N-A-A Page 136
Page 136
Before Melard could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a dazzling golden light.
Xia Yan casually pulled out a thick gold brick from his four-dimensional pocket, heavy enough to be used as building material, and threw it at her.
Merard instinctively caught the gold brick.
The weight received was extremely heavy.
Based on years of experience, it is undoubtedly the same gold bar that Xia Yan used to settle the bill before.
They are all gold of extremely high purity.
With a rigorous attitude, she still tore the gold brick open for inspection.
Just as she expected, it was exactly as described, without any adulteration, and was pure gold of the full weight.
"Where did you get the money?!"
Melard asked instinctively.
Although Xia Yan has always lived a life of extravagance and debauchery, he doesn't actually have much money.
Because most of it was sent back to his hometown village to pay taxes.
The reason he can maintain this lifestyle is simply because he is willing to spend money and doesn't need to save money.
The fact that Xia Yan was able to pull out such a gold bar was already beyond Melard's expectations.
The gold brick in front of them was enough to hire all the combat personnel of "Oberg" for a whole year as their personal bodyguards.
However, this amount of money was naturally nothing to Xia Yan.
After all, he has material reserves from several worlds, so he's not short of money at all.
"It's a secret..." Faced with Melard's question, Xia Yan simply shrugged nonchalantly. "Secrets make men more manly."
-
Gilbert and Casandora color illustrations.
The one with the big breasts is Jill, and the one with purple hair is Dora.
Chapter 213 Esdeath Almost Lost Her Virginity
"We're here, this is about the right spot."
A hundred meters above the ground, Merard pointed to the empty wasteland below and said.
Actually, Xia Yan already knew even before she said it.
Because he had seen Esdeath a minute earlier.
Clearly, Esdeath has now spotted Melard and Natsuhiko flying in the sky and is looking up at the heavens.
He exuded a clear yet fierce fighting spirit.
Although we flew all the way here, it still took us a full day to reach our destination.
Ultimately, although this insect can fly, it doesn't fly very fast.
Moreover, Esdeath is currently located in the southernmost border city of the Empire.
Two kilometers to the west of here lies the southernmost border city of the empire, originally built to resist invasions by southern tribes.
However, after the southern ethnic groups submitted, this city became a place where people from different ethnic groups and the imperial people lived together.
It was also the birthplace of the revolutionary army.
As the revolutionary army grew in power, the southern ethnic groups that had originally submitted to the empire gradually began to have designs on it.
So they joined forces with the revolutionary army and seized the city.
This attracted the interest of Esdeath, the Empire's strongest and youngest general.
They easily recovered the lost territory.
However, this was precisely the revolutionary army's objective.
Although outwardly they were on good terms with the southern ethnic minorities, discussing overthrowing the imperial tyranny and granting them independence, they had secretly moved their base to the west of the empire long ago.
All that remains here is an empty shell, used to feign compliance with the southern ethnic minorities.
When Esdeath arrived with her army, they immediately collapsed and fled, leaving the southern barbarians behind to delay Esdeath's advance.
The revolutionary army itself moved directly to the West, where they continued their intimate relations with the foreign peoples.
Only the unfortunate southern tribes were left, being hunted by Esdeath every day, running all over the mountains and plains, and even when they wanted to surrender, she wouldn't accept them.
Of course, all of this intelligence, which is almost a military secret, was collected by "Oberg".
After all, if Xia Yan had the intelligence-gathering ability, he wouldn't have spent money to hire someone to help him find Esdeath.
It would be more convenient for him to simply use Phantom Teleportation to get there.
After all, with his powerful field of vision and strong reaction ability, he could easily move at a speed of twenty kilometers per second.
Even if all else fails, they can grow wings and fly over.
Why go through all that trouble? Just sit in that beat-up Beetle and ride around.
Of course, the process wasn't actually that arduous, since there were beautiful women accompanying him.
Although it's a bit flat, it's excellent in every other aspect.
