Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 134 Siren
In the downtown area of ​​Feiniao City stands a magnificent twin towers made of diamond glass. This tower is the headquarters of the Lin Group in Feiniao City. It can be said that half of the new buildings in Feiniao City are built by them. It can be said that the Lin family here is the city tycoon!

In the Linzi Building, a bearded man in a purple-blue suit sat in the ceiling conference hall. His eyes passed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking down at the Feiniao City, and at the same time he could also take in the blue sea.

The scenery was beautiful but he sighed heavily. He walked back to his desk and drew a big red cross on the drawing of the city, which looked extremely eye-catching.

"We have completely lost this time. If we can't support Feiniao City, then how can I compete with those people from the Zhao Group? I thought that Feiniao would bring me hope... Now it seems like all bullshit!!!" The man suddenly grabbed the blueprint in anger and tore it into pieces!
The female secretary, who was wearing a suit skirt with a cream lining, saw President Lin was so angry, and then said in a very low voice: "The mayor of Asiniao City wants to talk to you..."

"Talk? What to talk about? This damn liar told me a lot of things, but he concealed the most important thing!" President Lin said with a sneer at this time.

"But we still have to continue discussing this cooperation. We can't just give up like this. Otherwise, how about we ask the Aristocratic Conference to transfer some money to us and then help us remove the biggest obstacle?" said the beautiful female secretary.

"Have you hit your head against the headboard and made it stupid? Those old guys in the family would like this place to be a mess so that they can take away other mortgaged properties as well. You can ask them for money. You are really stupid." President Lin scolded.

The female secretary didn't dare to speak anymore.

There was silence in the conference room for a long time. After President Lin calmed down, he waved his hand and said, "If the mayor says he's here to discuss exterminating demons, then he can talk to me. But if he wants me to build them a public welfare facility to flatter their superiors, then tell him to get out of my way!"

……

The female secretary walked out of the building, still muttering to herself.

President Lin lost her own investment, so she took her anger out on other people. She was scolded every day, and she even wanted to quit her job!
As soon as she walked out of the lobby, she saw a group of well-dressed young people sitting on the sofa. She didn't know what they were doing, but judging from their temperament, these people should be rich or noble. However, there were also some obvious countrymen among them. Not only were they all dark, but they also wore jeans that were washed to a bleached color, and old and worn sneakers that were so black that they could leave marks in the lobby. But there was a young man who looked very handsome, and she couldn't take her eyes off him at first sight.

"Brothers, it's not a good idea for us to just come to Linmao Building. This is the richest district in our city. The mayor treats them politely to their bosses when he sees them." Liu Meng said nervously.

"Zhao Manyan, is there any real use for us to come here?" Ai Jiangtu asked.

It was Zhao Manyan who suggested coming here. Since Mo Fan and Lin Ran agreed, Ai Jiangtu chose to trust Zhao Manyan, but he felt something was wrong.

“Believe me, the people in this building will definitely need mages like us,” Zhao Manyan promised.

The female secretary was standing far away and couldn't hear clearly what Lin Ran and the others were saying. She just felt that they were a bit annoying and they probably weren't here to do serious business.

The mayor will be coming soon, and outsiders need to be avoided, so the female secretary called a security guard and said, "Go ask them what they do."

The security guard ran over very obediently, and soon he ran back and said attentively: "They said that the owner of this building is in trouble, and they are here to solve the problem."

"What the hell?" The female secretary felt even worse when she heard this. Are these people here to make fun of us?

How come he looks like a charlatan at such a young age?
"That's what they said, and they said there was nothing they couldn't do," the security guard said.

"Hehe, then just ask them if they dare to go and kill the sea monsters. Really, they are a bunch of fools with nothing to do." said the female secretary.

The security guard was a bit dull, so I went to ask.

Soon the security guard came back and told the secretary excitedly: "They said they can deal with the siren."

The female secretary frowned and looked at Lin Ran and the others carefully. Are they magicians?
Just when the female secretary was still confused, a handsome young man with golden hair came over with a sunny smile. The female secretary was startled by this and felt a little panicked, but she regained her composure when she saw Lin Ran's stern face not far away.

"Can I ask you a few questions?" Zhao Manyan looked at the secretary's name tag and confirmed her identity before speaking.

"If it's nothing, please don't..." The female secretary subconsciously wanted to refuse.

"Your boss must be having a headache right now. I guess I didn't say anything wrong, did I?" Zhao Manyan said confidently.

The female secretary was stunned for a moment.

What the blond handsome guy said was true, but who lives in this world without troubles? Anyone can say this.

"Then what do you want to ask?" said the secretary.

"A large part of the real estate in Feiniao City belongs to your Lin Group, and you even built a perfect port. You should plan to develop this place into a maritime hub connecting the north and the south, and also connecting to cargo ships from island countries and South Korea. However, this city looks very depressed. Some real estate projects are still very new, but few people buy them, and even fewer people live in them. No one is willing to invest in other industries. Your Lin Group's real estate is unique, but it can't attract people..." Zhao Manyan said very clearly.

"What exactly do you want to say?" The female secretary did not think that these words were so powerful. People who knew the business could actually see that, after all, Lin's investment in this city had become increasingly like a bubble economy and was about to collapse.

"It's a nice city with a big financial group and good land. Even the port is perfect and the location is good. There is only one reason why such a precious place has become like this!" At this time, Zhao Manyan pushed his nose bridge and pretended to be wearing glasses!

The female secretary was now intimidated by Zhao Manyan's aura!

"That means there is a siren here!"

"The sea nearby is not safe. The mermaids appear irregularly and have destroyed many merchants' ships, thus scaring away many investors! And it has prevented your Lin family from developing rapidly here. My beauty, the mermaids have blocked your path to wealth, am I right?" Zhao Manyan asked seriously.

