Raine pulled Tik into the strengthening room, and he looked a little nervous. It took Raine some effort to calm him down.
Avril helped Tik with his treatment almost every day. After so many years, he was almost well enough. And with the system monitoring them, Raine believed that Tik wouldn't be harmed.
After arranging the enhanced crew, Raine and the others split into two groups. Shobe took the governor's seal that Raine had given him and went to collect tolls at Misty Island and Java Island on the new ship. Raine, Avril, and Armin stayed at the governor's mansion.
Half a month later.
These days at the governor's mansion were particularly comfortable, and Raine noticed that the residents were becoming more and more accepting of him as the new governor.
Although he didn't do anything except collect money, everyone surprisingly said that the new governor was particularly friendly... He didn't know what was going on.
On this day, Raine finished his training and took Fancy for a stroll on the island.
Since his evolution, Raine's appearance had changed slightly. He was no longer an eleven or twelve-year-old boy but had grown to be around fifteen or sixteen. Meanwhile, Fancy's appearance remained at eighteen. Raine was now about 1.75 meters tall, even taller than Fancy.
The two of them walked on the street and looked a bit like siblings and a bit like a young couple.
Fancy didn't mind at all, linking her arm with Raine's and pulling him around.
"Hey, there are so many people watching. Stop pulling me all the time!" Raine frowned.
Fancy chuckled. "Captain, what are you afraid of? I even helped you change your diapers before. You were so naughty back then, and I just pinched your little birdie, and then you behaved."
Raine almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He was going to break down!
Oh my god! Don't bring up that kind of thing, okay? He hadn't fully taken over the body of the Sea God's son at that time and couldn't control himself!
"Big sister... Actually, this body isn't... and that thing you pinched isn't... Well, forget it. Do whatever you want." Raine lost his temper all of a sudden and let Fancy link her arm with his.
As Raine and Fancy walked, the merchants on both sides of the street came out.
"Governor Raine, good day. Good day, Madam Governor."
"Governor, are you out for a walk again? Madam looks especially beautiful today."
Raine didn't understand why the local residents seemed to love him so much.
"They call you Madam? Who said you were my wife?" Raine asked.
Fancy grinned. "I guess they think we're a good match. Whatever, let them call me that. We won't be here for long anyway."
The two of them sat down in a bar.
It was crowded, but when people saw Raine and Fancy, they gradually quieted down.
"That's the new governor."
"Really? He's the new governor of Eastern Dawn Island? They defeated Charles?"
"Yes, I saw them entering the port with the ship Terror King."
"He's just a kid. Looks like he's not even accompanied by any guards. Should we...?" A big man whispered to his companion.
"Don't. If you dare touch them, the people on Eastern Dawn Island will tear you apart. It is said that he is an extremely rare good governor."
"Is it true?"
"Let's wait and see."
The bar owner was a charming woman, very beautiful with a voluptuous figure, and dressed very generously. She exposed what should be exposed, and even some things that should not be exposed.
"Your Excellency, and Madam." The bar owner personally brought a bottle of champagne to them and poured a small cup for them. "Welcome to my little tavern. I represent the residents of Eastern Dawn Island to toast you both."
The bar owner finished her cup of wine.
Raine looked at the bar owner strangely. "Madam, if you're not busy, why don't you sit down and chat with us?"
"I'm not busy at all. That would be my honor." The bar owner was very excited, and she sat next to them, looking a bit cramped.
"Madam, was it a hard life for you here before?" Raine smiled and asked.
"Well..." The bar owner looked embarrassed. She looked around and seemed hesitant to speak.
"Speak up. Don't be afraid. I have already killed Charles. If anyone here dares to make trouble for you, I will kill them."
The surroundings fell silent... Occasionally, a glass in someone's hand fell to the ground and shattered, but it did not attract anyone's attention.
"He really...killed Charles?"
"Is the rumor true? Oh my God!"
The bar owner looked at Raine, her face gradually turning slightly red, whether it was due to the effect of alcohol or because of his dominant words just now that made her feel a little fluttery.
Which woman does not like strong men? Especially in the King-class sea area, not to mention that Raine was now a governor.
"Your Excellency, it's not really a secret. Before, someone was caught to the governor's mansion every month, and then...they were never seen again." The bar owner said.
Raine nodded. "Besides that?"
"We used to have to pay 90% of our profits to the government, but now we only have to pay 30%. We can finally save some money."
