Ning Chen finally had a relatively preliminary understanding of demons.
Seeing that Ning Chen stopped asking questions, Mu Die took the initiative to ask Ning Chen: "Do you want to know that there are so many benefits to becoming a demon? Why do demon clans try their best to resist demons instead of becoming demons?"
Ning Chen took a look and looked excited. Mu Die, who was actively preparing to answer his question, said expressionlessly: "Because the monsters are all a bunch of crazy critics."
Crazy batch is still easy to understand.
So seeing that Ning Chen already knew the answer, Mu Die was very disappointed.
If he hadn't been unclear about Mu Die's temper for the time being, Ning Chen would definitely remind Mu Die now.
In addition to being a fourth-grade martial artist, he is also a fourth-grade scholar.
My brain is that of a great scholar, not that of a martial artist.
For such a simple question, you need to go out of your way to ask someone.
Do you really think that you are as brainless as Wu Fu?
There are indeed many benefits to becoming a demon, but just a few benefits are enough to make all demons who have been enlightened resist it.
After becoming a monster, you will go crazy.
The demon after going crazy is no longer himself.
Just ask which normal person would be willing to give up on himself and become a lunatic who has completely lost himself.
Next, Ning Chen chatted with Fang Xiong for a few more words. Before closing the city gate, Fang Xiong left Baijia City and returned to the Great Wall of Righteousness.
After Fang Xiong left, Ning Chen also asked Xia Zhu and the others to clean up a new room for Mu Die so that Mu Die could live there.
Early on the next morning, before Ning Chen woke up, Guo Xin had already put on court clothes and brought with him all the officials from Baijiacheng. All the etiquette was prepared according to the marquis' etiquette.
Looking at Guo Xin standing in front of him in formal clothes, Ning Chen didn't react for a moment.
"Master Guo, someone in the palace has come to deliver the order again, and they want to promote me again?" Ning Chen looked at Guo Xin and asked.
Guo Xin reminded Ning Chen: "Master Hou, today the heads of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms are here to pay their respects."
Ning Chen thought for a moment and said, "Is this the case?"
Ning Chen didn't remember this at all.
Guo Xin had to remind Ning Chen again: "Master Hou, on the second day after the victory over the Tiger Clan coalition, the kings of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms have already submitted greeting cards to our Baijia City in accordance with the etiquette of their respective demon kingdoms.
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Ning Chen thought for a moment, and it seemed that this was indeed the case.
At that time, Ning Chen told Guo Xin that he had no time to receive them now.
Let them come back in a few days.
After that, Ning Chen stopped paying attention to this matter.
"Does it need to be so grand?" Ning Chen said to Guo Xin.
Guo Xin patiently explained to Ning Chen, saying: "The kings of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom all submitted invitations to Baijia City through normal visiting channels.
At the same time, they also made it clear that the person they want to pay a visit to is the Champion, and this is how it should be according to the etiquette."
"Okay, I'll go change my clothes and go out." These etiquette and rules gave Ning Chen the biggest headache.
If this is broken down, it can last for several days.
So just do what Guo Xin said.
After returning to the room, Ning Chen also asked Xia Zhu and the other four to change into official uniforms for him.
After everything was packed, Ning Chen followed Guo Xin and the others to the City Lord's Mansion.
The Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom took the initiative to visit this time, and Baijiacheng was the victorious party.
Naturally, there was no reason to go out to greet him.
There will be etiquette officers responsible for etiquette to greet the kings of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Monsters.
"Do you know how many are here?" Ning Chen asked Guo Xin.
Guo Xin said: "There were a total of one thousand five hundred and thirty-two letters submitted by the king that day."
"So many?" Ning Chen said with a frown.
Guo Xin replied: "There were so many submissions, but only twenty-four people from humble positions were actually notified to come.
Our Wu Dynasty belongs to the heavenly dynasty, and the Marquis is a distinguished figure in the imperial court, and he is the victorious one.
Naturally, it is impossible to see everyone who wants to see him."
