Chapter 2 The City of Monuments
The Stele Tower City is located in the extreme east of Longyun Prefecture, and it is also the extreme east of the entire Longluo Continent. The west and south sides of the www.biquge.info city are lofty mountains, and there are countless ancient beasts infested in them. As a part of the primeval relics, the alien beasts are divided into heaven, earth, Xuan, and Huang according to their strength. However, the strange beasts that infested here were even more ferocious than those in the Central Plains, even if they were the lowest Yellow Order level beasts, ordinary martial artists would die for a lifetime. In addition, many of these alien beasts have a fairly large range of activities, and will run out from time to time to wreak havoc, so it stands to reason that this place is not suitable for human survival.
The reason why Beita City can barely form a fortress is because it is located in the center of the sea trade route in the east, and the need for ships to supply here is very strong, so more than 200 years ago, some bold traders built a port here and risked their lives to do business. The profits of the trade that can make people take advantage of their lives are bound to be extremely high, and in the long run, this place has attracted a large number of outlaws who come to pan for gold.
As soon as there were many outlaws, the level of danger here increased dramatically, so it was given another name, "Robber City".
The current Stele Tower City was rebuilt on the site of almost complete destruction after the tragic attack of alien beasts sixty years ago. The funds and manpower for the reconstruction were all contributed by the Qi family, one of the largest wealthy families in Longyun Prefecture, so it is indisputable that this city has also become the territory of the Qi family.
Qi Wei asked Qi Ziyan to come to this kind of place to be the city lord, and the meaning is self-evident.
It is said that after a long journey of seven days and seven nights, the two finally arrived at the stele tower city at dusk the next day.
Along the way, the two encountered countless robbers, but fortunately, Qi Ziyan carried a nameplate that proved the identity of the Qi family, and with the thunderous prestige of the Qi family, she was not poisoned. However, robbers also have the rules of robbers, the so-called goose plucking, the entanglement of the two and even the clothes on their bodies, have long been looted.
At the gate of the city, a lean man with a mustache looked at Qi Ziyan carefully with the portrait, and his two small eyes turned around several times, and then he came up and said with a smile, "This must be Miss Qi Ziyan, right? ”
Qi Ziyan nodded, her immature little face was quite dignified, and said, "It's Miss Ben." ”
Bazi Hu smiled again and said, "I am Zhao Qin, the master of the Stele Tower City, and I am here to greet the eldest lady on the order of Steward Qiu." Steward Qiu is busy with his affairs, so he can't come to greet him in person, and I ask the eldest lady to forgive me. ”
A hint of loss flashed in Qi Ziyan's eyes, and she said, "I am the city lord of the stele tower city who is ordered by the elders of the clan to take over the management of the stele tower city. Doesn't Steward Qiu even have the time to greet him?"
Zhao Qin said in a strange manner, "Steward Qiu is naturally not as busy as the eldest lady, but the operation of this stele tower city is not smooth with a sentence or two, right?
Qin Shu stood aside, and the more he listened, the cooler his heart became.
It's over, it seems that this Steward Qiu is also Qi Wei's person. The meaning of Zhao Qin's words couldn't be clearer, this stele tower city is the territory of Steward Qiu, and you are a down-and-out young lady who has lost power and wants to take it over with a word from the elders, don't even think about it.
What Zhao Qin said is also true. Playing with the text, he and Qi Ziyan have no money or power, but Steward Qiu has been operating here for many years, with deep roots, and trying to shake him is tantamount to shaking a tree. Playing martial arts, it is said that this Steward Qiu is already a great martial artist in the Ning Yuan Realm, but Qi Ziyan is just a cultivator in the Juyuan Realm, and he is not an opponent at all.
After co-authoring for a long time, Qi Ziyan came here just to be a puppet city lord, so what a fart?
This Qi Wei is also yin enough, so not only does it eliminate the possibility of Qi Ziyan turning over, but also firmly controls Qi Ziyan on his own territory, and if necessary, he can even be used as a hostage, killing three birds with one stone.
The Dragon Soul Continent respects martial arts, and for thousands of years, everyone's minds have been focused on how to improve their martial arts cultivation, and it can be said that the worship of martial arts has reached the extreme, so that there are few thinkers, scientists, and strategists here. To put it simply, most of the people on the Dragon Soul Continent have developed limbs, simple minds, and upright personalities. The gap between them and the earthlings in terms of strategy is no less than the gap between the earthlings and them in terms of physique.
But this Qi Wei is a bit different, from killing Qi Ziyan's parents with a trick before, to persuading the elders to let Qi Ziyan come to the Monument Tower City, each plan is interlocking and looks seamless. From this point of view, his scheming skills are among the best on this continent.
In his previous life, as a lawyer, he did a lot of tricks and tricks, not to mention that he was born in Huaxia, which is the best at playing this trick on the earth, so he can naturally see through this trick.
If you can't help Qi Ziyan get to the top, how can you run the Stele Tower City? If you go on like this, sooner or later you will be a mortal product.
No, the dog jumps over the wall when he's in a hurry, whoever doesn't let Lao Tzu live, Lao Tzu will bite whoever he wants. Isn't it just a drama of palace fighting and seizing power, I have seen a lot of it on TV, and I don't believe that I can't fight a group of martial artists.
Qin Shu signaled Qi Ziyan, who was about to get angry, with his eyes, and asked her to calm down and wait for the changes.
After exchanging glances with Qin Shu, Qi Ziyan forcibly suppressed her anger, and then followed Zhao Qin into the city.
The City Lord's Mansion is located in the very center of the Stele Tower City, and from the city gate to the City Lord's Mansion, you have to pass through a lively bazaar.
Although the stele tower city is located in a remote area and the city is not big, it is an authentic trade city. Every day, a large number of foreign merchants come here to replenish supplies and sell overseas goods to the merchants who gather here, so the market is extremely prosperous.
There are also various types of people in the bazaar, some are more than two meters tall and as strong as an ox, which is the barbarians of the extreme south, some are less than one meter tall, but their skills are abnormally sensitive, they are the dwarves of the southeast islands, and some are blond and blue-eyed, looking like Europeans on the earth, this is the Safanians from the north. Occasionally, there would be a few cloaked, veiled, tightly wrapped Baharans in the crowd, few of whom knew where they came from, but because of their mysterious and ruthless behavior, no one dared to provoke them.
The bustling bazaars are not peaceful. Along the way, they encountered at least three robberies, two thefts, and a vendetta. And the strange thing is that no one cares about this kind of thing. Everyone on the street was not surprised, and there was not much interest in even the onlookers, those who should do business did business, and those who should pass by continued to pass by, and their hearts were amazingly hard.
In addition, out of proportion to the crowds, and for unknown reasons, there are hardly any decent buildings here, and there is a dilapidated scene everywhere.
A broken city, a puppet city lord, finally crossed a trip, can this treatment be worse?