'Nah, face to face is better,' For some reason, Viktor felt that confirming everything in person was the right way.
Soon enough, Viktor and Brad were escorted to the northeast corner of the island, where all Viktor could see was a vast expanse of greenery and plains without anything else in sight, not even people.
'How come tourists don't come here? This place is so quiet and beautiful for a walk,' Viktor thought to himself, thinking that some things seemed strange.
However, the three maids suddenly stopped walking and bowed towards the air in front of them, making Viktor and Brad look at each other with visible confusion written on their faces.
But their confusion was resolved the next moment when they saw the layer of air before them melting away to reveal a whole different scenery, except it was more vibrant and lively.
Viktor's brows raised when he saw a number of courtyards, sitting in the middle while surrounded by a large wall. On the outside of the wall, there were clean paved roads with all kinds of markets on either side and lots of people walking to and fro.
'Is this an entire town? They were able to hide all this?' Viktor was astonished since he never thought these people would be living in a secret town like this. At least he didn't expect to see something as large as a town.
All the people walking inside were wearing traditional clothing like tunics, robes, and so on. The atmosphere inside was completely different from the present modern world. It was like this whole town was in a different world and in a different era.
He also saw some strange setups inside this town and speculated that it had something to do with their witchcraft.
He saw some groups of people entering a strange black circle with rune-like markings and disappearing the next moment. He could see that this was a teleportation circle just like the one Nyissa had used.
"Welcome to the Fujo Clan," The three maids, as if in sync, said at the same time as they bowed and gestured at Viktor and Brad to enter.
Ayana walked forward and said playfully, "Come on in. You are quite lucky. Not everyone gets to visit our true home, especially not outsiders."
Viktor subtly smiled as he shook his head and followed them.
The moment he entered the Fujo Clan's town, he felt as if the air had changed, especially how it was clean and didn't smell polluted like on the outside.
He looked behind and saw a dark grey ethereal mist covering the perimeter of the town and even saw a few people walking out and disappearing outside.
'So the natives can come and go at any time, huh?'
As he walked through the market road, everyone around suddenly turned their heads to look at these newcomers since they could see that these two people were foreigners and had never seen these two entering their home.
So they couldn't help but wonder who these two people were and why they were allowed to come here. Viktor could feel their stares but their looks were not hostile but instead filled with curiosity.
By this, he could see that Ayana was right about the Fujo Clan usually not entertaining any outsiders.
Brad only looked straight since he was feeling pressured by these stares. If it was an intense business meeting with other conglomerates for a multi-billion dollar deal, he wouldn't break a sweat.
But just walking through here seemed like a trial for him. However, he told himself that he was Brad Snow, a respectable and famed tycoon renowned worldwide. He also had the most powerful man he knew in his life walking beside him.
This was not the time for him to bend his back just because of a few people. So he straightened his back, raised his chin, and walked proudly ahead with Viktor as if he owned the entire place.
The other people noticed the sudden change in Brad's disposition, and for some reason, they frowned though Brad pretended like he didn't see them.
Viktor was busy observing his surroundings since this was the first time he was visiting a clan different from ordinary people's.
He saw that the markets around him were selling all kinds of weapons, trinkets, talismans, and various other accessories, some of which he was unable to recognize or know what their uses were.
He also saw some food stalls, and the aroma coming from these stalls stimulated his senses, making him think that these smelled so good to the point his human self was feeling hungry already.
'A supernatural clan is indeed built differently,' Viktor mused as he felt that he should take a look around this town some other time.
But one thing he noticed was that the men and women in this place not only seemed fit and healthy, but their looks were all above-average, at least as a whole, while most of the women seemed pretty as flowers.
He never thought that he would be seeing so many beauties in one place. He looked at a few of them, and when they got caught under his gaze, they had unfriendly expressions in their eyes since they didn't like to be stared at like that by strangers.
But when Viktor subtly smiled as his gaze continued to pierce through their souls, their eyelashes fluttered as they looked away with flustered expressions, making Viktor smile in amusement seeing these lovely innocent birds.
"Who are you staring at?" Ayana's skeptical voice sounded beside Viktor's ears, making Viktor sigh inwardly, 'This girl…'
"I was just appreciating this town. What about it?" Viktor asked with a shrug.
"Look, you can't act rudely towards our people here as you did to me. They have a hard time trusting strangers, especially foreigners like you," Ayana said with pinched lips.
Viktor stepped forward and whispered beside her ear, "Does that mean I can act rudely with you?"
Ayana's expression faltered as her ears became beet red. Like a startled kitten, she immediately walked forward and stammered, "W-We are already here. B-Be sure to put on your best behavior.. We are going to see the patriarch first," Ayana shook away all unnecessary thoughts as she waited for the large gate to the mansion in front of her to open.
