Jino, accompanied by Yang Xiao and Xingyun Piaoxue, took his spaceship to Pegasus City.
During the journey, Jino briefly explained Long Yue's background to Yang Xiao.
Long Yue is an effective assistant in the Eldest Prince's Mansion. He was only dispatched to Purple Origin Star two years ago, with a simple purpose - to soday take over Jino's position and control all bases of the Great Dragon Empire.
The Great Dragon Empire has several Princes and Princesses, among whom the Eldest Prince, Second Prince, Third Prince, and Fourth Prince are currently embroiled in a struggle to succeed the throne, each cultivating their own forces.
Jino controls the base on Purple Origin Star, a position that could be deed both important and unimportant. To say it isn't important seems sowhat inaccurate as well; every Prince had tried to woo Jino to choose sides.
Jino weighed his options and found all four Princes troubleso. He simply declined to side with anyone and maintained neutrality, thus avoiding potentially lethal dangers, though at the risk of being ostracized.
The current situation is as follows: two years ago, the Eldest Prince, through official channels, dispatched Long Yue of his Prince Manor to Purple Origin Star, to beco Jino's assistant and help with the administration.
"The War God has already been successfully won over by the Eldest Prince, which is why a few months ago, the War God personally ca to Purple Origin Star, swept through the Pegasus Empire, and specifically established a territory for Long Yue, making him the City Lord of Pegasus City."
"Is that beneficial to the Eldest Prince?"
Yang Xiao asked.
"The benefits are indeed significant. The Crystal Stone Mines under Long Yue's jurisdiction haven't been shipped back through my channels to Witch Star. Additionally, an extra flight schedule has been requested for transport,
This way, beyond my oversight, Long Yue can secretly divert a portion of the Crystal Stones to the Eldest Prince, allowing him to cultivate his own army and enhance his subordinates' Genetic Evolution Ability."
Yang Xiao nodded.
As it has always been through history, palace intrigue is the sa for all, even for alien civilizations it is unavoidable.
"So, when you et Long Yue later, be respectful and take care not to confront and irritate him. He had reservations last ti I agreed to accept the allegiance of Wildman Valley.
Of course, I have the final say on this; he is just my deputy and has no right to intervene."
Yang Xiao was surprised,
"Long Yue disagrees with your acceptance of Wildman Valley?"
Jino nodded,
"Since taking over Pegasus City, Long Yue is now planning to sweep through three Wildman Primitive Forest gathering spots within his jurisdiction, aiming to seize these territories to expand the mining fields."
"Isn't the Wildman Primitive Forest part of a protection zone?"
"Sigh, while it's said to be so, Purple Origin Star is huge, and there are dozens of these Wildman-inhabited Primitive Forests. Most people don't risk attacking and allow the Wildn to gather and develop,
But if soone is capable and ambitious, they'll also target these Primitive Forests for mining,
After all, most areas have been mostly explored, and to increase Crystal Stone production, new territories must be developed."
Yang Xiao was not surprised that the people of Witch Star coveted the Primitive Forest Protection Zones inhabited by Wildn. He had explored this issue with the Wildn king, estimating that such incidents would occur in ten years, never expecting it to happen so soon.
Crystal Stone is the most crucial energy source for making Genetic Potion, so the competition for Crystal Stone Mines seems normal.
The spaceship arrived at Pegasus City.
The City's guards, seeing Jino, promptly received him with respect and sent soone quickly to notify Long Yue.
Before Jino could reach Long Yue's City Lord Mansion, Long Yue had already co out to et him.
After all, the two shared a superior-subordinate relationship.
"Long Yue greets Lord Jino!"
Long Yue clasped his hands and bowed in salute to Jino.
Jino laughed heartily,
"Lord Long Yue, I bet you didn't expect my visit, did you? How is everything here?"
"Thanks to Lord Jino's blessing, everything within Pegasus City's jurisdiction is normal, and the Crystal Stone production this month has increased compared to the last."
"That's good to hear."
"Any Demon Beast or Wildman attacks on the mines?"
"Such incidents occur frequently, but no significant concerns."
