When Shi Chui returned to the City Lord's Mansion, he immediately went to the study room. When he arrived at the door, he didn't knock and just pushed the door open. After entering the room, he immediately cupped his fist and said, "Young Master, everything has been arranged."
There were no books. The one sitting in the study room was Zhao Hai. Feng Lihua was standing beside Zhao Hai, looking like a guard.
What Stonehammer did before was all Zhao Hai's orders. Zhao Hai also knew that the team sent by the Holy Academy wouldn't be simple. Because of this, Zhao Hai decided to return and take charge of the team. Originally, he wanted to teach Che Xiaoliang cultivation, but now he can only put that aside. However, he still taught Che Xiaoliang some basic things. He wanted Che Xiaoliang to try and communicate with the plants. In any case, there were a lot of plants in the base, so he didn't need to go out. He could just directly communicate with the plants.
Zhao Hai looked at Shi Chui and said, "Alright, it's fine as long as it's arranged. Tomorrow, be polite to them. Take them around the city and don't make them look bad. After all, we're not ready to fight the Holy Court yet."
Shi Chui nodded and said, "Yes, Young Master. I understand."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "As for monitoring the people inside the Holy Court, we must not relax. We must not let them go out without permission. If they are found out, then don't be polite. You can make a move on them. If you don't kill them, then just injure them."
Shi Chui nodded, he understood what Zhao Hai meant. Then Zhao Hai turned to Feng Lihua and said, "What about Tang Fei? Who did it? Why do they seem to be more anxious than us? "
Feng Lihua replied, "There's no clue yet. The situation in the Lesser Dragon City is too complicated. On the surface, it seems like the Sacred Institute has the upper hand. This is because the destruction of the Che Family has greatly affected the Anti-Sacred Institute. However, the recent actions of the Sacred Institute have made people dislike the Sacred Institute. Therefore, the strength of the Sacred Institute has been evened out. However, the ones who attacked Tang Fei and the others don't seem to be the Anti-Sacred Institute Clans. They don't need to do this at all, the gains don't make up for the losses. As for whether it was done by outsiders, it's hard to say."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he smiled faintly and said, "Interesting, very interesting. Hehe, it seems like the current situation of the Holy Courtyard isn't good. We need to find a way to add fuel to the fire when necessary. Alright, I'll leave the matters here to you. I'll go back and rest first. If there's anything important in the next few days, come and find me. If there's nothing important, you can handle it."
Feng Lihua nodded. Zhao Hai stood up and walked outside. Before long, he returned to his residence. His residence was also in the City Lord's Mansion. It had a small courtyard. This small courtyard was very inconspicuous. Even people who came to the City Lord's Mansion wouldn't think that it was Zhao Hai's residence.
After Zhao Hai returned to the small courtyard, he called Stonehammer and the others over. He chatted with them for a while and asked them about the situation in the Lost Soul City. Only then did he have them go down.
After Stonehammer and the others went down, Zhao Hai opened the Space and released some insects. Some of these insects flew in the sky while some walked on the ground. All of them were sent to the Coiled Dragon Hotel by Zhao Hai.
The greenery of the Coiled Dragon Hotel was very good. However, this was the Spirit Weapon Realm. The plants of the Spirit Weapon Realm didn't have any source of soul force. They couldn't help Zhao Hai monitor these people.
However, since Zhao Hai released the insects from his Space, he could monitor the entire Coiled Dragon Hotel. For people like Tang Shi and the others, it was impossible for them to pay attention to these insects.
The next morning, Tang Shi and the others woke up early and ate their breakfast. Stonehammer wasn't wrong, all the necessities here were very complete. Because of this, eating and drinking wasn't a problem at all.
Tang Shi ate while thinking about things. At this time, Little Five opened his mouth and said, "Brother Tang, do you think that Stonehammer will come today?"
Tang Shi put down his bowl, then he narrowed his eyes and said, "He will, he will definitely come. They don't want to lose face with us right now. If that's the case, then they would have to go through the motions. Let's just wait."
