346 A New Region Confirmed! (1/2)
The donkey didn't return the entire night…
Wang Baole wasn't in a rush. Even though his extended senses couldn't tell him where the donkey was, he knew that it was still alive. He trained while he waited. He was going to give it three days. If the donkey hadn't returned by then, he would issue a command and seal its mouth shut.
The donkey might have sensed the impending threat. Three days later, late in the night, the donkey snuck back. It had a pill bottle in its mouth as it ran back. As soon as it got through the door, it dropped the bottle and kicked it towards Wang Baole. It had a look on its face like it was being an obedient child trying to appease its parent.
It was of no use, though… As soon as Wang Baole opened his eyes, he grabbed the donkey and gave it a thrashing. The donkey cried out in pain. Wang Baole finally gave it one last angry kick.
”Tearing the house down just because you haven't had a beating in three days. Say, are you stupid? Don't you know there's this thing called silencing others once you're done? You stupid ass, you should learn how to clean up after yourself!”
Wang Baole glared at the donkey, like a teacher furious with his unrepentant student, and kicked it again. The donkey didn't cry out this time. There was a considering look in its eyes. The look on its face turned serious a moment later. It seemed to think what Wang Baole had said was right. It turned its head in the direction of the military base and glared with violence in its eyes and snorted a few times.
Wang Baole couldn't be bothered with the donkey. He gave it another round of verbal lashing before picking up the pill bottle and opening it. He didn't know what the pills in the bottle were, but they smelled all right. The donkey must have found it somewhere. He snorted, kept the bottle, and yelled at the donkey again.
”If you're gonna be an ass, you should at least try to be a smart ass. If you do this again, I'll cook you for dinner!”
Wang Baole shrugged. He could feel his anger dissipate. He decided to go back to his meditation. The donkey might have been screaming like a pig earlier, but it was still a beast. Its cultivation had advanced, and its physical body had grown stronger. The earlier cries had mostly been a pretense.
The donkey saw Wang Baole ignoring him and climbed to its feet sturdily. There were no signs of it being abused. It was as if it had grown used to such beatings and hadn't even felt any pain. There was a look of deliberation in its eyes though. It gazed in the direction of the military base again, as if considering the possibility of silencing its accomplice…
It was clear that while the idea seemed pretty straightforward, its execution wasn't as simple as it seemed. The donkey might be quite stupid, but it still had some self-preservation instincts. It knew that it would invite more trouble and might have to run for its life if it really executed the plan. It sighed and snorted through its nose, deciding to give up on the idea. However, it kept the idea of silencing its accomplices after doing the deed in its mind.
At that thought, the donkey snuck a glance at Wang Baole. There was an inkling of human emotion in its eyes. It was… idolization.
It truly felt that its master was an amazing person. He had taught it all these important principles, which had all turned out to be true. He had told it that it should retaliate. That's what it had done. Now, the white donkey trembled in fear whenever it saw it.
The donkey grew pleased with itself at that thought. Time passed steadily as it continued to sneak glances at its master…
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, the donkey had become more obedient. It still left the house early in the day and returned late at night, but it seemed like it was no longer visiting the military base. Wang Baole was too busy to keep a constant eye on it anyway. He was busy refining his construction puppets. He had perfected the design. What was taking up his time now was the mass production and modifications.
He had also been keeping track of news about the New Mars Region. Through the many channels he had, he finally pieced together quite a complete picture of the situation. His excitement grew as he brainstormed over how to increase his chances of success.
He didn't bother with the donkey. It ran wild, seeking its own food and saving Wang Baole from having to buy too many snacks.
The news about the plans to create a New Mars Region slowly spread within a select circle these two weeks. The various political forces in the Federation soon began to place great importance on the initiative. They started to compete with one another. Everything was eventually finalized. The Martian government soon issued an announcement!
There was going to be a new city zone built on Mars!
The new city zone would be built in a designated location in the wilderness. It would be larger than any of the city zones in the current Martian Colony City. The initial plans showed that the size of this new city zone would be one-tenth of the current city!Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
It was clearly a big-scale initiative. A new city zone would naturally need its own branch of administration that followed the Federation structure, and the person in charge of running the new city zone would be designated a Primary Rank Four Noble!
Regardless of who became the person running the new city zone, his office would be promoted to a Primary Rank Four Noble!