Qin Shilei raised his hand to stop everyone's words, "I will have Deputy City Lord Lu re-establish the four elite legions of the City Guard. Those interested, please register on the side."
"As for what constitutes a great merit, our Hope City has its own evaluation. My subordinates will have corresponding merits recorded for every mission they undertake. A million merits can be exchanged for a piece of Enlightenment Tea."
"If any of you have equivalent heavenly materials and earthly treasures or top-tier equipment, you can also find me to exchange them."
Upon hearing this, someone from the audience immediately ran to the office desk set up on the left to register to join the City Guard.
Others fell into thought, hesitating whether to give up their current leadership roles to become subordinates.
Jiang Yiming and the original legion commanders of the City Guard had expressions that changed rapidly. They exchanged uneasy glances and then huddled together to speak in low voices.
"The City Lord just said he's reorganizing the City Guard. Does this mean he's taking away our military power?"
"The power we hold is the foundation of our future survival. We can't let him take it away easily."
"He's not just the City Lord; he's also an unparalleled expert. How can we resist?"
"We should first ask the City Lord how he plans to arrange things for us. The four of us must stick together to overcome this calamity."
The four of them walked towards the main stage together.
Jiang Yiming bowed slightly and asked, "May I know how the City Lord plans to arrange for our more than two hundred thousand City Guards?"
Qin Shilei swept his gaze over the four and said indifferently, "Since I am going to reorganize a new elite City Guard, the original City Guard will naturally cease to exist."
The hearts of the four tightened instantly.
Jia Guanghui, one of the legion commanders, couldn't help but ask angrily, "City Lord, are you trying to force us into a dead end?"
"Hmph!" Qin Shilei once again glanced at the four and then let out a cold snort.
The four instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their bodies trembling slightly. The words they were about to utter were swallowed back.
Qin Shilei said coldly, "I give you two paths.
First, lead your men to accept the reorganization by Deputy City Lord Lu, select the elite among them to form new legions. I promise you at least a commander position, and if you earn merits in the future, there's still a chance to become a legion commander again.
Second, you can take three thousand evolutionaries who are willing to follow you and leave the City Guard. You can become a free mercenary group, or you can leave Doujiang City."
"Commander?"
Jia Guanghui felt greatly insulted, "We are dignified legion commanders, and you are now only asking us to be mere commanders? We have made countless contributions to Doujiang City, and individually, we are all Silver Seven-star experts. A legion commander who commands tens of thousands of men is now asked to be a commander of just over a thousand men. Don't you think that's a waste?"
Qin Shilei said calmly, "Tell me when you've decided which path you choose." wap.kanshuwu.net
"All the soldiers under me were trained by me with my own hands. Without me, you probably won't be able to subdue them so easily. City Lord, could you reconsider and increase our status a little?" Jia Guanghui's tone carried a hint of a threat.
Qin Shilei asked again, "Which path have you chosen?"
"I choose neither," Jia Guanghui said sternly. "I will take my men and completely break away from the City Lord's mansion. I will establish my own faction."
Qin Shilei gave Lu Tiangang a look.
Lu Tiangang understood immediately, flashed forward, and approached Jia Guanghui, then squeezed.
Crack!
Before Jia Guanghui could even react, Lu Tiangang had already snapped his neck.
"The City Lord gave you opportunities repeatedly, why didn't you cherish them?"
Seeing a legion commander, who commanded tens of thousands of men, being thrown aside like a rag doll, the entire banquet hall fell into silence.
Under everyone's gaze, Qin Shilei showed no intention of appeasing them. He merely signaled Lu Tiangang to have the corpse removed.
"Jiang Yiming, which path have you chosen?" Qin Shilei looked up at the stunned Jiang Yiming and the other two.
"I wish to follow you, City Lord, and strive for our great cause."
"I also wish to follow you, City Lord."
"It is my honor to be able to follow you, City Lord."
Without the slightest hesitation, the three quickly chose to pledge allegiance to Qin Shilei.
"You will likely be very fortunate to have made this choice today," Lu Tiangang said with a smile.
He then looked up at the crowd below and said, "Everyone, please continue. Eat and drink as usual. As long as you don't offend our City Lord's mansion, I guarantee that you will live better than you do now."
"City Lord, how do you plan to deal with the zombies outside the city?" someone suddenly asked.
Qin Shilei pondered for a moment and replied, "I will have my contracted spirit, the King of Zombies, drive these zombies to nearby towns. And he will take away the high-level zombies. This way, you can form teams to hunt these zombies and earn core crystals."
Upon hearing this, everyone showed expressions of gratitude. "Thank you, City Lord, for such thoughtful arrangements for us."
Qin Shilei gave Lu Tiangang a few more instructions and then left the banquet hall. He intended to hand over the affairs of Doujiang City entirely to Lu Tiangang and no longer interfere.
After leaving the banquet hall, he immediately ordered Ding Teng to deal with the zombies outside the city overnight.
At dawn, Ding Teng returned to the City Lord's mansion again.
"Brother Qin, all the zombies outside the city have been dispersed. The Silver-ranked zombies have also been ordered by me to temporarily stop in a small town."
"Good, then I'll accompany you there now to see how to deal with them."
Master and servant, they flew out of Doujiang City again, heading towards a town hundreds of kilometers away.
Soon, they arrived above that small town.
Looking at the dense horde of zombies below, Qin Shilei asked in surprise, "There are so many Silver-ranked zombies?"
Ding Teng said proudly, "Not many, just over a hundred thousand. They account for less than one percent."
Qin Shilei thought about it. Ten thousand high-level zombies were indeed not a high proportion compared to the tens of millions of zombies Ding Teng had commanded initially.
He took out his pet bag and tried to put the zombies below into it. As expected, it did not disappoint him. With Ding Teng's assistance, the zombies were easily collected into the pet bag, occupying one side of the bag, while the beetles occupied the other.
"Brother Ding, when we find a suitable place, I will return these subordinates of yours to you."
"Everything is as Brother Qin arranges."
"Okay, then let's first send Wen Le back to Hope City, and then we will go and build your zombie empire."
"It's building our zombie empire and the Great Xia Empire!"
"Yes, let us jointly create a new era for Blue Star."
Not long after Qin Shilei returned to Hope City, news rapidly swept across the entire Great Xia. The number one expert on Blue Star, the City Lord of Hope City, Qin Shilei, declared himself king, with the title of King Qin An!