It seemed that some people were already dissatisfied with the distribution of post-war benefits between Jin Qiang and Lin Chen.

Lin Chen, of course, had no dissatisfaction.

Exemption from taxes for half a year.

These taxes were a necessary evil, unavoidable under the circumstances.

Being able to avoid them now, why not?

What's more, after killing the De clan father and son, Jin Qiang didn't take a single item from Lin Chen's spoils.

These soul crystals all belonged to Lin Chen!

So, what did Jin Qiang want?

Or rather, what did the forces Jin Qiang represented want?

Clearly, it was land!

Only then did Lin Chen realize that a marquis of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was granted a fief of 30,000 *qing*!

How big was 30,000 *qing*?

To put it this way, before the game invaded, 30,000 *qing* of land was roughly the size of a county.

And how many marquises were there in the Dragon Spirit Kingdom?

At least a hundred.

There were eight major marquis families in Zhenhai Province alone.

In addition, these did not include the nobles in the imperial capital.

How much land would this take up?

Moreover, the above only counted the marquises.

Above the marquis, there were dukes.

Duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron.

Counting the ranks of various levels, even if Blue Star had expanded hundreds of times, and the territory of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was extremely vast, it could not withstand the long-term erosion of these nobles... At this time, conflicts arose.

And Jin Qiang was sent by the king to Zhenhai Province as the provincial governor.

What he had to do was to reclaim land.

To reclaim land and mines for the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

Therefore, Jin Qiang did not simply appreciate Lin Chen or help the people of Blue Star.

All of this was about利益 *lìyì* (interests).

What he wanted was the De clan's 30,000 *qing* of land, including the population and mines!

What kind of person was Lin Chen?

A Blue Star native!

In the history of Blue Star, some dynasties had deep memories of the problem of land annexation.

Therefore, when these marquises of Zhenhai Province expressed their dissatisfaction with Jin Qiang's decision on how to distribute the post-war benefits, Lin Chen keenly realized... something was wrong.

He was being used as a pawn!

The De clan was dead.

However, the nobles representing the interests of the 'De clan' were still there.

When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.

Just as Jinghai Marquis, Huo Zhi Jin, had said just now: The De clan is ending up like this today, who knows, one day, it will be our turn, the seven families?

The nobles would definitely prevent the land from being taken back by the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

Because they could not allow the king to set such a precedent.

Once the precedent was set, it would be like Pandora's box, once opened, it would be out of control, and if it became a smooth precedent in the future, would the empire, having tasted the sweetness, let these nobles go?

Obviously, this was a class conflict within the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

But now, Lin Chen had been directly pulled into this conflict by Jin Qiang.

Lin Chen, and the entire Sky Moon City, were being used as pawns!

Huo Zhi Jin.

The patriarch of the Huo Clan.

Also, the Jinghai Marquis of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom.

It could even be said that he was the leader of the nobles in Zhenhai Province.

Once he left, the others followed.

This was undoubtedly a protest.

Expressing their dissatisfaction.

However, the nobles could only do this on the surface.

They couldn't possibly attack Jin Qiang on the spot.

If they did, it would be treason!

Therefore, these nobles would definitely take action next.

Would they…

Would they move against Sky Moon City?

Everything was unknown.

At this time, Jin Qiang looked at Lin Chen and said: "City Lord Lin Chen of Sky Moon City, listen to the decree! The De clan was immoral, harmed the people, and ignored the decisions of the King and the Council, sending troops to attack the already recognized Sky Moon City. Afterwards, the entire De clan was annihilated, this was their own fault. Now, by the decision of the King and the Council, City Lord Lin Chen of Sky Moon City is granted the title of Viscount... and rewarded with 30,000 dazzling soul crystals."

Huo Zhi Jin and the others, who hadn't gone far, heard Jin Qiang's sonorous and forceful voice.

"Hmph!"

Huo Zhi Jin quickened his pace.

After leaving the City Lord's Mansion, Dong Hu Xiao, the patriarch of the Dong Hu Clan, said to Huo Zhi Jin with a smile, "Marquis Huo, this Lin Chen has been promoted again. Moreover, this time the investiture only has soul crystal rewards, without any land rewards... What exactly is Governor Jin trying to do? Could it be that they really want to break the norm?"

Norm!

What norm?

The norm was that since ancient times, the Dragon Spirit Kingdom's awards of nobility must be accompanied by a fief.

However, Lin Chen had been conferred titles twice.

Twice, without any land reward.

Obviously, this was intentional again.

It wasn't intentionally targeting Lin Chen alone.

But targeting all the nobles!

In the future, when the King wants to reward other nobles, he can find this precedent, saying that Lin Chen is a Blue Star native, who brought hundreds of thousands of people to submit to the Dragon Spirit Kingdom, and then didn't want land twice in a row when he was conferred... Then, everyone else shouldn't want land in the future!

Hearing this, Huo Zhi Jin frowned tightly and said in a muffled voice: "After we go back, let's each contact the people in the imperial capital, and I'll also ask the elders what the council is doing, and why they are tolerating the king again and again!"

Judging from Huo Zhi Jin's words, it seemed that the relationship between the king and the council of the Dragon Spirit Kingdom was also very delicate.

These uninvited guests had finally left.

Lin Chen also quickly saw Jin Qiang off.