"Lao Guo, do you have a strong voice?" Ning Chen said to Guo Xin teasingly.
"It's all thanks to the Marquis." Guo Xin was not at all as humble as Ning Chen this time.
Ning Chen also smiled and said: "Old Guo, that's right. Facing the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom, we must show some sense of our ancestors."
"Remember the Marquis's teachings." Guo Xin said with his hands in hand.
Ning Chen looked around and found that he did not see Mu Die.
So he sent a message to Mu Die and asked where Mu Die was now.
Mu Die's answer to Ning Chen was straightforward. Mu Die told Ning Chen that he would be there shortly.
"Except for senior sister, there is no one reliable." Ning Chen shook his head helplessly and said.
Feng Wudi, that is, he thinks he hides it well, but in fact he is just a stupid rebel.
Needless to say, Xu Muzhi is not even qualified to protect Ning Chen now.
Fang Xiong is a murderous madman.
One characteristic that Mu Die has discovered so far and Ning Chen is greed for money. Are there any other characteristics that need to be developed?
The most reliable one is my senior sister Bai Yaoyao.
Both in terms of IQ and strength, they are both very online.
Needless to say, the appearance is of a rare level.
Although Mu Die's appearance is also very good, Mu Die seems to be a very unreliable person at first glance.
About an hour later, the etiquette officer responsible for picking up people came in from outside.
Seeing the strange expression on the etiquette officer's face, Guo Xin couldn't help but ask: "What happened?"
The etiquette officer took a look but did not speak immediately.
"Tell me, what happened." Ning Chen asked.
The etiquette officer cupped his hands and answered "yes", and then said: "Master Hou, when we were entering the city, a woman named Mu Die came across.
He claims to have received an order from the Lord Marquis to collect a city entry tax from the heads of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms outside."
Ning Chen was choked up after hearing what the etiquette officer said.
Ning Chen is also a very greedy person, but Ning Chen at least wants to save face.
Ning Chen still can't do this kind of thing.
This time, the main purpose of these kings of the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdoms coming was to express their surrender to Ning Chen, and to give Ning Chen gifts.
Ning Chen still can't do things like collecting city taxes from people who give gifts.
After hearing the etiquette officer's words, Guo Xin looked at Ning Chen with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"I know about this. Where are the kings of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms?" Ning Chen couldn't blame Mu Die for this matter, so he could only admit it by pinching his nose.
In fact, for Ning Chen, the real grievance about this matter was not that Mu Die collected the city entry tax.
What really makes Ning Chen feel aggrieved is that this money will definitely not go into Ning Chen's pocket.
Mu Die must have directly withheld this money from him.
This is what makes Ning Chen very unhappy.
Just when the etiquette officer was about to speak, Mu Die came in satisfied from outside.
After entering the door, Mu Die walked directly to Ning Chen's side and acted as his bodyguard.
Although Guo Xin didn't know what was going on, but these things were generally harmless, Guo Xin still asked the etiquette officer to invite all the kings of the Ten Thousand Monsters Kingdom in.
"How much did you charge?" Ning Chen asked Mu Die through a message transmission.
"Each person has fifty thousand taels, which is very small. They are not in trouble at all." Mu Die replied via voice transmission.
One person has 50,000 taels, and twenty-four people, that’s 1.2 million taels.
That's not much.
No wonder Mu Die had such a happy expression on his face when he came in.
If it were Ning Chen who could harvest 1.2 million taels by walking around the city gate, Ning Chen would smile even happier than Mu Die.
"Forty-six, you take 40%, and the remaining 60% goes to me." Ning Chen said to Mu Die.
Hearing Ning Chen's words, Mu Die immediately expressed surprise: "I am your junior sister, is this how you take care of your junior sister?"
Ning Chen said ruthlessly: "It's just because you are a junior sister that you give me four or six. If you don't give it, I will pursue you for pretending to be a member of the imperial court. You know that this kind of thing can be big or small."
Mu Die gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll do it as you said."
