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Chapter 165 - City Lord Layla
🕑 Added 2024-11-08 07:00:08 +0000 UTCAfter everything was handed over to Leyvi, Envoy Gareth and his personal secretary, Emma excused themselves. Leyvi was now the legitimate owner of Bara City and the areas surrounding it. Only the Protectors could take back Leyvi's authority here.
"Darling, what is Protector Gandolf thinking giving the city to them? They are just a bunch of youngsters. If they have wicked hearts, the people here will suffer." Emma questioned, while on their way back. Leyvi, saving the city, didn't necessarily prove that he was a righteous person.
"I'm not sure either. Based on the report, aside from being a slightly powerful beast tamer, there's nothing too outstanding about him. As for his character, if he wasn't acting, he's just a carefree youngster. Well, since he complimented you, he must be a good person." Gareth replied, his face was more expressive now.
"Ah? Is that how you judge a person?" Emma blinked in disbelief.
"Heh, how can someone who could see your quality be a bad person?" Gareth was confident of his judgment.
Emma rolled her eyes. You are just blinded by love, showing bias toward him.
She could never understand why this man liked her so much. After all, she didn't have a body type that men usually preferred. She didn't train to be big; she was born big.
At first she was skeptical, but being desired by someone clouded her judgment. She quickly gave him her first time. Well, it couldn't be helped. Nobody showed interest in her romantically before. Might as well take this chance to experience a man's rod.
Surprisingly, he didn't dump her after that and they have been together for over 30 years. Life was really unexpected. Her man had a thing for a big, muscular woman. It was hard for her to understand, but if it works for both, why not? She grabbed her chance to have a man and be happy.
"Now we have two semi-autonomous cities in the South Region. The first one was the Holy Cat City and the second one was Bara City. City Lord Caterina Feline was a lazy person, so just she let her city run like all other cities, but I wonder if this Leyvi youngster would keep things the same or change a lot." Gareth wondered.
"Hehe. I hope that Layla girl can do her best. Did you see her just now? It's like she fell in love with her man all over again. Kya! So cute!" Emma loved romantic stories.
"You are cuter," Gareth said.
"Yes, yes. Only you think I'm cute."
"Emma, let's go for a round."
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The Leyan Mansion,
"Husband, you should keep all these three things." Layla pointed at the Deed of Sovereignty, artifact, and key.
"Haha, why me? You will govern the city, so you keep it. This Golden Medallion is the authority symbol of a city lord and an artifact that allows you to control the city formation's power. You would be invincible with this!"
"Take it, take it. This key too. You need it to access all the places only the city lord is allowed into. I'll keep the deed. This one you don't need it. After all, it's under my name." Leyvi stored away the golden document.
"Husband....." Layla's eyes were still teary.
"City Lord Layla, why are you still crying? You need to announce your appointment to the citizens. The people must know that they have a beautiful city lord now." Leyvi teased.
"That's right City Lord Layla. You must do it fast so that you can celebrate with Leyvi tonight." Anda joined in the teasing.
Layla blushed at their teasing. "Sister Anda, you must join the celebration, too. I was only here because of you, after all." If not for Anda promoting her husband, how could she reach this far in life?
"Hehe. Since I am invited, how could I refuse? Let's taste Emperor Leyvi together." Anda licked her lips.
Huh? What kind of roleplay this panda girl came up with now? Leyvi wondered.
An hour later, the three of them entered the city's control tower. It was the place where only the city lord and a few select trusted subordinates could enter, requiring the City Lord Master Key.
They were looking for the array sound system that a city lord usually used for important announcements. As long as the people were within the city, they would be able to hear it even if they were at the very corner.
"Attention to Bara City citizens. As you already know, last week, the previous city lord was transferred somewhere else, and a new city lord would come, right?" Layla started her announcement.
"Huh? A woman's voice? That's the first time."
"Are we getting a new city lord again? The previous one didn't even last a year here."
"I heard the new city lord's name is Leyvi Leyan."
"Leyvi? Who is that?"
"He's the husband of Alchemist Master Anda."
The people started gossiping and speculating about the new city lord.
"I would like to announce that the new city lord will be me and my name is Layla Leyan." She continued.
"Layla Leyan? Not Leyvi Leyan? What is going on?"
"Our new city lord is a woman? Is she pretty?"
In the Treasure Pavilion's manager's office, this development completely shocked Linda.
"That's weird. My intel said that the envoy was looking for Leyvi. How does my former employee become the city lord? Even if he declined the position, he couldn't just pass it around. The envoy will have to elect someone else." Linda was curious.
"Everyone must be wondering as to why there is a city lord position change again. The answer is simple. From now on, Bara City and the surrounding areas will no longer be a normal cultivator city, but a semi-autonomous cultivator city that can operate with much more freedom than the other cities."
"The South Region Protector had granted the Deed of Sovereignty to my husband, Leyvi Leyan, acknowledging him as the owner of this land. Therefore, as someone who is entrusted with the governing responsibility by the owner,"
"I, City Lord Layla, would like to invite the leader or representative of every single organization that operates within Bara City to the City Conference Hall so that we could have an extensive discussion. There will be many changes from now on, especially regarding our economy."
"The conference date will be in three days at noon. You may prepare your proposals if you would like to see any changes. I might consider it. That is all. Have a good day."
Clap clap clap!
Clapping sounds could be heard coming from the city's sound system.
"Leyvi, Layla didn't turn off the array sound system yet. Stop clapping. It's just a normal announcement, not a speech." A whisper was heard throughout the entire city.
"..." The microphone was finally turned off.
"Is this real or is this a skit?"
"Anyway, what is this Autobots thing?"
"Not Autobots, autonomous! I don't know what that is, too."
Most of the common citizens were clueless about what was happening and didn't really care. They continued their life as usual.
However, the people who have influence, power, and business in Bara City quickly became active. Some were excited, some were worried, and some felt threatened.
"I can't believe that Leyvi was given the Deed of Sovereignty by the Protector. Is he really his grandson?" Linda was in disbelief.
"The upcoming changes are going to be massive. The organizations that are controlling the resources here might cause them trouble. Will they be able to handle this? If I help them, maybe I can get some benefits." Linda smiled. Her hip admirers might be in difficult situations. Of course, she had to help.
In the Leyan Family mansion,
"So you're not planning to change anything yet? Then why did you act like you're going to take immediate control?" Leyvi was confused.
"I just wanted to see the people we have to deal with in the future. Right now, we don't have any manpower and strength to deal with them, so it was better to maintain the status quo. Minor changes can be made, but for the major ones, I need more information first. So, for the time being, we might not be able to take over any of the cultivation resource sites nearby." Layla explained.
Previously, these cultivation resource sites were under the jurisdiction of the Protector and the people who controlled these places had to pay taxes to the Protectors for letting them manage the sites.
But now, everything changed. Leyvi became the new owner of these sites and whether they would be allowed to manage these places depended on Leyvi.
The problem was that Leyvi didn't have any forces to deter them. If they refused to pay the taxes to the new owner, Leyvi wouldn't be able to do anything. So, she aimed to maintain the status quo for now, slowly build up power, and eliminate those who caused trouble in the future.
They have Anda on their side. She could easily dominate the alchemy market with her ability. With the prestige of the Alchemy Competition's Champion, Anda's monopoly would be easier. So, she planned to develop using this advantage first.
"Hahaha! Don't worry! Your husband is going to get stronger and beat them all later if they cause trouble for you!" Leyvi said.
Suddenly, Ava appeared near them.
"Sister Layla, I want to volunteer to be your bodyguard!" Ava smiled. This was her chance to beat up many people!
