Chapter 918 - Mutual Spying
Chapter 918: Mutual Spying
As a city making a living out of extracting minerals, Highland City wasn’t all that beautiful. It gave Rhode a similar vibe as Deep Stone City despite Deep Stone City being much neater and in a better order while Highland City appeared older and set off a depressing atmosphere. The Alanic private soldiers patrolled the streets and there were basically no residents wandering around. Many merchants slowly established their presence here and appeared more frequently with the private soldiers. Most of the merchants held the same motive as Rhode: check out the situation before making decisions and arrangements. After all, the trade associations would be set up to run for years. All smart merchants were able to see the great business opportunities presented in Highland City, but they weren’t that foolish to turn a blind eye to the dangers. Moreover, the entire Highland City was under the control of the Alanic Family. The five largest financial groups were extremely powerful and the ordinary trade associations had never dreamed of going against them.
Along the way, Rhode and Angelina attracted quite a lot of attention. They couldn’t be blamed since female merchants were rare to see. Besides, it didn’t matter if it was Rhode or Angelina after their disguise, they were still considered rare beauties. Merchants weren’t monks so it was only natural for them to admire pretty women. Fortunately for them, they were rational because although female merchants were rare, the fact that they came here meant that they had a strong backing. Merchants were all about amiability and the less complications the better. The beauties might be pleasing to their eyes but they should be seen as competitors first. What if they lost the business opportunities If they were mesmerized by them?
It was due to this reason that even though Rhode and Angelina stood out like sore thumbs, no one was interested in finding trouble with them. But it was also their gazes that allowed them to clearly identify allies and enemies. After Angelina realized that her master was the dragon soul heir, she discovered that she had gotten an amazing chance. She was clear of how powerful the dragon soul heirs were and her biggest wish and goal now was to revive the Babylonia family’s honor and glory. Now that she stood alongside a dragon soul heir, she felt incredibly fortunate. She submitted willingly to him and was so loyal as though she had been serving him for all her life where even Canary and Mini Bubble Gum who were extremely familiar with the Undead Creatures clicked their tongues in wonder at this sight. From a certain aspect, the Undead Creatures’ strong desire for rights was indeed a passion that shouldn’t be neglected.
“Master… We got eyes on us.”
As Rhode pretended to be looking at the herbs being sold on the market, he heard Angelina’s whisper. In fact, he had already sensed the secret gazes from the start. Even though the spies were hidden ingeniously, how was it possible that Rhode couldn’t detect them? He had awakened the dragon soul powers and in terms of attributes, apart from the other four dragon soul heirs, he wasn’t afraid of anyone else. He couldn’t have possibly missed such a level of spying. Just like Angelina mentioned, there were indeed two groups of people monitoring their actions. One of the groups had been following them since they left the Alanic manor and he knew instantly that they were from the Viper Gang. With the Alanic Family’s hastiness, it would be truly strange if they didn’t take any actions after their meeting.
But what made Rhode curious was the other group of men. While he pretended to shop in the marketplace, he swiftly scanned the area to confirm their identities. He realized that they were actually locals. It seems like there are many interesting things happening in Highland City.
Through his observations, he realized that not only was the group of men watching them, but they were also monitoring all merchants who came to this city. Although Rhode didn’t know their intentions, it was apparent that they were hostile toward the merchants.
It seems like there are also rebels in Highland City.
“Let’s head back, Angelina.”