Their commission was suspicious.

"Ah, Lady Cocolia! You're back!" The guard quickly bowed.

This Iron Guard is Cocolia's personal guard; he is highly skilled and trusted.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stand guard outside Cocolia's office.

“Remove the arrest warrants for these three outsiders,” Cocolia said.

“Understood, Lady Cocolia. However, regarding this matter, the Sage actually withdrew the arrest warrants for them more than an hour ago,” Iron Guard said in a low voice.

"Damn Chen Luo!"

Coco was very satisfied with Chen Luoneng's thoughtful service as her secretary, who prepared everything she needed. Now, however, she felt that he was being a bit too mean to her!

"Even though the warrant has been lifted, I'm not happy at all," Bronya whispered as she followed Cocolia on March 7th.

"A little scared? What a coincidence, me too. I feel like Cocolia is even more terrifying now than when we were fighting to the death..." Xing nodded in complete agreement.

"You anticipated everything, didn't you, Chen Luo!" Cocolia felt like killing someone right now.

"Iron Guard, pass down the order. A bounty is offered on Sage/Chen Luo. Anyone who provides clues, dead or alive, will be rewarded with 1 Winter City coins. Anyone who captures him will be rewarded with 10!" Cocolia said.

When a woman is angry, don't try to reason with her, because you can't win... especially when the man is really in the wrong.

“Um… Mr. Sage also posted this announcement a minute ago and even drew a bounty chart himself. Lady Cocolia, would you like to take a look?” Looking at Cocolia’s expression, the Iron Guard trembled.

However, Iron Guard still dutifully handed over the bounty order he had obtained from Chen Luo to Cocolia.

After receiving the bounty poster, Cocolia looked at the rather abstract image of Chen Luo on it, and her blood pressure instantly rose.

The bounty poster didn't survive two seconds in Cocolia's hands.

"Then, Lady Cocolia... is there still a bounty?" the Iron Guard asked cautiously.

Reading between the lines is an essential skill for a guard, but anyone can see Cocolia's anger right now, and it's definitely related to Chen Luo.

"A bounty! And you just said that the sage gave you this bounty a minute ago, right?"

"Yes, Lady Cocolia."

"Lend me your spear." Cocolia snatched the flaming spear from Hoshino's hand and pointed it directly at her office ahead.

The flaming spear pierced through the office door in an instant and landed on Cocolia's usual seat—which was also Chen Luo's usual seat.

This time, Cocolia went all out!

But everyone could see that after the office door was smashed open, the bench was empty; the spear had only knocked the bench over.

And when the air currents stirred up by the thrown spear affected the documents on the table, an A4-sized piece of paper floated towards the office door in full view of everyone, finally landing perfectly in Cocolia's hand, which she easily picked up.

Cocolia squinted at the contents of the paper in her hand, then read out the three-word title.

"An edict of self-reproach..."

Bronya stood next to Cocolia and glanced at the contents of the paper.

In short, Cocolia is required to publicly announce that the miracle created by the messenger of the Guardian Star God has completely eradicated the cold wave from Ariello and essentially eliminated the rift. Before announcing this, she should first examine the mistakes she has made.

According to what Chen Luo wrote on the back of the paper, it was a case of "building up by first suppressing".

And there is no doubt that Cocolia made a huge mistake.

"Bronya, what do you think?" Cocolia handed the speech to Bronya, who was standing next to her, after reading it.

“I think Chen Luo makes a lot of sense; this self-reproach edict is somewhat necessary,” Bronya agreed.

Although Bronya found it hard to accept the change in Chen Luo's identity from a sage to a sage, she had to admit that Chen Luo's writing skills were indeed excellent, and the idea of ​​his self-reproach edict was also admirable, judging from the passion of the speech alone.

“Mother, I think that although Chen Luo has indeed gone too far in some aspects, this speech does have value. Why don't we... give it a try?” Bronya asked tentatively.

Bronya never doubted that her mother, Cocolia, was indeed an excellent leader; aside from making a grave mistake on the final policy, her rule over Beloberg had been flawless in its daily course.

However, Bronya did not doubt that the author of the speech himself was the one who had the greatest influence on Cocolia.

"Then let's leave it at that," Cocolia said calmly.

"Understood, Mother, I will go and organize the manpower right away."

