Chapter 488 Rebirth From the Ashes: Eavesdropping on the Ceiling

Jack climbed the outer high wall of the Governor's Mansion. He was as light as a swallow, flexibly and skillfully climbed up the towering eaves, and then jumped onto the statue steps decorated with gargoyle statues.

Those ugly monsters sat on the eaves, overlooking the city below with ferocious eyes, while Jack grabbed their faces and continued to climb up. The wind blew his hair, but Jack felt as kind as returning home in this sky.

A real home.

The roof of the Governor's Mansion can almost be regarded as Jack's second home. Aunt Olivia always said that he had not even learned to walk before he learned to climb the wall.

Jack didn't know when he learned to walk, and he didn't know when he learned to climb the wall, so he guessed that she was right.

The roof of the Governor's Mansion is an interesting place for a boy. There are many weird reliefs, statues, corridors and attics that have been abandoned for many years, like a maze.

Jack regarded this place as his small base, a secret fortress. He would come here to play when he was very young. Aunt Olivia had scolded him many times, saying that it was too dangerous, but he would still climb up the towering eaves and get into the towering roof through the complex corridors.

He carefully climbed into the broken window on the wall, got into the narrow compartment and quietly came here. It was his favorite place. From here, he could see the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion below, and of course, the people in the meeting hall.

Jack liked to lie between the layers of the ceiling and observe the various visitors below through the glass. Most of them came to flatter his aunt or seek something, or to frame and bribe others. Jack was not interested in their purpose, but he always admired his aunt's ability to deal with them skillfully.

Now it was like this. He saw his aunt sitting in the governor's seat, with her legs raised and looking at the visitors and her ministers below the steps.

"Governor Olivia, on behalf of the Valsim family and its assets, I hereby request your arbitration to deprive the Corti family of their shameless power and property infringement!"

"No, Governor, you can't listen to the words of this despicable Valsim. He is slandering! The Falshi mine has been our family's asset since ancient times, long before the rise of the first city on this planet!"

Sure enough, two nobles quarreled for power in front of many planetary dignitaries and in front of their aunt. Jack has seen this many times here, and he also knows that his aunt will deal with them and make them obedient.

"Do you have any certificates issued by the empire?" Olivia asked calmly while sitting in her seat, not affected by the quarrel at all.

"This" the representative of the Corti family suddenly fell silent, "That was too long ago, sir, I think it was thousands of years ago! The documents have long been lost, but! Everyone knows that the Corti family is the owner of the mine, there is no doubt about that!"

"Oh? Really?" Olivia smiled faintly, "Then please tell me, Mr. Corti, how come you have been in charge of the mine for thousands of years, but now you still haven't finished mining, and even haven't opened the deep mine?"

Corti didn't speak, but Jack saw his livid face and chuckled.

"Other mines in the same period have been mined out, but yours has not? Is it because of environmental protection that you have not developed it?" She smiled, "Until now?"

This caused a burst of laughter from everyone present, and this made Corti even more embarrassed. Olivia leaned back in her chair, staring at the two people in the audience with her beautiful green eyes.

"You are not from ancient times. You have only controlled this vein for a hundred years. You got it through bribery when the former traitor governor was in office, and then spent money to buy the media to hype it up for a thousand years."

"If you want to deceive me, Mr. Corti, you are wrong." Olivia said, and then gestured to Valsim on the side.

"Your vein was not obtained legitimately, and it was obtained by collusion with traitors. Out of kindness and tolerance, I will not pursue your previous crimes."

Olivia said softly, and Jack saw Corti lowered his head in shame, or in awe. He was in awe of Olivia's forgiveness, and now he would not refute it.

"But, this vein can no longer be controlled by you. It will be handed over to the Valkum family for operation. It will be handed over from now on, Valkum." Her green eyes looked over.

"Here, sir." Valkum, who obtained the vein, stepped forward gratefully, with a flash of respect in his eyes.

"You will take over this vein and enjoy its power, but I hope you can cooperate with the Navarra family in the starport to complete the shipbuilding requirements recently issued by the Terra government for the Indomitable Expedition." She smiled, "If you are willing, I believe you will get more appreciation and rewards." "Of course, honorable Madam Governor, I will be honored to serve you, and my miners and furnaces will start working immediately." Valkum replied, raising his palm, and Olivia smiled and nodded to him, asking him to leave. Valkum, who was in high spirits, immediately returned to the crowd. He was very satisfied, and although he lost the vein, Corti, who gained the continuation and forgiveness of his family, also bowed to her and then returned to the crowd. Olivia sat on the throne, she looked around at the people below, "Archbishop Isfan, and Sir Balta, have the renovation and preparations for the blessing cathedral been completed? I hope my nephew's engagement ceremony can be held as soon as possible." "No, not yet."

Jack looked at the man. It was not Archbishop Isfan, nor Sir Baltar, but his great uncle, the annoying Tirivan Jonson.

He had always disliked this guy. He hated Aunt Olivia and himself, and was jealous of Aunt Olivia's position and his future inheritance. He had always told Aunt Olivia that he should be fired and exiled, but Aunt Olivia always said that the planet needed his family and talents.

I really don't know what other talents this guy has that are worthy of praise besides being annoying.

Tirivan stepped forward and came to the throne. "The renovation of the church requires a lot of funds, but we lack budget and funds. You also refused to provide more funds, didn't you? A horse can't run without grass."

