Starting With 3 S-Class Talents

Chapter 425: Reverse Publicity to Cultivate Popularity

Under Vincent’s aggressive questioning on the streets, Cameron had changed from a preaching elder to a criminal who was being interrogated. He defended Jessica and Darren subconsciously. Without waiting for Vincent to refute, the entire city’s residents booed him.

“Are you kidding me? Jessica and Darren ordered the soldiers to kill us. Don’t these b*stards deserve to die?”

“If what they did really had nothing to do with God Gajero, then why didn’t Gajero show himself to save us? Instead, he allowed the soldiers of Serene Spring City to slaughter us at will!”

“The one in charge of giving orders is still the High Priest. How can you say that this has nothing to do with Gajero?”

Cameron had always maintained his confidence in absolute racial justice when facing Vincent. However, when faced with the accusations of the city residents, he was clearly flustered and was at a loss.

As a well-known noble and politician in Serene Spring City, what Cameron cared about the most was his reputation among the city residents!

After seeing that everyone could not understand his good intentions, Cameron could not help but say in a disheartened manner, “You are encouraging the arrogance of the foreign races! If we do not set rules for them in advance, their situation in the Elf World will be lawless in the future. This kind of danger without restraint will definitely destroy the Elf Race if it continues to develop in the long run!”

Vincent listened to Cameron’s righteous explanation and shook his head impatiently. He knew that the stubbornness shown by the old man in front of him was not just because of his ignorance, but because of his habit of always protecting his image!

Regardless of whether Cameron’s words were right or not, he had to establish himself in front of the residents of Serene Spring City. That way, he would be able to gain more popularity and more say in the city!

Although Darren’s whereabouts were not known, Serene Spring City could be said to have escaped Darren’s control. They were bound to replace the City Lord. That was why Cameron wanted to take the opportunity to add some prestige to himself!

If he could subdue a foreigner with just a few words and make him agree to some seemingly ridiculous promises in front of everyone, this would add a hint of heroism to Cameron and help him gain support from the residents of Serene Spring City.

Perhaps Cameron’s intentions were good at the start and were for the sake of the residents of Serene Spring City. However, his selfishness and his political means soon took over. In Vincent’s eyes, his actions were very dirty and shameful!

Therefore, when Vincent noticed Cameron’s intentions, he just went along with the flow. His goal was to make Cameron everyone’s enemy. That way, all the credit, and prestige would be concentrated on Melissa alone!

This was because Melissa’s character and personality were what Vincent favored the most in selecting a candidate. No matter what Melissa was thinking, Vincent would take the initiative to clear all obstacles for her!

After witnessing Cameron’s ignorance, Vincent realized that if he wanted to save the elves, he could not wait for all the Dark Elves to come to a realization. Therefore, he still had to use some tough methods.

As the saying went, “In order to treat a serious illness, you’ll need a strong medication.”

The elves had been poisoned by the demons for a long time. Many ideas had been deeply ingrained in the minds of the elves. Therefore, they had to use more decisive methods to force the elves out of their weakness. Only then could they help the elves resist their fate consciously before the end of the world!

“Enough!”

At that moment, Melissa suddenly opened her mouth to stop Cameron. She walked up to Cameron and said angrily, “Lord Cameron, I respect the fact that you’re a noble of the same generation as my grandfather, but your narrow-minded vision and ideas will cause the entire residents of Serene Spring City to be threatened with destruction! Now, please tell me Darren’s whereabouts immediately, or else… don’t blame me for being unreasonable!”

Cameron looked at Melissa in surprise. Previously, he did have a good plan. He thought that as long as he could gain the upper hand in communicating with Vincent, he would be able to win enough prestige and become the new City Lord that everyone wanted!

However, he did not expect Vincent’s reaction to be so strong. He also did not expect Melissa to become the target of everyone’s attention. She had suddenly become his biggest opponent!

Cameron frowned and asked in return, “Unreasonable? What do you want to do to me? Do you want to form an ally with these foreign races to bully me, an old man who has worked hard for decades for Serene Spring City?”

Since he could not achieve his goal in the dispute with Vincent, then he could only play the emotional card!

He placed his hope on the surrounding Dark Elves to remember his contributions to Serene Spring City over the years. At the same time, he was also hinting to everyone that if Melissa dared to do anything to him, she would be betraying the Elf Race!

