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Seeing their awkwardness, Shaka pulled Emma aside and said:

"Could you please let us see the guild leader? I think he should have plenty of experience with the current situation."

Michael nodded, leaving Eina to deal with Emma, ​​and turned to walk towards the inner office.

Russian qing.

Shaga and Emma were led to a magnificent office, where the jewel-encrusted chandelier and the sofa made of Cadmus leather caught Shaga's attention.

"Wow, they're really rich."

His gaze shifted, and he saw the old elf who had replaced Uranus in managing the entire labyrinth city—Royman Madir.

Royman, with his obese body unlike that of elves, stood by the window, holding a wine glass, overlooking the cityscape.

Upon seeing Shaka's arrival, Royman slowly turned around. His lazy gaze first fell on Emma, ​​then inadvertently glanced at Shaka.

"Is it you, little brat, who's going to report the Ishtar Familia?"

Xia Jia frowned...

This attitude suggests they might be trying to smooth things over again.

As she pondered, Emma nodded:

“Yes, the Ishtar Familia has gone too far. They actually attacked adventurers in the dungeon. How are they any different from the dark factions? I demand that the guild revoke their adventurer qualifications and forbid them from entering the dungeon.”

The so-called adventurer qualification is an agreement signed after becoming an adventurer.

The guild promises adventurers not to engage in illegal activities in the dungeons; otherwise, all guild support will be revoked, including the exchange of Fallies. Even worse, the guild will confiscate their loot from the dungeons.

This agreement was also signed when Emma became an adventurer.

Upon hearing this, Royman first frowned, then put down his glass and sighed.

“I’m in a difficult position too. You know, the Ishtar Familia is no small family. Even Mr. Shaka, who is by your side, probably can’t handle them.”

Xia Jia narrowed her eyes: "What do you mean?"

Royman sat back in his chair and sighed:

"At most, the guild can only issue a reprimand and impose a small fine. But that amount of money is nothing to the Ishtar Familia."

Emma was furious: "Are you just going to let them bully my companions like this?"

Royman calmly said, "Child, you must understand that the martial world isn't just about fighting and killing; it also involves human relationships and social interactions. The fact that you're sitting here talking to me is already the greatest help the guild can offer."

What Royman said makes sense. If the Guild, an absolutely neutral organization, didn't set the rules, the Ishtar Familia would definitely be even more arrogant than they are now, and might even have directly attacked the Thea Familia to force the gods to return to the divine realm.

Shaga looked at Royman with great interest:

"You mean, even with the Astrea Familia as witnesses, there's no way to punish the Ishtar Familia?"

Royman raised an eyebrow and said, "Commander Xia, you've been in Orario for quite some time now. You should know that the Ishtar Familia's main business is the entertainment district. If we drive them out of the city, the guild will face a lot of criticism."

"Importantly, the Pleasure Street is a major source of tax revenue for Oralari."

"To put it bluntly, the guild's demands on large clans are mostly about reconciliation. We also cannot allow a powerful city's fighting force to be lost. Compared to a newly established clan, the loss of a Level 1 adventurer and more than thirty high-ranking adventurers is a price I cannot accept. I hope you can understand?"

Shaka narrowed his eyes, and his smile became very kind:

"Since you've said that, do I mean you no longer want to be involved in matters concerning the Ishtar Familia?"

Royman seemed to sense Shaga's change and asked somewhat nervously, "What do you want to do?"

Shaka's smile remains unchanged:

"In that case... then I'm fine. I look forward to meeting you again and having such a pleasant conversation."

Xia Jia slowly turned around, pushed open the door, and left.

Emma nervously grabbed Shaka: "Hey, are you just going to let it go like this?"

Xia Jia smiled and said, "Miss Emma, ​​this seems to be a problem of your noble family, how come it seems to have become our responsibility?"

Emma asked anxiously, "But aren't you the Astrea Familia?"

Xia Jia stopped at the doorway, her eyes slightly open, revealing a malicious smile:

“We are the Astrea Familia, so if you encounter danger, you can always ask us for help, instead of entrusting us with revenge.”

