The north wind roared violently, and thousands of miles of sand swept wild waves, sweeping up a golden ocean.
The winter in the desert has less fighting and more tranquility. Even the neighing of the war horses is slightly tired.
Shabak is located in the middle of the desert. Ever since Zhang Qi closed in the Chiyue Canyon, he has never returned to this nominal "home", this sand city home washed with blood.
Stepping on the thick sand layer, Zhang Qi tightened his shirt. The weather in the desert was really extreme. It was so hot that people wanted to peel off a layer of skin. The cold north wind penetrated into their bones. Looking at the bustling camel caravan passing by, he felt I am very curious why the Shacheng Road, which is supposed to be rarely visited, is so busy during this season.
The yellow sand left varying traces under Zhang Qi's stepless steps, and disappeared in the vast sea of sand in an instant...
The shadow of Shabak city has slowly emerged in the eyes, like a giant standing alone in the wilderness.
Looking back at that time, when the lone sword attacked the city and blood was spattered three feet, the painting was still in my heart, but the city remained the same.
Today's Shabak is very different from that of the past. Some damaged areas of the city wall have long been repainted, and the road has been paved with new large stone roads. The sound of hoofbeats is very clear and very dense. Two neat rows of guards Wearing uniforms, they look like a big city.
The city gate is very free to enter and exit, and no one has come forward to question. After entering the city, the streets are very clean, with many shops on both sides, and there are no more shops. Its prosperity is not inferior to that of Biqi Imperial City. It seems that during this period, Liu Xiaosan He has indeed done a lot of things, which shows that his administrative ability can be regarded as a hero among women.
Wandering on the street, heading towards the Shacheng Palace, the bustling city along the way made him feel like he was in a previous life, but a tall building made him stop and sigh. On this tall building were two big characters - League Tower.
With the unification of Shabak, the city has become more stable. In addition, it is located in the middle of the desert and is a natural transfer station. In addition, its environment is much better than that of Mengzhongtucheng. It is also an official city, so it naturally attracts many people. The forces have settled in. The alliance building is the iconic industry of the Tianxia League. Its settlement obviously marks the entry of the Tianxia League. However, here, Zhang Qi not only saw the alliance building of the Tianxia League, but also the Golden City of the Bra Palace and the Round Table. It can be seen from this that Shabak has become a central city dominated by forces.
He is not worried about his Shacheng Palace, and naturally he is not worried about Liumen. He believes that with the support of Bra Palace and the Tianxia Alliance, and with the remaining power of the God of Death, no one dares to act rashly, as if to confirm Zhang Qi's Guess, the scene in front of me is enough to explain it all.
The huge Sand City Imperial Palace stands in the middle of the Sand City like a giant beast swallowing the sky. A large open space on the side is assigned to the palace. At a glance, it can be seen that there are no other people except the guards. There are only two young guards at the gate of the wall. In this mixed place. But no one dared to enter Shacheng at will, which shows the power of Shacheng Palace.
Zhang Qi smiled with satisfaction and stepped forward to enter. The young guard immediately rushed forward, stopped him with one hand, and shouted: "No one is allowed to enter the forbidden area of the palace!"
Zhang Qi was stunned, why did he even stop him? Don't they know him? Just as he was about to point at him, he suddenly remembered that he had just come from the desert. In addition to his messy dress, he also covered his mouth and nose, and was full of With his body covered in dust, let alone a guard, even he might not be able to recognize himself.
He smiled, took off his sand-covering clothes, wiped his face, shook off the yellow sand, and said with a smile: "So, can I come in?"
"Kill...Kill the God City Lord!"
When the guard saw Zhang Qi's appearance, he was stunned. He was a disciple of the Liu Clan. The portrait of Zhang Qi hung at the highest point in the door. All the people in the Liu Clan knew Zhang Qi, but most of them knew him. He had only seen it in the painting, never in person. Now this legendary god-like man was actually standing in front of him like this. He was stunned, and all the rules of his usual discipleship were forgotten.
