Chapter 45

A town's chief administrator in Longyuan Prefecture of Yunze Kingdom is undoubtedly equivalent to a local top official in Huaxia, and in some aspects, their power and authority are even greater.

Such a person undoubtedly leads a very comfortable life, with ease and comfort being the keywords of their existence. After all, a small town like Guojian has nothing particularly difficult to deal with. Over the years, the slaves and common people have been very obedient, and all the supplies and taxes have been timely submitted, and occasionally, some outstanding achievements have been made.

For example, last year, Guojian Town submitted four refined beast heart cores, and was specially praised by Wang Weiwu. Of course, besides this verbal praise, the rewards were also substantial. Just the gold medal representing the best administrator of the year was worth 100,000 knives, not to mention the other material rewards worth tens of thousands of knives.

The exemption of the following year's supply and tax quotas also greatly pleased Wang Yingfu, as it meant his life would become even more comfortable.

However, these days, Wang Yingfu has not been at all relaxed, feeling very troubled every day. The reason is simple: a guy who, like him, was originally idle, has recently come to Guojian Town to make his life miserable.

If it were an ordinary person, Wang Yingfu, though not an expert himself, could easily get a few Bone Resonance Realm experts to take care of him. However, the other party is not an ordinary person, but the true first administrator of the thirteen towns under Yangze County, the chief administrator of Zhutan Town, Wang Jianglong.

Zhutan Town, the largest town in terms of population in Yangze County, always submits the most supplies and taxes every year, ranking first among the thirteen towns. In the past ten years, Wang Jianglong has won the gold medal for the best administrator eight times. However, last year, Wang Yingfu emerged unexpectedly and took Wang Jianglong's gold medal, giving him a hard slap in the face.

Naturally, Wang Jianglong regards Wang Yingfu as his biggest rival. Moreover, he is undoubtedly a vengeful person. To reclaim his lost ground, he has come to "challenge" Wang Yingfu under the pretext of preparing for the "Wuding Election," bringing several young men with high martial talent to "crash" Wang Yingfu's scene.

"Damn it, the Wuding Election only happens once every ten years, and there are still more than two years to go. What the hell is he preparing for now?" Wang Yingfu, who usually has a good temper, couldn't help but curse: "Just because he has an 18-year-old Bone Resonance Realm expert? What's the point of showing off?"

Seeing Wang Yingfu's sour face, the old butler who had just entered hesitated to speak. Wang Yingfu's small eyes flickered: "Old Bu, what's the matter? Is that guy here again? So early in the morning, it's really annoying. I arranged several beautiful courtesans for them, but they still won't stay put?"

"It's not them!" Old Bu bowed slightly: "Sir, it's the blacksmith Shou, and he brought a young man I haven't seen before..."

"Li Shou is back?" Wang Yingfu suddenly perked up: "Quick, let them in, and have someone serve tea... don't use the best, that guy can't tell the difference anyway."

After Old Bu left, Wang Yingfu paced back and forth for a few steps, then his eyes lit up, muttering to himself: "Li Shou brought a young man? It must be that kid who named himself... interesting, maybe..."

Then Wang Yingfu shook his head: "It's too short a time, he probably hasn't made much progress in his Force Decree... sigh, where can I find a young man to suppress Wang Jianglong's arrogance?"

Just as Wang Yingfu was pondering, Wang Lishou and Lu Buqi, led by the butler Old Bu, arrived in the hall. After Wang Lishou exchanged a few pleasantries with Wang Yingfu, Lu Buqi stepped forward and bowed deeply: "This humble person, Buqi, greets Administrator Wang."

Although Lu Buqi did not perform a full prostration, Wang Yingfu did not mind much and responded with concern: "Buqi, you've grown a lot in half a year, looking like a young man. That's good. How do you feel about being in Guojian Town?"

Lu Buqi felt a warm feeling inside: "Thank you, Administrator, for your concern. I feel very good. I never imagined there could be such a prosperous place in the world, and the food is much better than in our forest. Master Wang has been very kind to me, and I plan to learn some skills from him..."