During the flight that day, Xia Yan finalized a new cooperation agreement with Merard, under which he would hire the entire "Oberg" Society as his bodyguards for one gold brick per year.
Of course, that's just what they say in name only.
The actual task was to take over the entire harem of Melard and do things with Xia Yan whenever he had free time.
To keep him happy, for example.
"Hmph, this woman is quite proactive!"
Looking at Esdeath on the ground, head tilted back, hands on hips, a wild smile on her face, looking like she couldn't wait to have a big fight, Merard curled her lip in disdain.
In the past, if she were facing a beautiful girl like Esdeath, she would not have reacted this way, even if she didn't rush up to her.
However, it seems that Xia Yan straightened her out a little, and also cured her mental illness a bit.
I'm not as obsessed with cute girls as I used to be.
Especially when facing the woman that the man she likes specifically asked to see.
Of course, if Ji Hui were involved, she would still post it, after all, what morals would an assassin like her need?
Melard had even planned how she would intervene if Xia Yan actually succeeded in winning over Esdeath.
"This feeling is really annoying."
"I finally found a guy I liked, and now I have to hand him over to another woman. Even I'd get a little upset..."
Looking at the only woman he hadn't been able to conquer so far, Merard pouted unhappily and muttered something he was deliberately saying to Xia Yan.
"You can go down by yourself. I'll stay up here. Esdeath has some misunderstandings about me. If we meet abruptly, we might end up fighting."
That's true; Merad and Esdeath do have some past grievances.
However, the main reason lies with her.
Several years ago, Merard participated in a martial arts tournament in plain clothes to test his skills.
Because she received training from Oberg from a young age, her strength naturally far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Although she was still a little girl, she was able to overcome all obstacles and make it all the way to the finals.
Her final opponent was Esdeath, who was about the same age as her and was also a little girl.
That was the first time she had encountered an opponent who could rival her.
As soon as they started fighting, Merard realized that if the fight continued, it would undoubtedly turn into a life-or-death battle.
At the same time, Merard also realized his true nature.
Unlike Esdeath, who yearns to fight to the death, she is an assassin who dislikes pointless battles.
So Merad decisively chose to surrender.
Later that evening, they visited Esdeath's camp, where they demonstrated their power to build a closer relationship and then had dinner together.
Then, using the argument that love can make people stronger, he prepared to teach Esdeath what love is.
He ambushed Esdeath, pinning her to the bed, ready to have his first love affair with her and teach her a lesson in how to seduce a man.
As a result, Esdeath, who had been a battle maniac since childhood, was completely unmoved by her tactics.
Instead, they thought Melard was a lunatic.
He grabbed a knife, ready to teach her a lesson.
Ultimately, with no other option, Merard had to shut down his cigarette and flee.
This was also the only time that Merard's bedroom skills failed with a woman.
If she hadn't been so uncivilized and launched a surprise attack, she and Esdeath might have become friends.
Of course, if you let the two of them fight bare-handed now, Merad would probably get beaten to a pulp by Esdeath.
After all, since she became the leader of "Oberg" and inherited the highly efficient assassination method of "Stirring Things", she rarely engages in hand-to-hand combat.
While she may not have regressed, she is definitely no match for Esdeath, who is obsessed with battle every day.
Chapter 214 A Special Greeting Gift
Xia Yan, who knew about their past relationship, didn't say much.
He simply stood up silently on the stag beetle, and to Merard's astonishment, a pair of broad, jet-black wings spread out from his back, with a few scattered feathers fluttering in the wind.
Due to the laws of the world, although different Xia Yans can share talents and powers, there will be some localization changes.
Special racial talents may also have some disadvantages.
After all, it's impossible for the race to change after sharing abilities; it's more accurate to say that the unique abilities of the race are transformed into talents.
It's like how, although all Xia Yans share the immortality of the demi-human Xia Yan, they cannot release IBM.