Little Five nodded. At this time, footsteps could be heard, followed by a voice, "So you're eating breakfast. I've been neglectful. It seems like I came too early."
Tang Shi and the others looked up and saw Shi Chui. Tang Shi didn't think that Shi Chui would come this early. He thought that Shi Chui would drag it out. Tang Shi looked at Shi Chui and said, "Mister, you came too early."
Stonehammer smiled faintly and said, "It's not that early. This is the busiest time in the Lost Soul City. Most people have already started working."
Tang Shi didn't say anything, he just stood up and looked at Stonehammer and said, "Where does Mister want us to investigate today?"
Stonehammer smiled and said, "Today, we'll investigate Spirit Snake City first before going to other cities. What does Mister Tang think about this?" Stonehammer wanted to see what Tang Shi would do. To be honest, Tang Shi didn't move last night. This was something that Stonehammer didn't expect. Now, Stonehammer couldn't figure out what Tang Shi wanted to do.
Tang Shi shook his head and said, "Mister can make the decision. I don't have any objections." This answer was something that Stonehammer didn't expect. Stonehammer looked at Zhao Hai and nodded, "That's for the best. Then I'll make the arrangements." Then he turned around and left the room to make arrangements. At the same time, he had someone inform Zhao Hai about this.
Before long, Tang Shi and the others finished their breakfast. Then Stonehammer led Tang Shi and the others out of the inn and onto the street. This time, they didn't ride a horse nor did they take a carriage. They just walked forward.
There were a lot of them, including Stonehammer and the others, there were more than a hundred of them. With so many people walking on the street, it was very eye-catching. However, the people quickly saw Stonehammer. Some of them immediately greeted him. These people were ordinary people in the city. However, Stonehammer had a lot of opportunities to go out and do things recently. Therefore, many people knew him.
Stonehammer also smiled and greeted these people. He knew that Zhao Hai was very good to ordinary people. Naturally, they didn't look down on ordinary people. Therefore, they greeted these people.
On the other hand, Tang Shi and the others were looking at these people. At the same time, they were also looking at the situation in Spirit Snake City. In the past, Tang Shi and the others hadn't been to the Lost Soul City. However, they had heard a lot of rumors about this place. Before the Lost Soul City was unified, this place was a barren wasteland. It was said that the people here lived very hard lives.
Later on, when the Lost Soul City was unified, some people said that this place was a paradise. People lived and worked in peace. Moreover, the old were taken care of, the young were educated, and the sick were treated. However, Tang Shi and the others didn't believe it.
They hadn't been to the Lost Soul City before, but they had heard about the situation in the Lost Soul City. There were countless forces and people living here. How could such a place become a paradise? If that was the case, then paradise would be everywhere.
However, it didn't take long before they discovered something wrong. There were too many disabled people in the Lost Soul City. Moreover, Tang Shi and the others could see that these disabled people were injured on the battlefield. In other words, they used to be soldiers and went to the battlefield. In the end, they were disabled and returned home.
In other city-states, soldiers who retired due to their disability wouldn't have a good life. Many of them were even worse off. Even if they were seen on the streets, they would still be seen as beggars.
However, things were different in the Lost Soul City. Although these injured soldiers were disabled, they still had things to do. Although their clothes weren't very bright, they were still neat and tidy. Moreover, they were in good spirits. They didn't give off the feeling of being a disabled person. This made Tang Shi and the others surprised.
Stonehammer didn't care about them. Instead, he led Tang Shi and the others to walk around the city. From time to time, he would introduce them to the city's situation. This didn't seem like an investigation at all, it was more like a tour.
Tang Shi and the others didn't have any hope for this investigation. Therefore, Stonehammer's reaction was within their expectations. Now that they were relaxed, they began to tour the Lost Soul City.
