Chapter 1068: Gold and Silver Island Policy (Part 2)
After speaking, she emphasized, "I'm not a casual person, you're my first man."
Wu Heng embraced her slender waist, his fingertips brushing through the strands of hair by her ear, "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"When you go back, you must come to see me often!" Retili tilted her face up, closing her eyes.
Wu Heng gave a light cough and said, "Xiao Xiao and the others are coming!"
Retili instantly pulled away, tidied her clothes, and turned to walk towards the mansion, "Don't forget I'm inside!"
Wu Heng nodded, the Mansion Skill closed.
At this moment, four ghosts flew over quickly.
"Uncle!" Xiao Xiao took the lead, "That Leander is writing a report, seems he's not writing nonsense."
Glenda added beside her, "Describing the recent events, while requesting to deploy a new commander, seems intending to make peace."
"Just let them go like this?" Xiao Xiao puffed her cheeks, seeming still unsatisfied.
Wu Heng smiled and said, "We'll settle accounts slowly in the future, but we must also give the dwarves some face."
Saying so, he took out the Train Captain's Hat and put it directly on his head.
Woo~!
A piercing whistle cut through the sky, the Phantom Train emerged from the void, the carriage door opened with a 'swoosh.'
"You guys, come back first, we need to return to Gold and Silver Island." Wu Heng said.
The four ghosts directly drilled back into his body.
Wu Heng boarded the train as well, writing Gold and Silver Island in the itinerary book.
The train door closed, and with another long whistle, the train disappeared.
...
When the copper bell at the city hall struck the third time, a dusty Messenger soldier burst into the office door.
"Urgent message! An urgent message from the Royal Capital!" The Messenger soldier's trembling hand held a letter stamped with a seal, embossed with the Royal Family's emblem.
The steel pen in Leander's hand fell onto the desk with a 'clatter.'
He grabbed the letter, the wax seal making a crisp breaking sound as it was torn open.
The letter contained only a single line of hasty scribbles almost piercing through the paper, "Let him use it, he is Wu Heng! Don't provoke him."
The last three words seemed carved in like with a dagger, with ink notes bleeding extensively at the end.
Leander's pupils suddenly contracted.
As the governor of Deep Furnace Castle, he was too familiar with the Leader's handwriting, always neat, yet now twisted beyond recognition.
That person! It was Wu Heng who killed the Pope.
Cold sweat instantly drenched his back.
The letter slipped from his fingers, falling to the ground with a faint rustling sound.
In a trance, it was like seeing once again, the scene of two Dwarf Grand Commanders being flung away like rag dolls.
Flari and Gunda, they actually could survive.
How big their lives must be.
Leander even felt some fortunate, feeling thankful for the two reckless Grand Commanders.
Wu Heng didn't directly slaughter them like he did the Pope.
"Sir?" The Messenger soldier cautiously inquired.
Leander returned to his seat again, said, "Wait a minute, I'm writing a letter, arrange someone to send it back to the Royal Capital."
"Yes!" The Messenger soldier waited aside for a while.
Once the letter was done and sealed with wax, the Messenger soldier took and left.
Leander sat in his chair, suddenly laughed out loud.
Just felt ridiculous, that they dared to bother Wu Heng…, those two fools.
...
Gold and Silver Island, training ground.
The silhouettes of the Wood Elf Sisters flickered as they crossed paths, sweat slid down their tanned skin, splashing little droplets onto the bluestone ground.
"Ha!" Sister Ailuria wielded her sword in both hands, cutting through the air with an ear-piercing scream.
Each chop was powerful enough to seemingly split the earth in two.
Sister Silvien's dual blades transformed into a silver whirlwind, the short sword blocked, the longsword thrust, their movements were smooth and free-flowing.
Suddenly, with a backward flip, her toes lightly touched her sister's sword edge, using the force to leap upward, dual blades crossing slashed downward.
Clang!
The clash of metal, sparks flying.
Just as the battle was about to commence, the two sisters suddenly froze, a peculiar sensation coursing through their bodies as if breaking an invisible shackle.
"This is..." Ailuria retrieved a Level Crystal from her Space Ring.
As she attempted to communicate with the crystal, it emitted a burst of light, gradually rising, and finally stopping at Level 19.
Ailuria's eyes widened with surprise and delight.
Her sister, 'Silvien,' also grabbed the crystal, the light once again climbing to the same height.
The sisters exchanged glances, their eyes reflecting each other's sweat-soaked yet joyful expressions.
