The Strongest Businessman

"Yes, sir!" The employees replied with a nod.

Dylan then divided the group into five different sub-groups. He used the "draw lots" method to determine the sequence of the shifts per group.

"Another thing, your groups will be the same groups I will call for when I have different tasks that needs to be done from now on. Has everyone familiarized themselves with their new groups? If you have, the rest may return to the residence to guard it while the first group will stay here and start their shifts." Dylan clarified.

"Yes, sir." The employees replied.

"I\'ll be leaving for a while and will come back after 1-2 hours. Jack, I leave this store in your care." Dylan waved goodbye.

"Yes, sir." Jack replied as Dylan exited the store.

"Where do you think is, sir Dylan, going?" Beverly asked.

" I don\'t know but I\'m pretty sure. He\'s going to do the plan he mentioned about." Jack smiled and said.

"Well, duh. That\'s what our boss will obviously do." Arnold spoke.

"I know. Let\'s just wait. I know when he comes back. He will come back with a surprise in his hands." Jack spoke.

"Well, that\'s sir Dylan, for ya!" Rick smiled while both of his palms were placed at the back of head as he was sitting.

Dylan walked in the streets of Thunder Cloud City. He went to a store and reappeared with a robe on his hands. He went down a dark alley and walked out of it wearing the dark blue robe which covered his entire body. It was now difficult to identify Dylan\'s appearance and age, even his aura has changed when he walked out of that dark alley. He was a complete stranger now.

Dylan crouched his back a bit to adjust his height. He put on skin fit dark gloves and wore completely different clothes. His aura became cold and haughty while his eyes revealed a bright glint.

This was one of the abilities of a Mystical Magnate. The ability to control your air and turn it into a completely different aura that a person would usually have. Dylan has fully utilized this ability and totally transformed his self into a whole new person and create perfect disguise.

Dylan headed to a large building called Premier Hall, the third most powerful Auction House in the Thunder Cloud City. It was a grand hall that was painted in white all over from ceiling down to the walls and everything inside were all high class such as the statues found left and right, the white granite tiles on the ground, the butlers and maids which guides the guest to the auction hall.

Tonight, there would be an auction that will be held within the Auction Hall of the Premier Hall. Many local celebrities and cultivating big-shots were invited to this exclusive event. A lot of different personalities had to pay the entrance fee just to enter the auction hall.

But, this was not the goal of Dylan. Instead of going to that hall, Dylan went to the counter and asked the counter lady.

"May I ask where I should go to auction an item?" Dylan said in an unusually deep voice with the robe still covering his face.

"Th-that would be on the second floor, sir. A-allow our men to guide you there." The counter lady was so psyched out that she was starting to stutter. This "old man" was so scary that she was trembling as he signalled a butler to come and guide this "old man".

Well, she could not be blamed for mistaking Dylan as an old man. His aura and voice Anderson it seem like he was of the old age. But, this was what Dylan just wanted.

Although it may be unnecessary to do so because he was still considered to be a commoner in this city and no one would know him, it is an essential part of his plan to create an alter ego far different from his usual self.

"This way to the second floor, sir." The butler bowed with a smile and lead the way. His smile forze when he sensed the cold and lofty aura of this "old man" and his unwillingness to talk or even to glance at him.

Not even saying his thanks, Dylan turned around and followed the lead of the butler leading the way. The butler guided him to the counter where auctioned items are presented and left Dylan there after he politely bid his farewell.

"Gosh, that old guy was really scary." The butler hastened his pace and left immediately.

Dylan, on the other hand, was being questioned by the counter lady who was a lot more calm and collected than the other one. She fixed the angle of her glasses​ as she spoke.

"Who might you be?"

"No matter what my name may be is of little significance." Dylan spoke with his deep voice.

"Hmph, acting arrogantly will get you nowhere. State your name so that I will be able to find your name in the list here. Or maybe you\'re not stating your name because your name is not here and have not made a prior reservation to auction your item/s?" The strict counter lady rebutted.

"If you think that auctioning your items will be as easy as showing it to be verified, you\'re wrong! Our Premier Hall values treasures but it values rules more. Hence, each individual who wishes to auction an item has to abide by our rules because this is our way of ensuring high level security and to protect the sanctity of the rules set by the hall!" The strict counter lady continued with sterness.

"Rules? What if I don\'t wish to abide by your rules?" Dylan responded.

"Then, you may take your leave." The strict counter lady did not back down as he asked Dylan to leave.

"Hmph, it seems like I chose the wrong place. To think, I was going to choose this place as a venue for my Earth Ranked Herbs to be sold." Dylan faintly said as he turned around and walked towards the stairs.

"Hmph, your bluffs won\'t work on me. A mere 10th level Spirit Veins Realm dares to threaten and deceive me? Claiming that someone like you has Earth Ranked Herbs? How delusional of you!" The strict counter lady harrumphed as he mocked Dylan.

But Dylan simply disregarded as he continued going to the stairs to descend the second floor. He did not look back, falter and even slowed down while he was walking. It seemed like what the counter lady said meant nothing to him. This made the counter lady feel a bit shakened as she asked herself, "Could it be.. that he wasn\'t​ bluffing at all?"

