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City of Desire: Chapter 124 If You Want It, It Is Yours

Lancel sat and I and others sat down after him, before taking out the things and putting them in front of me.

We are in a conference room for the last day of the negotiations. Which Lancel had decided to attend. It is quite surprising, as trade is his least favorite topic and he stayed away from it.

Today he did not, and he brought Robin with him. Likely as a contingency, in case I wasn’t able to do the job properly in my grief.

Four minutes later, the middle-aged man w...

City of Desire: Chapter 123 Next Baron?

“Oh,” I said and gently sat down with sadness all over my face. While in my mind, I am raging in anger at whoever killed him.

He shouldn’t have died. It was too easy for him.

I wanted him to live so I could take revenge on him. Make him feel what he did to me. I had so many plans to make those bastards regret what they have done to me, and now, I will not get a chance.

Speaking of which, I wonder. Which bastard it is?

Lancel had said my brother was dead. He did n...

City of Desire: Chapter 122 Your Brother Is Dead

“What a night it was; I don’t think I could forget it even if I want to,” said Robin and sighed as reached our suits.

“It was really memorable,” I said, remembering the time in Mirage. No wonder people are crazy about it. I too would like to visit again, but it wouldn’t be possible with the time we have.

Tomorrow is the last day of negotiations, but we aren’t leaving tomorrow.

Viscount will finish with the day after tomorrow and after recent experiences. It wou...

City of Desire: Chapter 121 The Legacy

“Second Majesty had suppressed the temple; remove all the restrictions,” said the pale man suddenly.

The man in grey relaxed visibly. Saying the last few days had been tense would be an understatement.

Managing it was difficult.

“It will be done,” he replied. For a minute, the pale man did not speak and kept looking out of the window, which had the best view of the Jalrux.

“How are the negotiations with the empire's city?” he asked. “As you had commanded,...

City of Desire: Chapter 120 Paint

“Have you eaten?” Carla asked after nearly a minute of silence. “No, I was planning to, after I finished with it,” I said, motioning to the work in front of me.

She nodded and stayed silent. Seeing she was planning to wait, I focused on the world, and in a few minutes; I finished with it.

“Let’s go,” I said as I put the file into the drawer.

Soon, we walked out of my office, silently. Each one is busy with their own thoughts.

We stepped out of the basemen...

City of Desire: Sin Lord 119 Risky Decision

Note: I got a little confused with the names. It is Ina, not Ida.

Margaux

“Another night went great,” said Carla as she closed the file and turned to me. “Men drink a lot. Some even have a great capacity,” she added with a smile.

“Women drink no less, my friend. If you let Barb loose, she will drink as much as them,” I said, and Carla sighed at the mention of our resident drunkard.

Saying Barb likes to drink would be a...

City of Desire: Chapter 118 Negotiations

“Fuck!”

I cursed loudly as I woke up; I had planned to wake up at my usual time at dawn, to practice my new skills.

Seeing what had happened on this trip. I wanted to be ready for anything that might come, but it seemed like I had been more tired than I had thought.

I had slept for twelve hours and now, I only have half an hour, before I have to meet Lancel and leave for the negotiations.

I did not waste any time and went to the bathroom. There I quickly freshen an...

City of Desire: Chapter 117 Relationship and Training

“I never thought I would see a store so big that only sells liquor,” Ida said with a smile as we got out of the carriage.

As she said, the whole nine-story building only sells liquor.

I looked at the bluestone building before entering inside through the large glass doors. On the other side is an enormous lobby, which leads to the different sections of the store.

I couldn’t help but get enamored by it; especially ten bottles of different types of liquors in fortified gl...

City of Desire: Chapter 116 Sealed

The carriages went through the gate and stopped in front of the white mansion surrounded by a big, beautiful garden.

The guards immediately appeared in front of our carriage, and one of them opened the door.

Through the window, I could see Stone and Ida; looking at carriages with the searching gaze.

“Silver, it is nice talking to you,” said Viscount as he got up to leave the carriage. “The honor is mine, my lord,” I replied.

He smiled and stepped out of the car...

City of Desire: Chapter 115 Jalrux

“How much time had passed?” I asked the healer, who was sitting not far away from me.

“Three and half hours; we should be in Jalrux in an hour,” he replied. “Thank you for healing me,” I said, and a small smile appeared on his expressionless face.

“It is my job,” he replied, before going back to reading his bible.

