Inside a small tavern near the outskirts of Magic City.
Because of the sudden torrential rain, many people wandering the streets came into the tavern to take shelter, and stayed for a couple of drinks.
"Ring ring!"
The bell by the door rang.
A young man and woman entered the tavern, and the woman's graceful figure immediately drew malicious looks.
Her face was shrouded by a hood, and with the tavern's dim lighting, her features could not be made out at all.
"Boss, do you still have a private room?"
The young man placed ten Black Coins on the counter. For a small tavern like this, ten Black Coins was a generous sum.
The boss merely gestured toward the densely packed crowd in the main hall before lowering his head and continuing his work. The young man understood his meaning perfectly, and the two turned to leave.
At the staircase inside the tavern, a man holding a wineglass suddenly shouted, "You two, I still have room here. Interested in coming over for a seat? It's really irritating to see such a beautiful woman leave just like that."
The young man and woman did not respond and walked straight out.
"You can't understand what I'm saying? Block them!"
In an instant, half the people in the tavern stood up and sealed off the entrance, surrounding the two of them.
"There are scumbags even among the ordinary disciples of the Dihua Ability Institute?" the trapped young man muttered.
"What did you say? You ungrateful bastard. I'm Ming Zhenghao, chairman of Tomorrow Enterprise and a specially appointed outsider of the Underground Hub. I have plenty of capable people under me. Since you came all the way to a small bar in the suburbs to spend money, you probably aren't anything special either."
"I'll