Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

Seeing his older sister become so outrageous, True Lord Bart was heartbroken: "Sister, you can't indulge in lust! It will affect your cultivation progress."

Shen Bai suddenly poked his head out from behind Vanka's head: "Ah, it's Lord Bart, long time no see."

Bart Zhenjun was furious: "Li Bai, I know you haven't been back for years, but can't you at least show some respect for my older sister?"

How did I disrespect your older sister?

Li Bai straightened up, pulled Vanka out of the room, and Bart Zhenjun instinctively closed his eyes, only to find the two of them standing in front of him, fully dressed.

Vanka, dressed in a golden fairy dress, was breathtakingly beautiful.

Shen Bai wore a loose Taoist robe, looking dashing and unrestrained.

The two looked like celestial beings descended to earth, exuding a divine and awe-inspiring presence.

"what?"

Bart looked at the two of them in confusion. What was going on?

Isn't it what I thought?

So, am I the LSP?

Vanka, as beautiful as a peach blossom fairy, forced herself to remain calm and said, "What is it?"

Bart Zhenjun was a little confused. Was he overthinking things? But he was in a hurry to get to the point, so he didn't care: "Aren't we going inside to talk? I want to talk about wages."

"How much do you need?"

Vanka True Monarch blocked the door, refusing to let anyone in. Bart True Monarch had no choice but to say, "It's time to pay this month's salaries. We currently have 20 regular troops stationed in Rota City, so this month's salaries will require at least 80 billion."

Upon hearing the number, Vanka frowned slightly, but still nodded and said, "I'll talk to the CFO about it later."

Seeing this scene, Shen Bai recalled the Sixth Princess's past worries about money and immediately realized that Luota City was also short of money.

The 20 regular troops, while not all of them are Golden Core cultivators, at least half of them are.

80 billion in salaries is really not much.

Now that there are Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the city, the need for a large number of regular garrison troops has decreased significantly.

However, Qiyuan City and Qianyuan City can charge teleportation fees, but Luota City cannot. Therefore, Luota City is also barely maintaining a balance between income and expenditure at this time.

"I feel that Rota City shouldn't follow Qiyuan City's example, but should instead charge every business a protection fee... ah, no, a security fee."

Shen Bai thought for a moment and suggested, "Now that your combat strength has been demonstrated, these companies will probably be willing to pay a security fee."

After all, we're protecting their property.

Li Bai's suggestion caught the eye of Vanka and Bart Zhenjun.

Yes, I was stuck in the mindset of Qiyuan City before.

The Xuan Yuan Empire and the Luo Ta Kingdom have different traditions; the Luo Ta Kingdom places more emphasis on interests.

The Xuan Yuan Empire collects taxes. Businesses entering and leaving Qi Yuan Star are taxed, and taxes are also levied within Qi Yuan City. Therefore, the tax revenue from Qi Yuan City alone is enough to support the army of cultivators.

Previously, the Sixth Princess was in a bit of a predicament mainly because she was hampered by internal constraints.

Now that those obstacles are gone, Qiyuan City's treasury has become incredibly full, with daily profits exceeding 10,000 taels of gold.

Luota City has no teleportation fees and no additional taxes. It relies solely on the city's tax revenue to support so many cultivators, which naturally puts pressure on the city.

"That's right, our Rota Kingdom has no obligation to protect these weak companies."

Bart Zhenjun's face lit up with excitement. He looked at Vanka, who nodded excitedly as well: "That's right, you immediately summon the important figures of our family, and we'll discuss this matter in my office later... ah, no, in your office."

"To my office?"

Bart Zhenjun was taken aback: "Why are you going to my office?"

Shen Bai immediately said, "When it comes to discussing security costs, you, as the chief defense officer, will definitely be the one to lead the discussion. Where else would we go if not you?"

Bart Zhenjun nodded repeatedly, excitedly saying, "That's right, that's right, you should come to my place. I'll go back and pack up first. Usually, no one comes to my place, and I don't even get tea."

Seeing Bart Zhenjun leave excitedly, Vanka collapsed into Shen Bai's arms like a boneless serpent, saying, "You scared me to death."

Shen Bai stroked his long tail and chuckled, "This is what makes it exciting."

Vanka rolled her eyes at him, then said, "Your suggestion was excellent; it could solve a lot of problems."

Shen Bai smiled and said, "You can also ask each family to use Golden Core cultivators as laborers to offset the security fee. There will also be a head fee for entering the city. It won't be much, but it should be a symbolic amount, after all, this is a sixth-order spiritual vein..."

The series of methods that Shen Bai spoke made Vanka's eyes shine even brighter.

She couldn't help but wrap her arms around Shen Bai's neck and suddenly kiss him: "Any more? These methods are really good."

"How about we go inside and discuss this in more detail?"

Shen Bai, with a gentle and persuasive manner, led a white-tailed animal into the office.

"Ah...the meeting is about to start!"

With her tail being tugged, Vanka let out a soft cry and her body trembled violently. She knew what Li Bai meant by explaining in detail.

"Send the method you just described to your younger brother, let them discuss it first, and then come up with a detailed plan."

As the governor of this city, you can no longer be so micromanaging. You need to spend more time on cultivation. As long as your cultivation level remains far ahead, these things will not be a problem!