I looked around in the windowless carriage. It is not dark inside. The crystal lights provide enough illumination to look around but are gentle eno...

City of Desire: Chapter 114 Level Up

“I had not thought more than one person would survive this,” said the man, watching the people leaving through the gate.

The plants are rushing toward the gate before stopping as the last man passed through it.

The plants did not touch the man with the staff standing amidst them, as if they did not sense him.

He looked at the gate for a couple of seconds before turning to parts of a plant-bone humanoid, and his expression turned serious.

“The temple is increasing...

City of Desire: Chapter 113 Last Battle

I gripped my saber tightly and looked at the plant-bone humanoids coming toward me. They will not be easy to fight, but what other choice do I have?

I couldn’t run away, since every way is blocked by the plants, nor there is anyone here to help me. Everyone is doing their bit, except for Ethan, but I can’t really blame him.

If I didn’t fight; these little abominations will kill me.

“Now!” said Heiman and immediately we moved toward the plant-bone humanoids.

I...

City of Desire: Chapter 112 Abomination

“Retreat!”

Viscount commanded when we were approaching the plant humanoid. The command had confused some, but we followed immediately.

BANG!

It is a good thing we did as at the very next moment. A fist as big as me came down hard. If it had hit any of us; we could have been splashed across the floor.

“What the hell is this?” asked Heiman. “It is definitely not treant or plant elemental,” said Ethan, looking at a giant plant humanoid, which was nearly ten me...

City of Desire: Chapter 111 Sudden and Shocking

“The exit is three hundred meters ahead. The plants will attack us with everything, they have as we get closer to it. So, don’t hold back,” Viscount said, and finally activated his buff skills.

Immediately, I felt the power rushing into me. It is not just I have got faster and stronger, but I am also thinking clearer.

I seemed to have gained the clarity that made me more perceptive. It feels like I have gained the ten levels within a second.

Zela had also gone all out;...

City of Desire: Chapter 110 Exit Is Near

“Second Tranch!” Viscount Atre commanded and immediately, the second tranche of buff skills, activated.

I heaved a sigh of relief as I moved my saber to cut these wretched plants, which have gone crazy in the past minute.

They have tasted the flesh and now they want more of it.

Our plan was to not use the second tranche of buff skills before reaching the twentieth column, but we have used it near the seventeenth. There is no choice. If they did not, people like me wouldn...

City of Desire: Chapter 109 Death

We have reached the second column, and the plants have intensified their assault further.

Now everyone is fighting, even those are protected.

Ethan, Cooper, and Roth are fighting; they barely have any experience, but they are fighting and with experienced edge.

One does not need years of experience; they only need skills.

It is Viscount’s skill, an army skill; that gave them knowledge and familiarity to fight. It is a very desired skill in the army; one that promotes...

City of Desire: Chapter 108 Deadly Plants

“Necromancer, any news of them,” asked Lancel harshly. He did not care about faking respect for Necromancer. All he wants is the answers.

They have disappeared at midnight, and it is morning right now.

He does not care about anyone else but the Viscount. His cousin had contacted him, not long ago, asking him to do everything he needs to press these bastards to bring out Viscount Atre from a fucking incursion dungeon.

He could understand his cousin's worries. He is gather...

City of Desire: Chapter 107 Plan

Our steps are fast, and our eyes are sharp as we move rapidly toward the exit.

The reality of this place had put fear into our hearts and the urge to get out of here became stronger; ten times stronger than it had been before.

At first, I thought that the temple is a vestige made by some civilizations of the world, but it is made by the most dangerous foreigners. The sooner we get out of influence, the better for us.

My father used to collect art, but also collected rare boo...

City of Desire: Chapter 106 Incursion Dungeon

“We will move as we had planned,” said Captain Azalea, looking at the group of forty-three zombies.

I had been thinking about why the Zombies hadn’t come despite the powerful holy energy. They had sensed it, and they were coming; they were delayed because they were gathering.

It is strange behavior by the zombies. As they did not gather, they came directly come. It confused not only but also Zela, who had the biggest experience in fighting the undead.

We nodded and mov...

City of Desire: Chapter 105 Friendly II

Zela is in the group. She is the one who had cast the spells, as the others did not seem like mages.

I know for a fact that two people beside her are not.

Of the four people coming toward me, one is Zela. The aquamancer of the stone mercenaries I had hired for my protection. Beside her is a woman, just as tall as her with blond hair, she is Captain Azalea; one of three captains who came with us.

