The Last King Of Darkness
Chapter 434 - 288 Pain and Pleasure_2

Chapter 434: Chapter 288 Pain and Pleasure_2

The governors were in perfect harmony, closer than they had ever been before.

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Star Town.

The upper hall of the Administration Hall.

This was Rod’s exclusive office, a spacious room filled with classical decorations from the 1500-year-old Starry Kingdom, the thick air of history making it hard for anyone who entered to breathe.

In the very center of the room sat a large, heavy mahogany desk; Rod was seated in a big chair, feeling very troubled.

Chief Governor Mandler sat across from him, his face a mass of wrinkles squeezed together, his eyes full of pleading.

"This... Lord Mandler, it’s not that I don’t want to help..."

Mandler jumped up immediately, "I have six granddaughters, and they all admire you very much..."

"Alright, alright!"

Rod immediately stopped him.

"Let me finish, Star Town now has 900,000 people, to take in another four million would bring the town’s population close to five million."

"Five million isn’t that many... I’ve done the calculations, the area of Star Town plus the surrounding regions is already over five thousand square kilometers. On average, a thousand people per square kilometer is really not a problem."

Rod sighed, "Mr. Mandler, you have to realize that some of the land is used for mines, farmland, botanical areas, and aquaculture zones, and another part needs to be allotted for defensive works."

But Mandler was clearly prepared.

"Lord Rod, don’t forget about the Underground City to the east. After installing the Spiritual Energy elevators you invented, it can completely accommodate fifty thousand people."

Rod frowned, "That kind of oppressive and cramped environment is not suitable for long-term living."

Mandler laughed, "Lord Rod, this is where your lack of experience shows. The environment in the Underground City provides an unprecedented sense of security, believe me, many residents really like it there."

Rod felt an immense headache coming on. It wasn’t that he was unwilling to take them in, but he already had so many troubles, and even his subordinates were having difficulties coping.

"Mr. Mandler, the civilians can’t just rely on my aid, they must have jobs."

"And at the moment, I only have two mining sites under my control; the massive True Silver Vein beneath Star Town and the Star Light Ruby Vein under Black Water Swamp, already at full capacity with six hundred thousand miners."

"Ghost Spirit Lake and Black Water Swamp can only accommodate three hundred thousand farmers and aquaculture workers. Add on the several hundred thousand construction workers and related industries, supporting three to four million people is already at its limit. Any more and they would only end up as beggars and prostitutes."

Mandler knit his brows, as Rod’s words hit the nail on the head.

But as the Chief Governor, he still had many solutions.

"It’s alright, I can arrange for the Mancis Manufacturing Plant and Byron Alchemy Pharmaceutical Workshop to set up new branches in Star Town."

Rod shook his head, "Not enough."

Mandler played another card, "I have six granddaughters..."

Rod said calmly, "Miss Qingyu has forbidden me from seeking other companions."

Mandler was stopped in his tracks.

Actually, everyone had overlooked his betrothal to Qingyu because it no longer seemed appropriate.

But if Rod insisted, others had no right to interfere.

By citing this reason, Rod truly left no room for a counterargument. Mandler had no choice but to use a bigger move, pouncing forward to cling to his thigh in a kneeling embrace.

Rod couldn’t shake him off, an old man old enough to be his grandfather clinging to his thigh and kneeling before him was indeed unbearable.

In the end, Rod could only heave a long sigh.

"Alright, alright, I agree! Please stand up!"

Mandler said with wild joy, "I knew you are a great human hero. Won’t you consider my six granddaughters..."

"If you don’t leave now, I’m going to change my mind!"

Mandler ran off at the speed of light.

Rod was left with a worried frown, staring at the endless tasks in front of him.

Ever since he conquered Black Water Swamp and the Isone Ruins in one day, things had turned out like this.

No longer needing to fight, Rod was forced to start performing his duties as both the Defender and Mayor of Star Town.

Star Town, which was expanding rapidly, was generating countless tasks at all times.

Clearing and constructing the four surrounding areas, building defense works, expanding Star Town, digging sewerage systems, establishing a water supply system, mining new veins, and so on.

Rod’s head had grown several sizes too big with worries; he had wanted to practice the Star Shuttle properly, organize his gains, and clear the Dream Realm thoroughly.

But now, he had no time for that at all.

Every day was spent buried in work, one nightmare job after another.

And everyone seemed to think this was what he was best at.

Please, if it hadn’t been for seeing Molly in so much pain, I wouldn’t have done it!

But Rod was already put on the spot.

He couldn’t even slack off or Molly would think he was being negligent on purpose and would intensify her efforts to "satisfy his needs."

Speaking of which.

This was Rod’s most troubling issue lately.

Molly somehow came up with a new hypothesis after failing with the guess that cuddling would level up:

As long as she could satisfy Rod’s needs and clear his mind of women, he would work diligently. And if he didn’t work hard, it would mean he was thinking about women, and so she would come over to "satisfy his needs."

The reason Molly came up with this judgment was based on the following facts.

After their first night together.

Rod’s strength surged (this guess had already been dismissed), and the next day, he suddenly changed his demeanor, ditching his former negativity, sprung into action, and worked hard with perfect results.

After the second night.

Rod created a miracle, flattening Black Water Swamp and the Isone Ruins in one day.

So, logically, based on the above facts, spending the night with Rod would unleash his potential, make him work diligently, and create miracles.

Stripping away the nonessential information, the key takeaway was:

"Drain Rod dry, and he will treat every matter with the utmost effort."

So, over the past few days, it wasn’t just during overnight stays in the room; they had been together in nearly every situation imaginable.

Rod was really struggling to cope and had to rack his brains to handle these troublesome tasks.

The Book of Knowledge had been pestered almost to death by his questions. It was quite unhappy, believing that Rod was shirking his true responsibilities by dealing with these mundane matters instead of seeking to enhance his strength.

Rod couldn’t fully explain the situation to it, so he made do using the Dream Realm’s relative safety and the development of Star Town for more Divinity as excuses to placate it.

The Book of Knowledge reluctantly accepted his explanation and did its best to answer his questions, providing solutions with its own knowledge rather than using its Soul Trait.

After all, he was its master.

Though quirky, ignorant, and weak, now there were some signs he was becoming strong.

However, this only made Molly more convinced of her approach, feeling her job was incomplete if she didn’t switch through eighteen positions in a day.

Thus, Rod lived in a mix of pain and pleasure as time slowly ticked by.

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