It doesn't matter what the lord is.

When it came to the idea proposed by the female charmer and the demon man, the first thing that came to my mind was not the benefits, but a problem that Bai Huang had mentioned to me before.

"The crime rate in Yuxi City is on the rise."

At that time, Bai Huang frowned and spoke in a rather irritable tone:

"It's mainly because crimes against women are increasing... It's better not to let me find out who did it, or I'll kick them and make them never have the slightest idea about women again! You dare to bully girls under my nose, you must be tired of living!"

But in fact, this also reflects another problem that exists in Yuxi City.

The gender ratio is seriously unbalanced.

It's not my turn to take the blame. It should be taken by the old nobles who originally ruled Yuxi City.

At that time, the living conditions in Yuxi City were too difficult. There were many heavy taxes and the city was facing the tragedy of the invasion of demons. Raising a daughter was not worthwhile. The textile industry in Yuxi City was not well developed, and most people made a living by farming. Girls were weak and could not be of much use. And there was another problem with raising a daughter. After raising her with great effort, she was taken a fancy to by a noble lord and could be snatched away without any compensation.

The situation has improved since I came here, but the gender ratio is still very unbalanced.

Favoring sons over daughters may feel good for a while, but your son’s wedding will end in disaster.

I can't afford the sky-high bride price, so you and I will remain single forever.

There is nothing we can do about this.

Although He Yue later included the textile industry as one of its key development areas, it was impossible for the number of girls to increase rapidly all at once.

No matter what happened in other territories, Yuxi City has always had a zero-tolerance attitude towards this kind of crime. I handed this matter over to Bai Huang, and let her take the side of the victimized girl. Serious criminals may even be sentenced to death or lifelong hard labor.

But privately I had to think of a solution.

The suggestion made to me by the Succubus Group is quite good and seems to be a feasible approach.

The only two issues to worry about are:

First of all, would anyone really buy this kind of service from them? You have to know that for Yuxi City, or for all of humanity, the demons are one of the enemies. Even if you have some pink relationships with the demons in a dream, it is likely to be unacceptable to humans.

The second question is whether the female charmer and the demon man can really handle it... Although they feed on human essence, it's just like humans eating. When they are full, they don't want to eat anymore, and if they continue eating, their stomachs may burst.

I asked them these two questions, and the female charmer answered somewhat embarrassedly:

"Don't worry about the guests... In fact, when we were strolling around the city, many people stared at me with lustful eyes. And I also encountered many people who flirted with me - ah, but no matter my body or my heart, I will always belong to the Lord of the City. As long as the Lord of the City gives the order, I can take off my clothes and serve you at any time, not in the dream, but with my current body. Although I have experienced it many times in dreams, this body is still..."

Seeing that she came up to me again, I had to push her back to her original place.

I couldn't bear to look at her lustful eyes, so I turned to the demon man and asked:

"What about the second question?"

The demon man replied:

"We have a way to do this, but we need the city lord's permission."

"Don't be pretentious."

"Yes... If the city lord allows, we plan to bring our own people to Yuxi City as well."

I raised my eyebrows:

"Oh? Tell me."

Seeing that I didn't seem to object, the demon man cheered up and said boldly:

"Lord City Lord, it's like this. We succubi actually have a very small living space in the demon clan. We live on human essence, but those powerful people will not give us essence, so we can only secretly absorb the essence of some weak people. Because of this, our strength grows very slowly, and we can't even defeat some common low-level demons, so we can only hide from place to place. If the [Succubus Hall] can be opened smoothly, we can call our compatriots over so that they don't have to live that kind of precarious life anymore."

I thought for a while and asked:

"Do you have a way to contact them?"

The demon man nodded:

"We can meet and communicate in our dreams."

My eyes lit up:

"No matter how far?"

The demon man shook his head:

"It won't work if it's too far. But I can contact some succubi and let them contact their compatriots who are farther away. Then the news will be conveyed to them quickly."

I nodded, keeping this firmly in mind.

In this world where information transmission methods are relatively primitive, being able to communicate directly with compatriots far away in dreams is just like a video call.

It's much faster than sending a letter by carrier pigeon or sending it by express mail over 800 miles...

Limited by the times, most people don't even realize the importance of information. Those who can realize this, such as Bai Feng and Lingwu Lord, will invest a lot of energy in building an organization to ensure that they can obtain more intelligence. But even so, the focus of their work is [how to obtain intelligence], not [how to transmit intelligence faster].