"We did it..." Silvien suddenly lunged at her sister, and the two of them leapt and jumped around the training ground.
Nearby maids also cast curious glances in their direction.
Shanaela approached with a smile, saying, "It seems you've reached Level 19. There's nothing to be too happy about; you were much slower than Viola."
Silvien raised her chin and said, "Well, we're still better than some people who've been in the Island Lord's Mansion for so long, their level..."
She clicked her tongue twice to emphasize.
Shanaela huffed, turned, and pretended to leave, "Originally, I was going to get you some new equipment, but now it seems you don't need it."
Silvien's expression changed instantly, clinging to Shanaela's sleeve like a cat trying to please its owner, "I'm sorry... Get us a new set, please!"
Ailuria helplessly held her forehead as Silvien wrapped her arms around Shanaela, "We've grown up together since we were little. You wouldn't really turn us down, would you?"
Shanaela raised an eyebrow, "Let's see how you behave."
...
Association.
Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling window, casting a glow on the desk as Steward Xi Ligui held a letter in her hand. As she read through its contents, her slender fingers suddenly clenched, her eyes widening somewhat.
"What's up?" Shi Yali came over, biting an apple, "Has the association encountered another hiccup?"
Xi Ligui replied, "No! It's good news."
"You got promoted? I advise you not to leave here; you'll miss your heart's desire if you go," Shi Yali teased with a smile.
"Good news regarding the Gold and Silver Island." Xi Ligui spread the document on the desk. Below the gilded association emblem, it prominently read, "Establishing the Core Resolution of the Gold and Silver Island."
"This is..." Shi Yali stuffed the apple into Xi Ligui's mouth, her eyes falling on the letter.
The clauses in the document were astonishing one after another:
1. Confirm Gold and Silver Island Association as a Special Administrative Region: Any unprovoked attack or provocation against Gold and Silver Island shall be considered a hostile action against the Gold and Silver Island Association.
2. Establish a dedicated trade channel: The Gold and Silver Island shall enjoy free trade rights, with trade activities being open and transparent, and no external force shall interfere in any form.
3. Permissible formation of self-defense force: The Gold and Silver Island has the right to establish and maintain self-defense armed forces to ensure its own safety and stability.
4. Association to dispatch resident Elders: The Gold and Silver Island Association will send three Elders to reside on the Gold and Silver Island, responsible for overseeing and assisting with local affairs.
5. Grant Wu Heng the right to allocate resources: Wu Heng has the authority to allocate all personnel and material resources under his command to ensure the normal operation and safety of the Special Administrative Region.
At the bottom of the signature section, there were the signatures and seals of five leaders, including the signature of the Pope from the Holy Court.
"Have they...lost their minds?" Shi Yali's voice trembled slightly, "Why did they suddenly side with us."
At the start of the conflict between Wu Heng and the Holy Court, the association attempted to mediate but later declared neutrality, no longer intervening in the battles between the two.
But this time, it seemed as though they were siding with the Gold and Silver Island.
Especially the first clause, 'Any unprovoked attack or provocation against Gold and Silver Island shall be considered a hostile action against the Gold and Silver Island Association.'
It's practically saying that if the Holy Court attacks the Gold and Silver Island again, they will be opposing the Association.
While munching on an apple, Xi Ligui said, "I feel that Wu Heng's visit to the Holy Hall directly changed the Association's stance."
Shi Yali suddenly pulled out her phone, "I have to show this to Wu Heng! He'll definitely be ecstatic when he finds out."
Saying this, she quickly snapped a photo and sent it over.
Xi Ligui raised an eyebrow, "What did he say?"
"No response; he must have put his phone back into the Space Ring," Shi Yali answered, leaning against the desk's edge, she added, "By the way, in a few days, Mom is coming over, and she wants to meet our boyfriends, what do we do?"
"Let Wu Heng pretend to be one; isn't there a disguise tool?" Xi Ligui said nonchalantly.
Shi Yali's eyes darted around, "Why not say we like the same person? After all, we're already together."
"Are you crazy?" Xi Ligui widened her eyes, "Mom wouldn't kill us both."
"Then what do you suggest? Wu Heng is just one person; how can he disguise as both of ours?" Shi Yali continued.
"Does it have to be the same day?"
"Of course, it has to be on the same day. Who splits meetings over two days?" Shi Yali replied.
Xi Ligui tossed the apple core accurately into the trash can and then said, "Just say he went out to sea, and separate the times."
"Great idea!"