"Speak, why do you fancy my Pingfan Town?"
The City Lord of Binhai City knelt on one knee and said respectfully.
"According to our initial understanding, Pingfan Town possesses a peculiar energy, the source of which we have not yet discovered. Therefore, we wish to claim it and explore it slowly. We did not expect to encounter such a powerful master as yourself residing here, to the extent that even the Dark Arch-God Hei Huang is willing to serve you!"
It was that question again. Hei Huang had come here for the same reason. It seemed Pingfan Town truly had something extraordinary, yet Zhang Pingfan, as its master, found it quite ordinary.
"I see. Xiao Hei, you've been here for so long, have you found the source of that energy?"
Hei Huang, from a distance, put down his hoe.
"Master, the exact location of the source has not yet been discovered!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. It seemed this thing was quite mysteriously hidden.
"Alright, you may return. It's best not to come here unless there's something important!"
"Yes, Master!"
Zhang Pingfan then asked, "By the way, how is your relationship with the City Lords of the other two main cities?"
The City Lord of Binhai City shook his head. "Not very good. The three of us City Lords don't interact much. Perhaps those two have a better relationship, but mine with them is not exactly cordial!"
"Mm, alright, you can go back. I'll call you if anything comes up!"
"Yes, Master!"
The City Lord of Binhai City vanished from the entrance of the small courtyard.
Zhang Pingfan frowned. If that was the case, the other two main city lords would surely not let him off.
He hoped that today, those two City Lords wouldn't bother him, especially since his skills were still on cooldown, requiring 24 hours.
The City Lords of Qixing City and Pingjiang City, after receiving news that the City Lord of Binhai City had gone to Pingtan Town, had been waiting for updates. However, after several hours, they found no news at all.
The City Lord of Pingjiang City asked, "What's going on with the people I sent out? Why is there still no news coming back?"
As the butler of Pingjiang City, he was also a spy planted by Zhang Pingfan in the City Lord's mansion.
He was very certain that the City Lord of Binhai City had likely met his end in Pingfan Town, as that place was not somewhere ordinary people could linger. Even a City Lord might not be able to retreat safely.
"Perhaps the City Lord has encountered some trouble. Shall we send more people to inquire?"
"Yes, and also send someone to Binhai City to see if that fellow has returned!"
"Understood!"
The situation in Qixing City was similar.
Soon, they received news: the City Lord of Binhai City had returned. As for their scouts, they were probably already dead and buried.
But precisely because of this, the City Lords of Qixing City and Pingjiang City were all somewhat displeased.
He killed my men, and then returned to Binhai City without saying anything. What exactly did that fellow do in Pingfang Town? And the village chief is still alive.
It was precisely because of this that the City Lords of Pingjiang City and Qixing City dared not casually go to Pingfan Town.
This gave Zhang Pingfan a chance to breathe.
"Master, thank you for saving me just now!"
Zhang Pingfan said, "He was targeting me anyway. But it's fine now. Hurry up and go level up, don't waste time!"
"Oh, Master, your skills are so powerful! That was the City Lord of Binhai City, and you subdued him just like that. Why don't we go and subdue the City Lords of Pingjiang City and Qixing City now? Then the entire game will be ours!"
Zhang Pingfan lightly rapped Dou Youyou on the head.
"You want me to send myself to my death sooner, don't you? It's not that easy! Such terrifying skills don't have cooldowns!"
Dou Youyou held her head.
"Oh, then I'll go level up!"
She said, looking at Zhang Pingfan with some reluctance.
As a result, Zhang Pingfan directly tossed her out.
"If you keep looking, I'll dig your eyes out. Now get lost and level up!"
Dou Youyou left the small courtyard, saying somewhat unhappily.
"Hmph, you ignore me now, but one day I'll be so good you can't afford to reach me!"
Zhang Pingfan pondered that with two ninth-tier War Gods at his side, the threat from the other two City Lords was greatly reduced.
In the future, when he decided to unify player factions, it would be much smoother.
After his skills cooled down, he would directly bring the other two City Lords under his command. Then, whether the divine realm was in chaos or not, Zhang Pingfan would decide.
Thinking of this, Zhang Pingfan couldn't help but smile.
[Ding! What are you gloating about here? This is only the early stage of the game. You don't really think that the game 'Shen Hua' only has these three top experts from the three main cities, do you?]
Zhang Pingfan was stunned. Wasn't that the case? The game introduction was like that.
"Miss System, don't try to fool me. Doesn't the official game introduction only mention these? Are there others?"
[Ding! Of course. This world is much larger than you imagine. When players reach level fifty, a brand new continent will be unlocked. The novice village is called Continent One, and the three main cities are called Continent Two. After level 50, upon completing certain quests, players will unlock Continent Three. Besides Continent Three, there are also Continent Four and Continent Five. Each place has different challenges waiting for you. You're celebrating too early!]
"Ah, I thought I was about to conquer the world, but you're telling me I've only just left the novice village?"
[Ding! That's more or less the case!]
Zhang Pingfan was a little helpless. He had thought he would be creating the strongest faction next.
He hadn't expected there to be so many things waiting for him. Thinking of this, Zhang Pingfan felt a sense of powerlessness.
He thought he was about to clear the game, but then someone told him he had only taken two steps, and there were still 98 steps to go. Damn it!
[Ding! System prompt: Please go to the Pingfan Town square and issue the task to players to repair Pingfan Town!]
Before Zhang Pingfan could even settle down, the task arrived, and it was urging him to go.
There was no choice. The previous battle had indeed affected a large number of houses, and the repair task was urgent.
Zhang Pingfan reluctantly went to the square.
"We're rich!!!"
Zhang Pingfan yelled at the top of his lungs.
Immediately, players scrambled and rushed over.
"Village Chief, I, I, I can do it!"
"Village Chief, I can do it too!"
However, this repair task had a limited number of players required. Soon, after the player count reached the limit, Zhang Pingfan stopped issuing the task, leaving the players who had rushed back from the wild quite disappointed.
"What the heck, the task is already released?"
"What's going on? I just got back, where's the Village Chief?"
"It's gone, the task has already been taken!"
"Damn it, it's that fast this time?"
"Yeah, who knew the Village Chief would release the task at this time? I envy those players who got the task!"
"I'm emo!"