Seeing Pan Ling hurry over, everyone exchanged amused smiles.
It couldn't be helped. They had just been talking about "the silly disciple," and she showed up. Who else were they supposed to laugh at?
The silly disciple herself had no idea what had happened, but she sensed something was off and instinctively looked herself over. "What's wrong?"
"Ah, nothing."
Xu Shi restrained his smile and asked as calmly as possible, "Is the meeting over? How did it go?"
"Everything went smoothly."
Hearing her master ask about business, Pan Ling could only set aside her many questions for the moment and answer seriously.
"There was nothing unusual about either of those B-class city-states, so I brought them into the alliance according to the standards we established before."
"To be specific, Mirror Lake County has high-concentration liquid Rust Fog veins similar to those of the Hualan Empire. I secured priority mining rights to a portion of them. Flowing Cloud Country, meanwhile, has some unique flora and fauna, and even the supernatural abilities its locals specialize in lean toward natural forms... I've already spoken with Mr. Ning Wei and Qin Yiyan. They'll be responsible for handling those matters."
"As for the protagonist issue, according to the people who came to negotiate, they haven't found anyone matching that description for the time being. But they'll keep a close watch and report to us as soon as they notice anything."
She continued, "As for the people of the Heavenly Principle... we've always dealt with them ourselves, so there's no need for them to worry too much about it."
Xu Shi nodded slightly.
Three hours of meetings, summarized in three sentences. As expected, the essence lay in concentration.
Still, his silly disciple's report had hit every key point. By now, they already had their own standards