At the time of parting, Jin Qiang stepped onto the airship and said to Lin Chen, who had come to see him off: "City Lord Lin Chen... oh no, Viscount Lin Chen, come to Fallen Leaf City when you have time, I have many people I want to introduce you to. In the new era, the King has high expectations for 'new' nobles like Viscount Lin Chen."

Clearly, Jin Qiang was speaking with ulterior motives.

Lin Chen, who had already been used as a pawn once, was belatedly aware, but he couldn't help but be on guard.

After Jin Qiang left, Lin Chen returned to the City Lord's Mansion alone.

He came to the Hundred Beast Garden.

This was where he kept his pets.

But Lin Chen wasn't here to choose pets.

After all, there was nothing with a higher level than the three pets on him.

Moreover, the formation spirit of the ninth-level formation, the God-Slaying Formation, couldn't be chosen from here.

In fact, Lin Chen felt that the best choice for the formation spirit was the Vermilion Bird.

After all, this was a mythical pet!

Its attributes and growth were extremely powerful.

The formation bonus would also be huge.

However, Lin Chen didn't want to transform the Vermilion Bird into a formation spirit yet.

He had a lot of things to think about and do right now.

At this time, Zhang Chunlin and Liu Quan, as well as Liu Mengyao and Bai Shuyi, also came.

"Something up?"

Lin Chen asked.

Zhang Chunlin reported: "The rewards after this battle have all been distributed, and all the traitors have entered the Azure Python Pool. Also... the Azure Python Boss first devoured Demi Miller's corpse, and then leveled up ten times in a row. After devouring the corpses of Demi Jia and Dela, and then eating those traitors, it has now reached level 130."

"As expected, these monsters are all raised."

Lin Chen said in a deep voice: "You can form a team to kill the level 130 Azure Python. After killing it, bring the secret realm of the Azure Python Pool to Sky Moon City and put it on the square. You can treat the secret realm as a dungeon to farm. In addition, the monsters in the Azure Python Pool can still be refreshed extremely quickly... Not only this secret realm, but there are many secret realms outside the city that can be placed in this way."

"Okay, we'll go later." Zhang Chunlin nodded.

At this time, Bai Shuyi asked: "Is Mengyao going with us too? Then... what are you going to do, Lin Chen?"

"I have something to do."

Lin Chen looked at Bai Shuyi and said: "I plan to go to Dragon Sea and Demon Sea to take a look... Has Winter not returned yet?"

"No, I heard that he went to deal with some Chamber of Commerce matters, and also to promote this commercial exchange meeting. He told me that it might be postponed for a few days, because there might not be enough time, and it's estimated that it will have to wait until the day of the monster wave attack to be held." Zhang Chunlin quickly responded.

In the current Sky Moon City, Lin Chen, the City Lord, actually doesn't manage anything.

Bai Shuyi, the Valkyrie, doesn't manage things much either.

Ling Xiaoya just arrived, and besides, she's not the type to manage things.

As for Liu Mengyao…

She now has to live in the territory chosen by the Holy Maiden Clan of Light.

She only came today because there was a big battle in Sky Moon City.

However, Liu Mengyao's parents do have a house in the city.

Liu Quan can also help Lin Chen manage the army. Those soldiers have now become the Sky Moon City Garrison, and Liu Quan is in charge of them.

For the rest of the matters, such as the arrangements for the mines, the production of minerals, including the batch arrangements for the residents to level up, and the handover with the merchant Winter, almost all the big and small trivial matters are handled by Zhang Chunlin alone.

It could be seen that Zhang Chunlin sometimes felt overwhelmed.

Zhang Chunlin then said: "Boss, I forgot to tell you about this, but it's really not that I deliberately forgot, it's just that there are too many things, and there was also the threat from the De clan before..."

"Got it."

Lin Chen glanced at everyone. Old Master Liu Quan had things to do, and as for Bai Shuyi and Ling Xiaoya, they were currently focusing on leveling up and cultivating their souls. The young girls couldn't manage things either, so Lin Chen said to Zhang Chunlin, "If you feel that you can't handle it alone, then you can further examine everyone and then recommend some reliable people to come up and help. By the way, help me find a secretary, someone who can be absolutely trusted, who can help me deal with the matters of the City Lord's Mansion in the future."

Lin Chen didn't have much time to manage the city's development.

Therefore, he could only find someone to take charge of this aspect.

Only when he found a candidate could he leave Sky Moon City with peace of mind.

Not only to kill monsters and level up.

Lin Chen also had to find a formation spirit for the God-Slaying Formation.

In addition, Lin Chen had to go outside to find suitable undead.

At the very least, find those Undead Bosses and directly snatch the undead controlled by those Bosses, which would probably save a lot of detours!

"I can recommend someone, someone who is absolutely trustworthy... How about Jiang Tingting?"

Zhang Chunlin said to Lin Chen: "I'm also recommending talent without avoiding my relatives. She's Youyou's older sister, and this time Liu Hai and Wang Shangfang and those traitors also planned to co-opt her, but it was because of her that I knew about these people's rebellion in advance. Besides, she used to be the president of the Journalism Department at school, and her management ability is also good."

Speaking of which, Jiang Tingting did have merit.

After thinking about it, Lin Chen said, "Okay, let's just treat it as a reward for merit. Go publicize it, and then arrange for her to take office in the City Lord's Mansion!"

...

ps: The donkey in the production team has rested, everyone come and see!

(End of chapter)