A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 401 On the Dragon King's Clever and Forced Seizure
The media from Oakland and San Francisco were in a festive mood, snapping photos like crazy, afraid of missing this big news!

When questioned by residents, Representative Bert Ross remained silent and simply turned and walked away. Was it arrogance on the part of the representative, or anger at the public's questioning? What happens next is something the media can certainly make a big deal out of.

The residents below the stage were completely bewildered. Wait, you just left like that? Without even a reply? Do you even want your votes anymore?
"Oh God's beard, folks, look at Bert Ross's arrogance! He's just ignoring our demands like this!"

"He needs to be taught a lesson. Next year, Bert Ross won't get a single vote from us!"

"Fuck, fuck! Bert Ross thinks he's God? He won't even answer our questions? Fine, we'll ignore him then! Welcome to the Old Church in Auckland!"

"Yes, welcome to the Old Church in Auckland!"

Behind the crowd, Xia Mi cheerfully summoned Malmos again, retrieved her half of an ice cream, and licked it like a kitten drinking water: "Hehe, serves you right!"

The reason why Senator Bert Ross left without looking back was naturally Xia Mi's doing. The Corrupted Baron had already made initial contact with the extraordinary power of 'Twisting', which could distort the target's language, actions, and even thoughts and intentions.

The councilor, who was originally prepared to deal with the residents' questions, had his thoughts 'distorted' by Xia Mi, stopped explaining, and decisively left.

"What are your plans for next?" Xu Lie looked at Xia Mi curiously. On the surface, Xia Mi was indeed helping the North American parish expand, and at least some public opinion had already shifted towards the North American parish. In reality, however, he couldn't help Xia Mi digest the magic potion.

The method of playing a corrupt baron requires corrupting others, either by corrupting their thoughts or leading them to a degenerate lifestyle. Xia Mi's actions just now only angered the residents of Auckland and damaged the image of the councilor.

At most, it only slightly absorbed a tiny bit of the potion when it was 'corrupting' the residents of Auckland.

Xia Mi held an ice cream cone in her left hand and pointed it at her temple with her right hand in the shape of a gun: "Don't underestimate me. I'm creating an external environment that makes it easier to corrupt politicians."

"When that congressman comes to his senses, he will realize that he has done something stupid and his political career is in jeopardy."

"At that time, he will only have two paths to take. One is to strive to achieve better political results and restore his reputation, but even a fool knows that this path is extremely difficult. The other is to give up on himself and reap enough benefits before he is completely finished. This path is easy enough and the returns are more considerable."

"And I'm going to give money to the congressman right now."

Xu Lie roughly understood Xia Mi's idea: to get close to the councilor and use his 'corruption' ability to corrupt him and make him choose the second path.

Xia Mi wouldn't even need to activate 'Corrosion'; that councilor might just decide to take the second path on his own.

After all, in North America, money can buy anything. At worst, you can move to a more distant city, continue spending money, and maybe even become a member of parliament in another region.

"This isn't like you at all." Xu Lie reached out and stole a handkerchief from a distant shopping mall to wipe the ice cream from Xia Mi's mouth. "You actually gave someone money?"

It's worth noting that Xia Mi had to beg Xu Lie to pay for the ice cream, and as for Xu Lie, who never carries money when he goes out, let's not worry about where he got the money for now. It was quite surprising that Xia Mi would take the initiative to give him money.

Xia Mi took the initiative to rub Xu Lie's hand with her mouth through the handkerchief, seemingly to clean the ice cream, but in reality, she still had her own little trick up her sleeve.

As for Xu Lie's question? Giving someone money? Xia Mi's face revealed a sinister smile: "No, I misspoke. It's not giving, it's entrusting that councilor to hold it for me temporarily. After the corruption is successful, of course I'll take the money back!"

"This is what they call a gift from fate, which already has a price tag attached."

As expected, Xu Lie was not surprised at all. Even if things were better now, Xia Mi would not be so generous. The Dragon King was not the type to lose money.

“However…” Xia Mi said, slightly embarrassed, and in a bribe-like manner, held up the last bit of ice cream in front of Xu Lie: “I have a small favor to ask of you.”

Xu Lie had intended to tell Xia Mi not to be the riddle teller, but seeing the Dragon King instantly switch to a fawning smile, he felt a sense of satisfaction at being flattered: "Well, tell me first, what kind of help do you need?"

Xia Mi stopped flattering and started laughing joyfully. "It's melting! The potion's melting again!" Indeed, corrupting a councilor is too slow; corrupting Xu Lie is truly fast!
"That's right, that's it... we need to give money to the congressman, no, we need to ask the congressman to temporarily hold onto the money. You know I don't have any money on me, let alone US dollars. Xu Lie, do you think it's possible? Right?"

"..." Xu Lie stared at Xia Mi in bewilderment. "Hey sis, you're really good at using someone else's money to get back to the councilor. You took his money to the councilor and then Xia Mi got it back to herself."

Xia Mi's actions went beyond simply borrowing a flower to offer to Buddha; she went to a temple, picked a flower, placed it in front of Buddha, and then carried away the entire donation box containing incense money—a classic case of blatant theft.

Xu Lie actually knew that a few impolite clones would often gather together and say that their main body was also a part-time poet. Xu Lie just wanted to call the clones over to see who wasn't human.

"Please help me out~" Seeing Xu Lie hesitate, Xia Mi quickly used her ultimate move, using a coquettish voice. After spending a long time together, Xia Mi had discovered that Xu Lie couldn't resist this move the most.

Huh? Why did it fail? Seeing that Xu Lie's expression remained unchanged, Xia Mi was shocked. It couldn't be. This was the most effective killing move against Xu Lie after much observation. How could it fail?

Xu Lie outwardly remained calm, but secretly returned the air around him to its original state.

Yes, he anticipated Xia Mi's coquettishness. To avoid getting goosebumps, he stole the air around him in advance. Without a medium, he could only see Xia Mi's mouth moving, but could not hear her making any sound.

One plan failed, so Xia Mi devised another. She would never give up so easily. Not to mention that she really didn't have any money on her, even if she did, she would never pay for it herself. Even if she got it back later, it would still be the same: "Will you help me or not?"

As she spoke, Xia Mi made a gritting-teeth gesture, looking Xu Lie up and down as if she were about to pounce on him and bite him, threatening him to help her.

Xu Lie didn't care about Xia Mi's threat. Putting aside whether the Dragon King's teeth were good or not, Xia Mi's teeth in human form had limited destructive power.

Since replacing Herzog and stealing the power of the White King, Xu Lie has not only gained the authority of the White King, but also the physical strength of the White King.

Even without any extraordinary abilities, her body's hardness far surpasses what it used to be, and Xu Lie doesn't believe Xia Mi can bite through it.

However, Xu Lie was given a harsh lesson by Teacher Da Mi. Xia Mizhen pounced on him and bit him, biting his right earlobe, which made Xu Lie's heart flutter!
Of course, his defenses weren't actually broken; Xia Mi hadn't bitten him forcefully. But Xu Lie's defenses were quietly breached, and he immediately distanced himself: "Alright, alright, I'll pay for it."

Since he is a member of parliament, shouldn't he keep some cash in his home safe?
(End of this chapter)