Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 153 Lord City Lord
After crossing the small bridge, Om led Lin Hanchuan to the middle-aged man and respectfully said, "Lord City Lord, Mr. Arakawa Shiro has arrived!"

The middle-aged man looked at Om and said calmly, "Well, you're done here. You can go back now."

"Yes! Lord City Lord!"

Lin Hanchuan watched Om turn and leave, and noticed that his attitude towards the city lord was unusually respectful. From the moment he spoke until he left, he kept his head down and dared not look at the city lord's face.

After Om left.

Lin Hanchuan looked at the city lord, the one who held all the power in Wangyue City. He had an official background in the Green Sea Federation and he had the final say on everything in the city, including the life and death of most of the residents. He was the only NPC who could confront the New Moon Church head-on.

He appears to be an upright and honest person, but he has already been captured by the demon. It is unknown what kind of agreement he reached with the demon.

The city lord looked at Lin Hanchuan, a foreigner who had just entered Wangyue City, and who had already spent lavishly to acquire a large amount of land, including farmland in the southern sixth district.

"Mr. Arakawa Shiro, I have long admired your name! I am Sharp, the lord of Mochizuki City. Welcome to this place, foreigners." The lord broke the silence first. As he spoke, he gently raised his hand, and the green grass behind Lin Hanchuan grew rapidly, twisting and turning, and in an instant it grew into a green chair.

The chair was just the right height to Lin Hanchuan's knees. City Lord Sharp said softly, "Please sit down!"

He raised his hand again.

The weeds behind him were also growing wildly, weaving together to form a chair.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord!" Lin Hanchuan sat down.

The city lord then sat down.

This time, the flowers and plants between him and Lin Hanchuan grew wildly and wove together to form a table full of summer vibes.

From under the table crawled a female demon who was entirely green but had an exceptionally beautiful figure.

The female demon was tall and voluptuous; even when Lin Hanchuan looked up, he couldn't see her face.

Without the city lord's order, she began serving, bringing out plates of pastries and placing them on the table. Finally, she took out a silver teapot and poured a cup of pale green tea for both Lin Hanchuan and the city lord.

After everything was done, the fairy stood quietly to the side, the dark brown bark patterns spreading upwards from her ankles, and green vines winding through her body, growing rapidly horizontally, extending new leaves that emitted emerald-like mist, forming the outline of a green wall.

Immediately, flowers of various colors bloomed from inside the green wall outwards, releasing a rich and refreshing fragrance. Lin Hanchuan only glanced at the flower wall covered with flowers and green leaves before his gaze fell on the city lord.

From beginning to end, Sharp only used one skill—the growth of all things.

It can directly grow fairies, and then transform the fairies into flower walls, which is at least an S-level growth of all things.

This guy is clearly showing off his strength.

I just don't know if he's a mage, a druid, or some other class.

"Please have some tea! This is a green tea that I had the fairies grow. It's called Spirit Bud, and it's a rare one-star treasure." The city lord said calmly, as if his little trick was nothing to worry about.

Lin Hanchuan didn't stand on ceremony this time, picking up the teacup and drinking it down.

Besides its excellent color, aroma, and taste, Lingya also boasts a rare one-star grade.

Gudong! !
One bite.

The system notification immediately rang in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully drunk Lingya Du tea. Your spirit has increased by 1!"

"This tea is good!" Lin Hanchuan put down his teacup and said to Xia Pu in response to the system's notification.

It's the same in any world: resources are controlled by the upper echelons, and ordinary people have to fight tooth and nail in the wild to gain a little extra attribute.

At the city lord's place, a cup of tea will suffice.

Sharp chuckled, “That’s natural. The Spirit Sprouts are irrigated with Fairy Spring throughout the entire planting process and harvested at dawn on the first of each month.”

"If you like, I can give you some." A delicate little tea canister appeared out of thin air in Sharp's hand and was handed to Lin Hanchuan.

"Then I'll accept it without hesitation." Lin Hanchuan immediately agreed, reaching out to take the tea canister. There wasn't much tea inside, but it was enough to hold an auction among the players.

