CHAPTER 858: AGREEMENT

All of them had stood up. The president extended his hand. "Still, I think I haven’t said this, but congratulations, Mr. Clovis, for reaching Tier 6."

Before reaching that point, Clovis still had one more question in mind. "By the way, what about the travel restrictions?"

Clovis never had any travel restrictions. Then again, he wasn’t a Tier 9 human, so restricting his travel would be the same as restricting his potential.

The president simply smiled. "There won’t be any travel restrictions. In fact, a special law is about to be formed about it. We won’t restrict your travel, but you have to pass the message before the travel so that we can handle everything else, preferably 1x24 hours before the departure, unless it’s an emergency.

"Even after you reach Tier 9, it will be the same. However, if the country is in danger, you have to do your best to return and protect it."

Clovis thought for a moment. It wasn’t a big request, so he nodded and shook his hand. "Thank you, Mr. President."

It looked like everyone had gotten what they wanted.

Once outside, Clovis couldn’t help but ask, "What do you think about the agreement? Before talking about the content, do you think others will follow?"

"To be honest, yes. You can set up a promise by using the law, which will grant the strength for the promise itself. Even if another president takes office, it will be basically hard to renew the agreement.

"Besides, the current president has just taken office for almost 3 years. His approval rating right now is about 72%. With that kind of approval rating, he will probably get re-elected in the next term.

"In other words, you will see him for at least 8 years before finding another president.

"Originally, the approval rating of the president was only 30%. It plummeted to 20% after signing you.

"While the potential of a Tier 9 is something that people admire, they all know the stigma of the Hacfield family.

"People have to be careful of the Hacfield family, considering your grandfather once killed a country’s president and his entire family.

"However, for the past 2 years, he had been rebranding the Hacfield family by using the media. As the saying goes, ’Who controls the media, controls the mind.’

"He gradually introduced the Hacfield family, the part that was erased from history. Although the entire truth was slightly distorted, the Hacfield family was glorious in the past, right? And the country where it resided also received the protection, no?"

"That is true..." Clovis nodded. He had heard about the Hacfield family from his grandfather and great-grandmother. The Hacfield family’s hegemony benefited a lot of people, including the country.

"Thanks to him, the people started to accept the Hacfield family. Unless you are doing something similar to your grandfather, the image will remain.

"In addition, thanks to all your stunts, especially for Reolf, he is able to show people that signing you is the best choice.

"He is amazing at manipulating the media. Thanks to his skill, his approval rating went from 20% to 72% in just 2 years. And it might go even further if you do a good job at the joint operation 6 months later, if you decide to accept it, of course."

"So, he is trying to increase his approval rating further by giving such a generous condition?" Clovis raised his eyebrows.

"Yes. Prolonging his term is basically a way to create a connection with you. The president must be trying his hardest to make sure the connection remains the same. Basically, I don’t have much to criticize about the current president."

Clovis thought for a moment before nodding his head. "In that case, can I bother you to take care of the remaining negotiation? If the terms are right, you can accept it on my behalf."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I trust your judgment. While I can make schemes or tactics, politics are a mess." Clovis let out a long sigh. He had a headache dealing with politics. It was better to make a scheme to cut someone’s head than handle the politics.

"I understand. That depends on when we are leaving, though."

Clovis thought for a moment. "We need a lot of new things, since we have to explore a nuclear zone, which we have never experienced before. So, I guess we will need one or two weeks to prepare.

"I want to upgrade the mall one more time as well. It’s about time the royalty came in. I guess it’s better we wait for Hana to return. She is supposed to be back..."

"...8 days from now according to her schedule."

"Alright. That means we will take our time to prepare. I don’t want to show my great-grandmother that I’m a fool who will rush blindly without making any preparation. It will be good to research everything about the nuclear zone first before going there."

"Got it." Kanaria was a sniper, so her combat prowess directly came from the Soul Weapon. There was no need for her to train like Clovis and the others, allowing her to spend that time negotiating with the government.

"Now that I think about it, didn’t Hana tell you about the power armor?" Clovis asked.

"Indeed." Kanaria raised two fingers. "She makes me one or, more like, I’m the test subject. But that means I will be the first to access the new things she makes. She would like to test whether the power armor can be used with the outer beast soul.

"The only thing she is concerned about is your equipment, especially the clothes."

"Well, we will see once it arrives." Clovis nodded. "I don’t know whether I will use it or not."

"Mhmm." Kanaria whispered, "Still, she must be mentioning your items a lot, no?"

Clovis smiled wryly. "That’s true. After all, she develops the power armor for the preparation of my items. She seems to be planning to auction things to increase the value of both the items as well as the Libation Fiesta and the OpenSky’s worth."

"Greedy little goblin, eh? That was indeed a perfect nickname for her." Kanaria chuckled.