THE REBIRTH OF A GENIUS. CREATOR/DESTROYER

Chapters 16. Buying a New Home

Philip arranged a guest room for Sam and left. Sam took a nap for two hours and woke up. He took a shower and came out and started looking for Philip. After searching for a few minutes, he finally found Philip in the hallway of the Evergreen family road. He was talking to a middle-aged man and when Sam came in. They both saw it. Philip smiled at Sam and beckoned him to come. Sam headed over and stood beside Philip.

"You must be Sam." The middle-aged man who seemed to be in his early forties said with a smile while observing Sam from head to toe, with a sharp gaze. Sam felt the middle-aged man in front of him could see right through him completely.

"Sam, this is my father, the head of the Evergreen pavilion. Marcus Evergreen." Philip introduced.

"Hello" Sam just nodded his head. Seeing this, Marcus raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. Not because he felt offended, but because it had been many years since someone had not bowed in front of him to absorb every opportunity they had when they knew he was the head of the Evergreen pavilion. The young man before him had shown indifference to his position. "Interesting." He murmured softly and spoke to Sam. "Philip said you have an amazing talent in cultivating and came to Starwood city to join the Starwood academy. There are still two months for acceptance. So, you can stay in the Evergreen house if you want to until then."

"No need Mr. Marcus. I'll stay outside. I plan to buy a house. I'd rather stay alone. So, I'm not gonna beg you. Anyway, thanks for the offer." Sam refused immediately. Hearing this, Marcus said nothing and looked at Sam again and said to Philip.

"Take Sam for breakfast and take him around town." Then he nodded towards Sam and then left.

"Let's go. Haley and Marvin are coming anytime. We need to get ready to go." Philip said as he dragged Sam towards the dining room,

Marcus arrives at the meeting room to attend the morning meeting. Evergreen Pavilion was an auction house that housed auctions of various magical weapons, artifacts, Pills etc. These auctions will be held randomly for various occasions depending on the items they have in store. And in that month there will also be large auctions, which will have more valuable and collectable treasures, and there will be more large auctions for each year. Today was the day they chose to hold the monthly auction. Monthly auctions are not necessarily held on the same day each month. It can be held on any day in the second half of the month depending on the availability of the goods. That's why, they're having a meeting now to discuss, today's plan. When Marcus arrived, everyone in the room stood up and bowed.

"You all sit down." Marcus said as he sat on the head seat. Soon they started discussing things about the auction. When the meeting was about to end, one of the elders got up and spoke.

"Pavilion chief, I heard Philip brought along two mid-level 2nd level beasts with him. Earth cows blazing at this rate are hard to find. So, how about we auction it today."

"It doesn't belong to my son. It belongs to his friend." Marcus said as he looked at the elder with a sharp gaze.

“I heard it too. His friend is only from the village, isn't he? I also heard he has two panther-type magical beast cubs, if we ask him to sell them to our auction house. I don't think he'll refuse. He has no ability to refuse. Even if we force him to do that.." Before he finished speaking, the elder felt a huge pressure befall him. Marcus is a peak stage novice magician and the older one is only in the 3rd beginner magician. So, his face paled in fear.

"Don't talk about this again. Otherwise, I'll kick you out of the family" Markus said coldly. The elder nodded in agreement. Actually, the elder did not have the guts to ask this question. But some senior elders who were in the late stages of the novice Witch noticed Sam's pet. So, they only wanted to test the water with this elder as a scapegoat. Now they're studying Marcus' attitude. They soon lost all ideas about pets. The Evergreen Family was the most united and clean family in the city and they all had the utmost respect for the Pavilion head. So, they immediately left all thoughts to the Beasts. Then the meeting ended and everyone left to do their job.

Meanwhile, Sam and four others were already on the streets of Starwood city. Sam left his children in the Evergreen family and left Yanwu there to care for them. Philip took Sam around the city to show him various places. Sam suddenly asked.

"Where is the Crimson Fire family?" Philip was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Why?"

"Ms Freya gave me this token when we did business before. So, I just want to go and visit him because I'm already in town." Sam said while showing his token. Philip looked at the sign and said.

"Oh, Freya even gave you a guest sign. Sam, do you maybe like it or something?" Even Haley started listening attentively while waiting for an answer. Even he himself did not know why he was worried. But all they saw was Sam's cold face with a frown. Then Philip immediately waved his hand and began to act as if he had never asked that question in the first place. They took another path and started walking towards the Crimson Fire family. Just as they were about to enter the Crimson Fire family, a young lady walked out of the gate in an elegant dress. The woman had red hair and an oval face and jade-like skin in stark contrast to her hair and dress which gave an extra touch to her charm. Her long legs and her voluptuous figure were highly highlighted by the dress she was wearing. The overall look gave him a noble atmosphere that made all the girls grit their teeth in envy and all the young men drooled at him. She was none other than Freya and the dress she was wearing was one of the dresses Sam made. The moment he came out, the attention of everyone on the street was diverted towards him but his attention was diverted to a group of five people. He hurriedly walked towards them as he greeted.

