Another World Mall

Clovis didn't expect this piece of advice. Now that he thought about it, he definitely needed a lot of connections. It could be included in the information network, but at the same time, the media was a powerful tool on its own.

Carrick loved the media, especially to spread information about Clovis.

So, he definitely needed a lot of connections, especially to the high-ranking people in various places. If he didn't have that connection, he would be isolated.

"It looks like that is indeed necessary." Clovis sighed. "My thinking has been too shallow, Grandfather."

"No. Your thinking is ideal, but the world doesn't work that way."

"I understand. I will carefully consider it when moving forward."

"Good. Then, one last thing you need to consider is having at least one big ally. In my case, it will be Ezekiel. Of course, Christina can be considered one, but that comes from me, not you.

"No matter how you're going to say it, it originated from me. You two wouldn't have met if not for my arrangement."

Clovis nodded in understanding. "Don't worry. I can see that clearly. So, a Tier 9 human's ally?"

"Correct. It doesn't matter if it's the current Tier 9 or the future Tier 9. As long as you have that, it will be quite good. Because that person will be there when you are not."

"..." Clovis could see his intention. It was indeed good to have an ally. Before he became a couple with his grandmother, the strongest ally would be Kayne instead of Lily. However, due to their relationship, Kayne left.

If Kayne were there, Lily might be safe. This type of friend was different from Jay and Erwin.

It was more like a relationship between the Spear Saint and the Prophet. In fact, the strongest people in the world seemed to have that kind of ally.

The biggest reason would be the injury. If they happened to be injured, they would become a target, thinking that this was the perfect time to erase them. In that case, they had no choice but to rely on that ally.

While Mara could be considered an ally, he doubted Mara would help him if he faced such a crisis. Hence, there was indeed a need to find an ally.

A big alliance, connections to high-ranking people, and one shield. These three were what Michael wanted him to find. Clovis could see why these three were important if he wanted to achieve his goal.

Clovis nodded with a serious expression. "I understand, Grandfather. I will do my best to find those three."

"Good." Michael smiled.

"Since we have some time, do you mind…" Clovis scratched the back of his head while looking away, a bit hesitant to ask.

As if he could see through Clovis' mind, Michael nodded. "Sure. We haven't met for so long, so I'm sure there are a lot of things to talk about."

"!!!" Clovis was surprised but soon smiled. The two began chatting about a lot of things. Since the serious topic had been discussed, Clovis began to tell him a lot of things, wondering if his grandfather also had another method to solve his problems in the past.

It wasn't just a normal talk between grandfather and grandson. It was like a discussion between two experts.

Clovis had regarded his grandfather as his teacher since the beginning, so he could finally seek that guidance again.

Time passed as the two enjoyed their talk. However, Mara was as strict as ever.

As she had previously said, she returned the moment she finished her burgers.

"Time is up." Mara remained expressionless when separating the two.

"Thank you for your consideration." It would be wrong if he weren't disappointed, but Michael was thankful to Mara for teaching his grandson. She was even kind enough to give some time and space for them to chat.

Michael politely said, "I hope that you can forgive Clovis if he has somehow offended you during his training. And thank you for teaching him."

Mara nodded. "I agreed to do this not because of your request, but because of something else. So, you don't have to care about it."

From her words alone, Clovis could see that she was doing it because of the system. Although he didn't know what the system told her exactly, it was clear that it was related to what the system said about having the same unique ability.

There was indeed a connection between Clovis and Mara beyond this simulation world.

Michael nodded. "All right. In that case, I'll leave Clovis in your hands."

Mara nodded back.

Michael then waved his hand at Clovis while saying, "Grandpa is leaving now, Clovis."

"Grandpa…" Clovis stopped him for a moment. He considered it carefully before asking, "Can I… get your number?"

Michael shook his head without hesitation. "It's better if you don't have my number. Right now, my number is much more closely monitored than even that business kid's, so it's better not to call me.

"Let's see…" Michael added after seeing the disappointment in his eyes. "How about becoming strong enough to receive my number? Maybe the next time we meet, if you have already reached Tier 7, I won't mind telling you my number."

"Really? No taking back." Clovis smiled.

"I promise."

Clovis looked excited. He would definitely work hard. Currently, he is a Tier 5 human. Reaching Tier 7 would require a considerable amount of time, considering it would be harder to hunt high-level beasts than the lower ones.

Still, it shouldn't be that long. After all, he had Another World Mall. In fact, he believed he would start catching up with the others at Tier 6 or Tier 7. At that time, there wouldn't be any gap between them anymore.

"See you again, Clovis." Michael started walking away, but he abruptly stopped as though he remembered something. "That's right. If you are looking for a new teammate, you might want to look to the East. There are plenty of amusing people there, but I don't have any connections there.

"It's better to join a competition there if you want to look for a new teammate."

"!!!" Clovis was surprised about this suggestion. He definitely needed more people, but his member slots were soon going to be filled up. Right now, he has nine humans and one beast. Since he wanted to create two small groups, which meant a total of 12 members, he would either need 3 more humans if he didn't account for the beast or two more new teammates.