Monster collectors on the cross-platform

Just as Huo was about to agree, Erith, who was in the kitchen, peeked out when she heard a stranger's voice.

"Brother, have we had a guest?" Etricia asked as she came out of the kitchen, followed by Leticia.

As a guest sitting on the sofa, I immediately saw Leticia, who had 'come back to life'.

Although it was surprising to see Leticia here again, considering Huo's unfathomable strength, it suddenly didn't seem so strange.

After all, if a dilapidated hut can be transformed into such a luxurious place in a short time, what's so strange about another one coming back from the dead?

After all, the most common legendary powers are those like immortality and resurrection.

It's no wonder that Baron Rosenthal thought this way. In the literary creations of ordinary people, the devil often uses means such as power, wealth, immortality, and resurrection to tempt mankind into depravity.

However, in reality, achieving true immortality and resurrection is still quite difficult.

At least with Huo's current methods, neither of these two things can be accomplished at all.

However, it cannot be ruled out that there are players of the same level as Huo who can do it. After all, everyone has their own expertise, and there may be some professions that specialize in this area.

After explaining his purpose, Baron Rosenthal left a small gift and quickly took his leave.

The message has been delivered on behalf of Duke Whiteman; whether or not Lord Rosenthal accepts it is not his concern.

After watching Baron Rosent leave, Huo glanced at the gift Baron Rosent had left behind.

The gift box is exquisite. Inside the outer packaging is a wooden box that looks a bit old.

The wooden box was engraved with some unique patterns, but Huo did not recognize them. He guessed that they might be related to some nobles.

Open the wooden box, and inside is a dagger about the length of a forearm.

The dagger is made entirely of fine iron, with several magnificent gemstones inlaid in both the handle and the scabbard.

After examining the gift, Huo made his own assessment of the somewhat old collectible.

Chapter 184 An Unexpected Encounter

Having already decided to go out, Huo naturally wouldn't delay any longer.

After instructing the women to guard the house, Huo spread his wings and flew directly into the sky.

Having traveled there once before, Huo also roughly knew the location of the Duke of Betmann's house. Rather than taking the slow train journey, it would be faster to fly there directly.

After taking off, Huo quickly increased the altitude. At present, the world's industry is still in its early stages and airplanes have not yet been invented. As long as the altitude is high enough, it will not attract attention.

Huo Huan flew very fast, and soon Childe City came into view.

The Duke of Betmann's estate was not in the city, but on the outskirts, near the suburbs.

Huo looked around and quickly located the location of Duke Whiteman's manor.

After determining the target location, Huo transformed into a wind elemental form and hid in the air.

Huo only released his concealment after touching the ground.

At this moment, inside Duke Whiteman's manor, the butler, who was supervising the gardeners tending to the plants, was startled by the sudden appearance of Huo.

It had only been a month since they last parted ways, and just yesterday Duke Whiteman was still mentioning Huo Huan, so the butler naturally wouldn't forget Huo Huan, a person with extraordinary abilities.

Huo Huan's sudden appearance startled the butler. After regaining his senses, the butler quickly instructed the servants to inform the Duke, while he himself took Huo Huan to the reception room.

After leading Huo Huan to the reception room and making him a cup of tea, the butler withdrew.

Before long, Duke Whiteman hurried into the drawing room.

When Duke Whiteman heard that Ho was still at the manor, his first reaction was surprise.

I just contacted Baron Rosenthal yesterday, and to my surprise, Huo showed up at my house this morning.

It's worth noting that Child is quite a distance from Rosent; even by train, it takes most of the day.

However, Duke Whiteman immediately realized that Huo was no ordinary person, and it seemed unsurprising that any strange thing would happen to these extraordinary individuals.

"I'm very sorry, Master Huo Huan. I didn't expect you to arrive so soon. I truly apologize for any shortcomings in our hospitality," Duke Whiteman said slowly with a smile.

"It's alright, it's my fault for not giving prior notice." Huo shook his head, not at all dissatisfied with Duke Whiteman's lateness. After all, it was his sudden visit, and it was normal for others not to be prepared.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Huo quickly steered the conversation toward the extraordinary individuals in Child City that Baron Rosent had mentioned.

Baron Rosent was merely relaying information; the specific details needed to be obtained from the person directly involved.

After asking a few questions, Huo quickly learned the specifics of the situation.

After investigation by the people arranged by Duke Bettmann, some suspicious people were quickly discovered in Childe. After some investigation, it was determined that among these people was the one who caused his daughter to be cursed.

Recently, these people have been meeting secretly somewhere in the suburbs.

Just recently, Duke Betmann finally pinpointed the gathering place of these people. In order to find out this information, Duke Betmann's men had already lost a lot of men.

Because of the curse on his daughter, Duke Whiteman naturally had no good feelings towards these sneaky people hiding in the shadows.

So they assembled a group of musketeers, intending to wipe them all out at once.

However, considering the strange nature of the supernatural power, they ultimately contacted Baron Rosenthal, wanting to invite Huo to come and provide assurance.

After finding out where these people were meeting, Huo didn't rush to set off immediately. It was still daytime, and these people were scattered in different places. It would be better to wait until it got dark and they gathered together before taking them all down in one fell swoop.