At this moment, another female demon emerged from under the table. Without Sharp's permission, she picked up the silver teapot and poured tea for Lin Hanchuan.

After drinking the second cup of Spirit Sprout, no more attribute points were added, clearly indicating that the limit for increasing attributes had been reached.

However, the snacks on the table haven't been touched yet.

Food and medicinal plants are classified into the same categories: common, rare, exotic, sacred, and divine.

There are five kinds of desserts on the table, each of which looks extremely delicious.

After taking a sip of tea, City Lord Sharp asked Lin Hanchuan, "Mr. Arakawa Shiro, I heard from the land transaction center that you have purchased a large amount of land in Wangyue City. Do you plan to develop your business in Wangyue City in the future?"

“Yes!” Lin Hanchuan nodded affirmatively. “Although Wangyue City is only a fourth-tier city, I believe it has enormous potential for future development. One day, it will definitely become a renowned city in the Green Sea Alliance, or even in the Tianqi Continent!”

What Lin Hanchuan said was not flattery.

It comes from the heart.

Because that's one of his goals.

As its home base, Wangyue City must grow stronger. The fourth-tier city is just the starting point; it will gradually grow into a top-tier city in the future.

Sharp looked at Lin Hanchuan with surprise. Having been a city lord for many years, he was very good at reading people and could tell that this foreigner was speaking from the heart.

The thousands of words he had prepared in his mind instantly burst like bubbles. Sharp chuckled and said, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to be so optimistic about the future of Wangyue City."

"To be honest, the main reason I invited you this time was to see if I could keep you here to help the city hall develop Wangyue City."

Ok?
What kind of plot is this?
Lin Hanchuan was puzzled, but he looked at Sharp calmly without interrupting.

Sharp continued, "You've bought so much land in Wangyue City, you should be well aware that the city's current economic situation is very serious. Many shops have closed down, many people are unemployed, and many are starving."

"The overall economic situation is even worse than when my father was the city lord of Wangyue City at his worst."

Lin Hanchuan nodded, "The situation in Wangyue City is indeed very serious, but I am willing to do my best to lead the foreigners to help the city hall revitalize Wangyue City, so that at least every resident in the city can have three meals a day."

Angel Street is almost turning into a haunted street.

The weapons factories were all sold for 50,000 gold coins.

NPCs with life skills at the Grandmaster level or above will work their butts off for you even for a meager wage.

In reality...

It's already quite remarkable that this city lord has survived until now.

"That's enough!" Sharp said with satisfaction. "As the city lord of Wangyue City, I can make it clear to you that as long as you are willing to develop Wangyue City, our city hall will do everything in its power to assist you. Furthermore, if you purchase any piece of land in Wangyue City, our city hall will give you a 30% discount."

Sharp was a little excited.

Currently, only Huangchuan Baixiao is buying land in the entire Wangyue City. In his opinion, Lin Hanchuan may not be the only rich person among the foreigners, but he is definitely the only rich person willing to stay in Wangyue City to develop.

Otherwise, why don't other people buy land?
Don't they know that the city hall is facing financial difficulties?

True support is the support that comes with real money.

"As long as the economy improves, you can do anything. If you can be promoted to the main city in the future, I can help you become the deputy city lord of Wangyue City!"

Sharp directly offered the position of deputy city lord as a promise.

The city lord wields immense power in a city and can appoint or dismiss deputy city lords at will.

When Lin Hanchuan first learned that William was also a deputy city lord, he firmly believed that Om was giving his son preferential treatment.

At that moment, a system notification suddenly rang in Lin Hanchuan's mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, you have received a mission from Lord Sharp of Wangyue City - [Revitalize Wangyue City]."

[Revitalizing Wangyue City]

Difficulty: SSS level

As the lord of Wangyue City, Sharp, witnessing the city's current dire state, knows that the city hall's intervention alone is insufficient to revitalize the city's economy. He can only place his hopes on the foreigners. Your large-scale land purchases at the land exchange center have attracted the lord's attention. He hopes you can assist the city hall in revitalizing Wangyue City and helping it grow into a main city.

