Master Zhang brings Mo Wenjie to the office, and the steward serves tea to Mo's president!
Master Liang, the steward, did not hesitate upon hearing the words. He personally brewed tea for Mo Wenjie. President Mo, please enjoy your tea!
Mo Wenjie hurriedly bowed and expressed his gratitude to Master Liang!
Master Liang shook his head at Mo Wenjie and said, "President Mo, why are you being so polite towards me? I want to wait for an opportunity to become sworn brothers. Why are you treating me like this?"
Mo Wenjie smiled and said, "Master Liang, let's not mention it anymore. If we do, others may misunderstand. I think we are doing just fine now. I call you Master Liang and you call me President Mo. That's also good!"
Master Liang looked at Mo Wenjie, smiled, and shook his head. "President Mo, I just can't understand why you can become sworn brothers with Thousand Commander but not with me. Is there something wrong with this? Or is it that I'm simply not qualified to become your sworn brother?"
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Liang and said, "I didn't want to become sworn brothers with you, but it's not my will. It's just that I can't do otherwise. Think about it, the people around the city lord are all sworn brothers with me. How can the city lord think highly of me?" He continued, "It's not the formality of becoming sworn brothers that's important. As long as we have a heart as brothers, it doesn't matter whether we are sworn or not. What matters is having true brotherhood!"
Master Liang thought about what Mo Wenjie said and realized that he had a point. Since President Mo put it that way, we won't become sworn brothers anymore. What matters is that our brother has me, his older brother, in his heart!
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Liang, "We are brothers now, so let's not worry about these trivial matters. I won't be making any more sworn brother arrangements either, and that way the city lord won't have to think too much about it!"
Master Liang nodded and said, "President Mo is right. Let's call each other like that from now on. I have no objections!"
Master Zhang looked at them and said, "You two have been talking endlessly here. Have you considered how I feel? You two are having a good time, but do you know that I am still the city lord? Let me tell you two. Today, both of you better behave yourselves. I'm not the same Master Zhang as before. The current Master Zhang is not someone who can be provoked easily!"
Upon hearing this, Mo Wenjie hurriedly nodded, "Now Master Zhang's strength should be no different from that of the Supreme Emperor Taihuang Zengtian, truly a remarkable change. Congratulations to the city lord, to the city lord. It seems the City of Clouds will rank among the best from now on. I wonder, city lord, are you satisfied with your current strength?"
Upon hearing this, Master Zhang looked at Mo Wenjie and laughed heartily. "Your question, President Mo, if I'm not satisfied now, then I would truly be greedy. In the past in the Supreme Emperor Taihuang Domain, I was at the bottom. Now I can rank among the top, and how could I possibly not be satisfied?"
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Zhang and said, "As long as the city lord is satisfied, it's more than an honor for me to live up to your expectations!"
Master Liang was overjoyed, "President Mo, to be honest, I never dared to dream that I would be as strong as this one day. Now that my strength has risen to the Star Lord realm, it's truly beyond my expectations! I am truly very grateful to you, and I admire you from the bottom of my heart. There's absolutely no flattery; all the words come from the bottom of my heart!"
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Liang and said, "You definitely can't say that. There are still many areas where I need to improve, and I am far from being perfect!"
Upon hearing this, Master Zhang looked at President Mo and said, "President Mo, please don't be modest. Your strength is evident to everyone. As the city lord of City of Clouds, I must lead the people and serve as their guardian. I hope President Mo can continue to refine elixirs and help everyone in City of Clouds enhance their strength. In this way, I will be forever grateful to you. I hope City of Clouds can rank first in the Supreme Emperor Taihuang Domain!"
Mo Wenjie glanced at Master Zhang and said, "City Lord, I can only do my best. The specifics require careful study, and some people's constitutions may also be affected, so I can't make a 100% promise to you!"
Upon hearing this, Master Zhang laughed loudly and said, "President Mo, I didn't ask you to make any promises. Just let things happen naturally. There's no need to force anything. Your current strength is already very good. Very few alchemists have such insight, President Mo. You are a mature and steady person, and also one of the rare talents in the world!"
Mo Wenjie looked at them and shook his head, "I need to change a lot of things now. It will definitely take some time to do so, as this is an opportunity to enhance our strength. If I'm not mistaken, there are too many regrets in the people of City of Clouds. In the past, the Alchemy Association was open to anyone who wanted to come. Now, even if we want to invite someone from the Alchemy Association, it may be difficult for them to accept. Therefore, I will continue to hold events and hope that everyone will recognize me soon. This way, I can peacefully help everyone!"
Master Zhang laughed heartily upon hearing this. "I said, President Mo, you don't need to be modest. The overall strength of City of Clouds is something I never expected to be so formidable. I am very grateful to you, President Mo. It's you who have made me feel rejuvenated!"
