367 Greatly Sought After (1/2)

Wang Baole's enthusiasm towards his new office as the mayor of the new city zone diminished after he left the Governor's office. His head started throbbing when he thought about the three conditions the Governor had set.

She's forcing me to prostitute myself! Wang Baole simmered with resentment. He returned to the Dao Mountain Mist Academy. He sighed. He knew he didn't have much time left. He was leaving in three days' time, which meant he only had three days to find a solution to his problems.

That's alright. Why should I give myself so much stress? Even if I can't solve everything within these three days, I can still try to come up with something during the construction of the new city zone. Wang Baole released a sigh of relief. He brainstormed furiously for solutions. He felt that his current situation was no different from his situation prior to the trial, as he had had no resources then either. He only had his blueprints for his Eternal Fortress and his construction puppets.

His current situation was similar. He was still impoverished in terms of resources. Only, instead of blueprints and puppets, now he had potential vice mayorships as his only bargaining chips.

To think that I, Wang Baole, a man of honor and principles, and extremely good looks, who never stooped to underhanded means, am now forced and coerced by the Martian Colony Governor to do whatever it takes to achieve one's goals. Fine, I'll go against my principles just this once. Wang Baole sighed. He got his mind to settle down as he thought about how best to use his bargaining chips and get the best deal out of them.

He knew very clearly in his heart that every political force would eye the vice mayorships greedily. They might not be able to get one of their own to become the mayor, but a vice mayorship would guarantee that they didn't lose out in the long run.

It'd be great if I could host an auction for them. Wang Baole thought with great regret. He only considered the idea briefly. If he really did that, he believed he would be arrested and taken away by the relevant authorities the next day…

Wang Baole thought about the best way to make use of the vice mayorships he had. Then, that night, whilst he was meditating, he received a voice transmission from a stranger.

The caller was an old man. His aged voice immediately revealed who he was as soon as Wang Baole picked up the call.

”Wang Baole, I'm the Sect Lord of the White Deer Dao College… according to the agreement amongst the four Dao Colleges, Li Yi will become your vice mayor and support your work in the New Mars Region…” The Sect Lord had mixed feelings while he spoke. He tried to control his agitation and anger. His tone seemed authoritative and commanding, but this was already the best he could do.

Before he could finish speaking though, Wang Baole hung up on him without saying a single word!

The Sect Lord of the White Deer Dao College froze. He could no longer control his rage and exploded in anger.

That rascal, he actually dared to hang up on me! The Sect Lord slammed his desk. A loud thud rang out inside the White Deer Dao College.

He had a bad impression of Wang Baole all along. Wang Baole had disobeyed the Dao Colleges and went ahead to join the trial. He had gone against the Dao Colleges, which was akin to treason. The four Dao Colleges had agreed to support Li Yi. Who could have thought that Wang Baole would suddenly throw a spanner in the works and rise to become a candidate?

It would have been alright if he had stopped there. But no, he had actually gone ahead and succeeded. The Sect Lord would have had a different view towards the matter if Wang Baole had hailed from the White Deer Dao College, but Wang Baole wasn't one of his own, and he had disobeyed him. The Sect Lord felt nothing but annoyance and irritation for him.

After Wang Baole had dared to hang up on his voice transmission, his anger grew. He snorted in disdain.

To be so arrogant at such a young age. I'm going to make you understand that Li Yi will become your vice mayor even without your agreement. No matter how much you resent it, you will have to swallow your resentment! At that thought, the Sect Lord immediately contacted the Deputy Governor of the Martian Colony.

They spoke for a while. The Sect Lord was stunned when the giant tree told him that he didn't have the authority to interfere either. After enquiring in more detail, he became more incredulous. He heard the giant tree sigh as he told the Sect Lord that he had inquired about the vice mayor openings for the new city zone as well. The Governor had said firmly that no one was to interfere with the selection.

The giant tree was clearly dissatisfied with the entire matter. He said, with resignation, that everything still boiled down to Wang Baole and his recommendations.

The Sect Lord's head immediately started throbbing. He was of half a mind to send another voice transmission to Wang Baole, but he really didn't know what to say…

Wang Baole, who had just hung up on the Sect Lord, was overcome with excitement. His eyes burned. He had intentionally hung up because the other's tone of voice displeased him greatly, but Wang Baole had also done so to test the other.