"Excuse me, can I go in?" Zhang Qi smiled gently and patted the young guard who was still in a daze.
The one who hadn't reacted yet subconsciously responded: "Okay, okay."
It wasn't until Zhang Qi took a few steps in that he realized what he had done and hurriedly remembered his discipleship training. The two of them quickly shouted inside: "The God of Death has returned to his place, the God of Death has returned to his place..."
Zhang Qi heard a black line. Who came up with this slogan? Why does it sound so awkward? But as soon as the slogan rang out, the entire Shacheng Palace suddenly started to move. A large number of guards holding standard weapons poured out and quickly lined up. The two rows stood aside respectfully. It was obvious that this was due to rigorous rehearsals before, and they thought that Liu Xiaosan was really attentive.
Before anyone could reach the door, they heard a crisp voice coming from inside: "The mistress respectfully welcomes the return of the city lord!"
Then a beautiful figure rushed out of the door and immediately came forward to hug Zhang Qi, turning her back and crying. Zhang Qi patted her back, and after a long time, the two slowly separated. Today, Liu Xiaosan is less naive and more mature. During this period of time, her life has changed a lot. Her figure has become more and more proud. Zhang Qi's heart skipped a beat when he saw it.
"City Lord, you've been gone for such a long time, Xiao San... Liu Men misses you so much!" Liu Xiao San almost said what was in her heart just now, but when she saw this scene, everyone in front of them immediately changed her name to Liu Men, But what these people don't understand is that they have known for a long time that their sect leader is obsessed with the God of Death. This is probably a secret known to the whole world.
"Let's go in and talk!" Zhang Qi also obviously noticed that this kind of occasion was obviously not suitable for mutual separation.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Liu Xiaosan responded quickly. The whole world knew what happened between them anyway, so he generously took Zhang Qi's arm and led Zhang Qi towards the palace like a little swallow. Everyone who watched the scene smiled. This was the first time they saw that the aloof and unparalleled Liu Clan Master, the ruler of Shacheng, and the number one woman in the world, Liu Xiaosan, actually had such a sweet side.
After entering the palace, the senior officials of Liumen were already standing on both sides with their hands down. Liu Xiaosan didn't know where he got Zhang Qi's words about not liking to sit on it, so he directly put the chair on top of the palace chair and did it at the steps. A comfortable slump, Zhang Qi felt very comfortable when he saw this position. He stepped forward and sat on it, with one leg on top, very casually.
Behind the palace is the inner palace of the city lord, which is Zhang Qi's private bedroom. No outsiders are allowed to enter there except Liu Xiaosan. Even cleaning is done by Liu Xiaosan himself.
Liu Xiaosan reported on the work during this period after Zhang Qi sat down. Although Zhang Qi gave her all independent powers and did not need to report to him as the city lord, she still insisted on reporting. In her heart, everything It was all given by Zhang Qi, and everything can only belong to Zhang Qi alone. Not only Liu Xiaosan understands this, but everyone in the Liumen understands this, so these high-level officials gathered together to prevent Liu Xiaosan’s report. Some deficiencies can be added.
From Liu Xiaosan’s report, we learned that during this period, Shacheng has undergone large-scale transformation. However, the cost of transforming a city in the desert is astronomical. In addition, when Shacheng was first built, the tax revenue was insufficient. If we rashly Raising taxes is tantamount to killing the goose that lays the goose to lay eggs. At this moment, the Burra Palace and the Tianxia League came to the door, and they voluntarily provided large amounts of funds for loans.
As the three major guilds, their financial resources are naturally the strongest in the world. Coupled with their influence, a lot of capital has also come after hearing the news. Liu Xiaosan also issued policies in a timely manner and gave a lot of money to these initial capital investments. Preferential policies, such as high interest rates and preferential tax policies in Shacheng, accumulated an astronomical amount of funds in a short period of time.
With money, it is easier to do things. They carried out a comprehensive transformation of Shacheng. Since Zhang Qi captured Shacheng, all ownership of Shacheng belongs to Zhang Qi. With the support of Bra Palace and Tianxia League, there is no nail. According to households, the transformation of Shacheng was very smooth.
