Chapter 219: Song Ruyu Leaves
Song Ruyu inwardly lamented that she had been too soft-hearted.
If she had known Dr. Bai had left, she should have killed Huang Xiaohua directly instead of sparing her life.
Someone like Huang Xiaohua, an ant, could be killed without a second thought. Her backing was merely Old Master Huang. If the old man was foolish, she would eliminate him too.
Song Ruyu disdained speaking with Huang Xiaohua, as she felt they were not on the same level, and Huang Xiaohua was not worthy of speaking to her.
People of Huang Xiaohua’s caliber were not fit to discuss the Song Family.
However, today, she knew that even if she acted, she might not gain any advantage.
Song Tiantian’s strength was not weak; she had inquired about it long ago. Song Tiantian’s combat ability was very strong. If she were to make a move, Old Master Huang could hold her off initially, and then the city defense soldiers here would all be Song Tiantian’s people.
All these people would side with Song Tiantian.
In that case, with a war of attrition, even as an Eight-star Beast Tamer, she could be worn down and killed.
The key point was that if this matter got out, it would damage her Song Family’s reputation.
Song Ruyu looked coldly at Song Tiantian and said to her, “Song Tiantian, have you truly thought this through? We are not enemies.”
“I have thought it through. I’m not giving you this recipe for free. I believe a distinguished direct descendant of the Song Family wouldn’t simply snatch it and would at least purchase it with some Energy Stones! We are friends, you decide how much.”
Song Tiantian did not intend to give it away for free.
Looking at Song Ruyu’s appearance, Song Tiantian knew very well that even if she gave it away for free, Song Ruyu might not be grateful.
“Good, very good!”
Song Ruyu laughed in anger.
Since that was the case, she couldn’t be blamed.
She couldn’t be blamed for what happened to Dr. Bai.
Song Ruyu actually wanted to strip Song Tiantian of her position as City Lord of Qingshan City, but this position had already been finalized. Unless the people below caused trouble and overthrew Song Tiantian’s rule,
otherwise, the Official channels would not allow Song Tiantian’s position as City Lord to be changed.
The reason was simple: Song Tiantian’s position as City Lord was already stable, and she had her own trusted subordinates.
If there was unrest, the Official channels would have to send additional experts to replace Song Tiantian to protect Qingshan City.
With so many people, the Official channels could not stand by and watch them die.
Moreover, this would not only offend Song Tiantian but also that group of grassroots Beast Tamers.
Therefore, Song Ruyu did not have the authority to remove Song Tiantian from her position as City Lord.
Song Ruyu did not stay in Qingshan City for too long. She spent a high price to purchase a lot of Qingshan City’s specialty products before finally leaving.
However, before she left, the news of Dr. Bai’s betrayal of humanity had also spread within Qingshan City.
It was obvious that Song Ruyu did not want to see Song Tiantian living too comfortably.
But the effect was not as good as Song Ruyu had imagined.
This matter did indeed stir up a wave of disturbance.
However, the main channels for public opinion and gossip in Qingshan City were controlled by Song Tiantian.
Song Tiantian could make people see only the news she wanted them to see.
Moreover, Song Ruyu’s previous abandonment of millions of lives in Qingshan City was quite sensational. Song Tiantian had suppressed it before, preventing widespread reporting.
But now that Song Ruyu had made a move against Song Tiantian, Song Tiantian naturally would not be polite either.
This matter was certainly worth discussing. Those people Song Tiantian had rescued later could be featured in exclusive interviews.
Then, someone was sent to Linhai City to interview those who had left Qingshan City and were not doing well.
It should be specifically emphasized that these people could not return even if they wanted to.
Unless they possessed advanced technical skills and wished to return, they could not.
As for those who spread rumors and caused trouble, this was considered the crime of spreading false information. Those with severe and malicious intent would only be expelled from Qingshan City to fend for themselves.
A two-pronged approach.
In reality, public opinion was not that terrifying.
Furthermore, Song Tiantian had not neglected the expansion. Kindergartens and primary schools, and middle schools were all under construction.
Song Tiantian personally went to the front lines and once again demonstrated the strength of the Hell Ghost Vine.
Song Tiantian also personally promised that there would be no shortage of Potions for everyone, and as long as they worked hard, they could purchase Potions.
At the same time, she would publicly release all the Potion Recipes for the Cold Fragrance series online.
If one had the ability to Make Potions, they could Make them themselves.
However, for the Potions of Cold Fragrance Number Four and Cold Fragrance Number Five this time, Dr. Bai personally made them, and Song Tiantian filmed it.
Song Tiantian further emphasized in the video description that Dr. Bai looked forward to everyone in Flower Country being a Beast Tamer, and the upload of the video was Dr. Bai’s wish.
Regardless of what charge the Official channels later assigned to Dr. Bai, Dr. Bai’s contributions were evident for all to see.
People outside did not know what had happened to Dr. Bai and were all lamenting that Dr. Bai was a good person, openly sharing such important Recipes.
And the people of Qingshan City believed that Song Ruyu must be spreading rumors.
If Dr. Bai were a traitor, the Official channels would definitely take down these videos or issue an announcement.
But they did not.
No announcement was made.
And taking down the videos was impossible. The entire human race was currently facing a Fierce Beast crisis, and these were Potions that could make all of humanity stronger.
Those Noble Families were afraid of ordinary people completely catching up to them, so they kept their Secret Formulas confidential as much as possible, valuing them more than their lives.
And now, with better Potions appearing, the Official channels were naturally willing to benefit from it.
Song Ranran had initially thought this would be a very tricky problem, but she hadn’t expected things to pass so simply, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
She, Father Song, and Mother Song had been worried at home for a long time.
She and Father Song had also been actively training troops, having prepared themselves to suppress any potential unrest with an iron fist.
Fortunately, the various measures they had taken beforehand were not needed.
The city walls of Qingshan City had been expanded by about four times, and a new semi-circle had been constructed.
A new system for Houses was also introduced: a 10% down payment was required, and the rest could be paid off with monthly Loans. If an unexpected situation arose and one wished to leave Qingshan City, they could abandon the House and get their 10% down payment back.
Of course, the paid-off Loan installments would not be refunded; this was equivalent to a mortgage.
As long as Qingshan City was expanding, everyone in Qingshan City was wealthy. After all, even if one didn’t want to go out and kill Fierce Beasts, working hard safely within the city could earn a substantial amount of money, enough for a down payment in a month. Such a Loan would be effortless to repay.
Everyone had a high Income; who wouldn’t be happy.
For most people, Song Tiantian had always been the City Lord of Qingshan City. As long as Song Tiantian had not fallen, for them, there would be no impact.
They could still entertain themselves as usual.
Bars and Clubs were doing very brisk Business.