Raine thought for a moment and realized that he had left the matter of taxation to Armin to handle. Previously, 90% of the profits had to be paid to the government, and even with other expenses taken into account, they could only barely make ends meet.
Although the 30% tax was still high, it was much more humane compared to the past. "Not just us, but the surrounding businesses as well, they have more and more confidence in future operations. Everyone has been working hard recently," Fancy said
Raine nodded.
Although he needed money desperately, he didn't want to squeeze the residents to death. As a result, the residents were so grateful to him that there was no opposition to his governorship.
"Your Excellency, there used to be terror fleet sailors who would bully and take advantage of us, doing all sorts of bad things. We...everyone has been bullied by them, but we dare not speak up. Your people have never oppressed us, and there were two sailors who even taught a group of troublemakers a lesson who caused a disturbance in my tavern."
From the landlady's reddened eyes and choked voice, Raine seemed to know that the Terror King fleet had not spared this pretty and sexy woman.
Fancy leaned over and added in Raine's ear, "It's Onebear and Twobear."
Raine frowned slightly. Those two guys should focus on their cultivation and not meddle in outside affairs.
The landlady adjusted her emotions as if she wanted to forget about the unpleasant past. "Your Excellency, in any case, everything has changed since you took office. Everyone likes you very much."
Raine's frown deepened. These things seemed to have nothing to do with him, but now...he felt a little embarrassed.
"Your Excellency, you will stay here with us forever, right?" The landlady nervously looked at Raine with her peach blossom eyes, but her gaze was not seductive, but rather a kind of expectation, with a hint of prayer.
Raine glanced at the landlady and the many people in the bar. They all seemed to be waiting for his answer.
Among these people were sailors who had docked here from afar and local residents who came to have a few drinks. Especially the local residents, their eyes were so hot, making it difficult for Raine to say the words on the tip of his tongue.
In the past, they had been assassinated, oppressed, and squeezed to the point of being treated as non-human. Now they had placed all their hopes on Raine.
Raine picked up his glass and took a sip, then coughed from the taste of champagne. It seemed that the body of the Son of the Sea God was not used to alcohol.
"Um, well, I will stay..." Raine had to reply to the landlady in this way.
Raine pulled Tik into the strengthening room, and he looked a little nervous. It took Raine some effort to calm him down.
Avril helped Tik with his treatment almost every day. After so many years, he was almost well enough. And with the system monitoring them, Raine believed that Tik wouldn't be harmed.
After arranging the enhanced crew, Raine and the others split into two groups. Shobe took the governor's seal that Raine had given him and went to collect tolls at Misty Island and Java Island on the new ship. Raine, Avril, and Armin stayed at the governor's mansion.
Half a month later.
These days at the governor's mansion were particularly comfortable, and Raine noticed that the residents were becoming more and more accepting of him as the new governor.
Although he didn't do anything except collect money, everyone surprisingly said that the new governor was particularly friendly... He didn't know what was going on.
On this day, Raine finished his training and took Fancy for a stroll on the island.
Since his evolution, Raine's appearance had changed slightly. He was no longer an eleven or twelve-year-old boy but had grown to be around fifteen or sixteen. Meanwhile, Fancy's appearance remained at eighteen. Raine was now about 1.75 meters tall, even taller than Fancy.
The two of them walked on the street and looked a bit like siblings and a bit like a young couple.
Fancy didn't mind at all, linking her arm with Raine's and pulling him around.
"Hey, there are so many people watching. Stop pulling me all the time!" Raine frowned.
Fancy chuckled. "Captain, what are you afraid of? I even helped you change your diapers before. You were so naughty back then, and I just pinched your little birdie, and then you behaved."
Raine almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He was going to break down!
Oh my god! Don't bring up that kind of thing, okay? He hadn't fully taken over the body of the Sea God's son at that time and couldn't control himself!
"Big sister... Actually, this body isn't... and that thing you pinched isn't... Well, forget it. Do whatever you want." Raine lost his temper all of a sudden and let Fancy link her arm with his.
As Raine and Fancy walked, the merchants on both sides of the street came out.
"Governor Raine, good day. Good day, Madam Governor."
"Governor, are you out for a walk again? Madam looks especially beautiful today."
Raine didn't understand why the local residents seemed to love him so much.
"They call you Madam? Who said you were my wife?" Raine asked.
