Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 33 The meeting begins

After instructing his personal guards to inform Jiang Tao, Cangyue and others to gather for a meeting tomorrow, Meng Zheng slowly came to his residence.

A lord's mansion made of wood and stone.

This lord's mansion is located in the core of the territory, wrapping the core of the territory inside. It was built by Jiang Bin and arranged by the gray-tailed mermaid and Cangmu. The workmanship is very fine. It not only has a spacious meeting hall, but also two side bedrooms and a master bedroom.

The master bedroom is naturally Meng Zheng's daily residence, and the side bedroom is the rest room for the personal guards.

In the future, if you want to gather various managers for a meeting, you can go to the meeting hall to discuss it instead of talking and chatting on the street.

Jiang Bin’s idea was indeed thoughtful. The lord’s mansion was not only a building, but also the hub of territory management and decision-making.

Meng Zheng stepped into the mansion. Every brick and tile in the mansion revealed the meticulous craftsmanship of the craftsmen. The combination of wood and stone looked both simple and solemn.

Walk through the wooden door and into the spacious meeting hall, which will be the place where future decisions will be made.

There is a huge round table in the center of the meeting hall, surrounded by comfortable chairs, making it convenient for everyone to sit around and discuss.

Back in the master bedroom, I thought about tomorrow's meeting agenda. Tomorrow the territory will have a population of 100 and will be officially promoted to a second-level tribe.

How to better coordinate resources from all parties and promote the development of the territory is an issue that Meng Zheng needs to focus on.

At the same time, he also realized that as a lord, he must always keep a clear head and keen insight to deal with various challenges that may arise inside and outside the territory.

As night fell, the lord's mansion was plunged into darkness. The royal guards patrolled outside the mansion to ensure Meng Zheng's safety.

In his study, Meng Zheng was looking through the territory's recent reports and accounts, making full preparations for tomorrow's meeting.

Although they are all reports written by Hou Ye, they are also very detailed and have Jiang Bin's rigorous style.

Meng Zheng couldn't help but sigh that having Jiang Bin as a talent really saved him a lot of trouble.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person and had no idea how to run a territory.

But with Jiang Bin's help, the various terms of the territory soon became well organized, and Meng Zheng also learned a lot from it.

He knew that every decision he made would affect the future of the territory, and he had to exercise his power carefully and wisely.

Therefore, in future decisions, we need to learn more from these talented people so as to avoid making wrong decisions.

As the night deepened, Meng Zheng finally put down his pen, closed the account book, and prepared to start today's practice.

As his cultivation reached the fourth level of the Yellow Rank, Meng Zheng could clearly feel the power of his own strength.

The water snake used today was a sudden idea of ​​Meng Zheng's. He wanted to try whether he could use his magic power with ease.

I didn't expect that as soon as I used it, I could feel that the water flow was extremely obedient, and it would move along with my thoughts.

Each water snake is lifelike and can stretch and retract freely like a real snake. The coiled earthworms and snakes are very smooth.

Even the attempt to bite the Fulang monster with the snake head was very successful, and the effect was quite good under the influence of the water flow.

This also caught Meng Zheng's attention. He had the skill of Water Affinity, so he could use any water-related skill at will.

If I could create a water-based skill that is powerful enough, my combat effectiveness would definitely be further enhanced.

Jiaowei coiled on the ground, closed his eyes, and silently recited tomorrow's agenda in his mind, looking forward to meeting Jiang Tao, Cangyue and others, and contributing to the prosperity and development of the territory together.

Without thinking any more, Meng Zheng immersed himself deeply in cultivation. In today's chaotic world, only strength is the best weapon.

As a lord, the stronger you are, the more you can lead the Canghai tribe to a higher level.

A faint ripple of magical energy enveloped his body. He closed his eyes and concentrated, sinking his mind into his dantian, guiding the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to slowly flow into his body, nourishing every meridian and bone. As his cultivation level improved, Meng Zheng's control over his magical power became increasingly handy.

The magic power condensed into threads and ran along specific meridian routes. As he mastered the profound-level martial art of the Mermaid Emperor's Sea Control Scripture, he felt the strength in his body increase with each cycle.

