The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"Ah?" The young man was stunned. "Sister, you didn't ask us either?"

"This... do I need to ask this?"

Xitana turned her head and looked at her current "followers" in disbelief: "There are still people suffering in other places... You can't just accept it so casually. If you can't accept it, shouldn't you just tell me directly! "

The young man was speechless for a moment. He grabbed the back of his neck awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"Now is not the time to teach your men a lesson, Miss Fenrir."

Anser said calmly: "Keep leading the way."

"Ah...I, I...yes."

Although he was theoretically Shitana's subordinate, when this young man heard Anther's order, he ignored Shitana's opinion. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he agreed in a low voice.

It was impossible for Xitana to discover such a small matter. She was so angry that she just wanted to tear down this slave black market. She also urged the young man to lead the way quickly. The undisguised vicious aura on her body made the poor young man shiver subconsciously.

They walked through the gaps between the stacked houses. The peculiar architectural structure of the lower city perfectly concealed the black market. Without anyone reminding her, Hitana, who was not that smart, would never have thought that there were still remnants of the Colorful Snake here.

"Hey, who are you——"

When they arrived at a heavy iron door, the gatekeeper was stunned when he saw Anser and his group. Just as he said four words, he heard a thud and his head was pinched by Shitana and slammed hard against the iron door.

Under the young man's horrified gaze, Hitana threw the gatekeeper, whose life or death was unknown, aside with an expressionless face, and kicked the entire iron gate flying.

Amid the huge roar, Anser's eyes moved through the sparsely populated dark alleys, taking in the astonished expressions of a few people.

"It seems that due to Miss Fenrir's reputation, the business here is not as good as before."

Anser stepped into this "black market". Rather than calling it a black market, it was actually just a narrow street. On both sides of the road were stacked houses that looked like cages. It seemed that specific transactions were conducted in these houses.

“Not as good as before?”

A boiling, fiery breath emanated from Xitana's lips and teeth: "This kind of business... should be crushed into the soil!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xitana wanted to kill along the path she sensed, but Anser stopped her first:

"This should be inside a building complex... Don't be too aggressive, or the surrounding houses will collapse. Also, leave someone alive."

Xitana's figure shook, and disappeared in the next second.

Then, without any warning, there were horrifying roars and screams.

The box-type houses built on both sides of the black market seemed to have exploded out of thin air, and their outer walls suddenly burst apart. Ordinary extraordinary people could not catch a glimpse of the violent figure wreaking havoc in this narrow alley, and even the afterimage was difficult to see.

"...It's unreasonable." Ming Fuluo whispered, "It's only been a few days, and she's already much faster than when she was in Hydra Territory."

The stunned young man could neither see nor hear her, so Ming Fuluo didn't need to hide anything. The petite scholar looked up, and without taking it seriously, she just... barely kept up with the red and black afterimage.

"I thought her previous state was already at the limit of the third level, but... can she continue to improve?"

Ming Fuluo shook her head and looked at Anser: "Where is her limit?"

"I can't say for sure." Anser chuckled, "After all, she is Xitana."

Where did the Wolf Emperor go in the original world line after achieving unrivaled power? The story does not give an answer.

Among the four heroes, she is the only one who does not have a clear ending.

No one knows whether he reached the unprecedented seventh level by following the path to heaven, or whether he broke through the barrier of the endless world with his force. Anser only knows that the original Cang Tian Wolf Emperor had only one goal after all his thoughts were resolved and the dust settled - that is to go to a higher and farther place.

A place higher and farther away... This is also the scene that Anser promised to Xitana.

Xier, do you still hold such ambitions now?

Bang!

With a dull thud that made one's scalp numb, a middle-aged man fell from the air... No, it should be said that he was smashed straight to the ground. Blood soon covered the ground. His limbs were twisted and he twitched a few times, but he did not seem to be dead yet.

"I asked you to take a breath, and you really just took a breath."

Anser shook his head helplessly. He waved his hand and the man who was almost thrown to death by Shitana was pulled up out of thin air. Just as Anser was about to say something, Ming Furo raised her hand to stop him.

"Leave it to me. I have done some research on the soul to become like this."

Ming Fuluo's purple eyes glowed with a cold light, and she whispered in a low voice: "Garbage also has its uses."

The black market leader, who was only breathing his last breath and had no idea what was happening, suddenly had his eyes turn white and his whole body twitched violently.

