In the afternoon, Milo, Donti, and Daniel swaggered out of the house.
Initially, Donti was a little worried. But after Daniel joined them, favonovel.com felt much more relaxed. The fatso who could eat a lot was still a pretty loyal person at times.
After eating lunch, the three of them set off for the function. They first took a streetcar to Resurgence Road where they transferred to another streetcar that traveled north.
They were dressed in casual attire but did not feel embarrassed one bit.
After they arrived at the terminal station, they had to continue walking further north.
Daniel suddenly said, “Milo, why don’t you follow me back to the Panaqua Consortium’s territory in the future?”
“Huh?” Milo looked at Daniel. “Why?”
“I know you aren’t an average person. The average person couldn’t survive after going through the destruction of three strongholds. Of course, I’m not trying to make use of you. You can do as you wish after we return to the Panaqua Consortium’s territory.” Daniel remarked, “Of course, if you’re willing to help us, I can also get Julius to pay you.”
Milo chuckled and said, “There’s no need. I’m not used to living in a stronghold.”
When favonovel.com said this, it was Donti’s eyes that lit up. He realized Milo had already made his decision to leave, but favonovel.com still did not know where Milo had decided on going. However, it was not a big deal for Donti no matter where they were headed. He was fine with following Milo to the mountains where they could reign as kings.
Of course, this would all still have to wait until Milo had fully recuperated, as well as for the right opportunity to arise. The Radianz Consortium would probably not let them go for now.
Daniel replied, “If you aren’t used to living in a stronghold, I can have you all live in town. Since you’ve all lived in town before, this shouldn’t be a problem.”
Milo felt a little tempted by his words.
Humans were social beings. If favonovel.com made friends with Daniel and Julius, that would probably solve many problems.
Milo did not answer the question directly. He said with a smile, “You might as well think about how you’re going to leave this place. I don’t think the Radianz Consortium will release you.”
“That’s fine,” Daniel said nonchalantly, “Julius will definitely arrange for someone to come and save me. I’ll just wait patiently until that happens. When the time comes, you all can come with me if you want to leave the Radianz Consortium’s stronghold!”
This time, Milo felt that the information revealed by Daniel was very crucial.
Julius would definitely save Daniel, and Milo could take Adella and the others to leave with Daniel at that time.
Milo suddenly felt that Daniel and Julius were just as close as Donti and him. They did not need to explicitly convey their thoughts to each other, as Daniel firmly believed Julius would do things for him.
It was a kind of tacit understanding and trust to place their lives in the hands of the other. Just like back at Stronghold 108, even though the Experimentals almost caught up to them, Donti still stayed together with Milo even though favonovel.com could have died.
When Milo thought of this, favonovel.com empathized a little more with this Fatty Eastwood.
All of a sudden, several cars drove past them. They would arrive at the Radianz Consortium’s Bronze Ram Manor if they headed a little further to the north. It seemed like those people were here to attend the gala as well.
Daniel noticed Milo’s gaze and explained with a smile, “Don’t be jealous of them driving those expensive cars and being able to attend such a grand gala. The people who attend these functions are generally called socialites. For example, they could be the director of the Logistics Division or the director of the Commerce Division. They pretend to lead glamorous lives, but once they get into trouble, they will probably be much worse off than a dog.”
Milo was stunned.
Didn’t Donti kill a director from the Skyfort Consortium’s Logistics Division while they were escaping?
When favonovel.com thought of that, Milo despised them even more.
In this era where supernatural beings were starting to rise, absolute power was beginning to have an impact on the social order that was in place. Milo realized favonovel.com was gaining a condescending mentality when favonovel.com looked at these people. Milo shook his head. This was the mentality that came with the increase of his strength. He had to remain clear-headed as it was not the time to get arrogant yet.
Meanwhile, Daniel, who used to be the true controller of Stronghold 113, would naturally look down on these so-called socialites who were part of a stronghold.
When the fatty returned to the Panaqua Consortium safe and sound, favonovel.com would likely become one of the most powerful people in the world. Of course, whether favonovel.com could return or not was another matter.
As the luxury cars drove past them, no one deliberately stopped to mock them for walking in. Everyone was very busy, and they were not expecting Milo and company to be attending the gala as well.
In contrast, the well-dressed celebrities were sitting in luxury cars to attend the gala, while Milo and company had to walk inside dressed in their casual wear.
The person from the Radianz Consortium who invited them here seemed to be telling Milo in a direct way that the refugees did not stand a chance of integrating into their social hierarchy.
When they arrived at the gate, the security guard immediately came to check their invitations. After Daniel handed over the invitations, Milo could see that the security guard was taken aback. Then favonovel.com politely opened the gate and let them through.
Daniel said with a smile as favonovel.com walked in, “The watchdogs who work for the rich families are all very clever people. As long as you have an invitation, they won’t dare to offend you regardless of how you’re dressed. It’s because his master was the one who invited you.”
A lot of people were already standing on the lawn in the manor. All of them were holding crystal wine glasses in their hands as they toasted one another.
If favonovel.com had not seen this with his own eyes, Milo would not have believed the people here led completely different lives from the refugees.
Daniel stopped a servant and took three glasses of wine from his tray and handed one each to Milo and Donti.
But before Donti took the glass from him, Milo snatched it out of his hand. “You’re still too young to drink.”
Then Milo placed the glass down on the table next to him.
All of a sudden, favonovel.com heard someone say, “I heard a VIP from the Ultima Consortium will be here tonight…”
Someone asked, “Do you know who it is?”
Someone said, “I heard it’s an up-and-comer who already commands an important position in the Ultima Consortium. He’s in charge of the entirety of Stronghold 141’s garrison troops. And Stronghold 141 is the Ultima Consortium’s headquarters.”
Daniel whispered to them, “The garrison troops are usually where the family members of an organization are posted. It’s a place where worthless people gather together.”
However, someone else said, “But I heard today’s main guest is not from the Ultima Consortium.”
“Ah? It’s not the Ultima Consortium’s people?”
“Yeah, it seems like someone from Stronghold 178 has come as well. Apparently, the most favored current subordinate of Peter has come to discuss a joint defense plan with the Radianz Consortium and the Ultima Consortium,” the person answered.
“I heard it’s not about a joint defense plan. It seems they’ll be working together to exterminate the banditry happening out there in the unincorporated zone between the Radianz Consortium, the Ultima Consortium, and Stronghold 178. They’re looking to reopen the trade routes between the three organizations.”