The Lord's Mansion houses the East China Sea Spring, so the concentration of spiritual energy throughout the mansion is extremely high. It is like a natural holy place for cultivation. Every breath is like swallowing the essence of heaven and earth, increasing one's own magic power.

Feeling the rich spiritual energy around, every breath can increase one's own magic power. When practicing and resting here, one can feel the strands of spiritual energy flowing into the body through the pores all over the body, nourishing the meridians and bones.

Practicing in such an environment is undoubtedly a great enjoyment.

Meng Zheng knew that the concentration of spiritual energy here was several times, or even dozens of times, higher than that of the outside world.

Therefore, the lord's mansion will need to continue to expand in the future and add more training rooms and martial arts halls.

Allow the elites and personal guards in the territory to be stationed in the lord's mansion.

In this way, not only can their strength be improved, but the overall combat effectiveness of the territory can also be enhanced.

The sky gradually brightened. Meng Zheng walked into the meeting hall. Looking at the comfortable chairs and huge round table surrounding him, a surge of ambition surged in his heart.

He sat in the main seat in the meeting hall, sorting out his thoughts while waiting for everyone to arrive.

After a while, Jiang Bin came to the meeting hall first. As the current chief steward of the territory, Jiang Bin has made great contributions. He not only manages the daily affairs of the territory, but also is responsible for coordinating resources from all parties, making huge contributions to the development of the territory.

"Master Patriarch, you have been waiting for a long time!" Seeing Meng Zheng already waiting at the main seat, Jiang Bin hurried forward to salute in fear and trepidation.

Meng Zheng smiled and raised his hand, signaling Jiang Bin to avoid being polite. "Jiang Bin, I'm glad you're here. The development of the territory is inseparable from your hard work. We have many topics to discuss today, and your opinions and experience are crucial to us."

Jiang Bin felt a surge of warmth in his heart upon hearing this. He knew full well that Meng Zheng trusted and valued him, and he understood the responsibility he shouldered. He nodded and replied respectfully, "Don't worry, Chief. I will do my utmost to contribute to the development of the territory."

Afterwards, Jiang Tao, Cangyue and others also came to the meeting hall one after another.

Even Cang Jing, who was far away in Hailingzhu, attended the meeting. Mu Yu also arranged for a patrolling sea yaksha to rush back last night.

At this meeting, Li Xun, the captain of the patrol Yaksha team, and Hong Zhu, the craftsman apprentice, were both present.

After everyone arrives, they sit on both sides according to the civil and military divisions.
Jiang Bin, Cang Mu, Mu Yu and Hong Zhu are on the left.

Jiang Tao, Cang Yue, Cang Jing and Li Xun sat on the right.

In the current territory structure, Jiang Bin coordinates all logistical affairs of the territory, including food, supplies, personnel allocation, resource collection, etc. Jiang Bin is solely responsible for them.

Cangmu is mainly responsible for the construction of buildings, territory planning and other affairs in the territory.

Mu Yu spends most of his time hunting fish outside to increase food reserves for the territory. He also trains fish herder apprentices in the territory, trying to help them make breakthroughs quickly and further expand the scale of fish farming in the territory.

Hong Zhu temporarily took over as the head of the hydraulic catapult workshop, casting hydraulic catapults and various weapons and equipment in the territory.

Jiang Tao is the military commander-in-chief of the territory. He is responsible for the training and command of the Crazy Wave Guards, the mermaid militia, the hydraulic catapult long-range soldiers, and the mermaid melee forces.

Cangyue is the leader of Meng Zheng's personal guards. He mainly follows Meng Zheng, exploring the territory with him at any time, and protecting Meng Zheng's personal safety.

Cang Jing is responsible for guarding the territory's important specialty, Hailing bamboo, protecting it from being coveted by outsiders, and mining important materials such as bamboo poles and bamboo shoots from Hailing bamboo.

As the captain of the Sea Patrol Yaksha Squadron, Li Xun is currently in charge of patrolling, guarding, and exploring the territory, and his duties are very important.

Meng Zheng watched as everyone took their seats, feeling immensely relieved. He knew these talents were the hope for the future of the territory; they were the first wave of his team.

(End of this chapter)