The Spirit Snake City was a big city, but compared to a big city like the Lesser Dragon City, it was still lacking. Although a day's time wasn't enough for ten people to visit this place, it was more than enough for them to see everything. At noon, Stonehammer also invited Tang Shi and the others to eat at a restaurant in the city. When night fell, Tang Shi and the others were sent back to the Coiled Dragon Inn.
Before Stonehammer sent them back, he already invited them to eat outside. Therefore, Tang Shi and the others didn't have anything to do when they returned to the Coiled Dragon Inn. However, Tang Shi and the others didn't enter their rooms. Instead, they led everyone to the artificial lake in the inn. The lake wasn't very big, but it had running water. On the side of the lake, there were also a few small plazas where people could move around. There were also a lot of wooden chairs, and the scenery was very good.
Tang Shi led everyone to the side of the lake. Then he turned his head to look at everyone and said, "Everyone, today we visited the Spirit Snake City. What do you think?" Everyone was silent for a moment.
It was clear that everyone was thinking about what they saw and heard in the Spirit Snake City. After some time, Little Five opened his mouth and said, "Brother Tang, to be honest, I was very surprised today. I didn't think that the Lost Soul City would be like this. I didn't see a single beggar here. Moreover, the children are really going to school. The disabled are also working, and the elderly are also doing things that they can do. Looking at the people's clothes and faces, I can see that they are living a good life. At least compared to other cities, the life here is much better."
Tang Shi nodded, then he said, "What else? What do you think? "
Someone opened his mouth and said, "Brother Tang, I can see that there are a lot of shops in the city. It seems like they aren't that bad compared to the Lesser Dragon City. However, the Lesser Dragon City is a big city, it's much bigger than the Spirit Snake City. It's not easy for the Spirit Snake City to be able to do this."
Tang Shi nodded and didn't say anything. Then another person opened his mouth and said, "Brother Tang, I've paid attention to the soldiers in the city. There are almost no soldiers in the city, only soldiers at the gate. However, these soldiers don't seem to be in charge of collecting taxes, they're just guarding the gate. These soldiers aren't very strong, but their equipment is very good. Most importantly, their training is very good. I've observed these soldiers for nearly half an hour without moving. This is very rare, I haven't seen such soldiers in other cities."
Tang Shi nodded, then he sighed and said, "What everyone said is very good. Now I can confirm that although the rumors about the Lost Soul City are somewhat exaggerated, they aren't too far from the truth. The Lost Soul City doesn't seem to be lacking in money. Otherwise, they wouldn't have arranged work for the disabled and the elderly. There are a lot of shops in the city, which means that the people here are very wealthy. Otherwise, if you open a shop and no one goes in to buy things, then you would have to close it down. Also, the soldiers' equipment is very good, their weapons should contain gold. Moreover, their training should also be very good. The military rules should also be very strict. From this point, it can be seen that the soldiers' fighting strength shouldn't be weak. Besides these, there's also the attitude of the people here towards the officials."
After saying this, Tang Shi paused for a moment, then he looked at everyone and said, "Stone Hammer's status in the Lost Soul City is certainly not low. However, such a person isn't scary in the eyes of the commoners. There are so many people greeting and talking to him, this is really surprising. I don't know if you've noticed the situation in the other cities, but when the commoners see the officials, they either seem to be afraid, hateful, indifferent, or even numb. This is completely different from the attitude of the commoners towards the officials in the Lost Soul City."
Everyone thought back to what Tang Shi said. The people of the other city-states didn't have a good attitude towards the officials. Only the Lost Soul city-state was an exception.
Tang Shi said, "What does this mean? This means that the commoners are very supportive of these officials. This means that Zhao Hai has complete control over the city. Anyone who wants to attack the city would no longer be an enemy of Zhao Hai, but an enemy of the entire city. This is the most terrifying thing. If you want to deal with the city, then just relying on Zhao Hai wouldn't be enough. Relying on the Great Clans wouldn't be enough. Unless you have the approval of the commoners, then you wouldn't be able to conquer the city. "Zhao Hai's expression was very serious, but he didn't understand why Zhao Hai didn't say anything. He didn't say anything.
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