Chapter 3595 Hostility
Zhao Hai and his group had just arrived at the door of the City Lord’s Mansion when a man immediately walked out of the City Lord’s Mansion. This man looked to be in his sixties, with gray hair. The whole person seems to be very energetic, giving people a sense of calmness and shrewdness.
There were two guards in front of the city lord's mansion. As soon as the two guards saw this man, they immediately saluted him and said, "I've seen Mr. Qi." The general who followed Zhao Hai , also saluted the old man and said: "I have met Mr. Qi."
Old man The man just nodded, and then he said to Zhao Hai: "This must be a guest from the City of Ecstasy, right? Sir, the Lord of the City is waiting for you."
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said: "See you Mr. Shimoda is so polite.”
The old man said quickly: "It turns out to be Mr. Tian, Mr. Tian please come in." Zhao Hai nodded and followed the old man to the city lord's mansion. As for Shi Zhui and the others, Zhao Hai didn't care about them, because Zhao Hai knew that those People will definitely put them in a good place.
Zhao Hai followed General Manager Qi into the City Lord's Mansion and went straight to the second door of the City Lord's Mansion. Then he stopped in front of a study room. Then General Manager Qi entered the study and came out immediately. , said to Zhao Hai: "Sir, please, City Lord, please come in." Zhao Hai nodded and also entered the study.
As soon as Zhao Hai entered the study room, he saw a person. This person was standing there looking at Zhao Hai. He looked to be in his forties. He was wearing navy blue clothes. The clothes looked like It doesn't seem to be very gorgeous, but wearing it on this person makes you feel extraordinary. This clothes looks like a samurai uniform, but it is more beautiful and smoother than ordinary samurai uniforms. It can be seen that, The ingredients are very good.
Zhao Hai saluted the man and said: "Tian Hecao has met the Lord of the City."
The Lord of the City said solemnly: "That's all, sir, you don't have to be so polite. Please sit down." As he spoke, he pointed to the rest area next to him. His voice was a little deep. Paired with his burly figure, it gave people a very calm but impressive feeling, like a mountain. He Maybe not dangerous, but very high.
After Zhao Hai thanked him, he went to the rest area and sat down. The city lord also went to the rest area and sat down. Manager Qi immediately brought tea to the two of them, and then retreated behind the city lord.
After the city lord took a sip of tea, he glanced at Zhao Hai and said, "Sir, what position does he hold in the City of Ecstasy?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I don't dare. I'm just a consultant in the City of Lost Souls, and I don't have any actual duties."
When the city lord heard what Zhao Hai said, he didn't show any disappointment, but said solemnly: "I don't know. Sir, this time What's going on here in Yancheng?"
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said: "Nothing, just traveling. Our Lord, the city lord, has a problem. He likes to collect various plants. This time we are going out. We were collecting plant seeds for the city lord. We just came down from the mountain not long ago, and Giant Rock City happened to be nearby, so we wanted to take a rest here.”
The city lord looked at Zhao Hai and nodded and said: "So that's it. Although our Giant Rock City-State doesn't have much contact with the Vertigo City-State, we still want to congratulate the Vertigo City-State for being able to unify all the cities in the Vertigo Mountain Area. It's also a good thing for the people here. This time I heard that Mr. has arrived in Big Rock City, so I wanted to invite him over. By the way, we talked about the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two city-states. I want to establish diplomatic relations with the city-state of Ecstasy. I don't know, Mr. you What do you think?”
When Zhao Hai heard what the city lord said, he couldn’t help but be startled, then his eyes flashed, he looked at the city lord and said: “Of course I am very welcome, to be able to be like this with the giant rock city state. The city-state alliance is really the best for us. I will write a report immediately and ask my subordinates to go back to the Lord of the City with the report. I believe that the Lord of the City will reply soon."
City Lord Hearing what Zhao Hai said, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "It seems that the consultant, sir, has a lot of power. Will the Lord Zhao Hai really listen to your opinion?"
Zhao Hai smiled slightly and said: " The power of an advisor is sometimes very great, and sometimes it is very small. However, the City Lord is a person who knows people well and is willing to listen to their opinions. And now the city-state of Ecstasy also has a city-state that has formally established diplomatic relations with it. City Lord, you Can at this time , I believe that the city lord will be very happy to establish diplomatic relations with the city-state of Vertigo."
The city lord smiled and said: "How many city-states have unified the Vertigo Mountains and restored the teleportation array in the shortest time. What I wanted to do but failed to do. Although the city-state of Lost Soul has just been established, in my opinion, it has unlimited potential. Forming an alliance with the city-state of Lost Soul is a win-win situation, so I naturally agree."
