“If your believers hear about this, faith itself would be destroyed for countless people.”Amos Augustus smiled.“We should only say whatever the person wants to hear.“I’d be making a fool of myself if I talked about beliefs in front of an intelligent woman like you, Commander Hannah.“Right. I’m sorry for barging in here out of the blue.“That’s why I brought a Honey Pill that’s been sitting in Adenar Temple for a hundred years.“More than fifty types of elixirs are used to create this.“It isn’t considered godly, but you should be able to cure any disease or sickness as soon as you eat some of this.“Of course, judging from your strength and skill, you shouldn’t need something like this in the first place.“That said, your subordinates might just need this one day.”Amos casually set the gift box on the table before opening it, revealing a dark red pill inside.“One of the Smalt Sect’s sacred treasures?”Hannah Jean froze. Even as a frigid woman, she could not help but r
Amos Augustus showed a hint of helplessness after hearing Hannah Jean’s words, as if there was something he did not want to divulge.But since Hannah already brought up the subject…Then, there was no point in him hiding anything.“You should know about the Nine Eyed Beads.“Other than the One-Eyed Bead and the Nine-Eyed Bead, the remaining seven are all with the Smalt Sect.“I know you are also interested in this.“That said, I’ll be frank with you here.“There is no secret of immortality with the beads.“If there is, then the founder wouldn’t have died in the first place. Right?”Hannah cracked a smile.“I naturally wouldn’t believe in such fables.“That said, some of the elderly are pretty interested in that.“They’re willing to try anything once if there is even a glimmer of hope.“I have a prominent status in the family.“But if the elderly want to see if there’s a possibility of immortality…“As a junior myself, I can’t just tell them off now, can I?“If you’re tr
Hannah narrowed her eyes for a moment.“It’s not that simple now, is it?”“What a pain it is to talk to someone smart…” Amos chuckled. “If I remember correctly, your family has a live-in husband called Harvey York, right?”Hannah’s eyes lit up.“There is someone with that name, yes. Mandy has probably divorced him by now. He has nothing to do with the family anymore.”“Is that so?”Amos chuckled.“My subordinate told me that when he tried to show his love to Mandy, Harvey popped out, calling Mandy his woman and all that.“With an arranged marriage between our families, we’d be able to deepen our relationship.“What a shame…”Hannah looked at Amos with a profound gaze.“I don’t know how truthful you actually are, Young Master… But I don’t have the right to decide a partner for a branch head. At least, not right now.”“No matter.”Amos smiled.“My subordinate’s marriage is none of my concern.“Besides, I should at least wait for your rise to power before that, right?“How
Before Amos and Roue met, Harvey had been taking care of Mandy in the Outskirts International Hotel.Her body would occasionally turn to the worst because of the curse she was inflicted with.Harvey was an expert martial artist; he was proficient with the art of killing, but he wasn’t an experienced doctor. He managed to save Mandy’s life, but he wasn’t able to cure her curse for her to fully recover.He decided to quietly wait and see what Amos planned to do next.After all, it was surely humiliating to Amos and his sect when they heard Stinger being forced to kneel and slap himself in the face. Harvey was certain Amos wouldn’t be calm enough to swallow that.On the third day, in the afternoon, Romina approached Harvey with an odd expression.“Stefan’s asking to see you, Sir York.”“Him?” Harvey was confused. “Publicly, or quietly?”“He probably came up with ways to hide his identity and change the way he looks.”Harvey showed a profound gaze before standing up.“Come. Get a
“Not just to me, this is a humiliation to the entire Aenar Temple!” Stefan roared.“Didn’t your master side with the Adenar Temple already?” Harvey said. “He even sent the beads over. You call this humiliation?“Both sides are destined to fight to the death since the beginning. Why would something like this happen in the first place?”Stefan seemed a little awkward.“My master actually believed Amos to be the reincarnation of the Smalt Sect’s founder.“Because of this, after that bastard took my position, the Aenar Temple decided to suppress me, preventing me from doing anything.“They told me to not be controlled by emotions and to look at the bigger picture, saying that this is the generation where the Smalt Sect would rise.“Screw them!“If the resources used on Amos were mine in the first place, I would’ve been a God of War too!“If they gave me back my position, I could’ve been the outskirts’ top talent of the generation too!“Besides, to prevent that bastard from sens
Ten minutes later, Stefan exited the hotel through the emergency exit. He quickly headed into an inconspicuous black van in the corner of the street.The van quickly entered an alley and disappeared into the night after a few turns. No matter how good a person was at tracking, they wouldn’t be able to find out who the van owner was in a short time.After finally leaving the bustling streets, Stefan let out a sigh of relief before taking a sip of his mineral water that came all the way from France; fatigue was written all over his face.It was just a simple chat with Harvey, but he still felt completely exhausted for some reason.The privacy glass on the back slowly rolled down, and a monk with nine tonsures on his head spoke up.“How was it?”Stefan quickly showed a stern expression.“I met with Harvey, Master. He’s way too confident. Not only did he refuse to work together with me, he even said that he’ll deal with Amos alone.”The monk froze; his calm face contrasted with his
Nine o’clock at night.Mandy had mostly recovered after a few days of rest.She knew she didn’t have much use in the outskirts after finally meeting Harvey. She asked Harvey to send him off at the airport soon after.Harvey was instantly relieved when he saw Mandy leave. Mandy was his biggest weakness, after all. After learning about her flight safely landing in Wolsing, he was finally at ease.To show gratitude toward Romina’s contributions, other than giving her a check worth 1.5 million dollars, he invited her to have a few drinks at the bar street as well.After all, they should take the chance to relax before the storm.Harvey requested a room for his group; while everyone was gulping down their drinks, he assigned work to each person.When everything was handled, Harvey went outside the box to get some fresh air. He called Tyson to ask for some men he could use in the outskirts, while also arranging things in Wolsing.For Mandy or the country’s sake, Harvey felt like he n
Harvey knew something about Casks in the martial arts world.Normally speaking, schools would choose a few women with extraordinary talent as support, or Casks. After using said Casks, they’d be crippled for the rest of their lives, or they’d simply die.Harvey couldn’t be bothered to deal with Miley because of their history…But for Lennon’s sake, he didn’t want to see her die either.Besides, people who look for Casks were naturally evil anyway.Harvey quickly took a step forward. “Leave her and go.”The joyful group froze, and looked loking at Harvey with disbelief.“Oh? Times sure have changed, huh? After all, people like this have no right to stand in front of us in America!”The man squinted at Harvey.“I’m in a good mood. I can’t be bothered to deal with you right now. Step aside.”“I know this woman. That’s why you can’t take her,” Harvey said. At this distance, Harvey could clearly tell that Miley was cursed. The curse seemed to have a similar effect like the one M