Government hall.
The second time I walked into the power center of Zhonghai City, there were no guards in the hall. The ground was empty and smooth as a mirror. It was so quiet that even the sound of boots hitting the ground could be heard far away.
Zhang Mu had just experienced a battle, and his armor was damaged in several places. His dark green investigative cloak turned into fragments of cloth hanging on his body, and there were many wounds on his face and hands. Qiao Weier next to her had no impact at all. The big goblin has extremely strong regeneration ability. Normal injuries can be healed instantly without leaving any traces.
There were two people standing in the middle of the hall, with four or five elf guards standing nearby.
"Dad, Mom, I'm back." Qiao Weier strode up, "I just had a big fight with a group of natives outside the city. It was so exciting!"
"Is it okay, Qiao Qiao? Are you injured anywhere?" The city lord's wife rushed to Qiao Weier in a panic, touching her head and hands, for fear that her daughter would lose a hair, "Damn natives, just rob the tribute ship. Now he is becoming more and more arrogant, and he actually dares to carry out a sneak attack in front of the gate of Zhonghai City! We should send a request to the provincial governor to completely eradicate the stubborn heresy in Xihai Province!"
Normally, Qiao Weier wouldn't think there was anything wrong, but in front of Zhang Mu, she felt that her mother was treating her like a child, which was so shameless. She immediately took a step away and said, "Mom." , I am a warrior, not a weak person, how can a few rats hurt me? Don't make a fuss, okay?"
City Lord Qiao Sebei came over and finally felt relieved when he saw that Qiao Weier was fine, "What happened, tell me from beginning to end!"
Qiao Weier told the city lord about the attack: "Those natives seemed to appear suddenly. My ship was split in two by a warrior with a mid-level Tianling level. Then a mage with a mid-level Tianling level cast a large spell. In an instant, It burned the area several kilometers away into a sea of flames. Fortunately, we reacted quickly. I hit two of them one at a time, seriously injuring both the mages and warriors. In the end, this pariah took advantage and killed the mages in a sneak attack. Then, then... "
When Zhang Mu saw Qiao Weier talking about what happened with great joy, she deliberately exaggerated herself, wishing she could say that she single-handedly blocked the sneak attack of the strong natives and protected others. Zhang Mu didn't care. He had never thought about competing for credit. He wanted to hide his strength for a while.
In fact, neither the city lord, his wife, nor Qiao Weier would have thought that this sneak attack was not an accident. Someone hired a murderer to kill someone. He would never have thought that the murderer was in Zhonghai City and was the leader of the Dark Corner, Nile.
After hearing what happened, the city lord nodded slightly, his eyes falling on Zhang Mu, "You killed a native of the Heavenly Spirit Realm?"
Zhang Mu quickly said: "I only succeeded with special skills and a sneak attack. Although the native is powerful, he is just a weak mage."
The city lord nodded and said: "I know you have many secrets. Everyone has some adventures and secrets. If you don't want to reveal them, I will not pursue them. According to the regulations of the Green Alliance in the West Sea Province, every time a Heavenly Spirit is killed, Mid-level natives will be rewarded with a contribution of 1,000 points, and civilians will be directly knighted."
The Green Alliance has different rules and regulations for different provinces. In the West Sea Province, the indigenous forces are extremely powerful, so the killing of indigenous people is encouraged. There are corresponding killing rewards for indigenous people of different strengths.
If a third-class citizen kills a Tianling-level native, he will not only receive 1,000 contribution points, but also be directly granted the title of quasi-iron-level knight in one step.
"Killing the Tianling natives was not the work of one person, Qiao Weier also contributed."
Zhang Mu never forgot Qiao Weier.
This is not to curry favor with the city lord, but Qiao Weier was attacked by the natives entirely because of Zhang Mu. Now, killing a strong man from the heavenly spirit cannot take all the credit due to emotion and reason.
The city lord appreciated Zhang Mu's approach very much, "Qiao Qiao has no shortage of contribution points, but if you are willing, you might as well give her some prestige and honor from the reward."
Qiao Weier was very proud.
Earn another amount of fame and honor.
She began to like the feeling of relying on her own ability to earn honor and prestige.
Zhang Mu directly obtained 1,000 contribution points, which was directly equivalent to 1 million gold coins. In fact, the value of 1,000 contribution points was far more than 1 million gold coins. Because contribution points can be exchanged for many things that cannot be bought with money from the exchange center.
Although part of the reputation and honor rewards were given to Qiao Weier, the remaining part could still allow Zhang Mu to obtain the quasi-iron level title. From now on, Zhang Mu will get rid of his civilian status and become a privileged class in Zhonghai City.
Quasi-iron-level titles are qualified to hold lower-level official positions. The exchange system has greater exchange rights and can be exchanged for some items that cannot be exchanged originally. In addition, there are a series of privileges in life. Many official entertainment venues in the city are free and open to knights, and they are eligible to participate in auctions, as well as some business channels. They enjoy different statuses according to their knighthood.
"Qiaoqiao, please step back first."
Qiao Weier didn't understand what her father meant, but she didn't dare not listen to her father's words, so she had to leave the hall.
