Chapter 327: Winning Over the New City Lord!
After returning to Adam City, Aige had finished compiling the list and sent it all to Li Xiang.
There were a total of 8 players on the list; finding them in the vast Adam City would not be easy.
Therefore, Li Xiang used the simplest and most direct method, directly @-ing these eight players in Adam City's chat channel and adding a sentence, "I see you're quite dissatisfied with Heaven's Gift Guild. I'm the new President of Heaven's Gift Guild. Let's chat at this coordinate (77371233, 77129891)."
As Li Xiang expected, another wave of curses appeared.
And a large number of players came to watch the show.
After sending the message, Li Xiang went to the City Lord's Mansion.
Getting revenge for Guild members and establishing his own prestige was just an insignificant part of the plan; what Li Xiang wanted to do was much more important.
Adam City's City Lord's Mansion, having lost its City Lord and Deputy City Lord, was now in a state of being leaderless. However, the Dafen Empire reacted extremely quickly and had already appointed another Acting City Lord.
According to the information provided by Lu Qingshui, this Acting City Lord was originally just an NPC town mayor of a small town in Adam City. He was sent here because he had a past achievement.
However, his qualifications were insufficient to serve as the City Lord of a second-tier main city. Therefore, he was only the Acting City Lord, and once the Dafen Empire royal family decided on the new City Lord, he would step down.
This was also Li Xiang's purpose in coming.
...
Ten minutes later, Li Xiang met the Acting City Lord - Hademan.
It was clear that he was completely overwhelmed with work. The volume of affairs for a city was completely different from that of a town, far, far greater. Furthermore, because he was the Acting City Lord and came from a town below, the City Lord's Mansion was filled with the former City Lord Hala's staff. He had no one he could use, and when orders were given, the people below would just slack off and not work properly at all.
Moreover, he also had to handle the investigation into the cause of death of the former City Lord and the other two important figures, which put him under immense pressure.
Overall, if things continued like this, his stepping down was a certainty.
"City Lord, you seem a bit too tired."
Hademan glanced at Li Xiang and said impatiently, "Is there something you need? If not, please leave. I still have official business to attend to."
"Given the current state of affairs in Adam City, even if you pour all your effort into it, what can you really achieve?"
Hademan fell silent for a moment, then exploded in anger, "You..."
Li Xiang immediately interrupted, "Of course, if you have no aspirations for this position of City Lord, then it naturally doesn't matter."
Hademan was startled for a moment. He wasn't a fool and understood the meaning behind Li Xiang's words.
"Can you help me firmly secure this position?"
He began to look at Li Xiang directly, sizing him up.
Just an ordinary female... how could this be...
Li Xiang felt a bit uncomfortable seeing him sizing him up, as he was currently in a female appearance. After a slight pause for thought, Li Xiang spoke.
"Judging people by appearance is not the kind of boldness a City Lord should have."
Hademan's pupils constricted.
He understood; this woman was not as simple as she appeared on the surface.
"How will you help me?"
Li Xiang stretched, "I'm tired of standing. City Lord, won't you prepare a chair for this humble citizen?"
Hademan nodded, "Indeed, I have been neglectful."
Then, he fetched a chair and placed it behind Li Xiang, "Please sit, Madam."
Li Xiang felt a bit uncomfortable with the address "Madam," but just nodded, "Thank you."
After speaking, Li Xiang sat on the chair, crossed his legs, and leaned back. Even while sitting, a sense of oppression emanated towards Hademan.
"For the City Lord to personally prepare a stool for me, should I call this my honor, or the City Lord's misfortune?"
Hademan's face stiffened, and he sighed. In that instant, he seemed to age by more than ten years. "As you can see, Madam, I merely hold the title of Acting City Lord. Everything in this City Lord's Mansion, including the servants... I cannot command."
Li Xiang nodded, "I can see that... So, let's get straight to the point. How much does the City Lord want this position?"
Hademan pursed his lips, his eyes flickering with uncertainty. After a moment, he looked up at Li Xiang, "As long as you can help me secure this position, I will follow your orders from now on."
"Hahahahahaha..."
Li Xiang laughed out loud unrestrainedly. After a moment, he stopped laughing, "City Lord Hademan, you are a smart man. I came to discuss two matters."
Hademan's attitude became more respectful, "Madam, please speak."