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Zhao Hai smiled and said: "It's best if the city lord thinks so, but there are many people who don't think so now. In the eyes of those people, my city of Bewitched City is just a piece of fat, and everyone wants to take a bite. Not many people can think like the city lord."
The city lord shook his head and said with a smile: "Those people are just short-sighted people. How can the city lord Zhao Hai do so in such a short time. Within the city, relying on a small backing city to conquer the entire city-state of Ecstasy is definitely not something that ordinary people can do. Under such circumstances, they actually think that the city-state of Ecstasy is a piece of fat. That is just looking for death. , I am just the opposite of them. In my opinion, the development of the city-state of Ecstasy is limitless. I heard that it implements a set of policies that are different from those of our city-states. I have also done something like this. Si understands that the policies implemented there are really good, but it is a pity that Yancheng State in our region has limited financial resources and cannot implement those policies."
Zhao Haidao thought that the city lord might mean what he said. True, but it can only be regarded as a half-truth. He may really see the benefits of that policy, but it is impossible to say that he has no strength to implement that policy. , In fact, in the spirit army world, the strength of each city-state is not weak, and the financial resources are not weak. If they are willing to implement the same policy, it is okay, but here in the spirit army world, the people of each city-state are not the same. Feeling safe, they all want to keep more money in their hands, so that even if one day in the future, they are really kicked out of their position as city lords, they can still live on that money.
It is precisely because of this mentality that the city lords of every city-state are just trying their best to make money. Like the Yalong City-state, a city-state that has not had a foreign master for more than a thousand years is already considered a leader in the world of spiritual soldiers. Out of the ordinary.
So when the city lord said this, Zhao Hai just smiled slightly without any expression. He just smiled and said: "The city lord just happened to meet you. The city lord still wants to focus on training. , if the city lord hadn’t been informed before, Xi, said the general of Spirit Snake City State, after preparing to break the city, if he does not seal the sword for three days, the city lord will not take action, but after asking for the backing city, it is tantamount to offending Spirit Snake City State. If Spirit Snake City State cannot be defeated If it is solved, it will be very troublesome, so I took it The territory of the Spirit Snake City-State was originally satisfied with this and the city lord didn't want to take care of it anymore. However, he didn't expect that people from other city-states in the Confused Mountains would come to attack the Spirit Snake City-State. In the end, the city lord could only fight back and destroy the entire Confused City. The mountainous area has been swallowed up, and now the city lord is People still focus on training, and he has handed over the affairs of the City of Lost Souls to his subordinates. "The Lord of Giant Rock City looked at Zhao Hai and said: "So that's the case, then I don't know why the Lord of Zhao Hai didn't hand over the City of Lost Souls. Will you take care of it, sir?”
Zhao Hai said with a smile: "I don't have that kind of ability. I can help the city lord do something. I am already very happy. Managing a city-state? I don't even dare to think about it."< br>
The Lord of Giant Rock City smiled slightly and said nothing. Instead, he turned his head towards the general manager: "General Manager Qi, are you ready for the banquet?"
General Manager Qi nodded. He nodded and said: "If you go back to the Lord of the City, we are ready. Everyone has arrived at the restaurant and is waiting for you."
The Lord of Giant Rock nodded, stood up and said: "Sir, please, I'm in the restaurant. I have arranged a banquet to cleanse my husband. I hope you will give me a favor, sir." Zhao Hai naturally had no reason not to agree, so he quickly stood up and thanked him, and then followed the Lord of Giant Rock to the restaurant.
The restaurant in the Lord's Mansion of Giant Rock City is really big, probably more than a thousand square meters. There are many small tables there. Except for the big table at the top where the Lord of Giant Rock City sits, others use larger tables than that. The larger one is about half the smaller one, When Zhao Hai and the Lord of Giant Rock City entered the restaurant, everyone in the restaurant saluted the Lord of Giant Rock City. The Lord of Giant Rock City also nodded to those people, then came to the main seat, and then he asked Zhao Hai to come to his left. Sit down.
After Zhao Hai sat down, the Lord of Giant Rock City said to his men: "Everyone, please sit down. This is Mr. Tian Hecao. He is the consultant of the city-state of Ecstasy. This time he happened to travel to I’ll invite him to sit here in our giant rock city.”
