Chapter 65: Nangong Mengli

Following the cheers of victory echoing from the rear of the city wall, Luo Xiang City had won this war.

"Everyone, quiet down." The middle-aged man's voice once again spread throughout Luo Xiang City via the loudspeakers. Once everyone had quieted down, the middle-aged man continued: "This victory was achieved through the collective efforts of everyone in Luo Xiang City. Perhaps some did not go to the battlefield to fight the magical beasts, but those who didn't were still supporting this battle by transporting supplies, providing provisions, treating the wounded, and so on. Therefore, the victory of this battle is the result of the joint efforts of everyone in Luo Xiang City. Of course, I must especially thank the soldiers and mercenary friends who fought the magical beasts. It was you who used your bodies and blood to repel the magical beasts' attacks time and time again, ultimately defeating them and winning this war. You are the heroes of Luo Xiang City. Therefore, I have decided to erect a Hero Monument in the center of Luo Xiang City, to engrave the names of the fallen soldiers and mercenaries upon it, so that the descendants of Luo Xiang City will forever remember those who sacrificed themselves for the city. At the same time, I will take a portion of Luo Xiang City's tax revenue to establish a Guardian Fund, used to provide monthly stipends to the families of the soldiers who sacrificed themselves for Luo Xiang City, to comfort their spirits in heaven. Finally, I will host a victory banquet throughout the city tomorrow to celebrate the victory of this war, and at the banquet, I will personally award medals to the top three who killed the most enemies, naming them Guardians of Luo Xiang City."

"Who is this guy? He only knows how to hide behind a speaker and talk. We were out there fighting for our lives and didn't see him show his face once. Now that we've won, he's back to spouting pretty words, saying the victory is the result of everyone's collective effort. This is clearly an attempt to claim the credit for himself, but he can't say it outright, so he calls it everyone's effort." Just as the middle-aged man's voice in the magic loudspeaker stopped, a burly, thick-set mercenary in the crowd said with dissatisfaction.

*Zzzzt— Boom! * A lightning ball landed less than a meter in front of this mercenary, giving him and the mercenary next to him a fright.

"If you say one more word about that lord, the Annihilation Thunder will fall upon you." After the lightning ball landed on the ground and lasted for a period of time before disappearing, a very pleasant but angry female voice came from somewhere.

After this voice was heard, everyone's gaze shifted away from the mercenary who had been startled by the lightning ball to find the person who had spoken. At this moment, people saw four men and one woman walking from the direction of the city wall toward the crowd. Among the four men, three were middle-aged men in their forties or fifties, and only one looked to be eighteen or nineteen, but he had an arrogant expression that made people feel he was unapproachable. The girl next to him looked to be only fourteen or fifteen, but she was tall and slender, with fair skin, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a melon-seed-shaped face with a touch of blush. She wore a light-colored shirt paired with a high-waisted skirt and white sneakers, and a fresh, youthful aura wafted from her, making people reluctant to look away, wanting to take another glance at her. Although there was a trace of anger on her face, it did not ruin the beautiful impression she left in people's hearts.

"A beauty. Hehehe~~~" Suddenly, Zhuge Tianxin heard a voice from Lei Dun Weisi beside him. When Zhuge Tianxin turned to look at Lei Dun Weisi, he was disgusted by the expression on his face. Lei Dun Weisi was staring straight at the only girl among the five like a lecher, saliva almost dripping from his mouth.

"It's Miss Mengli, Miss Mengli is here." Seeing the arrival of these five, people immediately called out the girl's name, but only her name, as if everyone else had been ignored.

"What are you looking at? Do you believe I'll dig your eyes out if you keep looking?" Suddenly, the young man among the five noticed Lei Dun Weisi staring at the person called Miss Mengli like a lecher, so he scolded Lei Dun Weisi angrily. Following this scolding, Zhuge Tianxin, standing beside Lei Dun Weisi, felt an aura emanating from this young man, just like the one he had released when fighting the three Wang Shou. As for this aura, Zhuge Tianxin directly released his own aura to counter it, but Zhuge Tianxin's aura was aimed only at the young man, directly suppressing the young man's aura back.

