“Stout, what did you do to those two waitresses? You didn’t kill them, did you?” Bob asked as they entered the lobby, glancing at the two women lying on the counter.
“Do I look violent to you?” Stout twitched his mouth. “They were tired, I just let them take a nap!”
“Alright!” Bob shrugged his shoulders.
The five of them continued towards the staircase. Since it was close to 1 am now, there was no one in the hallway.
“Boss, Lance should be in this room!” Stout said as they reached the door of room 308.
“Damn, look at the time, he still has that energy.” Bob said, feeling speechless.
“Oh, I almost forgot,” Stout scratched his head. “According to the receptionist, Lance requested four women from the hotel.”
Before he finished speaking, Amber slapped him on the back of his head. “You should’ve said that earlier!”
Luckily they didn’t rush in, otherwise it would have been embarrassing.
“My bad!” Stout grinned. “Won’t happen again!”
“Amber, Casey and I will go in first, you guys come in later,” Billy said to Amber, and then slammed his palm against the door.
Boom!
After a loud bang, the room door instantly exploded.
“Do you wanna die!”
Almost at the same time, a man named Lance unleashed a fierce gust of wind towards the door, with thunderous force. Billy raised his hand and struck out a palm strike, blocking the man’s attack.
“Who are you people?” Lance didn’t expect Billy to easily block his strike, his pupils slightly contracted.
“You better leave!” Casey said calmly to the women.
“You have two choices, submit or die. Choose one!” Billy replied calmly.
“You ignorant brat, do you know who you’re talking to?” Lance’s gaze turned cold after putting on his clothes. “Daring to be so arrogant in my presence, I’ll show you the meaning of a fate worse than death!”
As his words fell, his aura instantly soared to the extreme. Immediately, a wave of energy containing immense power rushed towards Billy.
“You’ve made the wrong choice!” Amber’s voice sounded at the door.
In the next moment, the palm strike she unleashed collided with his attack. After a loud bang, the powerful wave destroyed everything in the room, turning them into debris flying in the air. Lance was propelled out like a cannonball, crashing through the wall behind him, leaving a hole, before finally falling into the courtyard outside. His whole body became feeble, blood continuously flowing from his mouth, and his face filled with astonishment.
Without thinking too much, he quickly got up from the ground and rushed towards the side. Anyone who could injure him like this with a single strike was definitely a formidable expert above the fifth rank of Saints, someone he had no chance of contending against.
“Do you think you can escape?” Just as he had barely run for a while, Amber’s voice already reached his ears. While her voice resounded, another wave of energy sent him flying again.
After crashing onto the ground, Lance flipped over several times before finally lying motionless.
“If you want to stay alive, it’s best not to hold any illusions!” Amber said casually.
Sounds of intense fighting echoed from within the hotel. The whole process lasted for about five minutes before quieting down again. In no time, Billy and Casey, followed by the others, walked towards Amber’s position.
“Billy Boy, he’s in your hands now!” Amber pointed at Lance and spoke.
“Thank you, Amber!” Billy smiled and nodded.
The next matter was quite simple. Knowing that if he didn’t cooperate, he would have no way out, so Lance didn’t hesitate and took the poison from Stout. After experiencing the inhumane torture caused by the poison, Lance completely surrendered.
A few minutes later, Billy turned and walked towards the south side of the city. About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at another hotel. The situation was not much different from Lance’s. It took them about half an hour in total, and the elder named Neil took the poison from them and swallowed it.
…
The next morning, Billy and his group arrived at Central Park in Westbridge City. As they looked around, they saw crowds of people gathered in small groups throughout the park. The scene was bustling, and they estimated that there were about three to four thousand people present.
“The Guardians are quite impressive!” Casey remarked after briefly assessing the martial arts cultivation of the people at the scene.
“Casey, what do you mean?” Judge asked.
“There are quite a few people here with cultivation levels above the late Sovereign stage!” Casey responded.
“Really?” Soul Chaser looked slightly surprised. “I didn’t notice that.”
“Azure Fang, how does the election work for the change in leadership?” asked Black Tortoise.
“The election only applies to the positions of Provincial Governors and Inspectors.” Azure Fang replied. “For the election of Provincial Governor, each member of the Five Elders’ Council nominates two countries. Then, the five of them collectively vote to select the elected country for each areas. As for who ultimately becomes the Provincial Governor, it is up to the elected countries to appoint someone, but they must have a cultivation level of Sovereign stage or above. In addition, there is a rule that no more than two regions can have a Provincial Governor from the same country.”
“Now I get it!” Black Tortoise shrugged his shoulders.
“Azure Fang, what about the position of Inspectors?” Soul Chaser asked.
“One main and four deputy inspectors are appointed in each area, and the candidates are chosen from these ten countries.” Frostblade chimed in. “However, to maintain balance, once a country secures the position of Provincial Governor in a region, they cannot appoint someone from their country as the main inspector for that region.”
“Interesting!” Soul Chaser nodded.
While the group was chatting, two middle-aged men from Glavale approached with a group of their compatriots, walking briskly. They came up to Billy and immediately bowed respectfully.
“Greetings, Lord Dragon!”
“No need for formalities!” Billy waved his hand.
“Thank you, Lord Dragon!” they responded in unison.
“You two must be Joshua Reynolds and Jacob Scott?” Billy then looked at the two men leading the group and asked.
“Yes, Lord Dragon, that’s us!” one of the men with the crew cut replied loudly.
“Not bad!” Billy smiled faintly. He had assessed the martial aura of both men and confirmed that they were both at the Second-rank Sovereign cultivation level.
These two men were recommended by James Reynolds when Billy had planned to take action against the Guardians. The purpose was simple: Billy wanted to push them into the positions of Provincial Governors for the Guardians.
Joshua Reynolds was James Reynolds’ cousin and had been responsible for internal management within the city. Jacob Scott, on the other hand, was recommended by the Scott family’s patriarch. James had specifically made a phone call to the leader of the Scott family before. Of course, this was Billy’s suggestion. If the Scott family could return to Glavale’s City, it would be a great help; besides, this was like a grand gift to the Scotts. At first, the patriarch of the Scott family felt it was inappropriate since they hadn’t officially returned to the city yet. However, after several conversations with James Reynolds, the patriarch eventually agreed.
“Thank you for your kind words, Lord Dragon!” Jacob Scott responded. Then, he pointed to the group of people behind them and introduced them. “Lord Dragon, these fellow compatriots are currently serving in the Guardians.”