divine treasure to defeat our greatest adversary. And the divine treasure will only acknowledge you as its wielder after you marry the heiress of the royal family and consummate your marriage. And if this auspicious date is gone, then, we might have to wait for another seven months. Please do consider it and accept our audacious request."

After making her request, he slightly raised her head to take a look at Mark in order to see his reaction. Seeing him in a bit of a daze, the High Priestess further nailed the coffin by further stating, "Her Highness is the sole heir to the throne. Once we get back to our land, as her husband, everything is going to be yours. Gold, treasures, rare materials, and people. Whatever you asked, it will be yours to take."

Meanwhile, the surrounding elves felt more and more pathetic. It was already miserable for them to hear that their princess had to marry an arrogant human for the sake of their lives and now, they had to see their revered High Priestess begging the human to accept her request.

What if this human rejects it once again? How shameful it is going to be, especially for a supreme being like the High Priestess?

Many of them couldn't help but shut their eyes, not being able to watch such a scene.

After a few seconds of silence, Mark replied, "I will think about it and give you the answer tomorrow morning."

Seeing that her proposal wasn't rejected right away, she let out a smile and bowed once again, "Thank you, savior."

With the destruction of the tree house, Mark and his companions were allotted another one. Or more like an elven family left their house in secret and the High Priestess gave it to Mark.

While Zan Rong told him everything she knew about him as well as the world they were currently in, his sons from the future, on the other hand, hid their real identities and just introduced themselves as Zan Rong's acquaintances as they wouldn't be seen as distrusting fellows in their father's eyes, this time.

Surprisingly, Mark believed their words instead of doubting them. As a result, the four of them have a happy dinner together.

Meanwhile, somewhere else in the forest, the High Priestess was confronted by the princess for fixing her marriage without her consent.

They had a lengthy discussion before the princess was convinced of it but demanded that she should have a talk with Mark, first.

Early in the morning, the princess left her house and went to the place where Mark and his companions moved to.

*knock* *knock* knock*

She knocked on the door thrice and waited. Soon, Zan Rong was seen opening the door, causing a little bit of displeasure in the princess. 

It was fine if two friends shared the same roof, but since Mark is going to be her husband, the princess finds it a bit unpleasant to see her in the same house. She was not some ordinary princess. She is an elf of the royal bloodline and won't allow her husband to have more wives or any lovers for that matter.

Never in the world did she imagine that as soon as she was about to step inside the house, she would hear a shocking matter.

Before she even asked whether Mark was up or not, Zan Rong spoke with a look of disappointment, "Your Highness, Lu Zhen was gone."

"Gone? What do you mean he was gone?" The princess furrowed her brows.

Zan Rong replied, "Lu Zhen left at midnight without saying anything to us. Steve and James went in search of him."

"Huh?"

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