Chapter 673: Scandalous Headlines [Bonus]

Chapter 673: Scandalous Headlines [Bonus]



Sylas wasn't very surprised that Lucius was nowhere to be found.

It had to be remembered that the tundra region wasn't far from the Evergreen Territory where Sylas had left Morgan, and this was also the region where Lucius had set up his Territory.

Now, there was no longer a convenient path to the Africor Continent, but the Portal to Paradise was still there.

Sylas hadn't forgotten about Professor Fembroise, her family, and the skateboarding thief, but he couldn't spare the time to go and get them right now. On the way back to his Woodland Territory, he would. Or maybe he could task Cole with that job.

He wasn't even a City Lord, but he felt like he had too much on his plate.

**

Before the Summoning, Sylas fancied himself a law-abiding citizen. But after... well, he had done quite a few things that were far from so.

Today, he found himself stealing a boat for the second time, tethering it to the Basilisk King, and having it carry them toward Cassarae's island.

This time, despite his thievery, he found himself being quite lucky compared to his first stint across the ocean. At least this time, there were no raging storms. And maybe, because the Basilisk King was so powerful and large now, there were no attacks they suffered... at least not yet.

Sylas knew that the underwater Portal was coming up. The creatures here would certainly be attracted by it. Unfortunately, that wasn't all either.

Back in his Woodland Territory, he had shot Cassarae a message, so he had a general understanding of what was going on here, and it couldn't be said to be the best.

His speculations about there being a traitor in the Terranova government were bearing out. The System City was growing stronger, and it wasn't just because of Level increases.

A System City would always maintain a certain number of Levels above the citizenry of a world. However, they would remain capped at Level 50 for a while. Sylas wasn't sure just yet what would allow them the chance to break into E-Grade, but he knew that the moment they did, a lot of things would become far more difficult to manage.

That aside, the main issue this time wasn't the City Lord of Guiz, but rather the large number of humans joining.

After Cassarae mentioned it, they both agreed that this was far from normal.

Sylas had been to several System Cities now, and not only had a population of humans as thriving as Guiz City's.

Usually, those that had to rely on System Cities, to begin with, weren't very powerful. System Cities were, by definition, crutches.

Using them from time to time, especially when you could pay for their more premium services, was good. But it was the sign of someone poorly adjusting to this current world if they relied on it too heavily.

That was to say that the most powerful of Earth's warriors almost always had their own organizations, own cities, or own backers to rely on outside of System Cities.

Cassarae's pupils trembled before she forcefully controlled herself.

"What are you doing grinning at me like that for? Do you think I don't know what you've been

up to?"

Cole and the others were in a bit of a daze. Not one of them had ever seen Sylas smile, so they didn't even quite register Cassarae's words.

"Hm?" Sylas mumbled, not quite understanding.

Cassarae's glare shifted from Sylas over to Tasia.

Sylas' lip quivered a bit. He hadn't even done anything with Tasia. Plus, how could Cassarae

even know anything about it?

Last time they spoke, she had also been doing fine, too. So why was she mad now all of a sudden? What could have happened between then and now?

Olivia giggled and fluttered over to Sylas' side like a little butterfly before sharing something

from her notification screen.

Sylas looked at it for a moment and shook his head.

When did the Nexus' start getting sensationalized headlines? He hadn't even done anything

wrong here.

**The Mysterious Grimblade! How did Tasia Win his Heart?? And the Auction of the Century!**

Sylas thought it was over before Olivia flipped the screen and another headline appeared.

**Trouble in Grimblade Paradise?! News of a Secret Mistress and Tasia's Struggle for a Noble Title!**

Sylas' eyes narrowed because he immediately realized that this headline wasn't about

Cassarae. It was about Nosphaleen.

But who could have known that he gave Nosphaleen a Noble Title in the Woodland System City? And why would they choose to use that knowledge like this?