Reincarnation of the Strongest Healer

Jessica suppressed the urge to strangle Xu Feng on the spot.

He was innocent and shy???

What a fucking joke that was!

Out of everyone she had interacted with, only he had repeatedly cornered her terribly.

It had gotten to the point where Jessica believed she might one day have to sell her body to him, and that might still not be enough to satisfy him.

”Give me a few minutes.” Jessica took a deep breath and stood up.

”Tell Howard that I missed him.” Xu Feng chuckled heartily right when she was about to leave.

Sure enough, Jessica nearly stumbled to the ground.

As expected of this cunning four-eyed!

He already knew she was going to report this incident to Howard, who would most likely relay the news to the City Magistrate.

Despite being eligible to meet with the City Magistrate directly, he purposely chose to inform her first to spread the news that he had something they deeply desired.

It didn’t take a genius to know that he was definitely trying to raise his value.

By raising his value, he could extort them harder or possibly even receive a rank promotion.

After all, he was still a Baron, and that kind of noble status was no longer of any significance to the current Star Falls City.

’Seems like he wants to be a Viscount or equivalent to that.’ Jessica smiled bitterly. Truth be told, he long qualified for a rank promotion based on his contribution to revitalizing Star Falls City.

However, he never mentioned it, so they never bothered either. They believed it was better to wait for him to show some signs of wanting it than to just offer it to him for free.

As Xu Feng waited patiently in the private room, he finally took the time to read the players’ posts in the Game Forum.

He had already comprehended what this new version was about. But he needed to understand the current mainstream players’ mindset.

Or more specifically, he wanted to investigate the Tuning Bloom Guild’s action. Their mount was stolen by him, so it wouldn’t be long before they spilled the secret once they realized the importance of the Mounts.

It was also why he was hastening his pace to receive the authority to form a military team.

Although he claimed to recruit players to form an army, the truth was that it would consist of NPCs and his guild members only.

Rather than recruiting a bunch of random whose loyalty couldn’t be determined, he much preferred a group of reputed NPCs.

Not to mention, NPCs were more prone to display fiery effort given that the Colossuses invasion was in their land.

Time quickly went by, and Jessica returned with a sour expression.

”Can I request that you be lenient with me from now on?” Jessica pleaded as she sat down.

She had just received an earful from both the Adventure Guild leader in this city and the City Magistrate.

”Did those two men make things difficult for you?” Xu Feng asked in an amused tone. ”I can help out by saying that the deal is only possible because of you.”

”Absolutely not!” Jessica panicked and hurriedly shook her head. Giving her such a big credit would inevitably spell trouble.

As the saying goes: No big head, don’t wear a big hat.

The meaning was that if you’re not capable of doing something, then don’t force it.

There were already enough plates in her hand. Jessica could not afford to have any more.

She was comfortable with her position and salary.

”What a pity...” Xu Feng sighed. This small test of him had shown Jessica wasn’t ambitious in her career anymore.

”What is a pity?” Jessica raised an eyebrow and asked.

”Nothing,” he waved his hand and resumed the topic. ”So I’m guessing my request is granted, right?”

”Yes...”

Sometime later, Jessica handed over a certificate to him.

”Your noble rank will also be promoted to a Viscount as long as you donate 1,500 horses.”

”...”

Xu Feng’s expression remained unchanged, but Jessica knew he was displeased.

After all, this was about 1,500 healthy and vibrant horses.

They were going to be used in the military, so it wasn’t an exaggeration to say they were war horses. And everyone knows war horses are more difficult to obtain.

”I know this is a difficult demand, but we made a concession.” Jessica hurriedly explained. ”Didn’t you frequently receive some attacks in your town? We’re willing to build an army camp nearby for you to deploy at will.”

As soon as Jessica finished her sentence, Xu Feng’s eyes lit up.

That’s right!

The army camp!

This was the main point all along. He wanted the right to personally recruit a bunch of NPCs into an army in which he could deploy at will.

This particular action was inherently different from simply recruiting NPCs as guards or mercenaries.

The NPCs recruited into the army would be permanently integrated unless he dismissed them, failed to pay their wages, or made them lose hope in him.

As for the 1,500 horses that he needed to provide, the bleeding in his pocket was inevitable.

Based on his calculation, the total expense would be around 80,000-100,000 gold coins.

Such an amount was around 35% of the Vanguard Guild’s overall revenue for the month.

”Let’s establish the contract and seal the deal.” Xu Feng calmly said. ”But I hope to receive the promotion in noble rank as soon as the horses are handed over.”

”Rest assured, Baron Lin Feng. The Empire should have been notified already.” Jessica said. With the current situation, the Empire would be more than willing to offer the Viscount rank to a competent person immediately.

After all, Xu Feng’s deed had been recorded and caught the Empire’s attention already.

Owner of the Arcane Vein!

Just this title alone had made his worth many times higher than that of any other Baron.

As Xu Feng signed the contract, he promptly excused himself to start producing the horses.