"Is it still not going well?"

Andrew frowned.

Leaving Wildfire Territory initially was because he was invited to Warm Fire City to discuss cooperation, first to unite forces and secondly to address the issue of the substantial increase in Fire Extinguishing Value needed for further enhancement after breaking through to Tier Three. Meanwhile, staying in Wildfire Territory could no longer support his rapid increase in power.

Now the cooperation was settled, and in passing, he also helped solve a wave of internal problems within the Commerce Association, specifically the issue with Lady Yi Lian's worries.

With one cooperation project after another successfully carried out, it's no exaggeration to say that the overall situation at the Commerce Association's rear is exceptionally promising!

"The current issue is, at the front line, there's basically nothing I can do to help,"

Andrew thought to himself.

The front line—mainly revolving around the power struggle and competition for the super fortress "Dragon's Nest"—is currently in a very sensitive, fragile, and intense phase.

Probably within this week, there should be a conclusion on whether the first Double Flame War can truly end with both sides sitting down for peace talks, or whether they'll tear faces and directly trigger the second Double Flame War.

In the words of Principal Charlie: "The chances of war or peace are about fifty-fifty."

Andrew's thought was: even if there's only a ten percent probability of war breaking out again, he must prepare in advance for the worst-case scenario!

Moreover, even if there's temporary truce, the Magic Guild is still around, and that terrifying female assassin is still somewhere outside Warm Fire City. For someone who directly faced that female assassin, Andrew feels that the invisible pressure on his mind hasn't eased, not one bit.

So he must seize the time and accumulate power.

Quickly let his strength be enhanced to another level.

As a Water Magic Lord, the stability of the territory, the well-being and advancement of the inhabitants' strength are essentially the foundation of everything.

This directly relates to the magnitude of the amplification under the "multiply state" mode of Magic Power.

A more stable rear territory brings stronger Water Magic Power.

Stronger Water Magic Power, combined with a vast amount of Fire Extinguishing Value accumulated over the past ten weeks, which can unlock more Water Magic in the Water God Mark—

The combination of Magic and Magic Power is the only chance to break through the bottleneck at the peak of Tier Three and truly reach the Tier Four level, which is almost inaccessible to the younger generation.

However, the new problem facing Wildfire Territory right now lies precisely in the fact that too many benefits have been gained in a short period, leading to significant complacency.

An Ya spoke slowly: "... Lord, what you did in Warm Fire City has been mentioned quite a bit by Teacher Falk during our online lessons. Even if Teacher Falk hadn't told me, we've been hearing a lot here in succession.

After all, you are now a distinguished guest of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, securing for us a substantial amount of resources, food, and experts. There's also the matter of that female assassin, after which Miss Barbara sent commerce association troops to help protect the territory. Those troops sent to help guard the territory have been quite disciplined, not causing any trouble.

The problem is, the internal mentality within our Wildfire Territory has indeed become somewhat restless! This truly is a big issue!"

Yes, restless mentality.

Simply put, it's a bit inflated.

Upon hearing An Ya describe the current state of Wildfire Territory as a "restless mentality," Andrew almost thought he misheard, or perhaps An Ya wasn't talking about Wildfire Territory.

Thinking to himself, no matter how fast Wildfire Territory develops, it's still the most remote and backward place in this Flame Realm!

Even if inflation were to occur, it should be much later, right?

He never considered that his territory would experience a mentality inflation issue during the initial stages of development.

Even now, Andrew still finds it hard to believe and tentatively asked, "Are you sure... it's that serious?"

An Ya rolled her eyes slightly: "Lord, do you have no concept of your achievements? To be honest, after hearing about what you've done in Warm Fire City, I've been tempted to sing your praises!"

"Uh, so folks in the territory are inflating because of me?"

"What else?" An Ya seemed a bit annoyed, "I've been reporting to you about the restlessness issue these days, haven't you been listening seriously?"

Thinking about it, restlessness doesn't seem like a big issue.

But An Ya knows very well the many chain-like adverse effects restlessness of the heart brings, and how damaging it could be to Wildfire Territory.

The most direct adverse effect is: the territory's expansion project has entered its final phase. As a result, many people, upon hearing that the Lord was a significant figure in Warm Fire City, were overjoyed and became less diligent in their work! Is that acceptable?

Little Sophie, who had been training diligently and progressed rapidly, had already officially taken on the task of leading night patrols each day to ensure the territory's safety.

However, the last time An Ya saw Sophie returning from patrol, she showed no vigilance at all and was chatting about "my brother Andrew" with her team members.

This was something An Ya could not tolerate.

In An Ya's view: Praising the Lord... is fine!

But no matter how much you praise, it's the Lord who is formidable, not ourselves, right?

As a workaholic, An Ya's true thoughts are: Shouldn't one feel the need to strive harder upon realizing the Lord has advanced so far ahead, fearing you can't keep up? How can you afford to become complacent and slack off?

Although she knows her understanding is a bit unusual, she doesn't expect others to be the same way.

She just hopes everyone in the territory can stay true to their original intentions and maintain the diligence and honesty from the beginning, nothing more.

Andrew seriously considered for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up: "Got it!"

An Ya immediately asked, "Lord, do you have a good idea?"

She truly felt that the issue of the restlessness of hearts, especially the inflating hearts, was even harder to handle than discourage ones.

It was the first bottleneck she encountered in her management career.

Andrew said, "If everyone's inflating out of admiration for me, then what if... I do something bad, and let the news get back, to calm down this restlessness?"

"..." An Ya's mouth twitched, her eyes seemingly about to burst into flames, gritting her teeth she said, "Can you be serious and stop joking with me, Lord?"

"Sorry, my bad..." Andrew hesitated and asked, "So it's really not feasible, my earlier suggestion—"

"No, absolutely not!!" An Ya wanted to jump out of the 3D projection and punch Andrew, solemnly saying, "Your method is literally using evil to control evil, a major taboo in management! We need to find a way to remind everyone of their initial intentions, that's the key, alright?"

Is it about staying true to the original intentions...

Andrew felt an urge to scratch his head.

It's easy to say, challenging to execute.

Achieving it alone is already difficult; leading everyone to achieve it is even more daunting.

Inwardly, he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "In terms of territory management, Andrew, you are truly a novice among novices..."

Ivan, who had been silent on the side, suddenly spoke up: "Intention is linked to action. Give everyone new tasks, new goals, and as they start moving again, naturally they'll regain their initial intentions, right?"

"Oh? What's your take on this?" Andrew quickly looked over.

An Ya also said, "Oh, Uncle Ivan is here too."

Ivan shrugged and grinned, "I'm a simple guy, don't know much. All I know is, if I were in Wildfire Territory now, restlessness would definitely not only be because of inflation but also because of idleness! The territory's expansion work is done, right?

Then... what about beyond the territory?"

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