Li Waner's cold attitude and business-like tone immediately caused the surrounding people who had come to greet her to fall into deep thought. They all looked at Wang Baole and Li Waner.
Many people already knew that Li Waner wasn't a Secondary Rank 3, but a Primary Rank 3 Vice City Lord. That was the same rank as Wang Baole. Therefore, although their statuses weren't the same, Li Waner was the only person in the new city who could stand up to Wang Baole in terms of position.
For such a person to speak so coldly and speak so harshly upon her arrival, and at the same time, to be in charge of a terrifying department like the City Discipline Department, was like a signal to everyone!
In an instant, the surroundings fell silent. Kongdao frowned slightly. He didn't care much about Li Waner's arrival, but now that he saw her imposing manner, he was no fool. Naturally, he could tell that something was amiss. Therefore, he narrowed his eyes.
Kongdao didn't care about anyone, but Wang Baole had done him a favor and given him a promotion. Therefore, he felt that he was on Wang Baole's side. Therefore, he instinctively felt a bit of disgust and conflict toward Li Waner.
Lin Tianhao didn't even need to be mentioned. Even though his father and Li Waner's father were both members of the Senate, he felt that his father was his father, and he was his own person. Therefore, he also raised an eyebrow. However, he quickly thought of his own speculations about the relationship between Wang Baole and Li Waner. After blinking a few times, he felt that this matter was a bit too profound to be understood.
As for Kim Do-myung, he was also surprised. In his impression, Li Waner might have a fiery personality, but she wasn't a reckless and impulsive person. Logically speaking, it was impossible for her to speak like this upon arrival.
"Is she doing this for others to see?" Kim Do-myung's suspicions were obvious. As for Wang Baole, it was even more intense. The complicated feelings in his heart were now mostly gone. His eyes slowly turned cold and somber as he looked at Li Waner. He nodded slightly, then said nothing. Then, he turned and left.
If Wang Baole had opened his mouth, it would have been fine. However, he didn't open his mouth and directly left. This completely expressed his attitude. Furthermore, his influence in the new city could be said to be extremely great. As such, when they saw him leave, Lin Tianhao and Kongdao also turned to leave. Kim Do-myung hesitated for a moment before nodding at Li Waner and also turning to leave.
As for the people of other social classes, they naturally didn't dare to get close when they saw the immortals fighting. Hence, after they paid their respects, they dispersed. Very soon, there weren't many people left who had come to welcome Li Waner.
Li Waner stood there and frowned slightly. Before she came, she had investigated the new city and knew about Wang Baole's position. However, after she arrived, she was still shocked by Wang Baole's prestige. She couldn't help but think of the words her father had said when he had asked her to come.
"Wang Baole is an extraordinary person. After the district was turned into a city, his position in Divine Armament New City couldn't be easily shaken … You also need to make your stance clear and cut off the relationship between you and him immediately!"
When she thought of this, Li Waner sighed in her heart. In reality, she didn't want to come here. On one hand, her position used to be higher than Wang Baole's. Now that Wang Baole had become her leader in name, she wasn't used to it.
On the other hand, she had some unspeakable things with Wang Baole in the past. Furthermore, she had gotten engaged. Although she had strongly opposed this engagement, she could only compromise in the end. No matter how dissatisfied she was, she could only endure it. This made her feel very conflicted when she faced Wang Baole.
After a long while, Li Waner buried these conflicted feelings in her heart. Then, she took a deep breath and led the servants behind her into Divine Armament New City. As there was only one district here, her office was in the same building as Wang Baole's, so it wasn't too far away.
As soon as she took office, Li Waner put away all her thoughts and immediately got involved in all the work in the new city. At the same time, she arranged for many people to be spread out among the various departments. However, she didn't act rashly, nor did she do anything to provoke Wang Baole's authority. Instead, she took the initiative to cooperate, making the new city's planning more complete than before.
Even Wang Baole couldn't help but admit that Li Waner's handling of government affairs was unique. He couldn't compare to her. At the same time, as she started working, the pace of the new city was much faster than before. At the same time, there were also regulations.
