Li Mu and the three of them, who had returned to Deyue Tower, gathered in Fang Yan's room and talked about each other's views on Gongsun Qi's speech.

"Brother Mu, what do you think?"

Lin Qingzhu was the first to speak, Lishui City revealed strange and indisputable facts, whether it was Liu Long's narrative or the various doubts of the people in the city, they had to make Li Mu and the others pay attention to it.

"Purely from the point of view of the conscription speech, this Gongsun City Lord is very successful, but there is one point that I can't understand, this Lishui City is a small border city, even if it makes a fortune by relying on the refined iron ore vein, but it takes time to develop after all. ”

Li Mu lifted the white porcelain kettle on the table, poured a cup of tea, and continued to express his confusion.

"It took only 50 years from the discovery to the mining of the iron ore vein, which is far from enough to make this city have a heritage comparable to that of the main city, and the best thing to do now is to follow the glory and develop with peace of mind, rather than a large number of conscripts to expand the territory. ”

As a veteran strategy game enthusiast, Li Mu knows that when his strength is insufficient, what he needs most is to survive and develop, rather than brainless fighting and consumption, which he doesn't believe Gongsun Qi doesn't know.

"That's right, and this Lishui City Lord clearly knows that the husband is not guilty and Huaibi is guilty, but he is still constantly recruiting troops, and then sending troops to fight, and then conscripting again, constantly consuming the prime-age population in the city, which is an extremely contradictory thing in itself. ”

After listening to Fang Yan's summary, the three of them also fell silent, they didn't expect that in the first city where they went out to practice, they seemed to have fallen into a huge whirlpool, but the matter had come to this, whether it was to help Liu Long or the people of Lishui City, they couldn't leave.

At the same time, in the dimly lit secret room, a black-robed figure sat on a stone chair, and there was a person kneeling in front of him, who was actually the Lishui City Lord who was still heroic just now, Gongsun Qi.

The current Gongsun Qi still has the posture of a city lord, and he bowed and whispered to the black-robed figure to report something, if this gesture is seen by the people in the city, I am afraid it will be shocking.

"Special envoy, I have already mobilized the Ding Tian Chiefs of the whole city according to your orders, and I believe that they will soon start a large-scale conscription. ”

Gongsun Qi's tone was also full of flattery, like a pet dog pleasing its owner.

"You did a good job, the helmsman didn't misunderstand you, as long as you continue to implement according to our requirements, we will also help you improve your cultivation, and then this Lishui City will no longer be your stage, and you can achieve greater things." ”

The words of the black-robed figure shocked Gongsun Qi, and he raised his head violently, his eyes were full of great desire.

"But you are now a beginner in the infant realm, and if you want to continue to improve, we also need more high-quality "feed", or relying on those civilians is far from enough, which requires you to find a way, which is also the meaning of the helmsman. ”

The words of the black-robed figure made Gongsun Qi, who was originally extremely excited, also calm down, if you want to get stronger strength, you naturally have to pay, which Gongsun Qi understands.

"But, envoy, those civilians don't matter, no one cares about their life or death, but if you do something to the monks, I'm afraid that Liu Long will take advantage of it. ”

Gongsun Qi knew that although he had supreme rights in Lishui City, this was the territory of the Cangyun Empire after all, and Liu Long had been giving in in the past few years, but it didn't mean that he would always stand by and watch everything that happened in Lishui City.

And he definitely didn't want to be an enemy of the imperial military, but the huge temptation to improve his strength was in front of him, and he couldn't be clearer about the methods of these black-robed mysterious people, and that kind of magical method did help him realize his long-cherished wish, under the dilemma, Gongsun Qi also fell silent.

"Hmph, what's the matter? Gongsun City Lord, you have to know clearly that what the helmsman can give you can also be taken back at any time. ”

Seeing that Gongsun Qi didn't reply, the black-robed figure was obviously a little displeased, slapped his right hand on the handle of the stone chair, and said to Gongsun Qi, who was still kneeling in front of him.

"Rest assured, Captain, I know what to do. ”

The anger of the black-robed figure frightened Gongsun Qi, and he quickly explained that the helmsman had eyes to the sky, and Gongsun Qi would never forget the fear from the depths of his soul when he faced those purple eyes for the first time.

Now, there is no way back, gritting your teeth and going down this road to the end, and as long as your strength improves, everything is worth it.

"Very well, as long as you do what the helmsman wants, I will definitely show the helmsman and give you the rewards you deserve, and when the time comes, we will succeed in our plan, and you will have far more power than you have now. ”

Hearing the promise of the black-robed figure, Gongsun Qi hurriedly kowtowed to the mysterious person in front of him, which also made the black shadow quite satisfied, and he didn't say anything more, got up and prepared to leave.

"By the way, the three monks who participated in your speech were brought into the city by Liu Long, and it is said that they have something to do with the Liu family in the imperial capital, don't have too deep contact with them, so as not to spoil the big thing, if they have to meddle in their affairs, they will be killed together, but they must be clean, understand?"

The black-robed figure seemed to suddenly remember something, turned to Gongsun Qi and said, it turned out that the person who had been following and peeping at Li Mu and his party from outside the city was him.

"Understood, envoy, I'll take care of it. ”

Gongsun Qi didn't ask about the hints of the black-robed figures, these black-robed mysterious people have always been like this, as if nothing can escape their eyes, they just need to obey.

At this time, Li Mu and the others did not know the fact that they had been targeted, and after discussing for a long time without coming to a result, they decided to put Gongsun Qi's matter aside for the time being.

The purpose of this trip is to send a letter to Liu Ruoying, but in fact, he still wants to improve his strength in the experience, and the letter is just an ordinary parent, not urgent, so Li Mu did not rush along the way, but moved forward according to the plan.

Due to the special situation of Lishui City, Li Mu also proposed to stay here for a longer period of time, first, he had fought many times before, but he did not have time to understand the details of the battle and consolidate his cultivation, and secondly, now that the two-person team has expanded into three people, Li Mu also needs to make some money, otherwise this one will not be able to enter and exit, and he will soon fall into an embarrassing situation.

Sure enough, he still has no experience in going out to practice, not mentioning the daily expenses along the way, and it also costs money to improve his cultivation, and he can sleep in the open by himself, but letting Lin Qingzhu suffer with him is not in line with Li Mu's style.

So, under the leadership of Li Mu, the three of them quickly reached a consensus, and they all decided to live in Lishui City temporarily, clarifying their goals, and everyone relaxed and began to chat about the past on campus.

The three people in the Deyue Tower were still talking and laughing, but they didn't notice that the Lishui City outside was still beginning to have an undercurrent.