"That's right. The Godly Genius seems to have no interest in cultivation. Instead, he treats all those
inferior people every day. He doesn't take the cultivation of the divine power seriously at all."
"That is exactly my point! This is just too much, and I can't bear to see it."
"Before, I already have a lot of doubts when he was chosen as the Godly Genius. But from what we
can see, he is just proving that we are correct. He is not interested in cultivating, and obviously, it will
not be a good thing for the Ghost Fief. The Godly Genius is supposed to be the one that will assist the
leader in the future. How can he shoulder that responsibility if he does not take any initiative to
improve?"
At this point, the other elders and officials started conversing among themselves, expressing that they
were extremely dissatisfied with Rocky.
"Everyone, just calm down. I already made an agreement with the Godly Genius. If he can surpass the
other Godly Geniuses within a month, then he can do anything he wants in the future without my
interference. However, if he can't, then I will personally arrange his cultivation schedule," Gilbert
explained.
"Leader, with all due respect, I don't think that is possible! As far as I know, there is a Godly Genius
who has already cultivated his pillar of divine power to at least five inches. I am sure that a month later,
it will be about a foot long. On the other hand, our Godly Genius hasn't even cultivated an inch yet.
How will he be able to make up for such a huge gap?" one of the elders immediately complained.
"I agree. This agreement is too risky. We don't need to wait for a month. I hope you can correct him as
soon as possible and instruct the Godly Genius to cultivate on the right path."
"Well, I have already made the agreement, so I can't just take it back. Anyway, give him a month.
Cultivation isn't something that could be rushed. Even a month won't really make that much of a
difference," Gilbert remarked. Rocky was chosen to be the Godly Genius, so there were things that
could not be forced on him.
Hearing this, the elders and officials could just sigh and shake their heads. After all, even if they did not
agree, there was no way for them to change the leader's decision.
"By the way, how about the alliance with the other fiefs?" Out of nowhere, an elder brought up the topic.
"Yeah, I was about to talk about it. Thanks for reminding me. Yesterday, I just received a secret letter
from the leader of the Flower Fief, Flora Hua. She said that she is willing to ally with us," Gilbert said
with a serious expression.
Upon hearing the news, the elders and officials present were lost in thought.
Flora was known to be the most beautiful woman in the entire Shura Race. In fact, countless men had
fallen for her, and even now, her charm did not fade a little.
"Well, isn't that a good thing for us? Although the power of the Flower Fief is not as strong as that of the
Ghost Fief, Flora is very influential to the royal family and they rely upon her most of the time. Hence, if
our two fiefs unite, it will become advantageous for us."
"I also think so. If she wants to ally with us, it just means that she also values the strength of the Ghost
Capital."
"Moreover, the Flower Fief is our neighbor. Making an alliance with them will surely benefit us a lot!"
From the comments of the elders and officials, it seemed that they did not have any complaints about
the alliance with the Flower Fief.
"However, Flora has a condition if we are making the alliance official. We have to agree with it first
before anything will be done," Gilbert said as the look on his face became more serious.
"Condition? What is it?"
"This time, the chosen Godly Genius of the Flower Fief is the adopted daughter of the leader, Valeria
Hua. Of course, Flora treats her as her own daughter and favors her very much. As for the condition,
she intends to marry her adopted daughter to our Godly Genius. This way, the alliance between us will
become tighter," Gilbert responded.
"Isn't that great? Flora is being generous! I've heard that Valeria is now the most beautiful woman in the
Flower Fief. In fact, they say that her beauty put the flowers to shame and even outshines the moon. If
Flora is insisting on this gesture, then she really is sincere in allying with us!" The elders and officials
were actually pleased when they heard the condition. After all, they thought that Flora would be
requesting something grand from them.
"I understand what you are trying to say, but you should look at the bigger picture. I am worried that
Valeria is also good at flirtation, just like Flora herself. If our Godly Genius is bewitched by her, there is
a possibility that he will betray us and work for Flora in the end," Gilbert said, stating his own worries.
"Hmm, your concern is reasonable. But for now, we can just let them get engaged. We don' have to let
them get married right away. I don't think Flora would let her adopted daughter use the honey trap even
before they got married. After all, it will be not a good image for Valeria to lose her virginity before tying
the knot," an elder remarked.
"That is why I want to hear your opinions about this matter," Gilbert replied. He was also known to be
an open-minded leader who would listen to his people.
Soon enough, the elders and officials exchanged ideas and supported the thought of the engagement.
They expressed that the advantages it would bring were heavier than its disadvantages.
"All right. Since the majority agree with it, I will immediately send a reply to Flora to confirm the
engagement of the Godly Geniuses," Gilbert said, declaring the official decision.
After that, he stood up and left.
At the same time, Rocky, who didn't have a clue of what was happening, was continuing his medical
work in the slum.
As soon as he finished treating a patient, Grey rushed over with several visible bruises on his body. It
was as if he had just suffered a brutal beating.
"Grey, what happened to you?" Rocky immediately asked with furrowed brows.
"Sir, please save Loretta! She is being taken away by that bastard! He brought a lot of people with him,
so I can't defeat them on my own," Grey said anxiously as he gasped for breath.
"Wait. Tell me what's happening first. Who is this bastard?" Rocky asked in confusion.
"It's the son of the prefect of the Ghost Capital, Brett Ba! He often comes here to our slum to kidnap
young women. This time, Loretta caught his attention, so he wanted to take her!"
"Why does this kind of person appear everywhere? I am getting tired of them," Rocky murmured in
disdain. Needless to say, he could tell that Loretta was Grey's sweetheart, and this kind of mischief was
what he hated the most. So, he quickly stood up and said, "Take me there."
Hearing this, Grey nodded and immediately took Rocky to the southern side of the slum.
Not long after, Rocky saw several men in military uniforms dragging a young woman from the Shura
Race and were about to take her away. One of the men wore a huge mischievous smile on his face as
he ordered his men.
At this moment, some people from the slum were still trying to stop the military men, but most of them
were already injured by the guards.
"Stop it!" Rocky hated it when the strong bullied the weak. He knew that the people from the slum were
no match for the guards, so he immediately interfered.
Seeing that Rocky finally arrived, the people from the slum eventually retreated.
"You can leave now. I will handle the rest," Rocky remarked coldly.
He already had high prestige in the area since he had treated so many people there. Hence, they
trusted him and were obedient to him.
As he saw Rocky, who looked very ordinary in his slightly worn-out clothes, Brett did not take him
seriously. Seeing that the people from the slum had finally retreated, he laughed more unscrupulously
and said, "Thanks for telling those filthy people off! All right, let's go!"
"Where do you think you are going? Did I tell you that you could leave already? Let go of that girl, then
you can leave," Rocky said with a straight face as he gave Brett an icy glare.
Under Rocky's gaze, Brett was taken aback and felt a shiver down his spine. Then, he glared back and
yelled, "Who do you think you are? How dare you tell me what to do? Do you know who I
am?!"
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