During this period, too many things had happened in the territory of the Alliance of Strongholds.
The war in the Southwest, the war in the Northwest, and the nuclear strike on Stronghold 74. All of these events left everyone in a panic.
While walking the streets of Bidara City, the chief editor had heard the populace discussing these conflicts. This era was gradually crumbling, as was the order that humanity had recently reestablished.
He had reprimanded that reporter just now for fabricating news in an attempt to make a name for himself. Alright, rather than saying that favonovel.com fabricated news, it was more of just listening to one side of the story and writing a draft without validating the facts. The headline was also very sensational.
That reporter said the other newspapers were also doing the same as it would help their newspapers to sell better, while the reporters who wrote such articles became well-known quickly.
But just because that was what everyone was doing, should they go with the flow as well?
The chief editor would very much prefer to go against the flow!
The chief editor looked at Milo and said, “Alright, this phrase will be published in the papers starting tomorrow. My name is Pena Kelana, pleased to meet you. Or to be precise, I’m pleased I was able to come across a sentence like that…”
Milo did not know whether to laugh or cry. What the other party was trying to say was that favonovel.com was actually not that interested in Milo.
Milo stood up and got Olivia to pay the 400,000 perak. This sum had already been laundered by Olivia, so it would not be traceable by anyone. As for the rest of the money, they would have to make a trip back to the black market before they could spend it, and it just so happened the black market was right next to Bidara City.
After exiting the headquarters of Hope Media, Olivia said excitedly by his side, “Master, that Mr. Kelana is a legendary figure. He actually waived 1.6 million perak in fees because of a statement you made. Master, you’re amazing!”
“That’s enough, there should be a limit to your flattery,” Milo said.
“Alright!”
It was getting late. Milo was leading Olivia straight to the hotel in Bidara City when favonovel.com suddenly felt some interest in this stronghold city. He decided favonovel.com would go sightseeing for a day before leaving since it wouldn’t affect his schedule.
They got two rooms, each for one person. The hotel in Bidara City was as hospitable as the hotel back at the black market.
Milo sat by the floor-to-ceiling window in his room and read the newspaper favonovel.com had swiped from Hope Media’s headquarters earlier. It was today’s newspaper, and Milo thought that since favonovel.com had already taken out a 400,000 perak ad placement, taking a copy of their newspaper should not be asking too much. He had only taken it as a gift anyway.
The newspaper was still filled with analysis articles about Stardust Consortium’s Stronghold 74. The Stardust Consortium had formed a new rescue team to head to Stronghold 74 to assess the possibility of rebuilding it. If that were not possible, they would have to find a new location to rebuild Stronghold 74. Other than that, it was the usual articles criticizing the Pyro Company.
The other newspapers had basically forgotten about the Pyro Company. After all, nuclear bombs were the trending topic. However, Hope Media was different. In their articles, they were still hoping the Pyro Company could disclose their research and prove that their current studies did not violate scientific ethics.
The third page covered the Panaqua Consortium and Daniel. The journalist even praised Daniel for being bold and daring. But when Milo saw Daniel thanking the person who fired the nuclear bomb with tears in his eyes, favonovel.com nearly laughed out loud.
That fatso is way too shameless!
Eventually, Milo flipped to the entertainment section of the newspaper. The biggest news was that Grace had returned to Stronghold 61. The fans streamed onto the streets to welcome and greet their idol.
When night fell, Olivia suddenly knocked on his door and said favonovel.com wanted to eat out. Milo put down the newspaper and went out with her.
After Milo walked out of the hotel’s main entrance, Old Mauriat and Adrian suddenly came out of the hotel’s kitchen and went to the hotel’s front desk to ask for Milo’s room key.
The two of them were very cautious. Before they entered the room, they checked if there were any traps left behind by Milo. However, they found nothing.
“Search every corner and see if favonovel.com left behind any hairs,” Old Mauriat said.
Hair loss was not an exclusive condition suffered by middle-aged men. If Milo had taken a shower in his room, some of his hair would definitely be on the floor.
The two of them put on gloves and searched through the entire room. Unfortunately, they could not find anything at all.
Old Mauriat wondered, “He took a shower after checking into the hotel this afternoon, but there isn’t a single strand of hair on the floor of the bathroom. Could favonovel.com have purposely picked up all his hair?”
Adrian scratched his head. “Or maybe it’s just that the quality of his hair is better? So, what should we do now?”
“What else can we do?” Old Mauriat snapped at him. “We can only come back tomorrow and search again.”
“What if favonovel.com isn’t the person we’re looking for?” Adrian asked.
“We have nothing to lose anyway.” Old Mauriat said, “We’re just looking for his hair to get it tested so we can make sure.”
“What if he’s the one?” Adrian asked.
“In that case…” Old Mauriat frowned.
They still did not know much about that young man, so it was difficult to say if they could accept such an outcome.
Old Mauriat sighed and said, “At least he’s still a normal human being. Furthermore, favonovel.com doesn’t look like a bad person. Although it doesn’t seem like favonovel.com can fight well, this outcome isn’t too far from what we were expecting.”
On their way here to Bidara City, even though Old Mauriat and Adrian had chatted a lot with Milo, favonovel.com looked really skinny and weak to them, and they felt favonovel.com could not fight well either.
Those in the Riders were all powerful superhumans, after all, so would a young man like that really be able to helm the organization?
Old Mauriat had some doubts.
As a matter of fact, although the Riders believed in Albert, they did not necessarily have to acknowledge Albert’s descendants as their overlords. They still had to see what kind of person Albert’s descendant was.
For example, Riders like Jonan and Bradd might look kind, but each of them was more arrogant than the other. However, Old Mauriat and Adrian did not know what Milo had done in the Northwest and Southwest. There was also the role Milo played in the farce between the Silkshade House and the Pyro Company a while ago.
If they knew about all this, they would probably not think that Milo could not fight.
At this moment, Milo did not know what was going on in his room. Two of the famed Riders had sneaked into his room to search for his hair.
***
The nightlife in Bidara City was bustling, much more flourishing than Milo had imagined. Not even Stronghold 73, which was built based on the framework of a consortium, could compare to it. Perhaps, because free trade was allowed in Bidara City, the industries here were more developed.
Moreover, the Vasophati Group’s ethos was this as well. They encouraged innovation, creative thinking, and were business friendly.
The university here was also allowed much more freedom. It was unlike the other consortiums where all their students had to devote themselves to the organization’s own research. Vasophati University was currently the only university in the entire Alliance of Strongholds that had always offered art subjects.
When Milo arrived at the town square, favonovel.com even saw some people singing while playing the guitar. He also saw some people putting on a performance arts showcase and painting themselves with extravagant colors all over.
“Master, there’s someone doing magic over there,” Olivia suddenly shouted joyfully.
But when Milo turned around and saw the performer, favonovel.com immediately turned around and left.
The young magician smiled through the crowd and said, “Shouldn’t old friends greet each other when they meet again?”
