Qin Wentian stared at the butler. "Bring me to the dossiers."
"Yes, Governor." The butler nodded. After that, he led Qin Wentian to the dossiers room within the governor's manor. This place was extremely vast and there were many dossiers here. Qin Wentian sat down and quietly flipped through them as his expression gradually turned unsightly to behold.
Only now did he understand that his northern governor's manor could be considered nothing more than an empty shell.
The Lifire City didn't have a city lord position. There was a grand governor who had immense authority and was a trusted aide of the Lifire Empyrean. The five governors of the Lifire City were all direct subordinates of this grand governor.
The five governors were responsible for managing everything in the vast Lifire City, including all assets of the Lifire Empyrean. In Lifire City, all buildings were registered and belonged to the Lifire Palace. Even if they were purchased by others, they would still have to hand over resources to the Lifire Palace every ten years. There were also some inns, restaurants, trading places, auction houses, etc. They had to pay even more taxes and would also have to be paid once every ten years.
As for the Lifire Palace, the five governors were responsible for the safety of the entire city, protecting everything. No one was allowed to commit crimes in Lifire City or commit crimes. If not, the governor's manor would immediately move out to apprehend the offender and punish the offender according to the laws of Lifire City. The rules were extremely strict.
In other words, all of these matters had to be handled by the five governors. The northern region was so vast, Qin Wentian only needed to casually flip through the dossiers and he could already see countless powers. For this governor's manor, there was actually only a butler and two serving girls in the inner region. There were also only 3,000 people in the outer region and the three governors weren't present. This was simply a terrible mess.
Qin Wentian thought of some of the major cities in the Azure Mystic Immortal Realms. For example, the Southern Phoenix Immortal City was somewhat similar to Lifire City. These major cities strictly forbade killing and protected everything within. Hence, truly majestic cities were suitable for experts to reside in. Also, businesses would flourish and this would naturally form a virtuous cycle. The bigger the city, the stronger the number of experts would be, becoming the gathering place for aristocratic clans and clans.
The Evil Emperor was here as well, reading through the scrolls together with Qin Wentian. He was in human form, his muscular body exuded explosive might. Before the Night Empyrean and Ye Qianyu, he was used to appearing in the form of a demonic beast. But now that the Night Empyrean was dead and Ye Qianyu was captured, he didn't belong to anyone else. Hence, it was more convenient for him to move around in his human form.
"The Lifire Palace is truly wealthy. Hmph." The Evil Emperor coldly snorted. Leaving aside the vast amount of resources the Lifire Palace controlled, just this Lifire City alone would be able to harvest a tremendous amount of resources every ten years.
From this, one could very well imagine how terrifying the Lifelong Realmlord, the overlord of a world, was. However, the stronger one was, the more resources they would need. The stronger they were, the more resources they would need. No wonder those empyreans would fight for territory, wanting to gain control of an area.
After becoming the Lifelong Realmlord, he didn't even need to do anything and there would be an endless supply of cultivation resources sent to him. He only needed to cultivate quietly.
"The position of a governor isn't so easy to do. This is especially so for the northern city regions. I finally understand why Governor Meng was so excited when he left." Qin Wentian calmly spoke.
"How can there be such an easy thing to do? You can keep 10% of the resources collected by the northern city regions for yourself. You can use it however you want. You must know that even ordinary bandits wouldn't be as wealthy as you." The Evil Emperor replied.
"However, it doesn't seem to be so easy to be the northern city regions' governor. There are so many miscellaneous matters to take care of, yet this governor's manor is in a state of chaos. If I have to worry about these matters every day, as a governor, how would I be able to cultivate in peace?" Qin Wentian calmly spoke. He understood that the most important thing for him was still cultivation. However, the Lifire Empyrean tossed him here. Most probably, he wouldn't be able to calm his heart down.
"This old fellow was hesitating earlier. I'm sure he knows many things. Let me ask him." The Evil Emperor glanced at the butler who had been standing outside the door. Qin Wentian knew that the Evil Emperor had a certain ability. He nodded, "Sure, you can ask the questions. Be more direct."
The eyes of the Evil Emperor flashed with a demonic light. Very swiftly, the eyes of the butler also flashed with a green light. That honest and simple-minded gaze turned blank. After that, the Evil Emperor started to ask questions. Very swiftly, Qin Wentian learned many things he wanted to know. His expression grew increasingly heavy.
The Jialan Clan was so wealthy that it could rival cities. Even the Lifire Empyrean wasn't as wealthy as the Jialan Clan. In the vast Lifire City, there were countless businesses owned by the Jialan Clan, as well as the businesses they controlled in the dark. Not only so, in the other regions controlled by the Lifire Palace, their shadows could be seen everywhere. The Jialan Clan controlled many auction houses, trading places for divine weapons and treasures. The profits from these places were extremely shocking because experts were as common as the clouds in the Jialan Clan.
In the northern city regions, the Jialan Clan could cover the sky with a single hand. Many people in the governor's manor had been bribed by them. If anyone wanted to go against the Jialan Clan, they could use many methods to kill you. No one would be able to find out the culprit. The Lifire Empyrean was very particular about rules. Even if the Jialan Clan knew that there were governors who died in the hands of the Jialan Clan before, there was no evidence. The Lifire Empyrean couldn't do anything to them.
And given the Jialan Clan's control, they could hide in the shadows most of the time, not leaving any traces behind. Sometimes, even if you found the culprit, you would discover that the clues would suddenly be cut off. There was no way to link it back to the Jialan Clan.