"Hey Philip, you're back." Freya shouted in excitement as she approached them. Even before Philip replied, Freya walked up to Haley and spoke.

"Yo, Haley how's my new dress. It is also made by the same tailor. I told you, if you ask me sweetly, I will definitely take you to the tailor." Freya boasted as she placed her hand on Haley's shoulder. Haley immediately pushed her hand and said coldly. "You don't have to worry about that anymore." Haley said as she pointed at Sam. Freya does not notice Sam at first because she changes her dress and her aura also changes completely. But when Haley pointed at him, she immediately realized who it was because her expression became awkward for a moment. Sam also did not know what to say and only said after a while.

"Hello, Ms. Freya. It's good to see you again."

"Haa, Sam it's really you." Freya immediately regained her senses from her stupor and immediately looked from top to bottom and said slowly. "Can you cultivate?"

Everyone was stunned by the question. 'What do you mean you can cultivate? He is a monster.' This is the thought in everyone's mind. Then Freya immediately shouted in a low voice as she asked something else completely different.

"Sam, what are you wearing? Looks nice. Did you make it yourself?" Freya asked as she inspected the coat Sam was wearing meticulously. Everyone was stunned when they saw her sudden change except for Haley, who shook her head at her friend's antics and pulled her back. Freya shook her hand and said in panic.

"Sam, you should make me some dresses like that. I like that pattern more than the dresses you made before. Don't worry, I won't ask for more. Just a dozen dresses."

"Cannot be. Mr. Sam has already promised that he will consider my request for a dress a priority. And what do you mean by a dozen dresses? Do you know how much effort Mr Sam had to put in to make one such dress? We all saw with our own eyes, he stayed up all night, to make the one cloth he was wearing now" Haley said, pointing at Sam's coat.

"What's? You saw her make that dress? Sam is clearly discriminatory. I don't give a shit. Because, you are discriminating, you must take my request as a priority." Freya said without shame.

"Freya, how can you be so shameless?" Haley scolded from the side.

Watching this all the boys had wry smiles on their faces. They looked at the two city goddesses who were fighting over a tailor to make a dress. They even doubt the meaning of their lives. 'Maybe the tailor is the greatest profession.' they thought as they stared at Sam. Sam then coughed to attract the attention of the two girls in a fight. When they turned towards him, he spoke.

"Ms Freya, I made you some dresses. So, what Ms. Haley said was true. And it's impossible to make a dozen dresses like that. Even the feathers needed will be difficult to find. And I still have it. To find a place to live, before we talk about anything." Sam spoke with a flat face. Then only the two women stopped arguing but there were still sparks whenever their gazes met. They started their tour again, but this time Freya also marked them. Philip brought Sam some houses for sale, but Sam didn't like them at all. After looking until noon, they stopped at an inn for lunch.

"Sam, why don't you come to my red fire family and stay there. I will set up a shop for you and you can do business whenever you are free even after you join the academy" Freya said as she ate. Sam did not answer and just shook his head. Then Philip spoke.

"In what price range are you looking for?" Philip asked.

"As long as the place is good, the price is not an issue." Sam spoke flatly. Freya was a little surprised because she knew that Sam, she knew she didn't have much money, but when she saw the other four people didn't seem surprised, she just kept quiet.

"Then I have a place in my mind. But that place was not an ordinary house, but a small house. At least it's the size of your village chief's house. Do you want to see it?" Philip asked.

"Brother, you mean the 'that' place'?" Paul asked from the side slowly. Philip simply nodded and waited for Sam's reply.

"certain." Sam replied and they all finished their lunch quickly and left the inn. After walking for an hour, they arrived at the mansion that Philip mentioned. "This big house belongs to our Evergreen family. We just built it and auctioned it tonight." Philip said while showing the mansion. The house was on the bank of a river that flowed through the city. The house has a large complex around it. It has a large space large enough to accommodate anything even in its backyard. The spiritual energy in this place is very high. It is very beneficial for mages and warriors who have not yet entered the beginner stage. When the Evergreen Pavilion found this place, they immediately applied for the rights to develop this place and now they sold it in an auction. Fifty percent of the profits would go to the city and fifty percent belonged to the Evergreen Pavilion. There were many people looking at the mansion. Most of them were young nobles in the city. As Sam and the others looked at the Mansion, a young man came towards them and spoke to Freya.

