Stunningly beautiful yet wicked, she begins by conquering eight beast husbands.

Chapter 171 Opening a Shop, Stealing Business!
Now that I see it this way, the whole mission makes sense!

They must not be exposed; only Scarlett can save them.

Scarlett then took the beastman away in a perfectly reasonable way.

It seems ordinary, yet it's designed with difficulty, so no one would suspect it's an unavoidable trap.

"So, we exposed Scarlett?" Ashley stared blankly at the whiteboard.

Scarlett glanced at him and said magnanimously, "Even without you, I would have been exposed anyway."

"Why?" Ashley shifted his gaze to Scarlett.

"my name."

Scarlett pursed her lips helplessly.

Her name is very long, containing the names of her mother and grandmother, plus a royal surname, making it difficult for contestants not to guess who she is.

Ashley paused for a moment, then belatedly realized what was happening.

His full name was also on his slave certificate.

Ashley Dadley.

Word for word.

Scarlett didn't care at all whether her image was exposed or not.

Without spiritual power, the ring space is unusable. In this world, everyone is just like ordinary people, but she has a system space, which is like having a cheat code in the competition with other contestants, so she won't be at a disadvantage.

Scarlett thought for a moment and said, "I agree with Riley. We now have two choices: one, find the wanted criminal; two, wait 120 days. Which do you all choose?"

Mo Ting narrowed his eyes. "I choose the first option: directly target the 12 wanted criminals. Even without mission weighting, eliminating this one will make us safer."

Holst also said, "Time is of the essence for us, as it relates to the rest of the game. We should finish this phase of the game quickly and choose the first option."

“But they have mental powers, we can’t handle them,” Brian said, expressing his concern.

"Mental strength is indeed terrifying, but it's not without solutions."

Zheko calmly said, "Do you remember the giant we encountered in the last round of the competition? The area between the eyebrows is the most vulnerable spot for an orc. As long as we keep attacking this area, we can cause a shock to his mental energy to a certain extent, making him unable to concentrate and causing him to collapse."

Ashley touched his brow and nodded thoughtfully.

Zheke glanced at everyone and said, "This can be left to me, Holst, Chiye, and Moting."

They had all served in the military and received systematic training, so even without mental strength, they were still capable of fighting the orcs on their own.

Holst and Chiye responded in unison, "Yes."

Mo Ting was unhappy with Zhe Ke's command, but didn't want to cause conflict at this time, so he paused for a few seconds before saying, "Don't worry, I can handle two of them."

“But there are twelve of them.” Brian was still frowning.

“Therefore, we must not only lure them out, but also divide them,” Riley proposed a new plan.

"Lure them?" Chi Ye glanced at Riley with slight shock. "How? They're wanted criminals. Who would show themselves so easily?"

Riley didn't answer, but looked at Scarlett, his dark green eyes keenly discerning everything. "That depends on Scarlett."

Upon hearing this, the others were stunned.

Tyron glanced silently at Scarlett, his brows furrowing slightly.

Scarlett liked the look in Riley's eyes at that moment; he truly saw her as a teammate fighting alongside him, rather than a princess high above.

She smiled, circled the name "Harrison" with her pen, and said, "As I just said, Harrison has his own agenda, and several business owners on Langton Street are at odds with Murgard. We can use this to our advantage and build another commercial street near Langton Street. We can copy it exactly and steal all the business."

"Why did you rob me?" Tyron asked.

Scarlett said, "If Landon Street really is their base, where everything is peaceful and prosperous, and they make a fortune every day, why would the twelve wanted criminals deliberately cause trouble and expose themselves? Something must have affected their interests, which is why they resorted to such extreme measures."

"So you want to be that person?" Tyron's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Scarlett's eyes shone with determination, "Yes!"

“What if they’re not here?” Ashley asked nervously.

“Even if they’re not here, we’ll still attract their attention.”

Scarlett said quietly, "They are financial criminals who use capital to disrupt operations and amass wealth. They seem to prefer doing business to shouting for violence. They definitely want a piece of the pie in this newly emerging commercial street."

“Scarlett, do you have that much money?” Brian asked.

“Yes,” Scarlett said firmly.

"There is another issue worth noting."

Holst said, "Mergard made his fortune ten years ago, while the wanted man only escaped from prison six months ago; the timeline doesn't match up." Dzeko added, "The information about the wanted man might be incorrect."

Zheko's father is an interstellar detective, specializing in manhunts. Although wanted information is released across the entire galaxy, the galaxy is vast and it is difficult to cover everything. Some backward planets cannot receive all the information completely, resulting in information lag.

Besides, this was the world a hundred years ago.

"Another possibility is that they have people in the police force."

Scarlett remembered Louisa and shared her guess.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes gradually darkened.

Scarlett smiled slightly and said, "I know how to confirm Louisa's identity now!"

Open a shop!
Go to the black market!

She went to buy the goods from the place where Mo Ting and the others were sold.

Brian nudged Scarlett's arm. "You mean, you want to use the list of trafficked people to trace back to their mistresses?"

"Correct."

"But Scarlett, aren't you overlooking something? People know you because you're an imperial princess. But if you don't know them, how are you going to find them?"

Scarlett glanced at him and casually grabbed Riley's arm. "You underestimate Riley."

She looked at Riley, raised her chin, and said, "Railley, tell him who Louisa's lovers are."

Riley chuckled and recited the names as instructed, "Kalvin, Kunle, Ruta,..."

Eight names came out without hesitation, leaving Brian speechless.

"Seriously? He can remember that?" Chi Ye exclaimed from the side.

Riley said, "I've been organizing the contestants' information and taking notes of their details. Knowing them well will make it easier to deal with them."

"and many more."

Mo Ting noticed something suspicious: "There's no Kresh."

Riley nodded. "Indeed, her beast husband is not Kresh."

Scarlett frowned. "I thought Claysh was one of the beastmen she was trying to rescue."

"Could she really be an Indigenous person?" Ashley asked hesitantly.

Scarlett also had this question.

But her intuition told her that Louisa was no ordinary person.

Since she couldn't figure it out, she stopped dwelling on it. Regardless of whether Louisa was an indigenous person or not, as long as no one attacked her, she wouldn't intentionally hurt anyone. Everyone would just carry out their own missions and not bother each other.

……

……

Before we knew it, it was getting late.

Scarlett finished showering and walked out of the bathroom, her hair wrapped in a towel, water droplets dripping down her loose hair, leaving a few water streaks on her pajamas.

Scarlett pursed her lips, walked to Holster's side, and turned her back to him. "Help me blow-dry my hair."

I now have a small hair dryer in my hand.

Holst smiled and replied, "Okay."

He untied the towel, let down Scarlett's hair, dried it strand by strand, letting it hang naturally over her shoulders, and then dried it with a hairdryer.

"All right."

He ruffled Scarlett's hair to make sure it wasn't damp before putting away the hairdryer.

Scarlett snuggled into the covers. "Want to sleep?"

Holster stood up. "I'm going to take a shower."

The sound of water came from the bathroom.

Scarlett listened quietly.

She was probably too tired these past few days and hadn't had a proper rest, so she fell asleep in no time.

Holster walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel, looked at Scarlett sleeping, and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, Your Highness."

(End of this chapter)