Liu Xiaosan grew up at the bottom of society and was very familiar with the rules of life at the bottom of society. After she took power, she made a series of changes to the rules of Shacheng, formulated a series of rules that were extremely fair compared to this world, and made huge promises, which quickly attracted people. Many forces settled in, and Shacheng experienced explosive growth.
With Zhang Qi's killing power, the name of the city lord, and the full support of the Tianxia Alliance and the Bura Palace, the security of Shacheng is very stable. Once the security is stable, the development of Shacheng is rapid. Until Zhang Qi arrives, Shacheng has become the second largest city in the world. A beach.
What bothers Zhang Qi the most is this kind of reporting. In addition, Liu Xiaosan's workload during this period is really heavy. The reporting alone lasts from day to night, which makes him even more tired than when he beat the two-headed brothers. He finally finished the report. , he hurried back to sleep. He wanted to sleep, but he wouldn't let him go during the day. As soon as he saw no one, he grabbed his ears and asked him to tell him honestly whether he took advantage of the situation. In this way, he spent an "unforgettable" night.
Early the next morning, many people came to pay homage to Zhang Qi at the door. It turned out that that night, the news of the return of the God of Death was like thunder, and many people came to pay homage immediately.
Zhang Qixin said that if they met one by one, it would be time-consuming and ineffective, so he summoned Liu Xiaosan and asked her to find an excuse to delay for a few days, and then sent a letter, urging the heads of various forces to come to Shacheng to participate in the World Conference, and officially The time is scheduled to be after January, location: Shacheng Palace.
Long before entering the Chiyue Canyon, she had an appointment with the Tianxia Alliance and the Bra Palace, and Mei Yue had already made all advance notifications. Therefore, everyone was more concerned about this Tianxia Conference. There was such an expectation. In their memory, there had not been such a grand event for hundreds of years. Now that the news came out, all the forces in the world were moved.
Although Shacheng is large, it cannot accommodate so many people. Sheng had already discussed this matter beforehand, and Liu Xiaosan and Mei Yue started a series of screening tasks. After all, everyone has to attend such a grand event, because the identity of the attendees is A symbol of powerful power, not to mention entering the palace to participate in the discussions that Zhang Qi personally participated in, he lived in Shacheng, and people participating in the peripheral discussions also flocked there. A mere peripheral spot was sold at a sky-high price, and a month's The buffer time is more about preparing for the reception. Although it is hard to get a ticket, Liu Xiaosan is fair in his work. No matter how high the price is for a spot outside, the real reception in Shacheng is completely free. Although this move makes Shacheng less money. A large sum of money, but it won Shacheng an excellent reputation.
During this month, Zhang Qi, who is the protagonist, is the most leisurely, but he is not idle at all. Although all the work of the conference is completed by Liu Xiaosan, some reception work has to be done by himself, such as Mei Yue, Lao Bu To pull the leaders of such a large guild, these people need to be received by Zhang Qi personally. Although he has been very busy with people coming and going this month, he has learned a lot about the thoughts of adventurers from the conversations with these people. , as well as these guild scruples, which will be very helpful for him in the next conference.
Time passes quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the World Conference has arrived!
In order to be more fair and take into account the actual conditions such as the venue, all guild representatives participating in the major guilds, regardless of the size of their guild, will have the opportunity to enter Shacheng and select representatives to enter the palace to participate in the World Conference through regional methods. At the same time, in order to be more Fair and open, the Tianxia Conference in the palace has dedicated personnel to communicate the conference situation to the outside world in a timely manner to ensure that every voice of the conference is truly transmitted to all participants, and if the majority of the region feels that their representatives failed to express their opinions You can also make suggestions for temporary replacement of representatives, so that the wishes of the participants can be represented to the greatest extent.
On a sunny day, the sky is clear, and the Great Under Heaven Meeting is officially held.
