The next day, when they went out, Toria looked at Luo Fan with resentment, showing no joy at her advancement.
She thought about it all night yesterday, but still couldn't understand what Luo Fan was explaining. She couldn't sense the spatial elements around her at all, so how could she utilize them?
"Once you reach the Saint Magister realm, you should be able to comprehend it!" Luo Fan thought for a while and still gave the girl a glimmer of hope.
At this moment, Sansa pulled the cart, leading Ellie and her group towards the Ice Cream Mercenary Group.
It was still the familiar downtown area, but the corps' base seemed somewhat desolate, and the adventurers around them were pointing and whispering as they appeared.
The Ice Cream Mercenary Group is in trouble!
Ellie and the others rushed inside, only to find a number of outsiders squatting in the lobby, and even the sound of arguing could be heard from inside the room.
Pushing open the door, I saw Emil, Cecilia, and Arthur all there, and even Angela, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, was arguing with someone with her little face puffed out.
"Ellie, what brings you here?" Emil was quite surprised to see Ellie arrive. The secret realm was over, so why hadn't she received any news?
"Sister, what happened?"
"Ellie, they're breaking their promise and trying to drive us away!" Angela shouted, glaring fiercely at the group in front of her.
"You're the regimental commander? I'm the owner of this house, and I'm demanding that you all move out!"
"Didn't we already buy this place?" Ellie asked, looking at Emil, whose eyes were red.
"They tampered with the contract and hid crucial information!" Angela shouted. Suddenly, a voice echoed in her mind, startling Angela, and then she saw Luo Fan jump onto her.
Even Emil, who was standing to the side, paused for a moment before quickly regaining his composure.
She could hear Luo Fan's voice! Watching the slime blinking its little eyes at her in comfort, Emil held back the tears that were about to burst forth.
This time it was definitely her fault; she was tricked and wasted a lot of money.
Fortunately, Ellie arrived in time, otherwise she wouldn't know what to do.
"Heh, it's all in black and white, who told you to be so stupid? Besides, I only rented this place to you, and I want to take it back, you shouldn't have any objections, right?" The leader with the mustache looked at the group of girls in front of him and said arrogantly.
Upon examining the end of the contract, it was clear that it wasn't a buyout agreement, but a lease agreement, and it was also nearing its expiration date.
"Where is the land title now?" Ellie asked, carefully reading the contract again, which mentioned the transfer of the land title.
"They keep dragging their feet and haven't completed the final procedures!" Emil sighed. They had approached this guy many times, but he kept making excuses.
"Haha, I never intended to sell it, so how could I possibly hand over the land deed to you! You new mercenary groups, if you want to develop in the capital, you can't do it without paying some tuition."
The few companions next to the mustachioed man all laughed.
"Of course, if you are willing to hand over your technology and give us a few sensible team members, you can continue to rent it."
Well, they've got their eye on the technology. Emil's background is no match for these people.
"Dream on! Even if we move away, we won't hand over the technology to you!" Angela glared fiercely at them. Her fiery temper was unstoppable, even with Luo Fan's attempts to calm her down.
"Then get out of here! I'm only giving you half a day, or my men will take matters into their own hands!" the man with the mustache threatened.
"Isn't the lease expiry date tomorrow?" Daisy retorted, having just looked at it herself.
"I want to take it back now, do you have a problem with that! If you keep doing this, I won't even give you half a day, what can you do about it?" After discovering that Ellie and her group were only mid-level mages, he started to threaten them.
Just then, Ellie spoke up.
"Arthur, go downstairs and call up Captain Toria, then go to the guild and inform Vice President Lysa of what happened here."
"Yes, Commander!" Arthur said and ran out.
"Sister Emil, was there someone who notarized the contract when it was signed? Could you send someone to call that person over as well?"
"Okay, I'll go find someone now."
"Daisy, your father is now in charge of the city's security; have him send people over as well. Sister Cecilia, go and fetch them!"
Upon receiving the order, Cecilia hurriedly ran out as well.
According to Luo Fan, since these people are going to cause trouble, why not make it even bigger, as if no one is afraid of anyone?
Damn it, you dare to bully my sister? If we don't show you what's what, you think we're easy to bully!
If all else fails, the princess will always be there to back us up, so there's nothing to be afraid of. Once things escalate, it's hard to say who'll be afraid of whom.
So what if it's the capital? It's not like we're afraid of you. Luo Fan, who was secretly directing the operation, had already figured out the cause of the incident; he guessed that Emil and the others had been targeted as soon as they arrived.
Paying the price of a house only for a few months' rent – who wouldn't be confused!
"Don't think I'm scared just because you called those people. I have powerful backers too! You, go and inform Duke Glenn's butler." The man with the mustache forced himself to stay calm and also planned to call for reinforcements.
At this moment, Toria and Emil walked in, and the mustache on the other side was noticeably thinner.
"Sister, what crime is it to deceive a noble family's property with a fake contract?" Ellie asked calmly.
“Ellie, as far as I know, you are not a nobleman.”
“She is now a viscount of the empire, and the registration with the royal family has been completed!” Toria said as she listened to Lofan explain the changes that had occurred.
She was just watching the three idiots to keep them from running around and causing trouble.
"Well, I didn't know Ellie was a noblewoman. If you're so capable, go and confront Duke Glenn." The man with the mustache started to get scared.
"Are you sure you want to see him? Someone, go and invite Duke Glenn over. Tell him it's my order!" Toria said, giving the order to the group members who had followed her.
The man with the mustache immediately deflated. If this matter really alarmed Duke Glenn, they would definitely be in deep trouble. Why is Toria here too? Shouldn't she be with the princess?
"We're leaving. You all have to move out today, or I'll come back to cause you more trouble!" the man with the mustache said, preparing to leave, but was blocked by the crowd.
"You're not going anywhere until this is resolved!" Toria said, looking over and ordering her men to send more people over.
Ellie is a member of the Knights after all, so this matter needs to be thoroughly rectified.
“You guys…” Just then, someone else came in. Vice President Lysa and a middle-aged man, led by Arthur, walked in.
"Guild Leader Ellie, we are aware of what happened. We are very sorry that this happened, and our guild will definitely give you an explanation."
The middle-aged man, also a member of the guild and in charge of commercial matters, was the notary in this case.
“President Lysa, you don’t need to be so polite. We had no choice but to ask you to get involved,” Ellie quickly replied.
“This is our negligence. Kara, there’s clearly something wrong with this contract. Are you sure you want to take back this house?” the middle-aged man quickly interjected, questioning the man with the mustache.
"Confirmed, it's in black and white, this is still my property!" The mustachioed Kara gritted his teeth. Although it wasn't fair, he wasn't wrong. Who told these people to be so stupid?
“Alright, I understand. I will pursue your fraud charges in the name of the guild.” With that, the middle-aged man stepped aside.
"You can't do this!" Kara exclaimed anxiously. If the guild handled things this way, all the businesses he was in charge of would be affected, and then Young Master Mishu would surely kill him.
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