They were quickly led to the exclusive private room by the female attendant at the door. Philip opened the door and saw a gloomy man. This man looked like a sinister ghost. “Who are you?” Philip thought he looked familiar but could not put his finger on it. “You can call me Fernand.” Fernand introduced himself with a smirk and seemed hostile toward Philip. Philip marched into the private room and sat down. “Hey there, I want to place my order,” Philip beckoned, and a woman in sexy clothes walked in. “This, this, and this. I don’t want these three dishes. Serve the rest,” Philip said domineeringly. Hearing that, the attendant raised her head in horror and glanced at Fernand sitting in front. Seeing no change in his expression, she lowered her head and exited the room. “Since you’re buying, we should eat our fill. We haven't had a good meal since we hit the road. We need to make up for it.” Fernand had no idea how to refute Philip's shameless words. He stared at Phi
Fernand felt hurt. He clenched his fists and vowed to teach Aslan a good lesson later. The attendants of Terrace Tavern soon started serving the food one after another, and everything looked delicious. Everyone could not wait to dig in. At Philip’s command, they did not keep up appearances but ate as if they had been starving for days. Lyle and Poppy had nothing to fear. They had taken the antidote made by Philip in advance. Even if the food was poisoned, they could eat without qualms. Sure enough, the food was doctored with knockout drugs at Fernand’s command. He could deal with Philip and the others after this. Fernand wanted to knock Philip out, tie him up, and torture him so that Philip would know the serious consequences of insulting and offending him! Seeing that Fernand was unwilling to eat, Aslan took away his cutlery. “Since you don't want to eat, don't take up this spot. Just sit aside and don’t affect our appetite.” Aslan shoved the food down his throat in
Although Fernand had been working in Imperial City for some time and had won the emperor's favor, he did not own a storage bag. Therefore, Fernand had no extra change of clothes. He wanted to take Aslan’s clothes but felt repulsed and had to give up. “Damn it, I vow to kill you!” Fernand said angrily. With a clap of his hands, some people filed in and looked at Fernand expectantly. They were the female attendants of Terrace Tavern. In fact, the person in charge of Terrace Tavern was none other than Fernand. Since he could not do a lot of things on the surface, Fernand had to operate behind the scenes. In public, this tavern belonged to an old man, but everything was under Fernand’s control in reality. “Toss them down here,” Fernand instructed. He stepped forward and opened a secret panel on the floor. The attendants carried Philip and the others to the opening and let them slide down to the basement. Philip was amazed and kept looking around. As his mental consciousness
“I see. You bear some resemblance to a guy named Figo Larson. He must be related to you,” Philip said calmly. Fernand's expression slowly became distorted, annoyed that Philip would mention that loser. “Shut up!” Fernand scowled. Figo was nothing but a useless loser who only knew how to cause trouble for him. Fernand had been trained in various areas since he was a child and rose rapidly along the way. He finally entered Imperial City and became an official. On the other hand, that useless younger brother of his lorded at home and lived a comfortable life. He simply could not accept the fact that Figo kept riding on his coattails to live such a comfortable life. If Figo had been a genius like him, he could have accepted Figo’s existence, but he only brought Fernand endless trouble. News of Figo’s doings had spread to Imperial City and embarrassed Fernand. Fernand subconsciously looked at a corner with a pile of skulls. They belonged to members of the Larson family close
A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across Fernand's face. He worked so hard to catch Philip, but before he could torment him properly, an interceptor appeared and wanted to steal his prey. However, Fernand could not go against Chaplin’s wishes. “Sure, I'll leave this place to you.” Fernand left the basement with a smile on his face, but there was reluctance and resentment in his eyes. No one could accept their prey slipping through their fingers! Only Philip and his gang remained in the basement with Chaplin. “Hehe, you probably never expected to fall into my hands,” Chaplin said smugly. He provided the drug that knocked Philip out, so he knew exactly how bad Philip's current condition was. Chaplin walked up to Philip with his nose in the air. He then glanced at the struggling Lyle and the girl beside him unhappily. “You two dared to join Philip in front of me. Haha, do you really think Philip is that powerful? If that’s the case, you guys wouldn’t be here right now,” Cha
It was rumored that although that place was harsh, treasures could be found everywhere. Even weeds growing by the roadside were spiritual herbs that had grown for thousands of years. Philip had been here for a while and had heard of such rumors. He felt disdain for these rumors because he had been to that continent! It was dumb luck that he entered that continent back then, so it was a mystery whether he could tear the space apart and enter that place again. “No problem. Tell those people I’ll be there right away!” Chaplin said excitedly. He forgot about Philip and hurried out. If he could enter the ancient ruins, maybe his level would improve. It would be great if he could get the key to that continent. Once he controlled the key, he could connect the two continents, and he would make a killing with his identity as a level-five alchemist. As someone with that skill, he wanted to open a bridge between the two continents. “You guys wait here. I’ll deal with you after my
Philip was quite surprised by the emperor’s wisdom. “Let’s have a look.” Philip cheerfully led everyone to the Imperial List, happy with this discovery. When they arrived at the registration counter, Philip saw Tory guarding the crowd. Tory looked glum as if he had encountered some difficulty. He stood aside silently with a cold gaze, and the people around him dared not make any noise. Philip walked over to greet him. Tory’s bad mood was quickly replaced with a bright smile when he saw Philip, whom he had been thinking of. The people around looked at Tory, surprised to see such a friendly smile on Tory's face. Since Tory entered Imperial City as an official, they had never seen that expression on his face. Philip walked up to him and said in surprise, “Tory, why are you in charge of this area now?” Philip did not think it was a good job. Anyone with a brain could do this. Guarding some people to stay in line was something anyone could do. Tory sighed. It was hard to e
Tory wanted to enter the ancient ruins for a look, but his team was hiding in the dark, so it was inconvenient to make an appearance. Besides, Tory had not found anyone worthy of true friendship in this big Imperial City, making it impossible for him to form a team with random strangers and go to such a dangerous place. Philip's arrival had given him new hope that anything was possible. “Of course. Our team lacks an elite like you,” Philip invited Tory. Philip liked Tory. He was not weak and could be of great help. Hearing that, Tory jumped in delight. “That’s great. Fighting side by side with you is the best I can hope for!” Tory excitedly raised his glass for a toast with Philip. At this time, he noticed Poppy, who was sitting quietly by the side. “This girl looks so familiar. Have I seen you somewhere before?” Tory asked, thinking she looked familiar. Lyle burst out laughing. “Sir, this pickup line sounds so cheesy. No one speaks to girls like that anymore.” To