It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Li De and Fang Shisan still talked for a whole day. According to Fang Shisan, after the danger from the demons was eliminated, the top priority for Yuxi City was to capture Rivet City. Rivet City, along with the four cities of Demon Suppression, Iron Wall, Lieyang, and Apocalypse, was under the command of Yunyang's third son, Li Neng. After Li Neng was defeated last time, four of the five cities were lost, leaving only Rivet City, which was saved with the help of his father.

"Now that the west is stable, we will have to consider moving east. I have discussed with He Yue that something bad will happen in Tiancheng, east of Yunyang, in the next two years. Not only because the people of Tiancheng can no longer hold on, but also because the royal family needs to throw out some bait to cause conflicts of interest among the territories that were originally at peace. At that time, the Yunyang lord will definitely lead his troops to Tiancheng, and that will be our best chance."

"Rivet City is strategically important, just like a nail. In Yunyang's hands, it is a barrier that prevents Yuxi City from advancing eastward. In our hands, it is like having an extra life-saving talisman that allows us to move freely... Currently, Yunyang should have received news that we have won a tragic victory under the siege of the demons. For a long time, they will have a wrong estimate of our strength. This is also our opportunity, an opportunity to surprise them."

Fang Shisan told Li De all her thoughts. In the end, she had actually expressed her meaning clearly, but she kept repeating her views. In fact, she just didn't want the conversation to end like this. Li De, who knew this very well, took the initiative to make dinner for her. After feeding her, he gently carried her to bed and told her a long story until Fang Shisan fell asleep contentedly.

Li De was a little sleepy, so he just lay down beside Fang Shisan's bed and slept all night. Because he slept on his stomach, his back and waist ached after getting up, so he slowly moved away from Fang Shisan's room while holding his waist, and was seen by Ti La who had been peeping outside all night.

Tiara's eyes widened and her mouth unconsciously opened into an O shape. After Lid slowly moved away, Tiara tensed up and murmured while looking at Fang Shisan's room:

"Oh my god, Sister Thirteen is too strong..."

Lid naturally ignored the little girl who had been peeping for several nights in a row. After washing his face, he left the City Lord's Mansion and went to the headquarters of the Anbu to meet Shuang. On the way, he bought a basket of freshly-cooked meat buns, wrapped them in oil paper and held them in his hand. However, when he arrived at the Anbu, he found that Shilo was not there. Only Shuang was drinking tea while looking at the pile of reports in front of him.

It was clearly daytime, but the doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, and no light could get in. There was an oil lamp lit in front of the table. Every time Shuang finished reading a report, he would pinch the corner of the report and put it on the flame, and the flames would instantly devour the document.

Seeing that it was Li De who came, Shuang immediately put down the documents in her hand, stepped forward quickly, bowed, and said in a charming voice:

"My humble lady greets the Lord of the City... I wonder what the Lord of the City wants to do by coming to the Anbu today?"

After saying this, Shuang seemed to see the buns in Lid's hand and said with a smile:

"If she's looking for Shiloh, she probably won't be back before tonight."

Lid put the buns on the table, took one out and took a bite, then asked vaguely:

"It's okay. I came here mainly to look for you...but where is Shiloh?"

Shuang made a cup of flower tea and handed it to Lid, so that he could eat the buns and relieve the greasiness. At the same time, she said with a smile:

"The academy is discussing opening a new course on Anbu. Changqing brought Hiro there early in the morning... Don't worry, Yuxicheng will not transform those children into emotionless clay dolls. He will only teach them according to the training that Hiro went through."

"That's right. The training period for these people is longer, and not many people can survive. It's better to start training early."

Lid drank a sip of tea, ate a few bites of the bun in his hand, and said to Shuang:

"I came to you this time mainly to tell you something. [Succubus House] has been well received in Yuxi City, and we can start to expand our business. This matter is not He Yue's responsibility, but is handed over to your Anbu. You should understand the reason."

