Chapter 81: Lucy

In this environment, everyone quickened their pace to keep up with Xiong Da. Although they had already entered the interior of Banwang City, it seemed the city was divided into inner and outer sections. The soldiers’ control over the outer city wasn’t particularly strict; most Sub-Humans and ordinary Adventurers operated within the outer city, while entering the inner city required a certain status and position.

To formally communicate with the City Lord, they still needed Mark as a bridge. When entering the city, Xiong Da had already asked the soldiers to contact him. Now, Xiong Da was bringing Zhai Guangyi in to experience the environment of Banwang City’s outer district.

Under Xiong Da’s lead, Zhai Guangyi and the others arrived at the Adventurers’ Association. This was an institution set up in cities all over the World, typically operated jointly as a bar and an association, providing services to Adventurers from around the World.

Because it had the nature of a bar, a lot of information could be obtained here, and one could also accept nearby commissions to earn profits.

“Generally speaking, the City Lord won’t negotiate directly with us. Trying to rescue the Forest Elves through negotiation will likely be very difficult.”

Xiong Da was well aware of this. To supplement the economy, prisoners were usually sold as slave commodities. If family members wanted to redeem a prisoner, they might even be extorted for a huge sum. Without sufficient financial resources, it would be hard to rescue several hundred Forest Elves.

This City Lord was also very clever. He wouldn’t directly release prisoners into the slave market to prevent families from buying them at low prices. Instead, he chose to sell them through periodic auctions, especially Sub-Humans with higher attributes, which were particularly hot commodities. Clearly, Forest Elves with their beautiful appearances were also the most scarce goods among the Aristocracy.

Normally, Liya didn’t know about the recent regulations enacted by Humans, so she brought most of the Forest Elves to Banwang City for rest. In a moment of carelessness, they were surrounded by the Human army. Additionally, many Forest Elves were in a semi-mad state and couldn’t be controlled, making it easy for the Humans to capture them all in one fell swoop.

The reason they were here now was for Xiong Da to confirm whether the Forest Elves had been auctioned off or if they had been taken away from Banwang City. After all, the capture of a large number of Forest Elves was a hot topic of discussion here. Who didn’t like the charming-looking Forest Elves? Their usual arrogant demeanor was truly tantalizing. Now that they had been captured and auctioned as slaves, it was a rare opportunity, and everyone was eager.

Xiong Batian walked ahead and pushed open the bar’s door. After her terrifying muscles had receded, her entire figure was quite exaggerated—not only tall and curvaceous, but her appearance was also quite good. If she wore a proper professional suit, she would be a proper city beauty. Even in her current Adventurer Equipment, she had a uniquely wild charm.

Among Adventurers, women were relatively few. As soon as Xiong Batian entered, she caught the eyes of various burly men.

“What a hot Sub-Human! Since when did our Banwang City have such a character?”

“She’s indeed good, but I prefer the girl behind her with the white Hood and staff. I caught a glimpse of her profile just now—that fair, delicate look is simply amazing.”

“Hey, ladies who just came in! Want us big brothers to show you how to make some money?”

These adventurers didn’t bother to keep their voices down at all, whistling directly at Xiong Batian and Zhai Guangyi. Zhai Guangyi’s current body was once again mistaken for a girl, but there was nothing he could do about it. There was no need to argue with them—even if he explained, they wouldn’t believe him. It wasn’t like he could just drop his pants to compare sizes with them; that would be far too indecent.

Xiong Batian was a woman with remarkable patience. Just look at how she had raised her Stealth skill to Level 4—if she could avoid a direct confrontation, she absolutely would. Zhai Guangyi had seen her in combat before. Even when facing opponents she could kill with a single strike of her staff, she would still use invisibility to sneak behind them and eliminate her target without making a sound. The victims probably didn’t even realize how they died.

The moment Zhai Guangyi entered, he used Appraisal Magic to scan everyone in the room. Most were around Level 10, with White Quality equipment being the norm—hardly worth paying attention to. If Xiong Batian swung her staff, she’d likely wipe out a whole group of them.

But the Cover Girl of this bar was quite interesting—a beautiful young woman with black hair. She answered the adventurers’ inquiries at the front counter with poise and practiced ease. The rough, burly adventurers all seemed to treat her with great respect.

Race: Human (Lucy)

Level: 49

Life Value: 100

Magic Power: 3500

Strength: 420

Defense: 30

Speed: 170

Blessed One: Sophia

For a Cover Girl at an adventurer’s bar to reach Level 49 and possess a Name-Granting—this level of strength was already considered high-tier in human society. Moreover, this Maiden looked very young, suggesting she had the potential to grow into a Demigod.

“I’m back, Lucy!”

As soon as Xiong Da entered, he rushed straight to the bar counter and gave Lucy a big hug. Lucy, caught in his embrace, blushed as red as an apple on both cheeks. The same Lucy who had spoken to the adventurers with such cool composure now nestled in Xiong Da’s arms like an obedient little kitten.

This scene left Zhai Guangyi utterly dumbfounded. He never expected Xiong Da to be so open about things outside—he even had a girlfriend already. Zhai Guangyi felt a pang of pity for his brother, Xiong Er. Xiong Er couldn’t accept He Xiaoxiao becoming male, yet Xiong Da, who had also become male, was out here enjoying the pleasures of a playboy, completely abandoning Xiong Er.

“Lucy, this is my mom, Xiong Batian. We’re here because of those Forest Elves from last time—how are things now?”

Xiong Da held Lucy’s small hand and briefly introduced Xiong Batian, but didn’t mention Zhai Guangyi. After all, Zhai Guangyi’s current name wasn’t exactly convenient, so it was better to avoid trouble. Xiong Da himself was a tall, handsome young man, and from the looks of it, he had no idea that Lucy was already completely smitten with him.

“A-A-Auntie, h-hello, I-I’m Lu-Lu-Lucy.”

Lucy didn’t seem to have adjusted at all either, her head still spinning dizzily. She was nothing like the composed woman who had just been dealing with the adventurers.

Lu… Lucy? What a strange name, but Xiong Batian nodded anyway. This human girl didn’t seem very bright, and she wasn’t entirely satisfied with her son’s choice of partner. After all, she preferred a daughter-in-law who was both powerful and fertile, and she found this human’s frail physique completely unimpressive. Still, thinking about her own daughter Xiong Er, who stayed at home all day without seeking a mate, at least Xiong Da was taking action—that was somewhat acceptable. So she put on a stern face and stared intently at Lucy.

If it weren’t for Xiong Batian’s presence, things might have been fine, but with Xiong Batian glaring like that, Lucy seemed on the verge of fainting.

“Hey! Lucy, what’s wrong? Quick, healing Magic!”

Xiong Da shook Lucy’s shoulders and hurriedly called for Zhai Guangyi to help with the healing.