Chapter 1449 - What Do You Have Here?

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Chapter 1449 What Do You Have Here?

The district mayor of the 11th District discussed with his confidants for a long time but nothing came out of it. They only ended the discussion on a sour note and left hastily.

The district mayor watched as everyone left his office. Then, he let out a deep forlorn sigh. That sigh essentially encompassed the frustration, anger, and helplessness about the situation at hand.

The district mayor’s chief secretary, Diyi, asked in a low voice, “What’s the matter?”

The district mayor gave a bitter smile. “The longer we stay here, the more I feel lost.”

Diyi didn’t reply when he heard this. Instead, the muscles on his cold face just twitched uncontrollably.

“You feel it too?” The district mayor looked at the peaceful grassland outside his window with a stern face. The sun was still bright but inside, his heart was cold, cold as the coming winter.

They had been hiding for so long under the burning sun, but they had never felt warm before. Instead, what was theirs before, the sun, their land, and their people, all became unnatural to them. They didn’t even remember the days when they basked in the glorious sunlight, without wondering when would the lords cast their shadows over them again, locking them in eternal darkness. Did the 13 Lords really get fooled by them? His only hope now was that the new lord would attract their attention away from them.

“This battle royale got complicated for no real reason. Also, the 7th Preserve District...” Diyi revealed the worry in his heart.

“We can never tell them about that. We can only talk about them secretly.” If they wished to unite the Lawless Lands together, they needed to give the people hope, not a reality with no future. They needed to subtly manipulate the people in order to make them persevere in their fight for freedom. This was a fight for freedom against invincible weapons and power. No one would be willing to take the bet if they knew that they would lose.

“I know.”

“I just hope that Lord Gen will give us more hope.” Maybe he was their single chance of salvation? As long as the other lords had all their focus on Lord Gen, this might be their opportunity to break free from their shackles.

“What hope do you need me to give?” A cold voice suddenly shattered the solemn atmosphere. The voice was monotone enough to be mistaken as if a robot had said it. That emotionless and ever-unchanging voice terrified him to the core.

Still, as an experienced people’s man, he managed to quickly put on a facade of calmness. He looked up towards the door coldly and said, “Since you came, why do you still need to hide?” He was speaking in the Federation language. It sounded a little awkward but it was still quite accurate.

The moment he finished speaking, a figure appeared out of thin air five meters away from him. With clear and ear-piercing steps, the figure walked towards his table..

The figure was wearing a mecha suit. He didn’t have any expression on his face but his cold aura was enough to freeze the air in the room.

The figure who just came was very impolite, showing no respect to one’s elderly. He just directly walked to the right side of the district mayor without any ounce of respect.

Suddenly, a chair was pulled out from under the table. Two people wearing the same mecha suit appeared behind the seat. Each of them held each side of the chair and pulled it out slowly, seemingly preparing a seat for their leader.

One of them was muscular, tall, and handsome, while the other was skinny, frail, and beautiful. There were two entirely different styles but when they stood together, it didn’t seem weird. It looked quite harmonious.

The man with the cold aura seemed to have expected this. He just walked directly towards the seat and sat down on it casually.

The district mayor controlled the turbulent emotions in his heart as he squinted his eyes. “Lord Gen.”

Based on what he said at the start and how his subordinates were able to appear beside him without them noticing, the district mayor quickly inferred who this man was.

Ling Lan just glanced at him indifferently. She neither denied or affirmed his words.

However, the district mayor wasn’t asking a question, he was instead stating a statement. Thus, he didn’t need Ling Lan’s reply either.

“Oh, Lord Gen is here. I apologise for not welcoming you. May I know why you’re here?” The district mayor suddenly smiled and welcomed Ling Lan enthusiastically.

“You... what do you have here?” Ling Lan didn’t act polite or beat around the bush. She just went straight to the point.

“What do we have?” The district mayor’s expression didn’t break but his eyes narrowed slightly. If Ling Lan hadn’t taken special care to observe him, this minor change might go undetected.

‘As expected, there is something weird going on here.’ The ends of Ling Lan’s lips lifted slightly into a barely noticeable smile.