"You're spineless!"
Su Qing cursed, "If it's just about taking back the city, that's simple. I just need to unleash my full power, and I'm 70-80% confident I can defeat your father. But what good would that do us?"
The cities are different. The city lord of Hope is a first-level glorious city, but there are not many resources in his territory.
But the Rock City is different. Its lord is the Magnificent Five-Layer, and its territory contains many mines, making it incredibly wealthy.
If the city is occupied quickly, then by the time the Lily Territory sends people to take over, it will be impossible to plunder much resources.
Moreover, there are still six months before the Central Army invades, which is enough time for him to slowly plunder resources.
As the lord of the Dragon Territory and the city lord of the City of Hope, Su Qing has many things to worry about, among which wealth and resources are very important.
"That Lord of Rock City won't mistreat you, his illegitimate son. However, he's currently in a loving relationship with your stepmother, so the chances of him getting close to you are slim. He'll most likely send you to a lucrative position where you can eat your fill."
The reason there's been no action for now is probably because he feels it would seem heartless to send you away so soon after your arrival, and it might incur his resentment towards you, his only son. However, in about two weeks, things should be settled.
"The only uncertainty is what kind of jobs they've assigned to us, but whatever the jobs are, there's bound to be some lucrative work to be done."
Su Qing's guess was very accurate. Two or three days later, the tall, well-defined Rock City Lord personally came to their small building with a smile on his face, as if trying his best to appear as a kind father.
Upon entering the room, the initial greetings were pleasantries.
Su Qing didn't want to interrupt, but watching the two of them, one pretending to be a loving father and the other a son, with both acting skills being extremely poor, made the atmosphere exceptionally awkward, leaving her speechless.
Finally, even the Rock City Lord sensed the awkward atmosphere and coughed lightly, "Son, son!"
Chris's face stiffened, but he immediately replied, "Hey!"
"You've been in our Rock City for a while now, and you seem to have nothing to do. Here's a job for you, but I don't know if you'd be willing."
Chris remembered what Su Qing had said earlier and was amazed. The dragon had really guessed right. He was about to agree when Su Qing glared at him.
It's pathetic. If the other party had made the arrangements directly, then naturally there would be nothing to say. But since the other party asked you if you were willing, it's a perfect excuse for extortion.
Su Qing stepped forward, a smile appearing on her face: "Young City Lord is naturally willing, but it's always better for Young City Lord to handle matters without some resources and money. His subordinates may not be obedient either. I hope that the City Lord can allocate some resources and treasures."
Chris froze, somewhat astonished.
Is it even possible to play like this? I really do have a lot to learn!
The Lord of Rock City was slightly taken aback, but he was quite magnanimous. Perhaps he felt that his son should not be too poor, and he did not feel any alienation from his illegitimate son. He simply waved his hand.
"You can take whatever you want from the city's treasury, and the place where you need to go to do business is not far from the city. It's a magic stone mine on a mountain. You only need to manage the mining. It's not a hard job."
Su Qing beamed, though it was unclear whether it was because it was indeed a lucrative position, or because of the promise of easy access to the treasure trove mentioned earlier; perhaps it was both.
Chris looked at the city lord with pity, who had such an air of grandeur on his face.
If you hadn't said "take it all," this dragon wouldn't have been polite at all!
After two more days of busy work, Su Qing and Chris finally left the City of Giant Rock.
Su Qing patted her belly, feeling quite satisfied.
The City of Rocks had a rather rich collection, but of course, he didn't take it all; he only took three-quarters.
After all, if they took everything, he worried that the Rock City Lord would disregard their father-son relationship and chase after them to kill them.
Even so, when the Lord of Rock City learned how much was missing from the treasury, he was heartbroken and almost suffocated. But when he thought of his own son and how much he had wronged him over the years, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his anger.
However, I also felt a sense of comfort, which was my way of making up for all these years!
Among the treasures Su Qing counted in her stomach, besides various resources, there were also some other items, including one that could unlock a skill.
It was a dazzling golden gem.
The Sun's Gaze
[Active Skill: Heavenly Eye]
Looking at this skill, Su Qing didn't know what to say. Most of its functions perfectly overlapped with the Thousand-Mile Eye. The extra ability was that it could burn the things it was looking at through the light emitted from the Heavenly Eye between its eyebrows. The stronger the user, the higher the temperature.
Su Qing only tried it briefly, and the result was that Chris's clothes were burned away.
This immediately astonished the black dragon; it was an absolutely divine skill.
Imagine this: during a battle, the enemy's clothes are gone. At that moment, the enemy's mentality will definitely collapse, or at least they will feel uneasy. That's the opportunity to win.
After carefully putting the gem away, Su Qing noticed that since arriving in Chaotic Territory, there seemed to be more and more treasures that could activate skills. Several had been found in Lily Territory, and there was even one in this Rock City!
The increase in treasures also means that Su Qing is coming into contact with higher and higher levels of knowledge.
After traveling for most of the day, Su Qing and her companion arrived at a mountain.
This is a mine, where hundreds of strong men are working diligently, extracting magical ores from the mine.
The pieces of ore, large and small, gleaming with an earthy yellow light, made Su Qing's eyes light up slightly.
I didn't expect it to be an earth element ore, what a pity!
Su Qing sighed. Chris's fighting spirit is fire-type. If he cultivates on fire element mines, he will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort. Earth element mines are also good, but compared to them, they don't seem to be very profitable.
Chris was unaware of Su Qing's thoughts, nor did he know that the dragon was actually thinking of him. Looking at the mine, he took a quick look and was somewhat surprised: "It's actually a small to medium-sized mine."
The mineral veins are divided into many layers. Large and medium-sized mineral veins are beyond the reach of the Rock City. What the Rock City controls are only some small mineral veins. This medium-sized earth magic mine is already the largest mineral vein in the Rock City.
This clearly shows that the Lord of Rock City is quite concerned about this illegitimate child he has acquired through marriage.
The two were naturally greeted upon their arrival.
The manager of the mine quickly greeted the two with a smile and welcomed them inside.
On the mountain, far from the mine, in a flat area, stands a delicate and brand-new small building, surrounded by lawns.
It's clearly prepared specifically for the young city lord; the manager of this mine seems to have put a lot of thought into it.
Su Qing felt that praise was warranted: "You did a good job. You can go now. We'll contact you if we need anything. As for everything else, just do as usual!"
With a simple command, Su Qing drove the other party out and began to stomp her feet on the ground, activating her skill [Moving Mountains and Filling Seas].
In the blink of an eye, a connection was established with the ground beneath their feet, instantly sensing the condition of the mineral vein clearly.
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