The appearance of the pitch-black dragon naturally caused a stir in the entire Liberl. Not only were the guerrillas gathered to look for the ancient dragon, but the Liberl royal family also invited a number of experts in historical research to find out the true identity of the terrifying behemoth that appeared after the ancient dragon went berserk.

However, this was not a problem that Fang Zheng needed to worry about. After dealing with the association's yet another stupid action out of boredom, he just walked away to Crossbell.

Based on Fang Zheng's experience in the monster world, he knew that humans were creatures who were very good at imagining things. There was no need for him to say too much. He could just show up and say a few words, and humans would help him fill in the rest. The ups and downs in the story might even be greater than his own imagination.

Since they are so good at making up stories, why should they waste their brain cells?

You are right.

On the other hand, in the Kingdom of Liberl, although Fang Zheng had made a statement, after the meeting, everyone decided to track down and eliminate the threat of the association by themselves. The reason was simple. Although the terrifying dragon did have unimaginable power, the opponent's power was too terrifying. Especially after the dragon left, the Kingdom Army went to the mountain where it landed to check it carefully. As a result, they were almost scared to death. They saw that the originally towering mountain had been trampled to pieces by the dragon. Fortunately, there was no human habitation nearby, otherwise, I am afraid that nothing would be left.

Under such circumstances, how could they dare to hand over the Society to the giant dragon? What if the Society caused trouble in the capital again like before, and then the other party came over - let alone anything else, if it landed in the capital like this, the entire capital would probably be completely destroyed.

So Liberl took action again and began to speed up the investigation of the association. They didn't want the association to cause any more trouble before then, and then lead to the dragon again. By that time, it was unknown whether the association or the dragon would be a greater threat to Liberl.

This was naturally what Fang Zheng wanted to see, so after making sure that Liberl was in a mess and had just started to act, he patted his butt and turned around to go to Crossbell again.

This time Fang Zheng went to Crossbell not for a date, but for business. The first thing he had to do was to treat the eyes of the daughter of Arios, the Sword Saint of Wind.

"He's a very cute child."

Standing in the ward, looking at the girl lying on the bed and falling asleep, Fang Zheng nodded to Arios.

"No problem, it's easy to cure...but do you want any extra benefits?"

"Extra...benefits?"

"yes."

Facing Arios's puzzled look, Fang Zheng shrugged.

"It would be very simple to just cure him, but the child is still young and lacks the means to protect himself, so... do you want the magic eye? I'll replace it for you for free."

What Fang Zheng was talking about was the magic eyes he had collected when he transformed into Red Ponytail and robbed a carriage of the Magic Eye Train in the Type-Moon world. These magic eyes had been kept in the warehouse and Fang Zheng had never used them. Now they were almost covered with dust. If there was a place to use them, it would be a good investment.

"What is the Demon Eye?"

"In simple terms, it is an eye with special powers, such as being able to see the future, perceive the past, charm and manipulate humans, petrify what you see, and freeze the opponent's actions, completely restraining them. It can also be used to precisely analyze the shaping of various objects, see fairies and monsters that ordinary people cannot see, read the opponent's emotions, and distort space and look directly at the death of all things... Well, don't even think about it."

“…”

Arios was speechless after listening to Fang Zheng's introduction. When he saw Fang Zheng taking out a list from his arms, he was even more speechless.

"Uh... Master Fang Zheng, what exactly are these magic eyes..."

"Oh, there is a train in another world that specializes in collecting Mystic Eyes. I had a fight with them and seized their collection. I thought it would just gather dust if I put it in the warehouse. If you want, it would be nice to just transplant a pair for Shizuku."

“…”

Arios looked at the list in his hand, hesitated for a long time, and finally returned it.

"I'm sorry, Master Fang Zheng, I just want her to be an ordinary girl..."

"That's fine. I'm just asking after all."

Fang Zheng was not surprised by Arios's answer. He put away the list, opened his personal terminal, and called up the medical glue. Then, Arios saw Fang Zheng stretch out his hand and put it in front of his daughter. A golden light emerged from his hand and shone on the girl's face. After a moment, Fang Zheng withdrew his hand.

"alright."