"Hello, Freya. You look as pretty as ever." He said he ignored everyone else in the group.

"I know." Freya said indifferently. The young man who spoke earlier did not know how to answer as he stared awkwardly. Then he looked at Philip and greeted him.

"Hello Philip, I heard that you came with great results from this hunt. I heard you came back with two level 2 magical beasts as your mount." The young man said to Philip, a little envious.

"It's not mine Raymond. It belongs to my friend who's here." Philip said while pointing towards Sam. The man, Raymond, looked at Sam and looked at him from head to toe. Sam did not even bother to look back and continued to look towards the mansion.

"Who are you?" Raymond asked haughtily. His tone was filled with arrogance. But Sam did not answer.

"I told you. He's my friend Sam. He's from the lava rock village" Philip said as he looked at Sam.

"Oh, just village hick." Raymond said condescendingly. "Then, it'll be easy.Name the price for your two beasts. And don't you dare make no sense."

Sam then looked at Raymond with a cold gaze and did not reply. He really doesn't like this guy. Sam then turned towards Philip and spoke. "Let's go." And then turn around to leave. Raymond soon lost his composure. He was a young noble from Starwood city. He was also a genius of the Starwood academy who was at the second level of the acolyte mage at sixteen and now a village hickster was brave enough to ignore him. "Basic bastards. Come and stand here now and apologize. Otherwise, don't dream of having fun in the city." Raymond shouted out with all his might, then everyone around looked towards him. A young man whose face resembled Raymond advanced and walked towards Raymond. Philip and his group also stopped. Sam looked at Philip and the others and said. "We're not

"He was Leonard of the Greyhound family. She was Raymond's elder brother and was a fifth stage auxiliary magician." Marvin said to Sam afraid he would do something rash.

"You, village hick. Come and apologize right now. And we'll let it go." Leonard continued.

Sam looked at Philip and said. "I told you. There's no need to think of every dog barking." Then he turned around again. Philip chuckled and turned around. Freya looked at Leonard proudly as she started walking back. Leonard just stood there dumbfounded. He looked at everyone who was whispering and looked at him. He gritted his teeth as he felt like he was losing a lot of face. All he wanted was to hit that person on the head, but he refrained from doing so, as it would only embarrass himself. The two brothers left the place in shame.

Meanwhile

"Sam, you've changed a lot. I didn't know you were this cool. Leonard's facial expression was precious. Haha." Freya laughed as she spoke. The rest of the group did not seem surprised at all. Because they've seen how Sam will behave in person. They all went to the Evergreen family home and stayed there. Sam immediately went to his room to check on his two children. Yanwu immediately flew over to his shoulder. Philip and the others entered the room. The two children who fell asleep until a minute ago opened their eyes when they saw Sam and the others. This was the first time they had opened their eyes and Sam was delighted to see two cute children with sparkling eyes. His two children slowly stood up and walked towards him. Sam saw them and took them. They curled up in his warm embrace and looked at them, Sam smiled warmly. Everyone else saw a scene that looked like it came from a painting. The two girls in the room felt their hearts beating faster. Sam looked very handsome now with a smile, they were doubtful if they were really the same person.they came out of a daze and looked at each other and blushed as they became embarrassed. Freya then sees a black panther cub that looks like a cute cat and leaves.

"Oh, Sam they look so cute. What if you give it to me? I'll take good care of him?" Freya said as she stretched out her hand and tried to pat her children on the head. But both of them lowered their heads to avoid his hands. Looking at that scene, everyone laughed out loud. Even Haley laughed a little. She also likes her children. But they were fire-type and his attributes would be rejected by them. So, he didn't try. Freya pursed her lips sadly and looked at Sam. "Sam, your kids are embarrassing me. So, you better make up for it by making my dress early." He said without shame. Sam simply shook his head and began to distribute his fire-type spiritual energy to his children. Yanwu just leaned on Sam's shoulder. They were all chatting while waiting for the night.

Sam along with Philip and the others came to the Evergreen Pavilion in the city center. The Evergreen Pavilion was bustling with people because there were so many people coming to the monthly auction. Sam and Philip went inside and sat in a private room. There are a total of 10 private rooms that are all filled. Soon the auction begins.

"Everyone, I'm your host today. First of all I'd like to thank you all for your support and show your support for our Evergreen Pavilion." The host was a beautiful woman in her early twenties.

"She's my older sister Eva." Philip said to Sam from the side. Sam nodded indifferently. He really doesn't care who the host is.

