Discuss the subsequent cooperation details during dinner?

Andrew remained silent on this.

Although it sounded like the Guild President's wife's attitude had evidently softened.

But as a Water Magic Lord, the sensitivity to various subtle nuances is etched into one's own magic power.

After repeatedly hearing the concept of the "roundtable meeting," Andrew faintly sensed something unusual!

Sure enough, Jin slowly shook his head and said, "I apologize, madam, I genuinely mean no offense to you, and I hold you in nothing but respect.

But the roundtable meeting cannot just be settled with a single word from you like that."

Jin flipped his hand, took out a small item shaped like a flame bird, and then with a little force, crushed it effortlessly.

A clear and resounding cry!

A crimson flame appeared out of nowhere, then condensed into a giant flame bird, soaring into the air within the great hall!

"This is..."

Upon hearing that Jin was the subordinate of the President, Andrew naturally stood up and positioned himself slightly behind Jin.

He then saw that after the flame bird circled twice, its body suddenly curled up, forming a giant clock made of flame in mid-air!

This was precisely the procedure to initiate the meeting.

The so-called roundtable meeting actually originated from a rule personally established by the President: When a product has the potential to be rated as top-tier, the cooperation channel examiner is no longer qualified to make an independent decision, but must convene all the top echelons of Warm Fire Commerce Association to hold a meeting and jointly make a decision on how to promote the product and proceed with the cooperation.

Of course, the most important aspect is to conduct a reaffirmation by all high-level members to see if the product truly reaches the highest SSS-Class level!

Currently, within Warm Fire City, there are quite a few people in the high-level personnel.

Apart from the President who is in seclusion and can't attend temporarily, and Peter who is on the front lines and unable to take part for now, all other high-level members are present.

These high-level individuals have refrained from showing their faces or taking sides previously due to apprehensions about the President's wife.

However, once Jin sounded the giant bell transformed by the flame bird, officially initiating the "roundtable meeting," all high-level members now had a legitimate reason to participate in this matter!

This was undoubtedly extremely favorable for Andrew, who was seeking cooperation.

It was not a scenario that the President's wife wanted to see, however.

Her initial intent was to take advantage of the President's seclusion period to suppress all high-level neutral faction members, acting unilaterally to forcefully subdue Andrew and then incorporate the Wildfire Territory, thus making it an established fact.

But now, Jin's demand to gather all high-level members for a joint decision had arisen!

On the surface, it appeared as a roundtable meeting.

In reality, it left the President's wife feeling a bit uneasy! Reflecting on Peter's earlier visit, as well as Jin's prior preparation for review, the President's wife couldn't help but think: "Could that rascal be trying to use this kid as a springboard to suppress me?"

This was the real reason she didn't want to initiate the roundtable meeting.

"Hah!"

Jin exhaled and raised his fist, delivering a punch towards the clock's body in the air.

The giant clock, named "Phoenix's Cry," is a magic artifact.

The artifact bears no offensive capability.

It has only one function: When the evening bell tolls, all high-level members gather!

"How dare you!!" shouted the President's wife sternly.

Without any visible action, a similarly crimson-colored giant palm formed between Jin and the clock, intercepting Jin's punch strength.

Simultaneously, she gestured towards the giant clock, causing the entire Magic Tower to slightly tremble, blending with her as one, then forcefully attempting to summon the giant clock back!

Jin's strength seemed weaker than Susan's, but he had also reached Tier Eight, being an Eighth-Tier Crimson Knight.

The powers of the President's wife, when melded with the Magic Tower's might, closely chased after the female assassin who attacked the Flaming Shield City!

Though in actual combat power, she probably was unlikely to match up against the female assassin, as that female assassin could overpower opponents of the same tier, confronting a Magic Guide Sorcerer like President Beiru from Tier Nine, akin to a War God.

Yet, at least in terms of robust power, the President's wife wasn't inferior to that female assassin at this moment!

"A battle of this level is entirely beyond my capacity to partake in."

Andrew was well aware of this.

The only thing he could do was fully enter a "double state," using his magic power to connect with the Wildfire Territory at the heart of the Flame Realm.

Although merely at Tier Three, Andrew, bearing his Tier Three role, managed to stabilize his stature amidst the chaotic and turbulent hall filled with tumultuous power surging around!

It felt as though being amidst a storm.

Andrew strained to open his eyes, trying hard to see.

He observed that Jin's power was evidently suppressed.

Yet, after being subdued, Jin performed an action that neither Andrew nor the President's wife across from him had anticipated.

He unexpectedly redirected the direction of his punch, suddenly aiming a punch towards the President's wife's face through the air!

"What the hell..."

Andrew thought to himself, this punch… is incredibly bold, isn't it?

Sure enough, even though she was outraged, the President's wife was momentarily dumbfounded by Jin's punch.

The Flame Realm still highly regards status and hierarchy.

Jin attacking the President's wife, in the world Andrew came from before crossing over, was equivalent to a subordinate hitting the matriarch in ancient times!

Legitimately insubordinate!

The President's wife hadn't anticipated: Jin, who had always been rule-abiding and exceedingly stern, would actually do such a thing?!

She instinctively raised her hand to form a magic barrier to block the punch from Jin.

Yet, Jin's punch suddenly turned again.

