Monday.
Mo Tiankong woke up early and shook Auspicious to wake it up. Then, he and Auspicious went downstairs.
When he opened the door, there were still many warriors there. He stepped aside and entered the store.
After the battle of Snowball, the sun had been shining brightly for the past few days. The temperature had risen a little, and the snow that had accumulated over the past few days had started to melt.
That's right, the snow that had been falling for five days had started to melt after being exposed to the sun for five days.
Water dripped from the eaves, and the road was also wet. However, there was no roof on the second floor of the grocery store. The roof was flat, and the snow melted quickly.
Therefore, under the sun, the grocery store was relatively dry on the street. However, after the warriors stepped on it, it quickly became wet.
The main hall was paved with marble. If there was rain, it would be slippery. However, the black technology of the System ensured that no mud was left behind when the warriors entered the store. This was very good.
"Store Manager Mo, give me a lottery ticket." Soon, some warriors did not go to the shelves. Instead, they went to the cashier counter.
The reason was that they were here for the lottery ticket. Yesterday, Mo Tiankong had advertised it, so many warriors did not buy anything.
"If you want to buy a lottery ticket, just go to Luo Ruo's place." Mo Tiankong had set the number of lottery tickets and the time of the lottery.
A group of people gathered around Luo Ruo's place to queue up. Mo Tiankong was very satisfied with this.
This time, he increased the price of a single lottery ticket. Now, it was two Spirit Stones per ticket. There would be a total of fifty thousand tickets. Before the store expanded, he had to control the number of people.
If there were fifty thousand lottery tickets, they would have a total of one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. After deducting the cost of the Martial Skill Pills, they would still have a net profit of fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
Although people with discerning eyes could see that Mo Tiankong was making a lot of money, there were still many martialists who would buy it because of this one in ten chance.
This was also the temptation of the lottery. Therefore, even if they understood this, there were still many warriors who wanted to get lucky. Moreover, one or two Spirit Stones would not affect their normal cultivation.
After the warrior spoke, the grocery store began to get busy.
The cultivators who had finished selecting their items also came over to Mo Tiankong's side to line up.
Zhang Tiannan and Fatty Tang also followed the crowd into the store. However, there were many warriors in the store, so the two of them had to line up in front of Luo Ruo.
It didn't take long for the two of them to get their turn. Because they didn't buy anything, the two of them queued up a little faster.
Mo Tiankong glanced at Zhang Tiannan, who was smiling like an idiot. This guy had been smiling since he came in today.
"Young Master Zhang, is there any good news?" Mo Tiankong asked.
"Store Manager Mo. Isn't it because Elder Zhang is going to be the Castellan?" Fatty Tang interrupted from the side.
Mo Tiankong was a little dumbfounded. Castellan? Thinking about it, it was normal. A Venerable was more than enough to take charge of a city.
One had to know that half of the cities in the Aquamarine Empire didn't have a Venerable. However, the empire didn't lack Venerable warriors. They just didn't want to waste their resources on the cities of the empire.
In the hinterland of the Hailan Empire, there wasn't much danger. The Empire would only send some people as a token of goodwill. Other than some important places, such as the Wild Beast Forest and other nearby cities, there would be Venerables stationed there. The other places were relatively safer, and only Martial Emperors were stationed there.
Yuanfang City was located on a plain, so it was relatively safe. However, because it was close to the coastline, there were still Venerables in charge.
However, the Castellan could only be chosen from a city with a Martial Emperor in charge. However, they were doing well, so it wasn't easy to dismiss them.
"Oh, which city?" Mo Tiankong asked curiously.
"Store Manager Mo. Guess." Zhang Tiannan deliberately kept him in suspense.
Seeing how Zhang Tiannan was smiling like a silly child, it was either a nearby city or a very prosperous city. There was a lot of profit to be made here.
"Hurry up and say it." Mo Tiankong wasn't in the mood to guess. The two were really naughty.
"It's in Sentry Town." Seeing that Mo Tiankong wasn't going to say it, Zhang Tiannan could only obediently say it.
Isn't Sentry Town just a town? What Castellan? The structure of Sentry Town was also broken by the Zhang family. Old Man Zhang's breakthrough also suppressed the Yeh family. In that case, the Zhang family would be the biggest in Sentry Town in the future.
In other words, the Mayor would be the Zhang family. Did the royal family act so quickly? It was only last week's incident, but the royal family acted according to the wind and directly promoted the Zhang family to this position.
After understanding, Mo Tiankong was no longer curious. After Old Man Zhang's breakthrough, the Yeh family existed in name only. Without a martial artist of the same level to restrain them, there was no need to talk about orders. Cooperation would have to depend on the Zhang family's mood.
It was better to simply give up this position and avoid embarrassment. This was the best result.
The Zhang family had no intention of exterminating them at the moment. Even if they did, the royal family wouldn't sit idly by. After all, the Yeh family was also the founder of Sentry Town. They were pioneers and had been stationed on the coastline for generations. Otherwise, without the merits of their ancestors, Ye Yun wouldn't have been able to become the garrison general. This was a general with real power, leading an army of 100,000 martial artists.
The Yeh family's history was much more than the Zhang and Tang family's. These families had all entered Sentry Town later. Before this, there was only the Yeh family in Sentry Town.
