YM778.TV Chapter 49: Lady Anna
"Sir, do you have any needs?" the receptionist asked.
The port office had nothing to do with buying and selling tickets, one would not come to this office unless for a special reason.
"I want to buy a flying ark, please give me the list," Aldric replied matter-of-factly.
When speaking of it, he slightly released his aura to show how powerful he was.
The receptionist instantly realized that their office had a truly powerful person.
"Have a seat, sir!" She invited Aldric to sit on the sofa.
"Please wait a moment, I will call the manager," she added after Aldric sat down.
She then went to the second floor by climbing the stairs while signaling the servants to give Aldric a drink.
The servants moved quickly, giving him a very delicious coffee with very crunchy salty snacks.
He surveyed the port office which could be considered small but had a very luxurious design with many paintings hanging on the walls.
Moments later, he saw the receptionist coming down the stairs along with a beautiful middle-aged woman who was not very tall but had an elegant body in front and behind.
She had reddish-brown hair neatly put in a bun, wearing a purple dress with a v-shaped collar, full of luxurious jewelry.
With perfume wafting from the sofa where Aldric was sitting, the appearance of the middle-aged woman instantly attracted the attention of the people in the office.
All the male guests who saw her could not help but be mesmerized.
Some smiled at her, but unfortunately she only stared at Aldric, the guest who had just arrived.
Even then she sat down in front of him, making the guests wonder what Aldric’s purpose was that could make this beautiful woman come to see him.
"Sir, what may I call you?" the woman asked Aldric after he sat down.
She spoke in a soft tone that was pleasing to the ear with her gaze fixed on Aldric’s eyes while her lips curled slightly.
"Uhmmm, William," Aldric replied, saying the name he used in the monster market by clearing his throat first.
He was a little awkward sitting in front of this woman.
Somehow he felt like he was interacting with a real woman.
From the way she stares to the way she smiles, it’s similar to the women in London who have flirted with him.
"Well Mr. William, you may call me Lady Anna," the woman replied.
"I am not the manager you are looking for, but no matter, I can temporarily replace the manager."
Aldric was a little surprised to hear that she was not the manager.
Who was she that she could take the manager’s job.
Staring at the receptionist behind the woman, Aldric finally found that she was very respectful to this middle-aged woman.
"So, Mr. William, what kind of flying ark do you want? We have all types on the market. Although we only sell used products, their quality is guaranteed, and they can be used immediately. With Mr. William’s strength, I’m sure you definitely didn’t choose a cheap one." The woman continued after exchanging names with Aldric.
With her soft voice, she was apparently luring Aldric into buying an expensive flying ark.
At this point, Aldric became quite convinced that she was the boss of this harbor.
Of course, if he bought a more expensive flying ark, she would gain more profit.
Because he had wanted to buy a very good one from the start, so he responded without further ado.
He placed the ring that held nine hundred Level 10 Monster Cores on the table.
"There are 900 Level 10 Monster Cores inside, give me a flying ark at that price," he said casually.
"Nine hundred!" The receptionist seemed to be so surprised at his words that she involuntarily said something.
Lady Anna, on the other hand, reacted more casually. It seemed that the figure was not too much for her.
She stared at the ring on the table for a while before looking at Aldric again.
"This amount exceeds the most expensive price of a flying ark in this harbor," she said.
"750 Level 10 Monster Cores, that’s already the most expensive one we’ve sold."
"There’s nothing that costs 900?" Aldric was somewhat disappointed to hear that, feeling that the flying ark might not be as good as he had imagined.
Lady Anna rolled her eyes because of his reaction after hearing her answer.
After which, she pointed at the window.
"That’s the flying ark I was referring to. It already has an automatic flying feature so you don’t need to control it. Would you like to take a look at it first? If you feel it’s not good enough, I can help bring in a flying ark from another city that fits your budget," she said.
Aldric followed her gaze, finding an ark shaped like a whale, complete with a funny-looking face.
It was large, about 50 meters long and 20 meters wide with wings that reached fifteen meters long on each of its left and right hulls.
Compared to the other arks, it had more windows, arranged from front to back.
Aldric’s conclusion after seeing it was that it was bigger than the others.
It was just that its cute appearance made him wonder if it would suit him.
However, he needed a flying ark as soon as possible, so he didn’t think about choosing in detail.
Since it was the most expensive, she finally decided to buy it.
"Alright, I’ll buy this one. I need it now," he said.
Hearing his words, Lady Anna smiled widely.
"Then I’ll transfer the 750 Monster Cores from this ring," she said, taking it, sending it to her Storage Artifact for a while before returning the ring to Aldric.
She was surprisingly quick to take the payment, making Aldric think that she was a greedy woman.
"Let’s go to the ark, I’ll teach you how to use it," she added.
Aldric followed the woman to the ark. They ascended through a staircase that resembled an airplane staircase.
Upon entering, Aldric was surprised to find that the inside was exactly like a house, consisting of a luxurious living room with five rooms including a fully equipped kitchen.
"This ark was once used for private use, so it was designed like this." Lady Anna explained to Aldric.
"Later, you can see for yourself, let’s go to the platform first," she continued.
She then led him to the antechamber that was the ark’s bridge.
It had almost no difference from a typical ship’s bridge with a rudder at the front.
Once there, Anna began to explain to Aldric the functions of various things on the bridge.
"To charge, you need to put the Monster Core into this hole," she said, touching a hole that could be opened and closed, similar to the oil tank in a car.
"This is the button to start the engine," she continued, touching a large red button.
"If you want this ark to fly automatically, just press this button." She then touched the blue button.
"Later, this ark will ask you where you want to go. Before becoming truly proficient in piloting it, I recommend you to first use the automatic flight. And, since this is the most expensive ark in this harbor, we are giving you a one-year warranty. If there is even the slightest problem and it proves not to be caused by yourself, you can return it to us.
I assure you, our port will refund your money in full."
The service provided by this woman exceeded Aldric’s expectations.
Aldric nodded to her in response.
"Thank you Lady Anna, I am very satisfied with my purchase at your port," he said.
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"That’s good to hear. By the way, keep this card. It’s a membership card of the West Gate Merchant Alliance. With this card, you will get a discount whenever you shop at businesses affiliated with the West Gate Merchant Alliance." The woman suddenly handed him a card when she replied.
It was a green card with the gate logo, made of a very hard and shiny metal.
Aldric had never heard of this merchant alliance, but it seemed to be a very large merchant alliance considering a port was affiliated with them.
"I’ll go first, you can take this ark away now. If you have anything you need, just contact me. My nickname is also Lady Anna, you can look it up in the forum search. My account that uses my photo as its profile."
The woman spoke one last time before taking a step to leave.
However, what she said made Aldric very surprised.
"Lady Anna, are you also a player?" he asked spontaneously.
"Did you just realize it?" The woman replied with her lips curved like a bow.
"I am indeed a player, no different from you," she said.
Aldric took a deep breath at that. Now he finally understood why interacting with this woman gave him the sensation of interacting with a real woman. She turned out to be a real woman from Earth.
Only, Aldric wondered how a player could go through life like an NPC, even seemingly being a boss.