"besides."

"What else?"

“Bronya, starting today, you will try to take over these administrative tasks from all over Belloborg,” Cocolia said.

"!!!" Bronya's pupils contracted.

Bronya knew what this meant.

"Mother, is it too early for you to abdicate now?"

“I will give you six months to adjust to this process. Bronya, my proud daughter. You will become the leader of a new era for Berloberg.” Cocolia smiled gently.

However... it would be even better if Cocolia could loosen her grip on that speech manuscript.

Chapter 1690 The Despicable Outsider Chen Luo

“Bronya, I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?” Star said, standing in front of Bronya.

Bronya was assigned by Cocolia to organize manpower and arrange propaganda to comfort people.

Although this matter shouldn't have been rushed, the more public opinion ferments, the more likely it is to become uncontrollable, galloping wildly into the unknown.

Whether it was the gradually warming overall temperature of the planet, the melting snow, or the gradually ceasing activity of the rift within the city, all of these made the people of Belloborg notice something unusual. What's more, there was that almost miraculous milky-white halo that covered Belloborg almost instantly, making everyone in both the upper and lower districts feel comfortable.

This is undoubtedly a miracle.

But it is precisely because of this miracle that it is necessary to clarify the situation and declare ownership as soon as possible. The territory beyond Beloborg, where the snow has melted, also needs to be developed.

This is a big deal.

Moreover, both the upper and lower districts have been in despair for too long; it's time to inject a spark of hope into these desperate people.

Besides, Chen Luo's self-reproach speech was scheduled for 2 PM. Even though Cocolia was so angry that she wanted to tear up the speech, she still respected the time set by Chen Luo.

Chen Luo's decision will not be wrong.

“Alright, stop keeping me in suspense. I’m quite busy right now, and most importantly, I need to know the attitude of the Lower District. If they still want to remain closed off, or if the public still doesn’t forgive the lockdown order from over a decade ago, it will be a huge blow to Belloberg’s future development,” Bronya said.

Originally, the upper district didn't need to worry about this, since who wouldn't want to come to the upper district?

However, after the Fire Moths did their best to support the lower zones, the lower zones were able to achieve self-sufficiency in various senses.

"That's what I'm talking about. The bad news is that because the lower district has a super energy core, various energy sources, food, and even a good educational environment, the people in the lower district don't really approve of Cocolia or even the upper district."

“I knew it…” Bronya sighed.

"But the good news is that when the people in the lower districts learned that Cocolia's assistant was actually the leader of the Firemoth and had vouched for Cocolia, they were willing to observe the true attitude of the upper districts again. It can only be said that Chen Luo's influence in the lower districts is now greater than the combined orders of the Earthfire and the Great Guardians." Xing shrugged.

“Although Earthfire has done a lot for the lower districts, people are always so pragmatic. After all… the people of Earthfire have received just as much help as ordinary people,” Seele said with a sigh.

After all... if you were living underground for over a decade, lacking food and clothing, constantly in danger of dying, and in a state of despair, but now... a despicable outsider has arrived.

The despicable outsider said: I will rule you! You will be treated inhumanely!

They can only eat three meals a day, with only one late-night snack, and afternoon tea consists of nothing more than desserts!

A free full-body checkup is only available once every three months. Work starts at 9 AM and ends at 5 PM every day! There are only three days off per week! Overtime pay is only 10 times the normal rate!

Most importantly, your children can't even use the memory bread to inherit knowledge; they have to go to school obediently! But considering how terrifying this is, we won't charge you tuition!

You tell me, who do the people in the lower-level areas actually listen to...?

"Chen Luo really helped a lot," Bronya couldn't help but say.

"Of course, it also left behind a huge bomb. Seriously, Bronya, do you know what your mother does for an hour in the office? Is she sharpening knives?" March 7 asked worriedly.

"This... don't worry. Mother will know what she's doing. Probably..." To be honest, Bronya was also a little worried.

……

"Wow, Clara, did you see that? A huge, super-sized metal monster just ran past."

“That’s not a monster. The textbook says it’s called a sightseeing cable car. Hook, you’re not paying attention in class again,” Clara said.

“Emmm…” Hook fell into deep thought.

This is the power of the school's designated good students to suppress the naughty students.