Those people all looked at Zhao Hai deeply. , but still saluted Zhao Hai, but Zhao Hai saw a hint of coldness in the eyes of some of them, while there was a hint of joy in the eyes of others, which really made Zhao Hai a little uncomfortable. Understood, he has never offended these people and has no friendship with these people. Where do the hostility and joy come from? Is there something else I don't know about here?
Although he was thinking about this, Zhao Hai's face was very calm. He also smiled and clasped his fists at these people in return. Then everyone sat down at the table, and their servants brought wine and food. .
After everyone sat down, the Lord of Giant Rock City glanced at those people, then picked up the wine glass and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Tian came to our Giant Rock City today. This is a happy event. Come on, Let’s raise a toast to Mr. Tian.” Everyone responded. , raised his wine glass and toasted to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai naturally would not object, he also raised his wine glass and said in a deep voice: "The Lord of the City is too polite. It is really an honor for Tian Hecao to be treated so favorably by the Lord of the City. , I should be respectful to the Lord of the City.”
The Lord of Giant Rock City laughed loudly and said: "Sir, there is no need to be polite. Come on, let's drink this cup together." After speaking, he raised the cup to others and said loudly: "Come on, everyone, have a drink!" After speaking, he took a sip from the cup. The wine is dry.
Other people in the restaurant naturally raised their glasses and drank the wine in one gulp. Then they put down their glasses and a servant poured wine into their glasses. Then retreated.
The Lord of Giant Rock City glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "I'm happy today. Everyone doesn't have to be so formal. Everyone should be more casual and casual." After speaking, he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food. When people saw the city lord like this, they felt a little relieved and took a bite of something.
Zhao Hai looked at the Giant Rock City Lord, and then at the people below. He always felt a little weird, because he found that although the Giant Rock City Lord seemed to be able to control everyone, in fact Those people above and below were divided into two groups. Of these two groups, one group had a larger number than Zhao Hai took a look and found that one group of people should be those who showed hostility to him, while the other group had a smaller number of people, and that group of people were those who showed goodwill to him. It was not even just goodwill, it should be A kind of joy, joy that is expressed in color, this is what Zhao Hai is most puzzled about.
However, Zhao Hai didn't say anything and took a bite of the food. Then he turned to City Lord Ou Yan and said, "Lord City Lord, what is this? It's so delicious." Zhao Hai said as he spoke while pointing at the plate of food he just ate.
The Lord of Giant Rock City looked at the plate of dishes pointed by Zhao Hai and laughed loudly: "Sir, you really have good taste. That is one of the unique mountain treasures here in our Giant Rock City. It is called rock mushroom. This rock mushroom grows on the rocks. It absorbs the essence of rocks, and its roots can break rocks. Because it is difficult to grow, the number is very small, but the taste of this rock mushroom is really nothing to say. When you eat it in your mouth, not only is it delicious, but it also has a lot of flavor. Good to strengthen the body The effect is the most famous delicacy here in our Giant Rock City."
Zhao Hai quickly said: "So this is the rock mushroom. I have heard of the name rock mushroom for a long time, but this is the first time I have eaten it. "I didn't expect it to be really delicious. Thank you very much, City Lord. If it hadn't been for the Lord's hospitality, I might never have tasted such delicious food in this life." After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and said to the City Lord: " Borrow flowers from me I offer you a drink to the Lord of the Buddha.”
The Lord of Giant Rock laughed loudly, and just as he was about to raise his glass, a voice suddenly said: “It seems that your status is not high, sir. Although this Rock Mushroom is. It’s a rare thing, but ordinary big families can still eat it, but the price is a little more expensive, and sir, I haven’t had it before. It seems that your status, sir, is really not high enough.”< br>
When Zhao Hai heard this, he smiled slightly. Then he turned his head and glanced at the person who spoke. He was a man in his thirties, wearing very gorgeous clothes. He was sitting opposite Zhao Hai. That is, the third seat in the right hand company of the Lord of Giant Rock City, it seems that his status is definitely not low, and the people in the two seats next to him also looked at Zhao Hai with a slightly mocking look, and the hostility in their eyes was concealed. Can't live.
The Lord of Giant Rock City glanced at the person who spoke, and then said: "Xie Yalong, why are you so rude to your guests? Have you even forgotten your manners?" When he said this, the Lord of Giant Rock City His face also darkened, and he was obviously a little angry.
Zhao Hai also slowly put down the wine glass at this time. Looking at the person speaking opposite, Zhao Hai knew that what was supposed to come had come. It seemed that this group of people were really serious enemies of him.
(End of this chapter)