The third person is a short middle-aged man, holding an enchanted long sword is ...

City of Desire: Chapter 104 Friendly I

They are coming at me, and I couldn’t help but feel fear. Still, I did not retreat and instead moved toward them.

Running away will not help, nor will staying in one place and waiting for them. I will need to act proactively.

I moved toward the zombies; my main target is half-orc and human zombies wearing armor, but if I get a chance. I will finish the other three too.

Gaaaaa Gaaaa…

They made a strange noise as I reached them and attacked me. The attack of human an...

City of Desire: Chapter 103 Undead

The undead zombie is only twenty meters away from me. Seeing that, I took a deep breath and adjusted my position.

I do not have a weapon, but I could fight unarmed.

Instructor David had made sure of that, but most of his training was aimed at fighting unarmed against the humans and orcs, but the undead was a different thing.

Unlike humans and orcs, they do not feel pain and their bodies do not have the same limitations as we do.

Though not everything is bad.

I wi...

City of Desire: Chapter 102 Unholy Temple

Thud!

I crashed against something hard and everything in front of me, become clear.

“Fuck!” I cursed in pain as I sat down from a strange position, I fell in and immediately got shocked, seeing where I am.

I am in a grand corridor with huge, intricate pillars. It seems to be made for the giants and is a radiating a feeling of oppressiveness, that feels as strong as Viscount Atre’s aura.

One moment, I was in the carriage, and the other; I was here.

I want to...

City of Desire: Chapter 101 Pulled

Late again.

“Navr is blessed with a great soil, that we can grow nearly everything.”

“Even those we can’t grow naturally. We grow it in our domes,” said Necromancer Raihar, pointing toward the energy domes.

They are big and in different colors.

They are greenhouse domes with an artificial environment inside them to grow plants that could not be grown outside.

We are taking a rest in the middle of a vast farmland in a lux...

City of Desire: Chapter 100 Navr

Sorry, little late.

“With the temple acting up; I think it would be better to postpone the delegation from Harsoth,” said the man in grey robes.

“Or at least sent them to other regions.” He added.

The pale young man who was reading the papers finally looked up. “There is no need to postpone it or send them to other places,”

“The second majesty himself had arrived to deal with the temple's disturbance. He will calm it down,” said th...

City of Desire: Chapter 99 Breach

“My Lord,” I said as I entered the secure room. It took some convincing and usage of ‘Persuasion’ for them to bring me here.

A fortified place, which is defensively enchanted and guarded by powerful guards. Lancel is sitting there, and so is the bloodied Viscount Atre along with two of his men.

One of them is laying on the ground while being treated by the leader.

Lancel is sitting on the head chair, looking angry.

I wanted to ask what happened so badly, but se...

City of Desire: Chapter 98 Trouble in Fortress

“Best of luck, my son. I hope you will make me and our house proud,” said Count as he hugged his son.

“I will, Father,” said Lancel emotionally, before breaking the hug.

Lancel had taken part in many of the diplomatic missions, but it would be his first leading it.

The count had many expectations from him and so is the city and the whole region. A success and we will have a little less headache from the Navr.

It will give the re...

City of Desire: Chapter 97 Last Day

“So, this is a final list?” I asked, looking at the names of the people on the list. She had handed me. “Yes. These are people who agreed. They promised they will not change their mind,” replied Ina.

I don’t think I had been as busy in my life as I had been in the past week. I did not get any time to focus on my business.

Thankfully, I have Carla. She is handling everything while I am busy with my city’s work.

“I really hope so. If they dared to change their...

City of Desire: Chapter 96 Responsibility

“I will ask you all, once again. Are you really sure about it?” I asked four girls. All of them are eighteen.

“Yes, Master Silver,” they replied in unison. “Ok, then. From today, you will formally start working in the establishment,” I said and slid the four contracts toward them.

These girls have turned eighteen this month. There are six who turned eighteen, but the other two are not ready.

All four of them are from the first and second batches and have at least...

City of Desire: Chapter 95 Vision

“The undead incident left us no choice but to do it,” said Count Darrow with a sigh.

“But they are undead. Anathema to all good and holy. The emperor would never agree to it,” said Priest Harold in outrage and mirth appeared in the eyes of Count Darrow.

“The emperor had given the permission,” said Count Darrow, and everyone was shocked.

It had been two weeks since the incident. Eight days ago, we have made the first official contact with Navr.

The response ...