The world doesn't need succubi to save it.

What they were provided with were rare ingredients whose cost alone would make one's eyes go dark.

Incidentally, this doesn't even take into account implicit external factors such as the chef's skills and the dining environment.

At this moment, although the banquet was very enticing, the atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Nearly a thousand people were enjoying the banquet in the huge hall, but the Star Chaser competition was not yet completely over.

The viewpoints of the last few contestants can be seen from the huge light screen suspended from the dome.

The competition is still ongoing.

However, what puzzled everyone was that their perspective was completely black.

"Black screen? What's going on?"

"This is the live stream perspective of the remaining few people, but why can't we see what's going on?"

The contestants who woke up later didn't understand. They frowned and stared at the few remaining screens, looking at the names marked on them.

"What exactly is this? Is it some kind of shady operation?"

"Did they realize they couldn't win and then resort to rigging the game? Really?"

While most remained calm and were willing to believe that Jaslin's family wouldn't rig the competition, this sentiment was not uncommon.

Because you can see some clues just from the backgrounds of the few who were still persisting at the end.

It really makes one suspicious.

look!

"The Watchers, the Watchers' Court, the Silver Council's Jaslin's House, the Silver Council's Yin Lai's House..."

Look, they're all powerful forces!

Even the contestant sent by the host family, Jaslin, the Silver Council diplomat who was powerless and who was not an ordinary Awakener, survived.

They still claim there was no behind-the-scenes manipulation?!

You're kidding me, aren't you?

Well then, let's just stop acting altogether.

Negative emotions gradually spread through the hall, and even the melodious string music could not mask them.

What started as whispers gradually escalated into discussion, and eventually, some people's voices began to rise uncontrollably.

"fair!"

"Give us a fair explanation!"

They want a fair explanation.

Some of the contestants were unwilling to accept this outcome!

They believed that if they could unite, even the Jasmine family would be wary, and they would be able to give them a reasonable explanation.

These contestants aren't idiots; how could they not know the difference in their own abilities compared to Jia Silin's family?

They know it.

Has this happened before?

Interestingly, although it's rare, it has happened.

As the leading financial family in the Silver Council, the Jaslin family truly has the means to disregard the reactions of these people.

Even the Star Chasers themselves are nothing more than a dispensable competitive entertainment project, and these people are utterly insignificant.

However, in order to maintain their aristocratic image, the Jasmine family usually chooses the most extravagant and wealthy approach to resolve such situations.

They directly offered money and resources... using the most straightforward monetary tactics to settle the matter peacefully.

Based on past practices, this should be resolved peacefully.

They got what they wanted, and the organizers had less trouble.

only……

Ideals are always lofty, but reality is often quite harsh.

Unexpected events can happen at any time.

In this hall, there were not only Jasmine's family members, but also another person.

One who is an arrogant and unreasonable being who has no intention of reasoning.

"Cough cough."

Like the sigh of a wild beast stretching its body, a deep, light cough interrupted the gradually building emotions.

They completely and irrationally tore apart the defenses.

"What? You think my son can't survive?"

The rough voice, though not loud, drowned out all other sounds.

Involuntarily, the contestants present looked in the direction of the sound.

In the center of the hall, a burly man who had been engrossed in eating looked up, grabbed a table, and wiped his mouth.

Bob Inlai, Anthony's father.

A nobleman who represents the Yoon family not only in terms of bloodline...

Even in terms of strength, he is more than qualified.

This is a legend.

A legend specializing purely in melee combat.

Bob, who had been suppressing himself in front of Keynes, was like a tiger unleashed at this moment.

Bob casually grabbed one of the contestants who had been shouting and put his arm around his shoulder.

The burly man, who was at least 1.9 meters tall, looked like a child next to Bob.

Bob nodded kindly with a gentle expression, then slowly exerted force with his strong arms.

"Come on, tell me loudly, do you think my son was unable to protect himself? Or is he incapable of protecting his fiancée?"

card.

The sound of bones snapping echoed within the contestant's body. He tried to struggle, but stopped when he saw Bob's gaze and dared not move.

Those were eyes filled with savagery, brimming with cruelty.

"Go ahead and speak, but I must remind you first that Yin Laijia will respond to your answer accordingly."

The Yin family... unlike the wealthy Jasmine family, this aristocratic family is not good at business.

On the contrary, their family has another well-known reputation in the Silver Council.

The most famous thing about the Yin family, and what outsiders talk about the most, is that they actively sell their military force.

If the Jasmine family were merchants among the nobility, then the Yin family were mercenaries among the nobility.

These two families were surprisingly compatible, and intermarriage between them has always existed.

Bob was able to maintain the humility of a junior towards Keynes, who was actually his elder, but he was not so gentle with others.

Looking around the hall, Bob addressed him, and everyone else:

"Kid, before you cause trouble, get your facts straight!"

“My son and his fiancée were so in love, how could he abandon her?”

"Aren't you right?"

……

……

At that very moment, in the Land of Star Chaser, in the lowest level of the palace through a large hole, Anthony was unconscious.

First, it was controlled by the gods and its energy was depleted; then, Ning Feng directly and brutally smashed it here.

A slender figure in a formal dress pushed aside the rubble and appeared with difficulty.

"Anthony! Where are you!?"

Sophie appeared, calling out her fiancé's name repeatedly, searching for him.

"You're in... Anthony!"

But when Sophie actually saw Anthony unconscious, her anxious expression calmed down, and she looked around.

He walked slowly to Anthony's side and called out softly a few times, but there was no response.

After a moment of silence, she reached into her chest and quickly found a specially made small dagger.

He drew the dagger from its sheath and slowly raised it toward Anthony's throat.

I recall the task my grandfather gave me that night.

The task at Jasmine's house...

Sophie's movements gradually became more resolute.

Sophie raised her right hand forcefully, and her expression turned completely cold.

For a moment, her appearance, the indifference in her eyes... were almost exactly the same as Keynes'!

Chapter 243 Jia Silin

Several months earlier, in Keynes’s study, the true head of the Jaslin family summoned Sophie.

As a ruler who rarely showed much affection for his family, Keynes seldom had time to sit down for tea with his relatives.

That time was no exception.

It wasn't a harmonious chat between a grandfather and grandson; it was more like a cold-blooded leader assigning tasks to his subordinates.

“Sophie, my granddaughter, as the only contestant from the Jasmine family, you have only one task.”

"No matter who you ultimately choose as your companion, I only need you to do one thing."