The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1032 You don't have to give it to us, we'll just go into the city and rob it ourselves!
Xingyuan City.

Just as Lin Chen was about to refine pills, a servant from the city lord's mansion came to report that there were guests, and his expression was quite tense.

Lin Chen headed towards the main hall, asking as he did so, "Who is it? Do you know them?"

The servant answered in a low voice, "Yelü Yuan's men."

Lin Chen stopped in his tracks: "Yelü Yuan? Who is that...?"

The servant lowered his voice and asked, "Sir, have you heard of the Eight Great Kings of Central China?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "Never heard of it."

The servant explained, "The Eight Great Kings are officially known as the Eight Great Bandit Kings of Central China. They are bandit leaders who roam Central China. They are powerful, ruthless, and commit all sorts of atrocities, including burning, killing, and looting. No one dares to oppose them."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: "This Yelü Yuan is one of the bandit kings?"

"Correct."

The servant replied in a low voice, "Yelü Yuanren is known as the Vajra Bandit King. I've heard he's incredibly strong, has an indestructible body, and is impervious to swords and spears. He's extremely fierce..."

Is King Kong indestructible?

Lin Chen asked, "What is he doing here? Does he want to take over this city?"

The servant shook his head: "The Eighth King comes and goes like the wind. They only plunder, never occupy cities, and never stay in one place. I guess they're here to collect protection money..."

Lin Chen's expression was strange: "Protection money? Have you ever collected it before?"

The servant shook his head: "I don't know."

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

Lin Chen had been staying here for a while and had thought that other powerful figures would come to seize the city, but instead of seizing the city, a man came to collect protection money.

Lin Chen walked into the reception room, where a middle-aged man with a thick beard, a burly build, and a rugged appearance was sitting. He perfectly matched the temperament and image of a bandit!

When the middle-aged man saw Lin Chen, a look of doubt and caution flashed across his face for a moment.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I am Lin Chu, the city lord of Xingyuan City. And you are?"

The middle-aged man sized up Lin Chen, his eyes filled with surprise: "So young, yet you've got some skills?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "You flatter me."

The middle-aged man stood up, pointing to himself with his thumb: "I am He Qianshan, one of the Eight Vajra Generals under the Vajra King's Throne. I've come to collect a 'peace fee' from Xingyuan City." Lin Chen, seated in the city lord's seat, smiled and asked, "What is this 'peace fee'?"

He Qianshan laughed and said, "Paying the fee will ensure your safety, so it's called the safety fee. If you pay it, you'll be safe and sound; if you don't pay it, you won't be safe."

Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged: "It's protection money, right? How is this protection money collected?"

He Qianshan tossed a list over: "Prepare everything within ten days, and Xingyuan City will be safe and sound. If you can't prepare everything, then we'll have to take it ourselves. The first one to suffer will probably be you, the city lord."

Lin Chen picked up the list and his gaze immediately darkened.

"Ten million spirit stones, two thousand low-grade spirit herbs, five hundred mid-grade spirit herbs, fifty high-grade spirit herbs, and three hundred black mystic stones."

Lin Chen looked up and said, "Mr. He, Xingyuan City was previously ruled by a group of demons who plundered it extensively, causing widespread suffering. Aren't there too many items on this list?"

He Qianshan said with a half-smile, "It's definitely difficult for ordinary people, but there are quite a few wealthy families in the city. If each family contributes a little, it will be enough. If you think it's too much, you can generously contribute some to help them, right?"

Lin Chen calmly replied, "If we pay this safety fee, does it mean that if we encounter danger, you will protect us?"

He Qianshan chuckled and said, "You've probably got it all wrong. We're collecting a 'peace fee,' not a 'protection fee.' Once we've collected your peace fee, we won't enter the city. As for others bullying you, that's their business. What does it have to do with us?"

Lin Chen frowned and said, "So, you're saying you took the things and then didn't care about anything else?"

He Qianshan arrogantly said, "You don't have to give it to us. We can come into the city and get it ourselves. You can tell those wealthy families in the city who are cultivators that once we enter the city, this list won't be enough to satisfy them. At that time, it will be bloody."

Lin Chen's gaze fell once again on the list in front of him.

Ten million spirit stones is not a lot for a city, and the value of the spirit herbs is not particularly outrageous. Obviously, the other party must have scouted the location and weighed the options beforehand when offering this price.

Lin Chen asked, "I can understand spirit stones and spirit herbs, but what is this black mystic stone?"

He Qianshan stared at Lin Chen in surprise: "You're the city lord here, and you don't even know what Black Profound Stone is?"

Lin Chen shook his head: "I'm new here, so I really don't know."

He Qianshan explained, "There are many mineral veins in this area, and mining is the main source of income for the cities in this area. Among them, there is a relatively rare type of jade mine, which contains some black stones that look like pebbles. These stones are called black black stones and are very rare."

Lin Chen nodded: "Then what is the use of this black mystic stone?"

He Qianshan smiled and said, "Black Xuan Stone is refined into Black Xuan Stone Essence, and then forged into the magic weapon Black Xuan Stone Essence Bead. When cultivating, suspending the Black Xuan Stone Essence Bead above one's head can concentrate the mind and spirit, reduce the growth of inner demons, and help with comprehension and breakthroughs..."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up slightly: "Completed the breakthrough?"

(End of this chapter)