A large city from the Flame Demon Realm, with a population of about 300,000, the highest cultivation level is in the middle stage of foundation building, and there are dozens of Qi Refining monks.
Practitioners in the Flame Demon Realm are under high-pressure rule.
One percent of the people occupy 99% of the cultivation resources, so it is almost difficult for the low-level casual cultivators to get ahead and even practice cultivation.
He Huan is the city lord of Changle City and the only foundation-building monk in Changle City.
He had not expected that natural change at all. He only received the news from his teacher that the world would undergo a big change.
But he didn't expect that this big change would be the end of the world.
He watched helplessly as the sky cracked, the continent sank, and the end came in the blink of an eye.
Then the world started spinning, and when he opened his eyes, he had arrived in this new world.
Coming to the new world with him was the entire Changle City.
Everything outside the city is so strange.
A scene suddenly appeared in his mind. An invisible hand lifted their entire city up from the ground, and then threw it into this wilderness.
Changle City has been here for more than four months.
The food in the city has long been exhausted.
Fortunately, he had organized the people in the city to open up wasteland and farm outside the city two months ago.
The land is very fertile and the harvest will be ready in just two months.
But he couldn't be happy.
Because Changle City was about to fall apart, a foundation-building monster targeted Changle City and used Changle City as its granary.
He fought the monster several times, but could only repel it but could not kill it.
More and more people were fleeing in the city, and He Huan suppressed them several times. More people died under his hands than at the mouths of monsters.
But the iron-blooded suppression can only maintain temporary calm.
When the time comes, if the problem is not solved, people's hearts will still wander.
In this regard, He Huan could only secretly scold these people for their ignorance.
Could it be that the outside of the city is better than the inside? How many of those who escaped from the city can come back?
He had already sent people out of the city to investigate.
Except for the overly lush vegetation, there were no roads, no traces of human life, and it was completely desolate, as if they were the only city left in the whole world.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that they haven't gone far.
This day.
He Huan woke up from his big bed.
Several young and beautiful girls with messy hair were holding a corner of the quilt between them, revealing a pair of slender white thighs, sleeping very soundly.
He took out his underwear and put them on, thinking that he would be more restrained in the future.
But then I thought about it, the city is going to be gone, if I don’t enjoy it now, I won’t be able to enjoy it in the future.
The reason why he didn't give up on Changle City was not because of his deep feelings for the city.
But he knew that if he went to the wild and became a casual cultivator, he would not have such good conditions.
So enjoy one day if you can.
"Damn Ma Hou! If Master and I hadn't been separated, how could you dare to be so arrogant with me?!"
His master is the top monk in the Flame Demon Realm, a famous golden elixir monk who even has to give some face to the Demon King Patriarch of the Flame Demon Realm.
He Huan scolded the monkey that came from nowhere.
His curses woke up the sleeping girl.
The girl woke up drowsily, and the silk quilt slipped off her body, revealing a large area of white snow.
He Huan's eyes suddenly lit up.
Sudden.
There were noisy sounds outside the house.
"Lord City Lord!"
He Huan was disturbed, so he put on a robe and stood up to open the door unhappily.
"what happened?"
"If you can't give me a reasonable explanation, just enter my Thousand Soul Banner yourself!"
The Thousand Soul Banner is He Huan's signature magical weapon, which can trap other people's souls into the soul banner and turn them into ghosts for their use.
If it can evolve into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it will be a first-level magic weapon.
It's a pity that not all souls can turn into ghosts, and He Huan actually doesn't have much interest in becoming a demon cultivator.
It's just that his master is a demon cultivator, so he can only follow and become a demon cultivator.
The guard in the mansion who was targeted by He Huan immediately trembled. He had seen with his own eyes that He Huan took a person's soul and refined it on the spot. In the end, the person's soul disappeared amidst painful wails.
"Someone is coming, an outsider!"
The guard said emphatically.
He Huan was suddenly surprised and happy: "An outsider?!"
"Sure enough, we are not the only ones in this world."
"Where are they?"
The guard replied: "They are waiting in the hall outside. Lord City Lord, do you want to see them now?"
"See you, see you soon."
He Huan was a little excited.
"Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes."
…
When He Huan saw Li Wangwang, he had already shown the majesty of a city lord.
"Your Excellency, you want to see me?"
Although there is some accent, I can generally understand it.
Li Wangwang thought to himself.
He was originally a disciple of the Lingjian Sect, and later followed Fang Chang to Qingniufang City and became the shopkeeper of the Puppet House. Now that the Puppet House was merged into Qingxiao City, he became the diplomat of Qingxiao City appointed by Fang Chang.
"Are you the city lord here?"
