Now that they had met each other, all three of them immediately went to the food court.

    "This is the money. According to the agreement, 30% of the reward money goes to you, which is 40,500 dollars. And as a mobile operator with a rate of 15,000 per day, the total will be 85,500 dollars." Kanaria transferred the money through Clovis''s account.

    "Mhmm... I have received the money." Melody nodded. It was rare to get this much with only two days of exploration. Even as a Tier 2 mobile operator, she usually got about thirty thousand for a week of explorations.

    Compared to the usual groups, she was definitely lucky to go with them.

    However, Melody couldn''t help but recall the investigation about Clovis. Even after doing so much, she still didn''t have a clue regarding Clovis''s identity.

    "What''s wrong?" Clovis tilted his head.

    Melody hesitated at the last moment. "It''s nothing."

    "Oh. I thought you wanted to join our group."

    "..." Melody didn''t immediately deny it as if she were still in a dilemma about whether to accept the invitation or not. The money was indeed tempting, but safety was a concern.

    "Well, you can think about it for now." Clovis understood her hesitation, considering the danger that came from just being together with him.

    Melody nodded. "Alright."

    "Then, we''ll excuse ourselves." Clovis smiled, satisfied. At the very least, there was a chance for Melody to accept his invitation. Although she hid it with her laziness, she must have a pretty high goal herself, which was something he wanted from a person in his group.

    "Mhmm..." Melody waved her hand while thinking, ''Now that I''ve got the money, I think I can buy the new console.''

    Meanwhile, Clovis and Kanaria went toward one of the stores in this mall. In fact, this was Kanaria''s original destination when choosing this mall.

    "Here we are." Kanaria pointed at the name of the chains. "Overpowered. This is the best chain regarding equipment. This is also where I usually buy our bullets."

    "Welcome." A male staff suddenly approached them with a big smile on his face.

    Clovis raised his head, feeling familiar with the voice. It was there that he met the woman from Ivan''s group, Vina. She was the person that Clovis asked not to go on any explorations for two weeks.

    "You are the girl from back then. Vina, was it?"

    "Yes. It''s surprising to see you here. If I''m not wrong, you are called Clovis."

    "Mhmm. What are you doing here?" Clovis asked with an innocent face.

    "I am still following the agreement. I haven''t done any explorations, especially with Ivan." Vina hurriedly replied as if she didn''t want Clovis to misunderstand.

    "Well, I don''t really care much about the agreement. It seems that you are alone too..."

    "I am on the verge of getting kicked out. It seems that the Drake Group has made a drastic change since that bet. Even I don''t know much about it." Vina smiled wryly. "I''m not blaming you or anything. Ivan was so proud that I sometimes hoped that he got humbled and changed for the better."

    "I''m just doing my part for my group."

    As he said those words, Kanaria''s voice rang from the gun section, calling for him. "Clovis!"

    "I have to go. Hope you have a good day." Clovis waved his hand. He never had a grudge against her, so he acted pretty friendly.

    "You too." Vina seemed not to mind about the agreement as well. In the end, Clovis didn''t get the answer to his question.

    He just restocked their ammunition in this store before leaving. And Clovis didn''t mention anything about Vina since it was better for Kanaria not to meet her. It seemed that his action was wrong this time.

    "Thank you very much." The man smiled brightly before bowing to Kanaria and Clovis as they left the store.

    At the same time, Vina was walking toward the man who had just served them earlier.

    "Welcome..." the man greeted her with the best smile, but Vina''s reaction was the opposite of his.

    Her eyebrows were twitching as she couldn''t help but ask, "I have been searching for you this whole time. How in the world did you end up being a salesman in this store... Master? What are you plotting this time?"