The more Dylan got nearer to the stairs without slowing down, the more she believed that this line of thought was true. She was in a state of utter confusion because she has never met a client who was as difficult to handle such as this one. She could not identify whether he was bluffing or not and made her think twice that maybe she was wrong about this man but she was stubborn and would not admit defeat to anyone that easily.

\'Forget it. He\'s just one customer after all. It\'s not like he would have High Earth Ranked Herbs or anything like that right?\' The counter lady replaced her previous line of thought and just let Dylan walk down the stairs like that.

Suddenly, a voice sounded.

"Oh, kind sir, please wait! Can we discuss this matter once more?" A chubby man dashed towards Dylan looking alarmed.

"Why? It seems like I\'m not welcome to this establishment as it tries to bind me with rules moments ago? Now, it\'s trying to get me to compromise? How baffling this is." Dylan sarcastically said as he continued walking down the stairs.

"Sir, please wait! I\'m Sheldon Hogwarts, the chief coordinator of the auction house. Please give me face and discuss this matters with me." Sheldon Hogwarts pleaded.

"Sir Sheldon, what are you doing?! The rules prohibit you from interfering with matters of this tier." The strict counter lady shouted.

"Fool, can\'t you see that a VIP level person has appeared and yet you treat him like this?" Sheldon retorted.

"What do you mean?" The strict counter lady was baffled by Sheldon\'s claim.

"Can\'t you sense his Magnate Strength?! It\'s far more vibrant and more superior than most Magnate Strengths! He is clearly a Magna Magnate whose grade is at least at the S-Class level! I couldn\'t sense his true strength as a Mystical Magnate, despite being a Tier 8 Mystical Duke! Also, I\'m pretty sure that his 10th level of Spirit Veins Realm is just a facade to not catch too much attention! So tell me, Am I still prohibited from interfering in this matter, Emily?!" Sheldon spoke while trying to control himself from being angered by Emily\'s remarks.

If it weren\'t for that slight fluctuations of energy that he felt while he was doing some paperwork, Sheldon wouldn\'t have inspected what was happening outside of his office. Fortunately, he was able to feel it and was able to locate where this fluctuations originated from. That was why he was able to associate Dylan\'s supposed strength with the outstanding quality of his Magnate Strength. He believed his line of thought even more when he witnessed how Dylan disregarded Emily without being angered and frustrated.

"I.. I.." Emily was speechless. She did not take into account the strength that this person have hidden from the surface. She felt that she has wronged the Hall by attempting to make such a great person leave like that. She felt great remorse and regret for what she did.

"I\'m sorry for my incompetence and ignorance. Please forgive me, dear sir." Emily apologized to Dylan and bowed to his direction.

"Please forgive her for her ignorance. It was also negligence on my part, sir. Please forgive us." Sheldon bowed to Dylan as well.

The butlers​ and maids were shocked by what happened here at the second floor today. They could not believe their eyes when they saw the uptight and strict Emily concede and bow her head to a customer and how the ussually joyful and carefree Sheldon get angered and similarly bow his head​ to the very same man.

"Do you think that apologizing is enough?" Dylan maintained his disposition as an unknown expert and calmly stated.

"Of course not, sir. We\'ll make it up to you. Just state your request." Sheldon spoke.

"I will accept your​ apology but I have to assess your establishment\'s skills first. I\'ll give you a single item and my challenge to you is to use it to gain 100 spirit stones. I will only accept it if you are able to gain that much through pure auction money alone." Dylan casually threw a herb pouch that Sheldon caught with care and challenged Sheldon into doing a task.

"100 Spirit Stones?! That\'s equivalent to a million gold coins! What if the item you gave us isn\'t equal to that amount? How can we earn that amount of the quality of the good isn\'t equal to it?" Emily protested.

"Don\'t worry. I\'m pretty sure you will be able to do it with that herb." Dylan spoke as he ascended the flight of stairs and sat to a corner in the second floor.

"Sir Sheldon, are you going to accept such a challenge? It\'s unreasonable!" Emily was evidently irritated with Dylan\'s calmness​ but she did not receive any reply from Sheldon.

"Sir Sheldon?" Emily looked at Sheldon and she was shocked to see that Sheldon was trembling.

"This-this is a Solarburst Chrysanthemum!!" Sheldon jumped in happiness! He never expected that he will encounter a High Earth Ranked Herb today!

"Although this is generally worth 75 spirit stones, but the quality of this Solarburst Chrysanthemum is high-class! I\'m sure that even though it\'s a bit of a stretch, it\'s still possible! Dear sir, I will take this challenge! Not only that, instead of a fifty fifty deal, I\'ll make it a 60-40 deal just for you, sir!" Sheldon spoke with great confidence. Although it may seem a bit disadvantageous to the profit of the hall to do that sort of deal, however, seeing how Dylan easily threw such a high-grade treasure, it means that he will have a whole lot more! That\'s why Sheldon decided to make a 60-40 deal to rope in this peerless expert to their Premier Hall.

"Solarburst Chrysanthemum? A High Earth Ranked Herb?!" Emily was in complete bafflement. She could have never expected that this "old man" would do throw something like that so casually! She found this man to be too unfathomable for her to comprehend.