"……Why?"

Perhaps because it was too short, Arios didn't react at all.

"My Lord, is this all right?"

"It's just old nerve damage. It may be a little difficult for the medical field in this world, but it's no more troublesome for us than a cold."

Fang Zheng clapped his hands.

"Well, when she wakes up, she should be able to see. How you explain to the hospital and her is up to you. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. We'll contact each other later."

"...Thank you for your help, Master Fang Zheng."

Arios tightly grasped the sword in his hand and bowed his head deeply to Fang Zheng, while Fang Zheng waved his hand and walked out of the ward.

After leaving the hospital, Fang Zheng's next target was a house in the high-end residential area of ​​Crossbell City.

In other words, this was his main purpose in coming to Crossbell.

“Ding Dong.”

Not long after the doorbell rang, the door opened, and then a girl with long silver-white hair appeared in front of Fang Zheng. Seeing Fang Zheng's appearance, the girl was immediately surprised.

"Hey? Mr. Fang Zheng?"

"Hey, Ellie, did you do your homework well?"

"Hey? Um... this..."

"Hahaha, just kidding."

Looking at the confused Ellie, Fang Zheng laughed - no matter who you are, seeing the teacher coming to check the progress of homework during the holidays would probably feel like a nightmare.

"Is Chancellor McDowell here? I have something I want to discuss with him."

"Ah, Grandfather is at home. Please follow me, Mr. Fang Zheng."

After hearing this, Ellie breathed a sigh of relief, then took Fang Zheng into her home and then to the study on the second floor. Ellie walked into the room, and after a while, the door opened again.

"Please come in, Mr. Fang Zheng."

"OK."

Fang Zheng nodded and walked into the study. Speaker McDowell was sitting behind the desk. When he saw Fang Zheng come in, he stood up and smiled.

"Hello, Mr. Fang Zheng."

"Hello, Speaker McDowell. It may be a bit presumptuous of me to visit you this time, but I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Of course no problem, then Ellie..."

"Yes, Grandfather."

Ellie obviously knew that she shouldn't interrupt their conversation, so she nodded and prepared to leave. However, at this moment, Fang Zheng spoke.

"Miss Ellie can stay. I think it will be good for her to listen here."

"oh?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's request, Speaker McDowell was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Ellie and was silent for a moment.

"Okay, Ellie, come and sit in too."

"OK!"

Hearing this, Ellie hurriedly found a place to sit down and stared at both parties curiously. She was also wondering what Fang Zheng wanted to discuss with her grandfather.

Fang Zheng changed his posture, stared at the old man in front of him, and then spoke.

"Actually, I plan to run for the Crossbell State Assembly."

"Why?!"

Ellie was shocked to hear Fang Zheng's words, and even Speaker McDowell showed a surprised expression.

"I was really surprised. Mr. Fang Zheng, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Yes, I think I should be qualified."

"Of course."

Speaker McDowell nodded.

"So you came here hoping to get my support?"

"Oh, that's not the case. I just want to tell you that after I become a member of parliament, I will promote the independence of Crossbell."

Fang Zheng casually dropped a bombshell like this. For a moment, Speaker McDowell and Ellie didn't seem to react to what he was saying. After a while, the old man suddenly jumped up from his chair as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"What did you say?"

"Don't be so excited, Speaker McDowell. You are old and getting too excited is not good for your health."

Fang Zheng seemed unaware of McDowell's reaction. He leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip of the black tea.

"In fact, not long ago, I was kidnapped by IBC President Dita. At that time, he invited me to join his camp to promote the independence of Crossbell. In fact, not only him, but also Lawyer Ian and Arios were present at the time. They were also President Dita's assistants."

"Lawyer Ian?"

"Yes, by the way, the reason why the unfortunate policeman Guy Bennings died was because he investigated President Dita's secret plan and was shot by Lawyer Ian."

"I see……"

Hearing this, Speaker McDowell let out a sigh, sat down on his chair, and looked solemn.

"I saw the news about lawyer Ian turning himself in before. I was very puzzled at the time. Why would lawyer Ian attack the police? It turns out this is the case..."

"Even Mr. Arios is among them?"

