586 Request for Marriage! (1/2)

Jin Duoming was a little taken aback by what Wang Baole had said. He opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but noticed that Wang Baole had cast a glance at him.

That glance was somewhat threatening, and that made Jin Duoming laugh bitterly. He swallowed the words that he had wanted to say, but he was still unable to sing unwilling praises to Wang Baole. Therefore, he cleared his throat and took out a jade slip from his storage bracelet before passing it to Wang Baole.

”This is the Federation Seedlings Contributions Ranking announced by the Federation. I have brought it specifically for you.” Wang Baole's eyes lit up with satisfaction upon hearing Jin Duoming's words, and he hurriedly looked into the jade slip upon receiving it.

When Wang Baole saw that his name was ranked highly as first on the list and that his contributions had exceeded that of Li Yi's by tens of cultivation techniques, he felt extremely good about himself. To him, the only thing that was separating him from becoming the president of the Federation was his return.

As Wang Baole thought about how Little Duanmu had to relinquish his position and make way for him once he returned, he was filled with anticipation and patted his tummy with satisfaction. Even though touching his tummy didn't feel as good as before now that it was smaller, it was still a habit that he was unable to get rid of. Wang Baole didn't care much about it either, and he raised his chin and cleared his throat.

”Little Ming, other than the Contributions Ranking, did you bring anything else?”

Jin Duoming, as the successor of the Trilunaris Corporation, was an extremely smart person. He laughed upon hearing those words, then tossed out a storage bag. Wang Baole opened it to take a look, and his eyes instantly lit up. He looked at Jin Duoming with appreciation.

The storage bag was bursting with snacks of various flavors, and there were over a hundred boxes of Ice Spirit Water as well. To Wang Baole, someone who had licked his last three pieces of snacks over and over again in the past year he had spent in the Dao Palace until they had lost all flavor, that was a huge gift.

Therefore, Wang Baole couldn't control himself and tore open a bag of snacks. He took a bite out of it, and his body trembled. He closed his eyes and began murmuring to himself softly after a brief moment.

”Ah, this is the taste of home. I, Wang Baole, am not someone who is greedy about food. This is homesickness…”

Jin Duoming blinked several times. He thought about how his act of bringing the Contributions Ranking and snacks to Wang Baole, as well as not arguing against Wang Baole's narcissistic exclamations, were perhaps enough to make Wang Baole satisfied by now. Therefore, he cleared his throat before speaking with an embarrassed expression on his face.

”Baole, there is something that I… need to tell you about.”

Wang Baole took out a bottle of Ice Spirit Water and drank a large mouthful of it. That made him feel extremely comfortable and elevated his mood greatly. He also looked at Jin Duoming with greater satisfaction, and he waved his hand and spoke with generosity.

”Say it! What's the matter?”

Having heard Wang Baole's words, Jin Duoming sighed with an awkward expression on his face.

”Baole, I've been leading a tough life for the past year… We are brothers, and this is a fact known by everyone on Mars, and even within the Federation. However, this matter is beyond my control. I am here this time with a mission to fulfill…” With that, Jin Duoming observed Wang Baole's facial expression carefully. After noticing that Wang Baole had stopped moving his hand, which was holding the bag of snacks, Jin Duoming hurriedly spoke again.

”Ah, it's all because you are too capable and superior. That made that evil Federation President Duan Muque extremely cautious of you, such that he had despicably threatened me to shoulder the burden with you!

”Baole, this is not a rebellion from me. I don't have a choice, either. Even though my Trilunaris Corporation is formidable, we still pale in comparison to that shameless Duan Muque. That fella has gone overboard in forcing me to compete with my brother! Baole, after I thought about this matter in detail, I feel that the best way out of this is that I become the Federation President, while you can be the Deputy Federation President. You can have the final say in everything then!”

Jin Duoming looked extremely indignant, appearing as if this were something that he didn't want either. However, at this point, Wang Baole suddenly laughed as he set aside both his snacks and the Ice Spirit Water, raising his head to look at Jin Duoming.

”Little Ming, this isn't a major issue. I, Wang Baole, am not a petty person. We will compete fairly and squarely, and all of this is for the benefit of the Federation. However, the Vast Expanse Dao Palace is a dangerous place, and everyone here is ruthless. Ah, it's hard to say, but if there were ever a day when someone finds you an eyesore…” Wang Baole shook his head with emotion. He didn't finish his sentence, but the ferocity in his eyes was already so strong that it couldn't be hidden.