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He calmly stood up and looked at Jiude, saying...

"I just thought you might be interested, so I came over to talk to you about these business opportunities."

Whether you want to cooperate again or not, you can always contact me.

Ron thought to himself that he wasn't short of money at the moment, and that he could still manage to keep his finances running smoothly.

If they can't cooperate, at most their development will just be slower, but obviously for Ron, they need to develop faster in order to gain more popularity.

"Let's resolve Mrs. Leila's troubles first. We can talk about these things after she's safe and sound."

Thank you for your understanding.

Jiude responded gratefully:

Then, Ron slowly said:

"Regarding your daughter, I don't think Lucy has bothered us. In fact, she might have sensed that you were in a bad mood, which is why she chose to come in and find you."

Upon hearing Ron's words, Jude was slightly taken aback.

Ron smiled slightly and added:

"Don't underestimate children; they are very sensitive to emotions."

Instead of just sitting here waiting for good news, you should pay more attention to Leila and Lucy.

Suddenly realizing what was happening, Jiude finally responded:

"You're right, perhaps we should spend more time with them."

Seeing that Jiude's brow had relaxed considerably, Ron smiled and said:

"Let's go back to the living room and talk about serious business. Mrs. Leila must have been waiting for us for a long time."

"Hmm... ah?"

Jiude tilted his head. What did that mean?

How did he know where Leila was?

When Jude and Ron slowly walked downstairs, they found that Leila was indeed sitting on the sofa, with a shocked expression on her face.

"Commander Ron, you can have this photo."

Upon seeing Ron and Leila come down, Leila stood up, took out a yellowed photograph from her bosom, and handed it to Ron.

Ron took the photo and saw that it was a group photo of the Hartphilias with three servants.

The three servants were Zudir, Granny Speet, and Grame.

Leila then pointed to the green-haired maid in the photo and slowly said:

"This is Grame. We don't know the exact location of her move to the Western Continent. We apologize."

"It's alright, at least we know what it looks like now."

Ron took the photo, glanced at it, and then put it away.

Then, Ron lowered his head and started thinking, looking at Leila.

"I do have an idea regarding her specific location on the Western Continent, and I hope Mrs. Leila can cooperate."

"No problem, how should I cooperate?"

"Take out all seven Protoss Keys you've collected so far. I want to see what they are."

Leila and Jude exchanged a glance, then turned around to retrieve the Protoss Key.

A moment later, the couple placed an exquisite wooden box on the table and slowly opened it.

Once opened, the seven keys lay peacefully on the soft cushions of the wooden box.

Leila looked at Ron and began to explain how the various keys had been collected.

"First, there are Cancer and Capricorn, which were retrieved from Zudir, Grandma Spett."

As for Taurus, Scorpio, and Virgo, they were obtained from the market and from nobles, respectively.

Then, Leila picked up two of the Protoss keys and said:

"And these two were temporarily rented from the Celestial Spirit Mage."

Ron nodded slightly, glancing at the two weapons in Leila's hand, and had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

"Speaking of which, Lady Leila has currently entered into a temporary summoning contract with these Protoss?"

"Yes, as long as we obtain the Protoss's will, they can be summoned temporarily to assist us."

Ron smiled slightly and said softly:

"Then please, Mrs. Leila, summon Leo for me."

Chapter 197 The First of the Zodiac

"Huh? The summoning is happening right here?"

Leila paused for a moment, then looked at Ron with a questioning gaze.

“It’s a bit inconvenient to do this in the living room. How about we go to the open space in the garden to summon them?”

Ron replied thoughtfully.

"OK then."

Leila was puzzled as to why Ron would suddenly want to do this, but seeing the situation, she had no choice but to cooperate with him.

Leila and Jude led Ron to the back garden, where they found a relatively open grassy area in the vast garden.

Leila took a deep breath, holding the gleaming golden Leo key in her hand, and twisted the key in mid-air.

"Open, Leo Gate, Leo."

As Leila chanted, a golden magic circle rippled around the key in mid-air.

Clang~ Clang~

A burst of golden light suddenly erupted within the garden, accompanied by magical fluctuations, and a handsome figure in a suit with short orange hair emerged from the light.

He is Leo, the first of the twelve gates of the zodiac, and the sign of Leo.

