368 The Virtues of Lin You (1/2)
The news that Wang Baole was given the right to choose his vice mayors spread. The various political forces had also guessed the important role Wang Baole was going to play in the process, and their guesses were confirmed after some checking with their sources on Mars.
Two names from the four Dao Colleges and the military had been confirmed, which left the political forces with two remaining openings to fight over. The competition became intense.
It was then that Jin Duoming came looking for him. Wang Baole thought Jin Duoming would use the agreement between the both of them to get himself a vice mayor's position in the new city zone. However, the strange thing was, Jin Duoming didn't mention a single word of their initial agreement.
”Brother Baole, I'm here on behalf of my father. We, the Trilunaris Corporation, are willing to sponsor the resources Mayor Wang requires for the construction of the new city!
”Our master has spoken. Regardless of the size of your stronghold, we will provide you half the resources you need!”
”There is only one condition, I get to be a vice mayor.” Jin Duoming glanced around inside Wang Baole's residence, as if he was trying to catch a look of the donkey. He spoke casually, as if he couldn't care less if he did become the new city zone's vice mayor in the end.
After failing to find the donkey, Jin Duoming coughed. He strayed from the main topic of their conversation, leaned towards Wang Baole, and whispered.
”Brother, I did some research. Your donkey should be some sort of mutated beast. There's a great chance of it rebelling against you and consuming you in the future. There were instances of people rearing such beasts in the past. I've reconsidered the matter and decided I want to buy it over. That's right, where has it gone?” Jin Duoming blinked. He knew no one in hell would believe a single word he had just said.
After Wang Baole brought the donkey along for the trial, it was the donkey instead of Wang Baole that had become extremely famous. There was nobody in the entire Federation who hadn't heard of the donkey. It was clear that there had been great public attention garnered during the live stream of the trial. The adorable behavior the donkey had displayed, as well as its intelligence and cute physical appearance, had all been captured on screen.
The value of the beast spiked as well. There were people on Earth who had offered high prices to buy over the donkey!
Wang Baole had been busy with gathering resources for the new city zone and hadn't been following such news. However, he did hear something regarding the matter. He gave Jin Duoming a side glance and had half a mind to ignore what he had just said. However, it would be rude, considering their friendship. In order to maintain the cordial relationship between them, he coughed instead and said.
”The donkey? I didn't bring it back. It should still be inside the Divine Armament Catacombs.”
Jin Duoming froze when he heard that.
”What? You didn't bring it back?”
”Yup. I promised that I would let it eat for three whole days if I became the new mayor. You must know that the Eternal Fortress that I built during the trial suffered great damage and was on the verge of collapse. The city structures of the other candidates were also severely damaged. There was little point in recycling them. I need to clean out the area as well before I can build the new city zone…
”It should have cleaned out the entire area by now!”
Jin Duoming immediately lowered his head and turned his voice transmission ring on. He pressed a few buttons and suddenly, a screen was projected from the voice transmission ring. On the screen was the location of the trial at the Divine Armament Catacombs. The area had been transformed…
It was no longer a mess. Everything seemed to have been cleaned out. One could see a donkey prancing about happily, wagging its tail and munching happily on a damaged page of a book.
Regardless of how damaged it was, it still spanned thousands of feet. However, it shrank steadily as the donkey munched at it…
Jin Duoming gasped at the sight, and his eyes were filled with shock. The donkey's capacity to eat had once again exceeded his wildest imagination. It was as if he had been kicked by a donkey in the head, as there was no other reason to explain why he had reconsidered buying the donkey… If he did buy it and brought it home, the donkey was likely going to eat him out of house and home…
”Since Brother Jin likes the donkey so much, let's start discussing how much to sell it for.” Wang Baole patted Jin Duoming on the shoulder and grinned at him.
”Brother Baole, I, Jin Duoming, am not the sort to snatch a beloved possession from someone. I'll never covet the donkey. That's right, I still have a date with Li Yi. I'll be taking my leave now,” Jin Duoming said seriously and left in haste. He was terrified of Wang Baole mentioning the subject again, as well as the consequences of him becoming impulsive…
Wang Baole sighed as he saw Jin Duoming off. His spirits were high. He welcomed the idea of Jin Duoming coming on board, especially the wealth of the Trilunaris Corporation and the overpowering promise to provide half of the resources required regardless of the scale of his city construction. It reminded Wang Baole of when he had first stepped foot into the Federation Capital and received the Spirit Card with limitless credit from Zhao Yameng's family… Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.