In terms of prosperity, this city is not inferior to Longxiao City.
The city has a large population and the forces inside are even more complex.
In the past month, Gu Jinlai led the Demon God's personal guards, and then the high-profile people transferred from Xingzhou territory were like broken bamboos. Along the way, cities passed by looking at the wind, and the Fish-Dragon City in front of them...
It is the only city that dares to resist.
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At this time, Gu Jinli was resting in a camp more than ten miles outside Yulong City.
Behind him, the Mechanical Tyrannosaurus was devouring an ore rich in metallic elements.
This is its food.
It is also the strong foundation of its brass head and iron arm.
Next to Gu Jinlai, Cheng Wanli was introducing him to the situation of Yulong City.
"President Lord, our Meteorite Guard has detailed information about Yulong City. This city is different from other cities. It is a city jointly governed by Longque Villa, Lizhou, and twelve overseas islands. Although it is within Jiangzhou,
, but it does not entirely belong to Longque Villa..."
Cheng Wanli introduced.
There were cities like this in Chizhou and Xingzhou in the past.
It's just that many cities, such as Yuanhua City, are still nominally under the jurisdiction of the state government, but in fact they have long been occupied by local forces such as Tiangangmen.
There are also such forces in Chizhou.
For example, Heisha City, which is close to the border of Huangquan Sect, has been heavily infiltrated.
Although there is a city lord, the city lord has been ignored by the three major local families and the four major local forces. They, Qifang, are the real masters of the city.
These seven forces nominally respect the Purgatory Sect, but in fact, it is still unknown how many of them belong to the Huangquan Sect or other forces.
"This city is not so much a city in Jiangzhou as it is a dumping ground for overseas forces. They dump various overseas specialties to Yulong City, exchange them for some supplies on land, and then go deep into the sea.
And Longque Villa is also very thirsty for some products from the ocean, so it naturally acquiesces to this phenomenon."
Cheng Wanli said: "So, this city has always been governed by these three parties. Among the three parties, Lizhou can be divided into several forces, and the twelve overseas islands are divided into twelve forces."
Speaking of this, he paused slightly: "Behind each of these forces, there is the True Lord Yuanshen sitting in charge."
I haven't heard it at all since ancient times, and I'm not surprised.
If the forces of these parties are not strong, it is impossible to force Longque Villa to bow its head and admit such a compromise method of joint governance.
For example, Lizhou is ruled by three aristocratic families, two major sects, and the six forces of the island owner. Each of the six forces has a Yuanshen True Monarch sitting in charge.
As for the twelve overseas islands...
Those are the twelve most powerful forces in the East China Sea.
Among these twelve forces, some occupy islands spanning hundreds of miles and are home to millions of people. Their scale is even greater than that of the previous Lingxiao City and Yuanhua City.
Of course, although there are many real Yuanshen in these forces, they all work independently.
Even though the six factions in Lizhou are constantly fighting each other for their own interests, once anyone shows weakness, the other five factions will never mind adding insult to injury.
The same is true for the Twelve Islands.
When it comes to the degree of unity, these two parties are far from comparable to the five true kings of Longque Villa.
Coupled with the poverty overseas, their spiritual weapon configurations are far inferior to those at Longque Villa.
It would not be surprising for people like those True Lords of the Souls behind the Twelve Islands to sacrifice only ordinary level spiritual weapons.
While listening to Cheng Wanli describing the intricacies of these forces, Gu Chifeng walked in from the outside.
"Ancestor, there is an envoy from Yulong City. I hope to see you."
"messenger?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Gu Jin already guessed the purpose of this messenger.
Just right...
He also planned to give Lizhou and the Twelve Islands of the East China Sea some face and let them leave in a dignified manner to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
Immediately he said: "Please bring the envoy over."
As his order was issued, a demon god's personal guard soon walked in with a group of people.
The leader was a middle-aged man who had reached the realm of refining gods and walked in.
"Xu Haiqing from Lizhou met the ancient lord of the state. The lord of the state is indeed as majestic and majestic as the legend says."
The middle-aged man bowed and saluted.
"Are you here on behalf of the other two forces in Yulong City?"
He went straight to the topic calmly throughout the ages: "I am different from Longque Villa. Longque Villa can tolerate your existence. But on my territory, you must follow my rules and regulations. Can you, the six families in Lizhou and the twelve islands in the East China Sea,
Accept it, and I welcome you to do business in Yulong City. If you cannot accept it, please return to Lizhou and the East China Sea Islands."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Xu Haiqing's face could not help but stiffen slightly.
However, he quickly adjusted and said with a smile: "In order to congratulate the Lord of Guzhou on winning Jiangzhou, we have specially prepared a rich gift for you. These are our overseas specialties..."
He clapped his hands.
Soon, several people behind him had brought the treasure boxes one by one.
Xu Haiqing reached out and opened one of the objects.
