68: The meeting is about to begin. This is what I should do as a city lord!

In these three days of Chen De's back-and-forth, he received five more superior spirit medicines from Feng Zhe.

He pestered Feng Zhe to no end, and every time Chen De arrived, he felt a headache.

Eventually, he even deliberately avoided Chen De.

But Chen De still managed to find him.

There was nothing he could do; after all, Chen De had a system map.

Finally, Chen De felt that he should stop while he was ahead.

After shearing so much wool, it was time to let the wool grow back.

Chen De believed that all these things would be his.

After all, as Feng Zhe's only son, to whom else would his things go if not Chen De?

As for the phenomenon of his cultivation increasing in front of Feng Zhe, Chen De didn't need his cultivation to actually increase.

He only needed to raise the aura Feng Rin was revealing a bit.

After all, an existence personally possessed by Chen De could directly share his realm with Chen De.

Or rather, Chen De could raise the possessed person's realm to any interval below Chen De's realm, up to Chen De's realm.

Therefore, what was displayed in front of Feng Zhe was indeed a phenomenon of greatly increased cultivation.

So, Chen De converted all five spirit medicines he had obtained into attribute points.

In this way, Chen De's speed attribute points finally broke through the two hundred mark, reaching two hundred and seven points.

This also indicated that Chen De's speed had officially entered the second stage of the Demon Spirit Realm.

After all these things were done, Chen De was truly well-behaved for one night.

...

Finally, it was time for the City Lord's Mansion conference to be held.

Outside the City Lord's Mansion, there was a constant flow of carriages and horses, but there was no excessive noise.

When some people conversed, they only kept their voices within a certain range.

There was a dedicated assembly hall in the City Lord's Mansion, roughly the size of a university sports field, which was completely sufficient to accommodate all these people.

Moreover, most of these people were just there to listen; in reality, they had no right to speak at all.

They just needed to be there as decoration, and there was no need to treat them too seriously.

Chen De silently watched all this, and when the time was right, he followed them in.

Under Feng Zhe's presidency, the conference proceeded smoothly.

This was the City Lord of Tianfeng City, and in Tianfeng City, with his City Protection Array, he possessed almost absolute power.

Almost no one would contradict any decision Feng Zhe proposed.

It was only when the conference reached roughly the middle part, discussing the losses incurred from attacking the Vortex Forest, that an untimely voice rang out.

"I have a question!"

Everyone looked towards the sound, wanting to see who was so bold.

In Tianfeng City, someone dared to contradict Feng Zhe.

Everyone looked around, but found that they didn't know the person who spoke.

He remembered he hadn't arranged for an act? Where did this person pop out from?

Feng Zhe also frowned, not because his solution was problematic, but because someone dared to contradict him.

Was this person new?

He looked quite young.

At this moment, someone sent a message: this person was the representative of a newly established force in the city.

It was said that this force was established by taking in the widows of warriors who died in the Vortex Forest, banding together for mutual support.

Adhering to the philosophy of sharing blessings and facing difficulties together.

Precisely because of this, their development and growth were extremely rapid.

In such a short period, their influence was already no weaker than that of a typical prominent family under the City Lord.

Soon, Feng Zhe, who was on the stage, also quickly received news about the person who spoke.

These days, the City Lord's power structure had been changing too quickly, and Feng Zhe, sitting idly by, had no interest in the affairs of these small fry.

So, it was just a small punk!

After learning the person's identity, Feng Zhe showed a meaningful smile, "Then what is your question?"

That person was extremely respectful, cupping his fists, "Reporting to City Lord, in the battle of the Vortex Forest, many warriors in the city lost their lives because of your decision.

Among them, some were sons, some were husbands, some were fathers...

But now, because of a mistake in your decision, all their family members have died, and some were the sole support of their families, and now they are also dead.

Do you know how miserable their lives are now?

They are bullied in the city, but have no way to fight back, and still have to struggle for survival..."

"Oh, so you're blaming me?"

Feng Zhe, of course, knew this matter was related to him, as he was the leader.

Even if others also had a significant connection, the blame would ultimately fall on him.

However, knowing it was one thing, and saying it out loud was another.

From returning from the Vortex Forest until now, no one had come to him to demand an explanation.