Li Wangwang thought about Fang Chang's instructions and sat on the chair without getting up, looking a little arrogant.
Seeing this posture, He Huan's heart sank, the person coming was not good.
"good."
But he still answered patiently.
The opponent's background is unclear, and he is now so weak that he cannot even find his master, so it is not appropriate to start a conflict.
Li Wangwang hummed and said:
"Since you are the city lord, it's easy to handle. Let me introduce you. This is Jia Yi, the tax collector sent here by our Qingxiao City.
From now on, he will be responsible for collecting taxes and you will be responsible for cooperating."
He pointed to a man with a mustache next to him and introduced him.
He Huan was stunned for a moment, then his expression darkened.
"What do you mean? What about Qingxiao City, what about paying taxes?"
Although he was happy to have contact with outsiders, he never wanted to have multiple bosses above him.
Li Wangwang said calmly:
"It seems you haven't figured out the situation yet. I've been through a dozen small towns like yours that came from other small worlds.
Since you are a foreigner, you must abide by our rules.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t mind changing to another city lord.”
"As for our Qingxiao City, you don't need to know too much, just know that Qingxiao City will be your master from now on."
He Huan heard something.
There are many small towns from other small worlds, and they are not the only ones.
Is this Qingxiao City really a big force here?
He was a little unsure.
Therefore, although Li Wangwang said too much, his attitude softened.
"Sir, please calm down. If you want to pay taxes in our Changle City, you must clearly explain what taxes you pay, who you pay taxes for, and what we can get, right?"
Otherwise, how can we collect this tax?"
Li Wangwang said: "What kind of tax do you have to pay? There will be regulations for you later. As for what you can get?
It's very simple, you can gain peace and the right to survive.
Is this enough?”
Li Wangwang flipped his hand and threw a bloody, furry head in front of He Huan, with a painful and ferocious face.
"Horse!!"
He Huan recognized that the owner of this head was none other than the monster horse monkey that had caused chaos in Changle City for several months.
He had spent so much effort but couldn't solve it, and as a result, the other party sent his head over as soon as he made a move.
This also means that it won't be too difficult for the other party to get his head.
He Huan's heart skipped a beat, but there was a hint of embarrassment on his face as he said:
"It's not that I don't want to join Qingxiao City, but Changle City is not my personal property.
I still have a master above me. Although there is no news about him yet, he is the real Jin Dan. If he finds out that I dedicated the city privately, I may not be able to protect my life."
Li Wangwang laughed loudly: "Are you from the Flame Demon Realm?"
"good."
He Huan replied, not knowing what he meant.
Li Wangwang's smile faded: "Not long ago, there was a demon cultivator named Yan Mozi who maintained his self-cultivation and thought that he could do whatever he wanted in the Nascent Soul realm.
Now it has been captured by our city lord and suppressed under the golden tower of our Qingxiao City.
As for your master, if he dares to hurt you, don’t worry, we will avenge you."
He Huan's heartbeat suddenly stopped.
Enmako was caught?!
Moreover, Yan Mozi, who broke through to the Nascent Soul realm, was caught!
That was a thousand-year-old legend in their Flame Demon Realm, a figure that could make a child cry, and a figure that even his master would have to bow his head to salute when he saw him.
But even such people were suppressed.
He Huan couldn't tell whether Li Wangwang's words were true or false, but the name Yan Mozi alone was enough.
He bowed down and prostrated.
"I am so happy, I am willing to do my best for Qingxiao City."
Li Wangwang nodded lightly: "It's good that you can understand current affairs so well, and you can avoid death like those stubborn leaders before.
You immediately draft an announcement to stabilize people's sentiments.
Tomorrow a highway will be built to the front of Changle City, and you cannot restrict people's travel."
When He Huan heard that all those who had been disobedient were dead, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat and didn't even dare to say anything.
Li Wangwang stood up and explained to the man with a mustache beside him.
"Jia Yi, you are an old man, don't let the Lord of the City down."
"This subordinate will bear in mind your teachings."
Jia Yi, who had been silent until now, quickly replied.
"No need to send it far."
Li Wangwang summoned a white tiger puppet, sat on it, and then flew away.
Watching Li Wangwang go away, He Huan smiled at Jia Yi:
"This tax collector, I will cooperate more with you from now on. If you have any orders, just call me."
Jia Yi said politely: "The city lord made a serious statement, just call me Jia Yi."
Sudden.
Changle City shook violently, like an earth dragon turning over, and countless rubbles in the city lord's mansion were shaken and fell to the ground.
"what happened?"
He Huan looked shocked.
They have been here for more than four months and have never experienced anything like this.
