Chapter 426 - 225: Invitation from the Di Feng Family
Walking out of the room, the attendants of the City Lord’s Mansion were cleaning something up.
Judging by the faint smell of blood in the air, the City Lord’s Mansion was not exactly peaceful.
When these attendants saw Baiyi, their eyes showed complex emotions—fear, admiration, fanaticism, resentment, and more.
Baiyi noted the resentful gazes and sent a message to the person managing these attendants in the mansion.
He looked towards a middle-aged man in the Lake Heart Pavilion.
This was just a Golden Middle Tier, but his expression showed relaxation and pleasant emotions.
Upon seeing Baiyi, he saluted him, "Baiyi City Lord."
As he straightened up, his eyes showed friendliness. Without waiting for Baiyi to inquire, he smiled and said, "It’s like this, my name is Jia Guan·Di Feng, and I’m Diane’s uncle. This time I’ve come as the Patriarch invited the Lord City Lord to visit the Di Feng Family; everyone wants to meet our reform hero."
His attitude was very respectful, yet not overly flattering, which prevented him from appearing sycophantic.
Baiyi thought for a moment; although there were still some tasks unfinished, accompanying him wouldn’t hurt. The intercontinental missile in Dongwu City had already cooled, and 186-A had begun using resources for powering and repair, so nothing major would go wrong in the city now.
Baiyi sensed for a moment, and an incredibly terrifying Spiritual Power enveloped the entire Dongwu City silently.
Luoning and Eric were safe at the Swordsman Academy, while Aileen seemed still a bit weak, idly in her master’s room at the City Lord’s Mansion, also without danger.
"Wait a moment, I’ll go take care of some matters."
"Sure, Baiyi City Lord, please go ahead. I’ll inform the Patriarch," Jia Guan nodded, maintaining the same smile.
Baiyi turned and walked towards the room closest to the Tree of Life in the courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion.
After planting these ten Trees of Life, Aileen strongly requested to move there, as Elves have an obsession with the Tree of Life.
The rooms in the City Lord’s Mansion, aside from those where some attendants reside, were unoccupied, so they could live wherever they desired.
Baiyi reached the door and knocked.
After hearing a response to enter, he pushed the door open and walked in.
Aileen was sitting on a vine swing that grew from the ceiling beam in the room, while her master sat opposite her, explaining something.
"Lord City Lord," Mina greeted respectfully. In this era, strength is everything, so her attitude was more respectful than before.
Aileen, on the other hand, had no particular reaction, weakly saying, "Capital... Lord City Lord, hello."
Baiyi didn’t mind her choice of address and stepped forward to use Spiritual Power to examine her body.
Immediately, Baiyi frowned.
He thought for a moment and without hesitation used four skill points to upgrade the recently learned [Soul Comfort] to Full Level.
After being momentarily dazed for about ten seconds, Baiyi extended a hand.
Buzz!
An almost terrifying Soul Power instantly invaded Aileen’s body, revealing a warm and healing aura that quickly dispelled the emotions in Mina and Aileen’s eyes, causing them to unconsciously smile.
Baiyi thought for a moment, touching Aileen’s brow with his fingertip, as a supremely pure azure soul invaded Aileen’s soul. After forcibly tearing a piece of black mist from her soul, Aileen shuddered, her eyes closing peacefully, remaining still on the swing.
Baiyi looked towards Mina, seeing her unbothered by Aileen’s unusual state. Baiyi was somewhat silent, feeling... something wasn’t quite right with their current state.
However, Baiyi didn’t dwell on it too much. He retrieved a bottle of Source of Life from the Demon Realm and handed it to Mina: "Give it to her when she wakes up, care for her well, there’s no serious problem."
"Understood, Lord City Lord," Mina nodded, reaching out to take it, standing up and moving the sleeping Aileen to the bed, covering her with a quilt.
Baiyi canceled the Spiritual Comfort skill, casting a curious glance at her, before looking at the description of Spiritual Comfort again.
Something occurred to him, and he couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.
The introduction [Peace is precious; sometimes there’s no need for violence] implies, forcefully making others comply, right?
To think, in his imagination, the owner of that old voice should be an elderly immortal with sage-like aura and noble demeanor, and this was the divine technique?
Walking out of the room, Baiyi asked: [Ask Sabo when he will return. Don’t go too far.]
Zero: [Based on current network tracking, Mr. Sabo has already plundered the mineral resources of 103 cities and some relics of transcendents. The remaining cities are being guarded by council-deployed soldiers, but he’s still hovering, trying to continue plundering.]
Zero: [Message sent to inquire, Mr. Sabo responds: My dear friend, opportunities like this only come once. If we miss this chance, we’ll only have Dongwu City again. I’ll return once the dust settles.]
Baiyi: .... [Tell him to keep it reasonable, don’t do things that harm unity.]
Zero: [Mr. Sabo answers: Oh my Lord City Lord, the resources I’ve found now exceed Dongwu City’s assets threefold, and ninety percent belongs to you. Are you sure you want me to stop?]
Baiyi paused, somewhat hesitant: [Consider the Federation’s baseline; they’re aiming for these changes too with this reform.]
Sabo: [I know, I know; I’m only taking what belongs to no one. Now the entire Federation has been re-divided, Dongwu City should claim at least ten percent, right? After all, the new era was initiated by us, and you are now the Federation’s hero. I know where the line is.]