Chapter 41: Political Achievements Needed (Part 2)

After the banquet finally ended, Sophie quickly cleaned up the room and brought Luo Pei a cup of hangover tea, then sat quietly beside him, gazing at him tenderly.

After comfortably drinking a cup of hangover tea, Luo Pei seemed to notice his wife’s gaze and suddenly said quite abruptly: “Don’t worry, nothing major is going on… I plan to go to Hall City tomorrow. I should be able to find a suitable opportunity over there.”

Sophie was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then quickly showed a gentle smile. After all these years of marriage, Sophie understood Luo Pei, and how could Luo Pei not understand Sophie?

But after smiling, Sophie’s expression turned worried again, and she said thoughtfully: “Honey, we’re both new here. In Hall City we don’t know anyone and aren’t familiar with the place. We don’t have any solid connections there. Your trip might not go smoothly this time! Sigh~~ If only we were in Flax City.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Pei waved his hand with great confidence and said: “It’s fine, don’t worry…” As he spoke, he gently patted Sophie’s shoulder twice, but the expression on his face wasn’t as confident as his tone.

In this day and age, what could be done without connections? Luo Pei wasn’t some naive rookie who had just come out of the gate; he naturally understood the stakes involved. But the question was, what else could he do? The reality was right there — Hall City wasn’t Flax City. He was truly in the dark, with no choice but to blindly charge in on his own and see if he got lucky.

Hmm~~ Hopefully the big merchants of Hall City wouldn’t be as stupid and short-sighted as that fool from Wooden Bucket Town!

Luo Pei offered a sincere prayer without much hope. Unfortunately, neither he nor Sophie nor Luo Yan took that prayer seriously — of course, not all the big merchants of Hall City would be as stupid and short-sighted as that fool from Wooden Bucket Town, but when it came to bullying an outsider, they probably wouldn’t hesitate either.

While he was still agonizing over this, Sophie suddenly said: “Oh, right, honey~~ Why don’t I go ask Sister Lily from the village? She’s lived and worked in the church in Hall City for so many years, so she should have some familiar connections there.”

“Sister Lily, huh…” Luo Pei blinked his eyes somewhat noncommittally, but he didn’t oppose Sophie’s suggestion. Having lived in Talim Village for over a year, Sophie and Sister Lily had become very close friends, so such an inquiry wouldn’t seem out of line.

Apart from the areas surrounding the Holy Light Inquisition Duchy in the southern part of the continent, the power of the “churches” elsewhere on the Amelia Continent wasn’t strong. The Davoma Empire was a country that advocated freedom of belief. Within its borders, besides the Holy Light Church, other religions also flourished, and people’s beliefs varied widely… However, that said, people still had to admit that among all the religions, the Holy Light Church truly did the best work, especially in caring for the common people at the bottom. Among all religions, only they managed to establish a “Confession Hall” in every village. That was why Sophie thought of asking Sister Lily to see if she had any useful connections in this regard.

…However, the couple was deeply absorbed in their discussion, but they didn’t notice that little Luo Yan, who had been sitting obediently to the side, had a helpless smile on his face…

[In Luo Yan’s view, his mother’s idea was decent in theory, but its actual effectiveness was questionable!]

In the Davoma Empire, imperial authority reigned supreme, and freedom of belief was emphasized. The power of the various major churches here was extremely limited. Although it was stipulated that among the executive standing committee members of each city and even each town, one must be a bishop from one of the churches, it went without saying how much real power such a committee member who only managed religious affairs could actually have.

Anyway, Luo Yan genuinely didn’t think that Sister Lily’s connections would be of much help to his father in Hall City.

But when one is critically ill, one will consult any doctor. Since his mother was happy to do it, let her go ahead.

— In fact, there were many countries on the continent similar to the Davoma Empire. Overall, the Amelia Continent could be described as a multi-religious continent with low overall faith. This might have quite a bit to do with those legendary races that were said to be overly powerful… In fact, if humans hadn’t repackaged the Demons’ power and brought it back in the guise of “Divine Arts,” it would be highly doubtful whether these gods could have gained any followers at all.

Luo Yan didn’t want to comment too much on religious matters, but the situation his father was facing this time forced him to make a decision!

“Sigh~~ I was originally planning to keep a low profile for a few more days. Who would’ve thought… sigh~~ Forget it. It’s better to establish my identity sooner rather than later. Being all tied up like this makes everything so frustrating!” Thinking this, Luo Yan rubbed his nose helplessly and finally made up his mind.

He jumped down from the stool with a thud, walked solemnly up to Luo Pei, and said in a very “majestic” manner: “Dad, I heard you’re going to the main county tomorrow. Can you take me along?”

Upon hearing this, Luo Pei immediately got angry and shouted loudly: “Luo Yan, I’m going on a business trip, not on a vacation! What are you tagging along for? Do you think I’ll have time to take care of you?!”

Luo Pei’s words carried the full authority of a father, but Luo Yan didn’t show the slightest sign of nervousness. He just pouted and said: “Who said I need you to take care of me? You don’t usually look after me at home anyway. Besides… Brother Isaiah has finished his basic training, and he’s about to enter the Battle Aura foundation stage. He needs someone to guide him at all times. If you’re gone for at least half a month, are you going to make Brother Isaiah wait for you? Why not take us both along? I’ll just stick with Brother Isaiah.”

Battle Aura foundation stage? The guy had already reached the level of Battle Aura as solid as steel! Luo Yan was clearly taking advantage of the fact that his father didn’t know the real situation, but his words nearly infuriated Luo Pei to death… What? Not just you, but Isaiah too?

“Luo Yan! Why are you so disobedient! I told you I’m not going there to play! Aren’t you just making trouble?!” Luo Pei’s voice thundered, and looking at Luo Yan, he seemed ready to spank that little bottom of his thoroughly.

Too bad that father’s intention hadn’t been carried out before it met with strong suppression. The moment she saw Luo Pei scolding Luo Yan, Sophie immediately stepped in!

“Hey! Luo Pei, how are you talking? The kid just wants to go to the main county to have some fun. How is that making trouble? Are you the only one allowed to go out and enjoy yourself, but not allowed for your child to see the world? Besides… didn’t the child make it clear? Isaiah is at a stage where he needs your ongoing guidance right now. Guiding Isaiah only takes one Magic Hour every evening; it won’t interfere with your business. As for the rest of the time, Isaiah can look after Luo Yan, so that won’t interfere with your business either. What are you yelling about?!”

Having delivered this tirade, Sophie was indeed magnificent and awe-inspiring. She even brought out the phrase “go out and enjoy yourself.” Married men truly had no rights! Luo Pei was immediately left speechless with “tears streaming down his face,” but he didn’t notice that on the other side, his genius son was covering his mouth, stifling a laugh.

So what if it was making trouble? With his mother’s support, Young Master Luo could make trouble with full justification. It seemed that in front of Miss Sophie, Director Luo had never once been tough.

— The head of the household was indeed Dad, but somehow it felt like Mom was actually the one in charge? So said Young Master Luo…