Starting from a short stick, becoming the master of the universe

"Brother, please sit next to me."

He Hong said with a smile.

Hearing this, a hint of jealousy appeared in Liu Honghui's eyes.

Ding Lei gave Jiang Cheng a meaningful smile.

We are all adults, it is impossible for us not to understand He Hong's thoughts.

After all, Jiang Cheng is so young, looks well-proportioned, and his alchemy skills are better than those of the people present.

It's just that, even though she looks thirty years old, her actual age is almost forty. If he were Jiang Cheng, he would not fall for such a woman. Of course, just for fun is another matter.

"No, I'll just sit here."

Jiang Cheng smiled apologetically at He Hong and sat down opposite her.

The latter's smile froze.

Liu Honghui felt pleased and looked at Jiang Cheng with a more pleasing look.

At this moment, the door of the private room was pushed open again, and an old man who looked to be in his fifties or sixties walked in.

He is not tall, about 1.6 meters tall.

"Mr. Tian is here."

Ding Lei hurriedly introduced: "Brother Jiang, this is Master Tian. Before you came here, he was the best at alchemy among us."

"Tian Lao."

Jiang Cheng also hurried to say hello.

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Tian Mao waved his hands repeatedly, "Just call me Old Tian. I've heard of Brother Jiang's great name for a long time. I originally thought that he would be arrogant and look down on others, but now I see that he is humble and polite. In my opinion, Brother Jiang's future achievements are limitless."

"Yes."

Liu Honghui also nodded in agreement.

"I've said it before, Brother Jiang doesn't have that bad habit." Ding Lei laughed.

"Brother Jiang is good, but a little shy." He Hong also smiled, staring at Jiang Cheng without blinking.

"I'm coming, I was delayed for a while because of something else."

Tian Mao also found a seat and sat down. At this point, everyone was there.

"Everyone, order your food first. Order whatever you like. It's my treat today."

Ding Lei patted his chest.

"Really? Then we won't be polite?" He Hong said with a smile.

"Please show some mercy, Sister He." Ding Lei immediately backed down.

The dishes here are not cheap, any single dish can cost thousands, tens of thousands, or even millions.

Of course, there is a reason why it is expensive, because the ingredients are very precious, and eating them is good for the body or mind, especially some special dishes, which can enhance spirituality after eating.

Jiang Cheng symbolically ordered two dishes, and so did everyone else. After all, no one present came just to eat.

Soon, He Hong looked at Jiang Cheng and asked with a smile: "Brother, judging from your appearance, you should be less than 20 years old, right? Do you have a girlfriend? If not, I will introduce one to you."

"Ahem." Liu Honghui coughed and glanced at her. "Brother Jiang, I heard that you lived in the outer city before?"

"Ah."

Jiang Cheng responded, "Later, I was appreciated by Brother Changlin, and he brought me here from the outer city."

"I see. However, there is really no development prospect in the outer city area. It's better to stay here." Liu Honghui nodded.

"Yes, the outer city area is indeed too backward." Ding Lei and Tian Mao also agreed.

"That's right, but I'm new here and I'm confused about the situation in the inner city. I wonder if you can explain it to me?"

Hearing this, several people looked at each other and laughed.

"How difficult is this?"

Tian Mao said with a smile: "This inner city looks big, but in fact, it is just a tiny place. Just remember one, two, three."

"one two three?"

"It's one government, two associations and three families."

Liu Honghui continued, "The First Mansion refers to the City Lord Mansion of our Dongfang City. The Law Enforcement Bureau below is their power. Here, except for the Horn Clan, their power is the strongest. At least, that's the case on the surface."

Jiang Cheng nodded. When he heard the word "Law Enforcement Bureau", he thought of the slums and the situation in the outer city.

It seems that the reason why the situation outside is like this is closely related to the City Lord's Mansion.

"The two associations refer to the Adventurer's Guild and the Shadow Church."

"Adventurer's Association and Shadow Church?" Jiang Cheng frowned slightly. The first one sounded normal, but the second one? It didn't sound like a normal organization at all, right?
"Let's talk about the Adventurer's Association first."

Liu Honghui smiled and said, "I don't need to explain this to you. You can understand what kind of organization it is. It's very easy to join. After joining, you can receive tasks. After completing them, you can get rewards and buy various resources. However, it's very difficult to enter the core circle. Without strong strength or corresponding talents, it's almost impossible."

"That sounds good." Jiang Cheng thought for a moment, "But with so many people gathered together, what about the Horn Clan?"

“Of course, I have to pay the fee.”

Ding Lei's voice rang out, "Every time a member of the Adventurer's Association completes a mission, a portion of the bounty will be taken away. This is considered protection money paid to the Horn Clan. In addition, the association was established with the tacit approval of the Horn Clan."

"Got the tacit consent of the Horn Tribe?" Jiang Cheng was a little surprised.

"Yes, although the Horned Tribe has issued a ban on weapons, many people here are still practicing in private. The Horned Tribe is very strong, but no matter how strong they are, they can't keep an eye on every place, so they simply let people establish this association to gather all the Force warriors and spiritualists hiding in the dark. In this way, even if there is any disturbance, it will not escape their eyes."

Jiang Cheng took a deep breath.

It seems that this is really the case.

Then he asked, "What about the Shadow Church?"

The people in the room looked at each other, and fear appeared in their eyes at the same time.

"The Shadow Church is an organization in our star region. It existed before our Yan countrymen came here. It occupied several star regions and worshipped an ancient god named the Lord of Shadows. When our Yan country's army came here, the Lord of Shadows naturally did not want his territory to be invaded, so a war broke out between the two sides."

"and after?"

"Later, it was destroyed, and its territory was divided up by us. Our ancestors also came here through interstellar migration, which is why we are here now."

Ding Lei shrugged, "But a centipede is still alive even after death. In the hundreds of thousands of years since then, the remnants of the Shadow Church have been stirring up trouble, but their strength is limited, so they only dare to make some small moves behind the scenes.

But the time came to a hundred years ago. You know, plus a few decades ago, the rebels fought a war with the Horned Tribe, which gave the Shadow Church an opportunity to gradually expand. Now its influence has spread to more than ten planets around. "(End of this chapter)