The female secretary was stunned at this time.

"You can find out these things by just asking around. You've wasted your time talking about them. And I don't like people who pretend to be cool..."

“Um… cough cough cough, we can help you solve the problem. Do you see my brothers and sisters behind me? They are all people who can kill, fight and carry. We can clean up the sirens, you just need to do us a small favor.” Zhao Manyan snapped his fingers and then became complacent.

"Only a dozen of you??" The female secretary looked at Zhao Manyan speechlessly. To suppress the monster, they should at least send a mage corps, but it costs a lot of money to mobilize a mage corps, and most importantly, they don't have the face to do so...

The secretary became impatient.

At this time, she looked at Lin Ran again. If she missed such a handsome man, she would never see him again, so she took a closer look at him now.

Zhao Manyan smiled and said, "Wait for me."

Zhao Manyan ran up to Lin Ran and said something to him, and then Lin Ran came over.

The female secretary held her head high and chest out, feeling as if she was meeting her boss. Fortunately, she put on some beautiful makeup today.

"He should be okay, right?" Ai Jiangtu said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ran turned around and waved to the few people.

……

In the ceiling conference hall of Linmao Building.

"I hope you won't waste my time. There is a tribe of sirens in Feiniao City. There were some signs seven or eight years ago, and their numbers have suddenly and wildly increased in recent years. The municipal government has also sent some hunters to suppress the monsters, but the effect was minimal!" Lin Junxian looked at the group of mages in front of him who looked very young.

In Lin Junxian's own opinion, these people are more like a group of college magicians who are out for training. Although some students in magic colleges are also very strong, in fact they are not as strong as the hunters in the Hunter Association, mainly because they lack experience and knowledge.

To deal with monsters, you need brains, experience, and actual combat.

Lin Junxian himself was from a large aristocratic family. Although he knew nothing about magic, he understood that being a wizard did not mean one could exorcise monsters, let alone a tribe of sirens. If he did not have a mage army and rashly went deep into the enemy's territory, he would most likely be wiped out!

"You don't need to worry about us. Since we can take this job, we are naturally confident. Instead of questioning us, you might as well give us all the information you have about the mermaids, and help us prepare some necessary things. After that, you can just sit in this exquisite office and wait for good news from us with your little female secretary." Jiang Shaoxu said with great confidence.

"Well, your previous requests are nothing to me. As for what you are going to do, I have to tell you that I didn't ask you to go there on my own initiative. So if something happens to you, I hope your parents and the school or the forces behind you will not point fingers at me. Although I failed in this investment, I still want my reputation." Lin Junxian said.

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Lin Junxian was also very generous. He directly arranged everyone to stay in the hotel in this building, and asked people to prepare some necessary things for Lin Ran and others to go out and kill monsters.

When going out to hunt monsters, the most important thing is medicine. They have to bring more than ten or twenty kinds of antidotes.

Toxicity does not only come from demons, but also from some special environments. Even the scent of flowers may be poisonous.

Looking at the large amount of medicines, Lin Ran knew that Jiang Shaoxu must be saving them for future use. After all, they still had a long way to go.

"Although we are going to kill the sea monsters this time, there is no need for such a large amount of medicine. Aren't you preparing too much?" Mo Fan couldn't help but ask at this time.

"These medicines and potions are not for this monster-slaying mission. We still have a long way to go, so I prepared a little more." Jiang Shaoxu replied.

"You are the one with foresight." Mo Fan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Jiang Shaoxu. Although this girl with a beauty mole was a bit sharp-tongued, she was quite smart.

After collecting the medicines, they put the necessary instruments into their backpacks, prepared food and water, and got the blueprints of the nearby sea areas. Ai Jiang began to study them and then formulated a battle plan.

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Outside Asuka City is a sea area with many uninhabited islands.

In the past, these islands were regarded as ecological islands and then incorporated into the scope of Anjie, providing a place for tourists who like the original ecology to visit. However, after the frequent appearance of sirens in recent years, no one has developed them anymore, and now they have all become abandoned deserted islands. The warning line of Anjie has been pulled a little closer to the coastal line, and now the scattered deserted islands have become a place for demons.

The shrinking scope of the security boundary has brought great impact. It has made the life of ships and fishermen along the coast more difficult, and has also affected the transportation of the city. Now no one dares to do business here. If you finally transport a shipload of goods, but it disappears while sailing, then the money is equivalent to pouring it directly into the sea.

All the big investors in Feiniao City have left over the years, and now only large conglomerates like Lin's can still hold on. Although they use money to maintain the appearance of a good situation here, the fact is that no one is willing to buy those sea view houses and luxury buildings anymore!

The city's depression is also a headache for the mayor here.

It’s not that the municipal government didn’t mobilize magicians to fight the monsters, but they have limited manpower, and the sirens are cunning. The people they sent out either returned empty-handed or were attacked inexplicably. After a few times, no one was willing to go out to sea to kill monsters!

Of course, if someone offers a high price, the Master Hunter would be willing to take it, but the problem is that the money is so huge that they cannot afford it!
Lin Ran looked out the window. The others were discussing strategies. Lin Ran didn't have too many ideas and just had to follow them. So he didn't think much. It was quite relaxing this way.

After a while, Jiang Shaoxu walked to Lin Ran and said, "I've heard of you..."

Lin Ran looked at Jiang Shaoxu, a very charming woman. She seemed like a succubus, always tempting people. Of course, she was also very dangerous because you never knew what she was thinking or whether she had any purpose in getting close to her.

However, any plan would be vulnerable in the face of absolute power, so Lin Ran would not be too wary of her.

Lin Ran said calmly: "Oh..."

(End of this chapter)