Lied, Jack muttered in his heart. Aunt Olivia had already added budgets to the project several times, but each time it didn't bring any effective progress. These guys embezzled the money and then asked Aunt Olivia for more, so she refused to continue to allocate funds.

How shameless was this guy to bring this up? Jack cursed in his heart.

"And the Stonemasons' Union, they don't have enough pure marble, so they can't continue carving. Jack should postpone the engagement ceremony."

Tirivan said arrogantly, Olivia smiled unmoved on the throne and raised her hand to signal.

"I don't think this is a problem. I invited Master Moglim. He and his people are proficient in construction and fund management."

As Olivia spoke, Moglim stepped up with his short but solid figure, and he smiled and nodded to Olivia.

"Yes, we can carve with syenite. After proper quenching and smelting, that kind of rock can also achieve the same effect as pure marble, and the price is less than half."

Moglim stroked his beard with a smile on his face, "Besides, I can check the account and find out where our money has been spent."

"Dwarves are very sensitive to gold. Just like the fairy tale, the dwarves chisel clangs and gold gushes out like a spring."

"Great, now you have let an alien take over us, just like accepting that lowly woman." Tilifan said unhappily, with contempt in his words.

"Well done, my niece."

"Everyone, leave." Olivia stood up and said, her words were quickly responded to, and the noble families present left. They hurried out of the door, and soon they were the only ones left here.

Jack lay on the ceiling, frowning and staring at Tilifan, and Olivia walked down the throne and came to him.

"Uncle." She greeted.

"Niece." He reluctantly responded after a long silence, without any meaning at all.

"First of all, Master Moglim's race is a subhuman race certified by the Empire. It is legal and invited by me to be a tutor for my nephew. I hope you can respect him."

Olivia's words only earned Tirivan a contemptuous snort. He glanced at Moglim and said nothing.

"You are so reluctant because of my nephew's fiancée, right?" Olivia said, "You think he should marry your daughter."

"My daughter is of pure noble blood, and that girl."

"Wen Yanar." Moglim kindly reminded.

"This cheap woman."

His words made Jack see through the fire. He punched the ceiling under him angrily, which caused the ceiling to make a sound. Olivia looked up with a smile on her lips.

"Her family, the Lasenia family, is just a car maker! A group of businessmen, nouveau riche and lowly outsiders, and you want our family's blood to be involved with them?"

"I don't see how marrying her will affect our family, uncle." Olivia said calmly, "The Lasenia family is very talented and is an excellent family."

"And my nephew Jack loves her, this is the key."

Aunt Olivia's words made Jack laugh himself. He lay on it with satisfaction, looking at his aunt's majestic figure with longing.

Tilfan's eyes widened and he stepped forward. "The Jonson family has been the planetary governor for generations. We have been since the birth of this planet."

"Our family bloodline will always be pure and flawless, the Jonson bloodline." He said sternly, "That lowly bastard, she is nothing, her family is nothing, you should have let him marry my daughter, the pure Jonson bloodline, but you polluted it!"

"Enough, uncle." Olivia frowned, "I know what you want to do, you want Jack to marry your daughter, and then control him, right? Undermine him."

"That child knows nothing, he needs guidance, and I can Guide him. "Tilfan said, "Our family is now extremely weak, and there must be a strong hand to guide him, to lead the Zhuangsen family. I will teach him and make him a qualified governor. "

"I don't want to spoil your fun, uncle, but I'm still alive, right? So there's no need to bother you, I will teach Jack. "

"I'm afraid he will need more time to learn. "

"It doesn't matter, I can still live a long time. "

"Not as long as me." Tilfan said as he walked forward, almost sticking to Olivia, "Remember little girl, thousands of years later, love and we will disappear, only the family will last forever, and I will lead it at that time. "

Olivia looked at him calmly but solemnly, "Since you are my uncle, I will pretend that I didn't hear the threat just now. Now, leave."

Aunt said seriously, her voice was like a queen. Tilfan looked at her and turned away with a low roar, and walked out of the meeting room quickly.

"Have you heard enough? Come down."

After a moment, Olivia said. Jack knew that she was calling him again, so he didn't hide anymore. He turned down nimbly and slid down from the stone pillar to the ground.

"Look, it's not just my ears that are not working well. I remember clearly that I asked you to read in the study, right?" Moglim stroked his beard and smiled.

Jack came up and came to Olivia, who patted his head lovingly, "You should listen to Master Moglim instead of coming here to listen to our quarrel."

"You should exile that guy."

"I want to, but I can't. The planet needs him and his family."

Olivia said, and it was obvious that Jack was unhappy. She smiled again, "I can see that you are tired of reading, right?"

"Then let's find you something safer and interesting. Go back and change your clothes. I'll take you to the star port to see him, Vito."

"Vito Constantine? Supreme Marshal!" Jack's eyes lit up immediately.

"Yes, that's him. Do you remember the story I told you about him?"

Jack nodded.

"Then go back and change your clothes. He'll be here soon. It's not polite to keep guests waiting for a long time." Olivia patted his shoulder, and Jack ran away immediately after responding, without even waiting for Olivia's permission.

But she just smiled and stood in front of the throne looking at his back. Moglim stroked his beard, "The future of that child will not be peaceful."

"And I will protect him." Olivia said, "As long as I am alive."

At this time, above the planet Victoria, the warship descended into the atmosphere and stirred up a large vortex, and the situation in Victoria that had been silent for ten years was also stirred up with his arrival.