Fancy grinned. "I guess they think we're a good match. Whatever, let them call me that. We won't be here for long anyway."
The two of them sat down in a bar.
It was crowded, but when people saw Raine and Fancy, they gradually quieted down.
"That's the new governor."
"Really? He's the new governor of Eastern Dawn Island? They defeated Charles?"
"Yes, I saw them entering the port with the ship Terror King."
"He's just a kid. Looks like he's not even accompanied by any guards. Should we...?" A big man whispered to his companion.
"Don't. If you dare touch them, the people on Eastern Dawn Island will tear you apart. It is said that he is an extremely rare good governor."
"Is it true?"
"Let's wait and see."
The bar owner was a charming woman, very beautiful with a voluptuous figure, and dressed very generously. She exposed what should be exposed, and even some things that should not be exposed.
"Your Excellency, and Madam." The bar owner personally brought a bottle of champagne to them and poured a small cup for them. "Welcome to my little tavern. I represent the residents of Eastern Dawn Island to toast you both."
The bar owner finished her cup of wine.
Raine looked at the bar owner strangely. "Madam, if you're not busy, why don't you sit down and chat with us?"
"I'm not busy at all. That would be my honor." The bar owner was very excited, and she sat next to them, looking a bit cramped.
"Madam, was it a hard life for you here before?" Raine smiled and asked.
"Well..." The bar owner looked embarrassed. She looked around and seemed hesitant to speak.
"Speak up. Don't be afraid. I have already killed Charles. If anyone here dares to make trouble for you, I will kill them."
The surroundings fell silent... Occasionally, a glass in someone's hand fell to the ground and shattered, but it did not attract anyone's attention.
"He really...killed Charles?"
"Is the rumor true? Oh my God!"
The bar owner looked at Raine, her face gradually turning slightly red, whether it was due to the effect of alcohol or because of his dominant words just now that made her feel a little fluttery.
Which woman does not like strong men? Especially in the King-class sea area, not to mention that Raine was now a governor.
"Your Excellency, it's not really a secret. Before, someone was caught to the governor's mansion every month, and then...they were never seen again." The bar owner said.
Raine nodded. "Besides that?"
"We used to have to pay 90% of our profits to the government, but now we only have to pay 30%. We can finally save some money."
Raine thought for a moment and realized that he had left the matter of taxation to Armin to handle. Previously, 90% of the profits had to be paid to the government, and even with other expenses taken into account, they could only barely make ends meet.
Although the 30% tax was still high, it was much more humane compared to the past. "Not just us, but the surrounding businesses as well, they have more and more confidence in future operations. Everyone has been working hard recently," Fancy said
Raine nodded.
Although he needed money desperately, he didn't want to squeeze the residents to death. As a result, the residents were so grateful to him that there was no opposition to his governorship.
"Your Excellency, there used to be terror fleet sailors who would bully and take advantage of us, doing all sorts of bad things. We...everyone has been bullied by them, but we dare not speak up. Your people have never oppressed us, and there were two sailors who even taught a group of troublemakers a lesson who caused a disturbance in my tavern."
From the landlady's reddened eyes and choked voice, Raine seemed to know that the Terror King fleet had not spared this pretty and sexy woman.
Fancy leaned over and added in Raine's ear, "It's Onebear and Twobear."
Raine frowned slightly. Those two guys should focus on their cultivation and not meddle in outside affairs.
The landlady adjusted her emotions as if she wanted to forget about the unpleasant past. "Your Excellency, in any case, everything has changed since you took office. Everyone likes you very much."
Raine's frown deepened. These things seemed to have nothing to do with him, but now...he felt a little embarrassed.
"Your Excellency, you will stay here with us forever, right?" The landlady nervously looked at Raine with her peach blossom eyes, but her gaze was not seductive, but rather a kind of expectation, with a hint of prayer.
Raine glanced at the landlady and the many people in the bar. They all seemed to be waiting for his answer.
Among these people were sailors who had docked here from afar and local residents who came to have a few drinks. Especially the local residents, their eyes were so hot, making it difficult for Raine to say the words on the tip of his tongue.
In the past, they had been assassinated, oppressed, and squeezed to the point of being treated as non-human. Now they had placed all their hopes on Raine.
Raine picked up his glass and took a sip, then coughed from the taste of champagne. It seemed that the body of the Son of the Sea God was not used to alcohol.
"Um, well, I will stay..." Raine had to reply to the landlady in this way.