"The first matter: I have brought one hundred million gold coins. I plan to use this one hundred million gold coins as your City Lord fund, giving it to you in batches to help stabilize your position as City Lord."
Hademan's pupils instantly widened.
One... one hundred million gold coins?!!!
"Yes, you heard correctly. And today, I will give you ten million as initial capital. If you can gain control of the City Lord's Mansion with this ten million, I will believe in your ability and provide subsequent funding.
The City Lord of a second-tier main city is merely your starting point. Your destination is not just here."
Hademan swallowed, "You... everything you said is true..."
"Of course. Therefore, I have also brought a Demon Contract. As long as you sign the contract, I will fulfill my promise, and you must also work for me. Whether you agree or not, think about it."
To Li Xiang's surprise, Hademan immediately agreed, "I... I agree!"
"Very well, here is the contract. Take a look."
Saying this, Li Xiang handed the contract to Hademan, who carefully examined its contents.
One clause stated that Pumpkin, who was Li Xiang, was to be respected as Master and all orders given by the Master were to be obeyed.
The rest was no different from what Li Xiang had said.
"What, does the City Lord think this position is so easy to secure, and one hundred million gold coins are so easy to come by?"
"No... I'll sign!"
Hademan offered his Soul and signed the Demon Contract with Li Xiang.
If he violated the contract, it would have no impact on Li Xiang; only the money given would be lost. But for him, not only would he die, but all beings related to him by blood would suffer endless torment!
This was the horror of the Demon Contract, and it was something Li Xiang had obtained from Chen Sisi when he was with her before.
Having signed the contract, Hademan accepted reality and bowed respectfully to Li Xiang, "Master!"
"Alright, here are ten million gold coins. Keep them well."
Li Xiang didn't waste words and immediately took out ten million gold coins on the spot. They were all crystal coins, piled up into a small mountain in the meeting hall!
Hademan had never seen so many crystal coins before; his body trembled with excitement.
Li Xiang said calmly, "Don't have any improper thoughts. This is a lot for you now, but when you reach a higher position in the future, this will be nothing more than a feather. Understand?"
"Yes... This subordinate understands!"
"Alright, the second matter I want to discuss is that later, people will come to expose the villains who killed the former City Lord. You must stop them all. They don't have any evidence, but you need to stall them. Understand?"
"This..."
"Understand?!" Li Xiang deepened his tone.
Hademan suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, "Yes! Master! I will definitely stop everyone who reports the villains!"
"Alright, remember to have a good attitude, don't be forceful, just stall them. Once you have control of Adam City, I will tell you the solution."
Hearing Li Xiang say this, Hademan's heart filled with joy, "Yes! Master!"
"Okay, you get busy. I'll leave first."
"Master, please take your time. I'll see you out."
"No need. You should first bring the City Lord's Mansion under your control."
"Yes..."
...
Leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Li Xiang let out a long breath.
The intelligence of these official NPCs is getting higher and higher. They can no longer be treated as simple data; even for artificial intelligence, this must be extremely advanced artificial intelligence...
However, the information Lu Qingshui provided was completely correct; Hademan has an extremely high desire and pursuit for power...
To be able to investigate the matters of NPCs in a foreign land so clearly, Lu Qingshui's ability... is truly terrifyingly strong!
Just then, a friend message sounded. It was from Aige, with a tone full of questioning, "Are you making our Heaven's Gift Guild look like monkeys for everyone to watch?!"
Li Xiang knew what she was talking about just by looking at her message. He opened the Adam City channel, and indeed, those 8 women were constantly jumping around in the channel. They had brought people to the location but couldn't find Li Xiang.
At this moment, they were cursing all the Heaven's Gift Guild players, including Li Xiang, in the channel. Their words were so foul that Li Xiang wondered if they even had a creature called a mother...
"I understand. I'll go deal with it right away. If you want to watch, you should be able to make it if you go now." After replying to Aige, Li Xiang replied in the chat channel, "Are you in such a hurry to die?"
This stirred up a thousand waves.
"The bitch finally showed up! I thought she was lying under some man, submitting!"
"If you don't come over, we'll destroy the garbage Heaven's Gift Guild!"
"Damn slut! Hurry up and die already..."
"..."
Li Xiang glanced over and replied, "Bitches, I'm here!"
Closed the channel and left the city!