Shaga emphasized "at any time" and "ask for help" in the hope that Miss Emma would understand.

He glanced at Royman, who was staring at him, and said in a low voice:

"If one or two people die during the process of seeking help, don't blame us. After all, maintaining the 'stability' of the city is one of the duties of our Astrea Familia."

"You agree, right, Guild Master?"

Royman clearly heard Shaka's sarcasm, and his eyelids twitched wildly.

He hadn't forgotten what the Astrea Familia's true trump card was.

Whether it's Leon, who lives nearby in the school district, or Jingji, whose whereabouts are still unknown...

Both of them possess the power to destroy the Ishtar Familia on their own.

On the contrary, this man in front of me...

Level 2... and you dare threaten me...

As Royman thought to himself, he was severely lacking in information and had no idea just how terrifying Shaga was.

"I see."

After a few seconds of standoff, Royman conceded slightly:

"We will investigate the Ishtar Familia on the grounds of 'falsely reporting their level of favor,' and this is my final line."

Falsely reporting the level of favor received?

So, by this time, other clans have already reported this to the guild? It seems the Ishtar clan had already started taking action against some clans.

Emma wasn't the first.

Shaga smiled: "If your so-called 'false reporting of levels of favor' is proven true, how will you punish Ishtar?"

Royman pondered for a moment and said:

"Raise the tax rate for the clans, force them to embark on expeditions to new floors, and make up for the tax rate stolen during the hiding period."

"This number is likely to be hundreds of millions, or even billions of fares."

Xia Jia sneered: "I don't think that's enough... I have a proposal."

Royman frowned: "What did you say?"

Xia Jia chuckled mischievously, "Forget about investigating any favors. We're all sensible people; we should know we won't find anything here. Why don't we let them conquer the man-made maze? There's a bomb hidden underground in the city. You don't want people to die before you've spent all your money, do you?"

Reuman fell silent...

Chapter 340 White Rabbit, Requesting to Go into Battle.

"It seems that Your Excellency Royman needs some more time to consider. That's alright, I will wait patiently for your reply."

"I hope you won't let me down."

Xia Jia placed his palms against his chest and gently bowed to take his leave.

After waiting for five seconds and seeing that Royman did not react, Shaka turned around and pushed open the door to leave.

Outside the guild, Emma angrily grabbed Shaka, who was walking straight ahead, and questioned her:

"What did you mean by what you just said? Why did the guild leader suddenly change his mind?"

You're still too young...

Xia Jia glanced sideways at the little girl:

“Talking to this kind of old fox is useless if you just reason with him. If the benefits are enough, I have no doubt that he can even use the dark factions.”

Two years ago, if the guild hadn't betrayed the wrong information, the Astrea Familia might not have fallen into Jarrow's trap.

Although Liu has killed many people in the past two years, who can guarantee that there are no other spies in the guild? Just like me, I have also planted spies in the Dark Faction, and I'm even close to becoming the leader.

Ugh, Shadow asks me every day, "When is the boss going to close the net?"

Xia Jia indulged in some daydreaming.

Emma stopped abruptly upon hearing Shaka's words: "This... how is this possible?"

The sudden collapse of her worldview caught her somewhat off guard.

Shaga turned to look at her and smiled:

"Well, overall, he's still a lawful character, just a little greedy. Plus, in order to preserve his so-called urban combat power and thus continue to solidify his position, there's not much else to criticize, at least on the surface."

Perhaps influenced by a conspiracy theory from three generations in her past life, Shaga always felt that politicians like Royman were annoying, but he wasn't particularly hypocritical, and his corruption was basically out in the open.

Shaka had heard Liu say that Royman had also organized the residents to defend themselves seven days after his death.

From God's perspective, however, Royman always uses information that only the guild possesses to drive other clans to do things, and that information happens to be quite important.

This made Shaga feel a little disgusted.

"I hope he's not as bad as I think..."