Chapter 41: I Absolutely Don’t… No Way Am I Expecting It! |
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At the Golden Cloud Chamber of Commerce building.
A carriage stopped below.
Two swordsmen were hurriedly packing up items and then loading them onto the carriage.
Nearby, Liliana kept urging them on.
“Hurry up! Hurry up!”
The last look from that young man told her he wouldn’t let her off so easily.
“President, why so fast?”
“Don’t ask what you shouldn’t!” Liliana looked somewhat worriedly toward the conference hall she had just left.
“Don’t worry, President!
With us here, no one can harm you.”
Both were Black Iron Swordsmen whom Liliana had hired at a high price.
Black Iron Swordsmen were extremely powerful in war, even capable of becoming lords of small territories.
Yet they willingly served as Liliana’s guards here, showing how many magic crystals Liliana had spent.
After loading the precious goods onto the carriage, Liliana was about to get on.
By the wall, Jonas leaned against it holding an iron sword and smiled, “President Liliana, why the rush? Where are you headed?”
Liliana bit her lip.
Although Jonas gave off a strange craving, her rationality told her to run.
She had seen Jonas’s methods and knew that if she fell into his hands, there would be no good outcome.
The Golden Cloud Chamber of Commerce was the largest chamber in Tars City, with business covering Postana. Someone of her status could thrive anywhere.
But now, escape was impossible.
She rushed back at full speed but didn’t expect Jonas to be this fast.
Liliana said, “If Lord Jonas is not going to take control of Tars City, why come to find me?”
Jonas replied, “You are much more important than Tars City.”
“My lord, you flatter me.”
“I’m not joking, I’m serious.”
Jonas then stepped forward toward Liliana.
Seeing him approach, Liliana involuntarily took a few steps back.
Liliana’s figure was voluptuous and alluring, radiating an enticing charm all over.
Her smooth, curvy lines were soft and flowing; her waist was supple and elastic.
Her hips were round and full; her legs plump and slender. As she stepped back, her body swayed slightly.
A true beauty.
Liliana shouted angrily, “What are you two standing there for? Stop him immediately!”
Before finishing, she turned and headed toward the carriage.
At the same time, Jonas suddenly surged forward like a bolt of lightning.
His movement was as swift as a gale, catching everyone off guard.
The two swordsmen glanced at each other, then drew their long swords without hesitation, slashing fiercely at Jonas.
Their techniques were their specialties, and their power was formidable.
In an instant, Jonas’s figure vanished like a ghost!
What?
What kind of speed was that?
The two swordsmen were shocked.
Jonas’s figure appeared like a specter behind them.
This eerie scene instantly set off their alarm bells; their eyes shrank in fear as they tried to turn and check.
With a loud bang, the hilt of Jonas’s sword struck the backs of their shoulders like a heavy hammer.
The force was so great that the swordsmen didn’t even have time to scream before collapsing unconscious onto the ground.
With Jonas’s current strength and his mastery of Whirlwind Slash, dealing with these two Black Iron-level swordsmen was effortless—just a blink of an eye.
At this moment, Liliana had just reached the carriage when Jonas appeared beside her like a ghost.
“Where are you heading?” Jonas asked with a slight smirk, a smile teasing on his lips as he looked at Liliana.
“Weren’t you quite interested in me at the meeting just now?”
Seeing Jonas and the two fallen swordsmen, Liliana was completely stunned.
No…
These were the Black Iron Swordsmen she had hired at a high price—all famous experts!
And they fell in an instant?
This… Jonas’s strength is unbelievable!
How could someone so young possess such power?
Liliana had seen the geniuses of the imperial capital, but none matched the oppressive aura and strength of Jonas before her.
Fear crept over her; she stepped back slightly, trembling. Her rounded shoulders instinctively recoiled.
Her plump legs took quick, delicate steps backward; her ankles twisted slightly, and she leaned against the carriage.
Liliana said, “What do you want? I can give you anything!”
“You.”
“Huh?”
Jonas said bluntly, “Miss Liliana, I told you I would come find you because I’m interested in you.
I’ve studied you—how you turned a small chamber into the largest in Tars City.
I like your ability.
Come be my retainer.
I can give you everything you want.”
“I am the second daughter of the Beck family and president of the Golden Cloud Chamber. To be your retainer as a minor lord?
Dream on!”
Bang—
Jonas pressed Liliana against the carriage.
“You…
Mm—”
[Liliana Beck]
[Eye of Desire: Can perceive others’ desires...]
[Talent: S-level Business Ability]
[Loyalty: 0%]
Jonas: Hm?
Loyalty at zero percent?
Given my terrible behavior in the conference hall and bloody methods, plus intercepting her like this, the impression should have resulted in negative dozens of loyalty points.
But Liliana’s loyalty shows zero percent—looks like there’s some discrepancy.
The system’s displayed preferences and personality are quite accurate though.
A sly smile curved Jonas’s lips. His right hand slowly extended; a spatial magic ring flickered faintly on his finger.
A red hemp rope appeared in his hand.
Liliana stared at the rope in horror, instinctively stepping back a few paces, trembling.
Her eyes widened: “You… what do you want to do?”
Jonas answered calmly, “Of course, to gain your loyalty.”
“Ah?”
Before she finished, Jonas quickly threw the rope at her.
“You don’t… uh…”
Jonas effortlessly lifted the bound Liliana, turning and walking into the house.
Liliana’s body swayed slightly on his shoulder; her eyes fixed on Jonas, filled with anger and confusion.
“What exactly do you want?” Liliana gritted her teeth and asked. Though her whole body was bound and immobilized, her voice carried the authority of a president.
Her body was twisted into a strange posture, tightly tied up and deprived of freedom.
Jonas in front of her was still an extremely dangerous man.
Yet a strange feeling surged in her heart.
She felt her face involuntarily flush, as if a warm current flowed inside her body.
This sensation was so unfamiliar that she was momentarily at a loss.
Jonas said, “Be my retainer.”
He tugged the rope, digging into her flesh. The strange sensation made Liliana tighten up.
“You… let me go! How can you force someone to be a retainer like this…”
Liliana’s voice trembled slightly, seeming afraid, but her words betrayed a hint of stubbornness.
Though she said this, her loyalty to Jonas was steadily rising.
Just now, it had quickly climbed from zero to ten percent.
The loyalty increase was so rapid that Jonas was a little stunned.
Huh?
That fast?
Looks like I really triggered some incredible switch!
Jonas tested her reaction, speaking softly, “Miss Liliana, you’re actually looking forward to what will happen next, aren’t you?”
Hearing this, Liliana’s face instantly flushed crimson. She stammered in denial, “I… I could never look forward to it!
I absolutely don’t… No way I’m expecting it! What nonsense are you talking about?!”
Jonas broke into a mischievous grin, “Not expecting it?
As a mage, I have many interesting little toys in hand.”
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