Special Bonus 1: Receive full support from the City Hall and have the right to freely enter and exit the City Hall.

Special Reward 2: Win the trust of Lord Sharp.

Special Bonus 3: All land will be sold at a 30% discount.

Completion Rewards: Deputy City Lord (confirmed), other rewards will be determined based on the final completion rate of the mission.

Mission duration: five years.

Penalty for failure: Loss of Lord Sharp's trust.

SSS level!
Lin Hanchuan took a deep breath and looked at the information that appeared on the panel. After taking a few more glances, he confirmed that it really was an SSS-level mission.

The task is given away for free, and the task rewards are also given away for free.

In Lin Hanchuan's view, this mission is definitely difficult, but in terms of results, it can make Wangyue City a main city within one year, not five years.

The final reward is all given away for free.

Lin Hanchuan immediately declared, "A scholar will die for one who understands him. Since you, Lord City Lord, trust me so much, I am willing to go through fire and water without hesitation, and dedicate myself wholeheartedly to the development of Wangyue City!" The City Lord was watching.

You have to say all the polite things you need to say.

After Lin Hanchuan finished speaking, Sharp nodded in satisfaction and said with emotion, "If all the foreigners who enter Wangyue City are like you, then how could Wangyue City not become powerful?"

Looking at Sharp's righteous face.

Lin Hanchuan smiled.
They knew exactly what he was planning.

Once a city is upgraded to a main city, unless the city lord dies, the city lord NPC will receive a reward from the Federation—a direct promotion to a noble rank.

For NPCs, their internal ranking is not based on the size of their official positions, but on the level of their noble titles—King, Prince, Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, Baron, Lord.

As the lord of a fourth-tier city, Sharp's title is most likely that of a viscount, and less likely that of an earl.

Players can also obtain titles by increasing their reputation. Players who obtain titles will be respected by NPCs, and many things will become much more convenient.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at his reputation points; he was still quite a distance from the 50,000 lordship points.

Apart from titles.

Many people in the city have their combat power tied to the city's ascension.

For example, the city lord and the city guards.

Once Wangyue City is upgraded to a main city, their level and combat power will immediately increase significantly.

Of course, given Sharp's enthusiasm, Lin Hanchuan had reason to suspect that there were other demonic demands behind it. They wanted to upgrade Wangyue City to a main city as soon as possible and open the inter-city teleportation array to facilitate the power of the abyss to infiltrate or attack other cities.

Regardless of the reason.

At this moment, Sharp and Lin Hanchuan, at least on the surface, appeared to be on the same side, both for the development of Wangyue City.

Lin Hanchuan did not forget the main purpose of his visit to the city lord, and then said, "Your Majesty, there are some things I don't know whether I should say or not."

“Speak!” Sharp said readily. “Just say what you have to say, and tell me what difficulties you are facing.”

"To be honest, I have already begun planning to build the first bustling district for foreigners around the city hall. If someone reports to you, you should know that a tavern is being built on the street of the dead, not far from the city hall. That's what I'm building."

Lin Hanchuan confessed.

"And that weapons factory that has been shut down for nearly half a year will resume operations by the day after tomorrow at the latest. These are just the beginning, and can be easily solved with money."

“But if we want to truly develop Wangyue City, it’s not something that can be achieved simply by my money and the city hall’s decisions.” Lin Hanchuan paused, then, seeing Sharp’s concerned gaze, continued, “If I may be so bold as to say this, Wangyue City is not solely in your hands, Lord City Lord. Different people have different intentions, and to develop Wangyue City, we must reach a consensus with others.”

"For example, the two deputy city lords, the Church of the Crescent Moon, the president of the Mercenary Guild, the auction house owner, the magic potion shop owner, and so on are actually high-ranking figures in Moon Gazing City."

"They all have to nod to make sure there's nothing that can hold me back before I can develop Wangyue City with peace of mind."