After declining Duke Bettmann's invitation, Ho also planned to take advantage of his free time to visit the city of Child.

Huo was still somewhat curious about the development of this world, wondering how far it had progressed to.

Duke Betmann naturally wouldn't refuse Huo Huan's request, and immediately arranged for a vehicle, with the butler driving Huo Huan into the city.

Sitting in Duke Whiteman's luxurious car again, Huo was naturally not excited. He had ridden in cars enough in his previous life, and the comfort of the cars in this world was obviously not as good as in his previous life.

The car carrying Huo Huan sped along and soon arrived at the city center of Childe.

Cars are clearly still a luxury item at the moment; Huo barely saw any along the way, and most were still horse-drawn carriages.

After opening the car door and getting out, Huo Huan disappeared into the crowd after agreeing with the butler to pick him up at a certain time.

Compared to Rosenthal, Child is significantly more bustling, surrounded by hurried city dwellers whose pace of life seems much faster than that of the townspeople.

However, the city's infrastructure is also much better than that of the small town. This can be seen from the streetlights that are spaced every ten meters or so along the street. The city has already begun to take shape as a modern city.

Huo then went into a coffee shop, and after rummaging through his spatial backpack for some spare change that he hadn't used in a long time, he ordered a coffee.

Huo had no specific purpose in coming to this city; he was just taking a short stroll because he had some free time.

Huo picked up the newspaper from the table and read it while waiting for his coffee.

The newspaper was from yesterday. It detailed what a certain scientist had invented, but the content was mostly gossip that ordinary people enjoyed, especially about certain celebrities or nobles.

Just as Huo was flipping through the newspaper while waiting for his coffee, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from the entrance of the coffee shop. The sound gradually approached and stopped right in front of Huo.

The sound of a chair being pulled out rang out, and Huo, still somewhat puzzled, shifted his gaze from the newspaper.

Before getting out of the car, Huo Huan's clothes had been changed to be indistinguishable from everyone else's. In addition, Huo Huan himself was not particularly handsome, and he didn't know anyone in the city.

So Huo was still a little puzzled as to why the other party had approached him, since there were plenty of empty tables in the coffee shop and the other party had no reason to sit across from him.

Huo looked away from the newspaper and then at the unfamiliar woman sitting opposite him.

With blonde hair, blue eyes, and big waves, she wore a somewhat fitted red dress, exquisite makeup, and a red hat—a classic noblewoman's attire.

"Miss, is there anything I can help you with?" After a quick glance, she realized he was a stranger.

Huo was quite certain that the strange woman in front of him was someone he was meeting for the first time, someone he had never seen before.

Chapter 185 Let's Act Together

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Launa Levin, a level 11 cross-network player," Launa introduced herself with a smile.

Cross-platform player?

Huo was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He had met quite a few players on the cross-platform, but Laura was the first person who gave him the impression of being a completely ordinary person.

Before Laura mentioned that she was a player on the online game, Huo hadn't considered that possibility at all, assuming that the woman in front of him was just trying to pick her up.

The fact that the opponent has such a strong ability to conceal their aura means that they are either much stronger than me or they have a special method.

Clearly, the other party just introduced themselves and their level was not as high as Huo's, so it must be a special skill, which is likely related to her profession.

"Huo Huan, level 14 player, what brings you here?"

Although surprised, Huo remained outwardly calm and directly asked the other party why they had come.

"Did you also come here because of those extraordinary people?" Launa didn't hide anything and asked directly.

As she spoke, Launa also pressed the bell on the table to call over the waiter.

"A cup of coffee, please." After casually ordering a hot coffee, Launa turned her gaze back to Huo Huan.

"Also? You have connections with those extraordinary individuals?" Huo asked after the waiter left.

“That’s right, someone paid me to take care of these superhumans.” When Huo Huan asked her, Launa didn’t hide anything and admitted it directly.

Hearing Launa say that, Huo became somewhat interested in these people.

I don't know what these people did, but they were lucky enough that two players from the cross-platform were going to take action against them.

"Hello, here's your coffee." The waiter placed a cup of coffee in front of Huo Huan and then left.

Huo also picked up a spoon and added some sugar cubes and milk to his coffee, then stirred it a few times.

"It seems these people are unlucky; they've actually provoked players from the cross-network. That's right, I was also entrusted to deal with these people," Huo said, stirring his spoon leisurely.

“Then it seems we have the same goal.” Hearing Huo say this, Launa breathed a sigh of relief.

As she passed by the coffee shop, Launa sensed an extremely dangerous aura.

After hesitating for a moment, I decided to go into the coffee shop to find out Huo's purpose.

If Huo is still unrelated to those extraordinary individuals, that would be fine; the real fear is that Huo is actually the leader of those extraordinary individuals.

It wouldn't be worth it to provoke a cross-platform player just for some reward.

"Hello, your coffee." Launa picked up a spoon and added sugar and milk to her coffee, just like Huo Huan, but she added much more sugar than Huo Huan.

"I just arrived yesterday. I wonder if you have any leads on those people?"

"You don't know?" Huo raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then realized that Duke Whiteman had only recently learned of these people's whereabouts.

Now that Duke Whiteman has come to him, he probably won't go to anyone else, since even if he did, he wouldn't leave without informing Huo Huan.