When Zhang Qi entered the Shacheng Palace, all the participants had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Zhang Qi's arrival, under the leadership of Mei Yue and Lao Bu La, they all called out to His Majesty the God of Death. Zhang Qi smiled and said, but this time he sat on the highest stage. The chair that made him feel a little uncomfortable, the royal chair that symbolized power.
Mei Yue, who is recognized by the world as having the closest relationship with Zhang Qi, is the host of this conference. Originally, the person who understood the most was Liu Xiaosan, but her level and strength are really a bit low. This kind of behavior does not look like someone below level 45. In the crowd, it seemed a bit inappropriate, so I gave it to Mei Yue.
Mei Yue first introduced the purpose of the conference and talked about a lot of history. Although Zhang Qi was annoyed by these processes, Liu Xiaosan repeatedly warned in advance that although some things were just formalities, some formalities had to be followed. For example, sitting in that chair was very uncomfortable. The comfortable royal chair and the sleepy opening remarks, Zhang Qi had no choice but to accept.
After the opening remarks, Mei Yue began to introduce the participants. In fact, most of the people here had been in contact with Zhang Qi during this period, including his old acquaintance Lao Bula, the Lord of Palace Bula, and the leader of the World Alliance Jin, who was from the Round Table. Chairman Shangguan, and some heads of powerful guilds. In addition, there are other powerful Sanren who entered the palace this time. Although these people are not in the guild, they have great reputations in the world. Some are decent and some are evil. Sent, chosen as representatives to enter the palace.
For example, the rumored Thunder and Lightning Couple are a married couple, both are mages, but they are chivalrous and righteous people. When they see an individual being bullied by a guild, they will take the initiative to intervene in the dispute. They are also very tactful in their actions, and can often give both Zu Xing wanted to save face and tried his best to prevent the San people from suffering too much. In addition, the couple were both level 45 super mages and were very powerful. The guild would not easily offend the couple, so they made their way in the world. The great reputation naturally led to the selection of representatives to participate in the competition.
Another example is Xie Daobu Ping. This person's behavior is completely different from that of the Leiden Shuangfei couple. He never leaves any room for action. Whether he is an individual or a guild, he must get what he likes, whether by robbing or stealing, and he never leaves any room in his behavior. There was an accident, but this person was also a thief. He only took treasures and did not kill anyone. However, if someone secretly took revenge afterward, he would be very ruthless and would often kill everyone. Such actions would naturally arouse everyone's dissatisfaction. Of course, all the major guilds had specially organized teams to arrest him. Unfortunately, this man was extremely fast and powerful. Not only did the team fail to capture him, but they were almost wiped out. This battle made him famous, and he became known as the Evil Sword. From this, he became the object of worship among people from evil ways. This time, he was recommended by evil people.
There are many people like this, but not all of them come to the conference because of their strength. Among them is a little Taoist priest who is in his thirties, but his reputation in the world is even greater than the first two. What's more, this person's surname is Gongsun, and his single name is Gongsun, but he is the most famous person in the world, known as Hua Chunyu.
The Gongsun family is a family of merchants and has accumulated a lot of wealth. In Gongsun's generation, the business of his ancestors has been pushed to a climax, with business all over the world. It is not an exaggeration to call him the richest man in the world, but this person has always been generous with his wealth. , if someone is in trouble and goes to his house to ask for help, he will definitely get help. It is said that as many people have received his kindness as crucian carp crossing the river. Most of the Gongsun family's wealth is used to help others. From then on, it has a good reputation of turning into spring rain, which means Wherever there is Gongsun Gong, it is a paradise.
At this time, the Shacheng Palace could be said to have gathered a group of the most prestigious people at the top of the food chain in the world.
Zhang Qi originally thought that he could just invite a few representative leaders, but he didn't expect that Mei Yue and Lao Buola would be so influential. They gathered the elites from all over the world here, which greatly exceeded his expectations.
Even so, what a blessing!
Next, it was Zhang Qi's turn to start the main topic of the conference in person...
