"Yeah, it feels like he's just exaggerating!""I couldn’t agree more. Besides, they're probably not that rich anyway, otherwise, they would've recruited more than just thirty bodyguards. If they're a force from Brookbourn who's new to the city, then they should have aimed to recruit upward of a hundred people!"All of a sudden, many people began to offer their comments too.The white-haired old man said proudly, "He's not just exaggerating, you know. Joining their family at such a time is practically the same as sending yourself to the gallows! The risk is too high. After all, everyone saw how they offended the son of a mayor! Yusky is one of the south county's largest cities, and since they've offended such a big shot, it won't be long before Yusky Mansion finds out where these chaps live! When the time comes, all their bodyguards will have to die."Sure enough, many people gasped when they heard that. Indeed, the price offered by Severin was not very high, and they might be targe
"Does everyone get a pill?" One woman felt drawn to it. After all, the offer of having such pills was simply too tempting for them. Just a single pill that allowed them to break through to the attainment of a level one warrior king would completely change the trajectory of their life.Besides, the profession of bodyguard carried extreme risk, and even if they chose to work under a different employer, there was still no guarantee that they would not be killed by their employer's enemies. Furthermore, Severin had promised that the bodyguards he hired would not be sent to deal with the people from Manny's family if the latter did bring their men over to cause trouble.Then again, they had no way to be sure if he was simply exaggerating.Severin smiled. "I'm a first-grade high-rank alchemist, so I don't think it's too difficult to ensure that one person gets one pill. If you work for me, you might even have a chance to enjoy second-grade pills in the future!"That statement made the cr
Those who were not selected could only sigh and lament their lack of luck. After all, securing a quick breakthrough to level one warrior king was the greatest opportunity they could hope to receive."Let's go then! Our first order of business is to check up on Maddie's brother and find out what's wrong with him!" Severin decided. He then ushered Maddie to lead the way and left the plaza along with Diane and the rest of the newly-hired bodyguards.Maddie looked at the people there and could not help but frown. "Sir, didn't you say that you were only looking to hire thirty bodyguards? There are already thirty of them here. Wouldn't my brother become the bodyguard number thirty-one if you cure him and decide to hire him?"Severin smiled. "It won't be a problem. An additional bodyguard is no big deal when I can afford to support even a hundred more if I wanted to. I just don't think it's necessary to have that many. I value quality over quantity, and their attainment level must be high
"Hey, Lenny, you miscalculated, didn't you? You would've been selected if you didn't trade barbs with the guy. After all, there aren't a lot of level nine profound masters around here, and you still have an advantage in that respect!" A profound master in the plaza said to the white-haired old man whom Severin had refused to hire.Lenny's mouth twitched a few times before he said, "Hmph. I might've squandered this opportunity, but there's no denying that he offended Yusky Mansion. Who knows, maybe he or even his men might end up getting killed! Working under him might not be as good a prospect as you might think!"…Maddie led Severin and the others to a hotel. "Mister Severin, my brother and I arrived here from another city, and because we don't have much money on us, our only choice was to stay in a hotel for the time being." She glanced around at everyone present there.Severin immediately understood. "Just wait downstairs. My wife and I will go with Maddie to visit her brother!
Severin smiled wryly. "Don't be silly. They're probably here to participate in the appointment ceremony. Brookbourn Mansion and all the other mayors will be present there."Diane rolled her eyes at Severin. "But Sheila doesn't have to come even though Brookbourn Mansion are one of the guests. Besides, the other mayors came because they thought they had a chance of being appointed. Zachariah's Brookbourn Mansion knew the full details of the appointment, yet they still came from such a remote city despite knowing that they were never going to be appointed! Honestly, they didn't even have to bother coming!"As soon as she ended her sentence, she frowned suddenly. "Looks like they've encountered trouble."Severin could not help but let out a sigh as he walked quickly in that direction. At that moment, Sheila and Zachariah were discussing which hotel to stay in with several of the elders that they brought along. After all, they were only there for two or three days, so a hotel would be t
The blondie's palm was about to hit Sheila's chest when she felt a hand wrap around her waist from behind, pulling her backward almost ten meters away in the blink of an eye.Sheila was taken aback at first, but as soon as she turned around and saw a familiar and handsome side profile, she was immediately overwhelmed with joy and her beautiful face blushed shyly in an instant."Severin? It's you?" Sheila's heart was beating wildly, and her face was flush with embarrassment."Get them," Severin ordered.The blondie's group were all profound masters, and the only person with a slightly higher attainment was a single level eight profound master. The rest were either level five or level six. Therefore, it was the perfect opportunity for the bodyguards Severin just recruited to demonstrate their strength, and they all charge forth to attack the group of thugs.Within seconds, the group of thugs were all thrown to the ground and began howling one after another."What should we do with
Sheila's mind went blank for a moment, but she soon became even more excited. Rather than refusing her outright on that occasion, he replied to her in a somewhat ambiguous sentence. 'Does that mean I have a slightly higher chance of success now?'She looked at Diane, walked up to her, and held Diane's hand. "Diane! I didn't expect to run into you and Severin as soon as we arrived here. It has to be fate!""Perhaps there are some threads of fate that link you and Severin together. Otherwise, such a coincidence wouldn't have happened at all, wouldn't you agree?" Diane smiled.Severin seemed embarrassed, and it was then that Zachariah walked over and gestured respectfully to Severin. "Thank you very much for helping us earlier, Mister Severin. We were originally planning to decide on a hotel to stay for two nights, but we didn't expect to run into a group of rascals!"Severin then smiled. "No thanks necessary, Mister Zachariah. We're all friends, aren't we? Anyway, we bought a lot of
Before long, they all arrived back at Severin's home."I can already imagine a plaque bearing the words 'South County Mansion' being installed on this gate in another two days!" Zachariah was overwhelmed with some emotion as he stared at the huge gate.Though he disliked Severin, looked down on Severin, and wanted to stop Sheila from pursuing Severin when she was just getting to know him, his view of Severin had since changed, and he felt that he would be the lucky one if his daughter could end up becoming Severin's wife."Severin!" Felicia walked over and called out to him as soon as she saw him return. "Hall Masters Gracie, Larry, and Mick are all here. They're waiting for you inside!"After informing Severin that he had guests, she saw that Zachariah was there too and said with a smile, "Oh, Mister Zachariah! It's been a while! I didn't expect you to be here too! Dinner will be very lively tonight, that's for sure!""We met Severin and Diane outside along with their newly-recru