Chapter 1033: Chapter 642, Ma Tianyi Joins (Request for Votes, Request for Subscription)
The meeting ended amidst thunderous applause.
The assembly of council members departed.
Four transmigrators also made their way out together.
Li Rong, more curious than ever, took the initiative and asked, “Xu Haide, your church can resurrect? Is this a skill, and how is it done?”
The old hand at the marketplace knew exactly what expression to show.
As long as the church didn’t use the “Interrogation” skill on her, she would steadfastly deny any involvement in Xu Haide’s death.
Upon hearing Li Rong’s words, Wei Yanghui and Fu Yingcai, standing nearby, also looked towards Xu Haide.
Wei Yanghui, being from Silver Wing City, was aware of Xu Haide’s situation.
But Fu Yingcai was utterly clueless.
Hearing that someone could be resurrected, something very significant for safety-conscious transmigrators, they were particularly attentive.
“Yes, is it a prop, or a church skill?” Wei Yanghui asked.
Fu Yingcai then asked, “What’s going on? Xu Haide died before?”
Xu Haide glanced deeply at Li Rong before giving a slight smile to the other two, saying, “It’s related to the church, I can’t say more specifically.”
“Uh, does the church need more people?”
“Yeah, yeah, do you need people?”
“Well, I’ll ask for you when the time comes, but I can’t say more specifically.”
Apparently due to having died once, Xu Haide no longer carried his former arrogance.
Following along, Li Rong continued, “Xu Haide, now that you represent the transmigrators, what’s the first plan? You have to give us some benefits, right?”
“Exactly, at least distribute some military equipment to us!” Fu Yingcai added.
He was the Alliance Hierarch, living quite far from here.
If Xu Haide, this representative, brought some advantages, he could still be supportive.
If there are no benefits, and he still bosses us around, don’t blame me if I go offline and pretend not to hear anything.
“We’ll have to see what policies the council has,” Xu Haide replied.
“Give us a hint, you surely know something,” Wei Yanghui pressed.
Xu Haide, after pondering, said, “The first step should be to integrate the transmigrators within and around Silver Wing City to better manage and plan.”
Li Rong narrowed her eyes—around, as in, around where she was.
The group kept talking as they left the hall.
Grigorya was waiting not far away, greeted them, then boarded the carriage and slowly departed.
Xu Haide stood still.
Watching the leaving carriage, he frowned but did not speak.
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Inside the carriage…
Grigorya picked up a cup of water, took a sip, and asked, “How did Xu Haide come back to life?”
Everyone was curious.
No one had heard about the church having the ability to resurrect.
If the church really possessed resurrection powers, its status within the human Federation would be even more influential.
“He only said it’s related to the church, and he doesn’t want to disclose more,” Li Rong responded.
“Hmm, it really seems to be a maneuver of the church,” Grigorya noted.
Li Rong continued, “Teacher, I have a friend who wants to invite a mage from the association to teach a class, is that feasible? I was hesitant to respond directly.”
“Teaching a class? A mage class?”
“Yes, for some children.”
Grigorya nodded, saying, “It’s not difficult to arrange a teacher for classes, but aside from the association’s public lessons, private lesson fees are not cheap.”
“He’s quite wealthy, so money should not be an issue.”
“Is he in Silver Wing City?”
“No, he’s in other cities of the human Federation. They can provide a place to stay, and they will provide a salary, but they just can’t find anyone,” Li Rong continued.
“Hmm, that’s easy to arrange, just confirm the details with your friend—make sure the location and compensation are clear, then I can find someone,” Grigorya replied.
Joy instantly spread across Li Rong’s face, “Thank you, teacher, you’re the best.”
“Alright, it’s a small matter, no need to fuss about it,” Grigorya dismissed.
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Trade Alliance, Tavern.
Ma Tianyi finally showed up.
He had thought it through—even if the negotiation failed, it would at most be a waste of time, not significantly impacting him.
But what if there was a real solution!
They could avoid relocating and starting over in a strange place.
He took a deep breath before the door.
He knocked lightly on the door, and after receiving a response, he entered.
Inside the room.
Fang Hao and Anjia, still in the same positions as last time, awaited him.
“Fang Hao,” Ma Tianyi forced a smile, though it was a bit stiff.
“Alliance Hierarch, have a seat,” Fang Hao invited.
Ma Tianyi sat down and blurted out, “Miss Dong mentioned that you are willing to help us?”
His tone carried a hint of urgency.
He wanted to know the outcome immediately.
Fang Hao looked at him and decided not to beat around the bush, saying, “Alliance Hierarch, I had Miss Dong summon you here instead of just replying directly because I needed to explain things clearly in person.”
Ma Tianyi frowned, “Oh? Just say it.”
“I can deploy troops to deal with the Demon, but since military force is my trump card, I don’t want to expose my strengths to outsiders, adding unnecessary danger,” Fang Hao looked at him.
Ma Tianyi was taken aback, considering the implied meaning.