Ning Chen showed a victorious smile, then thought of something, and immediately added: "You are not allowed to do such things in my name in the future."
Ning Chen's addition blocked Mu Die's future financial opportunities.
"These money originally belonged to our human race, I just let them return to their original owners." Mu Die defended his behavior.
Ning Chen reminded Mu Die: "I mean, don't use my name to do such things in the future."
Mu Die's eyes lit up and she understood something instantly.
"From now on, it will still be four or six. Keep four for yourself and give me six." Ning Chen said to Mu Die.
This Mu Die couldn't agree: "Why, I don't even use your name to do this kind of thing, why do I still give you six."
Ning Chen said: "You don't need to do this kind of thing in my name, but if something happens to you, the risk will still be transferred to me. Do I bear the risk for you without charging any money?"
Mu Die felt that Ning Chen was not as cute as Bai Yaoyao said at all.
Ning Chen is not cute at all, he just knows that it is too inhumane to compete with his junior sister for money.
You must know that every time you call Bai Yaoyao sister, you will get benefits.
And the elder brother Fang Xiong would bring some gifts for his younger sister every time he came back from an outing.
Why did I have to share the stolen goods with Ning Chen when I got here?
If you put it this way, wouldn't it be true that I, my junior sister, have suffered a huge loss?
"If this is the case, I will no longer be your junior sister." Mu Die threatened Ning Chen.
Ning Chen said nonchalantly: "Whatever, if you want me to call you senior sister, that's fine.
But you have to know that if you are a senior sister, then one or nine will be opened, and you can only keep one.
If you don't agree, I will prosecute you for pretending to be a nobleman of the imperial court."
Mu Die found that he was really angry to death.
How could Ning Chen be so unlovable?
Forget about robbing him of money, while robbing him of money, he also wants to make himself his junior sister.
It's simply too much.
However, Mu Die found that there was nothing he could do against Ning Chen.
"You have to think clearly, you don't have such good opportunities to make money in the Great Wall of Righteousness." Ning Chen reminded Mu Die.
Mu Die hesitated again and again, then gritted his teeth and said, "Deal."
It was indeed very difficult to finally leave the Great Wall of Righteousness.
Especially getting such an opportunity to make money is even more difficult.
After Ning Chen reached an agreement with Mu Die, the kings outside who came to visit Ning Chen on behalf of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom entered the lobby of the city lord's mansion.
The twenty-four kings of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms who came in were the twenty-four strongest kings in terms of strength and power within the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdom.
This does not include the leader of Qingqiu Kingdom.
It's not that the leader of Qingqiu Kingdom is of a higher level than them.
It's just that the relationship between the leader of Qingqiu Kingdom and Ning Chen is not like this.
They came here now mainly to pay homage to the mountain and talk to Ning Chen about purchasing the "Book of Mountains and Seas".
Qingqiu Kingdom and Ning Chen have already discussed these matters long ago.
Qingqiu Kingdom and Baijiacheng have long been considered allies.
The relationship is different, so naturally there is no need to appear in this elementary meeting.
Because everything is done according to normal diplomacy, the whole process is still very complicated.
Fortunately, Guo Xin takes care of these things, so Ning Chen doesn't need to do these things himself.
Just be your own champion.
After these twenty-four kings presented their treasures, the next step was to forward their credentials to the Wu Dynasty.
Finally, the twenty-four kings requested to form an alliance with Baijiacheng.
"Master Hou, you don't need to agree to this yet." Guo Xin said to Ning Chen via message.
However, Ning Chen did not listen to Guo Xin at this moment, but was looking at his own choice of events.
【Event Selection】
[1. If you choose not to agree to the alliance request of the twenty-four kings, you will get 100 points of [Loyalty]. Subsequently, all evaluations related to the event will be automatically converted into corresponding reputation points.]
[Two, you choose to form an alliance with the twenty-four kings and obtain 100 [佞] points. Subsequently, all evaluations related to the event will be automatically converted into corresponding reputation points]
After taking a look at the event choices in front of him, Ning Chen did not hesitate and directly agreed to their request for an alliance.
