437 The Records Were All Lying! (1/2)

The Federation had a strict and rigid classification system for its cities. The eighteen cities on Earth were all classified as special regions administratively. Only the capital city on Earth and the main Martian Colony City were considered main cities.

A class below the special regions were countless other identical cities. They were generally affiliated and reported to special regions. These cities were of the same class as Wang Baole's new city.

Once a new city was promoted to a special region though, it was completely transformed. It was the difference between heaven and earth. After all, the Federation had only eighteen special regions as of now, and all were on Earth.

The implications of promoting Wang Baole's city to a special region were vast. The Martian Colony Governor would definitely support this push as this was a good thing for Mars.

However, while this might not destroy his career, it would be a waste of all the effort that Wang Baole had put into the city. Even if he wasn't kicked off of Mars, he would be relegated to a secondary deputy position. His experience and cultivation were insufficient for him to become the City Lord of a special regional city.

Because… according to the laws of the Federation, only a Secondary Rank Two Noble could become the City Lord of a special regional city. In addition, such a city lord might receive an invitation to join the Senate and become one of the senators!

This was a complete transformation of one's status and class. The Federation laws had strict requirements for a Secondary Rank Two Noble. They were set in stone and couldn't be changed. Even if one had made an extraordinary contribution to the Federation, the best he could hope for was a Primary Rank Three Noble. To become a Secondary Rank Two Noble, one needed to have a Core Formation realm cultivation!

That was an essential requirement!

Wang Baole was only at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm. If they managed to implement this plan soon enough, before Wang Baole reached the Core Formation realm, based on the laws of the Federation, the Federation would have to appoint a Core Formation realm cultivator to become the City Lord. Wang Baole might not be transferred away, but he would be demoted to a deputy city lord position—it would be unavoidable.

When that time came, he would be the deputy city lord. He might rank above Li Wan'er, but that would only be in name and only by a slight margin. This wasn't only a demotion, but was more damaging than an actual demotion!

Even if everyone knew what was going on, there was nothing they could do about it. Even if Wang Baole knew about this, there was nothing he could do about it either. On the surface, this had nothing to do with Wang Baole. It was an initiative promoting the development of the new city. They were volunteering their resources and contributing to the Federation and to Mars.

Once this plan began to unfold, even the Federation President and the Martian Colony Governor would find it difficult to reject the proposal. This… was what an open conspiracy looked like!

The old foxes in the Five Generation Sky Clan were skilled at such ploys. They knew that while the various political forces were friendly with Wang Baole currently, they wouldn't object to any plans pushing for the new city to become a special region. They would simply stand at the sidelines. To not help would be a show of consent.

After all… with the promotion of the new city to a special region, it would mean a new round of competition and renegotiation of profit and power for the various political forces. There was much to be gained for everyone.

Even if the Five Generation Sky Clan should fail in their endeavor, the others wouldn't suffer any losses. This plan began to unfold like a hurricane. It gradually gained traction, and news began to spread on Earth and within the main Martian city.

They talked about the important role the new city played to Mars and to the Federation. They didn't remove Wang Baole from the conversation, but he was mentioned only briefly. The focus was placed on the leadership of the new city and their accomplishments.

Such discussions spread like wildfire in the Federation. Within the new city, Li Wan'er and the others could all sense the malicious intentions brewing in this open conspiracy!

Despite their anxiety, they were unable to reach Wang Baole. It was because Wang Baole was presently in seclusion with his mind wandering. He was trying to guide the will of a god to him, and trying to refine his first seventh-grade Dharmic Armament.

He had attempted this mental wandering repeatedly, but all his efforts at guiding the god's will had failed. However, he had grown familiar with the entire process. Besides, he had already set his sights on the god of a particular fire tiger and was prepared to guide it towards him.

To ensure his success, Wang Baole had read up on a lot of materials. He understood that this guidance involved a lot of baiting and temptation. He had to identify what the god liked.

After many tries, he finally discovered the fire tiger's preferences. This fellow… was a perverted tiger. It liked the spirits of female tigers… Wang Baole had made multiple attempts and read up intensively before he had been able to identify it in the legends and find the answer to his question. Prior to seclusion, he got Lin Tianhao to prepare vast quantities of monster spirits.

Even though these monster spirits weren't suited to become Artifact Spirits, and they only possessed True Breath realm cultivation, the sheer number of them meant they cost quite a bit as well. However, in order to successfully lure the fire tiger, Wang Baole could care less about the money spent.