Hearing Zhao Hai's words, Nian Nineteen looked at Zhao Hai in confusion. Zhao Hai was very aggressive just now, but now he suddenly retreated. This made Nian Nineteen very puzzled.
At this time, Qu Haibo opened his mouth and said, "City Lord Zhao Hai, do you really think that the people of the Holy Court would use a portable transmission formation to deal with us?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "I don't know about this. However, the Holy Court has a lot of portable transmission formations. I think everyone knows about this. I'm just taking precautions. Therefore, I'll leave the matter of dealing with the Holy Court to everyone."
Everyone nodded. Then Zhao Hai looked at everyone and said, "Because I need to study formations, I might not be able to participate in future meetings. In the future, Lu Jinyan will be representing me. Is there anything else that you want to discuss today?" Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked at everyone and said, "Alright.
Everyone shook their heads, even Nian Nineteen shook his head. They originally wanted to swallow Puhe City, but now that it was clearly impossible, they could only disperse. In any case, Zhao Hai wouldn't be participating in meetings in the future. They can still slowly discuss other things. With Zhao Hai present, the entire meeting would be dominated by Zhao Hai. This wasn't something they wanted to see.
Seeing everyone shake their heads, Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Alright, since everyone has nothing else to say, then I'll invite everyone to the dining hall. I've already had Jinyan prepare the food and wine. It should be ready by now. Please." Although everyone was annoyed by Zhao Hai's attitude, they didn't give Zhao Hai any face and followed Zhao Hai to the dining hall.
After arriving at the dining hall, Lu Jinyan's preparations were almost done. All kinds of food and wine were sent out like flowing water. Everyone also began to eat and drink.
Very quickly, everyone found an excuse to leave after eating. Zhao Hai also didn't keep them. After sending everyone away, Zhao Hai followed Lu Jinyan into the study. After sitting down in the study, Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "Jinyan, are the people of Puhe City willing to join our Lost Soul City? I don't want any internal problems to occur. "
Lu Jinyan immediately said, "City Lord, rest assured. I've already discussed with everyone in Puhe City. Everyone agreed. City Lord doesn't need to worry."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "I've already told them that we'll be spending our time researching formations. Therefore, we won't have time to participate in the battle against the Holy Courtyard. Even if there are meetings, you'll be participating in my place. Remember, when you participate in meetings, speak less. Unless it involves the benefits of our Lost Soul City, you don't have to speak. But I think that they wouldn't dare to act recklessly. Today, I brought five River Breaking Experts with me, so they should know our strength. They wouldn't dare to act recklessly." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright, alright.
Lu Jinyan nodded and said, "City Lord, they said that they'll be contacting the Family Alliance. Do we need to do anything?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "No need, let them do as they please. Those fellows from the Family Alliance are definitely not good people. Even if they're contacting us now, they don't have any good intentions. You must be careful of them. I suspect that the Family Alliance's sudden contact with us might be due to the 'Holy' character. You might not know, but those fellows from the Family Alliance had already contacted the Holy Court before contacting us. Therefore, I suspect that they have ulterior motives. You must be careful of those fellows."
When Lu Jinyan heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare blankly. Then his complexion changed. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "City Lord, you mean to say that the Family Alliance's people are spies of the Holy Court? They're here to deal with us? If that's the case, then aren't we in danger? Shouldn't we do something about it? "
Zhao Hai replied, "There is such a possibility, but we can't deal with it right now. Jinyan, you should know that the reason why I defeated the Holy Courtyard wasn't because I was strong, but because the Holy Courtyard was too weak. Alright, since the Holy Courtyard is so weak, I'll give them the opportunity to deal with the Holy Courtyard. You shouldn't meddle in this matter because they might not necessarily believe you. On the contrary, they might think that you're competing for the opportunity to contact the Family Alliance, which would only make things worse. I can't stay here for too long, so I'll return to Spirit Snake City after a while. After I return, I'll send people to install formations in the cities of Pujiang City. You should also discuss with Stonehammer about the defenses, we mustn't let the Holy Courtyard attack the cities easily. Remember, you should be on the defensive right now, don't attack rashly. Even if the Holy Courtyard attacks now, it would only be a small army, they wouldn't have much power." Zhao Hai nodded, then he said, "Alright, I'll go back to Spirit Snake City.
"City Lord, has the formation been successfully developed?" When Lu Jinyan heard Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but exclaim.
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "It's a success, but don't tell anyone about it. I still have other things to do, so I'll leave the matter of fighting the Holy Court to you. Right, I've already formed an alliance with the Long Family, but you mustn't tell anyone about it. Moreover, you mustn't let the Family Alliance know that we've formed an alliance with the Long Family. Otherwise, the Long Family would be in danger."