Why? Because they didn't want to?

No, it was because they didn't dare!

In Tianfeng City, no one could make Feng Zhe give an account.

The person replied neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I wouldn't dare. I only hope that the City Lord can treat those orphans and widows kindly and provide them with more assistance."

Feng Zhe immediately showed a look of understanding, realizing belatedly,

"So, you want compensation?"

"That's one way to put it. I implore the City Lord to grant our request and have pity on those orphans and widows of the City Lord!"

The person spoke with increasing emotion, and after speaking, he immediately kowtowed to Feng Zhe on the spot.

To others, this was a very respectful request.

But in Feng Zhe's eyes, this was a blatant attempt to put him in a dilemma, leaving him with no way out.

Giving some things to those orphans and widows was nothing; for the City Lord's Mansion, it was a drop in the ocean.

When they went to attack the Vortex Forest, all the forces in the city went together in a joint effort.

Even if there was blame, it wasn't all Feng Zhe's alone.

Did his City Lord's Mansion not suffer any losses?

If Feng Zhe agreed, it would mean that the blame for this matter would be borne solely by his City Lord's Mansion.

There were countless forces in the field much stronger than their so-called force.

If they could all snatch a piece of meat from Feng Zhe's hand, what about those forces even stronger than them?

They would tear the City Lord's Mansion apart!

Feng Zhe could even see the hidden agendas in the hearts of these people in the field.

So Feng Zhe laughed loudly,

"Hahahaha! You are right, compensation should be given. As the government, we are naturally on the side of justice.

With such a big thing happening, of course, something should be done!"

After some thought, Feng Zhe came up with a solution.

"However, without seeing it with my own eyes, I don't know how many resources to allocate. How about this, I'll send a few people with you."

Saying that, he called out to a person next to him.

"Ah Da!"

"Here!"

The burly man whose name was called walked out and came to Feng Zhe's side.

Feng Zhe smiled and introduced him to the person, "This is Ah Da, specifically responsible for disaster relief for the City Lord. I'll send him."

Feng Zhe pointed at the person who spoke, and meaningfully warned Ah Da, "See that person up there? You now take your men and follow him, and properly compensate the people in their force, don't miss a single one!"

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, Ah Da knew what Feng Zhe wanted him to do.

Then he looked at the person, "Let's go!"

Seeing that his objective had been achieved, the person was extremely excited and quickly kowtowed three times to Feng Zhe, "Thank you, City Lord! Thank you, City Lord! Thank you, City Lord!"

Feng Zhe gave a half-smile, "It's nothing, this is what I, as a City Lord, should do. You don't need to attend the meeting here anymore, hurry back. It's important for those people to receive some tangible help!"

Everyone in the hall, except for that person, was silent and dared not breathe a word upon hearing these words.

That person, however, was overjoyed, eager to return immediately and show everyone the benefits he had secured for them.

As for the conference, after receiving a definite answer, he no longer wished to stay there.

After bidding farewell to Feng Zhe, he excitedly left with Ah Da.

After the person left, Feng Zhe looked at the remaining people in the hall and smiled slightly, "Gentlemen, do you also want compensation?"

No one in the City Lord's presence dared to respond, including the Mo Family and the Lei Family.

They knew that Ah Da was not used for disaster relief at all.

Instead, he was the City Lord's Mansion's top henchman, specifically responsible for carrying out illicit activities for the City Lord's Mansion behind the scenes.

For example, raiding homes and exterminating families!

Immediately, someone stood up and echoed, "This matter clearly has nothing to do with you, City Lord, yet they still want to blame you. They truly deserve to die."

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Is that the key point? The key point is that the City Lord doesn't mind at all, and instead, he is magnanimous and willing to provide resources to help them. The City Lord is truly a great person!"

"Exactly, exactly, those people are too evil, they will be punished sooner or later. If you ask me, even if their whole family dies today and they are exterminated, I wouldn't be surprised."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"

"I think so too!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

...

A wave of agreement swept through the hall.

Seeing that no one dared to speak up or contradict him, a mocking smile appeared on Feng Zhe's lips.

Is this the charm of power?

No, this is the charm of strength!

Power arises from strength!