‘What are you doing?’

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ is secretly whispering away from the other constellations that this is part of a strategy.]

‘... Um. Certainly...’

If one constellation suddenly sent a gift, then others were bound to be nervous. It was the so-called cheating strategy.

[The constellation ‘Monk Pursuing Glory’ shakes his head, saying he won’t buy people with goods.]

[The constellation ‘Fighter of Sweat and Flesh’ says that soul stones are valuable, but what is truly valuable is the sweat shed by a precious soul.]

[The constellation ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ is speechless.]

However, the cat was up against the wrong opponents since they had both entered the ascetic path.

[......]

-It’s hard. Your strategy was fine.

[......]

Constellations also made deals with each other, but they used soul stones—jewels that contained power of existence—as currency. The cat constellation became sullen since no one responded when it bet ten soul stones.

-... I’ll use the soul stones well.

[The ‘Cat of Lava and Magma’ has recovered its energy and says it is better to secure the soul stones in advance since you need money to not be ignored among the constellations.]

-Soul stones...

Choi Yeonseung had no soul stones. Bartering with the goblins or...