About half a minute later, the middle-aged man who was dragged into the air by Anser with an invisible force had his limbs drooped, his head tilted to one side, and there was no light in his eyes.

"found it."

Ming Fuluo opened her eyes and said calmly, "In Salt Lake City, at the home of a retired third-level adventurer. The teleportation array over there is not open, so we have to travel by land."

"As for all the other slaves who are still alive and have not been sold... I will record their hiding places and give them to you immediately."

"No need, just give it to our Miss Fenrir."

"...her?" Ming Fuluo frowned slightly, "Do you want these slaves to die?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xitana, covered in blood, fell from the air, with a lot of blood and limbs on her body.

"You are really fearless."

The wolf spat and said with a ferocious expression, "You think I don't exist, huh?"

"According to the memory of the guy you just left behind, it's not that they are not afraid of you, but they think that the upper city of Strife Castle will immediately send people down to clean you up."

Ming Fuluo said calmly: "After all, normally speaking, if you go alone into such a powerful territory and want to go against the ruling group, you are really looking for death."

Xitana wiped the blood stains on her face, and at the same time, a red-black aura emanated from her body to wipe away the blood stains. She sneered, "They are wrong, absolutely wrong... Why are you staring at me?"

Xitana, feeling uncomfortable being stared at by Ming Fuluo, took a step back cautiously: "What are you planning?"

"..."

The scholar sighed, turned to look at Marina, and said solemnly:

"If you weren't with her, I would never listen to that damn brat."

"You are too kind, Miss Mingfu Luo." Marina bowed slightly, "I will do my best to assist Miss Fenrir."

Ming Fuluo nodded, then glanced at Xitana who looked a little confused: "Anser and I have found someone, but there is no teleportation array over there. Anser and I will go there first, and you and... Maganlei stay here."

When Xitana heard "You stay here", her brain immediately overloaded, and she said reflexively on the spot: "Why! I want to -"

Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered that she had so many things on her plate that she was overwhelmed and couldn't handle them all. How could she go somewhere else?

Seeing that Xitana was not completely stupid, Ming Fuluo slightly stopped paying attention to the mentally retarded person, and Anser said for her: "Aluo has collected information about all the slaves scattered in the lower city. She will give it to Maganlei later. You can deal with this matter with her, Miss Fenrir."

"This, this is it..."

Xitana scratched her head. The innocent look on her face seemed like two different people from the fierce beast just now. "Okay, then I won't go. You guys——"

"Mr. Faust."

At this moment, Marina suddenly spoke.

She first withdrew her gaze from the young man huddled in the corner. After a brief silence, she said solemnly, "You said you would give the client a reply within three days, so I will only be away for one day at most... one day. I want to witness the outcome of this commission."

After Anser met the girl's serious and resolute gaze for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, then you can go to Salt Lake City with us first... Miss Fenrir, Maganlei will come to help you one day later. Of course, it's only one day, it doesn't matter."

"I--"

Hitana, who had originally thought that she wouldn't be too lonely with Marina's company, was now dumbfounded. She wanted to shout that she wanted to go too, but when she thought of the documents piled up on the table and the countless dark corners in this downtown area, which might contain even more filth that was as infuriating as this slave black market, she couldn't bring herself to say anything naughty or coquettish.

"...I know, it's just for one day."

The girl smiled and said, "No problem, just go ahead... but don't forget to give me the Ma... Ma Gan Lei as soon as possible!"

Ansher nodded slightly, without saying anything more, turned and left the dark alley.

An ordinary commission with a reward of less than two gold coins has led to so many complications.

Anser did have deeper intentions in accepting this commission, but he certainly could not have imagined that things would develop like this. However... it is obviously a good thing that it is so tortuous and profound.

Because this will make this ordinary commission, which is very meaningful for smart people to re-understand the world, more meaningful.

Although Ansel already knew the direction and possibilities of the ending, he naturally could not decide the content of the ending without deliberately manipulating or designing anything. However, this did not prevent him from taking Marina to witness it - what's more, he was also very happy that Marina was willing to witness it actively.

She was going against her will once again, which was good... maybe she didn't even realize it.

So, go and see, my Magan Tears.

Go and see what happens to mortals who are bought and sold like livestock.

Go and see this... terminally ill world.

Chapter 9: Les Miserables (K)

Learning takes time, understanding takes time.

