After Jackson's welcome dinner ended, Ethan returned to the hotel where he was staying.

Aphrodisia.

It is said this was the name of an ancient Goddess of Beauty.

This hotel is indeed beautiful.

A garden-style hotel, it occupies a large area, perfectly combining landscaping art with architectural art throughout the entire building.

At first glance, the hotel makes one feel as if they've escaped the city's hustle and bustle.

And the classical design of the hotel itself gives a sense of ancient charm and elegance.

In the Royal Capital, where every inch of land is precious, building such a hotel is a testament to capability.

Ethan had already inquired about it; behind this hotel is the Orefis Clan, one of the ten great surnames.

This family has produced several Prime Ministers in the Kingdom's history.

However, their main direction in recent years has been land and real estate.

In the Ministry of National Lands of the Kingdom, members of their family have always held important positions.

In the market, their family has invested in many real estate companies.

Just in the Royal Capital alone, they hold a large amount of land and property.

Hotels like Aphrodisia, are their flagship high-end products, with three locations in the Royal Capital and chains in major cities throughout the Kingdom.

Ethan felt the extraordinary nature of this hotel as the well-dressed and exceedingly polite attendant led him to his room.

Just as Ethan entered the room, Sofia, somehow knowing the news, came knocking on the door.

"What do you want?"

Anya answered the door, and upon seeing Sofia, sounded unfriendly.

"Oh... I'm looking for Ethan, I have something to talk to him about."

Sofia blinked her eyes, seeming very innocent.

Anya had no choice but to let her in.

"What's up?"

Ethan was sitting down, preparing to read today's newspaper.

"It's like this, we can't stay in the hotel forever, right? Have you thought about where to stay next?"

Ethan initially planned to stay in the Royal Capital for at least two months; it indeed wouldn't be good to stay in a hotel forever.

Not to mention whether it's cost-effective, it might as well be better to just buy a house and spend some of the money.

In the Kingdom, buying property as a means of money laundering is also a viable option.

And it's also quite a good investment.

The house that Alberto left him, he had Anya sell it right from the start.

"I haven't thought about it yet."

"That's just perfect, not that..." Sofia seemed to have misspoken, lightly covering her mouth before quickly saying, "I mean, I just happen to have a vacant house in the Royal Capital, why don't you move in, it's just sitting there empty anyway."

"Why do you have a house?"

"It's my mom's gift to me, you mustn't tell my dad." After saying the first sentence, Sofia hurriedly added another.

Ethan already knew that Sofia's mother and Ned were separated, and she resided in the Royal Capital, with an identity that seemed very mysterious and noble.

Anyway, in front of Ned, Sofia's mother must never be mentioned.

"Tomorrow I'll take you all to the Kingdom Art Academy first, and then we can go take a look."

After all, this time the trip included several students from Winster University, and they needed to be settled first.

Upon hearing Ethan's response, Sofia left very happily.

However, Anya seemed a bit worried: "Young master, are we really going to live with her?"

"Just going to have a look."

This made Anya sulk.

Ethan had no choice but to say, "We'll buy something once we've looked, you get to choose."

"Alright."

"Young master, I'll go make you some tea!"

Ethan opened the newspaper in front of him.

The headline was about Johnny Blackbird committing another crime; this afternoon a bank located in the East City District was robbed, Johnny Blackbird once again broke his robbery record, robbing the bank in one minute and forty seconds.

The Security Office's officers were played like fools, with street racing only leaving them eating Johnny Blackbird's dust, the efficiency of handling the case was indeed laughable.

Apparently, this newspaper was more inclined towards the gentleman thief.

Ethan stared at the extremely blurry snapshot on the paper, not expecting the guy he had encountered by chance today to be quite famous.

Ethan continued reading the newspaper; it didn't take long to see its political inclinations.

This was clearly a newspaper with Industrial Faction leanings.

Or perhaps, it was a newspaper controlled by the Industrial Faction.

Because, between the lines of the newspaper, there was praise for the Industrial Faction and denigration and rebuttal of the Conservative Party.

Speaking of these two groups, one has to talk about the current political situation in the Kingdom.

With the King above wielding most of the military power and decision-making authority, the two parties handle civil affairs.

The system is that the two parties alternate in governance.

The two parties are naturally the Industrial Faction and the Conservative Party.

The Industrial Faction, as the name implies, is a group that emerged after the rise of large-scale industry, they focus more on the interests of the lower class, workers' livelihood, welfare, vulnerable groups, civic education, social security, etc.

The Conservative Party, also known as the Royalist Faction, is made up of nobility, big capitalists, bankers, and landowners; they maintain the interests of the upper class, the interests of the royal family, hence the name Royalist Faction.

Currently, the Royalist Faction is in power, or it should be said they've been in power for many years, since the start of the Golden Decade of Great Development, the Royalist Faction has held onto power mainly because they've created numerous new records allowing the populace to lead pretty good lives.

During these ten years, the Industrial Faction hasn't had a chance to touch the seat of governance.

To be honest, Ethan could be considered a member of the Industrial Faction, after all, both Sandro and his father, Al, came from the bottom, with influence in the union.

Future election campaigns could only be pursued under the banner of the Industrial Faction.

Currently, it seems not particularly promising.

Ethan closed the newspaper, starting to think about his purpose of coming to the Royal Capital this time.

Aside from the personal exhibition, the main reason was to seek development opportunities for the family.

You can't see those murky insider dealings on the newspaper; once the surface matters are handled, a local insider, especially someone in the thick of it, will be needed to probe deeper.

Closing the newspaper and holding the cup of tea Anya made for him, Ethan walked to the balcony, gazing outward.

The garden-style hotel didn't have high floors, thus couldn't provide a view of the city's landscape.

Yet Ethan's excellent five senses allowed him to faintly hear the sound of police sirens and even gunshots from distant districts.

He recalled the joke he just read in the newspaper: The Royal Capital has been rated the Kingdom's safest city for ten consecutive years.

Clearly, the crime in this ever-restless city far exceeds that of Winster.

And this, indeed, is Ethan's opportunity.

To the crime.

Ethan drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, then slowly touched the ring on his left ring finger, the blooming rose was in full bloom.

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