"Hmm, you are also a Mind User?" The young man felt his aura being suppressed by Zhuge Tianxin's aura and knew that Zhuge Tianxin was also a Mind User.

"It's not yours, why can't people look?" Lei Dun Weisi was also startled by the young man's angry scolding and the aura he released, which also snapped him out of his lecherous state, and he said. After speaking, he immediately hid behind Zhuge Tianxin.

"You scold others just for looking, and even release your aura; aren't you being too excessive?" Zhuge Tianxin saw Lei Dun Weisi hiding behind him and knew it was because the other party was also a Mind User.

"Hmph... I..." "Alright, Luo Kesi." Just as the young man wanted to continue speaking, the oldest elder among the five stopped the young man named Luo Kesi, then walked out and stood between Zhuge Tianxin and Luo Kesi, facing Zhuge Tianxin, and said: "This young friend, Luo Kesi was reckless just now. Please give this old man some face and let this matter rest, shall we?"

"Since the old gentleman has said so, this matter will be dropped. However, I do not hope that he will use this as an excuse to find trouble with my friend next time." Zhuge Tianxin saw that the elder had already said so, so he did not pursue it further.

"Young friend, rest assured, Luo Kesi is not that kind of person." The elder guaranteed.

"That's good. Lei Dun Weisi, let's go. After collecting the Hunter Points tomorrow, we still have to set off for Xiangcheng to participate in the Hunter Assessment." Zhuge Tianxin saw that the matter was resolved and did not want to stay any longer.

The Mercenary Station, a station provided for mercenaries to live in that only exists in the City of Warriors. In normal times without war, this kind of station is like an ordinary inn and charges fees. However, during the war and within one day after the war ends, if mercenaries who participated in the war come to stay, it is free. Zhuge Tianxin and Lei Dun Weisi happened to meet this free condition, so they came to the Mercenary Station to rest. As for the situation where the Mercenary Station does not charge fees during the war, it was Lei Dun Weisi who told Zhuge Tianxin.

After putting away the things on his body, Lei Dun Weisi couldn't wait to pull Zhuge Tianxin into the lobby, then found a person sitting quietly drinking tea in the corner of the lobby, took out a gold coin, threw it to that person, and said: "Who are Miss Mengli and Luo Kesi?"

The person sitting quietly drinking tea saw the gold coin, his eyes lit up, he immediately took the gold coin, and then said to Zhuge Tianxin and Lei Dun Weisi with a treacherous smile: "Luo Kesi's full name is Luo Kesi Shi Misi, nineteen years old. At eighteen, he awakened his Mind and became a Mind User. At that time, he was the youngest Mind User in Luo Xiang City. After awakening his Mind, he chose to become a Mage, and finally awakened Fire-type magic, becoming a Fire-type Mage. He is now a Rank 1 Mage." Speaking of this, the man stopped and took a sip of tea.

And after finishing the tea, under Lei Dun Weisi's murderous expression, he hurriedly said: "Miss Mengli, full name Nangong Mengli, fifteen years old, is the adopted daughter of Luo Xiang City Lord Nangong Kuangzhan. She was adopted by Nangong Kuangzhan when she was a child and has always been treated as his own by City Lord Nangong Kuangzhan, loved dearly, and held high hopes for. And Nangong Mengli did not disappoint City Lord Nangong Kuangzhan. Basically, everyone in the city likes her. And most importantly, Nangong Mengli awakened her Mind last year, that is, when she was fourteen, and then awakened dual-type Lightning and Fire magic half a year later, becoming a Rank 1 dual-type Lightning and Fire Mage."

"What? A dual-type Lightning and Fire Mage." Lei Dun Weisi said in disbelief. ===== CHAPTER 66 =====