Qiao Sebei looked at Zhang Mu. Because Zhang Mu was wearing a mask, even if the city lord was close to the strength of a semi-saint, he could only get a little information and could not judge Zhang Mu's true strength. When he found out that Zhang Mu was only level 39, he couldn't help but show a hint of confusion. Can this level really kill a powerful Heavenly Spirit
Zhang Mu didn't feel any discomfort at all and asked calmly: "Is there anything special that the city lord needs to explain?"
When Qiao Sebei saw that Zhang Mu was neither humble nor arrogant, and could still speak in an orderly manner even when facing the Lord of Zhonghai City alone, he couldn't help but feel a little satisfied, and said slowly: "You haven't been in Zhonghai City for a long time, but you have encountered several dangers. Do you think there’s a connection?”
It is impossible to hide the major events that happened in Zhonghai City from the city lord. At the same time, with the power of the city lord, it only takes a little investigation to find out that the person who was assassinated a few days ago was Zhang Mu. Even the explosion of Black Point Castle was related to Zhang Mu. Direct relationship.
Zhang Mu's thoughts changed rapidly, and then he smiled and said: "Maybe I don't know, but I don't think the city lord doesn't know."
Of course, Zhang Mu can guess a thing or two about the dispute between Josebei and Lelio.
However, Zhang Mu did not plan to tell the city lord for the time being about the dark mercenaries colluding with the natives. Although with the energy of the city lord, if he is willing to help, he will be able to uproot the Dark Corner without leaving any residue.
Zhang Mu would not do this.
He wanted to personally eradicate the Black Horn mercenaries.
In the battle between the city lord and the deputy city lord, the human race is just a chess piece, and any chess piece can be reduced to a chess piece. If the human race wants to gain a foothold in the Green Alliance, they cannot just rely on others, but need to use their own abilities to gain a high enough status. If the matter in the Dark Corner can be handled well, it will definitely be a great achievement. Zhang Mu will directly gain a lot of honors and reputation, and his title will not only be upgraded several levels in a row
After Zhang Mu has high enough power and status, the underworld mercenaries will have more capital to survive, and when they cooperate with the city lord, they will have a greater say.
Josebei frowned and said, "Do you think it's a coincidence?" He paused and continued to say to Zhang Mu, "I have heard about the extremely huge potential of the human race. Lelio has roped in the Heaven Mercenary Group. The several mercenary groups headed by them are trying to draw humans into their own factions, giving humans more opportunities to make meritorious deeds, thereby squeezing the status of the elf clan in Zhonghai City. What do you think of this matter? "
Zhang Mu said directly: "The potential of the human race is not inferior to that of the top upper-level races, but its speed is far higher than that of the upper-level races. Lelio wants to squeeze out the elf race. This approach is very correct. I don't think it will take long. Three The high-ranking people in the ninth bureau will be infiltrated by the human elites trained by Lelio. At that time, the influence of the deputy city lord's root system will become greater and greater."
Josebe added: "I know that the mercenaries of the underworld are at odds with the mercenaries of heaven. Lelio was afraid that you would be used by me, so he hired a murderer to assassinate you. This explanation is completely feasible. Of course, the attack by the natives outside the city was probably caused by someone else. One thing, I don’t believe Lelio has the ability to drive the natives.”
Zhang Mu replied directly: "I completely believe it, because the only way to balance the human race is to use the human race."
"If we cooperate, do you have confidence in Lelio?"
"certainly."
"what will you do?"
"I have a group of reliable companions. I hope the city lord can arrange for them to join the city defense bureau. It is best to be the vanguard of the fighting legion and be in a position where they can easily perform meritorious service. We can do everything else ourselves."
This one is not very demanding.
Qiao Sebei also wanted to see Zhang Mu's ability, and agreed on the spot to insert Lei Ming, Fatty, Leng Yun and others into the city defense bureau.
In this way, they can cooperate with Zhang Mu.
The Investigation Bureau can investigate the location of indigenous tribes, report them to the city lord, and mobilize the city defense army to eliminate them. The credit for the investigation goes to Zhang Mu, the credit for the annihilation is thunderous, and Huang Quan takes all the benefits, thus forming a chain of accumulated merits, so that he can quickly climb to the top of the three departments and nine bureaus.
"Okay, I will do as you wish."
Lelio would never have dreamed that the matter started out as a misunderstanding, because someone was hired to assassinate Zhang Mu, which attracted the attention of the city lord. As a result, Zhang Muzhen became the spokesperson of the city lord.
When Qiao Weier saw Zhang Mu coming out, she immediately went up and patted him, "What did dad tell you?"
"Talk about cooperation."
"You are the only one who is a pariah and you are talking about cooperation with my father!"
Zhang Mu turned around and looked at her and said word by word: "Please open your eyes and see, I already have a title."
Qiao Weier said disdainfully: "A quasi-iron lord is still far away. You have to pay close attention to the case of the tribute ship being robbed. This case is taken very seriously by the province. If we can solve the case, the credit will be great." . If the case can be solved, there will be a big reward!"
"I have confidence in my heart"
"My Qiao Weier castle is almost ready." Qiao Weier rolled her eyes and said to Zhang Mu: "Don't live in the suburbs. Life is inconvenient. Just move to the castle!"