Chapter 718: Many Troubles (1/2)

Chapter 718: Many Troubles

The city lord of Myriad Peoples City, Ji Geng, was nursing a particularly strong headache these past few days His usually peaceful city was being trauests from the Eternal Celestial Capital Myriad Peoples City was just a border city of the lower regions Since it was right next to Veluriyam Capital’s domain, this area had always been relatively prosperous, so the city had becoe As a result, the city lord had always enjoyed a coion He possessed h authority, and accumulated plentiful profit froed to squirrel aas no lesser than those who held sway over big cities ofhad been quite content with his life

Although Veluriyam Capital loomed over his city, they had never exerted their considerable ht to bully him He was also rather friendly to them, so he enjoyed an amiable relationshi+p with Veluriya; even i lives

However, a group of people had ca the of the Eternal Celestial Capital Moreover, this newcohth level emperor realm, but a one step away from ninth level emperor real feel treion they belonged to didn’t have any ties with the Eternal Celestial Capital, no one anore soions Naturally, there was also no reason not to curry favor with a first rank sect if the opportunity presented itself However, the Eternal Celestial Capital’s demands this time were obviously over the top They wanted to take over Myriad Peoples City’s northern gate for the entire year

The northern gate of Myriad Peoples City was a vital checkpoint that couldn’t be avoided if someone wished to travel to Veluriyam Capital It was also the most popular and most profitable entrances in Myriad Peoples City Veluriyam Capital was akin to an unblemished pearl in the Divine Abyss Continent Reputed as the land of freedoht Regions There were countless people who travelled to Veluriyaate was a significant portion of Myriad Peoples City’s revenue Therefore, the city lord of Myriad Peoples City subconsciously wanted to reject the Eternal Celestial Capital’s unceremonious request the moment he heard it

Thankfully, the Eternal Celestial Capital wasn’t completely unreasonable despite their oppressive ways They offered coate would earn in a year If the city lord of Myriad Peoples City had been a shortsighted person, he would’ve had no reason to turn down such an extravagant reward However, even in the face of such profit, he hadn’t accepted the offer at first glance As a city lord, hoould he not know of the grudges between the Eternal Celestial Capital and the Myriad Domain in the past half year? He’d also naturally heard of the ru Wuji had been utterly annihilated

As a city lord, he had no intentions of coes between the Eternal Celestial Capital and the Myriad Do Wuji had not been killed, Ji Geng would’ve agreed to this request without any hesitation

But after Gong Wuji had been killed, anyone who had paid even the slightest attention to this affair would know that the Eternal Celestial Capital had suffered a huge loss at Jiang Chen’s hands That enius of the Myriad Do Wuji! Naturally, a place like Myriad Peoples City absolutely didn’t have the ability to beco like this In addition, this matter had become quite the hot potato issue

If he so Chen over thisif his city would be otten used to living a peaceful life, it was natural that Ji Geng had no wish to get involved in this conflict However, he had obviously underestimated the Eternal Celestial Capital’s deter revealed a reluctant expression, this holy king of the Eternal Celestial Capital had tripled the rewards without a second’s hesitation Further the offer had a clear underlyingIf he refused this offer, Myriad Peoples City would become the Eternal Celestial Capital’s enemy The city lord of Myriad Peoples City had no choice but to accept the offer in the face of such a threat However, he had also openly declared that the city was not getting involved in their conflict Moreover, he demanded that the Eternal Celestial Capital must announce publicly that the Myriad Peoples City had relinquished their control over the northern gate only because he had been forced to, and not out of cooperation with the Eternal Celestial Capital

The Eternal Celestial Capital knew that Myriad Peoples City was trying to absolve theh they were dissatisfied with this lack of full cooperation, they had no wish to cause further trouble either Therefore, they accepted the city lord’s demands And so, the city lord of Myriad Peoples City reluctantly turned over the control of the northern gate to the Eternal Celestial Capital

However, since he had washed his hands clear of thethat happened from then on was the Eternal Celestial Capital’s business He neither needed to worry about Jiang Chen’s vengeance, nor did he need to worry about Veluriyaate lead towards Veluriyaate had been taken over by the Eternal Celestial Capital was in a way, a provocation to Veluriyam Capital If they decided to split hairs over this matter, it would result in quite the quarrel

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In due tiate of Myriad People’s City Once they entered the southern gate and exited the northern gate, they would reach the Capital’s borders If he was correct about this city being the last line of defense, the city should be strictly locked down However, there didn’t seeh the southern gate He had only faced a few routine questions fro allowed to pass The heavy fortifications and rigorous checking he had anticipated was nowhere to be seen It was a coht than what he’d encountered outside Tai-ah City

“Was IChen was very surprised In his opinion, the city should’ve been so heavily guarded that not even a fly would be allowed entry without being verified But since he was inside the city already, Jiang Chen didn’t want to look a gift horse in the o with the flow He sih Myriad Peoples City belonged to a lower region, it wasn’t actually too far behind Tai-ah City in terms of prosperity In fact, they were superior to Tai-ah City in certain facets Jiang Chen was able to learn much from a different land with a different culture