"Alright, don't be embarrassed. If you don't know about sightseeing cable cars and stuff, you don't know. Speaking of which, Hook and Clara, do you two want to live in the upper or lower section from now on?"

"Oh, it's Teacher Chen Luo." Clara greeted him respectfully.

"Oh, it's Chen Luo!" Hook waved.

Why not call him "teacher"? Because there are no members of the Firemoth in the upper district!

“You haven’t answered my question yet,” Chen Luo said.

"Living in the upper district...can we really manage?" Clara couldn't help but ask.

“If possible, I think it would be better to live in the upper district, because Dad’s health doesn’t seem to be very good. The textbooks say that getting more sun and breathing more fresh air is good for your health,” Hook said.

Hooke surprisingly remembered some of the knowledge he had learned in school.

“Of course you can, why not? Although the residences in Belleburg are not wealthy enough, there is plenty of land outside of Belleburg. A thousand times, ten thousand times larger than the entire upper and lower districts of Belleburg combined,” Chen Luo said.

"Is it really that big? It must be able to house a lot of people, right?" Hook was greatly shocked.

“But according to my agreement with Cocolia, half of Arilo should be rented to the Firemoth for 10 years,” Chen Luo thought, stroking his chin.

"But it will take a few more days before the people of the lower districts can safely set up settlements outside of Beloborg. It will have to wait until the Moths have thoroughly investigated the dangers on the outer lands."

Because those antimatter legions trapped in the ice that haven't melted their outer shells still need to be eradicated.

Moreover, although the rift has been almost completely closed, the remaining monsters still roam outside.

These are all experiences!

We can't let the Silvermane Iron Guards steal it.

"Oh, okay, I have to go now. See you later." Chen Luo patted Clara and Hook and disappeared from the spot.

"Sigh! Ha...ha..." A short while later, March 7th ran up to Clara and Hook, panting with his hands on his knees.

"Too late, too late. Was that Chen Luo just now?" March 7th said breathlessly.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Clara nodded.

"Damn it, I missed out on 10,000 Winter City Shields!" March 7 clenched his fists in frustration.

"I told you you couldn't catch Chen Luo." Xing walked over, her tone still pessimistic.

After all, he's the kind of person who can use himself (the star core) as an ingredient in milk tea.

"What a pity." March 7th sighed.

That's 1 Winter City Shields! If we can capture Chen Luo and bring him to Cocolia, that's 10!

I wonder if it's feasible to ask Chen Luo to cooperate and then share half of the reward with him?

"Alright, let's focus on the presentation that's about to take place," Dan Heng said.

"Look, there are a lot of citizens gathered over there. Is the presentation about to start?" March 7th noticed this as she was taking pictures around.

"Well, we still have some time, let's find a place to rest first," Dan Heng said.

They found a bench and had just sat down when March 7th and the others spotted members of the Fire Moth passing by.

"Who are these people..."

"They're here to oversee the installation of the super energy furnace core. That furnace core isn't something that can be automatically activated just by placing it on the ground; the installation of the piping is also a problem."

"A super furnace core? Installed here? This is inside the city!" March 7 was very surprised.

“According to Chen Luo’s message, Kripper Fort’s future administrative functions will far outweigh its practical significance. The city will continue to expand outwards, and this super energy core, after being designed by Black Tower, will not produce any waste or pollute the land. Moreover, this super energy core is extremely important, so installing it near Kripper Fort is a good choice. At least it should be installed in the most conspicuous location before the people from Interstellar Peace Company arrive,” Dan Heng said.

"Interstellar Peace Corporation?"

"Hmm. Interstellar Peace Corporation. I just heard from Bronya that Cocolia left a schedule in her office, and the schedule included negotiations with Interstellar Peace Corporation. I heard that the schedule filled Cocolia's time to the brim, with work and sleep all the time, and the time was even accurate to the second."

"This...this feels terrifying. And Chen Luo even has connections with the Interstellar Peace Company."

"Have you forgotten about the Void Treasury? And a thousand years before the Antimatter Legion invaded, Yalilo was a well-known leisure tourism and mining city. Its special energy marrow was extremely valuable. So for the Interstellar Peace Corporation, Yalilo was also a planet with great development potential."

"I always felt that Chen Luo did this purely to prevent Cocolia from causing him trouble..." March 7th whispered, guessing.