The villain's way to tame the protagonist

The girl hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and refused.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Naylan, but I don't think my path is wrong, nor do I think... that only Shadow Marsh's path is correct."

She had seen the path that Anser was going to take, a difficult, great, blazing, sun-like miracle path.

Marina had seen Anser several times when he was happy and relaxed while completing tasks. She had seen him pretend to be nonchalant or even mean and indifferent, but in fact he was always conscientious in completing the tasks entrusted by the civilians...

Anser has changed. He has been relieved a little from the pressure that he was not aware of. He has begun to look at the world with different eyes. He also wants to change the world. He wants to... become the sun.

Then, you must become a person who chases the sun and basks in the sunshine. How can you live in the shadow of the light?

The garden is his home, where his talents can be fully utilized and his strength... can be fully contributed to Anser.

Rejected again, but this time, Naylan did not show disdain and sarcasm towards Marina as he did in the bell tower.

She just nodded slightly and said calmly: "It doesn't matter, you will figure it out sooner or later. But in this case, you are still a rival of Shadow Swamp. We will still find a way to stop you from going on without harming Lord Anser."

The woman put her hand on Marina's neck, but she didn't use any force, just held it lightly: "Do you remember what I just said to you?"

"…something I need."

Marina's breathing became a little erratic. She looked directly into Naylan's eyes and whispered, "Power."

"I will stop here and continue to do the most basic secretarial work beside Lord Anser."

Naylan took back his hand and said the words that had truly moved Marina so far:

"After the trip to the West, Shadow Marsh will give you a way to become a transcendent. The effect is stronger than the Water of Redemption. Although it is very difficult to achieve, you are worth it."

Marina didn't say anything, and Naylan wasn't impatient either, just quietly waiting for her answer.

"So... it's really pitiful."

Marina sighed slowly.

"No matter how hard I try, even with the help of Mr. Anser, as long as this condition is used as an exchange, I can't suppress my excitement... If there is no choice, I will agree even if all my efforts are burned to ashes."

She looked at Naylan and said softly, "I am very grateful that you think highly of me, who is so different from you, Ms. Naylan."

The conditions offered by Naylan were nothing more than whether Marina was willing to take a gamble.

If Marina could really establish a huge network of control in the entire Western Kingdom with only the name "Faust" without any roots or friends, allowing Anther to easily start changing this place, this achievement would be enough for her to ask Anther for ways to advance to the extraordinary level.

But is it really that easy to succeed? Will Anser provide such crucial help to Marina in the future like he did today? Everything is unknown.

And Nalan provided Marina with a safer path, as long as she let go, she could be promoted to the extraordinary level. If Marina's ultimate goal was this, then choosing to give in at this moment was obviously a better choice.

Anther might be disappointed with Marina's retreat, but Anther is never a leader who will give up on others because of one disappointment. As long as Marina has extraordinary qualifications, with her abilities and talents, she will surely win Anther's favor again in the future.

and……

"I know that Rhine's cat over there in the garden will definitely offer you the same price."

This is Naylan's final move to stop Marina's rise, so she has considered it very carefully: "And what it needs is not difficult to guess. Miss Xitana is imprisoned at the moment. As long as you can help Miss Xitana get out, stabilize her in the future, and continue to compete with us, it will definitely be willing to give you the method of promotion to the extraordinary, but..."

"Marina, you don't want to rely on Miss Sitana at all, and you don't want to receive any preferential treatment because of her existence."

The woman leaned over and stared into Marina's eyes:

"Do you have the determination to use her as a stepping stone to climb up?"

Marina looked at Naylan quietly. Just as she was about to respond, she heard a passionate shout from afar:

"Lina uh... Maganlei! Why haven't you come back for so long? I suddenly have a brilliant idea - huh?"

The tall girl who had been running happily all the way, causing all passers-by to shun her in fear, gradually slowed down her pace.

"Hey you."

Miss Fenrir, who was called the evil wolf by the outside world with both respect and fear, narrowed her eyes slightly and walked towards Naylan step by step.

"Neither human nor ghost...what do you want to do to my sister?"

Her words made Marina's expression freeze, while Naylan glanced at Xitana and said calmly: "My promise is still valid. If you want to see me, just go find Serpent Servant."

After saying this, Nailan's figure gradually faded away like a ghost until it disappeared.

