Chapter 326: Special Invitation
"Big Boss Vikram, wait!" Turning his head at the somewhat charming tone, who else could it be but Lilith, who had been making eyes at him throughout the auction?
Vikram raised an eyebrow.
He wasn’t blind; having been at the auction for so long, he had naturally noticed the glances directed at him from time to time.
He just hadn’t understood her intentions.
He wasn’t so narcissistic as to think she was doing it because of his good looks. Now that she had called out to him, it was a good opportunity to hear her explanation.
"Director Lilith, is something wrong?" With a scrutinizing gaze, Vikram looked Lilith up and down and asked.
Crimson Desire Shelter’s strength was indeed considerable, and he could give her face by not causing trouble on her territory. But if she had any improper ideas about him, Vikram wasn’t afraid of her, he would also become improper.
Looking at her up and down, Vikram knew she was looking beautiful, he even started thinking, how good would it be, if he took her into the bed.
Although Vikram didn’t know, he unknowingly started awakening lust.
While he was observing her, Lilith was doing the same. Although they had met once outside the Shelter, observing Vikram’s team up close again, she couldn’t help but feel curious about their equipment.
After a good while of observation, she noticed Vikram’s gaze and snapped back to reality, parting her crimson lips to say, "Actually, it’s nothing much. Big Boss Vikram should have guessed that this auction was mainly prepared for me to get acquainted with various Survivors."
"However, due to my oversight, this auction had some flaws. I must thank Big Boss Vikram for stepping in and helping to defuse the situation, preventing the venue from descending into chaos."
Lilith let out a charming laugh, and the exposed half of her fair skin, revealed by her daring evening gown, trembled, making one worry if those two things would pop out.
Coupled with the flirtatious gaze she cast at him, intentionally or unintentionally.
Seeing her continuous flirtatious gaze, Vikram knew, maybe today he was going to fall for this seductive woman today.
"So, Director Lilith, you still haven’t answered my question. It’s getting late, and we plan to look around Director Lilith’s Shelter later."
He looked down at the time; the auction, which started at one in the afternoon, was now at seven-thirty in the evening.
Anyway, Lilith was also providing free accommodation to every Survivor who successfully bid on an item.
Since he would have to travel in the dark to go home, Vikram decided to just stay here for the night. Maybe, today he is really going to take this beauty on the bed.
Upon hearing this, Lilith thought Vikram was eager to experience the freshness of the girls in the Shelter. She covered her mouth and giggled before speaking, "Big Boss Vikram, I don’t dislike energetic men like Big Boss Vikram~"
Having been in the Wasteland for so long, she had seen everything and naturally assumed that Vikram was also interested in her.
If it was anyone else, Lilith will not even care a little about him, but since she has a little understanding of Vikram’s power.
And after what happened in auction today, she has also started becoming interesting, she unreservedly threw a flirtatious look at Vikram.
"The reason I sought out Big Boss Vikram this time is to thank him for his assistance and to give him the gift I promised earlier."
"Oh?" Vikram remembered there was such a thing. He had thought she was just saying it casually.
Lilith snapped her fingers, and a woman with a good figure and a lightly made-up oval face stepped forward from behind her.
"How about it, Big Boss Vikram, are you satisfied with this gift?"
Lilith looked confident. In Crimson Desire Shelter, other resources might not be the best, but when it came to beautiful girls, she truly feared no one.
Given Vikram’s earlier performance, she believed this gift would be exactly to his liking.
But seeing his impassive expression, she immediately spoke again, "What? Big Boss Vikram doesn’t like this type? It’s fine, we can change her. I guarantee you’ll find one you’re satisfied with."
Although Lilith’s approach was like selling daughters in a brothel, she had asked for their opinions.
A survivor with Vikram’s conditions was not just one in a hundred, but one in ten thousand.
Upon hearing that she was to be replaced, the woman’s eyes couldn’t help but flash with disappointment, but she still left obediently.
Vikram looked at the smile on her face and couldn’t help but purse his lips, looking speechless.
He wondered what kind of person she thought he was. It was another thing that she offered herself, but in others, he has not had much interest.
He immediately waved his hand and said, "Director Lilith, please spare me this. If Director Lilith really intends to give a gift, it would be more practical to give a discount on the treasures I acquired at the auction today."
Lilith could tell that Vikram’s lack of interest wasn’t faked, so she immediately changed her tune, "Alright, Big Boss Vikram has helped me so much today; this small matter is only right."
Her main purpose in keeping Vikram was to befriend this mysterious survivor.
She wasn’t afraid of him making demands; she was only afraid of him not wanting anything.
After all, making demands indicated an opportunity for further connection.
After a brief moment of thought, she continued, "How about a forty percent discount on all the supplies Big Boss Vikram consumed at my humble abode today?"
"Are you sure?" Vikram asked in surprise.
He had only expected her to offer a small gesture, at most a ten percent discount, not a massive discount like this.
"It’s only right. If it weren’t for Big Boss Vikram’s intervention, I might not have been willing to continue this auction halfway through today."
"Alright then, I’ll respectfully accept Director Lilith’s gift?"
