After returning to Jiangcheng, Liu Mang's life returned to peace.
During the day, I go to the gang to handle affairs, supervise the martial arts training of the gang, assign heavy and light dart tasks to each hall, and personally cook barbecue for Jin Hu to cultivate feelings.
In the evening, I went home and chatted with Liu's mother, and played boxing in the courtyard. Everything became extremely peaceful.
All the grievances, vendettas, and battles all seemed extremely far away.
And Liu Mang's great business of killing chickens is still going on.
The day after he returned home, he went to the chicken farm to test his current chicken-killing limit.
In the previous three levels, he could kill nine hundred chickens each time, providing himself with more than thirty energy per day.
Now, not only has he been promoted to the fourth level of bone forging, but he has also made a breakthrough in spiritual cultivation. According to logic, the threshold should be improved a lot.
Liu Mang began to try, and after testing that he could kill three thousand chickens a day, he began to feel violent in his mind.
It can increase energy by almost 100 per day.
According to the current progress of Chizhu Gong (fifth level), it will only take about two months to gather the energy to advance to the fifth level.
If you are promoted to the fifth level, with your butterfly-level divine senses and immortality, you will immediately become the strongest among the fifth-level masters.
When the time comes to take Mother Liu out of Jiangcheng, you won't have to worry about the risks on the road.
Although he is now equivalent to a fifth-level master, he is very confident that he can take Liu's mother across the Taiyun Mountains.
But his current cultivation level is only between the third and second levels among fifth-level masters, which is not safe enough. It is better to wait for another two months.
In addition, there is another problem. The number of chickens that the chicken farm can supply to the outer city every day is limited, and three thousand has exceeded its limit. The market needs to be expanded, otherwise it will cause great waste.
Liu Mang held a meeting in the gang and asked the gang members what they could do.
Niu Cong laughed and said, "What's so difficult about this? Just buy the chicken farm in the inner city!"
Wang Yukai nodded and said, "If we buy the chicken farm in the inner city, we can combine the two chicken farms into one and supply them to the inner city and the outer city."
Liu Mang nodded secretly after hearing this. In this case, the chickens in the inner and outer cities would be monopolized by the Golden Tiger Gang.
But according to the current financial resources and strength of the Golden Tiger Gang, these are nothing.
Having thus solved the problem of obtaining energy by killing chickens, Liu Mang put his mind at ease and waited patiently for his promotion to the fifth level in two months.
On the third day after he returned home, a member of the gang hurriedly entered the main helm and reported, "Gang leader, someone is coming from the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord has invited you!"
Liu Mang's eyes flashed after hearing this, and without saying a word, he followed the soldiers of the city lord's palace who were waiting outside, and rode towards the inner city together.
Soon he came to a luxurious mansion guarded by many men wearing steel helmets, armor, and holding spears.
The soldiers in front showed their orders and led Liu Mang straight into the city lord's palace.
Liu Mang secretly observed the cultivation of the soldiers in the city lord's palace. Those who could guard the city lord's palace were the elite soldiers selected.
I found that many of them were in the three-layer iron-skin realm, and there was one who was obviously a leader wearing armor of different colors, and with strong energy and blood, he looked like he was in the fourth-layer realm.
In addition, there are two faint and profound auras that have been locked on him. As long as he makes any change, he will definitely be struck by thunder!
I don’t know if there are any other masters who haven’t revealed their breath yet.
Liu Mang's heart trembled. As expected, the city lord's palace had hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
As the most powerful force in the world, the imperial court naturally has many experts, but it does not really rely on benevolence and righteousness to rule the world.
He followed the soldiers to a relatively spacious room.
Lord Ding, with a gold crown on his head, was writing furiously at the table, as if there was always unfinished business.
Seeing Liu Mang come in, he suddenly stopped writing in his hand, laughed and said, "Isn't this the Nine-Life Mad Tiger of our Jiangcheng?"
"The Lord of the City is laughing at you, it's just someone else's joke." Liu Mang said, cupping his fists.
"Climbing the Dragon and Tiger Ranking together is an ancient feat. Why should Tieniu be humble?" the city lord said with a smile, expressing his great appreciation for Liu Mang.
"Tieniu, come and sit next to me." City Lord Ding's closeness was clearly evident.
