128: The deal, Alberto's compromise

At this moment, Ron manipulated the puppet, taking out three items from its abdominal cavity.

They were a square box, a tube of reagent, and a contract.

Ron placed all three items on the table without opening them.

"I said before that this moonlight orb was aMeeting gift from me to you."

"However, it is actually only a semi-finished product, capable of only slightly inducing a werewolf's transformation instinct."

Ron paused slightly, then, under Alberto and Thompson's uncertain gazes, he pointed to the closed square box on the table.

"But inside this box is the true finished moonlight orb."

"Once activated, it can enable almost all underage werewolves—"

"—as well as werewolves at or below the Armed Knight realm, to transform even on non-full moon nights."

Upon hearing this, Alberto's expression finally showed a visible change.

His eyes, sharp as hooks, looked at the box on the table with a hint of surprise.

His slightly open mouth clearly revealed his astonishment.

Thompson, beside him, was even more dumbfounded, momentarily appearing as if he had lost his wits.

At this point, Ron said meaningfully,

"And this... is one of the businesses I want to do with the Kura Family."

Alberto snapped back to reality and immediately looked at Ron.

"You mean... you want to sell this kind of moonlight orb to my Kura Family?"

Alberto spoke slowly, his eyes flickering.

Outwardly, he remained calm, but inwardly, he was already tempted.

Because Ron's alchemical item, called the moonlight orb, could solve a problem that had plagued their Kura Family for nearly a century:

How to transform anytime, anywhere when a family member encountered danger!

It's important to know that for benevolent werewolves like the Kura Family, who leaned more towards humans,

while the monthly full moon transformation was not necessarily a good thing for them, it was not a bad thing either!

Because transforming into a werewolf, while losing their sanity, also brought a surge in strength!

Therefore, most members of the Kura Family—including Alberto and Thompson—

actually deeply enjoyed the process of transformation.

However, this transformation was too uncontrollable; it could only be activated on a full moon night.

Normally, even if they wanted to transform, they couldn't become werewolves.

In the entire Kura Family, only Ertz and Alberto

could attempt to transform on a non-full moon night by excessively taking awakening potions.

Other than that, no one else had any possibility of transformation.

Therefore, once they encountered a powerful enemy or danger on a non-full moon night,

unable to activate their werewolf bloodline, they were essentially no different from ordinary people.

However, if in the future, they could obtain this moonlight orb that allowed them to transform anytime, anywhere,

wouldn't that mean their werewolf race would have an additional stable means of combating enemies?

Even if their state was unstable after transformation,

compared to encountering danger and being helpless, only to die in frustration in human form,

it would be better to forcibly transform into a werewolf, gaining enhanced strength at the cost of losing control, perhaps even seizing a glimmer of hope!

"Yes, Mr. Alberto, that's what I mean."

Ron nodded and pushed the box towards Alberto.

"This type of moonlight orb doesn't last long, only about half a year."

"Normally, it can be worn as jewelry and will not have any effect on werewolves."

"When you need to use it, just charge it with battle qi or Mental Energy, and it can be activated immediately."

As Alberto listened to Ron's explanation, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

However, before he could react,

Thompson, beside him, grabbed the box and opened it without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Alberto's expression subtly changed.

It wasn't because he was angry about Thompson snatching the box, but because he was worried there might be a trick, perhaps a mechanism or a bomb hidden inside.

However, when he saw Thompson take out the smooth, quail-egg-sized pearl from inside,

and neither his body nor his mind was affected in any way, he gradually relaxed.

At this moment, Thompson was eager to try.

He had a mind to activate the moonlight orb's function with battle qi, as Ron had described, and test it out.

But then he thought of the brutal, bloodthirsty appearance of losing all sense of kinship after transforming.

He ultimately smacked his lips and reluctantly put it down.

"Besides that, there's another item that can also be part of a collaboration."

Ron spoke again, pushing the reagent bottle on the table over.

"This is..."

Alberto paused, thinking of something.

Thompson, seeing this, instinctively blurted out,

"Is this an inhibitor?"

The reagent tube Ron took out looked very similar to the Kura Family's inhibitor.

Aside from being slightly lighter in color and a bit brighter in transparency, there was no other difference.

"Yes, but also no."

Ron first nodded, then shook his head.

Thompson immediately looked confused, not understanding what that meant.

But then, he saw Ron begin to explain.

"Compared to your Kura Family's traditional secret medicine, this is a newer type of inhibitor."

"It cannot, like ordinary inhibitors, prevent werewolves from transforming at the cost of drowsiness and fatigue."

"However, it can allow you to maintain more rationality after transforming, with almost no side effects!"

Upon hearing this, Alberto and Thompson's expressions changed dramatically once more.

This time, even Alberto couldn't hold back and asked urgently,

"Are you telling the truth? Does this reagent really have such a miraculous effect?"

Thompson, no longer arrogant as before, looked at Ron with eager eyes.

He was like a puppy longing to be fed, almost as if he was about to wag his tail.

"Yes, and this reagent, like the previous moonlight orb, only has a shelf life of three months."

"Furthermore, werewolves at or below the Armed Knight realm can enjoy the full medicinal effect."

"Those above the Armed Knight realm can enjoy a partial medicinal effect."

After Ron's introduction, Alberto and Thompson's eyes grew even brighter.

Beruke, nearby, seeing their eyes as bright as light bulbs,

almost thought they were about to transform into werewolves and was genuinely startled.

At the same time, Alberto's expression changed repeatedly, and after a brief period of contemplation,

he suddenly dissipated his surrounding battle qi domain, and his expression softened.

He looked up and said to Ron solemnly,

"If these two items truly have the effects you describe,"

"then I can promise that as long as you don't do anything that harms Kula City in the future,"

"you will be able to establish a branch in Kula City, and absolutely no one will be able to stop you!"