Everyone nodded, they agreed with the Dean's words. Although they were arrogant, the failure of the Holy Court was an indisputable fact. And with the subtle attitude of the other city-states, they understood that if the Holy Court can't deal with it, then it would be troublesome.
The Dean looked at everyone and said, "The reason why I want the Special Squad to act at this time is to cooperate with the Clan Alliance. No matter what kind of mentality the Clan Alliance has, we should be able to see through the Special Squad's actions."
Nobody objected. Seeing that nobody objected, the dean said, "Alright, since nobody has any objections, then this matter is settled. We can use the people from the Inferior Dragon City, but we need to be wary of them." Everyone nodded and didn't say anything.
The dean looked at the crowd and said, "Now, let's talk about another matter. It's about our Sacred Institute's control over the city-states. We can confirm that there are 13 city-states that we can directly control. However, there are 11 city-states that we can't control, making a total of 24 city-states. What do you all think about the benefits of joining the Sacred Institute?"
After discussing for a while, everyone agreed with the dean. The dean nodded and said, "As for the city-states that we can influence, we need to treat them better. Although we can't treat them as well as the city-states that we control, it shouldn't be too bad. This way, we can win over the hearts of the people." The dean nodded and said, "Alright.
Everyone nodded, then one of them said, "But Dean, if we do this, then wouldn't our income be affected? If we want to maintain the Holy Court, then we can't do without taxes. If we treat them too well, then wouldn't that affect our income? "
When everyone heard this, their spirits were lifted. This was also the problem that many people were worried about. They were afraid that if they treated the city-states too well, then it would affect their income. One must know that without any income, their clans would be affected, and the impact would be huge.
Although the wealth of their clans was enough for them to spend for several lifetimes, and even if they didn't have any income, they didn't need to worry about anything. However, they were already used to having a huge income every year. Now that they suddenly found out that they didn't have any income, they naturally wouldn't be happy.
The Dean looked at everyone and said, "You don't need to worry about this, the income won't be reduced. Moreover, we've already sent people to the Lost Soul City to study their management methods. For the Lost Soul City to develop in such a short time, their management methods are very important. If we can learn their management methods, then we wouldn't need to worry about anything in the future."
Everyone nodded, they agreed with the Dean's words. The Lost Soul City's development was very good. The people they sent to the Lost Soul City, in addition to monitoring Zhao Hai and causing destruction when necessary, they also wanted to learn the management methods of the Lost Soul City. Unfortunately, they only managed to learn a little bit.
Although the Sacred Court had sent some people to the city of bewilderment, once these people entered the city, it was like throwing a stone into the sea. There was no news about them at all. This was the reason why the Sacred Court was afraid of the city of bewilderment.
The Dean looked at everyone and didn't say anything. Part of what he said before was to comfort these people. However, what he said about the income wouldn't be reduced was correct. He can make the people in the city treat the people in the city a little better. However, the taxes would still be collected, and it would be much higher than before. This was because this was a common practice in the Spirit Weapon Realm. Normally, the taxes of the cities would be lower, but in times of war, the taxes of the cities would increase accordingly. The people in the Spirit Weapon Realm had long been accustomed to this. Therefore, the Dean didn't think that there was anything wrong with what they were doing.
In fact, it wasn't only the Holy Court that did this. Even the Anti-Holy Court Alliance, except for the Lost Soul City, all the other cities raised their taxes after the war started. However, the people in these cities didn't have much of a reaction to this. This was how the Spirit Weapon Realm has been doing for thousands of years.
The dean told the various families that the taxes wouldn't be low, he wasn't lying about that. However, he said that he had learned the management methods of the city of Lost Souls, that was a lie. He was just comforting those people.
Now that he saw that these people believed him, the Dean relaxed. At the same time, he turned his head to the others and said, "Alright, that's all for today's discussion. Everyone can go back. After some time, I will distribute the tasks to everyone. You just need to wait for the written notice." Everyone nodded before they stood up and left.
The Dean looked at these people and let out a long breath. In the past, there were always wars in the Spirit Weapon Realm. However, those wars had nothing to do with the Holy Court. But this time, the Holy Court had personally experienced it. This made them feel different. It turned out that war wasn't that simple.
At this time, Zhao Hai and the others began to make their own formations. But while they were making formations, Zhao Hai heard news that the Anti-Sacred Academy Alliance was holding a meeting. The location of the meeting was still in Poolriver City. However, they didn't inform Zhao Hai about it this time. The only representative from Lost Soul City was Stonehammer. Stonehammer was the only one who came to represent Lost Soul City.
