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Chapter 202 - Leyvi's Fan Club
🕑 Added 2024-12-26 07:00:05 +0000 UTCSeeing their expressions, June continued. "Hehe. It seems like you've guessed it. One of the methods they are using to train their potential successors is by giving them a Deed of Sovereignty. It's both a test and an opportunity. If they play their cards right, they will have enough resources to support their cultivation to the peak and develop a force of their own. This is the opportunity. If they abuse their power and harm the people, only bad ends await them. This is the test."
"In other regions, there are already many potential successors. They all received a Deed of Sovereignty like Leyvi. This region is slightly late in that regard. Leyvi might be the first potential candidate from the South Region. I can't confirm this because they have other ways to select potential candidates."
Layla suddenly felt concerned. "Would it be a problem if he weren't the one who personally governs the city?"
"Don't worry about it, City Lord Layla. The methods don't matter. They only want to see the results."
Layla and Anda became silent. They had always felt that the whole thing was strange since the start, even before Leyvi saved Holy Cat City. It turned out that their husband had caught the eye of a Protector to be their successor.
"So, why do you want to support Leyvi? What benefits are you aiming for?" Anda asked, breaking the silence.
"Oh my, why else? I have fallen in love with Leyvi, so I want to help him reach the Soul Formation realm faster than I did. That way, we can be together!" June passionately said, her hands clasped as if she was making a confession. Her eyes shone with hope.
Anda and Layla rolled their eyes. What awful acting!
"Aw...Why does nobody ever fall for my acting skills? They always see through it quickly!" June complained.
Anda and Layla stared at her, clearly still waiting for an answer.
"Alright, alright. I'm doing this for my sake. If I support a potential successor early on, later I might have a great ally. Coincidentally, he's also the owner of the Heavenly Elemental Overlord Body, which my sect would definitely not leave alone. Your husband is too valuable to us," June explained her motive.
Anda nodded. In any case, she had long determined that June had no ill intent toward Leyvi, and she was planning to make her guard the Leyan Family during their absence seven years later. Although it didn't go exactly as planned, the main objective was still achieved.
However, this didn't mean Anda had given up on recruiting Senior Sister June as her night battle reinforcement. Didn't she say she would be willing if Leyvi became a Soul Formation realm cultivator faster than her? This wasn't entirely impossible. Anda secretly smiled.
The room became silent again. Anda and Layla both digested the information they had received so far.
After minutes of silence, Layla asked, "Madam, should we tell Husband about this? He might feel burdened if he knew about it."
"Let's just tell him. Hiding it won't help. Layla, you are underestimating your husband too much. He may seem goofy, carefree, and like he loves to complain all the time, but his mental fortitude is astonishingly formidable. Things like this won't be enough to make him feel burdened," Anda replied with a smile.
"Oh my, oh my. Sister Anda, you are very confident in Leyvi," June said, raising an eyebrow at Anda's unwavering belief in her husband. It was clear that Anda was not just his partner but his strongest supporter, and June found herself quietly admiring that.
"Aren't you the same? Why would you want to support him if you aren't confident in him?" Anda countered.
"Hehe. It's not the same. I'm just placing my bet on him. It's an investment. How can I know for sure if he will succeed?" June responded, a smirk forming on her face. She was being honest in her own way, acknowledging the uncertainty of the future but also the potential rewards.
"That makes sense," Anda nodded.
Later that day, Leyvi introduced Sawi to Layla after all the discussions were finished, asking her to prepare a room for her. He had introduced Sawi to the others earlier, so Layla was the last.
After observing Sawi for a while, Layla concluded that Sawi would soon become part of the family. The expression on her face was obvious. At this rate, the mansion was going to be full before they knew it.
Layla thought that maybe she should start making preparations right away. She planned to build another mansion and connect it to the current Leyan Family mansion. She also planned to build a bigger office building for herself next to the mansion. A city lord working in one of the mansion's rooms just didn't feel right.
A week later, at the City Lord Estate training ground.
Layla started the training of the Bara Corps with the help of Selene Goldstone and Ava Clover. Since they were from big families, they had seen how their families' private forces trained in the past and could offer some pointers. Their experience was invaluable, and Layla relied heavily on their input to shape the training program.
As for Dorin Homun, Layla didn't think she would pay attention to things like this based on her personality.
However, things didn't go as well as she expected. In fact, it went badly. The women from Mercenary City had trouble getting along with the men on their team, refusing to cooperate and constantly giving them scary glares. This was quite a problem because the women in the Bara Corps were far stronger than the men and they were also the aggressor.
Layla wasn't sure how long it would take for them to get along if she did nothing about this. She already knew about their specific circumstances through Nala but didn't expect it to be this severe. Layla wanted to carry out her operations as soon as possible, but unfortunately, fate had other plans. She had to find a way to resolve the ladies' trauma issues first. The trauma and distrust the ex-mercenary women carried were deeply ingrained, and it was clear that simply forcing them to work together wouldn't solve the issue.
If she ignored this problem, not only would the team not function properly, but they might also get carried away by their emotions and kill male suspects or targets during operations. In the worst-case scenario, they might even jeopardize the entire operation. This was a scenario Layla couldn't afford to let happen.
Fortunately enough, most of the men who joined the Bara Corps were members of Leyvi's fan club. Their leader, Barto, had quit his job as a law enforcement officer and joined City Lord Layla's private force, along with other fan club members who also quit their jobs.
When they heard that Leyvi had become the owner of Bara City and the surrounding lands, they celebrated like no others, and their admiration for Leyvi rose to another level, transforming their respect into something bordering on reverence. They knew Leyvi was going to be a legendary figure in the future, so they were proud of themselves for recognizing Leyvi's greatness early on.
However, as their admiration grew, it wasn't enough anymore for them to watch his rise from the sidelines. They wanted to be involved in his rise to the top!
So, when Layla posted a recruitment notice for her private force, they quit their jobs or handed over their businesses without hesitation to join. To them, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve someone they deeply admired.
As the city lord, how could Layla not know about their existence? She had met them once when the Leyan Family returned from Holy Cat City a few months ago.
As great fans of Leyvi, they had studied his character quite extensively through image recordings, personal observation, and interviews with people who had interacted with Leyvi to learn and be more like him. Their commitment to emulating Leyvi's values and demeanor was almost comical in its intensity.
Fast forward to the current situation, when they were treated with hostility by the ex-mercenary women, they didn't get mad and responded kindly. They acted as they thought their idol would in the situation. After all, Leyvi was known for his friendly personality. He had never spoken to anyone in the city with an arrogant tone and always joked around whenever possible.
However, they were baffled by what caused these women to act like this since it was their first meeting. They couldn't understand where the hostility was coming from.
As the team leaders, Chloe and Paulina apologized to the male team members and brought the ladies aside to have a serious conversation.
After that, the hostility from the ex-mercenary women subsided significantly, but it was just on the surface. Layla could see that the underlying tension was still there, like a dormant volcano waiting to erupt. As long as the root of the problem wasn't addressed, their hostility toward men would remain and hinder their teamwork.
Layla was thankful to Leyvi's fans for not escalating the situation further. Like Anda always said, Leyvi was the best man in the world. He could even influence many men to become better people without trying. That kind of unintentional charisma was rare, and Layla couldn't help but marvel at it.
Layla constantly shook her head and sighed throughout the entire training session that day. The progress was far slower than she had anticipated, and the tension between the groups was like a storm cloud hovering over her plans. That night, she discussed the problem with Anda and Leyvi, telling them everything that had happened.
"Eh? My fans joined the Bara Corps?" Leyvi was surprised. He hadn't heard about this yet.
