“Even if you want to arrest us, you need to tell us the reason. Is this how it works in Imperial City, arresting someone without following the law?” Aslan retorted aggressively, leaving the other party at a loss for words. They simply received a notice from the top to stop this group of people if they encountered them but had no idea why. “We received a notice from the top that you're highly dangerous people, probably spies from another continent here to create chaos on the Guzo Continent!” the captain of the sentries said solemnly. This was the news he heard. Philip and the others laughed at this ridiculous excuse. “Seriously? Do you think that the people on that continent think so highly of the people here?” Philip was curious. These people really thought highly of him. “What do you mean?” the captain was upset. He was aware of the huge disparity between the two continents, but it was too much for Philip to insult him so openly. “I know this has nothing to do with y
The captain trembled in fear. He knew that this matter was out of his depths. “I understand. I’ll take my leave now.” The captain of the sentries staggered out of the room, feeling that Fernand was very spooky. The captain quickly returned to Philip and conveyed the message. “My leader wants you to go to the first-class private room at Terrace Tavern,” the captain said to Philip indifferently. He did not like an arrogant and domineering person like Philip, but he had forgotten that he was the one who had messed with Philip in the first place. Philip was surprised by this arrangement. “Okay, thanks for the arrangement,” Philip said off-handedly and headed to the city gates. Terrace Tavern was very famous, so Philip found it easily. Aslan was surprised to see such a magnificent tavern. “What's going on? Are they serious about buying us a meal? This is weird!” “Is this the carrot and stick approach? No, it’s the stick before the carrot!” Everyone wondered what was go
They were quickly led to the exclusive private room by the female attendant at the door. Philip opened the door and saw a gloomy man. This man looked like a sinister ghost. “Who are you?” Philip thought he looked familiar but could not put his finger on it. “You can call me Fernand.” Fernand introduced himself with a smirk and seemed hostile toward Philip. Philip marched into the private room and sat down. “Hey there, I want to place my order,” Philip beckoned, and a woman in sexy clothes walked in. “This, this, and this. I don’t want these three dishes. Serve the rest,” Philip said domineeringly. Hearing that, the attendant raised her head in horror and glanced at Fernand sitting in front. Seeing no change in his expression, she lowered her head and exited the room. “Since you’re buying, we should eat our fill. We haven't had a good meal since we hit the road. We need to make up for it.” Fernand had no idea how to refute Philip's shameless words. He stared at Phi
Fernand felt hurt. He clenched his fists and vowed to teach Aslan a good lesson later. The attendants of Terrace Tavern soon started serving the food one after another, and everything looked delicious. Everyone could not wait to dig in. At Philip’s command, they did not keep up appearances but ate as if they had been starving for days. Lyle and Poppy had nothing to fear. They had taken the antidote made by Philip in advance. Even if the food was poisoned, they could eat without qualms. Sure enough, the food was doctored with knockout drugs at Fernand’s command. He could deal with Philip and the others after this. Fernand wanted to knock Philip out, tie him up, and torture him so that Philip would know the serious consequences of insulting and offending him! Seeing that Fernand was unwilling to eat, Aslan took away his cutlery. “Since you don't want to eat, don't take up this spot. Just sit aside and don’t affect our appetite.” Aslan shoved the food down his throat in
Although Fernand had been working in Imperial City for some time and had won the emperor's favor, he did not own a storage bag. Therefore, Fernand had no extra change of clothes. He wanted to take Aslan’s clothes but felt repulsed and had to give up. “Damn it, I vow to kill you!” Fernand said angrily. With a clap of his hands, some people filed in and looked at Fernand expectantly. They were the female attendants of Terrace Tavern. In fact, the person in charge of Terrace Tavern was none other than Fernand. Since he could not do a lot of things on the surface, Fernand had to operate behind the scenes. In public, this tavern belonged to an old man, but everything was under Fernand’s control in reality. “Toss them down here,” Fernand instructed. He stepped forward and opened a secret panel on the floor. The attendants carried Philip and the others to the opening and let them slide down to the basement. Philip was amazed and kept looking around. As his mental consciousness
“I see. You bear some resemblance to a guy named Figo Larson. He must be related to you,” Philip said calmly. Fernand's expression slowly became distorted, annoyed that Philip would mention that loser. “Shut up!” Fernand scowled. Figo was nothing but a useless loser who only knew how to cause trouble for him. Fernand had been trained in various areas since he was a child and rose rapidly along the way. He finally entered Imperial City and became an official. On the other hand, that useless younger brother of his lorded at home and lived a comfortable life. He simply could not accept the fact that Figo kept riding on his coattails to live such a comfortable life. If Figo had been a genius like him, he could have accepted Figo’s existence, but he only brought Fernand endless trouble. News of Figo’s doings had spread to Imperial City and embarrassed Fernand. Fernand subconsciously looked at a corner with a pile of skulls. They belonged to members of the Larson family close
