Chapter 431 - 219: Is This How You Tricked Feney?

Chapter 431: Chapter 219: Is This How You Tricked Feney?

Of course, among them was the Lord of Roland Town, Baron Lael.

How to handle these people was not something Lin Mo needed to consider.

Flora was clearly very interested in this, and she was the main person in charge of handling these affairs.

’Those nobles and officials were in for a rough time...’

Flora, leading the Guards who had arrived as reinforcements from the neighboring city, took control of Lania City in record time. Backed by documents from the Royal Capital, the local military offered no resistance.

The first thing Flora did was arrest all the officials and nobles, escorting them to the dungeons to await further action.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo went to the main road outside the city to wait.

After a little while, he finally saw a carriage rushing over.

"Mr. Lin Mo!"

Seeing Lin Mo waiting for them, Feney immediately got out of the carriage and trotted over to him. Her slender arms, hidden beneath her nun’s habit, subconsciously lifted before she quickly pulled them back.

Feney pursed her lips, looking a bit shy.

Ali, by contrast, was far more direct and cheerful. She walked right up and gave Lin Mo a big bear hug, burying her head in the crook of his neck. After taking a deep breath, she let out a contented sigh and asked, "Lin Mo, how are things?"

"It went pretty smoothly. Things are mostly resolved. The army may have already retreated, but..."

Lin Mo gave everyone a brief account of what had just happened.

"So that’s what happened..."

"What a shame! We let those two bastards from the Lawrence Family get away!"

Ali said indignantly.

"But being able to defend Lania City and protect its people is already a great outcome..."

Compared to punishing evil, Feney was clearly more concerned with the well-being of the city’s residents.

Shefilya, on the other hand, was like a statue, staying right behind Feney. After a brief glance at Lin Mo to confirm he was uninjured, she seemed to enter an AFK state.

"Come on, let’s head back to the city and get some rest."

They had planned to find a decent inn to stay in, but Flora, without a second thought, waved her hand and declared the Lania City Lord’s Mansion their temporary residence.

Compared to Silver Stream City, Lania City was undoubtedly far behind in its development. The disparity was obvious in both its population and urban infrastructure.

Yet this City Lord’s Mansion was by no means inferior; it was even more luxurious than the one in Silver Stream City.

’Who knows how much of the people’s blood and sweat was exploited to build this luxurious mansion, or how many poor souls were displaced because of it...’

Lin Mo harbored no grand ambitions of changing the world. Every world had its own unique circumstances, and there was no need to force drastic reforms.

But he still felt that nobles and rulers should at least be like Lady Beixila, shouldering their responsibilities while enjoying their power and high status.

"You all can rest here for now."

Flora arranged rooms for them. "I need to handle the affairs here in Lania City for the next few days, and then we’ll all return to Silver Stream City together."

"Flora, the academy is about to start, aren’t you going back?"

Shaya reminded her from the side.

"I have to go back and see it at some point..."

Flora smiled. "Besides, special circumstances call for special measures. I’ve already requested leave from Teacher Elvis. Someone will be substituting my classes for a while."

"Alright."

Shaya nodded.

"What about you, Shaya? Aren’t you going back?"

"I don’t really care... Besides, I haven’t felt like taking on quests lately, so I’ll just consider this a vacation."

Hearing this, Lin Mo glanced at the powerful female Assassin.

’From the sound of it, did she become a full-time Adventurer after graduating from the Kingdom’s Assassin Academy?’

’With her strength, she must be at least a Silver Level Adventurer, just like Flora, right?’

’And it seems she’s mainly active around the Royal Capital. Fajade City, where I plan to go next, isn’t far from the capital either.’

’Maybe we’ll have a chance to work together in the future...’

"So, we’ll go get some rest now?"

Lin Mo looked at Flora. "Why don’t you get some rest, too? Those matters can wait a little while. Don’t wear yourself out."

Flora raised an eyebrow with amusement. "So caring. Is this how you won Feney over?"

With a "PFFT—" sound, steam practically started rising from Feney’s head.

Shaya stared at her in amazement. "So what the Minstrels say is true! Someone’s face really can turn completely red in an instant!"

"Flora~"

Feney looked at her with a slightly mournful gaze, her voice soft and wheedling.

"Hee hee~"

Flora giggled, her body shaking attractively. The subtle tremor involuntarily drew Lin Mo’s gaze, and he immediately let out a soft cough and looked away.

’To be fair, it wasn’t his fault.’

’The larger the sphere, the stronger its gravitational pull. That was just basic astronomy.’

’And Flora, without a doubt, possessed the greatest gravitational pull of anyone present.’

’Oh, and her best friend, Shaya. Even in a restrictive Assassin’s uniform, hers were quite conspicuous. She didn’t seem much weaker than Flora, and if freed from her constraints, might even prove superior.’

"Alright, alright, I’ll stop chatting with you young people."

Flora waved her hand, her tone like that of a little old lady. "You kids get some rest. I’m going to go take a look over there..."

With that, she turned and left.