Chapter 152: Intuit

"Haaa... haaa... haaa...,"

By the time that Pang Cai arrived in front of Eren, the chubby man was already out of breath.

Pang Cai raised his finger in front of Eren, asking him for a minute of break while he caught his breath.

Exactly after a minute, Pang Cai was finally able to make himself stable. "Haaa..."

"Good to see you too," Eren said.

It was at that point that Pang Cai suddenly grabbed at Eren’s shoulders and shook him profusely. "Eren! You... you’re hiding something from me, aren’t you? Something... something wonderful... something... amazing."

Pang Cai looked like he was crazy, with his expression looking very over-the-top desperate.

"What are you saying?"

"I have an instinct," Pang Cai said. "It’s an instinct that has allowed me to become a very proficient businessman.

Whenever there is something that is very valuable, I suddenly get a tingly sensation. And right now, I’m feeling all ticklish!"

Pang Cai’s reputation as a quirky individual was not helping this situation. From an outsider’s perspective, it just looked like Pang Cai was obsessing about something that didn’t exist.

But in this case, he was actually spot on.

"You... you’re hiding some kind of super technique that allows your group members to become super duper powerful, right?"

Eren was quite surprised that Pang Cai was able to snuff it out so quickly. Somehow, he was able to intuit the existence of the Physique Accelerant Paste.

"Maybe," Eren replied to Pang Cai.

He gave a smile that all but confirmed Pang Cai’s suspicions.

"I knew it!"

Of course, it wasn’t that hard to guess. People like Henry, Paul, and Abe weren’t the kind of talent that would have stood out in normal circumstances. But all of a sudden, they were now able to compete against the elites of a very powerful group.

It didn’t make sense.

So, Pang Cai was able to suss out that Eren must have done something for them that allowed them to improve so suddenly.

As to how he knew it was some kind of technique, Eren attributed it to Pang Cai’s sense as a businessman. He truly was a transcendent talent, it seemed.

"You wouldn’t mind sharing that to me, wouldn’t you?" Pang Cai asked. "Of course, I would be willing to purchase whatever it is at a very fair price."

Eren inwardly smiled as he heard this.

Of course, he had already anticipated the truth to come out eventually. In fact, it was all part of his plan.

He knew that the sudden improvement amongst his group members would be apparent to those who were closely looking at them. And it wouldn’t be long before the Physique Accelerant Paste would be shown.

Eren just needed to wait for the right moment to reveal it.

And it looked like it had came just in time.

As Eren and Pang Cai were having this conversation, another person approached them from the side.

Pang Cai immediately stopped talking as his eyes slowly lifted up to the person floating in the air right next to them.

With his striking red hair and a cloudy left eye, Kaiser hovered right next to Eren.

"We need to talk," Kaiser said to Eren.

Pang Cai went silent as he saw their Proctor approach with a serious expression on his face.

Eren faced Kaiser. "Is there anything you would like to talk about?"

Kaiser looked towards Pang Cai, before deciding that it was okay for him to overhear their conversation.

"You have been putting yourself in too hot of a seat," Kaiser said. "First, you attacked a Proctor. That, in itself, is a very dangerous action that could have costed you your life."

After hearing this, Pang Cai gasped out loud and he looked at Eren as if he was some kind of lunatic.

"You were able to get rid of that hostility once you showed off your talent. Your desirability as a prodigy would have outweighed any transgressions you made to the Proctor.

But then, you went ahead and declined the reconciliation of the Elvenied Riders. I don’t know if you’re just ruthless or your stupid."

Eren stood his ground and looked up at Kaiser. "Either way, that was my decision. Why do you care?"

Kaiser pursed his lips. "I promised Geister I’d keep you safe, for old time’s sake. But I’m not going to be able to do that if you jump headfirst into danger."

As expected, it seemed that Geister couldn’t help himself and asked Kaiser to take care of Eren here in the License Exam.

"Some people say that danger and fortune come hand in hand," Eren replied cheekily. "Who’s to say if what I’m doing is idiotic or smart."

Kaiser looked very annoyed. "I suggest that you don’t agitate your superiors any further. You may be a desirable talent for now. But things could quickly change if you prove yourself too troublesome to bother with."

Then, Kaiser looked around their vicinity. And secretly, he used a Martial Manual in order to create a veil around them that obscured any sound coming from their conversation.

"I’ve already heard of talks about the Elvenied Riders planning something in the shadows," said Kaiser. "They’re probably going to be sponsoring more groups to fight against you.

And they’ve started buying off the other Proctors. They won’t be able to interfere if something untowards happens. I won’t be able to do so as well."

Eren turned silent as he stewed on the inside. It made him feel angry that these cultivator pretenders thought themselves superior compared to him.

They expected him to stand in line, just like any other examinee.

But Eren didn’t want to do any of that. He’d do whatever he wanted. No limits could hold him now, especially when limits were all that he had back in his second life.

Kaiser gave Eren a sincere look. At least, it looked like Kaiser truly was worried for Eren, that was why he was saying all of these cautionary words.

But Eren didn’t need it. Kaiser soon left back where he came, which allowed Eren to focus back on the topic at hand.

"Now, let’s talk about what you wanted to buy..."