Jia Yi looked unconcerned.
"Don't worry, city lord. This is our Qingxiao City marking the city. From now on, you will be your own family."
He Huan felt his throat was a little dry.
A mark shook the whole city. What kind of magical power is this?
For a moment, his eyes looked at Jia Yi even more affectionately.
You must treat him well and find out from him what kind of force this Qingxiao City is.
…
Outside Changle City.
Fang Chang put away the Mountain and River Token and saw that there was another small city in the scenery engraved on the token.
The ground shaking in Changle City just now was because he extracted spiritual veins and energy to sacrifice to the Mountain and River Order, which caused the spiritual veins to riot.
But in the face of the Shanhe Order, which specifically restrains the spiritual veins, the resistance of the spiritual veins is of no use at all.
After bringing this spiritual vein energy back to Qingxiao City and driving it into the Qingniu Mountain spiritual veins, the spiritual veins that were overdrawn by him should be able to recover a lot and even be upgraded, commonly known as the Bell of Heaven and Earth.
I don’t know if it is the decree of the world’s will.
All cities or tribes transferred from other small worlds are located on the spiritual veins.
There is a small spiritual vein under Changle City.
Therefore, the cultivation environment in Changle City is better than that in the wilderness, and even the food grown here is more spiritual than in the wilderness.
But this just saves Fang Chang the trouble of searching for spiritual veins.
Beside him, it was Li Wangwang who had just left, reporting what had just happened.
Fang Chang said with a satisfied smile: "It seems that this city lord is very aware of current affairs. It would be great if everyone was so aware of current affairs."
Thinking of the previous misfortunes, he couldn't help but sigh for those who resisted and died.
Why are you seeking death?
Li Wangwang smiled and said: "Perhaps it's because this city comes from the Flame Demon Realm. When my subordinates said that Yan Demon Son was captured by us, the city lord immediately worshiped him on the spot."
"Well, we came here by air after all. Let them manage it by themselves first, but the tax must not be reduced."
After all, the tax system is the foundation for his future rule of Qingxiao City.
As long as more taxes are imposed on those who are dissatisfied, they will be dissatisfied.
Humans are social creatures, and if they have the ability to run into the wild on their own, they can act like savages.
As for the so-called self-management, it means that they first let their own people's brains break out of the dog's brains, and when it is almost done, they will come out to clean up the mess.
In the face of absolute power dominance, it is difficult to lose control of the situation, so there is no need to worry about losing control.
That is, some vitality may be lost in the process.
But this is also a helpless move.
There are only so many people who can make Qingxiao City available.
Even if two people are assigned to one city, there will be more than ten talented people who can do their job all the way, which will almost exhaust the reserve talents under his command.
For those like Changle City that lacked strength, they had to appoint one person first.
Theoretically, at least two people are required, one person and one person.
It’s best to have three people, plus one person.
The chief and deputy will supervise each other openly and covertly, and a rotation system can be added in the future, so the probability of accidents will be much less.
Although talents are scarce, he doesn't have that much time to train them. He needs to confirm his status first and then take his time later.
"Is this the last one?"
Fang Chang asked.
Li Wangwang unfolded the map, looked at it and confirmed:
"Changle City is the last one. There are currently five human settlements within a thousand miles of Qingxiao City, and all of them have confirmed that they have taken refuge in Qingxiao City."
Fang Chang nodded: "That's it for now. This is our first year. We will first deal with the forces within a thousand miles.
Three thousand miles in the second year, five thousand miles in the third year, eight thousand miles in the fourth year, and ten thousand miles in the fifth year.
As a diplomat, you must not slack off. You must investigate all the urban tribes within three thousand miles within one year and draw a more accurate map.
I'll give you ten places, and you can choose your own."
Li Wangwang nodded quickly: "No problem, City Lord."
"Call me boss, it sounds nice to you."
As Fang Changzheng was talking, his expression suddenly changed and a smile appeared on his face.
"Brother, this action is not slow."
I saw thick dust in the distance like a dragon, like all kinds of beasts galloping towards me, and tracts of woods fell down like mowing grass.
Under the dense dust, there were still flames burning, and all the fallen trees burned, turning into pools of black ashes in a very short period of time.
Then a strong wind blew.
Suddenly, a flat road large enough to accommodate ten carriages suddenly appeared in front of his sight.
There is also a small hill-like square copper seal, which is constantly rising and falling, like a construction seal, compacting the road.
The stamping speed is extremely fast, almost one stamp per second.
In this bulldozer-like violent manner, this road is spreading at a speed of hundreds of kilometers per hour.
The dignified Yuanying Great Monk, doing this kind of road construction work is simply not too easy.
