Chapter 455: Guo Jias Test - Part 2 (1/2)
Guo Jia was puzzled, wondering whether Mao Miaomiao was a capable lord or was he simply a lucky fool.
For six months, Guo Jia had been patiently waiting to get an audience with Miaomiao.
At first, Guo Jia thought that Miaomiao might be a capable lord since he could gather so many talented influential experts by his side, such as Jia Shan, Sun Wentai, Zhao Bao, Mao Xueyan, and Dian Wei.
But after lurking in Siren City for a month, he learned the fame of Miaomiao - This city lord had been dwelling in his mansion, having sex all day and all night long!
He only spent less than 6 hours at work!
He only ate and slept for the rest of the day!
All signs showed that Miaomiao was a perverted lazy bum, which confused Guo Jia.
Would Miaomiao be really lazy if he could build the magnificent tower, which released Life Essence to the air?
How did the lazy lord become so strong that he could repel two 8th-stage cultivators when he was still a 5t-stage cultivator!? What kind of logic was this?
The rumor might be false! Something was wrong with Miaomiao's ill rumor!
Unable to find an answer, Guo Jia kept on waiting so that he could evaluate Miaomiao's worth with his own eyes.
And today, Guo Jia finally got to meet the city lord that he admired.
From the brief conversation, Guo Jia discovered that Miaomiao was not a lazy pervert like everyone thought he would be. His eloquence, demeanor, and body language showed that he was an educated man with experience in politics.
Secondly, by Miaomiao's side, the oni woman was rumored to be his main wife and the mastermind, who pulled the strings from behind Miaomiao's actions.
But upon seeing their interactions, Guo Jia confirmed that Wei Yuan listened to Miaomiao, and the latter still had the free will to make decisions.
Was he really the worthless guy as the rumor said?
No way!
Guo Jia's admiration for Miaomiao grew. He believed that the rumor was nothing but a façade to trick his enemies.
This was the way a warlord should do – They should at least have a hidden cunning side, or they would have been too naïve.
Yet, Miaomiao's generosity worried Guo Jia. He gave away a rare treasure too easily!
Guo Jia didn't like it. He wanted to teach Miaomiao a lesson not to waste so many expensive items on a stranger, but he planned to return all items later afterward.
Unfortunately, before Guo Jia could do anything, Wei Yuan smacked him with a paper fan.
Was that intentional?
Was it Wei Yuan's decision or Miaomiao's order?
Guo Jia pondered harder. As an overthinker, he listened to the couple's interaction.
As soon as Guo Jia heard that Wei Yuan had attempted to kill other guests as well, he was astonished yet again.
'What a dangerous wife he has! Well, I should expect this much since this woman is a demon. He tames her well!'
Then, Guo Jia glanced at the Fire Dragon Element Crystal in his hand.
'A generous and charismatic lord that pretends to be a pervert… Is that how he won the heart of others? Well, no matter what kind of person he is, he's still the better choice to serve. Liu Xuande and Yuan Shaoqing are fated to doom while Ling Cao and Huang Hansheng are not a warlord material…'
Guo Jia's smile widened as he made his decision.
'This place is a gold mine. Mao Miaomiao has everything he needs to conquer the continent. He is also capable enough to turn a wasteland into a holy land. Maybe, if I can get a high-ranking post under him, I can turn this god-forsaken land into the New Holy Land Continent! I'll prove it to those Great Clans that they made the wrong choice for exiling me here!'
As Guo Jia was fantasizing the future success in his career, Miaomiao got back to the point.
”What else do you need if I want you to work for me?”
Guo Jia brightly smiled. He proceeded with a little prank, extorting for more wealth to teach Miaomiao about the value of money, ”10,000 essence cores a month-”
”Deal!”
”…Huh?”
Guo Jia was taken aback. He had expected a bit of haggling or a verbal battle.
”What? Got a problem?” Miaomiao sneered.
”You won't bargain or haggle a bit? 10,000 essence cores a month is a bit expensive…”
”Am I the employer or are you the lord here? I have enough money to pay. Why do you care?”
”…”
”Anyway, what else?”
Guo Jia continued to test Miaomiao's limits, ”I want a heaven-grade weapon.”
CLANK
Miaomiao tossed a heaven-grade dragon sword to the floor in front of Guo Jia. It was also one of the rewards of killing Xie Tian.
It was an ownerless weapon, and the raging spirit inside wouldn't submit to anyone without Dragon Fire Element Qi. Therefore, it was useless to Miaomiao, but it might be useful for Guo Jia.
Seeing how Miaomiao gave away a treasure without flinching, Guo Jia's frown deepened.
”What else?” Miaomiao was enjoying this.
”I want a spatial ring worth of elixir water that you have been selling to the merchants-”
PA
Miaomiao threw a dummy spatial ring, which contained the unified element spring water to the brim, to the face of Guo Jia.
”What else?”
Guo Jia's smiley face turned dark. Now, he was angry.