As soon as Leo heard Ash's question, asking him how he will give them a safe sanctuary, his mouth can't help forming a mischievous smile before he replied, "I'm a City Lord, so how hard could it be for me to give your entire Eclipse village a safe sanctuary? I control my entire city, so anything I say is what should be followed by my citizens!"

*Bang!

"Ridiculous!" Sebastian immediately smacks the table in front of him with his hand as soon as he heard Leo saying that he's a City Lord. If this young man can indeed be a City Lord, then why doesn't he just become a King of a Kingdom, right? In short, it's ridiculously unbelievable!

"Lies! You see that that's an obvious lie! Just like what I expected, this young man is just playing with us! I shouldn't have come here and instead focused on dealing with our logistics." Sele added as she shook her head in disappointment. Their operation right now heavily relied on the Elephant Division, since it's the Division in-charged of logistics. They were the ones who need to keep on transferring the Magical resources they have stolen from the cave of the Twilight Bears to their 5 Divisions camp. However, due to this meeting, the operation was expected to slow down. So, in her opinion, being here right now is nothing but a waste of time.

At the side, Dan and old man Torre can't help but be dumbfounded at what Leo had just said. It was really out of both of their expectations that Leo would actually persuade them using such a way. If Leo had used a different means, then he could have at least fool them, which would also give them something to work with. However, now that Leo had already said his words, which he can't take back anymore, they don't have any choices anymore but to also agree with Sebastian and Dan.

"Unfortunately, I also agree with what Sebastian and Sele had said. This conversation will get us nowhere, so it's much better to end it right now. We still have so much to do, and our operation right now is very crucial for the Eclipse village!" Dan said as he shook his head. He really expected something great from Leo, since he had earned 30% of Sky's approval, unfortunately, there was actually nothing great about him.

"Sorry, young man, if only you have used a different means, then you could have fooled us or something similar." Old man Torre added.

Hearing them ridiculing him, Leo just shrugged off his shoulder as he pointed at Ash sitting up above the 4 Division's leader.

Sebastian, Dan, Sele, and old man Torre also followed after what Leo had pointed at, and what they saw immediately rendered them speechless.

Ash, their leader, was actually staring with wide eyes straight towards Leo's position. It was like she saw something really unbelievable about him.

"Ash?" Dan quickly called out Ash's name to pull her out of her thoughts.

"Oh, yes?" Ash quickly fixed herself as she turned to look at everyone, "What's the problem?"

"You were staring at something seemingly in great shock!" Sebastian replied, which Sele and old man Torre nodded in agreement to support Sebastian's claim.

Ash embarrassingly scratched her cheeks as she then replied, "You see, what Leo had just said moments ago, it was actually not a lie..."

"WHATTTT?!" Sebastian, Dan, Sele, and old man Torre exclaimed in unison.

"I was using the Mana of Truth spell ever since I have met Leo, which makes me 100% believe that what he had just said wasn't any sort of lie. He is indeed a City Lord, as to how was he able to become a City Lord, I, unfortunately, don't know." Ash explained.

Sebastian, Dan, Sele, and old man Torre slowly turned to look at Leo who was still wearing the same mischievous smile on his face.

They finally realized something...

They have actually noticed this from the very beginning, Leo was always wearing the look of a person who was full of confidence.

At first, they all just ignored it thinking that this young man looked down on them since they lived in a Danger zone, and on top of that too, they are only a part of a struggling and poor meager village, completely different from the boisterous, magnificent, and rich cities of Silver Kingdom.

Any person would most of the time feel that way, too. And they are already so used to that since that's the same look they have to get every time they meet some traveling merchants or adventurer unexpectedly passing by their 5 Division's camp.

However, after hearing Ash's explanation though, they finally understood that Leo wasn't actually looking down on them. His confident look actually only means that he already expected that he will be able to persuade them.

"You..." Sele was the one who really felt disbelief the most at this current moment. She was the one who was really against this idea, since in her opinion, Leo doesn't look like a City Lord, at all. He is just, maybe 18 or 19 years old, so who can expect that he will be a City Lord. The problem wasn't on her, it was all on Leo. Who told this young man to become so capable to the point that he will become a City Lord.

