In addition, some city-states are classified as S-level, but this S does not mean A-level or higher. It means that the city-state has certain special characteristics, such as the Xianxia world discovered half a year ago. Boss Xu probably never dreamed that one day he would be able to observe real cultivators from the perspective of a cybernetic person, such as sword flying and alchemy.
However, upon closer reflection, no matter how fancy these city-states may be, the source of their strength remains the same: it all originates from "Rust Fog." Once this is known, it seems that no matter what kind of existence it is, it will not shock him too much.
The only regret is that we didn't get to see them fly on their swords—even cultivators couldn't break free from the shackles of the "rust mist." In their words, this phenomenon is called "the severing of the heavenly path."
Incidentally, the Hualan Empire is also classified as an S-level city-state, because to this day, it remains the only "abandoned" city-state.
No matter how many times the protagonists were selected in the various city-states afterward, and how many "Heavenly Principle" traitors were identified and interrogated, the "Heavenly Principle" judgment mechanism used when facing Xu Ying was not triggered.
However, he also failed to obtain any useful information from these people, and had no choice but to continue developing the Federation and constantly strengthening his own power.
Therefore, he is not only the uncrowned king of Night City, but also one of the leaders of the "Star River" Federation. The Federation adopts a parliamentary system, and whenever a new A-level area is discovered, an additional seat is added to the round table for everyone to make important decisions together.
Of course, as a pioneer of the federal system, Xu Shi's voice carried slightly more weight.
His abilities are also an indispensable factor. In the past three years, he has preferred to use "Unity is Strength" to give everyone positive emotional encouragement. He would only consider using "Entropy Increase of Evil" to increase the intensity of the other party's emotions if he encountered a troublemaker.
However, he might not do that to troublemakers in many situations.
One of the great advantages of a federal system is that it binds everyone's interests together. If anyone tries to infringe on the common interests of everyone, they will instantly become the target of everyone's criticism.
Xu Shi still remembers that when the sea voyage plan had been underway for one year and eight months, the leader of an A-level city-state was stubborn and unwilling to accept defeat, and attempted to kick out others and become an oligarch himself.
The consequence was that they were besieged by six city-states—Boss Xu provided ships while the other city-states provided personnel, and in less than a month, they subdued the other side. In the end, they were humiliated and became an S-class city-state with a stain on their reputation, their status plummeted, and they directly became everyone's vassal.
With such a precedent, he was no longer too worried about anyone disobeying him or attempting to challenge federal authority; he would simply torture them severely!
Therefore, under such circumstances, since they are now just the leaders of two B-level city-states, he really doesn't need to personally go and inquire about their well-being. If he wants to, he can go; if he doesn't, they won't even see him.
"Oh, really? Chairman Xu?"
Pan Ling was so angry at her master's attitude that she gritted her teeth and said with a resentful look, "Then tell me what you're so busy with? Are you busy going on a date with Master Xie?"
Heaven knows how helpless she feels about Xu Shi, who has now transformed into a workaholic, and how he just lies around doing nothing.
"What kind of date is this? It's just because they discovered new materials recently, so they're trying to purify the 'Rust Mist' with a sixth-generation upgrade!"
Xu Shi retorted, "I risked my life for this project, and now it's showing some results. How come you call it 'giving up'?"
"And who gave you the audacity to secretly listen to your teacher's thoughts, huh?"
"Chairman Xu, use your job title when you're working."
Pan Ling chose to echo his words in response, and couldn't help but add a small complaint, "The projects were all done by Jiang's wife and Xie's wife, why are you putting in so much effort..."
"Okay, Assistant Pan?"
Xu Shi rolled her eyes at her, thinking to herself that the child had really grown up now, daring to kiss her master in public.
It's true that he's grown up and become more independent—over the past few years, Pan Ling has naturally served as his special assistant, constantly making her presence felt in the league.
At the same time, her mind-reading ability also began to improve rapidly under such circumstances. Now she has broken through the A-level barrier and advanced to the S- level, not far from the official S level.
This was entirely due to training; the "Prism" drugs were actually just supplementary for her.
Her potential is evident from this incident. Even Grandpa Wen, after witnessing all of this, had to marvel at how quickly Pan Ling was progressing, a speed that was beyond imagination.
In fact, Xu Shi himself has also made a lot of progress. After winning over Dongfang Xiao, his S-rank became completely stable. Later, with the activation of "United We Stand" on a large scale, he has now faintly touched the threshold of SS.
He's still a bit lacking, but it's not impossible for him to make an unsuspecting person wholeheartedly devoted to him with just a few words.
"I'm here, Mr. Xu, please give your instructions."
Pan Ling responded with a forced smile.
"You can take full control of this meeting. Just submit the minutes and report to me afterwards."
Xu Shi crossed his arms and held onto the table, saying, "It can't be less than thirty pages, and it would be best if it incorporated some of your personal insights."
"Take the young master?"
Pan Ling was taken aback. "Could I interpret this as settling a personal score?"
"Sure, this is settling a personal score under the guise of official business."
Xu Shi nodded, then thought for a moment and changed his words, "Or perhaps, as your teacher, I don't even have the right to assign you homework anymore?"
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