When Zhao Hai received this news, he was chatting with Tang Ming and the others. Upon hearing this, Zhao Hai stared for a moment. Then a playful smile appeared on his face as he said, "Interesting. Those guys really can't wait. They're making their move now."
Tang Ming's complexion turned ugly as he said, "Boss, they're going too far. Last time, you were the one who led people to repel the Holy Dynasty. This time, they actually didn't invite you. They're going too far."
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry. They're only doing this to dilute my influence. I heard that this time, they're holding a meeting to discuss whether or not they should invite the Lesser Dragon City's Alliance. Hahaha. It's really funny. They still haven't determined whether the other party is a friend or foe. Just because the other party showed a bit of goodwill, they thought that they're on the same side. What are these people thinking? Are they idiots? "
Tang Ming and the others' complexions weren't good. Zhao Hai was their Boss. These Breaking River Experts were very respectful to Zhao Hai. But now, these people were treating Zhao Hai like this. How could they not be angry?
Zhao Hai didn't care about Tang Ming and the others. Instead, he looked at Safflower and said, "Send a letter to Lu Jinyan and Stonehammer. No matter what they say, they don't need to care about it. Right, tell Lu Jinyan that if these people dare to say that Puhe City doesn't have a Breaking River Expert, then tell him that Puhe City has already merged with our Lost Soul City-State."
Safflower nodded and then turned around to leave. Zhao Hai turned to Tang Ming and said, "If I'm not wrong, then I'm afraid that those Breaking River experts will inform you. When the time comes, you have to be careful."
Tang Ming nodded. Zhao Hai looked at Tang Ming and said, "If you can avoid conflict with them, then don't do so. There's no need to do so. But if these people go too far, then don't be polite and clean them up."
Tang Ming nodded again, but his eyes were flashing with cold light. He was very clear that those people from the city-state were targeting the Lost Soul City-State. Under such circumstances, the gathering of Broken River level experts that they were going to attend would not be easy. Those fellows would probably target them as well. If the other party really dared to pick on him, he would definitely not be polite.
At this time, Puhe City-State had a different appearance. In the conference room of the City Lord's mansion, there were a lot of people present. Altogether, there were more than 30 people present. All of them were the City Lords of the various city-states. Among them, only Stonehammer wasn't a City Lord.
Stonehammer was sitting in the corner of the room, coldly looking at the people in the room. In his mind, he had already sentenced these traitors to death. Stonehammer was also called here. He knew that today was the day of the Anti-Sacred Academy Conference. And on this day, Zhao Hai wasn't present. How could Stonehammer not be angry? Because of this, Stonehammer's complexion turned ugly as he looked at these people.
As the host, Lu Jinyan's complexion was also ugly. These City Lords suddenly arrived, but they didn't even inform him in advance. Moreover, when these people arrived, they directly called for the Anti-Sacred Academy Conference. However, they didn't inform Zhao Hai and only called Stonehammer over. As the City Lord, Lu Jinyan only knew about this conference after they informed him. How could he not be angry? These people were too rampant, they didn't even put him in their eyes.
Lu Jinyan also understood why these people were so rampant. They might have already heard about the death of a Broken River Expert in Puhe City. This was the reason why they were so rampant.
This was also the reason why Lu Jinyan was angry. At this time, a servant came in and whispered a few words in Lu Jinyan's ear. Lu Jinyan nodded, then the servant went to Stonehammer's side and whispered a few words. Stonehammer nodded as well. Then he sat there and closed his eyes. It seems like he was meditating.
Lu Jinyan didn't have any intention to speak. Instead, he picked up the teacup in front of him and slowly drank the tea. This made the people who were paying attention to the reaction of the two confused. They didn't know what was going on.
After some time, a City Lord suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, calm down. Today, we suddenly called for this conference to discuss how to get in touch with the Lesser Dragon City's Family Alliance and make them support us. If you have any ideas, then just say it."
The hall was once again in a mess. Everyone was discussing spiritedly, but they couldn't come up with any solution for a while. Lu Jinyan was still sitting there, holding a teacup in his hand, as if he was savoring the fragrance of the tea leaves. Stonehammer was also sitting there with his eyes closed. It seems like he had already fallen asleep. The reaction of the two made the other City Lords confused.
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