"I... I wasn't expecting this, hehehe..." Sebastian could only awkwardly laugh. That was a really hard slap on their face. Leo, a mere young man, was actually a City Lord. Just how capable was this young man?

"Hahahahah, just like what I expect from you, Ash. You really wouldn't call out for a meeting and even give someone a 30% approval if it wasn't something beneficial for the entire villagers of Eclipse village." Dan heartedly laughed.

"It's also the same as the last time. Ash gave the Village Chief position to Lago instead of any of us. And look at Chief Lago now, he has become a 9 Star Mage, hahaha!" Old man Torre added.

Suddenly, Ash's face turned solemn as she motioned her hand to make the 4 leaders' conversation stop.

As soon as she didn't hear any sound anymore, Ash finally voiced out what she really wanted to say, "Tell us your honest intention. You wouldn't just offer us a safe sanctuary for nothing, right?"

Hearing Ash's words, Leo also becomes serious.

"Just like what I expect from someone who can create a 1 stone 6 birds plan, you are definitely the only person who isn't easy to handle." Leo begins, "My intention? It's pretty simple, a free safe sanctuary for all the villagers of Eclipse village and a safe environment for any Hybrids that visits my territory. In exchange, you and the 5 Divisions will work for me."

"The specific of the work is pretty simple. Ash, you will become a Commander of my army, as for the other 4 leaders, they can become your Generals, and as for the other members of the 5 Divisions, they will become the soldiers of my city under your lead."

"The same as you, I also have my own ambition. I don't know what yours though, but you definitely have one since although you are a pure bloodline White Fox race, you are helping the Hybrids with everything you have. I don't really care about that yet... And as for me, my ambition is very simple; I want to protect everyone important to me. I don't want to helplessly lose anyone anymore. My parents and my older brother died without me being able to help them, and I don't want the remaining people, and my new family and friends, that I currently have around me right now to also die the same way as them. I need power, I need strength, and I need support. That's my real intention of wanting to give all of the villagers of Eclipse village a safe sanctuary, in order for you and the 5 Divisions to lend me your power, strength, and support!" Leo finally concluded his speech. He didn't bother hiding his real intention anymore, since hiding anything in his current situation right now would just become a variable that will dissuade them to not agree with his proposal.

The truth was, after seeing the battle between Lu Ming and Commander Ava, he realized just how futile all of his achievements were before. He is indeed a great assassin, no problem with that, and he is also starting to train his path in being a Mage, too. But, can that thing even do something to help him if someone with similar strength as Lu Ming or Commander Ava decides to attack him right this moment or any moment in the future while he's still weak? Obviously, he can't!

Of course, he can simply call out for his Master Olivia when he needed help. But would she always be there every time he calls for her? She was his Master, not a nanny, not his personal bodyguard, nor was she his protector. And so was Madam Silva, too.

Moreover, he finally understood, too, why his Master Olivia had warned him before about his two senior brothers.

Those two right now had definitely become someone powerful already, maybe even greater than what they were used to before, back when they were still young. In the past, he could easily beat the two of them, even if both of them worked together to fight against him. But now, he really doubts he could still do that.

His Master Olivia had told him that his two senior brothers were already on their way to take over the Southwest Fortress and Southern Fortress of Silver Kingdom. And seeing the power of Commander Ava back at Floating Mountain before, the Blue Fin Kingdom West Fortress Commander, then that simply meant his two senior brothers is already aiming to become similar in level to Commander Ava. No one knows, maybe they're only a few steps now before finally reaching that goal.

Therefore, for his two senior brothers right now, he is definitely nothing but just an insignificant opponent. In fact, they're definitely treating him like a clown who is thinking of still being able to take over the seat of the Mischievous Lion organization President, when in fact this clown doesn't have the rights anymore. He really can't help mocking and calling himself as a clown, since he had actually thought before that his two senior brothers don't stand a chance against him. What a laughable action!

With his character, he naturally doesn't want that, rather it's more appropriate to say he hates it. The feeling of losing to someone he used to easily beat before and being an actual clown would definitely taste really bitter in his mouth. So obviously, he wouldn't want to taste that, right? Well, who on Celestial World would even desire to taste a very bitter food?

However, with the help of Eclipse village and the members of the 5 Divisions, such as Ash, that likely future would definitely change.

"So, what's your answer?"