Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1805

Benjamin didn't understand Kai's frustration. Instead, he asked in return, "Why should I make her feel touched?"

He calmly continued, "Feeling touched doesn't untangle knots in her heart, and my past sacrifices can't erase the pain she's endured."

Even if that could soften Shannon and ease their relationship, it'd only be a compromise forced by guilt. That wasn't what Benjamin wanted.

Plus, she didn't like seeing him hurt, especially if the wounds were sustained for her sake.

Hearing his calm analysis, Kai was so frustrated he almost laughed in anger.

Had Benjamin ever been in a relationship? Well, he surely hadn't, which might explain why he could rationally dissect everything.

Without realizing it, Kai had switched sides from supporting Shannon to helping Benjamin. Then, he asked, "Tell me, what's your plan?"

He'd like to hear just how rational and logical Benjamin's approach to win back Shannon was.

Benjamin looked at Kai for a moment and finally said, "I don't know."

Neither his memories as the Dragon Vein nor his memories as Benjamin contained experience dealing with something like this.

Even if they did, perhaps those memories had long since been buried beneath the vast ocean of his existence, so he truthfully had no idea.

Kai was at a loss for words. This was bad.

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While Shannon and Benjamin were tangled in their unresolved tension, mystic masters of Krovia finally caught wind of the completion of the Rift barrier.

Mystic masters of Krovia, also known as shamans, rushed to investigate the ocean borders and did find the Rift barrier.

Within just two days of the barrier erection, nuclear wastewater that should've dispersed into open waters began to flow back. Countless marine creatures lining the coasts had died from the putrefaction exposure.

Shamans from Krovia were completely losing it.

"Why must you let the putrefaction remain trapped in our seas? Do you have any idea how many will die because of that?"

The leading elder kept smiling as he said, "Like you said, that's Crisea's Dragon Vein. Why should Crisea's Dragon Vein be used for your country's benefit?"

"Because that's the best solution! You're allowing the putrefaction to persist! How could you be so selfish!" the shamans clapped back.

The most hot-tempered elder of Mystic Arts Association slammed the table and didn't bother maintaining his polite facade.

"Who was it releasing the putrefaction in the first place? You claim we're selfish, but you're the ones who decided to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean!"

"That was a decision made by the Krovian government! We have no control over that!"

"Oh, so when your country screws up, you expect someone else to clean up your mess? Such shamelessness."

The shamans were utterly baffled. This was supposed to be a formal diplomatic discussion between mystic arts powers of both countries, why were they suddenly getting cursed at?