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Chapter 940 City Flower Challenge

Sariel said, "It will take time to load the ship at the Bronze City dock, about two or three hours. Just take your time."

Raphael said, "There are trade routes around here, so there must be many people who have seen our island."

The siren laughed, "Then let's get closer to the trade routes and let the legend spread all over the world!"

The fourth prince was indeed quite uneasy: "Shadow banking can never be brought into the open; we can only guess, we can't actually see it!"

The siren laughed, "Easy! Old tortoise, release the fog!"

"Roger that!"

The old tortoise kept spewing out mist, enveloping the entire area around Tortoise Island for miles around in a mist.

Sariel was so surprised that he flew into the sky to look at it, and it looked like a cloud of mist floating on the sea.

The men watched with satisfaction: "Nice!"

The siren laughed and said, "Your Highnesses, how about this?"

The two princes nodded: "Very satisfied!"

The siren laughed, "The old turtle's sea fog not only obscures vision, but also distorts routes. Ordinary people who try to force their way onto the island to spy will get lost in the fog. Only those with our permission can go ashore."

The two princes asked, "Then, against what level of powerful opponent will the mist become ineffective?"

Siren chuckled, "A strong pirate navy might be able to handle it, but their ships can't catch up. Actually, I'd love to find an opportunity to try it further, but right now, to show my sincerity in cooperating with the Empire, I'm hesitant."

The Second Prince said in a deep voice, "Cooperation is based on strength. If we have the opportunity to meet, we should try. If problems arise, my fourth brother and I will step in to explain the misunderstanding."

The siren laughed, "That's wonderful! Let's set off then..."

Hearing this, Gabriel became interested: "These two princes probably don't just want to develop shadow banks. Perhaps they also want to use this as a secret base to rebel against the emperor or increase their bargaining power?"

Michael said in a deep voice, "The key is how the two princes balance their interests? I have always suspected that the fourth prince deliberately leaked the power source of the Golden Throne's warships for smuggling."

Gabriel laughed and said, "Anyway, the eldest brother and the fourth prince have a good relationship. We can contact him and test him after we return from the God Realm."

Michael was also very troubled: "How long am I going to keep drinking this fake liquor? Do I really have to drink it all day long?"

Gabriel laughed: "Raziel isn't even in a hurry for the exam, why is the boss in such a rush?"

Michael asked, "Raziel, are you studying hard for the exam?"

The butler replied, "Mr. Raziel is working with all his might and concentrating. He only had a cup of coffee at noon and didn't take a nap."

The men were stunned: "Is he that serious?"

The butler said with satisfaction, "Mr. Raziel is very serious when he's serious..."

The group exclaimed in surprise, "Great! We're just missing one academic among us, let's just hand it over to him."

Gem City.

When the "Bronze Guardian" and the Bronze City Lord's wife came to visit in person, the Gem City Lord's wife and high-ranking church officials came to greet and accompany them immediately.

Explain your purpose; it's a small matter.

However, Metatron couldn't accept the image of the jewel lady as a fat woman at all: "Raphael, will Eve look like this when she's middle-aged?"

Raphael said irritably, "How could there be any middle age? Eve is my perfect custom-made version. There's no time span in the game. She'll always be the same as she is now."

Metatron said in a deep voice, "Even if it's custom-made, the AI ​​system still needs to provide a social bloodline match. I just feel that Eve and the fat woman don't look alike at all. Is it possible that Eve is an adopted daughter and not the city lord's wife's biological daughter at all?"

Gabriel exclaimed in surprise, "That's right! My Lia's temperament is maxed out, it's even royal blood! How could the city lord and his wife possibly have such a child?"

Sila laughed and said, "I also think Tifa doesn't look like her parents, the city lord."

Metatron said in a deep voice, "If Tifa is also an adopted daughter, perhaps this can explain why Tifa defected."

Sila said, "I think Fafnir looks more like the Lady of the Black Iron City, and even somewhat like her brother. Fafnir shouldn't be an adopted daughter?"

Gabriel immediately pulled up comparison photos of Fafnir and her parents: "They do look a bit alike!"

Raphael laughed and said, "Perhaps this explains why Fafnir is at the bottom of the rankings among the city's beauties, because the Black Iron City Lord has only this much strength."

Sila laughed: "It's better to be a biological child. As long as I take down Fafnir, this Black Iron City will be mine..."

Meanwhile, Lady Gem still accompanied Lady Bronze to visit Master Jenny. Metatron was annoyed and refused to be received by church personnel, directly declining their invitation to leave.

