A sliver of a sneer appeared at the corner of Carolyn's mouth. If this was any other time, Carolyn would at least greet Laura out of consideration for her status as one of the 10 Great Families. However, this time, she only took a glance before her cold and aloof figure turned around, leaving behind a string of clear footsteps in the corridor.
"What an oppressive aura. I've never felt it before." Only after Carolyn had walked far away did Scarlet exhale deeply. In the past, her understanding of this nation's goddess was based on the Skylink, and she felt that she was amiable and easy-going. However, now that she was truly close, she could feel the powerful aura that Carolyn exuded. For a commoner, the pressure she felt was truly too much.
"The majority of aristocratic family members are like that." Clearly, Laura had forgotten that she was also a member of an aristocratic family. Looking around the room, she noticed that Wang Zhong and Carolyn had not deliberately lowered their volume during their conversation. Therefore, the two people outside had heard everything clearly.
Laura was considering whether or not she should give Wang Zhong some private time to reflect on what had happened. At the same time, she felt a faint worry in her heart.
Laura was clearly able to hear the hidden meaning behind Carolyn's words. For an aristocratic family that excelled in playing with authority and the art of language, such words were already equivalent to naked coercion. In fact, she had also heard some rumours from her family. However, the truth shouldn't be as serious as what Carolyn had hinted. Furthermore, the existence of the old Potter, as well as his attitude towards Wang Zhong, made her feel more at ease.
"Forget it. Let's not think about those things." Laura shook her head, before smiling again. At the very least, she was secretly happy with the attitude Wang Zhong had displayed. Not only had he rejected her outright, he had even mentioned the Potter Family. That fellow had already subconsciously tied himself to her. Wang Zhong's eyes lit up.
Scarlet had already started to understand Laura more and more. With a single look, she was able to tell what she was happy about. With a smile, she purposefully extended her hand to pinch Laura's voluptuous buttocks. That meaty feeling was something that even a woman would get addicted to. "What are you thinking about? Such a beautiful appearance! Good sisters should know how to share it!"
Laura's buttocks tightened, causing her heart to feel slightly guilty. However, before she could say anything, Wang Zhong had already shouted out from within the room. "Oi oi! The two at the door! That match isn't over yet! Hurry up and come back! This brother is the king! Don't take this opportunity to act shamelessly! "
Laura slapped away Scarlet's hand that was trying to take advantage of her. "Don't make wild guesses. This miss is naturally thinking about how to win against that hateful fellow. Hmph hmph, I already know the ultimate meaning of poker cards. Come, let's go in and beat him up! I'm going to stick 'I'm an idiot' notes all over his body! "
Carolyn's arrival seemed to be an unexpected interlude, yet it also seemed to represent some sort of signal, as the number of people coming to visit gradually decreased. This allowed the 'door god', Laura, to have more time to relax. Laughter and chatter could be heard within the ward every single day, giving her a rare period of leisure and happiness.
Wang Zhong's injuries recovered extremely quickly, as the regenerative abilities of his Great 5 Elements Constitution were absolutely tyrannical. Coupled with the best treatment, it was also due to Laura and Scarlet's insistence on letting Wang Zhong complete the full set of treatment, in order to prevent any hidden dangers from being left behind. If not, Wang Zhong would have been able to move around freely a few days ago.
Compared to the relaxed time he spent in the hospital, Ma Dong, who had also stayed in Stuart City, appeared exceedingly busy. Nevertheless, he would still find time to visit Wang Zhong every single day.
Unlike the carefree and cheeky president Ma of the past, Ma Dong appeared much more mature and steady, appearing as though he had changed into a completely different person. Without talking about Wang Zhong, who was the person closest to him, even Laura and Scarlet could clearly see that this fellow was hiding something extremely heavy in his heart. However, when they asked him about it, they were unable to get a single word out of him. In fact, they didn't even know what he was busy with recently.
Milami had disappeared on the day that the Tianjing squadron had left Stuart City.
Ma Dong only found out about it afterwards. According to Colby, Milami had told everyone that she wanted to stay in Stuart City to accompany Ma Dong when she left the train tracks. Everyone felt that it was a matter of course, but only Ma Dong knew that Milami hadn't come to look for him.
Other than dealing with some issues regarding the Tianjing development zone over at the Stuart Family's side, he had spent the majority of his time and energy on searching for Milami. He had temporarily transferred quite a few capable assistants and professionals from his family over. However, even after so many days had passed, he still hadn't found anything. It was as though Milami had vanished from the face of the earth. On the second day of her disappearance, she had left a message for him via Skylink: Sorry, goodbye.