Ning Chen really didn't want to give up this choice of giving [佞] points directly.
Hearing that Ning Chen agreed to their proposal, Guo Xin frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.
When things come to an end, it's natural to have a banquet.
As the host, Ning Chen naturally wanted to entertain these twenty-four kings who had come from far away.
At the banquet, Mu Die got to know what a real skin-picking master is.
Thinking about it, it is really childish to go to the city gate and collect the city tax.
In a few words, Ning Chen came up with the issue that since everyone has formed an alliance, they should exchange tokens.
Then Ning Chen gave them twenty-four saint-level poems that had no effect on the demon clan.
The poems given by Ning Chen are just describing scenery, and they don't have much offensive power.
In addition, there are very few demon cultivators.
Therefore, Ning Chen's twenty-four holy poems would have almost no effect if placed in the hands of the demon clan.
But this is a holy poem. If you don't exchange it for a token of equal value, that won't work.
Therefore, these twenty-four kings once again shed blood.
And this time Ning Chen directly asked for something by name.
Even so, these twenty-four kings had no choice but to hold their noses and admit it.
Who asked Ning Chen to be generous? What he gave directly was a saint-level poem.
Watching Ning Chen's operations, Mu Die realized for the first time that being literate was a very important thing.
It will be easier for educated people to make money.
Moreover, educated people make big money.
In comparison, the 1.2 million taels he got suddenly lost their flavor.
What made Mu Die the most angry was that Ning Chen didn't let go of even these small coins, and even had to dig out 60% of them from the hands of his junior sister.
It's really infuriating.
After the banquet, early the next morning, the heads of the Ten Thousand Monster Kingdoms said their goodbyes and left one after another.
They really didn't dare to stay any longer. If they stayed, Ning Chenfei would wipe out their wealth.
After these kings left, Guo Xin went to find Ning Chen alone.
"The credentials have been sent out." Ning Chen asked when he saw Guo Xin coming in.
Guo Xindao: "We have already sent someone to escort him to Fengjing."
Ning Chen nodded and said: "After this, the northern border should be considered peaceful.
Next, our focus can be shifted to how to make Baijia City better.
Now that we have no shortage of money, we will upgrade the areas that need to be upgraded in Baijia City, and innovate the areas that need to be innovated.
Our goal of building the best city in Wu Dynasty remains unchanged.
Next, there should be many people applying for city registration in Baijiacheng. You must strictly control this aspect.
The selection of talents must be fair and impartial.”
Ning Chen talked about a series of his plans for Baijia City.
Guo Xin was at the side and recorded everything carefully.
After Ning Chen finished speaking, he glanced at Guo Xin, who was standing aside and did not move, and asked, "Do you have anything else?"
Guo Xin solemnly raised his hands and said with a serious expression: "Master Marquis, I am humbled by my position, and I have something to say."
Ning Chen glanced at Guo Xin and said, "I'm here to tell you that you're not guilty, so you don't need to be so nervous."
Guo Xin handed over his hand and then said: "Master Marquis, I think that I should not agree to the alliance request of those kings."
Ning Chen asked: "Why?"
Guo Xin explained: "Master Hou, the heads of the country all came to visit in the name of 'country'.
If they really want to form an alliance, they should also form an alliance with me, the Wu Dynasty.
They propose to form an alliance with you, Lord Marquis, which in itself is an attempt to frame you, Lord Marquis, for injustice."
Ning Chen asked back: "Do you think I have placed my status too high, thinking that I am already on an equal footing with Wu Chao?"
The conversation changed and Ning Chen said bluntly: "Or to put it another way, do you think I will rebel?"
Guo Xin was so frightened that he quickly bent down and cupped his hands and said: "I have absolutely no doubt about my humble position. Lord Marquis, you have the intention of rebelling.
I am just worried if something like this spreads to Fengjing.
There may be some people who feel that the Marquis despises the court and His Majesty.