Cursed Immortality

Jacob wasn't a fool. From the moment Mr. Observer reacted after seeing the titan iron and Jerry's sudden excitement, there wasn't gone unnoticed by him.

Although he had no idea, why they were so eager to purchase this titan iron, but one thing was clear there was something he doesn't know about titan iron which they did, obliviously.

Now, he had to figure out what it was.

Furthermore, Jerry clearly had no idea the Earthen Kingdom of Hob Trolls had a reserve of Titan Iron Ore, or with how eager they are, they might've already gone there to take control over that reserve by now.

Jacob still has over 120KG Titan Iron of the same quality, and if he could find out why a powerful hobgoblin like Jerry was after, he might reap some unexpected benefits.

Mr. Observer came back at this moment and told, "The total weight of the three bricks is 3090 grams. The total amount in gold, 98,880."

Jerry merely nodded and flashed a beastly smile at Jacob as he said, "We'll roundabout it to 100,000 Gold Coins. It's also a token of my goodwill, Mr. Jack. If you found more titan iron or any good items, please consider selling to us first."

Jacob didn't mind free gold coins right now. He nodded. "It's a deal then, Mr. Jerry."

Mr. Observer asked at this moment, "Mr. Jack, would like to transfer this payment to your bank account, or do you want it right now?"

Jacob only had two bank accounts, and they were from the uncommon region. They might give away their identity. Furthermore, he wasn't familiar with Zodiac Taurus Bank's rules and regulations since he never bothered to visit the place.

He didn't know whether or not his information was safe.

But now it seemed he had to take a trip to sort out this account as well. He can't carry so many gold coins in person. Since they had a wire transfer system, he might as well make his life easier.

However, he required a personal account that wasn't affiliated with any organization. So, he'll have to find a bank branch in Dark City and see if he was eligible to open such an account.

He coolly answered, "I need it right now."

Jerry nodded and stood up before he left toward a closed door right behind his chair.

When he returned, there was a bundle of thick golden bills in his hand.

He put the thick bundle right in front of Jacob.

Jacob looked at the golden 1,000 bill, marked with the Zodiac Taurus Bank's name and there was a picture of their signature bank building, pantheon, on it.

Now, he was in a dilemma because he had no idea if these bills are real or fake since he never encountered them until now.

If he asked, Jerry might suspect something, but if he didn't, he might get a swindler of 100,000 gold coins.

But when he thought about the rules and regulations of Dark City, he inwardly cussed Jerry before he picked up the bill bundle, which was extremely smooth, as if it was made with sheets of pure gold.

He felt more at ease since no one would put this much effort into making a fake paper.

Jerry's eyes shimmered a subtle glint when he saw Jacob putting the bundle of bills in his jacket's inner pocket without counting them.

This was really a small probe from Jerry because these bills were only available in the bank branches of the rare regions. They were still legit in the Dark City, though.

But if Jacob was unfamiliar with them, he really suspected Jacob at that time.

Jacob stood up and bid Jerry fair well, and Mr. Observer also left with Jacob.

Jerry polity walked to the door and after he confirmed that Jacob and Mr. Observer had left. He locked the door with a stony expression on his face.

"What do you think?" He questioned while looking at the stone statue on the floor's corner.

The white status eyes were like glass, and suddenly, a famine voice transmitted from it, "I can't tell what kind of race he belonged to, but from his skin color he could be a Wolf Halfling or Strange Genasi from Rarer Region."

Jerry shook his head. "I beg to disagree. These two races are extremely strong, only second to Mountain Giants. I don't think they would appear in the uncommon region's Dark City. They can easily gain access to the Rarer Region, Dark City. Even I can't enter that place.

"Even the Dark City in the rare region is extremely hard to enter for people like us, who are wanted by the entire rarer region. That's why we have to run all the way in this shithole just to stay alive.

"If he was from those two races, he would go to the rare region of Dark City, since that place is a thousand times more resourceful than this, and might find some comrades there from his race.

"So, he's definitely not from the rarer region, and he doesn't have the qualification to enter that place. I'll be able to deal with him easily. So, forget about he was from the rarer region."

The voice sounded again. "Well, you are far more notorious than me, so you know better and you also have a point. I never thought after a decade of staying in hiding we will see a hope to return from this shithole." The voice was filled with emotions.

Jerry also chuckled, before his expression turned stern, "But it is still only a hope, not certainty. How much Titan Tears can we extract from 3000-gram of uncommon Titan Iron with 89% purity?"

The voice didn't reply for a while, which didn't make Jerry impenitence because he knew that person was checking something.

The voice rang again, "With 3000 grams of titan iron of 89% purity, we can only make two Tier-3 Titan Drops and it's barely enough for me to reach A-rank strength.

"However, if you want to break through again, I required 60 KG of the same quality uncommon titan iron. A minimum of 20 drops of Titan Tears will affect you again. We have already exhausted all the titan iron in the Dark City years ago.

"While we can't show our traces even in the rare region, they're still on to us, and the rare titan iron is useless for us right now.

"Besides, we can't take risks. If they found out we are still alive, they will lie in wait outside the uncommon dark city like before. But they won't give up this time like last time, though."

Jerry was glum when he heard this. "I know, I know, you don't have to nag me about it. But do you think he had more?"

"Maybe or maybe not. How about I put a tail on him and see if we might get something?" The voice suggested coldly.

Jerry nodded, "But be careful. If he sensed something, we might lose an excellent opportunity. However, if he had more titan iron, then he's doomed!" His voice was laced with killing intent at the end.

The voice chuckled, "Heh, I know. Only we know the true value of titan iron. If he showed any strange moments, hehe…"

The voice laughed creepily before it stopped.

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Jacob had no idea about this conversation between Jerry and the mysterious voice as he was moving toward a pantheon in the central city district, which was the signature building of Zodiac Taurus Bank.

Even in the dark city, only the Zodiac Taurus Bank exist while there were no traces of other the Star Mercenary Agency or the two guilds here, and only the bank was allowed.

After entering the building, he saw a huge lavish interior with eye-catching marble work, especially eight huge thick pillars of the building and bronze statues standing beside these pillars.

Jacob was here to see if those bills were real or not and also to open another private account.

He quickly approached an empty counter where a masked woman was sitting and doing some paperwork.

"Do you have any brochures about the bank in detail?" Jacob questioned impassively.

She finally glanced at Jacob and wasn't surprised to see him wearing a cap and mask. She coolly replied, "10 silver Coins for the guideline manual."

Jacob put the silver coin in front of her.

She took the silver coins and placed a small booklet in front of Jacob. "You can browse through it in the guest area. After you're done, you can come back and tell me what you decided."

Jacob nodded and took the booklet before he found an empty seat and opened the booklet.

There were many rules and regulations about the privacy and security of the bank, which Jacob had expected, and this put his mind to ease.

It was just like any bank, and he didn't have to worry about the bank disclosing his information to others without his concern!