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Fernand's face. He worked so hard to catch Philip, but before he could torment him properly, an interceptor appeared and wanted to steal his prey. However, Fernand could not go against Chaplin’s wishes. “Sure, I'll leave this place to you.” Fernand left the basement with a smile on his face, but there was reluctance and resentment in his eyes. No one could accept their prey slipping through their fingers! Only Philip and his gang remained in the basement with Chaplin. “Hehe, you probably never expected to fall into my hands,” Chaplin said smugly. He provided the drug that knocked Philip out, so he knew exactly how bad Philip's current condition was. Chaplin walked up to Philip with his nose in the air. He then glanced at the struggling Lyle and the girl beside him unhappily. “You two dared to join Philip in front of me. Haha, do you really think Philip is that powerful? If that’s the case, you guys wouldn’t be here right now,” Cha
It was rumored that although that place was harsh, treasures could be found everywhere. Even weeds growing by the roadside were spiritual herbs that had grown for thousands of years. Philip had been here for a while and had heard of such rumors. He felt disdain for these rumors because he had been to that continent! It was dumb luck that he entered that continent back then, so it was a mystery whether he could tear the space apart and enter that place again. “No problem. Tell those people I’ll be there right away!” Chaplin said excitedly. He forgot about Philip and hurried out. If he could enter the ancient ruins, maybe his level would improve. It would be great if he could get the key to that continent. Once he controlled the key, he could connect the two continents, and he would make a killing with his identity as a level-five alchemist. As someone with that skill, he wanted to open a bridge between the two continents. “You guys wait here. I’ll deal with you after my
“Wow, I feel so good as if I just had a massage.” Jeff praised Philip in his mind. After taking the pill, he recovered instantly. Even the ailments he had been suffering from in the past were healed. He was in such good shape that he could face Hogster with no problem. He even felt that he could resist Hogster’s attack this time. Philip nodded. Jeff was quite good. He had thought that Jeff was already defeated and would not even be able to move. However, Jeff forced himself to take out a pill and swallowed it. “He’s quite good at persevering and has a bright future. You can consider grooming him,” Philip said to Jamie. Jamie was surprised to hear such a high assessment from Philip. Jamie attached great importance to Philip's suggestion. Since Philip said so, he would develop Jeff properly. “Aren’t you very full of yourself? Keep going.” Jeff rushed forward and started beating Hogster up. Hogster was already dying and could not put up a fight at all. “Stop!” Hogste
The Hexa Guild had lost the earlier match, so Hogster was upset about it. Their guild should be undefeatable. They should have made a name for themselves by now, but everything was ruined. Although Hogster did not know why the Celestial Palace was so powerful, he had a feeling that they were cheating. “I’m the pride of the Hexa Guild while you’re just an ordinary member. Don't even think about resisting me,” Hogster said calmly, clearly looking down on Jeff. Of course, Jeff was not to be outdone. “My favorite hobby is to beat someone while they're down. Your guild's reputation is so bad anyway. Why bother holding on to it?” His remark struck the Hexa Guild’s sore spot, and all the members scowled at him. Indeed, the Hexa Guild had a very bad reputation. They could only recruit ordinary people who could not join other guilds but yearned to practice. “Hehe, cut the crap. We’ll know the outcome after a fight!” After saying this, Hogster charged at Jeff with a weapon in han
It would do the Hexa Guild no good to keep Vanna alive, so they would not allow it to happen. Although the members of the Hexa Guild were angry, they quickly cheered up. There would be several matches with the Celestial Palace to go. They could not lose their fighting spirit because of this trivial matter. “Let’s see how powerful the Celestial Palace is. I refuse to believe that we’re no match for them.” Hogster decided to take the stage because the upcoming opponent was just an ordinary member of the Celestial Palace. They were not very strong. In his opinion, an ordinary member could not be very strong. It would be easy to win this match, and it would save him a lot of trouble too. It would be bad if he faced a dark horse like the previous match. The hooded man saw the performance of the Celestial Palace and was surprised by their extraordinary strength. However, he did not notice anything unusual. He simply thought that it was their usual strength. Since they were so str
