"It's very kind of you, but I can't accept it," Riley said. She was interested, of course, but she did not want to take advantage of Zachary. The Hatching Fluid was very rare, after all.

"There are still a lot of things that I need your help with in the future. This is just a small gift." Zachary's comely smile made her waver.

"Since you have shown your sincerity, I will give you something in return. From now on, all the materials you buy from my Phoenix House will be free if the price is no more than one hundred thousand gold coins," Riley offered. She waited to see if Zachary would protest but he relented peacefully, satisfied that she would take the Hatching Fluid.

"Okay. Thank you." Zachary smiled once more. He would not deny her courtesy to reciprocate his gesture. If she were anything like him, she probably disliked being in debt to someone else.

"By the way, may I have your name?" Riley asked.

"Oh? You don't know my name?" Zachary asked in surprise as he laughed wholeheartedly. For someone of her caliber and position, she probably sent someone to find all they could about him. The fact that she didn't know his name meant that someone spectacularly failed.

Amazingly, Riley maintained an immaculate impression. She was not about to reveal that all she found out was that he was an exchange student from Celestial College. She pouted a little and pretended to be put out. "You should at least tell me yourself."

"My name is Harley Bai," Zachary said.

"Wow, you and I have the same family name. No wonder I feel so drawn to you. I am a few years older than you, so I would like to call you by your name. If you don't mind, just call me sister," Riley sweetly said. Zachary's eyebrow raised in surprise.

"I can't call you that. I'll have no chance of being with you if you look at me like a little brother. I'll just call you Riley," he said with a mischievous smile.

"You are taking advantage of me. But you deserve it." Riley giggled.

"I'm flattered," replied Zachary with a shrug.

"Billy, take Harley to the warehouse. Let him choose the materials there," Riley said to Billy.

"This way, please." Billy obediently approached with a respectful nod.

Zachary met his eyes with an eager smile and nodded his head.

Billy led Zachary to the warehouse. Although it was supposed to be a storage area, it looked like a museum with all the pills, rare treasures, and materials that were held inside. Everything was meticulously arranged.

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was a big chance that he was about to become a King Level weapon refiner. However, since he wasn't sure yet, he decided to focus on his errands for now.

The next day, he brought the two weapons back to their owners, Queenie and Rebecca. The girls were greatly shocked and pleased that Zachary had upgraded their weapons to four-star ones in such a short time.

"Are you joking? How could the weapons be upgraded so quickly?" Queenie asked incredulously. She eyed him suspiciously as if she was waiting for him to laugh or tease her.

"Isn't it a good thing? Did you expect it to take a very long time?" Zachary shook his head at her suspicious attitude. He could not help but smile in amusement when she frowned and hesitated to take the weapon.

"But isn't it difficult to collect the materials? We wanted to collect some for you," Rebecca said. They were planning to search for materials the next day so that they could help Zachary, but it looked like they were too late.

"I just needed a couple of materials but I could afford them on my own. Don't worry. I have to go now. Bye." After these words, Zachary left quickly. The two girls blinked in surprise. They were not even able to thank him properly.

"That guy is really..." Queenie trailed off as she shook her head. It rarely happened but she was at a loss for words at that moment. The more that she got to know Zachary, the more mysterious he appeared to be. Her questions about him only led to even more questions that were left unexplained. Without his permission, she was starting to be concerned for him.

"It seems that we owe him one more favor this time," Rebecca grumbled beside her.