The thugs were rough and tough-looking. They were clearly local thugs and unemployed vagrants. The leading chubby man towered at six feet three, resembling a robust bear. As he entered the private room, his presence was enough to intimidate many.Behind him was a young man with a bloodied head covered, holding a towel to it. He rushed in and pointed at Ace, who was standing on the sidelines. He shouted, "That's him. This foolish Drakonian just beat me. Break that idiot’s hands and his hands and teach him a lesson!"The chubby man looked at Ace and said coldly, "So, you're the Drakonian who beat my guy. You're asking for trouble!"Ace crossed his arms and stood before the chubby man. Although the former was half a head shorter, his expression was calm, and his eyes were sharp. Ace chuckled, saying, “Hey, fatso, do you even know what your brother did? I just taught him a lesson. I didn’t try to take his life. You should thank me for showing mercy.""What did you say, you fucking Drak

An intense chill suddenly swept through the entire private room. Immediately after, Xayne swung his hand, and a silver light burst forth from it. The Ravenclaw Dagger shot forth and spun in mid-air, forming a silver arc.When the four burly men saw the silver flash, their hands flew off, and blood sprayed everywhere. They only felt the pain a second later as they hastily covered their severed wrist. They wailed in agony and fell to their knees into a pool of blood.“Gah! My hand got cut off!”“That guy’s the devil!”“It hurts! My hand is gone!”Several men collapsed while Xayne returned to his seat with his unstained Ravenclaw Dagger. On the other hand, Brooklyn was astounded as the scene before him made him shudder. When he lifted his gaze, he saw Xayne approaching.Brooklyn shouted, “Stay away from me, you monster! Don’t come any closer. Y-You shouldn’t mess with me. I have Mr. Conrad’s support. If you touch me, he’ll kill you!”However, Xayne sneered when he heard Conrad’s na

While Channing and his companions were standing at the door in a daze, several white and black mercenaries in combat uniforms approached, promptly arresting them all."Ah! What are you doing? It has nothing to do with us. It wasn't us. It was those people inside!" Channing panicked, being pressed to the ground by several armed mercenaries, yelling loudly.His friends were also immediately pressed to the ground.The middle-aged man with grayish-white hair and sunglasses walked over at this moment. He coldly swept his eyes over the Drakonian people on the ground, then took off his sunglasses, revealing deep brown eyes, and said, "Bring them in together.""Yes, sir!"Soon, Conrad led dozens of armed mercenaries and the apprehended Channing and others toward the private room.Brooklyn and the others had roughly bandaged their severed arms by now, following behind Conrad with an arrogant expression.At that moment, all the restaurant's staff stood nervously in the hall, trembling and

At the same time, an event was happening back in Drakonix.Entrepreneurs from the 48 provinces and cities of Drakonia have gathered in the conference room of the luxurious Regal Hotel for a business exchange banquet.Present at the meeting were renowned entrepreneurs from the 48 provinces and cities of Drakonia, as well as representatives from prestigious families.Among them were some newcomers elected by various provincial and city chambers of commerce, here to exchange ideas and gather insights.Early in the morning, Serena, accompanied by her assistant Evelyn, arrived at the conference room with the delegation of entrepreneurs from Venzor's Chamber of Commerce.The Venzor delegation consists of twelve business representatives, ten of whom were seasoned veterans and recognized as top entrepreneurs in Venzor. Only Serena and another young and handsome man, nominated by the chamber of commerce, were the newcomers.The young man was Jackie Thinford, the general manager of the Thi

A hush fell over the entire venue at that announcement. Everyone began to look around anxiously, searching for the representatives from Venzor."Table 26!" someone shouted, and instantly, all eyes turned toward Table 26.At this moment, Serena, Jackie, and the others were dumbfounded, exchanging puzzled and uncertain glances."Wh-what is happening?""Why are they singling out the representatives from Venzor?""Where is Mr. Chance? Is something wrong?"While the entrepreneurs from Venzor were confused and anxious, the young lieutenant on the stage had already started walking toward them with a cold expression.The young lieutenant gave the order. "Take them all away!"This declaration sent all the Venzor representatives into a panic."Why are you taking us? What did we do wrong?""Oh my God! What's going on? We came for a business exchange. Why are we being arrested by soldiers?""Mr. Chance, help us..."Panic spread among the crowd, including Serena. She was trembling, unsu