Chapter 185. Flawless Disguise

Vanity was shocked by the queue he saw. Had he not been the town Lord, he didn’t think he would even be allowed to enter the lodge when he eventually decide to venture close to the lodge.

Several of his enforcers were even in the queue.

Everyone in the queue was very docile.

It was something rare to see in a town full of criminals and outcasts. Everyone had several screws loose after all. And violence was almost everyone’s solution to a problem.

"In all my thirty years of being a criminal, I’ve never seen something like this before!" Vanity sighed.

These people were behaving like a couple of tamed beasts.

He looked into the lounge of the lodge through the windows.

The inside of the lodge was extremely harmonious.

Some television on the wall was on, and some pop music was also playing.

Everyone in the lounge was chatting and giggling harmoniously.

Some of the people in the lounge were the most notorious gang lords in the town.

In fact, he even saw some rivals and associates from other towns in the lodge lounge. They were all expert rank 2 warriors. But none of them were putting on any airs here. It looked like news of the new lodgekeeper of the Rustwater lodge had spread far and wide, even across the surrounding towns.

To think even some town lords from the surrounding towns would come here...

Quickly, he approached the lodge. The crowd naturally didn’t hesitate to allow the town Lord to enter. Did they have a choice?

The moment Vanity entered the lodge, he saw the lodgekeeper seated on a couch, watching some television.

"Looks like Desmonda managed to get second place, Asmodeus first place, Luke got third place, Candice got fourth place and Seraphina got fifth place in the national warriors university competition. I should send Desmonda a message through my anonymous line to congratulate them. The rewards they obtained are also worth it. It will hasten their cultivation." Aiden was satisfied with how things had played out.

He saw his friends on live television with their parents, holding medals in a large stadium before the Academic Federation president in the Eldorath Empire. He felt very warm.

Suddenly, someone interrupted his thoughts.

It was the town Lord.

"Senior," he said, "I came to thank you for everything."

The Town Lord performed a waist length bow before him.

"It’s alright. I acted for my personal reasons," Aiden replied.

"Then, I will be greeting some acquaintances and then I will take my leave, and senior, as a gesture of gratitude, no taxes will be taken from you during your remainder of days in the town," Vanity said.

"Alright. Thank you," Aiden replied politely. However, the calm indifference in his eyes unsettled the town Lord.

This man... he had so much money that not even the gesture of gratitude moved him.

"What was I expecting? He’s a powerful legendary rank 2 warrior," Vanity thought as he headed towards the lounge to greet the other town lords from the other towns.

The people who observed the interaction between the town Lord and the lodgekeeper felt it was only natural that the town Lord act humble before the mysterious Lodgekeeper.

Apart from the fact that he killed the other four lodgekeepers and their lackeys, what he had pulled off with regards to the beast tide had cemented his power as the most powerful person in the town.

Even the town Lord could not afford to put on airs before him.

Even the other town lords from the other towns came to the lodge to have a look at the lodgekeeper out of curiosity. The moment they saw the man, no one knew why, but they acted humble.

It was as if their survival instincts had told them to not mess around, else they’d die.

"Vanity, who the hell is this lodgekeeper?"

"I have no idea who the senior is."

"Really?"

"Yeah. All I know is that you should never cross him."

"We figured as much. Before we even learned that he was a legendary rank 2 warrior after arriving here, our survival instincts kicked in the moment we looked at him. He’s dangerous."

"Yeah... he is indeed."

"So you came here just to have a look at him?"

"Yeah. We were too curious. Rumors of the mysterious Rustwater lodgekeeper has spread throughout the surrounding towns."

As the group of town lords conversed among each other in the lounge, a stranger walked into the lodge.

He went directly to the counter.

"Who’s in charge here?" he said.

"What can I do for you?" The lodgekeeper stood up.

"Looking for someone... seen him in these parts?" the man said.

He took out and unrolled a printed picture of Aiden Vhorn.

Everyone sighed and gasped.

They knew who this person was.

The notorious crimson reaper. Who in the southern continent didn’t?

He had caused a big commotion to a point where even the Cyrenthia Empire military wanted him dead. Before that, he had caused a big uproar in the Eldorath Empire, offended four admirals and also had industries in the Eldorath Empire after his life.

Rumours were that he had gone MIA during the zone zero mission. No one knew whether he was dead or alive.

It seemed this person was one of many bounty hunters trying to track him down.

Aiden looked at the picture with calm indifference.

"Not really," the lodgekeeper replied, then turned to the people in the lodge.

"Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, a moment."

Everyone turned to the lodgekeeper and the man standing close to him.

"Kindly show them the picture sir," Aiden gestured to the man politely.

"Alright," the man replied.

He showed the large printed picture of Aiden Vhorn to all pairs of eyes in the lounge.

"Has anyone seen this man in these parts?" he said.

"Not really."

"We haven’t."

Several people replied honestly.

No one had seen the crimson reaper in these parts.

"Thank you," the man replied.

He looked at the lodgekeeper politely.

"Thanks for your cooperation. How much is a room for a night?" the man said.

"20 for a normal room per night, 30 for a vip room per night," the lodgekeeper replied.

"I will take the vip room for a night."

"Pay up front."

"Alright."

The man took out the money and put it on the counter.

"Read the rules before you head up. Here’s your keycard. Room number at the back," the lodgekeeper said.

The man read the rules on the wall. No housekeeping, cooking or cleaning?

What sort of crazy lodge was this?

But the price was cheap though. And the other lodges were out of business.

He sighed, took the keycard and headed towards the elevator.

He was completely unaware that the person he had just thanked for cooperating to search for someone the Order was after, was the person he was looking for.

How could he know?

Aiden’s disguise was flawless.