Full-Time Magister: I can control you to death

Putting aside everything else, the squad leaders in the recruit training company all had this catchphrase: "Run a lap around the lake with a load on your back." One lap is enough to knock out the vast majority of soldiers!

The military mages discussed it excitedly.

They were all new recruits who had just joined the army, their hearts filled with curiosity and excitement, and everything in front of them was new and exciting.

They had heard of Xu Fang's legend long ago, but unfortunately, Xu Fang was still in Yantai when they arrived, and they just missed each other.

"Of course, our Brother Nie is also very capable. He specializes in the very rare sound system. Once you advance to a higher level, your future will be limitless!"

A military strategist exclaimed in admiration.

Before Nie Lengshan could even offer a few words of modesty, a "shooting star" suddenly rose into the sky, trailing colorful smoke as it soared into the heavens.

This is a signal for a shift change.

Nie Lengshan walked out with the others, brushing past the military mages who came to relieve him.

"Have you heard? Our Commander Xu is back."

Ok?

Xu Fang is back?

Nie Lengshan's eyes lit up immediately. Without going back to change his clothes, he hurriedly ran towards the municipal building.

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The municipal building, top-floor office.

Xu Fang stood in front of the large map, deep in thought. The northernmost point on the map was circled in pencil.

"Plans really can't keep up with changes," Xu Fang laughed.

He originally planned to complete the infrastructure construction first, and then consider attracting investment to rapidly develop the economy and thus attract population.

Just yesterday, after testing by Mingzhu Academy, a crescent stone vein was discovered in the northern suburbs of Jinlin City!

According to the rules of the Magic Association, 70% of the ownership of newly discovered mineral veins belongs to the government and the Magic Association, 10% to the discoverer, and 20% will be given to the landowner.

"You're still laughing? How are we going to handle this situation?" Zhan Kong said.

"What can we do? Let these bastards surnamed Hu get lost. They want to snatch meat from my hands, but they don't even know their own limitations!" Xu Fang said.

“If it were only people with the surname Hu, that would be fine, but the problem is that there are also people with the surnames Li and Mu behind them,” Zhan Kong said.

The situation is quite tricky.

In short, during the old Jinlin City period, this land in the northern suburbs was under the jurisdiction of the Hu family, who signed a fifty-year territorial agreement with the government at the time.

Later, the demon tribe of Dongting Lake invaded, and the Hu family also fled in panic.

This group was broken up into several small families and scattered throughout the country, where they were absorbed into larger families such as the Dali family and the Mu family.

Now, somehow they've gotten inside information about the existence of the Shattered Moonstone mine and want to come back and get a piece of the pie!

"When we were short of funds for reconstruction, those guys didn't say this was their territory. Now they want to come and take what's rightfully theirs? Dream on!"

"And what about the Da Li family and the Mu clan? At this critical juncture, they're absorbing the Hu clan. Do they really think others can't see through their intentions?"

Chapter 406 The Conspiracy of the Noble Families

Kaoshan Village.

This is a small village located on the Dongting Lake Plain, with no mountains nearby.

The village chronicle says that there used to be a mountain next to Kaoshan Village, but it is said that it angered a certain totem and was smashed in half by it.

Myths that have been passed down for hundreds or thousands of years have long been abandoned, and no one has bothered to verify their authenticity.

Kaoshan Village is nothing like a place protected by totems, and there are no gods to protect it in times of crisis.

Decades ago, when the demon tribe of Dongting Lake invaded, all the villagers fled.

Even though Jinlin City announced its reconstruction, these people dared not return.

For decades, Kaoshan Village has been as desolate as a ghost town.

Today, however, Kaoshan Village is packed with people.

They were wearing different colored family uniforms and stood in groups, much like the various sects holding a grand meeting in a martial arts TV series.

“The military in Jinlin City is very tough and refuses to hand over the mine to us for joint development,” said a middle-aged man wearing a snow-white robe.

The frost patterns on his clothes and the badge on his arm indicated his background: the Mu clan!

"Hmph, that's too greedy! This mine should rightfully belong to the Hu family, how did it become their private property?"

The head of the Da Li family looked indignant.

"That's right, is there any justice left?"

"We agreed on fifty years. If it's less than a year, a month, a day, or even an hour, it's not fifty years!"

"The Hu family has suffered such unfair treatment; we must uphold justice!"

Everyone chimed in with their own words, but the patriarch of the Hu clan huddled in a corner, having no right to interrupt.

