The setting sun shone through the glass, and fine dust particles danced in the light.

The female secretary was efficient and decisive; her high heels seemed to carry the wind, and the leaves of the green plants in the office swayed slightly.

Nora's good news made Viren's smile even wider.

After all, he was just an adventurer guild leader and couldn't have full authority to manage 500 million gold coins.

The specific allocation method needs to be discussed by the municipal committee.

Viren, not being good with words, sent his trusted secretary Nora instead. Seeing the faint smile on Nora's red lips, he knew the matter was settled.

Nora pushed up her glasses again, speaking rapidly and clearly, giving off a capable impression.

"According to the discussions of the Municipal Committee, the first batch of funds for the Chaoyang Fund is planned to be 100 million gold coins. Fifty million will be allocated initially for key investments in the following teams."

They are...

The White Dove Adventure Team has ten million.

The Phoenix Flower Adventure Team has ten million.

The Ice Flower and Snow Goose Adventure Teams each received five million.

The Brave Adventure Team has three million.

The remaining gold coins will be used to invest in Rock-level adventure teams.

One hundred million.

That was no small sum, and Velen couldn't help but be secretly surprised that those stingy city committee members were willing to invest such a large amount of gold coins in the adventurers...

The city council members were a bunch of extremely conservative old-fashioned people who lived off their gold coins. Viren thought it was quite remarkable that they were willing to come up with fifty million.

As expected, it was due to the Adventurer's Weekly report.

Viren had read the newspaper immediately.

In White Dove City, four people simultaneously appeared in the Adventurers' Weekly.

There was even one person whose potential rating reached nine stars!

This is equivalent to official certification; as long as this person cultivates normally, they will definitely be able to reach the Moon Rank!

Just one hour after the Adventurers' Weekly was released, the Adventurers' Guild Masters of Red Peach City and South Rock City activated their Magic Mirrors to send their congratulations.

In just a few years, White Dove City will be on par with them.

For the first time, Viren experienced what it felt like to be respected. The presidents of those two cities finally stopped looking down on people.

It's likely that the old fogies of the city committee saw the potential of the adventurers in White Dove City, which is why they were willing to put 100 million into the Sunrise Fund.

Viren remarked, "Hopefully, this gold coin will help them advance to the Rising Sun level faster."

The pigeon market is thriving today.

Four potential seeds, including the White Dove Adventure Team, began to sprout, bringing a new sunrise to this old city.

Nora smiled slightly on her cool face: "President, one day, we will be able to become a large city like Azure City."

“A large city, huh... I hope so.” Velen smiled helplessly.

On this continent, only those World Trees with 25 levels can be called large cities.

To water the World Tree and increase its level, one needs an extremely precious resource that can only be produced in the Royal Capital—World Tree Dew.

On the first morning of each year, golden dewdrops appear on the leaves of the sacred tree.

Collect them and refine them with World Tree Fruit to obtain World Tree Dew.

Its function is to increase the upper limit of the World Tree branches.

The size of an official's rank, the scale of a city, its level of prosperity... are all closely related to the upper limit of the World Tree's layer number.

Viren knew what Nora meant. If one day all four adventure teams advanced to the Rising Sun level, White Dove City would receive a drop of World Tree Dew.

Even if Abner and Linda leave White Dove City one day, as their birth city, White Dove City will still provide them with a substantial reward whenever they achieve something new in the future.

Each city is an independent merchant, investing in a wide range of adventurers.

This time, Viren placed his bet on Linda and the other three.

In his fifties, Viren's withered heart began to beat again.

If he could get White Dove City into the top 100 in the province, he would feel no regret even if he were devoured by a giant dragon tomorrow.

If there is anything that can surpass women and alcohol, it is undoubtedly wealth, power, and fame.

"I hope I can live to see that day come."

Gazing at the bustling construction scene outside the window, Velen's tall frame unconsciously hunched over. His early adventures had damaged Velen's magic circuits, leaving his body riddled with hidden injuries.

Velen didn't feel sorry about it, after all, the average lifespan of an adventurer is only fifty years, which he had already exceeded.

I just feel a little sad that I may never see the day when White Dove City becomes famous throughout Cangqing Province.

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Meanwhile, hundreds of miles to the south, in the city of Red Peach, at the mansion of the Mandala family.

The study was filled with various weapons and monster skull specimens, and the temperature control array on the ceiling hummed loudly, making the whole room as cold as an ice cellar.

The one-eyed, red-haired man sat on the sofa, holding a fresh copy of the Adventurer's Weekly in his hand.

His eyes swept over the "Gathering of Heroes" section, and when he saw Lia's name, his expression changed slightly.

The man was nearly two meters tall, with short red hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a black trench coat, and his rough hands were covered with colorful gemstone rings.

On his desk was a cup of blood-red hot tea.

To be precise, it was blood, taken from a freshly slaughtered sheep.

“Father, I think you should acknowledge her as a member of the family…”

Her Snow Goose Adventure Team not only advanced to the Iron rank, but also received recognition from the Adventurers' Weekly, which exceptionally granted them [Ice Abyss Training Camp Admission Tickets].

I have a feeling that Leah will become the glory of the Mandala family.

Davin stood to one side, bowed, and spoke respectfully.

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