It was a brainless sentence that was completely irrelevant, yet caused Ma Dong to feel even more vexed.
In fact, during the treatment process for Grai's injuries, they had discovered blood clotting agents in his body. These were the most effective weapons against the Blood Race. However, the problem was that Grai had always paid considerable attention to his diet. It was definitely impossible for him to have ingested even the slightest bit of it. This was an unsolved case. However, with Milami's sudden disappearance and those three words, Ma Dong was already able to guess the reason behind it. During the match, Milami had always been in charge of pouring water for everyone.
However, the problem was, how did Milami know that Grai was a member of the Blood Race? How did she get her hands on such an extremely rare blood clotting agent? Why did she almost cause Grai to die in battle? Why did she scam Tianjing? More importantly, why did she betray him?
Ma Dong was extremely vexed. However, he couldn't voice it out, nor could he get depressed. In fact, after a few days, he had already learned how to control his heart, and did his best to maintain a calm demeanor.
He still had to do what he needed to do, and he still had to live his life. There were some things that were useless to be anxious about. Even if he wanted to know the answer, he could only bury it deep within his heart. As long as he didn't give up, the truth would eventually come to light.
The days of relaxation always passed by quickly. In less than half a month, the craze for the CHF had already dissipated by 70-80% for the ordinary citizens. Although everyone would still talk about it after their meals, it was already no longer a daily necessity. The Federation would allow the citizens to relax for a while, but it would definitely not be an unlimited amount of relaxation. When it was time to return to normal operations, they would naturally return to normal.
Everything was going according to plan, with people still having to face the dangers of this world. Mankind was still far from reaching the level where they could wantonly enjoy life on Earth. Perhaps, those spectacular duels and stories would become the topic of conversation for the ordinary citizens. However, everyone had their own lives, and they definitely weren't relaxed. Wanting to live in this world wasn't easy.
Such a peaceful return seemed to belong to the majority of the people of the Federation. However, this definitely didn't include Tianjing City, which was currently in an increasingly berserk state.
After the CHF had ended, the various rewards were revealed layer by layer. Other than the most unremarkable prize money, various kinds of benefits were coming in succession after the CHF had ended. Reports of victory were coming in one after another, all of them covering a wider range of areas.
This year, Tianjing Academy had obtained an unprecedented 8 quotas for the mechanized battalion. What's more, they weren't ordinary quotas, but the so-called guaranteed quotas. Students that had applied for the mechanized battalion would receive one-on-one special training from the elite instructors of the mechanized battalion. Furthermore, they would be given a certain amount of cultivation resources. This training was completely different from the training of ordinary large squadrons. As long as one wasn't too stupid or too weak, one would be able to pass the one-on-one special training for recruits. Any ordinary elite from any academy would not even dare to think about condensing a Dharma Idol in such an environment. However, casting an ordinary Heroic Soul would be a certainty.
The news was personally brought to the academy by Teacher Grace, who had directly signed up for the selection. On the day of Grace's announcement, everyone in Tianjing Academy had truly gone crazy with joy. In the past, a second-rate combat academy like Tianjing would have 3 to 4 ordinary guaranteed quotas. If one or two of them were able to pass the recruit test and stay in the mechanized battalion, it would already be a joyous occasion for the academy. However, the treatment they were receiving now was completely incomparable. Colby, Lily and the rest had all applied for this. Every single one of them was filled with excitement and gratitude. If not for Wang Zhong, such an opportunity would never have fallen into their hands. Everyone's lives would be completely different from now. Naturally, Wang Zhong, Grai and the rest still had other plans. The Federation had given them further instructions. Clearly, as the outstanding champions of the championship, they wouldn't be treated as usual.
However, this wasn't the end of the pleasant surprise. Following that, Tianjing's City Hall received a reward from the Parliament. As the overall runner-up of the CHF, Tianjing's commercial, city, customs and citizen taxes would be reduced by 30% for the next 4 years. At the same time, the welfare of Tianjing's residents would be increased by 30%, and all social security benefits would be increased by 30%. At the same time, the Parliament would allocate 30 million credits to support the construction of Tianjing's hardware facilities, 20 million credits for the maintenance and repair of Tianjing's Wall of Life, and 250 million credits for the Tianjing Resident Security Fund …
There were far, far too many benefits, with a total of 20 to 30 points related to the people's livelihood. Furthermore, all of them were related to the most immediate interests of the residents. The Parliament was exceedingly generous this time, spending their hard-earned capital. Just the cash reward alone amounted to 300 to 400 million, not to mention the astronomical amount of tax relief. This was also a reward for the city that had contributed outstanding soldiers, as the Heroic Soul Academy in this city was extremely important. This was also the foundation of the Federation's strength.