"Indeed, our Guojian Town is a prosperous place," Wang Yingfu said with pride: "Since you're here, you should learn well from Lishou. There's hope for you to achieve something in the future."

Lu Buqi nodded repeatedly: "I owe this opportunity entirely to the Chief Administrator, and I am very grateful..."

"Chief Administrator, Buqi isn't exaggerating!" Wang Lishou added: "When he heard I was bringing him to meet you, he prepared a generous gift, making me feel embarrassed about not bringing anything!"

"Generous gift?" Wang Yingfu raised his short eyebrows: "Buqi, I was already very satisfied with the heart core you submitted from your northwest household before the New Year. This opportunity was something you earned from Young Master Six, so there's no need for such formalities, and I won't make things difficult for you."

Lu Buqi shrugged slightly: "It's not something rare, but I know the Chief Administrator is interested in it. On the way, Master Wang and I worked together to kill a refined beast and obtained another heart core... after discussing with Master Wang, we decided to present it to the Administrator, not just as my personal gesture."

When Lu Buqi mentioned killing a refined beast, Wang Yingfu could no longer sit still. He ignored the formalities and took the heart core, his face lighting up: "Good... Lishou, you still have this trick up your sleeve. When have you ever been so generous? What do you want from me this time?"

Wang Lishou grinned: "Chief Administrator, you misunderstood. This heart core is really just Buqi's personal tribute. After all, he contributed more to killing that beast... as for what I want, I will discuss it with you, but I know the rules of Guojian Town."

Wang Yingfu was surprised and his eyes sparkled with hope: "Buqi, how far have you progressed in your Force Decree?"

"Nine levels!" Lu Buqi answered truthfully: "I owe this to Master Wang's careful guidance..."

"How many levels?" Wang Yingfu thought he had heard wrong.

"Nine levels, Chief Administrator. Buqi is definitely the most talented person I've ever heard of in terms of Force Decree cultivation. You don't know, he..." Before Wang Lishou could finish, Wang Yingfu burst into laughter, a feeling of unexpected joy in his voice.

As Wang Lishou and Lu Buqi looked at each other, Wang Yingfu patted Lu Buqi's shoulder: "Buqi, you two have come at just the right time, ha... at thirteen, with nine levels of Force Decree, I don't see what Wang Jianglong has to show off, ha..."

Wang Lishou was slightly surprised: "Chief Administrator, I heard from Liqing and others that the first administrator came to our Guojian Town for the 'Wuding Election'?"

"What 'Wuding Election'? It's just a pretext for that over-the-river dragon!" Wang Yingfu sneered: "He's just upset that I took his gold medal for the best administrator last year. He's just looking for an opportunity to make me look bad. He comes here every day with his people to show off, which is really annoying..."

At this point, Wang Yingfu saw the old butler come in again and grinned: "Old Bu, is that guy here again?"

"Sir, you are wise!" Old Bu replied: "I told them you were receiving guests and led them to the side courtyard to admire the flowers."

"Is his expression sour?" Wang Yingfu asked: "Did he say that I, Wang Yingfu, have some important guests and made him wait?"

"Sir, you are truly wise!" Old Bu flattered: "But I know you would be unhappy if he barged in, so I tried to stop them. He might even scold me later."

"The main family is always like this!" Wang Yingfu sneered: "It's fine, Old Bu, you did well. Just have the servants take care of them and let them admire the flowers. I have plenty of time to play with him today."

"Yes, Sir!" Old Bu bowed and left.

Wang Lishou spoke up: "Chief Administrator, there's no need to get upset with the first administrator for us two. Why don't we wait here, and you can attend to your business first?"

"Pay no attention to him!" Wang Yingfu's face broke into a sly smile: "Come, tell me about the interesting things that happened in the past half year, like how you killed that refined beast? And how Buqi contributed more? I'm very interested in this..."

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