Chapter 20 I… will definitely protect you

Noan smirked, his face showing contempt. Jankos froze when he saw Noan's smile, but his eyes were filled with anger. "Ah! I know." Noah suddenly shouted: "Not enough, right? One more." He said as he took out an E-rank energy stone and threw it on the ground. Keng! The sound made the people around swallow their saliva. Although there are a few lords here, those were still rank E energy stones, one of which costs more than 20 million credits. Just one such stone is equivalent to one month's salary of a senior administrative staff member. Yet the young man threw them to the ground as if they were two small stones. Some people saw this scene and felt their faces hurt as if they had just been slapped by Noah. They just called Noah poor and a dirty dog, but who is poor now? Without waiting for Jankos to reply, Noan took out a grey ID card and said, "Is this enough for me to go inside and eat?" The female employee felt extremely embarrassed at this moment; she was unable to imagine that the poor young man was actually a landlord; moreover, he also possessed quite a few high-grade energy stones. However, when she saw Noan's card, she immediately regained her confidence, laughing comfortably: "Hahahaha... yes, you are a Landlord, but an F rank Landlord." Her voice was loud, as if she was trying to make sure others could hear it too. Although landlords in this world are highly regarded and have an extremely noble status, low-ranked landlords seem to not enjoy the respect of those around them. In particular, rank F landlords are considered useless, and they are viewed in contempt. "Hahaha... You surprised me; he's just a rank F landlord, yet here he is being arrogant." "That's right; it must have been luck that he was able to get two high-grade energy stones." "I think he stole them." "No, I think that brat hid in a safe place, waited for the high-level landlords to finish fighting, then stole some energy stones." "Hahaha... he's just a mouse, yet he's so arrogant?" When Jankos saw the ID card in Noan's hand, his face regained its usual confidence and disdain: "Hahahaha... how funny. Kid, do you think you're so cool?" "Rank F?! Fuck! Do you believe that one of my soldiers is enough to destroy your territory?" Jankos spoke as he took out a red card; he was so arrogant that his nose seemed to be bulging: "Look carefully; this is a Rank B lord card. It's Rank B, hahahahaha..." The crowd around also laughed at Noah. "That's right, that guy is a B-rank landlord, and you? What rank are you? F-rank! Hahahaha..." "Look! A rank F wants to compare with a rank B?" "Hahahaha..." Lylia's voice and warm breath blew straight into his face. Her mischievous face was now filled with not only anger but more than that, worry. Noan forced a smile: "Hahaha... anyway, that's the only way for us to get out of there. Otherwise, I'm afraid the crowd won't let us leave easily." Lylia gritted her teeth: "But... you..." "Don't worry. If I can survive in the 'Singularity', then I have a way to defeat him." Seeing Noan so confident, Lylia seemed to think that he didn't know how terrifying a rank B landlord was, so she explained. "Are you stupid? Do you know how big the difference is between F rank and B rank?" "This..." Noan scratched his head, his expression a bit confused. He naturally knew the difference; however, he needed a real opponent to be able to see the difference clearly. He is at the 'Singularity', death and danger surround him, forcing him to strive to become stronger. But he still needs an enemy, an enemy who always reminds him that he needs to become stronger. If he had no enemies, he would be too relaxed. Seeing Noan stuttering, Lylia angrily shouted: "Are you stupid? Do you know what kind of soldiers and heroes Jankos possesses?" "His soldiers are Earth Spirits; both their defence and attack are extremely powerful. Especially their defense, thanks to his soldiers, 200 Zombies couldn't break through that defense." "His hero is a B-rank Elf with extremely powerful ranged attacks. He has both defence and offence. What do you have to defeat him?" Noan heard that and nodded slightly, not afraid at all; on the contrary, his eyes showed a strong will. "Don't worry; I definitely won't give up so easily." "You..." Looking at Noan, Lylia was so angry that she wanted to scold him, but in the end she had to swallow her words. She sighed, her face suddenly sad: "Alright, this happened because of me, so I will take responsibility. I will help you defeat him." "No need, you..." "Shut up!" Lylia pouted and said: "I have made up my mind; you can't change my mind." After saying that, she hurriedly caught a taxi; before leaving, she did not forget to tell him: "Noan, you still owe me a meal. I will find a way to help you; during this time, you should try to level up, understand?" Noan sighed, watching the car leave, feeling a little funny. 'Looks like... She's really enthusiastic.' He thought to himself. He sighed, decided to find a place to have lunch, then settle the debt he was carrying on his back. In the taxi, Lylia frowned, her expression completely different from before. The cold murderous aura made the driver jump in fear. 'Noan... Don't worry; no one will be able to threaten you.' 'I... will definitely protect you.' Lylia thought as she recalled the memories of the past, her face suddenly showing a happy smile.