All of this made Kongdao and the others have a whole new level of respect for Li Waner. At the same time, the conflict in their hearts dissipated. Furthermore, as the work unfolded, Wang Baole and Li Waner inevitably came into contact more often. After all, the entire city's planning was based on the Baole Formation. Therefore, Wang Baole's suggestions were very important.
At that moment, the two of them were in Wang Baole's office, discussing the construction plan for the sixth district of the new city.
"City Lord, according to your formation, there are some areas in the plan for the sixth district that have to be changed. Once these changes are made, not only will the formation's power increase, but it will also reduce the cost of construction." Li Waner had a solemn expression on her face as she handed a jade slip to Wang Baole.
Wang Baole received it in a business-like manner. After he finished reading it, his expression changed slightly. The plan in the jade slip was indeed much better than before after Li Waner's modifications. At the same time, Wang Baole thought about how the new city had become much more organized during the past few days that Li Waner had been here. This made him sigh with emotion once again.
"Let's report it according to this." Wang Baole didn't reveal his emotions as he put down the jade slip and nodded his head.
Li Waner didn't say anything. She just turned around and left. Just as she was about to push open the door and leave, Wang Baole sat there and looked up at Li Waner's graceful back before suddenly speaking.
"Li Waner, even if you are trying your best to act cold towards me, no matter what, I am still your leader!"
"At the same time, since you are the Deputy City Lord, you have to remember one thing. If the new city is good, it will be good for you, and it will be good for me … I respect you, and I hope that you will respect me. As for the new city, I, Wang Baole, don't have the final say. We can discuss and resolve this!"
"I don't know what motives you have in the new city, but this place is being watched by the entire Federation. If something goes wrong … I, Wang Baole, am not a magnanimous person. I … will seek revenge for the smallest grievance!" Wang Baole said in a low voice. This was the first time he had spoken to Li Waner in such a manner.
After he said this, Li Waner stopped in her tracks. She turned her back to Wang Baole and seemed to be deep in thought. For a moment, the office was completely silent.
"Got it!" After a moment, Li Waner spoke slowly. Although her voice was still stiff, the iciness had lessened. However, she didn't turn back as she left.
Li Waner, who had walked out of Wang Baole's office, was on her way back to her residence. Her eyes were filled with regret and mixed emotions. She knew that Wang Baole was right. The stability of the new city was more important than anything else.
She had to admit that she felt differently towards Wang Baole … from the bottom of her heart. However, she knew that her mission in the new city wasn't to wreak havoc. Instead, she was there to uphold the marriage alliance between the Senate and the Five Generation Sky Clan. She was there to protect her fiancé!
Others might not know who the three future mayors would be, but she knew that the eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Mu, had long been designated as one of them. She also knew that such protection would inevitably lead to conflict with Wang Baole. She didn't want to see that happen, but there was nothing she could do about it.
Therefore, the only thing she could think of was to sever all her thoughts and treat Wang Baole fairly!
Wang Baole didn't know the specifics of Li Waner's thoughts, but he could more or less guess. In fact, ever since Li Waner had arrived, Wang Baole had already analyzed the situation. He felt that … it was highly likely that her fiancé, Chen Mu, would be here.
Things turned out as Wang Baole had predicted. A few days later, the remaining three mayors of the Divine Armament New Territory were finally decided after more than a month's delay, as the various factions vied for the mayors.
When the notice was sent from the Martian Colony Governor to Wang Baole, he saw the information on the three new mayors under his command!
The first was … the eldest son of the Chen family, Chen Mu!
The second was the prodigy from the Galactic Dusk Sect who had tried to rob Wang Baole on the Moon but failed. Instead, Wang Baole had stripped him naked and covered him in black bandages!
The third was a woman. Wang Baole didn't recognize her, but according to her information, she was from the Plume Manifestation Connate Sect!
The various major factions of the Federation were all present in the Divine Weapon New City. It could be said that the new city was a microcosm of the entire Federation!
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