At the beginning, the Succubus House itself played a dominant role. But if one day, branches of the Succubus House were opened all over the country, it would not be just an entertainment facility. Once the Succubus House was incorporated into the Anbu organization of Yuxi City, the latter might develop rapidly in a different way.

Although this road is difficult, the most urgent task is to bring the other succubi back to Yuxi City as soon as possible.

This is grabbing resources.

Thinking of this, I nodded and said:

"I agree. Hurry up and recruit people. As for the income of the Succubus Mansion, except for the part paid for commercial taxes and special taxes, the rest belongs to you. Just remember what you promised me, only take the excess energy, and don't affect the daily work and life of the people."

The enchantress and the demon man were moved to tears.

For the succubus with low combat power, if they continue to stay with other types of demons, they will be eaten up sooner or later. Although they will inevitably be exploited by humans, at least their lives will not be in danger and they will not suffer a catastrophic disaster.

After thinking for a while, I said to them:

"Don't worry about having too many employees. You can bring as many as you can. Also, remember to tell me when the Succubus House opens. With me as your first customer, I believe the public will be more receptive to you."

"Lord City Lord——!!"

As soon as I finished speaking, the two of them knelt down together and kowtowed deeply.

The demon man lowered his head and said in a low and magnetic voice:

"From today on, I am ready to sacrifice myself for the city lord at any time."

He raised his head, his eyes sparkling as he said:

"What I mean is! It's not that I absorb the city lord's energy, but that I allow the city lord to conquer the city on my body--"

Just forget it!

12. Sword Training and Negotiation

After dealing with the demon breeding farm, I spent two days teaching Luger how to use a knife.

Luger is now Fang Shisan's deputy. Although most of the power has been transferred to Fang Shisan, he also participates in the management of the army. However, his mind seems to be no longer on this. While doing his job well, he will spend a lot of time practicing swordsmanship.

Rather than becoming a manager, he wants to continue to advance in his professional field.

Knowing that Fang Shisan was more suitable for managing the army than himself, Luger stopped interfering too much in military affairs to avoid the situation of factions in the army. The current Yuxicheng army is generally divided into two parts, one is the army that followed Fang Shisan, and the other is the local army that once served as Luger's subordinates. These two parts used to be enemies of each other. Although they are now under the unified command of Fang Shisan, conflicts in private are still inevitable.

Once Luger completely unloaded his burden, the local army would lose its backbone and would likely be suppressed by the army of Tianxing City. However, Luger was not suitable to interfere too much in the affairs of the army, otherwise it would intensify the conflict between the two sides.

The current situation is the best. Although Luger is in the army, he does not have such a strong desire for power. Fang Shisan naturally has a way to coordinate the current situation.

For example, we can guide the formation of a healthy competitive atmosphere within the army. We can reduce internal fighting and use this hostile consciousness in external operations. Let the two armies compete fairly and measure combat effectiveness by the number of enemies killed. The weaker side will naturally be motivated to perform well in the next battle after being ridiculed for a period of time. To put it bluntly, the army is full of young people with vigor and vitality, and no one wants to be outdone. The strength of the entire army can also grow rapidly in this kind of competition.

In the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Luger was shirtless, and sweat dripped onto the ground.

He has very obvious muscle lines and a sturdy build, and he is indeed good at using a knife. There are also many hideous scars on his body, which shows that he has fought many people at the risk of his life in the past.

"The realm has been improved?"

I asked, sitting at the foot of the backyard wall with my arms folded.

Ruger flexed his fingers, stretched out his arm to wipe the sweat off his face, and replied:

"Yes."

He seemed to have no sense of his current strength. He let Leng Feng collect the sweat all over his body before he clenched the knife, pointed it at the sky, and chopped it down fiercely, leaving a long and deep crack on the ground.

"This is the third level of realm..."

He looked at his wrist and said with great emotion:

"Over the years, I have been thinking about how to make further progress every moment. I worked for the nobles, fought with the demons on the battlefield, and wielded the sword again and again, whether it was morning or night. Many times, my hands were stained with blood, but my realm did not improve at all. I thought that my life was over, but I didn't expect that after so many years, God has not abandoned me!"

He held the knife tightly, opened his arms, and shouted hoarsely to the sky:

"Do you see? I'm not useless! One day, I will personally--"

He hadn't finished his words when he suddenly realized that he was still in the City Lord's Mansion. He quickly put away his murderous aura. He lowered his head and said to me respectfully:

"I'm sorry, Lord City Lord... I was a little too excited."