The intimidating punch, initially aimed at overstepping its bounds, turned out to be a decoy!

"Ha!!"

Taking advantage of the guild mistress's momentary distraction, Jin let out a resounding shout, and his fist targeted the giant bell once more.

This time, the force of his punch and fighting qi twisted together, violently penetrating through the obstruction of the magic giant palm.

Ultimately, it struck solidly against the body of the giant bell!

"So strong!"

Andrew was beside Jin, witnessing the entire battle from Jin's perspective, almost as if he were participating in it.

In terms of strength and tier, Jin was completely suppressed by the guild mistress opposite him.

Yet it was Jin who ultimately achieved the goal!

"Wow!" Jin's body trembled, and he suddenly spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.

Although he used a decoy to trick the guild mistress into revealing a flaw, allowing him to strike the "Phoenix's Cry" with one punch, the overload of internal power and forcefully breaking through the magic giant palm still caused Jin substantial damage.

"Uncle Jin, be careful." Andrew quickly reached out to support him.

Previously, he only thought of Jin as very professional, but now he truly felt a genuine admiration.

This was a man with a strong and determined inner spirit!

While supporting the staggering Jin, a vast amount of healing magic from the "Water Priestess Series" silently surged out from his fingertips, steadily stabilizing Jin's injuries before starting the healing process.

Jin had just eaten a Snickers bar, and the medicinal power still lingered in his body.

The core water magic contained within the Snickers bar was precisely the "Water Soul Constitution," a product of Andrew sharing the advantages of his own constitution with others in the Flame Realm.

All healing magic from the Water Priestess Series, when applied to the Water Soul Constitution, had its efficacy directly doubled!

So after Jin spat out a large mouthful of blood, his staggering body quickly received healing magic help from Andrew, and the medicinal power of the Snickers bar was also activated—

After spitting out another mouthful of congealed blood, his face, which had turned pale, actually began to recover and look better!

"Thank you! I'm... I'm okay."

Jin turned his head and gave Andrew a deep, meaningful look, whispering his thanks.

His voice was inevitably weak, yet a trace of a smile appeared on his face.

Because—

Dong!

A magnificent and melodious bell sounded.

Mingled faintly within was a strange, avian cry.

Jin's earlier punch successfully struck the giant bell!

The bell sound had no actual destructive power, but it didn't mean it lacked power.

In the great hall, the storm of power generated by the confrontation of the two mighty figures of Warm Fire, immediately calmed down at the moment the bell rang and spread.

Sound waves passed through walls and doors, reaching Susan's ears outside the great hall.

Guarding the door, Susan was visibly stunned, then her expression changed dramatically.

Yet the bell sound continued unabated, spreading beyond the great hall and the magic tower, instantly reaching throughout the entire Warm Fire City!

This was the evening bell heard by Ivan, Barbara, Leia, and countless residents in the entire city.

Not only the city, but also the nearby docks, artificial islands, the vast waters, and even... the Flaming Shield City, which served as the fortress city for Warm Fire City, and the Warm Fire Temple within it, faintly heard the melodious bell sound coming from the direction of Warm Fire City.

"Phoenix's Cry" was actually a Tier Nine Warm Fire Magic from the "Fire God Blessing Series," mainly focused on healing, targeting those seemingly incurable patients, bringing them back to life from death, like a phoenix reborn from ashes!

Sending the bell signifies sending off, this magic first kills the patient, then in the way of killing them, revives them.

Every Fire Healing Magic from the Fire God Blessing Series corresponded one-to-one with the water healing magic in Andrew's Water Priestess Series. This was a fact that Andrew vaguely sensed three days ago when he first realized the phenomenon of "Water and Fire United" at the Warm Fire Temple in Flaming Shield City.

Now, listening to that bell sound and watching the giant bell in mid-air, formed by the coiling of the Immortal Flame Bird in the great hall, the Water God Mark on Andrew's forehead flickered, automatically revealing the corresponding Tier Nine Water Magic from the Water Priestess Series: Whisper of the Water Spirit Turtle.

Even though, with his current Tier Three level, he couldn't unlock, nor use Whisper of the Water Spirit Turtle, which was a high Tier Nine water magic.

Even though the magic artifact Jin crushed, which manifested "Phoenix's Cry," actually contained little healing effect, serving more as a tool to convene and initiate the round table meeting process.

But!

At this moment!

Andrew still strongly felt: his water magic and the warm fire magic of the Warm Fire Commerce Association were intricately linked and inseparable!

This was yet another ironclad proof that there must be a profound bond between traditional Water Mages and Warm Fire Mages!

"But now, it doesn't seem to be the time to consider this matter..."

Andrew thought to himself.

As the bell rang, wave after wave of restrained yet still formidable auras shot up from different corners of the city!

Outside the magic tower, Ivan, waiting with Barbara and Leia for news from Andrew, watched this scene in shock, unable to help but think immediately: "Could it be Andrew, who did something?"

Inside the magic tower, in the top-floor great hall, Andrew's eyes were sharp.

Then he saw no less than twelve senior figures of the Warm Fire Commerce Association arriving in the great hall, smiling at Jin, under the cold gaze of the guild mistress.

"The problem is..."

Andrew felt his lips become somewhat dry, his palms sweaty, "Are all these people... confirmed as 'Neutral Faction'?!"

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