Ultimately, he was just a minor mid-level mage, barely managing to be a local bully in a small city.

They are completely incomparable to the Dali family and the Mu clan. They were brought here in a daze, and it seems they are going to have to compete with the Jinlin military, which has been gaining momentum recently!?

He no longer harbored the delusion of "others eating meat while I drink soup," and only hoped that he and the Hu family wouldn't be caught in the middle and wiped out.

"How's it going with the Magic Association?" asked Mu Tu, the head of the Mu family.

Li Yuansheng of the Da Li family said, "Don't worry, the president of the Jinlin Magic Association is my father's prized student and has already given me confirmation."

"As expected of the Li family, their students are all over the world."

"If the Magic Association also sides with us, what else can they say?"

"However, on the other hand, this Xu Fang is no ordinary person. He's one of the top experts in the high-level ranks, and he has a very powerful backer. If he's really determined to make trouble for us..."

"A mere twenty-something-year-old kid, are you all not going to treat him like this?"

"Yeah, hahaha."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and cheerful laughter echoed through the small village of Kaoshan.

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"The governing bodies of a city are nothing more than the municipal government, the military, aristocratic families, and the magic association. Sometimes magic schools are also included, but not often."

Zhan Kong said.

“We now concurrently manage the municipal affairs and also control the military. The powerful families have repeatedly tried to move in, but we have been stopped.” Zhan Kong gestured.

He knew all too well what kind of people powerful families were.

Just because they have a lot of family members and a bit of money, they really think they're local emperors, and they're not so carefree and happy when it comes to paying taxes!

When mining, wealthy families, relying on their technology and talent, hoard all the good stuff, lavishly eat their fill, and then flaunt their good fortune to the world.

As for the poor, ordinary people who haven't awakened their magic?

This is just a lowly fate I was born with, and who cares?

“Our Jinlin Magic Association belongs to the Forbidden City Magic Association, so the one assigned to us should be a court mage, barring any unforeseen circumstances,” Zhan Kong said.

Xu Fang nodded. He had a good impression of the court mages; Chief Mage Pang Lai was a reasonable person.

He didn't intend to turn Jinlin City into a military fortress. It would be best if he could maintain good relations with the newly appointed chairman and presiding judge so that he could have less to worry about in the future.

"How's the contact with the school going?"

"Three magic high schools are willing to cooperate with us, on the condition that they must display the nameplate of Pearl Academy Affiliated High School."

"We'll see how the students behave then," Xu Fang said.

Just as the two were talking, the black landline on the table rang. Xu Fang picked up the receiver and said, "Okay, let him come up."

Soon, there was a knock on the office door, and Nie Lengshan entered.

"Uh, did I come at the wrong time?" Nie Lengshan looked at the room, which seemed to be in the style of the Longzhong Dialogue, and subconsciously wanted to leave.

"No, you've come at just the right time. What can I do for you?" Xu Fang asked.

Nie Lengshan was a little embarrassed: "I wanted to spar with you... but if it's inconvenient, then forget it."

"It's convenient, of course it's convenient, let's go."

I've just finished get off work and have nothing else to do, so I might as well chat with my subordinates and build a relationship.

A martial arts arena.

Despite being called a martial arts training ground, it was actually a wasteland that had not yet been started, with a layer of lush green weeds covering the uneven ground.

Zhan Kong acted as the referee, while Xu Fang and Nie Lengshan gazed at each other from afar.

"start!"

Give an order.

"Soul-soul!"

Nie Lengshan raised his head, opened his mouth, and emitted a silent melody.

These strange musical notes soared into the sky, forming dark strings above Xu Fang's head, covering a large area.

Xu Fang knew what this ability was, and used the insect chirping to create a silent isolation zone around himself.

The strange melody began to play, and deadly piano light fell wildly, attempting to destroy Xu Fang's mental world.

"So strong." Xu Fang was somewhat surprised.

Nie Lengshan's sound system has definitely absorbed special substances, making his attacks strange and continuous, three points stronger than my own blank sound system that is powerful enough to make bricks fly!

But he was shocked, and Nie Lengshan was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

How could it be defended against? This isn't magic!

"Sound String - Kill!" Nie Lengshan plucked the strings in the air with both hands, and the strings in the sky trembled violently. Dozens of sound bows, each more than fifty meters long, flew in chaotically!

Xu Fang skillfully dodged, avoiding all the strings.