In the busy and leisurely time, the days pass day by day.
In a blink of an eye, it’s mid-September. The hot wind blew across the wasteland, and the machines in Orchid Town were roaring and people were buzzing. Workers wearing safety helmets sweated and worked hard under the scorching sun. Trucks loaded with cement and steel bars drove in, and then drove out empty. Their thick tires left tracks on the dry and hard red soil, raising dust all over the sky.
"Bah bah!"
Suddenly, an off-road bus rushed forward. Go straight forward with no intention of giving way. This is a gypsy caravan produced by Three Phase Heavy Industries. The owner is either rich or noble. The empty trucks lined up swerved to avoid this evil star.
The cross-country bus drove in the opposite direction among the trucks without slowing down at all. It rushed directly into the town gate and headed towards the street.
"Bah bah bah bah!"
The high-pitched trumpets kept sounding, which stung the eardrums. Workers crossing the road had to get out of the way, and many were covered in dust by the kicked up sand.
A few minutes later, the bus drove onto the streets of Orchid Town. It still did not slow down and ran rampantly. Wherever it went, people were jumping and complaining.
"What the hell!" "You're driving so fast on the street, and you're not afraid of hitting someone to death!" "Don't talk nonsense, that's a gypsy caravan, and the people on it are all big shots, and we can't afford to offend it." "Yeah, maybe it's the mayor's car..."
The bus drove straight in and stopped at the end of the street. Further ahead is a small dirt slope, surrounded by an iron fence, with a two-story small castle built on it.
With a "chi" sound, the car door opened upward, and a group of people stepped out. Some were wearing military uniforms and carrying guns, looking like guards, and some were wearing attendant clothes, like servants.
The leaders were two people, a young man in rich clothes and an old man in gray robe. There was a respectful expression on the young man's face, as if the old man in gray robe had a higher status.
"Elder Ralph, thank you for your hard work and traveling all the way to send me to take office." The young man nodded and saluted the old man and thanked him.
This young man's name is Pang Youcai. He is the eldest son of the Pang family in Monitor Lizard City. He has guard-level strength and holds the title of baron. Some time ago, the Chief Minister summoned him, hoping that he could come to Orchid Town to be the mayor, and hinted to him that it was the intention of the eldest princess, Lacey Maris. He happily accepted the order and came over immediately after receiving the canonization order from the Principality Council.
And this old man in gray robe is the elder of the Principality Council, Leandre Ralph, a quasi-lord-level strongman, who was appointed by the Minister in Charge and sent him here to take office.
"Everywhere, it's all your own business." Leander said modestly. Compared with more than a year ago, his waist is not so straight, his eyes are not so arrogant, and he is humble and gentle everywhere.
"I heard that the people here are tough and there may be bandits occupying the town, but it seems to be quite peaceful all the way here." Pang Youcai said a little strangely. He really couldn't understand why the minister in charge was so extravagant and sent an elder to help. Even if there are bandits, he can defeat them with his strength. There is no need to use so much effort.
"Just be careful anyway," Leander said.
More than a year ago, he suffered a big loss here, and both Angamaso and Ogamaso were buried here. Although the second prince collected some "undercurrent media" for him afterwards, he only found a few weak mechanical spirits, and they have not yet recovered their strength.
"Wow, I didn't expect that there are many beauties in this remote place!"
While the two were chatting, Pang Youcai's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered something new. Following his gaze, it was a drugstore.
The drugstore is on the roadside, at the end of the street. As if being disturbed by the people outside, people in the store came to the door to look around. The shop assistants are all beauties, wearing lace skirts, with good looks and slim figures. Standing at the door is like a beautiful scenery.
"Ahem..."
Leander coughed twice, and Pang Youcai came back to his senses and made a "please" gesture to him, "Elder, please!"
The attendant pushed open the iron gate, walked up the slope, pushed open the door, and entered the small castle.
The furniture in the living room was in order and seemed to be cleaned regularly. Pang Youcai was very satisfied, thinking that the officials in Orchid Town were quite attentive and ready to greet their superiors at any time. Then he thought that with such subordinates, he would definitely be very comfortable ruling here in the future.
"Elder, please sit down."
Like a master, Pang Youcai invited the elder to sit down, then ordered the servants to prepare tea and cakes, and then ordered his assistant to notify the deputy mayor, the city guard captain, the security captain and other town officials to come to the small castle to meet the new lord.
"By the way, ask them to bring the women from the pharmacy here. I need service manpower here." Pang Youcai added.
The assistant was ordered to leave. About half an hour later, all the officials from Orchid Town arrived at the small castle. In an instant, the living room was crowded and people were standing around.
Deputy mayor Wu Chengqian, captain of the city defense army Lu Jinhe, and the security team's Cassie, Mo Anshan, Skinny Dog Asan...
"I am Baron Pang Youcai of the Pang family in Dragon City. This is my territory document..." As he spoke, Pang Youcai opened the sheepskin scroll and showed the map and steel seal on it. "From today on, I am the lord of Orchid Town!"
"Pa bang bang..."
The new lord's attendants applauded, while the local officials looked numb, as if they had not yet reacted.
