Chapter 217: Peaceful City

With Issac and the Heaven Palace members arrested, the confidence of the city security team increased.

Criminals, even those with high levels, couldn’t do anything when the security team came to check on them.

They were scared, worried, and restless, because if they refused the city security team, Ethan would come and take their lives.

It wasn’t worth it at all. After the incident at Heaven Palace Guild, the situation in the city gradually became calm and safe.

None of them dared to act recklessly or commit crimes. City security was guaranteed, and the crime rate went down.

Ethan hoped this would increase the appeal for people to visit, do business, and live in Mavelard.

The more people came, the bigger and more important Mavelard City would become. With the tax money paid to LionArk, the guild could use it to improve public facilities inside the city.

Darcy and the Law Authority Team began working on prosecuting the suspects. Many of them were involved in Issac’s crimes, most of them only helping.

Not only that, they were also charged with protecting a criminal. In this case, they stubbornly supported Issac, who had already been declared guilty.

LionArk was becoming more respected, and many guilds offered cooperation because they knew what LionArk was capable of. Ethan liked their offers, but he still had to choose carefully which guilds would work with LionArk.

Arriving in his office, Ethan saw that Sherly was already there. Sherly told him that the suspects from Heaven Palace Guild had been detained in Mavelard’s prison.

That made the investigation process run more smoothly. Darcy had formed a special team to interrogate the people from Heaven Palace.

“He’ll bring his investigation report in one to three days,” Sherly explained.

“Keep watching their investigation. Always update me, no matter what,” Ethan replied.

Sherly nodded in understanding. That night, her work was finished and she asked for permission to leave.

Ethan agreed and smiled, letting her go rest. The woman walked out of the room. Ethan organized the files in his office before going to his room to rest.

“Good work tonight,” someone praised.

Ethan turned reflexively. The woman praising him was Ashley. Her work was done, and she came to Ethan’s office to chat. Of course, Ethan wouldn’t refuse her.

“Yes, this was thanks to Hanss giving me all the details about their crimes. It made me confident in acting.”

“I heard news from the guilds in the city. They’re relieved that you took action against Heaven Palace. Now there’s no room for any guild to act superior to LionArk,” Ashley said.

“It’s our duty as city leaders to make sure everyone is safe. That’s what matters,” Ethan replied.

Ashley cleared her throat in agreement. She stepped closer to Ethan and looked at the files he was organizing.

Some of them were still unsigned, unfinished work that Ethan hadn’t completed yet.

“We should celebrate this by going out to eat. What do you think?” Ashley asked.

Ethan let out a small laugh. Ashley bringing up food made him realize he hadn’t eaten dinner tonight.

There was too much work today, from the meeting with Bagas from Twin Sun to arresting Issac. He had done everything alone, and Ashley clearly knew how busy he had been today.

A dinner outside was the right thing to relieve stress. Ashley insisted that this time, she would be the one paying for the meal.

Ethan nodded several times. After finishing the files, Ethan and Ashley left the LionArk headquarters together.

In the city center, they had their usual restaurant, a place they believed served good food. Every time they planned to eat outside, they always went to that restaurant.

As they walked through the city center, people kept watching them. Ashley and Ethan walked side by side, still wearing their uniforms and cloaks.

Some of the people smiled and thanked them. Ethan’s brave action defeating Heaven Palace and arresting Issac had inspired many people.

They wanted to do the same thing Ethan did. Even though they might struggle if they had to fight a guild alone, their belief made them brave and ready to uphold justice.

When they arrived at the restaurant, they ordered their food. Ashley and Ethan talked about many things, from Heaven Palace to other matters.

Ashley honestly enjoyed spending time with Ethan.

“So, what are you planning to do tomorrow?” Ashley asked.

“I don’t know. Maybe work on those files and welcome representatives from other guilds,” Ethan answered.

“If I’m not mistaken, tomorrow is the day the Raid Tower Expedition Team will be sent into the Tower to start their exploration,” Ethan added.

“Yes. I heard that from Jill and Hanss.”

“The Raid Tower is important for improving the members’ abilities, increasing their awareness, and so on.”

“It can be their training ground before the Guild War begins,” Ethan said.

Ashley agreed, fully sharing Ethan’s opinion. Because of the heavy workload in Mavelard, Ashley hadn’t done a tower raid in a long time.

The last time, she reached floors sixty to seventy with her team. Ethan, however, managed to reach floor fifty with a solo raid. Ashley couldn’t imagine what they could achieve if they did a duo raid.

Maybe they could reach floors no one had reached before. That thought made Ashley curious.

They continued eating and drank some wine. Ethan made sure Ashley didn’t drink too much. It wouldn’t look good if she appeared drunk on the street.

After finishing at the restaurant, they walked back to the LionArk headquarters. The main street of the city late at night wasn’t too crowded, only a few people still awake.

At this hour, the red district was the popular choice for entertainment. The district offered prostitutes for people to satisfy their desires, and the prices weren’t cheap.

Ethan knew which guilds ran the brothel business. But he couldn’t ignore the needs people had for sex.

So he allowed those businesses to exist as long as they followed the legal protocols in Mavelard.

Ethan and Ashley arrived at the LionArk headquarters. They went up to the third floor and were about to enter their own rooms. But Ethan’s attention turned when Ashley called him.

“Our own rooms? We’re husband and wife,” Ashley said.

“Sleep with me here. I don’t want to sleep alone tonight.”

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