A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines - C.264: The Indomitability Represented by the Snake - II

"Mr. Lawrence," Marlina, still fixated on the light screen, interjected, "Could you kindly reveal Mr. Hyena's movements? If I were him, I would be setting off to meet one of the other three leaders, or perhaps..."

The ordinary young girl's eyes were firm and restrained: "Hold a, not so well-intentioned, meeting."

Lawrence quickly pulled up a new image, just as Marlina had predicted, our protagonist, Mr. Hyena, was sitting at a round table. Across from him was a tall, sinister man, to his left sat a cold and beautiful woman with a vertical scar in her left eye, and to his right, a corpulent man.

"Oh, this is really..." Lawrence opened his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, appearing somewhat astonished, "Can it be this accurate?"

"Of course, Marlina is the smartest!" Seraphina proudly raised her head, then seemed to remember something and whispered, "Hmm, maybe just a bit less than Ansel."

"Mr. Ansel, who is the man across from Mr. Hyena?"

Marlina, who had been ignoring them, asked.

"Vulture."

"Then the lady must be Miss DappleSpider, and the remaining one is Rodent..."

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Marlina mused, "How do their forces compare to Mr. Hyena's?"

"Hyena controls nearly half of the black market, but the actual force he can mobilize, rather than just nominally under his name, is probably about a third of the black market. The remaining two-thirds naturally belong to the other three leaders."

Ansel smiled as he watched Marlina, "Thought of something?"

"The identity of Mr. Ansel as Faust cannot compare with the grand duke, although you assure me that there will be no upper-level problems interfering with me, that is only upper-level problems."

"In our 'proxy' confrontation... even with the support of the Grand Duke of Luminaris, my force can only go so far. Therefore, if I want to monopolize the slave market, I must pay a certain price in other areas."

"Interest."

Marlina, staring at the light screen, murmured softly, her interlaced fingers raised, and in the image, Hyena just happened to grin, pushing a dazzling gem to the center of the table, leaning back slightly, looking relaxed.

"Miss DappleSpider is a slave herself and will restrain her subordinates from doing this business, so my opponents are only Rodent and Vulture. They two cannot possibly cooperate, because since I occupy the majority of the slave market, one of the three must have a minor share and not particularly care about this piece of meat."

"Mr. Ansel, what is the relationship between Vulture and Rodent?"

"They are competitors who view each other as enemies."

"Then, as long as the benefits offered are enough to tempt both parties, but not enough for them to share equally, the next step is..."

Her slender, fair middle fingers met, the murmuring girl put her fingers to her lips and whispered softly:

"Divide."

Hyena was chatting and laughing, and at the same time, he leaned forward slightly, pushing the glowing gem towards Rodent.

The corpulent man was all smiles, reaching out to grab the gem, when the sinister Vulture suddenly slapped the table, and the gem on the table was shocked back to the center of the table.

"Vulture will not stand by and watch me further expand the slave market, squeezing his profits, and he will not watch Rodent, who doesn't particularly value the slave market, receive a valuable compensation."

"And Rodent... will not accept that he can't make this deal."

The pinkish glow on the nails of the touching ring fingers, Marlina, who was gradually gaining control of the situation, nodded slightly:

"Conflict."

Rodent slowly turned his head to look at Vulture, his face covered in fat was full of coldness, while Vulture also sneered, uttering some words mocking Rodent's shortsightedness and stupidity.

Seraphina stared blankly at the image on the light screen, watching Marlina calmly and slowly utter those prophetic words, watching them come true one by one, it was unbelievable.

"Hisss..."

Lawrence, who had seen a lot, took a sharp breath: "The young lord really never misjudges anyone..."

Who is Hyena? Hyena is an extraordinary businessman who can dominate the black market in the capital, where the most noble nobles and the most powerful extraordinary beings of the entire empire gather.

Although he mainly relies on the powerful influence of the Duke of Luminaris, the other leaders also have their own backers. On the surface, what they compete for is ability, and Hyena's ability is self-evident.

Lawrence, a rat of leisure, harbored a profound concern for the well-being of Ansel's pact heads and those in his circle. Upon arriving in the imperial capital, especially after Seraphina demonstrated her formidable abilities before the pact heads, he took it upon himself to inquire into the sisters' circumstances.

There is no need to elaborate on Seraphina; her talent in combat is unparalleled, a monstrous prodigy capable of withstanding the power of two pact heads, earning the recognition of all present pact heads, including Flamelle herself.

As for Marlina... to be frank, Lawrence discerned nothing particularly remarkable about her; at best, she was merely intelligent.

But was Ansel's entourage lacking in intelligence? Far from it; he was the most astute of them all. Thus, Marlina seemed nothing more than a subordinate tasked with menial duties.

Yet, could a minor figure, responsible for menial tasks, evolve from an ordinary village girl to perfectly replicating the thought processes of a black market leader in just a few months?

"As for what follows..."

The meeting between "businessmen" escalated into a dispute, and Marlina shifted her gaze from it to the other slave markets.

"This is not a true 'market'; within the artificially crafted chaos, even the methods that cannot be openly displayed are considered legitimate. It's time for the surprise attack I initially mentioned."

Boom!

A sudden explosion erupted from a shop below, startling Seraphina, while Marlina remained focused, observing the chaotic scene displayed before her.

Hyena's enforcers stormed into the slave markets owned by Vulture, catching them completely off guard.

"The final and decisive factor, stemming from extraordinary..."

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