A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 477 One word and nine tripods

However, Chao Bufan felt that the city lord of Guling City seemed to be more cunning than the city lord of Heiwu Mountain.

The moment Krestor led the extraordinary into the hall, all eyes turned to him and focused on him.

Sensing the astonished looks of the crowd, Chao Bufan remained calm and showed no sign of timidity.

"City Lord."

"I've met the city lord."

Professor Kressdorf arrived at the hall and bowed to the city lord. Chao Bufan then returned the bow.

"Cressdorf, and who is this?" the city lord asked.

“This is the student I mentioned to you yesterday, he’s exceptional,” Kressdorf replied.

"Oh?" The others were all surprised. The city lord turned his gaze to Chao Bufan again and asked, "You are the student who killed the Witch Dragon—Chao Bufan?"

“Yes,” Chao Bufan answered without any attempt to hide it, “I am Chao Bufan.”

"So, does that mean our magic academy won this competition?" the city lord asked again.

"I don't know if I won or not, but I killed them all, including a professor named Diram and the old principal Sanchez," Chao Bufan said calmly.

"What?" Everyone was shocked and moved. The city lord asked uncertainly, "You killed Professor Diram and Principal Sanchez?"

“Yes,” Chao Bufan said calmly, “I killed them, and I even disguised myself as Sanchez to enter Black House Mountain. City Lord, Black House Mountain has now deployed all its city guards, assassins, Black Gold Luo and the like to the foot of Black House Mountain. They are trying to launch a major attack on our Ancient Spirit City and destroy it in one fell swoop.”

"What?" Everyone was shocked again, and the Grand Elder hurriedly asked, "Is this true?"

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "I saw it with my own eyes, and I witnessed it myself."

Upon hearing this, the hall erupted in commotion once again. The city lord frowned, and the Grand Elder said in a panic, "City Lord, you can't hesitate any longer! If you hesitate any longer, the consequences will be unimaginable! Give the order!"

The others chimed in, "Lord, give the order!"

A sly glint flashed in the city lord's eyes, as if he were making a difficult decision. After a moment, he slammed his hand on the table in front of him and said loudly, "Since they are so ungrateful, they can't blame us for being treacherous. First Elder, immediately inform Paul, the leader of the city guards, to lead all the guards to the foot of the mountain to await orders; Second Elder, go and inform Sambicho, the commander of the Ironclad Knights, to lead the Ironclad Knights to the foot of the mountain to await orders; Third Elder, go and inform all the Pharaoh's Saints in the city to also await my orders at the foot of the mountain; the rest of you, go back and prepare. For the future of Ancient Spirit City, let's go all out and give them a head-on blow, and march all the way to Black House Mountain."

His voice carried an aura of sacred and inviolable authority, allowing no one present to harbor the slightest disrespect. Everyone stood up in unison and respectfully said, "We obey."

After the others left, the city lord said to Kressdorf, "Kressdorf, go and inform Principal Smith immediately to recall all the students of the academy to continue their classes. At the same time, release them all! The time has come for them to serve our Ancient City."

Upon hearing this, Kressdorf respectfully replied, "Yes, Lord City Lord."

As Krestor turned to leave with Chao Bufan, the city lord quickly said, "Chao Bufan, you stay here."

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was shocked. "Damn it? I still want to enter Gringotts to find the Sky-Bomb Cannon! And you want me to stay? What the hell?!" He reluctantly said, "Okay!"

Seeing that Chao Bufan seemed somewhat reluctant to stay, the city lord smiled slightly and said, "What? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan smiled and said, "No, not at all."

"Then why do you have that expression?" the city lord pressed.

"I'm just a little surprised," Chao Bufan said calmly.

"How so?" the city lord asked with a smile.

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Guling City is the most sacred and desirable place in the entire Magic Academy. Every student hopes to enter Guling City after graduation and hopes to gain your favor, City Lord. I have been in the academy for less than two months and I have had the honor of seeing your true face and speaking with you in person. It is truly an honor."

The city lord smiled slightly and said, "Do you know why I kept you here?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

"Please sit down!" the city lord said in an approachable manner.

Chao Bufan didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the second seat on the left.

"Extraordinary," the city lord continued, "You have rendered meritorious service in slaying the Witch Dragon, and now you have risked your life to run to Black House Mountain, escaping unscathed while bringing such important news to our Ancient Spirit City. This is merit upon merit. Tell me, what reward do you want from me?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "You flatter me, City Lord. As a student of the Magic Academy, this is what I should do."

The city lord laughed and said, "I have always been the kind of person who rewards those who have made contributions and punishes those who have made mistakes. You have made great contributions to Ancient Spirit City, so it is only right that I reward you."

Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "City Lord, look at what you're saying. I only did what I was supposed to do. How can I talk about merit?"

These were his true feelings. He had indeed done what he was supposed to do, and he didn't expect anyone to reward him. However, his only purpose was to find the other two Sky-Bomb Cannons.

“Hey—” the city lord waved his hand and said, “Merit is merit, and fault is fault. I’ve said it before, merit must be rewarded and fault must be punished. I heard from Kressdorf that Elder Louis gave the Holy Sword Flowing Light Blade to Bridal. Logically speaking, this Flowing Light Blade should have belonged to you, but Louis gave it to someone else.”

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan immediately understood the meaning behind the city lord's words. He simply thought I would be jealous. Jealous of me? I wouldn't even want that thing if it were given to me. He quickly smiled slightly and said, "City lord, you misunderstand. It is perfectly reasonable to reward Bridal with the Flowing Light Flying Blade. Besides, I am not interested in short weapons. If the city lord wants to reward me for that, there is no need for that."

Seeing Chao Bufan's honesty, the city lord secretly gave him a thumbs up. He smiled slightly and said, "Chao Bufan, do you know what 'a promise is a promise' means? Since I am the city lord of Guling City, how can my words not be true? Tell me, what do you want me to reward you with? As long as I have it, I will definitely reward you."