vvvvvIt would not do for everyone to linger outside the city and chat, so under the officials' guidance, Yun Qing and I entered Xinhai City side by side. The city's commerce was highly developed. On closer inspection, it actually had a striking resemblance to Tianyi City. I looked at Zuo Chen and Wei Ziling. Both were smiling without showing their teeth, yet their noses were huffing and puffing, as if cold winds were blowing from them—a pair of men so smug their noses had practically loosened right off their faces.
I did not bother praising them. I merely nodded slightly along the way. After all, they had copied Tianyi City, and the resemblance was uncanny. But they still lagged behind in innovation. Under Dai Mei and Qi Nuannuan's management, Tianyi City had countless elite talents, and every department had long since matured. Overtaking it would truly be no simple matter.
Of course, the journey was not entirely silent. Yun Qing was quite talkative as well, and she quietly discussed with me the current situation beneath the sea, along with the awkward shortage of yin-energy stones we were facing. The several hundred yin-energy stones and immortal-energy stones I had left for Master before had soon been distributed. Now, only a select few trusted aides had any chance of receiving them.
Yin-energy stones were strategic resources, and everyone was craning their necks to look forward to them. Still, the supply could not simply be handed out whenever someone asked. I myself had recently run short, so I lacked confidence as well. It seemed I still had to communicate with Black Eyes as soon as possible.
Knowing I was coming, there were naturally countless documents waiting for me. My heart was knotted with frustration, but these were all decisions left behind by the