But Ansel, who intended to guide Marina, did not give her much time.

The girl, who was busy with many things, followed Anser around. Even with the little thing Anser bought her earlier, a necklace that could enhance her physical strength, she still looked a little haggard.

Her workload is unimaginable for ordinary people - organizing the network of Strife Castle from scratch with the Queen Bee as the fulcrum, constantly trying to guess Ansher's intentions and making advance preparations, analyzing existing intelligence every day to lay a solid foundation, and thinking about how to achieve results under the suppression of Shadow Swamp. She must consider her own future and achievements, and must not neglect her job... Now she has to add one more thing, to help her troublesome sister manage the downtown area which is in such a mess.

On top of this, Ansher also put the most difficult and even suffocating thing on Marina's shoulders.

Although this little thing could be considered too gentle compared to the means used to tame Xitana and Ming Furo, Marina was completely different from those two girls - from the very beginning, she had absolute love and loyalty for Anser, and like most people, she remained faithful until death.

Therefore, there is no doubt that Ansel has expectations for her, and he will not waste time on worthless people.

If she had no value, even if Marina was Sitana's sister, he would not let this girl appear in his life so frequently.

"Salt Lake City... Yeah."

In the shaking carriage, Anser looked at the city at the end of the yellow dusty land and said softly:

"Lord Gan Lei, how long did it take us to get from Fort Strife to Salt Lake City by carriage?"

Marina, who was recording something, immediately looked up and said, "Six and a half hours. This place is not far from Strife Castle."

"It's just a small town." Anser muttered to himself, "The teleportation array is closed, so no important people come and go. But it's not too far from a big city like Strife Castle, and the material conditions are also acceptable. It's a suitable place for retirement."

The young Hydra looked at the thoughtful young lady adventurer and smiled, "Do you think that's right, Lord Gan Lei?"

Marina put the notebook on her lap and sat there obediently, thinking for a moment, then shook her head:

"Level 3 transcendents can receive generous treatment in any region of the empire. Even if they do nothing, there will still be a lot of nobles looking for them. If they want to retire... either East Harbor or the South Territory are much better than the West Country."

"Then why did the adventurer who bought the boy and most of the adventurers who had long since stopped exploring choose to settle in the West Country?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

Without waiting for Marina to answer, the adventurer in the same carriage raised his hat and grinned: "Of course it's freedom."

"...Yes, freedom."

This question was simple and not complicated. Marina repeated the two words again and organized her words a little:

"The influence that the nobles can have in the West is the lowest... Even though the people who rule the four large territories are still the Grand Dukes, the adventurers still have a degree of freedom far exceeding that of the extraordinary people in other territories of the empire."

Extraordinary people have obtained countless privileges with their extraordinary powers, and this is especially true for adventurers from the West. Even if they retreat from the front line, they will never give up that freedom.

Nobility and freedom...

Marina's thoughts instantly grasped a key point. She looked at Anser and was about to say something when she was interrupted by the adventurer in the carriage again.

"Hey, brother... you have a very unique taste."

The adventurer sitting next to Anser bumped his shoulder with a laugh: "You like this kind of thing with not much meat? How can such a mortal withstand--"

A streak of blood spreading out of nowhere on his neck made him shut his mouth.

"Apologize to my servants." Anser half-closed his eyes and spoke indifferently.

"Ooooh...be careful bro."

Despite being threatened, the adventurer was not angry, nor did he show any panic. Instead, he raised his hands and said honestly, "It was just a joke... Don't take it seriously. I didn't expect someone to take a mortal who can't stand the slightest bit of hardship as a servant."

After saying this, he clasped his hands together and begged Marina, "My dear lady, can you ask your master to forgive me this time?"

There was neither reluctance when his life was threatened nor reluctance to bow to mortals.

Marina had met too many people, and she could tell at a glance that this adventurer didn't care at all. He was "apologizing" to her as if he was... just playing a game.

Marina didn't say anything, but her silence finally began to make the adventurer feel uneasy. He chuckled twice and carefully moved his butt away little by little. When he reached the end of the carriage, his figure immediately disappeared.

He is very conscious of the times, as all experienced adventurers are.

But an experienced adventurer should never do anything so reckless as to rashly provoke a strange extraordinary being.

This means that in the eyes of experienced adventurers, bullying a mortal is not considered a provocation. No, it is not an insult, it is just a witty remark that is not even a joke.