Zong Shen affectionately wrapped Safri in his arms.
"How have you been lately?"
"Very well. Everything in the territory has been peaceful."
"There are no such disturbances, nor the filth and ugliness found in ordinary cities."
Safri answered with a face full of happiness. It was clear that she was very satisfied with life in the territory.
Moreover, she did not like places that were overly lively and prosperous.
Take the cities of the native inhabitants, for example. Black Street made up the majority of any city.
Crime festered every moment.
As a former Church Saintess, whether she had been preaching or carrying out missions for the Church, she had often entered the darkest and dirtiest places in a city.
She had witnessed countless evils.
Under such circumstances, the tranquil and peaceful environment of the territory naturally matched Safri's idea of a perfect place to settle down.
Although Zong Shen had been concerned with Free Citizen reform and had already implemented similar policies within a certain scope.
That did not hinder the harmony of the territory.
After all, it had always possessed a unified core.
Loyalty and strong centralized authority ensured that.
Zong Shen nodded and pressed his cheek against Safri's chest.
The two quietly watched the sunlight outside the window.
The weather had been growing stranger and stranger lately.
The first half of the day would still be covered by dark clouds, only for the latter half to become bright and sunny.
But Zong Shen, who was sensitive to temperature, could clearly feel that the recent temperatures had been slowly dropping.
It felt as though autumn was arriving.
Although this area had never truly had a proper summer.
When they had first arrived, the temperature had only been a little over twenty degrees Celsius.
But now it was dropping