“You mean, let us leave first? Not to look at your military force? But don’t you need some guides, as unfamiliar terrain can also be troublesome?”
Fang Hao shook his head, stating, “Once I send troops, certain information will inevitably leak, so I need to absorb your Alliance.”
Swallow the Alliance?
Ma Tianyi’s expression changed instantly.
Such audacity, intending to directly swallow his alliance.
After much effort, he had managed to bring the Mountain Sea Alliance to its current state, how could he possibly just hand it over.
“Fang Hao, are you joking?”
“Alliance Hierarch Ma, if I don’t help you, I suppose you would have to abandon the city and relocate in the next couple of days anyway, by then your Mountain Sea Alliance would be annexed by others.”
Fang Hao paused slightly, giving him time to react.
Then he continued, “After I solve the problem for you, you will still lead your members, the only difference is that instead of being an Alliance Hierarch, you’ll become my subordinate City Lord. Most importantly, you and all your people will still retain your own cities.”
Ma Tianyi’s face looked rather uneasy.
He felt that Fang Hao was taking advantage of their vulnerable state to try to swallow his painstakingly managed alliance.
But the reality was harsh, and this was precisely what he faced.
Even if the alliance moved, without a city to develop, being annexed was only a matter of time.
Suppressing his emotions, he said, “How can I believe you can eliminate those demons?”
“I would not make such a promise without substantial confidence. You should be aware of my reputation in the channel; there’s no need for me to lie about this.”
Ma Tianyi crossed his arms and frowned at him.
After a moment of silence, he said, “I need to discuss this with my members.”
“You may!”
Without leaving the room, Ma Tianyi took out the Book of Lords and started communicating through the channel.
Fang Hao did not interrupt.
He quietly chatted with Anjia about some recent training of the maids.
After a while,
Ma Tianyi finally put down the Book of Lords and said, “We choose to trust you. When can you send troops? We will also try to hold back the spread of the demons as much as we can.”
Receiving the reply, Fang Hao showed a smile as well.
“Tomorrow then. I will come over, and I will need a city as a base for recruiting forces. You just need to arrange for the rest of your members to stay a bit away from the battlefield.”
“What? Recruit now?” Ma Tianyi’s frown deepened.
Fang Hao clearly meant immediate recruitment.
On-the-spot recruitment indeed solved the problem of travel.
However, the amount of Soul Crystals stored by transmigrators was always limited.
A hundred, a thousand?
But the number of demons was feared to have already surpassed ten thousand.
“You need not worry about this; I would not joke about my own life,” Fang Hao said.
Ma Tianyi wanted to say something more, but in the end, he just said, “Alright, I hope you’ve considered everything carefully.”
“Yes, give me the Book of Lords. After I devour it, I will allocate the city to you,” Fang Hao continued.
Ma Tianyi hesitated, but still handed over the Book of Lords.
“Fang Hao, I trust you, I hope you can save us.”
“Rest assured, since I have said it, I have the capacity to solve the problem.”
[The Book of Lords can be devoured.]
Then, Ma Tianyi’s Book of Lords, like a blueprint, turned into specks of starlight and merged into Fang Hao’s Book of Lords.
[You have gained decision-making rights over Ma Tianyi’s territory.]
[Occupy/Discard]
[Occupy: It will become your subordinate territory, and can continue to be developed.]
[Discard: You will obtain 50%-80% of this territory’s resources, and this territory will be abandoned.]
Fang Hao immediately chose to occupy.
[You have occupied the subordinate territory, and have obtained ownership of the territory and two affiliate villages.]
[You can set a ‘Proxy Governor’ in the Book of Lords.]
He then reset Ma Tianyi as the ‘Proxy Governor’, and a new Book of City Lord appeared before him.
Handing over the Book of City Lord to Ma Tianyi,
he reiterated, “Upon returning, start monitoring the movements of the demons, prepare a frontline vacant city, move all the members of the alliance to a city farther from the battlefield and wait for news. Do not return until after the war is over.”
“Oh, okay.” Ma Tianyi noted all these tasks.
It seems Fang Hao was not deceiving him; he really intended to fight the demons.
“I mentioned, all has to be settled today. I will come over tomorrow morning, understand?”
“Understood, I will go back and prepare immediately.”
“Yes, that works.”
Ma Tianyi nodded and immediately stood up to leave.
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Out of the tavern.
Ma Tianyi immediately checked his Book of City Lord.
There were no changes in its functionality, the alliance channel was still there, and there was an additional territory channel.
Out of curiosity, he opened it.
At the top was a small notification text.
New member ‘Ma Tianyi’ has joined the channel.
Below that were several messages.
“Ma Tianyi? Is that the kind with a single horn on the head and wings on the back?”
“This name sounds so familiar. It seems I’ve heard it somewhere before.”
“Uh… the boss of the Mountain Sea Alliance is called that.”
“Must be a coincidence!”
“Didn’t the Mountain Sea Alliance recently encounter problems? He couldn’t have joined our boss, could he?”
“Possibly… Brother Ma Tianyi, do you have any photos in female attire?”