"intelligence……"

Shuang uttered two words and said with a smile:

"Of course I know that if the Succubus Mansion only opened a branch, there would be no need for the Anbu to take action. What the City Lord needs us to do is to turn the Succubus Mansion into a tool for intelligence gathering. In fact, throughout history, brothels have always been the places with the most intensive intelligence exchanges. The Succubus Mansion has a more unique advantage. Relying on the special ability of the succubi to meet each other in dreams, the speed of information transmission is faster than before."

Lid nodded and gave an additional instruction:

“But confidentiality must be maintained.”

"Understood. I will arrange for someone to do it. In fact, the city lord can rest assured. Since Snake Eyes is willing to do business with Yuxi City, the probability of the succubus daring to betray is very small. They are naturally obedient to the higher-level demons. They fled to Yuxi City because they can no longer survive in the demon territory. The stable life we ​​can give them can be taken back at any time, and once we take it back, they will have no way to get it back."

Lid pondered for a moment and said:

"As long as we conceal the fact that succubi can quickly exchange information through dreams, the Succubus House will not attract attention for at least a few years. For most territories that don't know much about it, the Succubus House is just a novelty for entertainment. If there are any knowledgeable ones, they probably won't choose to make it public at the first time, but will negotiate with us and strive for intelligence sharing. At that time, we will just make some concessions according to the other party's strength."

Shuang smiled and poured Lid a cup of tea, saying:

"The city lord is so calculating that he has even known all the subsequent problems. I really admire him to my core. But I don't think it's a big problem. The Succubus House and the brothel are two completely different things. The novelty they bring is also unique. Once it spreads, it will be like a prairie fire. It will be difficult to put it out. Who among those young masters and ladies doesn't want to enjoy the joy of human relations while keeping themselves clean? The Succubus House will probably become a prosperous business in the future. I would like to congratulate the city lord first."

Reed looked at her in surprise and said:

"Shuang, I haven't seen you for a few days and your flattery skills have improved. What's going on? Did you secretly find an expert to train you behind my back?"

Shuang took a sip of tea embarrassedly and said:

"I talked to Pingzi a while ago and did learn a few things..."

Reed rubbed his temple with a headache.

Shuang quickly changed the subject, took out two sheets of paper from the side, and said to Lid:

"Lord City Lord, we, the Anbu, really couldn't reach into the demon tribe in the west before. The difference in strength was too great, and it was difficult for me to place people there. But in the north and east, the Anbu has actually obtained some news recently... It's a good opportunity to report it to you while you are here."

6. I don’t support it anymore

"Let's talk about Zhaochen Territory first. I have received accurate information that Fang Yuan has fought with Lord Zhaochen twice. Although the two did not meet directly, Fang Yuan won a small victory and occupied three additional cities. The fall of Lord Zhaochen is almost certain. His army is very weak, with four or five times the number of Fang Yuan, but he still lost. However, Fang Yuan is not the only one in Zhaochen Territory who has his own army. Lord Zhaochen is obsessed with seeking immortality, and his army has been assigned to his sons. Now everyone has his own ulterior motives. I don't know who will be able to take Zhaochen in the end."

Shuang said as she gently walked to Lid's side and handed a document to him. When Lid stretched out his hand to take it, their fingertips briefly touched. To be precise, it was Shuang who took the initiative to touch Lid's hand.

It’s a pity that Reid had a blank expression on his face, and Frost could only silently take half a step back.

Reed took a quick look at the document and almost laughed out loud.

Lord Zhaochen was indeed unpopular. Not long after he sent out his troops, the news reached Fangyuan. Lord Zhaochen's direct troops were even more aggressive than crabs. They robbed the money of the people along the way before the battle, causing complaints. As a result, people spontaneously reported intelligence to Fangyuan along the way. Zhaochen's army traveled a long distance to Fangyuan and before they had time to camp, they were beaten by Fangyuan, who was well rested. Although they had the advantage in numbers, they scattered after being ambushed and ran away with the money they had looted along the way.

Lid put down the document in his hand and said:

"As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, but Zhaochen is a little too skinny. Let Fangyuan and the others go grab it first. We won't get involved in this piece of land."

Frost watched as Reed threw the documents into the fire. The flames suddenly became very bright, illuminating her pretty face without a veil.

Shuang hesitated for a moment and asked:

"I think...if we can identify the future Lord Zhaochen in advance and make friends with him, will we have an extra reliable ally in the future?"