“This is interesting.” The hooded man glanced at the people discussing this matter and felt expectant. He could not wait to meet Philip. On the other hand, Philip was watching the competition and had no idea what was going on. “Oh, I see, you’re the young lady of the Celestial Palace. I thought you were very powerful, but this is all there is to you.” Vanna’s opponent was an ugly woman who was very upset with her beautiful appearance. Vanna looked at her mockingly. “The outcome has yet to be determined. I don’t think you’re any better either.” After saying this, Vanna looked at the other party, waiting for her to make the first move. The ugly woman was furious at Vanna’s provocation. “Very well. Since you don’t know what’s good for you, let me show you what I’m capable of!” After saying this, she attacked Vanna as if she were ready to get rid of her. She had received an order from the guild leader to deal with Vanna properly. The Hexa Guild had initially planned to qu
The Hexa Guild also claimed that they would kill anyone from the Celestial Palace. Although upset, no one dared to say anything in the face of the other party’s strength. It would be embarrassing if they could not live up to their claims if they retorted now. Moreover, the battle was a matter of life and death. Everyone was risking their lives. The Celestial Palace had the confidence to face the Hexa Guild now. They believed that they could turn the situation around with their strength or at least show them what they could do. There would be a battle between the two parties in the afternoon, which was the best time to show off their strength. The young lady of the Celestial Palace would be the one contending. After improving her strength, Vanna was full of confidence and vowed to give her opponent a fatal blow or at least let them know how powerful she was. Ronan was nervous. He was not worried about his wife but worried that the Hexa Guild would take things too far. Those
It could be considered returning the favor. Jamie shook his head helplessly. He knew Philip’s kind intentions, but this matter was not so simple. “I know that your wine can improve someone’s strength, but it’s no help to us right now!” The overall strength of the Hexa Guild had increased so much that it went beyond anyone’s comprehension. Carlos turned up at this time. He wanted to talk to Philip about this matter, but Jamie beat him to it. “My friends just told me that the Hexa Guild is hellbent on dealing with everyone, not only us. Anyone up against them will be killed. They must be insane to face any guilds without fear!” Philip was intrigued. They could not be so confident for no reason. They must have encountered an opportunity. “Maybe they encountered an opportunity. I can't be sure about this, but I can at least provide you something to ensure that nothing happens to your people.” After saying this, Philip handed Jamie some pills. Philip was very confident about
It was very suspicious that a bunch of losers became so strong all of a sudden. “Philip, don’t you think something is wrong? I have a feeling that the Hexa Guild did something,” Jamie asked bluntly with mixed feelings about it. There was clearly something wrong with the Hexa Guild. Philip nodded. He had been watching the competition carefully. He could see that these people’s strength had just been improved, and their foundation was not very stable. “Don't think too much. There is a problem with them, and it’s not small either. From the looks of it, they must've taken something that can quickly improve their strength. However, their skills and combat experience can't keep up, so they can only barely manage it.” Philip shook his head helplessly. At this rate, even the members of the Celestial Palace would suffer. Moreover, the Hexa Guild held a big grudge against the Celestial Palace. Once they met, it would definitely be a life-and-death battle. “What should we do? All th
“You should prepare for the competition.” Philip turned and left after saying that. Everyone felt angry at his domineering appearance. Some people had ideas about Philip. “Which guild does Philip belong to?” a man with a sinister face asked angrily. He wanted to know which guild Philip belonged to so that he could go all out to target Philip's guild. Others shook their heads. No one knew much about Philip. At this time, a spy from the Hexa Guild stepped forward. He looked at the man flatteringly and provided all the information he knew. “Philip doesn't belong to any guild, but he’s an honorary elder of the Celestial Palace!” The fact that Philip became an honorary elder of the Celestial Palace had not been made public. Only people keeping a close eye on the Celestial Palace knew about it. The Hexa Guild had always wanted to deal with the Celestial Palace, so they had been keeping a close eye on the latter. They knew all the minor details. The man scowled as if he did
“I can explore the secret realm on your behalf, but why do you think she’d appear there?” Although Philip could not figure it out, maybe the old monk had his reason for saying that. “I’ll explore the secret realm after the guild competition is over. If I can find the woman you’re looking for, I’ll think of a way.” In fact, Philip would rather take the old monk with him. He did not know what the woman looked like, so it was better for the old monk to do it himself. “Sure!” The old monk smiled brightly, surprised that Philip would agree so decisively. The secret realm was full of dangers. He knew that he should not let others take risks for him, but Philip did not ask any questions and even agreed to his request without any hesitation. “I’ll think about it and see if I can find a way to bring you in,” Philip said off-handedly. He still preferred to bring the old monk with him. The old monk was dumbfounded and thought he had heard it wrongly. “What?” The old monk gaped at