Vikram pondered for a moment, realizing that while he was annoying Snape, he had indeed helped her quite a bit.
Thinking that there was no reason to refuse something given for free, he didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted the more than one ton of vegetables that were refunded to him.
He also took the two precious beads he had bid on today.
But before he left, Lilith gave a smile, and told him, "Bigg Boss Vikram, if you also want a more precious gift, you can come to room number 101." After saying that, she left the venue with her smiling expression.
Following the guiding Survivor, Vikram arrived at the accommodation arranged by Lilith.
After eating a decent but not as good as their own Shelter’s free dinner, Ron couldn’t help but say, "Hahaha, Brother Vikram, you were really too cool today. That Snape couldn’t even lift his head in front of you. I think that the proprietress of Crimson Desire Shelter was completely smitten with you today."
"Yeah, Vikram Boss, you didn’t see her meaningful look after we left. If it were me, I would have pounced on her already."
After so many days, they had also become quite familiar with their Shelter’s director, knowing that Vikram was not someone who couldn’t take a joke, so Draco also teased him.
"Maybe there is still a chance for Vikram Boss, since she invited you in room no 102," Even Percy joked with him.
Lewd laughter filled the room.
It’s worth mentioning that Lilith knew Vikram’s group consisted of nine people, and even though he only bought two items today, she still prepared nine rooms for him.
The quality was mediocre, but on someone else’s territory, and given how many Survivors had come to Crimson Desire Shelter today, Vikram couldn’t be bothered to be picky.
Sitting on the bed in the ten-square-meter small room, Vikram ignored their teasing and turned serious, "Alright, that’s enough."
"I’m going out to do something later. If you have nothing to do, you can go out and wander around, or go back to your rooms to rest. I won’t stop you."
"Don’t be like that, Brother Vikram. If there’s anything, we can accompany you."
Hearing that Vikram had a secret mission, Ron volunteered.
But Vikram immediately rejected him...
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It was almost nine o’clock at night, and in the Wasteland World, where light was scarce, it should have been pitch black.
Yet, the vast Crimson Desire Shelter was the opposite; its interior was still brightly lit at this hour.
On the ground of the Shelter, Survivors who had appeared at the auction earlier would occasionally pass by.
Some laughed together in groups, while others, after a girl peeked out from one of the cubicles and waved, immediately disappeared inside.
Within the hundred or so cubicles, under the illumination of lights and fires, the shadows of Survivors singing and dancing were cast.
As a famous pleasure den in the Wasteland World, this situation typically lasted all night until dawn the next day.
From a distance, it looked quite harmonious.
However, today, several stealthy figures appeared in the Crimson Desire Shelter.
"Brother Danny, are you sure we’re going after that group?"
"It’s not like we haven’t seen their equipment. If we just go over there like this, will it..."
In a small alley of the Shelter, in a place where the light couldn’t reach, a short survivor looked troubled, his eyes filled with reluctance.
However, before he could finish speaking, a reprimand entered his ears.
"Stop spouting nonsense! Have you forgotten how we gradually prospered in the Wasteland? Wasn’t it by seeking wealth in danger?"
"You’ve seen two-meter-tall zombies; no matter how terrifying this group is, can they be harder to deal with than those zombies?"
"What’s more, I came prepared today."
As he spoke, a pistol had appeared in his hand at some point, seemingly a newly acquired firearm from the auction.
The previously reluctant short Survivor felt much relieved upon seeing this, then a question arose again, "What about the Crimson Desire Shelter side?"
"Why are you so dull, kid?"
"Once we get the treasure from today’s auction and acquire that superpower, why would we need to be so cautious? Even the Crimson Desire Shelter might have to speak to us calmly."
Wine makes a man red, and wealth moves hearts.
These Survivors, hiding in the nooks and crannies today, were clearly blinded by this.
They hadn’t considered that if they could think of robbing, killing, and stealing, how could the Crimson Desire Shelter, which runs such a brothel, not have thought of it?
To operate such an entertainment-oriented Shelter in the Wasteland, the most basic requirement was the safety of its customers.
If people inside were allowed to do as they pleased, who would dare to come and spend money here?
While the few people in the alley were still immersed in the fantasy of obtaining the Tsunami Wave Orb, a dozen or so Survivors had already seen everything.
Before they could make a move, these sudden Survivors rushed forward, firmly controlling them.
They were then taken to a dungeon in a corner of the Shelter, specifically used to imprison these ill-intentioned Survivors.
"Bang!" The metal door was securely locked.
What followed were the angry roars of these Survivors who had been thrown into the dungeon, "Who are you? Let me go quickly!"
"Don’t you know I was a VIP guest who spent money with Director Lilith of your Crimson Desire Shelter today? If Director Lilith finds out, you will definitely not have an easy time!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
While shouting, their hands didn’t stop, attempting to break the iron door.
However, after a long struggle, not only did no one pay attention to them, but the iron doors also remained completely still.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to use digging tools, but those who controlled them had already thought of this. Before they were locked up, they had already been handcuffed with metal cuffs, the kind that perfectly covered the Survival Platform totem.