There is a crystal clear pearl inside.
"This is the Pearl of the East China Sea. It is one of the unique pearls of the East China Sea. Grinding it into powder is a good thing that will last forever. The beauty elixir of Longque Villa is made of this substance, and this kind of
The elixir brings more than 50 million in profits to Longque Villa every year."
Xu Haiqing said, opening another box again, and inside there was a section of blood coral: "This is Blue Blood Tears, an excellent tonic for strengthening qi and blood. If a practitioner who is new to martial arts can supplement the elixir refined with this substance,
, the cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds, even after refining the true energy, the elixir refined by Bi Xue Lei still has a significant effect. We only started trading this item with Longque Villa fourteen years ago. In just fourteen years, Longque Villa has
The growth rate of Qi Refining Realm masters has increased by a full 60%."
After speaking, he went on to introduce several other treasures.
Each treasure is a unique specialty in the ocean.
And each one has an extraordinary effect.
Either you can get a big price from trade every year, or you can use it directly at home and digest it internally.
After the introduction, Xu Haiqing said: "The reason why we put so many valuable treasures in Yulong City for display and sale is because we feel that the safety of Yulong City is guaranteed and it is a city we can trust. Therefore, I hope that we can
We will maintain the previous cooperation model with Longque Villa with Guzhou Lord, and let us jointly build the prosperity of Yulong City."
"That makes sense."
Gu Jinlai said: "After that, just take what I mean. I will lead my troops to take over Yulong City tomorrow morning. I don't want to see any resistance, otherwise... don't blame my ruthless men. If you are not willing to fight in Yulong City,
If you continue to stay in Dragon City, you can evacuate on your own, but as long as you stay in Yulong City for one day, you must follow my rules."
Speaking of this, he paused: "As for what the rules are, Meteor Guard has been publicizing them everywhere this month. I think you have already found out clearly."
Such merciless words made the smile on Xu Haiqing's face become even stiffer.
After a while, he said: "Master Guzhou, the reason why Yulong City can be so prosperous is because its free atmosphere is in line with the situation of our overseas parties. If from now on Yulong City really opens up to Jiangzhou, Xingzhou and other
The city also implements extremely harsh rules and regulations for cultivators...I am afraid that not many people will come to Yulong City to spend and trade again soon. By then, Yulong City will decline at a very fast speed, and the ancient state master will return.
Why bother..."
"see a visitor out."
Peaceful way through the ages.
He seemed to no longer want to listen to Xu Haiqing's talk.
"please."
Gu Chifeng stepped forward and said in a deep voice.
Seeing this, the smile on Xu Haiqing's face finally subsided: "Guzhou Lord, Jiangzhou has been initially decided, and everything is waiting to be developed. I also ask Guzhou Lord to focus on the development of other cities in Jiangzhou first. As for the matter of Yulong City...
...Please give us a little more time... There are many big forces and big people's investments in this city. Guzhou Lord will destroy Yulong City as soon as he comes. This is equivalent to letting those big people's investments go to waste.
If they cause trouble, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the stability of Jiangzhou."
"Making trouble? Let them make trouble."
Gu Jinlai said solemnly: "Besides, next time, don't come."
Xu Haiqing's face changed slightly.
Looking at the resolute Gu Jinlai, although he didn't know why he did this, he still added: "Guzhou Lord, think twice."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
And looking at this group of six people from ancient to modern times...
Six.
Only six!
But among the six people, four were named red.
The karma on Xu Haiqing's body was as dark as ink.
From this point alone, we can see what kind of character these overseas forces are.
If sects such as Purgatory Sect and Lengyue Sect were thrown into the demonic camp because they were on the wrong team, and their actions became fierce, then the overseas forces...
That is the real knife-edge licking blood.
Businessmen turned into pirates, and pirates turned into pirates. It was commonplace for them.
I don’t know how many people’s blood they were stained on their journey of growth.
Although he knew that it would be beneficial and harmless to him to keep Yulong City as it was, but...
He cannot face his own heart.
compromise.
There are only zero times, and countless times.
Although Lizhou and the Twelve Overseas Islands are powerful, they are just a piece of loose sand. They are not powerful enough to allow ancient and modern people to violate their own ideals.
Thinking about it, I closed my eyes.
The battle of Dragon Roar City has ended for a month.
In one month, he led the Demon God's personal guards to capture fourteen cities in Jiangzhou at a rate of almost one city per day.
These fourteen cities, plus the four cities previously occupied when entering Xingzhou, Longxiao City, and the Fish-Dragon City in front of them, make up a total of twenty cities, forming the entire territory of Jiangzhou.
And the battles and killings along the way...
Especially when he killed hundreds of Longque Villa masters outside Longxiao City with one strike, his karma had reached an extremely astonishing level.
Although he used clear light to suppress his karma level time and time again, he is still at the high level of the nineteenth level.