Binding System

Chapter 254 Gathering People

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"So, where is my reward?" Ace was joking around when he threw this question at her.

But Scarlett took his words seriously.

She thought he wanted a reward because she asked him to break through to the Grandmaster rank as quickly as possible yesterday.

"What do you want?" she inquired.

"How about a kiss?" He touched his right cheek, giving her a sign to kiss his right cheek.

Without waiting for another second, Scarlett kissed his right cheek. "Mmmuuucchhh."

They had done a lot of lewd things, so asking for a kiss on the cheeks as a reward was not a problem for her.

"Thank you, my beautiful lover." Ace smiled happily.

Getting a kiss from his beautiful MILF in the morning made his heart throb with happiness.

"Are you sure you only want a kiss?" she inquired.

Before answering her question, he turned her to face him. 

"Are you asking for a deep kiss now?" she inquired.

"That's actually a good ide-" before he had finished his words, Scarlett pressed her lips against his.

Not only that, but she also tried to put her pink tongue in his mouth as if she were being controlled by the flames of lust.

Even though he was startled by her sudden actions, he still opened his mouth.

He even let her dominate the kiss. 

As they were kissing passionately, Layla and Valeria stepped into the dining room.

"Ace?" Layla was happy when she saw him in the dining room. 

"Good morning, Ace." Like Layla, Valeria was also delighted.

Even though they saw Ace and Scarlett kissing passionately in the dining room, they acted normally because it was normal for them to have a deep kiss.

After stopping the kiss, Ace smiled at them. "Good morning, Layla, Valeria." 

"I thought you were still absorbing beast cores." Layla said this because he kept absorbing beast cores yesterday. 

He even ignored her, causing her to feel lonely in his huge mansion. 

"I have broken through to the Grandmaster rank, so I decided to stop." He told her the reason why he no longer absorbed beast cores.

"What?! You have broken through to the Grandmaster rank?" Layla and Valeria said in surprise.

"Yes." He acted normally because he had guessed this before. "I broke through to the Grandmaster rank a few minutes ago."

Scarlett, who was still on his lap, uttered, "Isn't our man amazing?"

"Yes. You are amazing, Ace!" Layla stated.

"Yes. He is amazing." Unlike Layla, Valeria said in a calm voice.

Of course, she was happy for him because he was her boyfriend.

Scarlett slid from his lap and uttered, "Let's eat together now."

"Un." Layla and Valeria nodded their heads.

After having breakfast together, they chatted in the family room. At 08:00 am, they headed to the city guard headquarters.

To their surprise, Colonel Louie and Lieutenant Alex came to Scarlett's office when they talked happily.

They wanted to tell Scarlet that Vera's diseases had been cured and they would return to their duties as city guards.

"City mistress, thank you for allowing us to go to Rovigo City to treat my wife's disease." Colonel Louie bowed his head slightly. "My wife's diseases has been cured."

"Thank you, city mistress." Lieutenant Alex also bowed his head slightly.

"I'm happy to hear that." Scarlett, who was sitting on her office chair, responded, "But I have good and bad news for you."

"Good and bad news?" Colonel Louie and Lieutenant Alex were startled. "What news, city mistress?"

"News about our city." Scarlett gave an honest answer. "Which one do you want to hear first?"

"We would like to hear the good news first." Colonel Louie and Lieutenant Alex said in unison. 

"The good news is…" Scarlett told them that Ace had broken through to the Grandmaster rank.

The expression of deep shock blossomed on their faces when Scarlett told them about the good news. 

Ace was at Novice rank before they went to Rovigo City, but he was already at Grandmaster rank when he returned to Nightshire City.

This was too shocking!

Ace was too amazing! 

They did not expect that the young man who they thought was an ordinary awakener turned out to be a genius. 

Of course, they were happy because, with this, their city was stronger than before.

"Then what is the bad news, city mistress?" Colonel Louie inquired.

"Countless magical beasts will attack our city soon." Scarlett told them about Dezmavas' plans.

She explained everything in detail, including what Dezmavas wanted.

Colonel Louie and Lieutenant Alex clenched their fists when they learned that Dezmavas and other magical beasts would attack their city. 

Like Valeria, they also lost their parents to countless magical beast attacks. That was why the flames of anger suddenly appeared within them. 

"My subordinates already know about this, but not the citizens." Scarlett spoke and paused for a second before she continued, "I will tell them after I finish preparing everything."

"I hope they don't panic later." Colonel Louie uttered.

"I hope so." Scarlett responded.

Not long after that, Colonel Louie and Lieutenant Alex walked out of her office. 

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The situation in Nightshire City was the same as usual. Many people worked hard, while the rest spent time with their families or friends.

Some of them even joked and laughed happily as if they had no problem in their lives. 

However, everything changed when the sound of the bell ringing three times echoed throughout the city.

They immediately leave their homes and businesses after hearing the bell.

Be it young people or old people, rich people or poor people, they went straight to the city square.

Even people from big families stopped their activities and headed to the town square because the sound of the bell indicated that something big would happen in their city.

"Hey, what is going on?"

"I don't know."

"Why did the bell ring three times? Are we going to face a big problem?" 

"The last time they rang the bell three times was five years ago." 

"Are you telling me that a great calamity will befall our city again?" 

"I hope not."

The citizens wanted to know what was going on. 

Scarlett used the bell to gather everyone in the city square.

The level of importance of the announcement that would be given to the public was differentiated based on the number of bells rung. 

Because they heard the sound of bells three times, it meant that the announcement that Scarlett would deliver was related to the future of the city and the safety of their lives.

"Husband, do you know what announcement the city mistress is going to make?" Melissa asked curiously. 

"I don't know." Alvaro shook his head.

As they were guessing about the announcement, a voice suddenly rang out. "Alvaro, Melissa."

Alvaro and his wife turned their heads toward the source of the sound. "Lexie?"

Lexie walked toward them with a smile on her face. "Do you guys know what is going on?"

"No." Alvaro and his wife shook their heads.

"By the way, did you hear what happened to Edward?" Lexie inquired.

"Yes." Alvaro knew that Edward had died.

"This is not about the Howard family, right?" Melissa uttered.

"City mistress would not have rung the bell three times if it was just about the Howard family." Lexie responded. "But I hope we can handle what is going to happen to us."

"I hope too." Melissa and her husband said in unison.