1135 The Strength of the Parthenon Temple (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”She's from the Blood Tribe. The tribe has a certain influence in the gray areas. These merchants are legal, and reliable. I have no clue how the businesses, society, or gatherings of upper-class people work. Liu Ru told me many times that I might find these people useful, but I'm too lazy to manage them,” Mo Fan informed her.
Liu Ru was currently an elder of the Blood Tribe. The Enforcement Union was hoping that Old Bao could keep an eye on the gray market in the Magic City. The gray market mainly consisted of eccentric people, the Blood Tribe, and some secret organizations. The Blood Tribe was mainly in charge of it, and ruled certain districts of the city by running businesses that would occasionally skirt the legal lines that the Enforcement Union had established...
Old Bao's approach was very simple. He had trained Liu Ru to control the gray market by manipulating the leaders of the factions involved, stopping them from undertaking any evil deeds while guaranteeing their safety, so they could survive in the city.
The Enforcement Union and the government was pleased to see that the gray market was under control. Even the Holy Judgment Court would struggle to manage an existence like the Blood Tribe, which was neither demon nor human. It was inappropriate to treat them all as bad guys, too. After all, there were lots of people that had suffered the same fate as Liu Ru!
Liu Ru currently maintained the balance of two great districts in the Magic City. She had a strong influence over the people involved in the gray market. These people would play a key role in establishing a new faction or clan. Mo Fan did not think they would be any use to him, but now that he thought about it, he might be able to do Mu Ningxue a favor instead...
Considering how aggressive he usually was, it was only a matter of time before he stepped on the tail of a powerful faction. As such, without a certain background, he was doomed to live a tough life!
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Mu Ningxue went back to sleep. It did not make sense for Mo Fan to stay in the room any longer.
Mo Fan was only discussing the future with Mu Ningxue, hoping that he could get closer to her. He definitely had lots of chances to scheme against her, let it be a lonely night, or a drunk weekend… tsk tsk tsk, the little rabbit could no longer escape from him!
Mo Fan thought about the Egyptian team as he was walking down the streets.
It was not pure luck that the Egyptian team had defeated both the Greek team and the English team. Their Undead Element was incredibly powerful, allowing them to keep Summoning undead to fight for them.
Mo Fan was slightly confused. How did the Egyptian team become so strong all of a sudden? Weren't their undead fairly useless when they were up against stronger opponents? Why was their team suddenly unbeatable?
”Mo Fan!” a pleasant voice called out from the alleyway nearby while he was still preoccupied with his thoughts. He turned at the voice and saw a woman with a black veil standing there. The shadows were hiding her alluring physique. Most people would only see a blurred figure in the alleyway, and not be able to tell it was a woman.
Mo Fan looked at the woman and chuckled, ”How much for a night, pretty girl?”
”How much are you willing to pay?” Asha'ruiya asked in return.
”You're so pretty, I'm willing to go bankrupt just to sleep with you,” Mo Fan said.
”Pervert!” Asha'ruiya glared at Mo Fan.
”What is it this time? Why do I feel like you've been seeing me a lot lately? I do admit that I'm very charming, like an addictive poison that many women are struggling to control themselves from taking, but I believe as a Candidate, your self-control should be a lot better than ordinary women,” Mo Fan shot back.
”I'm flying back to Greece tomorrow morning. A person happened to cross my mind, so I've come to ask you about her,” Asha'ruiya pointed at a dimly-lit inn nearby, signaling Mo Fan to continue the conversation there.
”Leaving already? We should really cherish our time tonight, and have a few...”
”What were you saying!?”
”A few sincere conversations. I believe we should be more sincere to one another, and less setting one another up.”
Asha'ruiya was too lazy to argue with his filthy mouth. She went straight to the inn.
She seemed to be familiar with the place. She ordered a fruit wine for herself while Mo Fan ordered a bottle of Sprite, before asking with a confused expression, ”So you want to ask about Mu Ningxue? The bow that defeated you?”
”The bow that defeated me? Since when did I lose to it?” Asha'ruiya asked in return.
”You conceded; doesn't that mean you've lost?” Mo Fan said.
”It's hard to say who was going to win in the end, but I did feel that I shouldn't be using that power in a tournament, which is why I chose to forfeit in the end. Besides, why are you so confident that I'm asking about Mu Ningxue?” Asha'ruiya said.
”Isn't that the case?” Mo Fan said.
Mo Fan already knew the answer when he saw the look on Asha'ruiya's face. He asked curiously, ”Then who do you want to ask me about?”
”The woman who's also a Candidate at the Parthenon Temple, just like me? Judging from your words today, she must be your second wife, then?” Asha'ruiya said.
”You must be referring to Xinxia! Oh, I almost forgot that you two are colleagues,” Mo Fan said.
”Colleagues? Don't you have a better word than that?” Asha'ruiya rolled her eyes.