Chapter 149

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Chapter 149: Strong Strength

Looking at the huge hotel in front of him, Karoso compared it to his own hotel in his heart, and couldn’t help but regretfully find that this hotel was much bigger than his own in the imperial capital.

The City of Freedom is very valuable, even more so than the capital city of Canterwind. Opening such a large hotel in a place like this shows how strong the owner of this hotel is.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Teresa, long time no see," a friendly middle-aged man welcomed them.

"Let me introduce you." Teresa smiled and patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder, "This is Eugene Buoyano, from the Buoyano family, very strong here in the City of Freedom."

"This is Karoso Colloa, the son of Grand Duke Osiris from Canglang Province, and this is the Duke’s daughter, Neymar Colloa."

"Mr. Karoso, Miss Neymar, nice to meet you." Eugene shook hands with Karoso and Neymar respectively, with the air of an old gentleman.

[Wow, do we have to meet the characters for tonight’s story this early?]

[Eugene Buoyano is a big shot in the underworld. The biggest mafia family in the City of Freedom is the Buoyano family.]

[They are involved in smuggling weapons, luxury auctions, casinos, and adult entertainment venues, among other things.]

[But not drugs.]

[Can we even mention drugs? They only briefly touched upon adult entertainment venues in the plot.]

[Eugene stands out in the upcoming story, he is very capable and savvy.]

[Who is more powerful, Eugene or the boss?]

[It’s like asking who’s more powerful between Du Yuesheng and Zhang Zuolin. Can they even be compared? No matter how powerful the gangsters are, they’re just gangsters.]

[The story is about to begin. I must remind Master Karoso that the waters in the City of Freedom have turned treacherous these days.]

[Sophia is about to make her entrance, looking forward to it!]

"Hello," Karoso glanced deeply at Eugene.

Mafia family? Teresa has a really wide social circle.

"For those visiting the City of Freedom, let me take care of all expenses," Eugene smiled. "I heard that winters in Canglang Province are beautiful, hope to have the chance to visit and explore Canglang Province."

"It will happen," Karoso replied.

"By the way, are we going to Elizabeth’s for some music tonight?" Teresa asked with a smile. "Shall we all go together?"

"Mora Ballroom, indeed a great place," Eugene took out a Magic Stone and reserved a good spot.

……

Soon, Karoso and the others arrived at Mora Ballroom.

Mora Ballroom is the biggest dance hall in City of Freedom, owned by the Buoyano family.

Because there is an internationally famous singer performing today, Mora Ballroom is packed with people.

This is what sets this world apart from where bullet comments come from. It’s rare for stars to hold their own concerts here. Performing at a big dance hall like Mora Ballroom is already a big deal.

Sadly, today isn’t Elizabeth’s show. She’s just a supporting act and can only sing two songs.

Karoso and others are sitting in a good spot. The show hasn’t started yet, and the dance floor is filled with elegantly dressed socialites and dancers.

Well-dressed people are walking around the dance floor, holding glasses of champagne or liquor, appearing polite on the surface but concealing unknown desires inside.

"Master Karoso, what do you want to do while in City of Freedom?" Eugene sits next to Karoso and asks, "The city has many iconic landmarks."

"Just here for a date and to listen to two songs." Karoso understands that Eugene is testing him, to see if the Canglang Province is planning to expand their business here.

If Grand Duke Osiris wanted to expand their business, he wouldn’t personally show up. Karoso would pave the way, leaving room for many possibilities.

"So that’s how it is, I wonder which singer is so lucky to have your favor," Eugene smiled.

"Elizabeth," Karoso casually replied, "I met her in the capital city and promised to see her concert."

"Hmm, this girl…" Eugene rubbed his chin.

He wondered if he should use some means to get Elizabeth to Karoso’s room if he liked her.

For Eugene, sorting out a singer was a simple matter.

Just then, Eugene’s Magic Stone lit up. He picked up the Magic Stone, said a few words inside, then told Karoso, "Young master, please excuse me for a moment, I have something to attend to."

"Sure, go ahead," Karoso nodded.

Eugene quickly left the area.

"It feels strange drinking here. When will this City of Freedom have some fun?" Teresa poured herself a glass of wine.

"Hurry, the fortune teller said something big will happen tonight." Karoso took the cup of wine handed to him by Kirmin and took a sip.

Bullet Comment has said that this year is a year of frequent big events and the beginning of world changes.

Karoso came here only after he thoroughly understood the situation.

"Brother, it’s Teacher Null and Teacher 『』." Neymar whispered to Karoso as she leaned closer.

Karoso followed Neymar’s finger and indeed saw those two people.

For netizens, when big events happen, Null and 『』 are sure to be present, after all, they are the main characters.

The two were in deep conversation with an elder, discussing who knows what.

After becoming an Eight-tier Card Maker, their status soared and more people approached them for collaboration.

"They are busy, let’s not disturb them for now," Karoso told Neymar.

"Okay." Neymar obediently replied, then naturally took Eugene’s previous seat, next to Karoso.

"Alright, let’s welcome tonight’s third singer, Elizabeth Hekmatyar!"

The host shouted into the microphone, and a few cheers could be heard in the audience.

Elizabeth wore a beautiful dress and walked to the microphone on stage, followed by ten girls in sailor suits.

When she saw Karoso, she subtly bowed her head with her hands together, apologizing.

She thought she was the only singer tonight, but unexpectedly became a supporting role. With her role, she couldn’t leave a spot for Karoso.

Karoso didn’t mind, he never expected much from this girl who never acknowledged him as her father.

