At this time, in the private room of Jinyulou, the largest restaurant in the world, an unexpected figure is sitting on the table and tasting delicious food that cannot be enjoyed above.

"My lord, this is this month's filial piety. A fat merchant with a smile on his face, a large heavy bag in his hands, respectfully reported to the mysterious guest.

The man was very upset when his meal was interrupted, and he looked up sharply, and it was none other than Harmon Cook, the current lord of Zhivadine.

Harmon Cook glanced coldly at the merchant, and the latter trembled in fright, and did not dare to breathe.

"When I'm eating, I don't like to be disturbed!" Harmon Cook put down his knife and fork, pulled a napkin in his hand, and wiped his mouth.

"Yes, yes, yes! The little one understands, understands!" the merchant wiped the cold sweat from his head, nodded and left. Of course, the heavy bag was still left in the private room by him.

After the merchant left, Harmon Cook glanced at the money bag with a complicated expression, with negative emotions such as disdain, disdain, and humiliation, as well as a bit of helplessness.

Once upon a time, Harmon Cook hated these copper-smelling businessmen the most.

Businessmen are profit-seeking, and they are the best at drawing profits in troubled times. Behind every troubled time, there are businessmen who are fueling the troubles.

If he hadn't been accustomed to his father's dirty dealings with the merchants in order to keep Gondor, he wouldn't have left Gondor in a fit of rage and formed his own rebel army.

But when Harmon Cook really became a leader, he understood the importance of businessmen.

He needs money.

It costs money to govern a city, it costs money to lead troops to fight, it costs money to expand an army, it costs money to buy armaments, and even money is needed for clothing and food!

He is a soldier and does not know how to collect money, so where does the money come from?

Harmon Cook understood his father's difficulties.

A soldier can be pure and white, but a leader must have some color! Everyone is drunk and I am sober, and the whole world is turbid and I am clear, and this is not the quality that a qualified leader should have. In order to achieve ultimate success, Harmon Cook had to deal with these filthy businessmen, even giving up his conscience and joining them!

But if he succeeds by such means, what difference does he have from the filthy businessmen he is not accustomed to? Is it all his efforts to build such a country?

I don't know when people tend to deviate from their original ideals and gradually become sophisticated. Politics is the best dyeing agent that can dye a hot-blooded young man like a blank sheet of paper into the mottled appearance he has today.

Harmon Cook has always been torn between hating what he is doing and needing the benefits of these dirty things.

Looking at this heavy money bag, Harmon Cook's mood also became heavy, he lost his appetite, and he no longer had the heart to eat.

He got up and went to the window, trying to change his mood, but suddenly saw a figure who wasn't supposed to be here.

Xiao Qiang, dressed as a civilian, quickly shuttled through the streets. He looked around, and could tell he was looking for someone. Behind him, there was a group of sturdy men who were also looking around, and it was obvious that those were the guards of the Central Royal Court and the Royal City with him.

Fate is sometimes so wonderful.

If it weren't for Harmon Cook walking to the window to change his mood, he really didn't know that Xiao Qiang and his royal city guards had already broken into his territory!

"Are those spies all eating dry food? So many people have broken into Zhivadin, and they haven't even leaked a single piece of news, what bastards! Raising them for nothing!" Harmon Cook was very angry, and immediately wanted to go downstairs to fight Xiao Qiang.

But he immediately calmed down again.

With the identity of Harmon Cook, it would also be embarrassing if he showed up. As the lord of Zhivadin, he actually withdrew his subordinates and came to the inner world of the gold market alone, the paradise of criminals.

What did he come to do?

No matter what comes out, the scene will become very unsightly.

Harmon Cook's goal is to become a king who is praised by all people, and he must not let his resume be stained with this stain!

"Follow them quietly and see what they are doing......" Harmon Cook made up his mind and immediately went downstairs, following behind Xiao Qiang and them.

And Xiao Qiang didn't expect that his whereabouts had been discovered at all, and they were looking for a person's traces.

Xiao Qiang was very anxious now, because he found out that the cultivator he had been hunting down was now in the inner world of the Golden City!

After leading his men to break through the border, Xiao Qiang began to investigate Ke Wang's whereabouts.

Judging from the route traveled by Kewang, it must have passed through Zhivadin. But Xiao Qiang and they searched inside and outside the city of Zhihuading for a long time, but they couldn't find any trace of Ke Wang.

After all, this is someone else's land, and Xiao Qiang doesn't dare to look for it with too much fanfare, and he hasn't found it for so long, Xiao Qiang is also a little annoyed. So they wanted to come to the inner world of the gold market, and wanted to entrust someone else to find this place.

Unexpectedly, their luck was so good, and as soon as they came, they found Ke Wang, who was shopping on the street like a starry moon.

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them!

Xiao Qiang was overjoyed, and immediately led people to chase after him.

However, Ke Wang's vigilance was also very strong, and he immediately sensed the murderous aura of Xiao Qiang and the Wangcheng guards, and ran away without saying a word.

At this time, you can see the disadvantage of having a lot of people. Ke Wang walked around alone and disappeared into an alley. But Xiao Qiang and the others were not so lucky. Their goal was so big that they were blocked by the merchants who saw the needle.

"Uncle, look at this knife. Produced by the craftsmen of the Central Royal Court, there are also inscriptions, absolutely genuine, and one fake one pays ten!"

"Jinchuang medicine, bone-setting, dog skin plaster...... 50% discount, jump price fire sale is a big giveaway!"

"Silver scale cuirass, blue quality, one piece of hardware, limited quantity, first come, first served, if you want to buy it as soon as possible, you will lose ten for one fake!"

......

"These damn profiteers!"

As soon as it was delayed, Xiao Qiang lost Ke Wang's whereabouts. But he can't get angry, after all, this is the territory of these merchants, and it is absolutely no good to make trouble. So he could only suffer this dumb loss, and after getting rid of those profiteers, he began to look for people everywhere.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. Xiao Qiang definitely didn't expect that he was in a hurry to arrest people now, but behind him, there was also someone who was in a hurry to arrest him......