Vanka seemed thoughtful. She used to be a workaholic, and she felt uneasy if she didn't take care of many things herself.

After several absurd outbursts with Li Bai, he suddenly realized that, in fact, without him, the entire city of Luota had not encountered any major problems, and his subordinates had actually been more effective in their work.

Vanka, deep in thought, was completely unaware that the office door had been quietly closed and the soundproofing array inside the room had been activated at the same time.

By the time she fully realized what was happening, the cat's tail was already wagging wildly.

"Wait...wait a minute, I haven't...sent...the message yet..."

……

Bart Zhenjun returned to his office with a delighted smile, happily instructing his secretary to clean the office spotless. He then went to buy Qiyuan Star's specialty spiritual tea and brewed it for everyone.

Soon, the important figures of the Wanpu family arrived one by one. Everyone was familiar with True Lord Bart, so they chatted while waiting for True Lord Vanka to arrive.

Then, they waited for more than half an hour.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Miss Vanka arrived yet?"

The finance officer looked at Lord Bart, who was also somewhat puzzled. He took out a communication talisman to contact Vanka, but Vanka did not reply.

He then contacted Vanka's assistant, who hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Vanka is currently discussing work with Li Bai!"

"What? Chatting again?"

Bart Zhenjun felt exhausted: "Go and urge them for me, tell them that everyone has arrived and we're just waiting for them."

The assistant replied sweetly, "Okay, I'll pass it on right away."

Bart looked at everyone with an awkward yet polite expression: "Well, let's have some more tea. Lord Vanka is still discussing with Master Li Bai. Let's wait a little longer."

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, all wondering what important matter the two had that required them to continue their discussion after gathering everyone together.

Fortunately, True Lord Bart's communication talisman vibrated quickly. True Lord Bart picked it up and his face immediately lit up with joy: "Sister, when are you coming?"

Vanka's calm voice rang in his ear: "Li Bai has some new ideas. I... let me first tell you about some of the plans we discussed, and then you can discuss the specifics... uh..."

A deep groan rang out, and True Lord Bart immediately asked in surprise, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Vanka Zhenjun's voice paused for a moment, then continued: "It's nothing, I was just testing a new spell. Continue."

You should discuss the scope of the security fee, how much would be appropriate, and allow companies to provide personnel in lieu of payment.

If neither people nor money are willing to contribute, then we should discuss tax increases, or perhaps we can discuss other alternative solutions.

In the future, when people use the teleportation array to enter the city, a symbolic fee can be charged per person.

The overall plan needs to be within a reasonable... ah... reasonable cost range. That's it. Once you've discussed it and finalized it, bring me the plan.

Before Lord Bart could ask any further questions, Lord Vanka had already ended the call using the communication talisman.

Lord Bart was somewhat confused. He had no problem with fighting, but he wanted to discuss money?

He looked up at the crowd, whose eyes were now shining: "Miss Vanka's plan is perfect! I feel like it will solve our financial difficulties right away."

Lord Bart was taken aback: "Is...right, shall we begin our discussion?"

Everyone immediately started discussing excitedly. At this moment, no one cared about Miss Vanka's disjointed speech or her unusual absence from the meeting.

After all, everyone is a little intimidated when facing Vanka.

Moreover, it's rare for Vanka to delegate so much authority, giving everyone a feeling that they can finally go all out and take a chance.

This kind of charging should have been implemented a long time ago.

I've disliked those bastards for a long time.

How dare they challenge Miss Vanka's status? They're practically asking for death!

……

On the evening of the third day, the people of the Sibu family and the Kuna family arrived in Rota City.

They offered generous apologies to Miss Vanka and Li Bai, but were not granted an audience with Vanka.

Bart Zhenjun stood in the central square of Rota City, looking arrogantly at the representatives of the two families: "Hopefully, this is the last time. Otherwise, next time you'll be expelled from Qiyuan Star!"

The situation was beyond their control, and the representatives of the two families dared not utter a single word of objection.

After the representative of the Sibu family formally apologized, the representative of the Kuna family presented another gift in front of everyone: "Our Kuna family is willing to form an alliance with the Wanpu family on Qiyuan Star."

These words immediately caused an uproar, and the face of the representative of the Sibu family turned ashen.

The representative of the Kuna family, seemingly having no shame whatsoever, bowed deeply to Lord Bart and said, "Please, Lord Bart, take me to meet Lord Vanka to discuss the details of the alliance."

Bart Zhenjun's expression became interesting; he hadn't expected the other party to actually back down.

He laughed loudly, "True Lord Vanka is currently in seclusion, so you can discuss the alliance with me first. Tomorrow, I will personally take you to meet True Lord Vanka."

The Kuna family representative had initially thought that Vanka's avoidance was a deliberate attempt to humiliate him, but now, hearing from Lord Bart that he would be taken to see Lord Vanka tomorrow, the Kuna family representative was reassured: "Then we will trouble Lord Bart."

Bart Zhenjun, all smiles, led the way, completely disregarding the thoughts of the Spyber family representative.

So cool!

We should thank Li Bai for this.

Every time I see him, something good always happens!

……

"Are you sure you don't need to go?"

"Why go? Going there will only make you look less sophisticated!"

"Really, it's not because you're going to do something bad?"

"What bad thing did I do? Come on, roll over."