Liu Mang sat down on another chair next to the table where Lord Ding was handling official business. He was secretly wary that it might not be a good thing if the other party was so polite.
"I heard that you fought for the master at the Heavenly Fire Conference. Your filial piety moves the heavens. The imperial court needs the service of a brave man like you!" City Lord Ding got straight to the point and showed his intentions clearly.
Liu Mang listened with a smile on his face and replied, "I have always been loyal to the court. I wonder what the city lord has ordered?"
City Lord Ding pondered for a moment and said, "The Central Plains is now suffering from severe droughts and banditry, and Jicheng is unable to suppress the Taiyun Mountains.
In addition, the Taiyun bandits have been making frequent moves recently. After much thought, we in Jiangcheng cannot just sit back and wait for death. We need to send troops to give them a hard blow!
Firstly, it can dampen their arrogance, and secondly, it can serve as a training ground for troops. Now we just lack a commander who can control the people below. I wonder if Tieniu is interested?"
Are you going to recruit yourself so soon?
This world is very loyal. If you agree, you will have to do your best to serve Lord Ding and you will not be able to escape easily.
And considering the reminders from Yang Yi and Fang Youheng that the other party was very ambitious and probably had the ambitions of a prince, Liu Mang would not agree easily.
But now I can't fall out with City Lord Ding, nor can I refuse directly.
Liu Mang then showed a troubled look on his face, "I am just the leader of a mere gang. I have no knowledge of the art of war and no experience. How can I command such a mighty soldier?"
If your Excellency allows me to go one-on-one with the leader of the Taiyun Mountain bandits, Mang still has some confidence. But commanding soldiers is really not Mang's specialty. If the losses are heavy, wouldn't Mang be the one to blame for the death?"
City Lord Ding looked a little gloomy when he heard Liu Mang's words of rejection at first.
But when he heard that Liu Mang said that he was willing to do his bidding and fight the Taiyun Mountain bandit leader one-on-one, that is, that he was willing to work as a thug, his expression softened a little.
He nodded, "I was too hasty."
"But now Jiangcheng's military training and wages are tight. I want to reorganize the taxes in the outer city, but I don't want to increase the pressure on the people..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The Golden Tiger Gang is willing to give up collecting fees from now on, so as not to overwhelm the people.
In addition, I am willing to double the tribute to the imperial court to fully support the city lord in training his troops!" Liu Mang said directly.
The proportion of anti-regular fees in the Golden Tiger Gang's income is getting smaller and smaller, and they will be canceled sooner or later. Now it is just a good time to use it to give favors to City Lord Ding.
As for doubling the tribute, haven't you heard other city lords say that food and salary are tight? If you don't show it, will you not want to work in the future?
Seeing that Liu Mang was so righteous, City Leader Ding stroked his beard with satisfaction, "Gang Leader Liu is so loyal and patriotic, I will definitely state it truthfully in the memorial."
"Although Mang is just a humble citizen, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. This is what I should do."
"It's a good saying that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." Lord Ding showed admiration on his face.
After leaving the city lord's mansion, Liu Mang's tense mood relaxed.
This Lord of City Ding has unfathomable masters in his palace, and he holds the righteousness of the imperial court and controls countless soldiers in his palace. I cannot resist him head-on now.
The other party is still very polite to me now, simply because the situation is still unclear.
If a critical moment comes, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not take any drastic measures.
My current strength is still not enough. If I were a famous star, would I still be nagging him here?
With his thoughts on his mind, Liu Mang returned to the head office of the Golden Tiger Gang. Several gang members guarding the door shouted loudly.
"Hello, Gang Leader!"
"Hello, Mr. Liu!"
When he walked into the main helm, everyone in the martial arts training ground greeted him warmly when they saw him, with incomparable admiration in their eyes, as if Liu Mang was the greatest person in their hearts.
Liu Mang was walking silently in the square when he suddenly thought of a question.
If he leaves and the world is really in chaos, what will be the fate of the Golden Tiger Gang?
Liu Shu, Ban Yang, Lin Hanlin, Niu Cong, Cai Binwen and a large group of them cannot leave.
Will he be forced into the battlefield by the city lord's palace and used as cannon fodder, or will he be annexed by the forces in the inner city and become a peripheral figure?
Liu Mang thought about this problem, and suddenly felt that his steps were a little heavy, and his mood became extremely unpleasant.