It didn't disappear, because... a huge red and black beast claw directly pinched her whole body in its claws.

"I'm asking you something."

The wolf beast, which had tasted blood and violence in the wilderness, licked its lips, with wildness and ferocity flashing in its dark red eyes.

"You want to leave before you answer me? Huh?"

The red and black beast claw that stretched out from her left shoulder crossed a distance of more than ten meters in an instant and directly crushed Nalan to death!

The red and black airflow emanating from the beast's claws seemed to make Nalan's virtuality less stable. The woman turned her head slightly to look at Shitana, but did not speak immediately.

"…Ms. Fenrir."

It was Marina who sighed and said, "Let her go. She is ours."

"Eh?"

The ferocity and hideousness on Miss Evil Wolf's face disappeared in an instant, leaving only confusion and dullness.

"I, our people? Oh, oh, ah! Sorry, I... uh, am leaving?"

As soon as Sitana let go of the ghostly woman, her figure immediately disappeared.

Miss Wolf, feeling extremely guilty, approached Marina cautiously and said nervously, "Um... I, I didn't hurt her. She looked so sneaky and didn't look like a good person... Marina, please don't tell Ansher, okay?"

Marina looked at Xitana's pitiful appearance. She was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said:

"Don't worry, she won't take it to heart."

Xitana finally breathed a sigh of relief. She patted her chest and said with relief, "That's good... By the way, Lina, how are you arranging those poor people? Have you found some good employers for them?"

Looking at her sister with shining eyes, Marina whispered softly, "It has been arranged. Just finish the remaining two batches."

"Great!" Sitana hugged Marina's arm and said affectionately, "Hehehe... I knew Marina was the most reliable!"

"Please call me Maganlei, Miss Fenrir."

"Oh, it's okay. I was just whispering to you."

Marina glanced at Sitana, whose face was filled with joy, and suddenly said, "Ms. Fenrir, don't you want to go see them?"

"See? Then there's no need. Didn't Lina say that we can't let them get excessive preferential treatment because of my existence? We have to rely on them to be self-reliant."

Xitana said happily: "I think Lina is right! Although they are miserable... they still have to rely on themselves to survive. After all, I will leave sooner or later, and..."

She kissed her sister's cheek and said with a smile:

"And Lina is so reliable, I know they will be doing well without even having to go and see them."

"I trust Lina the most! I trust her as much as I trust Ansel!"

"..."

Would Naylan not notice that Marina had arrived?

As an elite member of Shadow Swamp, can't she even react to something like this?

No, absolutely not, she was just telling me - look, Marina, look at your sister, how much she cares about you and loves you.

If you don't even want to rely on her, are you really willing to use her?

Marina gently pulled her arm away from Sitana's embrace, and said calmly at the latter's unhappy expression, "Keep your distance, Miss Fenrir."

"You... hum!"

Exploit? Why should I exploit? I am just solving Xier's problem.

Mr. Anser has built such a stage for me. If I can't even solve Xier's problem perfectly, how can I follow in Mr. Anser's footsteps?

Only when I lack the ability will I be forced to make sacrifices, but I will never sacrifice Xier.

Ms. Naylan, in the final analysis, you still underestimate my abilities.

You also underestimated my ambition.

Chapter 6: In Ming Fuluo's Eyes (K)

The trials for Castle of Strife are in full swing.

Of course, the situation inside the Zero Hour Maze cannot be broadcast, but the organizer will use the Crystal Recorder to release the images of the competition inside the maze after the first stage. Although there is nothing to watch before the end of the first stage, it is precisely this period of silence that will make people more excited about the results... and make it more convenient to open a handicap.

However, during this time when everyone should have been waiting for the results of the first stage of the qualifiers, an even more heart-wrenching piece of news came out.

——Faust showed up in Castle of Strife.

He is not a liar who pops out of nowhere from some corner, nor is he a hysterical lunatic, but the real Faust, a real legend.

Without even moving a finger, he killed Indra instantly and challenged Lord Qing Jin directly, but the latter didn't say a word and let him leave in style.

If this is not Faust, who else can be Faust?

