Mayor Mayflower, acting as the representative of New Eridu, formally commended Yunkui Summit for not retreating during New Eridu's moment of crisis and for making tremendous contributions.
Of course, it wasn't just empty honors—there were tangible rewards as well.
In his capacity as mayor, he issued an administrative order granting Yunkui Summit's industries certain policy advantages, such as tax reductions, administrative priority, and similar benefits.
Mayor Mayflower also intended to bestow the title of Void Hunter upon Grandmaster Yixuan, but she politely declined.
"Daoist Fufu, what do you need?"
Mayor Mayflower's warm voice came through from the other end of the phone.
This time, three people from Yunkui Summit had ventured deep into the Lemnian Hollow, and it wouldn't do to favor one over another, so Mayor Mayflower wanted to prepare a gift for each of them.
"As for rewards… just some free meal vouchers for the Mayflower Seafood Buffet."
The Mayflower Seafood Buffet was a high-end buffet restaurant with a steep entrance fee. After Arden once took Ju Fufu there, she fell in love with the place. However, due to her childhood experiences, Ju Fufu was extremely frugal—even though she was no longer short on Dennies, she still felt reluctant to spend extravagantly.
Besides, just from the restaurant's name, it was obvious that it was an industry under the Mayflower family.
If she had free meal vouchers, Ju Fufu could finally eat to her heart's content.
It had to be said—this request suited Ju Fufu's character perfectly.
Hearing Ju Fufu's request, Mayor Mayflower smiled knowingly. Clearly, he had also heard of Ju Fufu's legendary appetite. "Free meal vouchers? No problem! As for the duration—let's make it lifetime free!"
"Yay!"
Ju Fufu let out an excited cheer.
She had originally just wanted a few free vouchers, but Mayor Mayflower went all out and directly made it lifetime free.
Yixuan and Arden, standing nearby, both secretly broke into a cold sweat.
Not for Ju Fufu—but for Mayor Mayflower.
It seemed he had only heard that Ju Fufu was a big eater, but had no idea just how big that appetite really was.
Hopefully she doesn't eat the place into bankruptcy—at least let it last a few more days!
To be honest, Arden quite liked that seafood buffet and really didn't want to see it eaten out of business by Ju Fufu.
"Then, Daoist Arden, what do you need?"
After Ju Fufu, it was Arden's turn.
"Ahem!"
Arden cleared his throat and then voiced the request he had long prepared. "I hope you can use your authority as mayor to grant me a special privilege."
"What kind of privilege?"
Compared to how he treated Yixuan and Ju Fufu earlier, Mayor Mayflower became much more serious.
Titles like Void Hunter, industrial incentives, and free meal vouchers involved reputation, money, and material goods. For those, Mayor Mayflower could agree without hesitation. But Arden's request involved power, and that forced him to be cautious.
"New Eridu practices monogamy, and you should also know that the people I like… well, there might be a few too many. So, I not only want to marry them in practice, but I also hope to receive legal recognition."
Translated plainly, Arden wanted Mayor Mayflower to grant him a special privilege—allowing him to register multiple wives at the civil affairs office.
Arden had previously promised Ju Fufu that he would marry her, the officially registered kind. But the women in his life didn't stop at her—there were also Yixuan Shifu, Yiji, and even Sweety. And it was foreseeable that the members of his harem would only continue to grow.
They were all women he loved deeply. Arden neither wanted nor could bring himself to treat them differently—otherwise, the harem would never know peace, and might even stage a Yunkui Summit-style palace drama.
Thus, he intended to use this opportunity to completely resolve the issue of unequal legal status among his wives. There would be no distinctions like wife, mistress, or lover—no hierarchy among wives. They were all his wings.
"Arden…"
"Brother Arden, you already have me and Shifu, and you still…"
Ju Fufu finally understood. If it were only her and Yixuan Shifu, she wouldn't care about status or rank at all. Arden's request was clearly preparation for expanding the harem.
She couldn't help but reveal her tiger claws.
"Ow~~ Fufu, why are you scratching me?!"
Arden cried out in pain.
But Ju Fufu had no intention of stopping—and even Yixuan joined in.
"Stop hitting me, stop hitting me! If you beat me broken, are you planning to live as widows? Ow~~!!"
"..."
"Heh heh!"
Listening to Arden's pained cries and the sounds of a group beating from the other end of the phone, Mayor Mayflower let out a bitter smile.
They were all men—he understood!
"Daoist Arden, I can agree to your request, but… please hold on!"
Beep beep beep…
"Sigh~~!"
After hanging up, Mayor Mayflower let out a long sigh.
"As expected of a young cultivator with real attainment—his body really is something."
Mayor Mayflower admitted it—he was envious.
It was just that he was already willing but powerless.
Sometimes, he really wanted to trade places with Arden and stop being this damned mayor.
...
After a barrage of sweet words and a firm promise that any "newcomer" would have to be approved by Ju Fufu and Yixuan before joining, the two finally let Arden off the hook.
"Hiss hiss~~!"
Lying naked on the bed and receiving treatment from Ju Fufu and Yixuan, Arden grimaced as the medicine stung.
"You think I want to be… to be so indiscriminately loving? Actually, I've got my own hardships."
"Hardships? Yeah right—like I'd believe that!"
Ju Fufu rolled her eyes when she heard that.
"It's true. I'm doing all this for us—for Yunkui Summit!"
Arden's tone grew serious. "This crisis was resolved successfully, but it was extremely dangerous. If it weren't for a breakthrough at the critical moment… we really might not have come back."
Ju Fufu and Yixuan didn't speak, tacitly acknowledging his words.
"Fufu, Shifu! As long as Hollows exist, crises will never stop. So, we must strengthen ourselves as much as possible!"
Both Ju Fufu and Yixuan had cultivated the [One Dragon & Nine Phoenix Art] and knew that this technique grew stronger as the number of participants increased.
What Arden meant was that he wasn't lusting after women—he simply wanted to become stronger, to protect everyone and Yunkui Summit.
"Arden, don't shoulder everything alone. You still have us."
Yixuan's voice was gentler than it had ever been before.
"Mm, I know. That's why everyone has to become stronger together!"
"Brother Arden, s-sorry… I misunderstood you. I'm sorry!"
"It's fine, I don't mind… mo—ah!!"
With the mood set, Arden sat up, pulled Ju Fufu and Yixuan into his arms, and kissed each of them once.
What Arden said was true—but it wasn't the whole truth.
He did want to become stronger, but aside from relying on the [One Dragon & Nine Phoenix Art], there was also the factor of the system.
After completing the [Charging the Master] mission, all of Arden's base attributes had increased tenfold. However, because he had accumulated far too many points, he immediately hit another bottleneck.
And then came the new breakthrough task—the [All-Thunder Collector].
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