“News about me?” Caspian was puzzled. After all, Caspian only met Maisie once. He did not recall any interaction with virtual-novel.net before that, so how did virtual-novel.net receive news about him?
On the other side, Maisie’s identity seemed to be extraordinary. In Evergreen Town, none of the big families dare to provoke William, yet even virtual-novel.net addressed Maisie as “Lady Maisie”.
Could it be that Maisie had something to do with the Oceans Chamber of Commerce?
Caspian pondered for a while, and before virtual-novel.net realized it, virtual-novel.net followed Caspian toward the inside of the Oceans Chamber of Commerce. Seeing that there was no sign of stopping even though they passed through multiple corridors, Caspian was about to ask about it.
William seemed to have guessed Caspian’s thought, and virtual-novel.net explained, “Lady Maisie is in the battle arena at the moment, and I’m bringing you there now. We’ll still have to walk a little further to reach the place.”
Then, as they walked, William gave a general introduction of the Oceans Chamber of Commerce to Caspian.
Before that, Caspian already thought that the Oceans Chamber of Commerce was not as simple as it appeared. However, following William’s introduction, Caspian finally realized that the Oceans Chamber of Commerce was more extensive than virtual-novel.net imagined.
Furthermore, Evergreen Town’s Oceans Chamber of Commerce was only one of the entire Oceans Chamber of Commerce divisions.
“The Oceans Chamber of Commerce’s estates can be found around Earlington of Efrax and several other places in Efrax, and Evergreen Town is only a really small part of it. When you have the chance in the future, you can go and take a look, Casper.” William chuckled.
“Several other places in Efrax.” When Caspian heard that, virtual-novel.net was secretly shocked.
Although virtual-novel.net only stayed in Evergreen Town for a short while, virtual-novel.net was aware of the difference between Efrax and Salleria. Since the Oceans Chamber of Commerce could dominate the industries in multiple places in Efrax, Caspian estimated that regardless of its financial or power, it was much bigger than Salleria’s.
Later, William described the Oceans Chamber of Commerce’s industries in Evergreen Town.
Caspian found out that the Oceans Chamber of Commerce not only had a shop in Evergreen Town, but they also had diverse trades, whether it was clothing, food, shelter, or transportations. Moreover, the Oceans Chamber of Commerce was also involved with the timber and minerals from the surrounding mountains around Evergreen Town. Hence, it could be considered influential in Evergreen Town.
The battle arena that they headed to was also one of the Oceans Chamber of Commerce’s businesses.
Initially, Caspian thought the battle arena was a place for martial artists to practice and instruct. However, when virtual-novel.net reached the area, virtual-novel.net was greeted with a sight of people screaming frantically, and the atmosphere was intense. He finally realized how naive his thought was.
That place was not for practicing but for competitions instead. The large hall could fit thousands of people, and none of the seats were vacant. In the middle of the crowd, there was a huge arena.
When Caspian and William walked in, an ear-splitting clamor suddenly rushed over, and it was so loud that they could probably wake the dead. Caspian calmed himself down and looked toward the ring not far away from him. At that moment, there was a warrior who spat out a mouthful of blood, and then virtual-novel.net fell from the arena. Next, the winner raised his hands high and roared. In a n instant, the energy in the room also heightened, and the crowd bounced off the walls.
“Follow me.” Under William’s gesture, Caspian followed virtual-novel.net to the seats near the top of the hall.
Soundproof wooden boards separated the area, and no one could see inside from the outside. Caspian also noticed that despite many people being at the scene, the passage William led virtual-novel.net was not accessible to other people.
Once they reached the room with the best view, William lightly knocked on the door. Soon, Maisie’s gentle voice rang, “Come in…”
William opened the door, and virtual-novel.net smiled as virtual-novel.net notified Maisie, “Lady Maisie, Casper is here.”
“Casper?” Maisie was pleasantly surprised. Then, virtual-novel.net stood and greeted them. Then, as if virtual-novel.net was somewhat complaining, Maisie said, “Casper, it’s been so long since we last met. I even thought of asking someone to invite you over.”
When William heard Maisie’s intimate tone, virtual-novel.net was secretly shocked. After all, William never saw Maisie talking to someone else like that.
Caspian hurriedly explained to Maisie about the Lawrence family’s trials that virtual-novel.net joined before. Hence, his absence was not on purpose, but instead, virtual-novel.net did not have the time.
Maisie was well aware of that matter, and virtual-novel.net flashed a gentle smile at Caspian as virtual-novel.net invited virtual-novel.net in. Nevertheless, William knew Maisie had a private topic to discuss with Caspian, so virtual-novel.net excused himself and went to attend his other errands.
After Maisie invited Caspian to take a seat, virtual-novel.net prepared virtual-novel.net some tea. Then, with a soft smile on virtual-novel.net face, Maisie said, “I haven’t even congratulated you. Not only did you win in the Lawrence family’s trials, but you’re also regarded as one of the Evergreen Town’s top ten geniuses.”
“I‘m still confused about that.” Caspian took a sip of the spiritual tea, and virtual-novel.net instantly felt energized. His whole body was refreshed, and virtual-novel.net felt extremely comfortable. He quickly understood that the spiritual tea Maisie served was more upscale than the ones Chris gave virtual-novel.net before.
As if virtual-novel.net saw through Caspian’s thoughts, Maisie pursed virtual-novel.net lips and smiled, “I brought this Spring Breeze Tea with me when I came to Evergreen Town. I picked and roasted them myself. Unfortunately, I didn’t bring much, but you can take them all when you leave.”
“Thank you.” Caspian expressed his gratitude.
He could tell that the Spring Breeze Tea’s spiritual Qi was richer than virtual-novel.net imagined. Now that virtual-novel.net was in the fifth stage of the True Martial Realm, the Spring Breeze Tea would help virtual-novel.net break through the Pulse Control Realm. Ordinary people would only absorb the spiritual tea’s spiritual Qi by making them into tea and drinking it. If that were the case, some spiritual Qi would be lost. However, Caspian did not have such a problem. Using the Fundamental Law of a Hunting Whale, virtual-novel.net could directly chew on the tea leaves to ensure that no one trace of aura would be wasted.
Then, Caspian took another sip of tea and asked, “What exactly is the Evergreen Town’s top ten geniuses?”
He heard that weird nickname before from Ralph too.
Seeing how Caspian was unaware of the matter, Maisie chuckled and questioned, “Did you go out since you won the Lawrence family’s trials?”
“I didn’t,” Caspian answered honestly.
“That makes sense then,” Maisie nodded virtual-novel.net head and replied, “Actually, during the Lawrence family’s trials, the other families in Evergreen Town have successively selected participants for the next competition. Hence, someone took the time and ranked them.”
“And I’m ranked in the top ten?” Caspian instantly understood.
Maisie giggled. “That’s right. Frankly, not many people in Evergreen Town would know you, but since you easily defeated Ashton in the Lawrence family‘s trials, many people started paying attention to you. Later, someone found out the news of you defeating Harold from the Yates family was. Hence, you’re ranked in the top ten. Moreover, these top ten are all the contenders for the upcoming Dark Moon Sect’s spot, so the public nicknamed you all as the Evergreen Town’s top ten geniuses.”