"Is this Lady Leila? What are your orders?"

As soon as Leo appeared, he gentlemanly bowed to his temporary contracted partner, Leila.

"It was my request for Leila to summon you when we first met, Leo."

Hearing the sound behind him, Leo stood up and turned around.

Leo looked at the unfamiliar boy, raised an eyebrow, and revealed his displeasure.

"Who are you?"

Ron calmly looked at Leo in front of him, raised the photo in his hand, and began to speak.

"It may be a bit presumptuous, but I need you to go to the Celestial Realm and contact Aquarius to inquire about her current location in the Human Realm and the whereabouts of the Aquarius Key."

When Jiude and Leila heard Ron say this, they were taken aback.

"I apologize for being presumptuous; that's a good word."

Leo gave a cold laugh.

"Have you considered that I can't help you with this? Besides, we've just met, why should I agree to your request?"

There's nothing to talk about between us.

Ron shook his head, then stretched out one hand, and a bright light appeared on his palm.

"I suggest you do as I say. I don't want to resort to violence."

Even so, a katana still appeared in Ron's hand, causing Leila and Jiude, who were present, to show confused expressions.

What's going on? Why are they about to fight over something so trivial?

Leo frowned and asked:

What happened to you?

"Since negotiations fail, shouldn't we settle this with a decisive battle?"

Ron's lips curled into a smile as he got into position, the tip of his knife aimed at Leo.

Leo adopted a serious expression, straightened his tie, and gritted his teeth, saying:

"This is really troublesome..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Leo took the initiative, crossed his arms, and a dazzling golden magic circle instantly unfolded beneath his feet.

"The Glory of the King!"

Roar—!

In an instant, a bright light exploded in the garden, instantly engulfing the vision of everyone present.

Faced with the blinding light, Jude and Leila instinctively closed their eyes tightly, unable to look directly at it.

Ron, who was standing directly opposite Leo, also closed his eyes instantly in the face of the bright light.

Whoosh!

Taking advantage of the moment of blindness, Leo used the bright light as cover to swing his heavy fist straight at Ron's face.

bass!

At the very moment the light burst forth, a sword was struck, and a swift, tearing sound echoed through the garden.

Ron moved instantly, and the blade came straight at him, flashing with a cold light.

boom!

Before Leo could even react to what was happening, a force pushed against his shoulder, deflecting his heavy punch.

Just before the blade touched Leo, Ron switched to using the back of the blade to press Leo down firmly, pinning the head of the Zodiac to the ground.

As the bright light in the hall gradually faded, Jiude and Leila opened their eyes and saw the scene before them, both showing expressions of shock.

Ron actually managed to easily subdue the Protoss in an instant using only physical combat and swordsmanship?!

Leo was also shocked, staring at Ron in disbelief.

"How is that possible?!"

"You actually reacted? Weren't your eyes already closed?"

"Is this difficult?"

Ron slowly opened his eyes, then slightly turned his wrist and put the katana back into his pouch.

This time, he didn't even need to use Six Eyes to take down Leo.

Ron's five senses were different from ordinary people before, they were particularly sharp. Combined with the Mind's Eye ability that he had previously extracted, his five senses were further enhanced, and he also vaguely touched the sixth sense.

Now, beating someone up with his eyes open or closed is as easy for him as eating or drinking.

"So, can you have a proper talk now?"

Leo broke out in a cold sweat, realizing the gap in strength between himself and the boy in front of him. He slowly stood up and brushed the bits of grass off his body.

"This is a difficult question for me. The matter you are asking about is a secret among the Protoss."

We, the twelve signs of the zodiac, have reached a consensus that we should not disturb each other's lives unless absolutely necessary.

Not only the twelve zodiac signs, but also other signs, will avoid these questions and not specifically ask about them, otherwise the Celestial Spirit King will punish them.

Ron shook his head and continued to persuade him:

“If we had enough information, I wouldn’t have taken this approach. Just consider it helping Mrs. Leila out, okay?”

If she can't collect all 12 keys within the allotted time, her life might be in danger.

Leo looked at his temporary contract holder, Leila, and seeing her expression, it seemed that what Ron said was true.

"I'm counting on you this time."

Ron spoke so earnestly this time, yet W rarely showed a conflicted look in his eyes.