If this was the case, how would the Jialan Clan dare to go against the Lifire Empyrean?
According to what the old butler said, there were some rumors saying that even on the side of the Lifelong Realmlord, the Jialan Clan had people standing behind them. In fact, the true controller of the Jialan Clan had once fought against the Lifire Empyrean for the position of the Lifire Empyrean. Hence, the Jialan Clan and the Lifire Empyrean had always been competing in the dark. This was basically no secret.
The Jialan Clan had provoked the Lifire Empyrean countless times within the rules. And this time around, the Lifire Empyrean had borrowed the hands of Qin Wentian and Ye Qianyu to ruthlessly teach the Jialan Monarch a lesson. Naturally, they were also taking advantage of the situation. It was impossible for the Lifire Empyrean to take the initiative to act against the Jialan Monarch. If that was reported to the Realmlord, what would the Realmlord think of it?
Hence, all the conflicts between the Lifire Empyrean were all within the rules.
And now, he, Qin Wentian, was embroiled in this. He was treated as a chess piece by the Lifire Empyrean and was placed on the northern governor's seat.
Qin Wentian also understood why there was only a butler and two serving girls in the governor's manor. Also, they were only at the immortal-foundation realm. It was because no one was willing to work in the governor's manor.
After releasing the butler, the two serving girls came back to report. Qin Wentian summoned them over and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Governor, the outer manor came to report that there are many people causing trouble in the northern city regions. They are requesting for your assistance." The serving girl spoke in a low voice.
"What's the matter?" Qin Wentian asked.
"Injuring people, seizing treasures, stealing, causing trouble … there are all sorts of matters." The serving girl lowered her head.
"These matters need to be reported to me personally. Can't the people below handle it?" Qin Wentian inclined his head and glanced at the serving girl as he asked. If the people below didn't know how to handle things, wouldn't the governor have to be busy all the time? For example, if the nine monarchs couldn't manage their territories well and the truth was reported to the Lifelong Realmlord, what use would the nine monarchs have? If the nine world palace lords didn't manage their territories well and the Lifelong Realmlord learned of this, would the Realmlord be able to manage the affairs of the entire Lifelong Realm alone?
"They said that they don't dare to make decisions on their own and have to consult the governor. Also …"
"Feel free to speak your mind."
"Also, it will soon be the time to collect the tributes. If we can't handle these matters well, those people would surely use this as an excuse to refuse to pay the tributes." The serving girl spoke in a low voice. Qin Wentian nodded, "You can leave first. Also, pass down my order, summon the three vice governors here to see me."
"Yes." The serving girl nodded and left. Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with coldness. Their actions were truly fast. He just assumed the position and there were already so many things waiting for him to handle. Clearly, they came prepared.
"Evil Emperor, can I directly use the people from the Thousand Feathers Palace?" Qin Wentian glanced at the Evil Emperor beside him as he asked.
"The Palace Lord is trapped in the Lifire Jail. If it wasn't for you compromising, the Thousand Feathers Palace would already be gone. You can temporarily act as the palace lord's representative and give the orders. It's just that, do you really intend to be used by the Lifire Empyrean as a chess piece? Even if you are used by him, he wouldn't release the Palace Lord. "The Evil Emperor spoke.
"But at the very least, as long as we are used by him, nothing would happen to Qianyu." Qin Wentian inclined his head and stared outside as a cold light flashed in his eyes. He naturally understood that if he wanted to save Ye Qianyu, he mustn't allow himself to be controlled by the Lifire Empyrean forever.
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In an extremely luxurious inn in the northern regions, in an elegant ancient hall, there was a woman dressed in a thin but sexy dress who was dancing. In the center, there was a woman playing a zither. She was clad in a white dress that seemed translucent, her skin was as white as snow and the melody of the zither was extremely beautiful. Her face was covered by a veil, adding a sense of allure to her beauty.
At the very front, there were three people seated there, enjoying the music. One of them laughed, "Fairy Yu, you are getting more and more beautiful."
"Indeed." Another person smiled. "Oh ya, did you guys receive the report from our subordinates? That new governor is summoning us to wait for his orders."
"We did." The person opposite him nodded. "What do the two of you plan to do?"
The eyes of the person in the lead gleamed brightly, he was still staring at the zither-playing beauty. A faint smile could be seen on his face as though he didn't hear anything.
"Brother Zhao, are you not going to say anything?" That person below asked when he saw this scene.
"There's no need to bother with them." That Governor Zhao laughed, his words causing the eyes of the person who asked to flash. "This new governor is named Qin Wentian, he was personally sent here by the Lifire Empyrean. I heard that the Jialan Monarch suffered a great loss in his hands and his combat prowess is extremely powerful, even able to kill mid-stage immortal emperors. Should we be more cautious? Should we go and take a look? "
"Governor Lu, the people of this world love to spread rumors and exaggerate things. So what if his combat prowess is very strong? With the three of us together, what can he do to us? Let's ignore him for a period of time first. When he urgently needs us, he would naturally look for us. Now, he summoned us with just a single sentence? Does he really think he is the grand governor?" Governor Zhao coldly laughed.
The lips of the youngest governor curled up in a smile but he didn't say anything. Some things, it was best not to say it out loud. It was fine as long as everyone understood. Most probably, they should have already received news from the Jialan Clan!
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