Chapter 172: Strategize! (2/2)

There was only a Level Seven expert holding the fort and that person had not yet condensed his Gang Qi. Such a force was nothing in front of Junior Leopard. That was because he believed he would enter the realm of Level Seven within 10 years. He also had the absolute confidence that he could condense his Gang Qi. He was far stronger than Elder Lyu Yiyue of the Wu's. In actual fact, he even had the confidence to finish off Lyu Yiyue in a direct confrontation.

However, all these were future issues. His current strength was clearly only at Level Four. As long as he could present a value the Wu's would recognize, then they would naturally value him and support him in ways that he could not obtain in other places.

Apart from the Wu's, there were two other trees he could depend upon. One was Zhonghe City's Admiral, Li Yuan. The other was Wang She.

However, these two trees were not as reliable as the Wu's. He was only Li Yuan's personal guard. Li Yuan was only from the branch family of Li Family in Pingzhou and his power was rooted in Jin's imperial court. His influence was slightly more widespread in Zhonghe City. Outside of the city, he was nothing. Wang She, on the other hand, had a ridiculous strength and an extremely strong backing. However, he was unreliable. Put nicely, his ways were unfathomable. Frankly speaking, he was just inexplicable. Junior Leopard might as well depend on himself than Wang She!

After much deliberation, the only tree he could rely on for immense benefits was the Wu's.

From another perspective, the benefits of the Wu's were his. That was why he was so hung up on the ownership of River Heart Island.

Apart from this consideration, he had a new idea after arriving in Jiang City. This idea only surfaced after he became the Navy Commander.

He wanted to stay in this city and grow his own influence. That was something he had never considered doing. In actual fact, he did not have the qualifications to even consider it before.

Whether it was Zhonghe City or Qinlingjun City, both were too big and there were many experts. He was only an ordinary youngster. No matter how good his aptitude or future was, he could not control too much. In Zhonghe City, though he was a personal guard and a seneschal in the Wu's, he was only responsible for guarding the Admiral and did not have actual power. His position in the Wu's was only in name without power. He was unable to come up with anything.

Jiang City was different. It was a small place without too many major influences. In the eyes of the people there, an influential person was at most spokesmen for a bigger influence. It was nothing in his eyes. The most important thing was that he was the Navy Commander of Jiang City. Though the position only ranked Grade Eight and not worth a mention in Great Jin, it was something substantial here. Furthermore, he had soldiers, warships, and weapons. From a certain standpoint, he was one of the leaders of the biggest influence in Jiang City.

There was still the Wu's behind him. He believed they also hoped that he would stand his ground in Jiang City and control the most important city in the entire Zhonghe City. At least he could control its water route. It would not be easy for others, but not to him.

Now, the only thing he had to do was demonstrating his strength to the Wu's and showing his ability to control the water route of Luo River in Jiang City. If he could do this, he believed the Wu's would spare nothing to sit him firmly on the Navy Commander throne.

With such a position where he could show his ability, he could safely remain in a half-dormant stance, hide, and cultivate. He could leisurely watch everything going on within Zhonghe City and even the entire Jin.

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Jiang City was peaceful today. Nothing worth paying attention to had happened since the morning.

Half a month ago, the newly appointed Navy Commander had led his troops to conquer the water bandits at Broken Dragon Beach and returned with the head of the bandit leader, Li Sanbao. They even took over River Heart Island that had always been occupied by bandits, creating the hottest news the city had heard in a decade. For half a month, the entire city was immersed in a weird burning atmosphere where Junior Leopard was the focal point. There were also those concerned about the ownership of the island.

The damned place was really too important. It would mean great advantages to whoever who controlled it. Hence, ever since Junior Leopard had taken over the island, various forces in the city and the influences behind them began to vie for the rights to the island. To be more specific, they were battling in the dark for the right to the island's harbor. In the end, Yellow Dragon Gang emerged as the ultimate winner.