However, compared to this, Ellie was more surprised by something else.

"Mr. Arios, he actually..."

“Is it strange?”

"This, this is of course very strange, Mr. Fang Zheng, Mr. Arios is the patron saint of Crossbell, everyone here loves him so much, how could he possibly participate in such a plan?"

"This kind of plan? Do you think this plan is bad?"

"this……"

Faced with Fang Zheng's question, Ellie was speechless for a moment, while Fang Zheng stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the bustling city outside.

"Crossbell, a prosperous city, a shining pearl. But you should know what is hidden behind this glamor. The Empire and the Republic use this as a fighting arena, secretly engaging in all kinds of shameful confrontations and tactics. They infiltrate Crossbell and even try to completely control it. To this end, they do not hesitate to seek all kinds of means here. Lawyer Ian and Arios have suffered greatly. Their relatives were involved in the conflict between the two and lost their lives. Arios' daughter also became blind because of it... So why do you think they will not participate in this plan?"

"Eh? Wait, but..."

Hearing this, Ellie was stunned for a moment.

"But if I remember correctly, President Dita seemed to have died of a sudden serious illness, and didn't Lawyer Ian turn himself in?"

"Because I have no interest in his plans."

Fang Zheng picked up the teacup again and took a sip of tea.

"At the time, President Dita's idea was to use the evil cult behind his clan to launch a full-scale attack on Crossbell, thereby awakening the citizens of Crossbell's sense of crisis. He then used this as an excuse to fan the flames, and then he himself entered politics, and then naturally became the mayor of Crossbell, and then declared Crossbell independent."

“…”

After hearing Fang Zheng tell Dita's plan in detail, Speaker McDowell and Ellie were both sweating. They could imagine what kind of impact this plan would have on the entire Crossbell.

"This plan of playing both the bad cop and the good cop sounds brilliant, but if it goes wrong, it's all over, so of course I don't want to play along. To be honest, from my perspective, I originally wanted to hand Crossbell over to either the Republic or the Empire, but Crossbell has a special status after all, and it has changed hands several times. Frankly speaking, it's impossible to even know now whether this land originally belonged to the Empire or the Republic."

Fang Zheng was not lying. If Crossbell was a territory that originally belonged to a certain country and was forced to separate for some reason, then Fang Zheng would definitely join forces with the Republic or the Empire to occupy it. But the fact is that this place has been occupied and ruled by both sides for a long time.

To put it in an analogy, it is like Crossbell was ruled by the Empire for a hundred years, then by the Republic for a hundred years, then by the Empire for another hundred years, then by the Republic for another hundred years...

In this case, there is no way to tell which country owns the land.

"Crossbell is just a distorted land. The people here have no dignity and no rights."

Fang Zheng stretched out his finger and pointed at the world outside the window.

"Why do you think Attorney Ian and Arios chose to join President Dita's plan? Was it just because of the death of their relatives? Of course not. They were angry that even though their relatives died, Crossbell was unable to track down the culprit. Isn't that right, Speaker McDowell?"

“Woo…”

Speaker McDowell's face turned pale when he heard Fang Zheng's question.

"The laws of Crossbell can only punish the people of Crossbell, but not people from other countries, no matter how serious the crimes they have committed in Crossbell. To be honest, in my opinion, the people of Crossbell living on this land have no dignity at all. They are just pawns that can be manipulated at will."

"Mr. Fang, you are going too far."

At this time, Ellie finally couldn't help but open her mouth to refute, but Fang Zheng just glanced at her.

"Excessive? That's the truth, Ellie. If your grandfather was killed by someone from the Empire or the Republic, and the only thing Crossbell could do was to expel them from the country, what would you think? They killed your relatives, and then returned to their own country to continue living freely, while you could only taste the pain of losing your relatives alone... Haha, what do you think?"

“…”

This time, Ellie was silent.

"Crossbell is currently peaceful because it is still prosperous for now, but when this prosperity fades, people's anger will erupt completely. I don't agree with President Dita's methods, but I am quite interested in Crossbell's goal of independence, so I came to you, Speaker McDowell."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng turned his head and looked at McDowell.

"Well, what do you think?"