I looked at his heaving chest, shook my head, and said:

"It's okay. Remember what I taught you, and don't slack off when you go back. The army is a suitable place for you. You need to keep fighting with others in order to become stronger."

Luger nodded.

As the saying goes, a month of stick, a year of sword, a lifetime of gun, sword skills are relatively easy to master. There are not too many ways to go, and many times it is a fight of who is more ruthless and who can put life and death aside. Therefore, the sword is also called the courage of all weapons. If you are too timid, it is really not suitable to practice sword skills.

Luger has the potential to practice swordsmanship, but he has no way to practice swordsmanship. I just take him to the basics and systematically teach him some sword techniques and body techniques. His strength will naturally grow rapidly. But how far he can go depends on his luck. After all, I can't guide him as carefully as I did Alayya.

After seeing Luger off, I went back to deal with some official documents.

The letter from the royal capital has arrived, a handwritten letter from Umi.

In the letter, he expressed his hope to reach a cooperative relationship with our Yuxi City and purchase a large amount of the high-quality rice seeds mentioned earlier from me.

I handed the letter to He Yue, told him that I agreed to this matter, and asked him to negotiate the terms.

In my opinion, He Yue is a capable person. I don't need to say too much. As long as I make my attitude clear, she will handle things according to my wishes.

Because of Xiluo, I had to deal with Lingwu Territory, which I had no connection with before. But in the long run, I released a tiger from the cage, and the situation in the world might become beyond my expectations. In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, I had to use the royal family to balance the Lingwu Territory. To put it simply, I had to strengthen the strength of the royal family so that they could compete with Lingwu and not let the Lingwu lord lead her 80,000 cavalry south too early.

But this time when I went to the capital, I felt that the royal family was just a bunch of losers who were just eating and waiting to die.

Not only are they bad at cooking, but they are also petty and always quarreling among themselves.

However, White-robed Minister Wu Mi seems to be a man who can do great things. If he can control the situation, the royal family will still have fun. I plan to help him a little and pass him some fresh seeds so that the people of the royal capital can also replenish their bodies.

This decision is actually quite dangerous. Running two businesses without sufficient strength is like walking on a knife's edge. If you are not careful, you may end up in pieces. But once you succeed, the rewards are not to be underestimated.

Wealth can be found in danger.

I handed the work over to He Yue again, and I planned to go and see how Felita was doing. Although I had been alone with her a few times when I came back from Yuxi City, since Alayya was promoted to the sixth level, or stepped into the sixth level of perfection, Felita stayed up late more often, and I often saw her wandering around the City Lord's Mansion in a daze with dark circles under her eyes.

Most likely I felt a lot of pressure.

In the previous battles to defend the city, she played a much greater role than Alaya. But as Alaya's realm rapidly improved, her role was becoming less and less obvious. Magic certainly had advantages over swordsmanship, but if the realm gap was too large, this advantage would disappear.

For Fileta, who looks proud but has low self-esteem to her core, she would probably worry about being abandoned.

This kind of negative emotion must be nipped in the bud as soon as possible.

13. Master and Servant Game

When I saw Fileta, she was lying on the table, holding a pen in her fair hands, drawing complicated ancient characters on paper. While drawing, she dozed off, her eyelids kept fighting, and it seemed like she would fall asleep at any time.

But when she heard the door open, Fileta still looked up. When she saw it was me, she suddenly became much more energetic.

Just like a cat smelling dried fish, its eyes suddenly opened wide.

"Owner……!"

He ran to me barefoot, wanting to hug me but seemed a little afraid.

I ruffled her silver hair, and Fileta immediately squinted her eyes comfortably.

She was a little taller, and took the initiative to sit down in front of me, so that I could gently scratch her chin. I had brought a staff back from the capital before, because I had promised Fileta that I would give her a gift when her realm was upgraded. So even though I didn't know much magic at the time, I still picked one and brought it with me, intending to take it as a gift.

Of course, the purpose of gift giving is to create a feeling of surprise, so even after returning to Yuxi City, I did not tell her about this for the time being.

Fileta sniffed my scent gently and rubbed her soft cheek against the side of my thigh.

She simply put on a coat over her pajamas and looked like she had been reading as soon as she got up.

"What are you studying recently?"

I asked, and Fileta immediately stopped rubbing against me and said obediently:

"I only need to finish learning two of the books the master gave me last time."

"So fast?"