Lu Jinyan nodded excitedly and said, "City Lord can rest assured, I know. City Lord, do you still have other matters to deal with? Do you need my help? "
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "There's no need for that. I want to see if I can research a formation with strong offensive capabilities. As long as we have these formations, our ground troops' fighting strength would be stronger." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "That's right.
Lu Jinyan nodded, he didn't ask any more questions. He could tell that Zhao Hai had other matters to deal with. However, he can't tell him what Zhao Hai wanted to do.
Zhao Hai looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "In the next period of time, the Holy Academy shouldn't make any big moves. However, there will certainly be small-scale conflicts. We need to be careful." Lu Jinyan nodded.
Lu Jinyan nodded and said, "City Lord can rest assured. I've already discussed this with Stonehammer. Puhe City has a lot of cities, but we don't have a lot of troops. It's impossible to defend all of them. Therefore, we can only give up on some small cities and send some people to maintain order. It's impossible to send a garrison."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you. As long as you don't make any mistakes, then it's fine. In fact, I don't usually care about these things. Later on, you can discuss it with Stone Hammer and Feng Lihua. Right, during the meeting, I didn't see anyone from Stone Ox and Roaring Tiger City. It seems like I didn't see anyone from Deer Cry City either, right?"
Lu Jinyan nodded and said, "Yes, the City Lords of the three city-states didn't participate, as well as the Blood-Edge City. City Lord, I think we can still contact the people of these city-states."
Zhao Hai nodded, then after thinking for a moment, he said, "Alright, I'll go to Stone Ox City. To be honest, the people of Stone Ox City are living a bitter life. Moreover, I'm preparing to make Stone Ox City our granary. Therefore, I'll go there and take a look. You can discuss things here, there's no need to worry about me."
Lu Jinyan nodded. Then Zhao Hai stood up and walked out. Lu Jinyan didn't expect Zhao Hai to be this fast. He immediately said, "City Lord, there's no need to be in such a hurry. You're now a City Lord of a large city. Isn't it a bit too casual for you to go?"
Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "There's no need. Whether you're respected or not, whether you have power or not, it has nothing to do with you. If I go out now, who would dare to look down on me? Hehe. Forget it, you don't need to worry about it. I'll go to the transmission formation and head straight to Stone Ox City."
Lu Jinyan nodded, then he sent Zhao Hai to the transmission formation. With a flash of white light, Zhao Hai disappeared. Lu Jinyan returned to the City Lord's Mansion and then called Chen Guohua over. Lu Jinyan said, "Guohua, what do you think we should do next? The City Lord handed over such an important matter to me. If I don't do it well, then I'll be letting him down. "
Chen Guohua was puzzled as he looked at Lu Jinyan. He understood Lu Jinyan very well. He knew that Lu Jinyan wasn't very willing to join the Lost Soul City-State. Even if he joined, he still wanted to maintain the independence of the Puhe City-State. He still thought that the Puhe City-State belonged to the Lost Soul City-State. Perhaps in his heart, he didn't recognize himself as a member of the Lost Soul City-State. But now, Lu Jinyan's words made Chen Guohua puzzled.
Chen Guohua looked at Lu Jinyan and said, "City Lord, what did City Lord Zhao say?"
Lu Jinyan repeated Zhao Hai's words. Chen Guohua nodded and said, "City Lord, I think we should follow City Lord Zhao Hai's words. Right now, we're in a relatively peaceful period with the Sacred Courtyard. Any risky move at this time would cause a lot of trouble. Therefore, we need to be stable. Just like how City Lord Zhao Hai dealt with the Sacred Courtyard, no matter what the enemy does, we just need to follow our plan and move forward step by step. Because of this, we don't need to do anything."
Lu Jinyan closed his eyes and pondered. After some time, he opened his mouth and said, "Alright, we'll do as you say. Right now, we don't need to do anything. Let's just focus on stability. Go and invite Mister Stonehammer, we'll discuss the defense of Puhe City. I don't know how he's doing with the army, I heard that the army has been reorganized."
The reason why Lu Jinyan asked this was because he didn't know much about Stonehammer's army. The reason why Lu Jinyan asked this was because he wanted to avoid suspicion. If Lu Jinyan were to give orders while Stonehammer was organizing the army, then what would Stonehammer think? What would Zhao Hai think? Because of this, in order to avoid suspicion, Lu Jinyan didn't ask about Stonehammer's army. Only when Stonehammer needed him would Lu Jinyan ask about it. Other than that, Lu Jinyan wouldn't intervene in the army's reorganization. This was because Lu Jinyan was very clear that Zhao Hai had given him a lot of trust in Puhe City. If Lu Jinyan were to intervene in the military, then his City Lord position would come to an end. He might even lose his life, he didn't want that to happen.
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