The two talked while walking towards the City Lord Mansion.
Minutes later, they entered the City Lord Mansion.
Yang Xiao, Xingyun Piaoxue, and a few attendants also followed into the hall.
"Lord Jino's sudden visit to Pegasus City, may I ask if there are any instructions?"
"Oh, actually, there's nothing much. I just got bored staying in Jino City and ca over here for a breath of fresh air. What, you're not going to welco , are you?"
"Ha ha... Lord Jino, you jest. Pegasus City is also under your jurisdiction. How could I dare not welco you? By the way, I recently bought a dozen beautiful female slaves from the Witch Star Slave Market, and I haven't touched a few of them yet. Would you like to pick a few to take back later?"
"Heh heh, thanks, but keep them for yourself. By the way, have those people from Earth been settled in now?"
"Mm, the more than a thousand miners transported here from Earth can relieve our shortage of miners for the ti being. The output of Crystal Stones next month will increase significantly."
"Good. Oh, and I wanted to ask, which mine are the miners from Earth's Xuanming Country working at now?"
Long Yue was taken aback,
"Does Lord Jino have any concerns?"
Jino gave an awkward smile, gestured towards Yang Xiao behind him, and said:
"Yang Xiao, you should rember, right?"
Long Yue glanced at Yang Xiao and said indifferently:
"Is it Yang Xiao who works in the mines of Wildman Valley?"
Yang Xiao quickly stepped forward and bowed:
"Lowly one Yang Xiao, greets Lord Long!"
"Oh, if I rember correctly, you are the one who ca from Earth, but now you've acquired a Witch Star ID. It's those people from Xuanming Country that you're looking for, right?"
"Yes, I heard that a group of miners ca from Xuanming Country, and I figured there might be acquaintances among them. I'm worried they might not be accustod to being here and could hold so resistant thoughts, so I wanted to co and see them, comfort them, and remind them to concentrate on their work and mine well."
Upon hearing this, Long Yue burst into hearty laughter and said:
"Yang Xiao, you speak very well, very well indeed, ha ha..."
His tone suddenly turned cold as he continued:
"Since you're from Earth, having a fraternal bond with them, I can understand that, but you better not harbor any grand expectations. I won't possibly hand them over to you.
They are miners that His Highness the Eldest Prince has put great effort into cultivating on Earth, not sothing to be handed over lightly.
You were lucky enough to get a Witch Star ID, but not everyone is as fortunate as you.
What do you say, Lord Jino?"
Jino smiled awkwardly and said:
"Lord Long Yue is correct, not everyone has the talent and luck of Yang Xiao.
In fact, Yang Xiao and his brothers helped us achieve peaceful mining in Wildman Valley and contributed a large amount of Crystal Stones. It's only fair that they got their Witch Star IDs; this is in line with the immigration policies of the Great Dragon Empire."
Jino cleverly whitewashed his own actions, ensuring Long Yue couldn't hold anything against him.
Long Yue imdiately responded with a laugh and agreent:
"Lord Jino makes a good point, of course. If there is anyone among my miners who makes an outstanding contribution like Yang Xiao, I will also actively help them obtain a Witch Star ID."
"Lord Long, it wasn't easy for to make this trip, and after all, Yang Xiao does have a connection with his brothers. Why not let them et? It shouldn't cause any problems, right?"
Faced with Jino's not-too-excessive request, Long Yue couldn't refuse and imdiately said with a smile:
"Sure, it's a trivial matter. Why bother Lord Jino with such a simple task? Okay, I'll send soone to take Yang Xiao over for a visit, and I'll stay here to join Lord Jino for a casual al, how does that sound?"
Jino nodded,
"Sure!"
Long Yue then instructed one of his subordinates:
"Go check where that group of people from Earth's Xuanming Country has been assigned to, and then take Yang Xiao over for a visit. Rember, be quick and don't take too long."
"Yes!"
Long Yue's subordinate imdiately said to Yang Xiao:
"Master Yang, co with ."
Xingyun Piaoxue also wanted to follow along, but Jino stopped him.
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