No matter from the perspective of strength or performance, this Faust can beat countless "Fausts" who have appeared before and are still appearing in other places. Although due to certain details - such as this Faust always doing commissions for civilians when he is free, and hiding in the Strife Castle for no reason, seeming a little sneaky... and so on, some people have doubts about the authenticity of this Faust, but the vast majority of adventurers who think that the trouble is not big enough believe that he is the real Faust.

The news spread across the Western Kingdom in no time. Even on the fiercest battlefield where Heaven and Earth and Blood and Dust were fighting, the name of that man became known.

Everyone is looking forward to seeing what kind of blazing fire this legendary adventurer can add to the already chaotic Western Kingdom.

And at this moment, this much-anticipated legendary gentleman is, well... playing with the cat.

"Meow~"

The cat with mottled colors, rough fur and some scars on its body lay on the ground, stretching its body like a noodle.

The great legendary Faust squatted in front of the cat, shaking the special cat snacks in his hand, and the cat's head swayed from side to side.

It began to relax from its alert look, and slowly stretched out its paws to scratch the snack bar dangling in front of its eyes. Its little pink nose kept twitching, and finally, as if it couldn't stand the fragrance at the tip of its nose anymore, it pressed its front paws on the ground, and its body jumped up, with the whole cat hanging on the snack.

Iron-gray particles condensed into the shape of a petite woman behind the cat. She reached out and grabbed the cat by the scruff of the neck, pulling it up amid its shrill screams and struggles, then looked at Anser with empty eyes.

"I thought you had some shocking plan."

"How could I possibly think of some earth-shattering plan every day?"

Ansel didn't even look at Ming Furo, but continued to tease the cat with snacks with a smile. As the cat could eat bite by bite, the dangerous little wild cat gradually calmed down and ate obediently.

"Always have to... Hey."

He took the cat from Ming Fuluo and gently stroked its skinny back. Then he looked up and smiled at Miss Scholar, "You always have to combine work and rest."

"Work and rest together." Ming Fuluo rolled her eyes. "Do you mean to peel people in the street until there is not a single intact piece of skin?"

"You make it sound like I killed someone."

"...You're saying it as if this isn't worse than murder."

Ming Fuluo walked up to Anser and walked side by side with him towards the lower city, ready to complete the commission. At the same time, she looked up at Anser with curiosity: "You really have no other plans?"

While stroking the cat, making the wild little creature purr comfortably, Anser asked Ming Fuluo, "Aluo, do you think I have to do everything myself?"

Ming Furo was slightly stunned, because Anser had done everything personally in the process of dealing with her, which left a deep impression on her. So she had an illusion unconsciously - Anser had been planning something and had been putting it into practice personally.

But now thinking back...if Anser really had to do everything himself, how could he possibly handle it?

Shadow Marsh, the Garden, and many other forces she didn't know about would serve Anser, either actively or passively, knowingly or driven.

The network that Ansir Hydra had built across the entire empire... was actually unfathomable.

Seeing Ming Fuluo's realized expression, Anser knew that his friend, who had a tacit understanding with him, had understood the reason, so he reached out and held Ming Fuluo's hand, his tone full of smiles and tenderness:

"After all, you and Xi'er are the most important people to me. I can't let fate take any chances, so I'm so devoted to you. Apart from you, what else is worth my attention to this extent?"

"There are two other women, right?" Ming Furo glanced at Ansel, but still held his hand.

The current Lord Hydra said calmly: "That's another matter."

Ming Fuluo raised the corner of her mouth slightly, but quickly suppressed it: "Why is it another matter?"

"Xi'er's character is extremely rare. I'm afraid there's no girl in the world who has a mind as pure as hers and can easily move me."

"And you and I, A'Luo, were only one step away from being together three years ago. If it weren't for fate, you would have been - I mean, you would have been as close to me as you are now."

Anser, whose palm was twisted by Ming Fuluo, smiled and changed his words: "Xi'er gave me comfort and peace of mind, and Luo helped me break the magic barrier. You have also changed and grown, so how can I still stagnate?"

It took less than a year for Anser to travel from the Red Frost Territory to the Imperial Capital, and then from the Imperial Capital to the Western Kingdom. However, with the help of these two girls, Anser's character became more and more perfect.

"I'm not invincible, but I won't be easily shaken no matter what."

He gently pinched Ming Fuluo's delicate fingers: "It's hard for me to imagine what kind of woman can make me unable to control my emotions like you and Xi'er."