"Once upon a time, there was a ship setting sail, named the Bilioti. The wild wind howled, the bow sank, blow, my little overlord, blow! The supply ship Veilleman will soon arrive, bringing us sugar, tea, and rum. When the food runs out one day, we’ll pack and leave…"

Soon, a powerful song started to resonate from Elizabeth’s mouth.

Karoso carefully enjoyed the music, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

It must be said that this girl really loves music now, and she sings much better than last time.

Unfortunately, her voice didn’t belong to her.

When the song ended, there were only a few claps from the audience.

With a wave of her hand, Elizabeth made everyone’s clothes float in the air on stage, but it was a simple costume change as they were still wearing another layer underneath.

"I have no impression, this city feels like a replica. Wanting to rely on your intuition in this foolish simulated world, I want to let go and chase my dreams…"

A deep voice started to sing, although her singing was average, the intro of this song was really good.

[Wow, Initial D!]

[Is it copyrighted?]

[Speaking of it, this game company is international. Several countries are involved in its development. Apology letters are sent out even before the new storyline is released.]

[Thinking they were financially strong, they ended up relying on apologies.]

"I can’t remember, emotions in gray, excessive intake of nutrients, the streets are full of counterfeits…"

"Oh, darn." At that moment, a young man stood up, looking dizzy as if he had drunk too much.

He smashed the bottle on the ground, shouting, "Stop fooling us with this stuff, where’s Sophia?"

"Yeah, where’s Sophia?" the crowd joined in.

"Those upstairs, get down here quickly. I’m here to see Sophia!" The young man’s hands shaped like a loudspeaker, "If you want to perform, how about a striptease, hahaha!"

Many people followed suit and started cheering.

In the City of Freedom, it’s a mix of dragons and serpents, especially here.

The dance hall looked fancy, but people of all levels were there.

Just like Teresa said before, that bald rich guy might be from some royal family…

"Looking for trouble, huh?" At that moment, a chubby middle-aged man sitting at his place with a cigar in one hand and a bottle of alcohol in the other, approached the young man.

As he walked, he poured alcohol on the ground, and when he reached the young man, the bottle was just empty.

Bang!

He smashed the bottle hard, causing the young man to bleed from the head.

The young man froze in shock, clearly not expecting someone to hit him.

"Oh, this is getting interesting." Teresa’s eyes lit up as she picked up some sunflower seeds, turned around, and watched with great interest, "Hausmann Buoyano, the representative of the Buoyano family in the City of Freedom, this kid is causing trouble in such a place, it’s like humiliating him."

There were many influential and powerful people present, but at that moment, they chose not to intervene and just watched, as it did not concern them.

"Do you dare to hit me?" The young man touched his head.

Upon hearing this, Hausmann picked up an empty bottle and smashed it on the young man’s head, "Do you know this place belongs to me, you little troublemaker?"

"Do you know who I am?" The young man pointed at Hausmann’s chest with his finger.

"I don’t care who you are, causing trouble here is disrespecting me. If you want trouble, let your elders handle it!" Hausmann sneered.

"Fine, Hausmann, you may be in charge today, but you won’t always be in charge. Just wait and see!" After saying that, the young man turned and left, accompanied by a few bodyguards.

"Carry on, everyone!" Hausmann laughed, "Just a naive kid."

With that, the atmosphere became lively again.

Seeing everyone carrying on, Hausmann told a servant beside him, "Check into his background."

"Yes."

……

The situation was under control, but Elizabeth’s emotions were not.

Her singing had been interrupted just now, and now her voice had stopped.

It was clearly impossible to pick up where she had left off.

Helpless, she could only reluctantly finish the song, then hurriedly leave the stage as if escaping.

Seeing this, Karoso said to Teresa, "You guys listen first, I’ll go check on her."

"Okay, go ahead, this girl is having a tough time," Teresa said casually.

Soon, Karoso arrived at the backstage, with a badge given by Eugene pinned to his chest. He was not stopped by anyone and found Elizabeth very smoothly.

At this moment, she was quietly crying on the table, like a wounded little deer.

"Are you okay?" Karoso sat beside her.

"How did you come…" Elizabeth sat up, trembling slightly.

Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, she bit her lip and whispered, "I’m sorry for disappointing you today, my performance was really bad."

"It happens to everyone." Karoso shook his head helplessly. "You love singing, but you don’t like this stage."

Elizabeth nodded softly, "I just want to earn more money to buy a boat…"

"Even a regular boat is not cheap," Karoso sighed.

"It’s okay, if I don’t sing well this time, I won’t be kicked out next time." Elizabeth encouraged herself. "I must become a world-famous singer like Sophia and earn lots and lots of money."

"Who is this Sophia?" Karoso asked curiously.

"She, she’s just an ordinary singer," Elizabeth pouted. "A very talented singer…"

Karoso touched his chin.

This Sophia is too mysterious for him, netizens say she is a child of the gods. It’s said that Sophia Pharmaceutical would rise this year, which doesn’t seem like something a mere singer can achieve.

However, when Karoso investigated Sophia, he couldn’t find any information about her, her background was too clean, unbelievably clean.

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

Just then, the sound of engines suddenly came from downstairs.

Karoso’s ears twitched, and he hurried to the window.

Elizabeth heard the sound and followed Karoso to the window.

Seeing the scene below, she widened her eyes in astonishment.

Armored vehicles and light tanks had surrounded the dance hall!

The armored vehicle had a heavy machine gun on top, the tank adjusted its cannon, and there were many soldiers.

When Karoso took a closer look, he saw that there was a whole army in front of him!

"Hausmann, come out here!" The young man from before was now dressed in military attire, looking very impressive.

"Is he crazy?" Elizabeth’s eyes widened. "With so many soldiers, how are they going to enter the City of Freedom?"