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Zhang and said, "City Lord, your affairs are the affairs of the entire City of Clouds. That's why I said you are the wisest city lord! You always consider the people's interests and are the most worthy person to respect!"
The guards reported, "City Lord, Ye Qiuyang is now unrecognizable. We guarantee that his mother won't recognize him!"
Master Zhang laughed heartily, "You've done very well. Go and collect your rewards later!"
Mo Wenjie looked at Master Zhang and said, "City Lord, I would like to return now. Please inform my wife to bring Xiao Yawen out!"
Master Zhang looked at President Mo and said, "President Mo, go ahead and take care of your business. Regarding your wife's matter, when she wants to go back to the Mo Mansion, I will arrange someone to send her back!"
Mo Wenjie felt embarrassed upon hearing this, "I really shouldn't have disturbed my wife like this!"
Master Zhang shook his head and said, "President Mo, what are you saying? I've heard that the lady was very close to Miss Xiao after seeing her. They had a great time chatting. That's why the lady didn't want to let Miss Xiao leave immediately. She wanted to talk more with Miss Xiao. President Mo, there's no need for you to go back for now."
Mo Wenjie nodded and said, "Then I'll leave, farewell, City Lord!"
Master Zhang watched as Mo Wenjie walked away in the distance, "What a rare talent!"
Mo Wenjie left the City Lord's mansion and headed straight to the Alchemy Association. Today was my first day to arrange matters at the Alchemy Association, so I hope everyone will work together in the future and create a historical advancement together!
Du Qiaokang nodded hurriedly upon hearing this, "President Mo is absolutely right. Regarding the matters of our Alchemy Association, please, President Mo, think it over carefully before acting!"
Mo Wenjie looked at Du Qiaokang and Jiang Xiaobai, "What do you mean? Is the entire Alchemy Association just for me to refine elixirs by myself? Then what are you two doing in the Alchemy Association? Why can't you refine elixirs? Is it because of your positions as President and Vice President?"
Du Qiaokang shook his head hurriedly upon hearing this, "President Mo, please don't misunderstand. Myself and Vice President Jiang are not incapable of refining elixirs, but we cannot refine them because we are both fifth-grade alchemists. The Alchemy Association does not have any medicinal materials for refining fifth-grade elixirs. Therefore, the two of us have never attempted to refine fifth-grade elixirs before. President Mo suddenly asked us to do so, and we ourselves have no confidence. If we fail in our attempts to refine elixirs, the loss to the association would be immense, and it's something that we really cannot afford! For years, our Alchemy Association has been focusing on refining elixirs of fourth grade or lower. Although the income is not high, it is sufficient to maintain our basic living standards. If we attempt to refine fifth-grade elixirs and fail, we truly cannot afford the expenses for compensation."
Mo Wenjie shook his head and said, "I really don't understand how you've been surviving. As the President and Vice President of the Alchemy Association in City of Clouds, if you've been too scared to refine fifth-grade elixirs for so many years, then where does your income come from? Are you only selling elixirs of fourth grade or lower? Even if you refine elixirs day and night, how much money can you actually make? If there's no money to buy medicinal materials, who would want to come and have them refined by you? You also know that the processing fees for common elixirs are not very high. I really can't figure out how the two of you have managed the Alchemy Association."
Du Qiaokang quickly bowed and said, "President Mo, we are the President and Vice President of the Alchemy Association in City of Clouds, but our income is also limited. The Association cannot sustain so many people without money. Other members just find their own ways to survive. They only keep their names on the Association's list without paying any fees or obligations to refine elixirs. We don't even need to pay them salaries. As long as they are present at the Alchemy Competition in the Supreme Emperor Taihuang Domain, they can represent the Association without any restrictions!"
Mo Wenjie almost vomited in anger upon hearing this, "You two are really creative! You can come up with solutions for anything. It's no wonder that the strength of City of Clouds hasn't improved. How are the people supposed to enhance their strength without any advanced elixirs? As the President and Vice President of the Alchemy Association in City of Clouds, you don't even think about how to make the Association thrive but only care about yourselves? Other alchemists have to find their own jobs. How did you report this to City Lord? I just don't get it! Why doesn't City Lord ask about the Alchemy Association?"
Du Qiaokang nodded and said, "City Lord asks me to report my work every year. I just give him the sales report of the Alchemy Association. Since City Lord and the other dignitaries don't need any of the elixirs we refine, they listen to my report and that's it! He also knows that we can't make advanced elixirs, so it's always like this every year. After reporting, we have nothing else to do. As for those who need advanced elixirs, they go elsewhere to buy them or find someone else to help refine them with their own medicinal materials. So the Alchemy Association has nothing much going on. We rely on refining common elixirs to maintain our basic livelihood, otherwise the Alchemy Association in City of Clouds would have ceased to exist!"
