Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Chapter 1372: Aetheria Empire Part 19

Aetheria Empire, Center Region

”This place is the center region of the Aetheria Empire?” Evelyn raised an eyebrow in astonishment. She glanced at the nearly empty streets, with barely anybody present.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say it looked like an abandoned city.

”What do you think war does to a city?” Xu Feng chuckled. This kind of state was common.

Many were either hiding in their homes, or the men were all in the army, preparing and gearing up for war.

”I know... It’s just shocking that even the main empire was in such condition.” Evelyn uttered. Her plane was left in shambles, too, but the major cities and empires remained active.

Hence, she was startled by the state of the Aetheria Empire.

Why were the streets so empty and lifeless?

”It’s not that the streets are lifeless, but most are just in other places unbeknownst to us.” Xu Feng could sense multiple presences locking eyes on them. But as soon as he flashed his token a little bit, all those presences seemed to have vanished.

This was why Xu Feng never bothered to come to this area until now, when he received the token from General Henry. Without that token, they would really be heavily scrutinized and possibly detained regarding their motives.

That was time and money he would be losing if he really came here without any good authorization.

”Where are we headed?” Evelyn inquired, unsure of his objective.

”To get the auction matter down.” Xu Feng glanced at her in confusion. ”How did you get to this position without knowing the basics?”

”I have people to do this on my behalf.” Evelyn rolled her eyes. She was rather dissatisfied with his somewhat cold attitude toward her.

Wasn’t it just a little bit of ignorance and some question asking?

”You’re the Guild Leader, so shouldn’t you have subordinates to do these tasks on your behalf?” She asked coolly. People in their position were often busy with more important things on their plates.

’I did, and they’re about to rebel for the amount of overtime.’ Xu Feng wanted to say those words aloud. Unfortunately, he had no interest in divulging his guild’s operation to Evelyn.

Sure, she was their business partner in both the real world and the Divine World, but that was about it.

He wasn’t going to reveal anything more than necessary to her.

Sometime later, the two of them entered a luxurious building.

”What business do the two of you have?” A nearby employee caught their side and approached them cautiously.

”I’m here to conduct business with your shop owner.” Xu Feng directly flashed his token and replied.

Sure enough, the employee’s eyes widened in surprise when they saw the token.

’General Henry’s token.’ They thought and hurriedly complied.

”Please come inside and have a seat. I will inform the shop owner immediately.” They continued and guided them to a comfortable table.

Xu Feng nodded and took a seat with a dominant aura befitting that of a Viscount.

As for Evelyn, she exuded a gentle and graceful aura.

Once they were seated, Xu Feng took the chance to enjoy the tea.

’Hmm, as expected. A Viscount serving tea has buffs.’ He already planned on mass hoarding the buffing tea.

Everyone would need to drink some tea when entering the war.

”You seemed excited about the tea.” Evelyn appeared confused when she saw how he was savoring the tea. She believed it was just regular tea and nothing else.

”Drink it, and I want to see if you can remain calm.” Xu Feng was too lazy to elaborate further. It was better for her to drink and see the effect than for him to try to explain the effect.

His patience and care were limited only to Carmen.

Upon seeing his cold attitude, Evelyn gradually got used to it. Hence, she grabbed her teacup and took a sip.

[System Notification: You have drank fragrance tea! For the next half an hour, all attributes are increased by 20%!]

Instantly, Evelyn’s body jolted as her eyes widened in surprise.

A whopping increase of 20% in all attributes??!

What kind of miracle tea was this!

She turned to Xu Feng and noticed his smirking expression. ’Damn it, I’ve embarrassed myself deeply this time.’

She was certain that he was definitely looking at her like some country bumpkin.

”This is called Fragrance Tea.” He took another sip and savored the tea leaves. ”You have no idea how scarce these tea leaves are right now.”

The Fragrance Tea was sourced from a region that was now completely occupied by war. The farm there had already been ruined, so all this luxurious shop had left was its storage.

”The tea leaves are scarce?” Evelyn pursed her lips. The thought of wanting to purchase a massive amount of this had just crossed her mind. But then his words had caused her to realize it was impossible.

”Are you interested in these tea leaves?” Xu Feng suddenly asked when she was feeling disappointed. The only reason he brought her along was that he wanted her to foot the bill.

The Fragrance Tea was expensive, and his Vanguard Guild couldn’t afford such a large expense at the moment.

In the upcoming days, he would require more money than what he currently has in store. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to open an Auction Market to earn a big profit and even share it with Evelyn.

Although he had no prejudice against Evelyn, he still held some skepticism about the guild she belonged to.

’The Malefic Order Guild cannot be underestimated.’ Despite winning against them in their few bouts, Xu Feng wouldn’t look down on those who were capable of maintaining their Super Guild status.

Moreover, their hidden elites were something he had to be wary of.

Not to mention, by roping in Evelyn and the Malefic Order Guild into this transaction, he effectively gained himself a protective shield.

No Super Guild would think its Vanguard Guild could swallow such a big profit!

But the Malefic Order Guild?

Now that was a different story!

’Hehe, making them my scapegoat while having them foot the bill as well. I sure am a genius.’ Xu Feng snickered inwardly.