Raphael grew anxious: "Little Mei, Lady Gem loves to travel with a grand entourage. You persuaded these high-ranking church attendants to leave, and she's having second thoughts."

As expected, Lady Gemstone found fault: "My Lord Bronze Throne, is it alright for you to be traveling around when you're not on duty?"

Metatron said calmly, "First, there are no more evil gods in the city. Second, the matter of the new city flower is very important."

Lady Bronze laughed and said, "That's right, we value this Sherry very much."

Lady Gem asked, "Which mage academy did Miss Sherry graduate from?"

Sherry said weakly, "I helped Miss Fafnir sell goods before, and she gave me some spell textbooks so I could learn on my own."

Lady Gem smiled: "Self-taught?"

Lady Bronze smiled and said, "Although she is self-taught, her strength is enough to win the favor of the God Throne, which is probably no less than that of the academic school, Madam."

Metatron felt a chill run down his spine; the Bronze Lady was clearly looking for trouble.

As expected, Lady Gem's tone was unfriendly: "Is that so?"

Lady Bronze replied confidently, "Of course!"

Lady Gem smiled earnestly: "Compare?"

Metatron panicked: "Our task is to order new robes; we don't have time."

Lady Gem smiled and said, "I've already heard about Master Jenny's new robe. It's truly innovative and doesn't require any measurements. I'll have the academy and the jewelry store provide the finest materials for Master Jenny to make it. The robe will serve as the prize for the winner of the competition. By the time they finish the competition, the prize will be ready, so it won't waste any time. Besides, I see Miss Shirley doesn't have much equipment besides her staff. Let's set a rule: neither side is allowed to bring any other robes or magical artifacts besides their staff. That's fair, isn't it?"

Fuck you, that's fair! I still want to borrow Sherry's magic weapon!!
Lady Bronze laughed and said, "Alright, since that's the case, let's go to the arena and make it public. It'll be good for building momentum for the new city flower's debut! If your academy faction loses, you can't back out for the sake of the school's reputation or anything like that, okay?"

Lady Gem laughed, "My Gem City isn't a sore loser. If we really do lose, wouldn't it be a major opportunity for educational reform? I should thank Shirley..."

Fuck, the inevitable challenge has finally arrived! Lady Bronze is clearly dissatisfied with Sherry and wants to replace her. Lady Gem, on the other hand, wants to replace her with one of her own!

Metatron asked Sherry helplessly, "Miss Sherry, you—"

Shirley was nervous but also determined: "I accept! Whoever wins will be the city flower!" The two ladies smiled happily when they saw that Shirley was so cooperative: "Then it's decided."

—Announcement from Gemstone Star City: All citizens, the Gemstone City Arena is about to begin the challenge for the second backup dancer of Bronze City, Sherry, who will be challenged by all female mages under the age of 18 from the city's academies.

The whole city was in an uproar!
The chat group of the Ten Elders was filled with exclamations: "It's really on the city's official announcement! It's for real!"

next moment:
—Announcement from Bronze Vanguard City: All citizens, Gem City Arena…

Metatron took a deep breath: "Alright, the city announcements from both cities will also be visible in Sila. Why don't you ask the four city beauties for their opinions?"

Sila laughed: "Great, I'm annoyed that they don't talk about serious matters."

At this moment, when the announcements from both cities were released, the beauties in the private room were suddenly stunned.

The instructor asked, "What is the second backup dancer, the city's most beautiful girl?"

Zhong Chenghua was also bewildered: "This is the first time I've heard this title."

Sila relayed the message directly: "It is said that because the Bronze City Flower was absent from her post for a few days, the city lord and his wife applied to modify the rules. They decided to select a backup candidate without replacing Miss Tifa, but her status would only be equivalent to that of a backup dancer. In addition, once the new second city flower is selected, in order to represent the support of Bronze City, she will lead a cargo ship to transport excavators to Black Iron City, and then travel upstream along the Blackwater River to stop and unload the cargo a dozen kilometers outside Iron Flame Village."

The city beauties were stunned!
Fafnir coughed lightly: "I know Sherry. I think she's a very good person with no complicated background. She'll definitely be able to become good friends with all of you. But she's only self-taught in magic and has no practical experience in combat with other mages. It's hard to imagine how she'll face the challenges from the academics."