Of course, all the martial artists in Sentry Town knew about the Yeh family's contributions to Sentry Town. Moreover, the army of 100,000 martial artists stationed on the coastline was led by Ye Yun. Even if it was useless to Old Man Zhang at a critical moment, 100,000 martial artists were like ants that could bite an elephant to death. It was inevitable that the rest of the Zhang family would be wiped out.
They were afraid that Old Man Zhang would first kill all the martial artists above the Martial King level in the Yeh family. Then, there would be no other way.
However, this was impossible. It didn't matter if the Li family was destroyed because they were hostile. However, if the Zhang family made a move, the empire would definitely react. After all, they still had the position of Mayor in the military. Moreover, they were in an area close to the Chaotic Ocean. If there was an accident, Sentry Town would fall.
Thinking about it further, if even Yuanfang City fell, would the empire forgive the Zhang family? It wouldn't be a problem for the Zhang family to take control of Sentry Town. However, this problem was clearly out of their control, so they couldn't do it.
"Alright." Mo Tiankong indicated that he understood. In this world where strength reigned supreme, it was normal for the Zhang family to have a Venerable expert.
"Store Manager Mo, why aren't you surprised at all?" Zhang Tiannan was a bit confused.
"Do I need to be surprised?" Mo Tiankong countered with a question. He just needed to analyze it a bit to find out. What was there to be surprised about?
"So Store Manager Mo already knew about the imperial family?" Zhang Tiannan muttered.
But thinking about it, that didn't seem right. The imperial family should have directly come to the Zhang family, and the news shouldn't have been official. Could it be that the martial artist behind the grocery store knew? Then what was the relationship with the imperial family? Could Mo Tiankong be a member of the imperial family?
Zhang Tiannan's imagination suddenly ran wild. The more he thought about it, the closer he felt he was to the truth. But that also didn't seem right. If the imperial family was secretly opening it, there was no need for them to open it in Sentry Town. There were plenty of bustling cities, and the imperial family wouldn't come every time to buy things.
Mo Tiankong was a bit confused. What was the imperial family's news? What was that again? Had he missed something?
"Wait, what imperial family's news?" Mo Tiankong hastily asked, confirming that he had misunderstood.
"Ah, Store Manager Mo, you don't know …" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Zhang Tiannan also realized that Mo Tiankong's relationship with the imperial family shouldn't be what he thought it was.
"Store Manager Mo, the imperial family sent someone to the Zhang family yesterday. It's confirmed that Sentry Town is going to be built. The news should be official in the next few days," Fatty Tang came up and whispered.
"That's right. The news of the city being built was also approved after Grandpa's breakthrough. Grandpa will be the City Lord, and the old man of the Yeh family will be the Deputy City Lord," Zhang Tiannan added.
Well, this time, Mo Tiankong finally understood. There was news that Sentry Town was going to be built a month or two ago. This time, after Old Man Zhang's breakthrough, the imperial family took advantage of the situation and directly gave the position of City Lord to Old Man Zhang.
As for the Yeh family, it was obvious that the imperial family had also made arrangements. The position of Deputy City Lord was also considered to be giving face to the Yeh family. If it was an ordinary town, the imperial family would not have the time to care about it.
However, Sentry Town was not ordinary. The Zhang family had a Venerable, and the Yeh family controlled 100,000 troops on the coastline. It was an important town to defend against sea beasts. All of these were enough to attract the attention of the imperial family. Most importantly, the grocery store was in Sentry Town.
Just the grocery store alone would definitely attract some of the attention of the imperial family to Sentry Town.
Moreover, with the grocery store, even if it was close to the Hun Lun Sea, Sentry Town could be considered the safest place apart from the imperial capital.
However, after the city was built, taxes and prices would definitely have to be paid. This matter would definitely be the Zhang and Ye families' matter. When the time came, would he have to pay taxes?
Mo Tiankong seemed to have not paid taxes since he bought the store. He did not know if it was because the Yeh family was on good terms with him or because the store belonged to him after he bought it and did not have to pay taxes.
If he did not have to pay taxes now, then he probably would not have to pay taxes after the city was built. If the Zhang and Ye families were still in charge, the Yeh family would give him the teleportation array for free. It was obvious that they were also on good terms with him.
The Zhang family was even more so. Their relationship was also good, so they probably would not make him pay taxes.
Sigh, why was he thinking about this? How many Spirit Stones could it be to pay taxes? Mo Tiankong now had two million Spirit Stones, which was very inflated.
"By the way, if Sentry Town is built, has the name been decided?" Mo Tiankong continued to ask.
"Not yet. Grandpa and Elder Ye are still discussing it," Zhang Tiannan said.
Mo Tiankong did not know what name would be given. Or would it be directly changed to Sentry City?
Building a city was not easy. There were many aspects to it. Moreover, when the City Lord's Mansion was built, the various departments under it also had to be built. It was not like when the Yeh family was the mayor of the town, they could just form some warriors to patrol.
The tax department and so on also had to be established. After the city was built, they had to form an army that belonged to the city. It was quite troublesome. Even if the imperial family approved it, it would not be easy to do it in a short time.
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