"This is the end for the Neelys, I suppose. Our status will be reduced to that of an ordinary family. Following the death of the current governor, a new person must be elected to become the new governor. It's not a position that can be inherited!"The second elder looked at Yoel pitifully and said, "If the Neelys are no longer the governor, I'm afraid that some of the connections we made in the past won't be useful anymore. Some of the families and forces decided to associate themselves with us based on the sole fact that your father was the governor!"However, Yoel felt incredibly relieved and said with a faint smile, "It's fine. Even if we're no longer South County Mansion, we can still be regarded as a second-tier family in South Link City as long as the elders are still around. At our worst, we're just slightly inferior to some of the first-tier families!""I'm glad that you can accept this with an open heart. Severin is the kind of person that no one can afford to offend. Don't
"Of course he does! Who wouldn’t want to take up such a position as prestigious as the governor?" Felicia's eyes lit up immediately as soon as she heard that there was hope for Severin to assume the job. The way she saw it, Calum's remark about making Severin a war god was probably in jest, but the decision to make Severin the governor was entirely Calum's prerogative.Although the Shanahans were on the right track in terms of progress, Brookbourn was still a small city and there were thus plenty of restrictions on their development. If Severin became the governor, then the Shanahans could take advantage of their relationship with him and make their mark in a place as huge as South Link City. More importantly, the relationship between Severin and the four war gods meant that there was nothing for the Shanahans to fear in the future.Calum looked at Severin and asked, "What do you think? Would you like to try your hand at becoming the governor?"Severin noticed the expectant glances
Severin stepped forward, placed his arms around Diane's waist, and said, "Why would I bother with alchemy when tonight's our wedding night? I have a beautiful woman waiting for me right here too!"Diane's cheeks were slightly red as she said to Severin, "Why all the fuss about our wedding night? Our daughter is already a young girl! You're making me feel embarrassed when you say all that!"Severin replied with a smile, "By the way, honey, you're going to the be wife of a governor. How does that make you feel? Are you happy?"Diane smiled slightly. "When I was broke, all I hoped was to become rich. The main reason I thought that way was because I didn't want Selene to suffer. Now that I have the money, I feel like safety is more important than anything else. Money now becomes a number for me, and I'm content to have food on our tables, clothes to wear, and the liberty to buy whatever we want."After a brief pause, she continued, "On the contrary, I'm more interested in breaking thro
A day later, Gracie, Mick, Larry, and Rachel came to meet with Severin according to his instructions."Why did you call us here today, Supreme Leader?" Gracie asked with a little grin once she confirmed that there were no outsiders around. She was wearing a shorter leather skirt with a pink-and-white thin knit sweater top, which made her look cute yet sexy at the same time. Even her grin became that much more charming.Severin looked at them and conjured up four small bottles with a wave of his palm. He then handed the bottles to them and said, "Here are the pills that I've refined. Each person will get a few first-grade low-rank pills and two first-grade medium-rank pills. These pills are very useful for those who are profound masters and can be used in your training!""You're amazing, sir! I never imagined you'd know alchemy! Why didn't we know about it before?" Mick expressed his surprise as he took the bottle from Severin. His attainment base was only that of a level seven prof
As soon as they all heard that, their eyes lit up and they were overwhelmed with excitement."Okay! We'll work hard!" Larry clenched his fists with a resolute expression."Don't worry," Gracie reassured, "you should focus on raising your proficiency in alchemy. We'll do our best to ask around and send our people to locate the other hall masters. I'm sure we can find the other eight halls in no time!" She was as resolute as Larry was.Severin nodded and reminded the four of them. "When you begin your search, perhaps you can go to different regions, such as focusing on certain forces in certain cities. It'll be much more efficient that way!""Thank you for reminding us." Rachel nodded too.Severin looked at them and said again, "You're all aware that I'll be moving to South Link City to take up the position of South Governor in the next few days, so if there's anything you need, feel free to call me or visit me there!""Hehe, then I'll visit you often!" Rachel smiled and said, "I'm
Severin merely laughed when he heard that. "I don't want to be recognized everywhere I go. Anyway, the spiritual energy in Brookbourn is much thinner, and the energy in South Link City would be much denser than here! Everything's set then!"It was noon by the time they finished chatting, and Severin asked Judith to prepare some lunch for them before sending them off. For Severin, even second-grade medium-rank pills would be of little use to his attainment, so there was no point in him keeping them. To that end, he distributed all the pills that he refined a few days ago to the four hall masters. His priority at that moment was to keep practicing alchemy to improve his proficiency. The rest would have to wait until the four hall masters have improved their attainment.Meanwhile, the Shanahans were all extremely excited about the big move, and they were busy selling off their assets during the past two days. It was to ensure that they had enough money in their hands so they could imme
Rachel smiled and said, "Sure, I've already made a reservation! You've helped me out big time, so I insist on treating you tonight!""Sure thing! I'll make sure to stuff myself to the fullest!" Severin laughed.Not a lot of people from the Shanahans came along since most of their bodyguards and servants had been let go. Apart from Lillie and her group, the only bodyguards who were brought along were those who had better attainment than most.Severin planned to live with the Shanahans because he and they could mutually support each other. Since he was going to be heading South County Mansion as the governor, he planned to visit the city center the next day to select a few strong bodyguards. After all, the ones from Brookbourn are either low-level profound masters or low-level grandmasters, and they were wholly inadequate for such places.After saying that, he turned to Catherine and said, "You and everyone else should go with Rachel and rest at her place. Diane and I will have a loo
That middle-aged man was Lance York, an elder of the Hillguard Gang who had always liked Rachel and wanted to win her heart. Unfortunately, he never had the chance to do so. Later on, he was so heartbroken after learning that Rachel was forced to marry Horus that got drunk several times alone.His Hillguard Gang was strong enough to face Serpent Hall, but he could not do anything after learning about Rachel's forced marriage because their gang could never be a match for South County Mansion. Moreover, he was just an elder, and their gang leader would never have allowed the gang to make an enemy out of the county mansion for the sake of a woman that their elder fell for.A few days ago, when he heard that the grand-elder of the South County Mansion had been killed and the wedding was called off, he became extremely excited and was filled with a glimmer of hope.Then, he came to know that another more important piece of news—the Neelys, who were the current leaders of South County Man