Sila was both delighted and surprised. She was delighted that Sherry was receiving Fafner's attention—it was like a buy-one-get-one-free deal. She was surprised, however, that Sherry's problems were really that serious.
Eve said, "I know all the top talents under the age of 18 in the various academies of Gem City. There are 12 women in total, 4 of whom are beautiful and have the temperament of idols, making a total of 7. Among them, that big bobo girl's talent is almost at the level of our stage back then. This is a mountain that is difficult for peers to surpass."

Metatron said urgently, "Sila, the match hasn't started yet. Ask Eve about the weaknesses of each challenger and how to deal with them. I'll tell her before the match."

Raphael said, "In keeping with the style of Gem City, the first one to appear will inevitably be the mountain that Eve mentioned."

Metatron asked in surprise, "Raphael doesn't know her?"

Raphael laughed and cried, "Why would I care about the students of an academy?"

Sila asked urgently, "Miss Eve, could you tell me about this Big Bobova's weaknesses... characteristics?"

Eve laughed: "How can you say that? Isn't that unfair to the contestants from Gem City?"

The men were stunned!
This isn't just self-serving; it's clearly player-centric thinking! Messages can only be relayed offline when players are present. Did she figure out that Sila was a player? But that's impossible!

Fafnir scoffed, "Judging from her name, this 'Big Bobova' must be a member of the Bobosa family, right?"

Eve smiled and said, "Yes. Is there a problem?"

Fafner sighed, "If she were the city's most beautiful girl, she would definitely... she wouldn't be satisfied with just being the second backup dancer."

Eve laughed and said, "It seems that Miss Fafnir really wants Sherry to play, but unfortunately, Big Bobo is flawless."

Just then, the dark elf Olica raised her hand.

The city beauties were taken aback: "Miss Olica, please speak freely, there's no need to be so reserved."

Olica laughed and said, "I've never been to the academy. I've only heard that you have to raise your hand before you speak in the academy."

Zhong Chenghua laughed: "Oh right, but this isn't the academy."

Olga said, "Can I see what this big bob baby looks like?"

Eve waved her hand, releasing a shimmering ball of light that revealed the image of a young, beautiful, confident, and assertive noblewoman.

Raphael was astonished: "She has the aura of an idol, and her main characteristic is arrogance, which is a persona that none of the five city beauties have yet."

Gabriel laughed: "How can arrogance make an idol? If fans don't buy it and your popularity is much lower than other city beauties, then you'll just become a clown."

Raphael said, "But being a backup city beauty can be arrogant. Since you're a backup, you don't care if you're less popular than the city beauty. On the contrary, it can help complete the persona and you have a very good chance of rising to the top."

Eve asked, "Miss Olica, how is it?"

Orika said, "Her clothes have too many unnecessary items, and she's too clean. This is typical of someone who hasn't fought against the filthy and despicable creatures at the bottom. If her strength is impeccable, then let this Sherry spit on her and keep cursing at her."

Everyone in the house was shocked!

Eve asked incredulously, "Ms. Olica, have you ever spat in actual combat?"

Kaisa and Yulia, who were standing nearby, were shocked: "We've never seen you spit before, have we?"

Olica nodded: "I've thrown up before!"

Eve asked in surprise, "Did it work?"

Olica sneered, "Those lowly perverts just licked my saliva and ate it."

The audience erupted in uproar!

The men exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my god!!"

Sila laughed even louder: "Uriel, if she spat on you, would you lick it?"

Uriel retorted irritably, "It's just a game!"

Fafnir asked in surprise, "Besides spitting and cursing, are there any other tricks?"

Olica coughed lightly: "Rip her clothes off, it works really well on women!"

The audience was shocked again: "Miss Olica, aren't the women you're fighting all demons from hell? Are they also afraid of their clothes being torn off?"

Olica laughed and said, "I'm still afraid, it might arouse the thoughts of her male companions..."

Kasha asked, "Olica, I've known you for so long and I never knew you could do these things. Aren't you afraid your clothes will rip?"

Olica smiled proudly: "I'm already wearing very little, which makes it difficult for the enemy to concentrate."

Eve was taken aback: "It won't work against female enemies, will it?"

Olica said in a deep voice, "It works so well, female enemies can't stand your beauty..."

Eve was speechless: "Spitting, swearing, and ripping off clothes like that, how can she be the city's most beautiful girl?"

Remia said in a deep voice, "Yes, for example, as a paladin, I face filthy, rotting zombies and the like..."

Indeed, since Remia, as a saintess, had said so, Metatron had no choice but to whisper to Sherry, "Sherry, later you'll spit, swear, and rip your clothes off..."

Shirley's eyes widened in disbelief: "This?"

(End of this chapter)