Now that they had a mobile operator, the group's exploration became much smoother. Still, even though they managed to kill Tier 3 beasts previously, the group didn't want to take a risk and challenge another Tier 3 beast anymore.

After considering the fact that there would be people who tried to sabotage their exploration, Clovis and Kanaria made a plan to ensure they had enough time to avoid all the potential danger.

They had upgraded their skyglasses to be immune from the jamming devices. A few of the items had been installed in their tracks, preventing the beasts or humans from ambushing them.

Surprisingly, there weren't any incidents in their exploration. It was as if the people who tried to kill Clovis had gone.

That was why Clovis took advantage of this moment to increase his combat power as much as possible.

In the next 20 days, Clovis went on three different explorations, each lasting at least four days.

Unfortunately, because they didn't aim for Tier 3 beasts, they didn't bring as much money as their first exploration together.

However, their exploration lasted twice as long, so the amount of money they got wasn't that much different.

In those twenty days, Clovis managed to get a total of six hundred thousand union dollars. In the end, a lot of essence had to be put away for personal use. Because Melody had become a part of the group, they gave her the Tier 2 essence, forcing her to get stronger.

The raid was only three days away.

"Mhmmm…" Clovis looked at the statistics.

"What's wrong?" Kanaria asked.

It had also been twenty days since Kanaria began living with Clovis. She had completely adjusted to her new life.

"Take a look at this." Clovis pointed at the document he just got from the committee.

Group: Libation Fiesta

Task: Offense

"Oh!" Kanaria nodded in understanding. "We are on the part of the vanguard team. Our team will be the first to move. But since most of us are only Tier 1, they will probably put us on the side or make us launch a sneak attack."

"If this group doesn't have me, it's probably the case," Clovis muttered, knowing that he was the one bringing all the danger to the group.

"Don't say that. You're the most important person in the group. If you present yourself with low morale, the others won't know what to do." Kanaria raised a finger and continued, "And I think you need to be a little more confident. It's not that they want to kill you. It's because they fear you that they have to kill you."

"How is that any different? They still want to kill me." Clovis shook his head helplessly.

"They are different. Just look at your current status right now. How much have you filled up with your evolution progress?"

"About a third." Clovis answered.

"See? You have gone that far within a month. You only need three months to become Tier 2. At this rate, you might only take less than a year in total to reach Tier 3. That's why they fear you. They don't want you to become stronger and scare them like your father or grandfather."

"Well…" Clovis sighed.

"Then, let's talk about this." Kanaria pointed at the chart of their spending. "Right now, we have bought everything we need, except for the modified car. Since it's going to be expensive, it's better to save up the money first.

"A good exploration minibus is about ten million. So, we still need a lot of money or maybe use a loan."

Clovis hadn't encountered this situation. If he had a loan in his name, would the Otherworldly Coin in Another World Mall be deducted? He didn't really want to try this one, so he couldn't help but say, "I don't want to have a loan for the time being. It's fine to stick to renting a car for now."

"Okay." Kanaria didn't say much because her original motive was to switch the topic so that Clovis wasn't gloomy anymore. "By the way, have you seen the list of the current teams for the raid?"

"Yeah." Clovis nodded. "They are very sneaky."

"Agreed." Kanaria nodded. "Ivan has become Tier 1 and leads a group of five, all women except him. And it appears that Vina is still with him, along with Elina. On the other hand, Lovelia is in another group, but looking at the composition of that group, it's clear that they're planning to join those two groups.

"This way, Lovelia doesn't really break the promise. Still, exploiting a loophole like this is quite annoying." Kanaria clicked her tongue.

"That's fine either way. From what I can see, these two groups are planning to kill a Tier 3 beast. Seeing a bunch of Tier 1 people beat a Tier 3 beast will definitely raise their reputation after all." Clovis smiled. "We don't need to compete with them."

"I know. We can just do whatever we can. Who cares about other people's opinions?" Kanaria shrugged.

"No. I mean… we haven't had any accidents in the past three weeks, right? Doesn't that mean those people are bringing dozens of strong beasts for the raid?"

"Ah!" Kanaria looked away, understanding what he meant. It was clear that they would have numerous strong opponents. And they could simply choose these beasts as their targets and their reputation would soar even higher than that of Ivan and his group.

"I've gotten a bit more comfortable with the Star Method. Killing a Tier 3 beast should be possible without luck."

"That's good. My senses have become much sharper as well. You taught Melody the Star Method a week ago, so she should be adjusting herself to it. And Jay is progressing by leaps and bounds. We can even be compared to a Tier 2 team right now."

"Definitely." Clovis agreed. Before the raid, he wanted three things. The first was to confirm the information about this secret laboratory. If they had the chance to go, they would definitely visit this laboratory.

Secondly, Clovis had to think about his spending plans, especially things from the Another World Mall. He had been powering up his teammates. Because Kanaria was with him the most, her progress was also the highest. He believed Kanaria had completed half of her evolutionary progress.

Last but not least, he planned to make some adjustments to the progress of Another World Mall.

So, after finishing his discussion with Kanaria, Clovis immediately returned to his room and visited the mall.