"The first item for the auction today was the sword. This was a sword obtained from the head of the Pavilion with great difficulty. It was made by the famous 2nd ranked Artisan Sylvester. This was a grade-2 sword that had the sharpness of a rank 2 inscription and was made of Fire steel. This is perfect for warrior magicians Acolyte and Beginner." The host introduced the sword and the crowd began to discuss immediately. "the initial bid was 100 spirit stones and with the addition of at least 10 stones." The host completes the raise and immediately the offer begins

"100"

"110"

"130"

"140"

"200" Suddenly everyone fell silent. Everyone turned towards the private room. The room belonged to the Crimson Fire family. As soon as the offer sounded, everyone fell silent.

"200 spirit stones once, twice and sold." The host confirms the bid and proceeds with the next item.

"Freya, it looks like you have a new sword." Marvin said to Freya from the side. Freya just smiled. Although there were others from the same generation as him in the family. He is the most talented of all. So, the sword would naturally belong to him. He was a third stage Acolyte Warrior magician with fire attributes. So, the sword was naturally suited for him. Meanwhile, the auction started again. Sam doesn't seem interested in anything.

After two hours, the end of the auction came. "Now, the most eagerly awaited end of the auction is coming. This is the River side Mansion. It has the most suitable cultivation environment for Acolyte and the view of its home is also good. This house is specially designed by our architect and is closely watched by our Evergreen pavilion." The host who was introduced as a painting with the house was brought to the stage. There was a scroll that was a land deed that was also brought onto the stage. The host continued. "The initial bid of this mansion was 3000 spirit stones and each bid had to go up by a minimum of 100." Once he is done, the bidding begins.

"3000"

"3200"

"3500"

"3800"

"4000"

The offer goes on like that. Sam was silent the whole time. The other Philip was a little worried because Sam remained silent. They think that Sam remains silent because he doesn't have enough money.

"Sam, you can take the spirit stones you gave us earlier and buy the house. You can come back later" said Philip. Sam did not answer and just smiled.

"8000" suddenly a voice came and everyone fell silent. The voice came from Greyhound's private room. Even his voice was familiar to Sam. None other than Raymond bidding.

"The real offer starts now." Sam muttered in a low voice. Philip and the others were a little surprised. Then another voice came.

"9000" This time the red fire family. Now only Philip and the others realized what Sam meant. This noble family was waiting to bid and did not even bother to fight with the small fries. Though the noble family has a fairly good cultivation environment in his home. They cannot give it to all the younger generations. So, if they had another place like this mansion, it would increase their strength. That's why they all bid. Philip and the others had only realized it now.

"10000" Another offer came. This is a family of Hearts. Which is another noble family in the city.

"11000"

"12000"

"15000"

Every noble family was trying to defeat each other.

"18000" This time even the noble families surrendered. It's from the Greyhound family. They seem determined to get the big house. Just as everyone thought his offer was done, another voice came.

"20000" Sam bid in a relaxed voice. Everyone in the auction room was dumbfounded. Even Philip and the others in the room were stunned as well. They did not expect Sam to bid such a high amount. Everyone is turning to private spaces that have no labels. It's actually a spare room, but it looks like it's open today. Everybody thinks. Meanwhile in the greyhound living room, Leonard's expression turned unsightly. He clearly remembered the voice. Then he came to his senses and raised the offer.

"21000"

"25000" Sam raised the bid again and by a large margin. This time Leonard gnashed his teeth and said loudly. "Don't force your luck."

"Rose or Shut the fuck up." Sam said in a cold voice. Everyone was dumbfounded and thought to themselves. 'You have the ball. Ok.' Very few people in the city would dare to say shut up to Leonard. And it seemed like the one who bid was that person.

"26000" Leonard raises the bid again.

"30,000" Sam did not back down at all. This time even Leonard remained silent.

"Once, twice, Sold." The host finally confirmed the bid and the auction was over. The people who bid on the items went to collect the items and left while some stayed. They were curious to see who the person who cursed Leonard was. And they seem interested. Sam finally came when most of the people left. He slowly walked to the table and took out a large bag full of spirit stones from thin air. This time he didn't need to care to point out the spatial treasure because Philip gave him the spatial ring this morning, saying that this was for the excess spirit stones he had given as compensation. So, he accepted. He put a leather bag on the table and asked the manager. "How much is the exchange rate for fire spirit stones? Everyone was stunned after hearing that. Even Freya was surprised. Fire spirit stones were in great demand in this area. That was the reason Starwood city was trying so hard to obtain the Lava stone village. But they could not find a single fire spirit stone. The manager came out of his stupor and said "1:6" The manager said as he stared at the bag as he gulped.

Sam opened the bag and quickly started separating, he then poured more than half the bag on the table and kept the rest. There was a total of 5,000 stones on the table and Sam felt somewhat reluctant. But he still has to get the house. Under everyone's shocked expression, Sam took the deed home and left with Philip and the others.