Talents were the most important in any era. At the same time, under the favorable policies and the rise and fall of popularity, a large number of small and medium-sized financial groups from the surrounding cities had swarmed into Tianjing, providing more employment opportunities, business opportunities and development conditions. Even the refugee camps outside of Tianjing City had benefited from this, receiving at least 40 to 50 thousand refugees. This was due to the fact that the number of workers in the city was already close to saturation, and new employment opportunities required more people. Furthermore, these refugees were the least picky with regards to the difficulty of their work and their remuneration … In the past, Tianjing's City Hall couldn't even beg for help when it came to attracting investors. Now, however, they were able to pick and choose. Any small staff member from the City Hall would be extremely popular in the eyes of those financial groups.
This was a chain reaction, a virtuous cycle that caused the eyes of countless cities to bleed from their seven apertures. As for Assassin, who had managed to gain a foothold in Tianjing City, they were simply grinning from ear to ear.
It was too smooth! Not only did Ma Dong's applications and negotiations with Stuart City get the green light, the favorable policies and tax exemptions from Tianjing City had also saved them a large sum of money for their development. The large amount of employment opportunities had also allowed the development of the new camp to increase greatly. It was estimated that it would take at most half a year for the basic construction of the new district to be completed, allowing it to officially enter the territory of the Federation as a subsidiary city of Tianjing City. At the same time, a portion of the dimensional base would also be put into use. This would allow the development of the entire Assassin Family to soar. At this moment, old Tumo was already so busy that he didn't even have the time to sleep. Every day, he had to deal with a large amount of official business.
He was too busy, causing the entire Assassin Family's development to soar. Various kinds of good news and victories were being reported, causing Wang Zhong, Scarlet and the rest to feel happy from the bottom of their hearts. Even Ma Dong, who had remained silent for the past 2 days, had a smile on his face. No one knew if it was because he had settled his own matters, or because there was too much good news coming one after another, causing people to feel extremely happy.
Frankly speaking, the little bit of prize money given to the squadrons in the CHF wasn't even worth a fart compared to this.
At this moment, Tianjing City had already turned completely crazy, with everyone celebrating and bustling about like they had been injected with chicken blood. Every single day, there would be hundreds and thousands of people coming from all over the Tianjing Academy to register for the CHF, with the majority of them being refugees that had obtained the opportunity to enter the city. To them, this was undoubtedly a rebirth. If the conditions allowed it, they would definitely be willing to worship Wang Zhong, Grai and every single member of the Tianjing squadron as gods.
In reality, Grai, Barran, Colby and the others who had already returned had already become gods in the eyes of the people of Tianjing. Hymin's parents had been promoted from small office workers in the City Hall to the core management, while Barran's parents had been given the best house in Tianjing, where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold … In fact, even Qian Duoduo, who had always kept a low profile, had been stuck in the City Hall for a good half a year. Treating people and giving gifts were completely out of the question. However, this time, the City Hall had taken the initiative to look for him, giving him the green light.
There were too many such incidents, with everyone related to Tianjing immersed in happiness and joy, with the entire Tianjing City singing and dancing to celebrate peace and prosperity.
Wang Zhong, who was recuperating from his injuries, received various kinds of good news every day, before completing his treatment. For someone like him who could never stay idle, this was definitely an extremely long and luxurious vacation.
"… Platelet index normal, red blood cell index normal, neurological tests normal …" With a faint smile on his face, the doctor finished reading out the results of his long checkup. "Congratulations, Mr Wang Zhong. You can leave the hospital now."
"Thank you, thank you! I've been waiting for those words to come out!" Wang Zhong laughed heartily. He had long been impatient, having already packed his luggage and clothes. Grabbing them, he jumped off the bed. "Time to return to Tianjing! If I continue to sleep like this, I feel like my entire body is going to rust. "
Wang Zhong was able to recover from such serious injuries in just half a month. Other than the high standards of the Menklier Medical College, it was also due to Wang Zhong's abnormal 5 Elements Constitution's regenerative abilities. One had to know that when he was sent over, he was in a completely unconscious state. 30% of the blood vessels in his body had ruptured, his muscles had ruptured, and he had suffered 17 comminuted fractures …
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