“Hmm…” Sharp pondered.

He knew that a tavern was being built in the Street of the Dead.

This was the first time he had heard that the weapons factory was going to resume operations.

This is a good sign.

He genuinely wanted to continue pushing this momentum forward and make Wangyue City the main city as soon as possible, because that irresistible force forced him to do so.

Lin Hanchuan patiently waited for Sharp's reply.

After a long while, he looked up at Lin Hanchuan and said, "I understand what you're saying. If these people don't take the initiative to express their thoughts, it will indeed be difficult for you to proceed with the next steps."

"Then let's do this!"

"On the day the weapons factory resumed operations, I, on behalf of the city hall, invited everyone who might affect you to the weapons factory's opening banquet."

"You just need to prepare the venue, and leave the rest to me."

"Don't worry, I'll introduce them to you then, but if possible, you might need to make some concessions."

“Alright!” Lin Hanchuan nodded readily. “I know the rules. I will definitely give way when it’s time to do so. As long as it helps Wangyue City develop in the future and helps you, the city lord, I’m willing to go bankrupt.”

With the city lord's promise, Lin Hanchuan can be considered his ticket to enter the upper echelons of Wangyue City.

As for concessions...

Lin Hanchuan took it all in stride.

Those who seek personal gain are all demons, and they will all die in the end.

"Okay, okay!!"

Sharp was very pleased; it had been a long time since he had seen someone so selfless.

Lin Hanchuan suited his taste perfectly.

Once Wangyue City becomes the main city, he will definitely be rewarded.

"Don't worry, with me here, they won't dare ask you for more." Sharp then took the initiative to state his position. "Anyone who asks for more is disrespecting me, Sharp, and the City Hall. I'll make them realize who's the boss of this city."

Lin Hanchuan expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Lord City Lord!"

The City Lord card is currently considered one of the top cards in Wangyue City.

As long as you hold it in your hand, you can press down quite a lot of things.

"Come on, have some snacks first! These are all delicacies made by a master pastry chef." Sharp personally pushed a plate of snow-white pastries in front of Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan readily reached out to take it.

As soon as I took a bite, a system notification sounded.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully eaten a white ice cream. Your health has increased by 50!"

"Ding! Congratulations..."

After finishing the game, my health increased by 100.

"Come on, this is delicious too!"

Sharp continued to greet them.

He was tired of these snacks, and he was quite satisfied with Lin Hanchuan's gluttonous eating.

When visiting someone's home, being able to eat is a way of showing respect to the host.

Lin Hanchuan was not the kind of person who was polite.

Moreover, Sharp's consent was also involved.

Eat as much as you want.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully eaten a piece of rock sugar jade pastry. Strength +1!"

……

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully consumed a piece of White Jade Bodhi Cake. Your mana has increased by 50!"

……

All the snacks on the table were eaten.

In addition to being extremely delicious, it also has extra attribute points.

Lin Hanchuan opened the panel and took a look.

Just from this afternoon tea at the city lord's house, Lin Hanchuan's health increased by 100, strength by 3, mana by 200, agility by 1, and stamina by 3.

"Lord City Lord, to be honest, the pastries here are the most delicious I've ever eaten in my life. If possible, I would like to bring some for my friends to try." Lin Hanchuan said directly to Lord Sharp City Lord without blushing at all.

Lin Hanchuan was honest and straightforward, and did not make any demands when his favorability was at its highest.

Are we supposed to wait until we become mortal enemies before making demands?

“No problem!” Sharp nodded readily.

When leaving the city hall.

Lin Hanchuan was personally escorted out by Sharp.

Lin Hanchuan: "Thank you very much for your generous hospitality, Lord City Lord."

Sharp: "Mr. Arakawa White Owl, welcome back next time!"

Lin Hanchuan: "Yes, Lord City Lord!"

The scene of the two sides parting ways left the city guards at the gate wide-eyed, their hearts filled with turbulent emotions.

When did Arakawa Hakuyo and the castle lord become so close?!

(End of this chapter)