Melissa did not care about Cameron’s trap at all. She turned to the residents around her and said, “To me, the most important thing at the moment is to get rid of Darren and ensure everyone’s safety! However, if Vincent were to interrogate Cameron, he would be accused by others with ill intentions of bullying the Elf Race! Therefore, for everyone’s safety, I must be the bad guy! I am a Dark Elf, and I am also a noble of Serene Spring City. The blood of the Carter family flows in my veins. I have the responsibility to protect this city that my elders, father, and brother have been protecting! Therefore, no matter what price I have to pay today, I must get Darren’s whereabouts from Cameron!”

Dave took the lead to raise his hand. He shouted loudly, “Well said, I support Melissa! If Darren doesn’t die, Serene Spring City will never have peace!”

Everyone was aroused by Dave’s words. They shouted in unison, “If Darren doesn’t die, Serene Spring City will never have peace!”

As everyone in the city was united, Melissa felt greatly encouraged. She turned to look at Cameron and said in a deep voice, “Now, please help me lock up Cameron in prison. Our priority is to find Darren’s whereabouts because we don’t have much time left!”

“Yes!”

All the residents had become loyal to Melissa. They swarmed around Cameron and were ready to interrogate him about Darren’s whereabouts.

“Rumble!”

At that moment, a tremor suddenly came from below the ground. In the end, all the elves were stunned on the spot. Their faces were full of pain.

When Vincent saw the scene, he could not help but turn to look at Dave in surprise. He saw that Dave’s expression was also ugly. Before he could ask, the surrounding houses began to collapse wantonly. Many cracks appeared on the ground beneath his feet. The entire city was instantly filled with a sense of decay.

At that moment, Vincent finally became alert, because the scene before his eyes made him involuntarily think of the ruins of Bright Moon City.

Vincent shouted anxiously, “Not good, the Origin Divine Earth beneath Serene Spring City is about to dry up! Looks like Darren has already found the location where Jessica seized the Origin Divine Earth, and he is even more greedy. He wants to directly obtain enough Origin Divine Earth to exchange for the status of an apostle with Gajero!”

Nobody doubted what Vincent had said. This was because they could clearly feel the decline of the entire city and the rapid aging of the earth beneath their feet. If someone had not touched the Origin Divine Earth, it would not have affected the elves.

Melissa immediately walked forward and pushed the crowd aside. She grabbed Cameron’s collar and asked loudly, “Do you see it now? What kind of danger are the elves facing? Hurry up and tell us Darren’s whereabouts!”

Cameron was completely flustered. At the same time, he realized how precious time was. He muttered, “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you! There is a cold pond in the south of Serene Spring City, and Serene Spring City got its name because of it! The bottom of that cold pond is the closest path to the underground. If Jessica wanted to collect the Origin Divine Earth, that would be the most suitable location!”

Melissa immediately turned her head to look at Vincent. Vincent pulled Dave and rushed toward the south of the city.

Melissa looked at Vincent’s back and could not help but mutter and sigh, “Vincent, you must succeed!”

All the residents of Serene Spring City also closed their eyes. They put their hands together and began to pray for Vincent and Dave.

“Great Demon God Gajero, please bless the safe return of these two warriors!”

As everyone chanted, Melissa suddenly reacted and shouted, “Stop! Vincent and Dave are going to fight against Gajero. How can you ask Gajero to bless Vincent and Dave?”

After hearing what Melissa said, everyone could not help but look embarrassed and asked blankly, “If Gajero is behind all of this, then who should we pray to? Should we change to a god that is worthy of being worshipped?”

Melissa could not help but fall into deep thought. She knew that the elves could not be without faith, but Vincent had left in a hurry, so she did not know how to decide for a moment.

At that moment, Sophia, who had her cultivation sealed and had collapsed on the ground, suddenly said with a smile, “That Vincent has the strength to fight against Gajero which proves that he also has the qualifications to become a god. Since you want to fight against Gajero with him, why don’t you worship him directly?”

“Yes! We can worship Vincent!”

“Then do we still need to pray to Vincent to keep Vincent safe?”

“Of course, this is the time to prove our sincerity!”

The residents of Serene Spring City seemed to have found a ray of light in the darkness and were discussing excitedly.

Melissa looked at the elves who were in high spirits and did not say anything. She just turned her head to look at Sophia, who still had a smile on her face. She could not help but frown. She could not believe that this wild woman would be so kind to help her and Vincent calm the residents of the city. This was unlikely to bring any benefits to Sophia.

Melissa sighed in her heart, “This must be a trick!”

She then said to the surrounding residents, “Take Sophia to the City Lord’s mansion and lock her up. I want to interrogate her myself!”