Reincarnated as a Mosquito, the School Beauty I Sucked to Tears is a Reborn Empress

”Huh?”

Qi Chongshan was so shocked he nearly jumped out of his skin. ”What do you mean? You want to go to Hong Kong Island right now?! No! Absolutely not!”

”These are dangerous times! There’s a bounty on your head from Hell Gate, and who knows how many desperate criminals have their eyes on you! A place like Hong Kong Island is teeming with shady characters—it’s a hundred times more dangerous than the mainland! Going there now is no different from a suicide mission!”

”We need to think this through carefully!”

However, Gu Yuexi’s stance was resolute. ”I have to go.”

Staring into the young woman’s unwavering eyes, Qi Chongshan felt a headache coming on.

Just as they reached a stalemate, Chu Sheng, perched atop Gu Yuexi’s head, sent a thought through their Blood Covenant.

’BZZZ! Empress! Stop wasting your breath on him! Demand compensation first!’

Gu Yuexi: ”...”

Although she felt her companion’s timing was a bit off, she decided to respect the hero’s opinion. Besides... she did want to take this opportunity to get a few things from the Provincial Government.

She cleared her throat and changed the subject, saying calmly, ”Lord Governor, we can discuss the travel permit later. For now... let’s talk about compensation.”

’Compensation?’

Qi Chongshan was stunned. ”What compensation?”

Gu Yuexi stated expressionlessly, ”In the recent incident, my Contracted Beast fought a bloody battle against a Fourth-Grade Middle Stage Demon Beast to protect the safety of several thousand exam candidates. He paid a terrible price.”

”A total of 7,342 of his Peak of Second-Grade Insect Race warriors were killed in action. He himself was grievously wounded and suffered immense trauma to his Spirit.”

”Shouldn’t these losses be borne by the event organizer—that is, your Provincial Government?”

”According to the highest standard for Federation military death benefits, the compensation for a fallen Peak of Second-Grade warrior is five hundred thousand Federation Coins.”

”For seven thousand three hundred forty-two warriors, that comes to a total of 3,671,000,000.”

”My Contracted Beast, as the commander, led the charge and was grievously wounded in the line of duty. For his emotional distress, medical expenses, and lost wages, all told... let’s call it a round one billion. That’s not unreasonable, is it?”

”Furthermore, as his Master, I had to watch my Contracted Beast face mortal peril, which caused me extreme psychological distress and trauma. As for my compensation, I’ll let you decide on a number. I won’t ask for much... another billion, just as a token of your sincerity.”

”The grand total comes to... 5,871,000,000.”

”Governor Qi, will that be credit or a wire transfer?”

Qi Chongshan: ”?????”

’Wait... What the hell is this?!’

’One billion for a mosquito’s emotional distress?!’

’And those seven thousand-plus Spirit-Devouring Worms? You’re calling them ’Insect Race warriors’? ’Killed in action’? You make them sound like some kind of national heroes!’

’Those things can breed infinitely as long as there’s Spiritual Qi! If you want more, the Federation has several regions with infestations that haven’t been cleared yet. I could just send my men to catch you a few tens of thousands, and that would be that!’

’And 3.6 billion in death benefits? You might as well just rob me!’

Qi Chongshan felt like he was about to have a heart attack. In all his years, he’d seen his share of extortion, but he had never seen anything this brazen!

He was just about to argue his case, to reason with this young woman, when he saw Gu Yuexi’s cold, phoenix-like eyes fixed on him. There wasn’t a hint of a joke in her expression.

Qi Chongshan instantly deflated.

’He knew this young woman was serious.’

’And besides, he really was in the wrong here.’

’Such a massive security failure had nearly resulted in the death of one of the Federation’s greatest talents. That was a responsibility he couldn’t afford to bear.’

’But 5.8 billion... even for the Provincial Government, liquidating that much cash at once would be incredibly painful!’

Just as Qi Chongshan was stewing in his dilemma,

Gu Yuexi suddenly changed her tune. ”Of course,” she said lightly, ”5.8 billion is a bit much. I don’t want to make things too difficult for you. How about we try a different compensation plan?”

”We can forget about the money. Just let us enter the Provincial Government’s vault and pick any three items. Then we’ll call the matter settled.”

The corner of Qi Chongshan’s mouth twitched. ”...”

’So that’s what this was all about.’