"You guys did a great job cleaning up before I arrived, kudos to you!"
Pang Youcai looked around and found that the female clerks in the drugstore were not among them, so he asked the assistant, "Where are those women?"
"They said they would come later." The assistant replied.
"That's it..." Pang Youcai nodded, and then said to the officials, "Everyone, I assure you that I am a benevolent lord, and at the same time a powerful lord!"
"Orchid Town will get better and better under my governance!"
"Pa bang bang..."
The attendants applauded, but the local officials remained motionless, their expressions still as numb as when they first arrived.
"Applause..." "Applause!" the attendants reminded.
"Bah bang... bang bang... bang bang..." Until then, applause from local officials only sounded sparsely. Everyone is listless, as if they haven't been able to sleep all night or haven't eaten enough.
"Okay, okay, okay..." Pang Youcai put his hands down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then continued, "I hope that in the days to come, we will work together to build Orchid Town and make it a pearl in the northern wilderness... …”
"Are you paying for it?"
Suddenly, the door opened, and a discordant voice came in from outside.
The inaugural speech was interrupted, and Pang Youcai's face quickly turned cold. I saw a young man in his early twenties walking in, followed by five or six women, some of whom were the female drugstore clerks he saw just now. Seeing them, Pang Youcai couldn't help but frown.
Perhaps these were the "bandits" the Lord Chamberlain mentioned.
However, his brows soon relaxed, because he felt that the psychic energy fluctuations on the other party were not particularly strong, and he was at the same guard level as him. Next to him sits the elder of the Principality Council, a quasi-lord level powerhouse, so there is nothing to worry about.
"Who are you? Tell me your name!" Pang Youcai asked in a deep voice with a straight face.
"I am the lord of Orchid Town, Chen Erliu." Chen Xing introduced himself.
"What!" Pang Youcai shouted, "How dare you pretend to be a lord, this is a serious crime!"
"What are you excited about?" Chen Xing said, "It can't be fake, and it can't be true." As he said that, he looked at Leandre Ralph on the sofa, who was the only person he was worried about.
Meeting Chen Xing's gaze, Leandre was obviously stunned for a moment. The pupils gradually shrank, revealing a hint of fear. He was really scared. He was scared once by Shad Sinclair and then again by Aaliyah. His courage almost broke. His back is rickety, and he has long lost the arrogance he once had.
However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and it can easily crush the guard-level Chen Xing.
"Open your eyes and see what this is!" Pang Youcai grabbed the canonization document and showed it to Chen Xing.
"Are you the only one who has one?" Chen Xing said disdainfully, and then glanced at Jian Yue Canglian behind him. The latter understood it in his heart, took a step forward, opened the sheepskin scroll in his hand, and displayed the kingdom's canonization order.
"You, you are fake!" Pang Youcai directly defined it without thinking.
"Do you dare to say that the canonization order of the Kingdom Council is fake?" Chen Xing said, "Okay, let's call someone from the bank in the town to come and verify it." There is a branch of the World Bank in the town, which is outside the clear network satellite signal coverage area. The bank appraiser's word is authoritative. When necessary, they can also verify through dark network channels, which has strong credibility.
"This..." Pang Youcai hesitated and looked at Leander next to him.
"No need for identification, it's true." Leander said, "The documents of the Kingdom Council are written with the blood of the Abyss Dragon, so it is difficult to forge them."
Before he came here, he had a vague feeling that there was a problem. When the mayor of an edge town took office, he, as an elder, needed to take action. There is something fishy about what the steward said. There must be something fishy here. But he didn't expect that it was Chen Xing, the evil star.
He killed the young master of the Yang family before and was sent to the Black Death Continent. Not only did he not die, he came back and was promoted. Not long ago, he dueled with Prince Silver Claw in Ice Blue City, beating the opponent to a disability and destroying the spiritual pool. Even Marquis Haitang didn't take him seriously, and in the end Cuilisi took action to protect him.
Also, he heard that Aaliyah had lived in seclusion in Orchid Town and shot a gun shop, and she might have crossed paths with this Chen Xing.
An ordinary person could actually establish a relationship with three legendary powerhouses, two of whom were king-level. He would never believe it if the other party had no merit.
"You guys talk about your business, I'm just going to come with you and go through the motions. I won't get involved in local political affairs." Leander said. The eldest princess wants to deal with Chen Xing, but he doesn't dare to do it himself. There must be something wrong here, and he doesn't want to be cannon fodder.
"Ah?" Pang Youcai opened his mouth wide with an expression of disbelief.
The elder actually compromised...
"Just pretend that I don't exist, and you can talk about whatever you want." Leander smiled at Chen Xing, got up and went out.
Seeing Leander's leaving figure, Pang Youcai was completely stunned.
"Wait..." He seemed to remember something and looked at Chen Xing, "You said you are Chen Erliu?"
Chen Xing nodded.
"You are that one, that blue city girl..." Pang Youcai was shocked and took a step back involuntarily.
"Please pay attention to your wording." Chen Xing reminded him with a focused gaze.
Pang Youcai's face turned green and white for a while. After a while, he forced a smile on his face, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, I'm glad to meet you..."