Lid shook his head and said with certainty:

"The one who can obtain Zhaochen must be Fangyuan without a doubt."

The documents were burned to ashes, the fire suddenly lit up, and then suddenly dimmed.

In the dim room, Lid's voice was extremely calm:

"Among the many children of Lord Zhaochen, only he is ruthless and forbearing. He doesn't fight back when he is weak, but once he gets the chance, he will kill them all by any means necessary. Even if Fang Shisan and Fang Lita were still in Zhaochen, they couldn't compete with Fang Yuan. He will take that position, and as long as there is no external interference, he will definitely be the future Lord of Zhaochen."

Shuang was a little surprised, but did not refute, just sighed:

"But our relationship with Fang Yuan is a little bit delicate... The demon general Gobulang, who was originally subdued by the city lord, was detained by Fang Yuan when he arrived at Tianxing City. It was not until the city lord returned safely some time ago that they released him."

Lid shook his head and said:

"As long as Fang Yuan doesn't take the initiative to attack us in the north, we don't need to worry about it. The one who takes Zhaochen must be Fang Yuan, but after that... Anyway, if Yuxi City really wants to participate in the world's situation, it doesn't have to regard Fang Yuan as a competitor for the time being."

Shuang responded and silently calculated it in his mind.

Since Lid said so, she planned to withdraw some of the people sent to Zhaochen. But Shuang did not dare to fully trust Lid's judgment, so she probably would still leave some spies in each force in Zhaochen to monitor the situation in Zhaochen at any time.

"As for the east, I only learned the news recently. Prince Kaia of Huai, Prince Noron of Qiming, and Prince Liyi of Yunyang had a secret talk some time ago. The result of the secret talk was that the former two provided equipment and manpower to Prince Liyi of Yunyang to help him attack Yuxi City. As for the reason, I don't need to say more."

Shuang handed the second document to Lid and said with a smile:

"But this matter should not have been successful, otherwise when the demons attacked Yuxi City, Luger's pressure would be more than that."

Lid tapped his fingers on the table twice and said casually:

"I guess Kaia and Norn changed their minds. The reason they supported Liyi to come and kill me is because they have a grudge against me and wanted to attack Yuxi City from both sides. I didn't expect the demons to be so powerful that they forced me out of the city. Naturally, they didn't want to give Liyi weapons and equipment for no reason. Just imagine that the result they wanted was nothing more than my death. Now that this condition has been basically met, why are they still interfering? Naturally, they just pushed it aside and ran away."

After that, Lid asked Shuang:

"How did you find out about this? Although Kaiya is a bit sinister, he still handled things very efficiently. He shouldn't make such a low-level mistake."

Shuang watched Lid throw the documents in his hand into the fire and quickly replied:

"Indeed, there is no news from Kaiya. This was found out by our spy next to Kai. Lord Mayor, you should still remember the one who went to Huaiwang's territory last time with Fengcheng Mayor Kai, right? He is Kaiya's younger brother, and this news was leaked by him when he was drunk. It should be reliable."

Lid looked at Shuang twice more and said:

"You have people around Kai? ...Oh, that's no wonder. Last time, your Anbu operated in Fengcheng for such a long time. If you didn't plant a few people around the city lord, I wouldn't believe it. Well done, thank you for the hard work."

Lid thought for a moment and said:

"You haven't told Fang Shisan about this news yet?"

Shuang replied embarrassedly:

"News just arrived."

"Then you can tell her later. I think once the news of my return spreads, Kaia and Norn will restart this plan. The next time we fight Li Yi, it won't be so easy. Although Kaia and Norn have limited resources, they are backed by two territories that are stronger than Yunyang. We must be on guard."

Lid let out a long sigh, leaned back in his chair, took out another bun, and said while eating:

"Fortunately, Lord Qiming still doesn't know that I destroyed his son's cultivation in the capital... Well, originally only Qingyun knew about this, and now that the person has turned into a butterfly, there is no evidence..."

Reed said it lightly, and Shuang, who was listening beside him, broke out in a cold sweat.

He is the prince of a territory! He destroyed his realm and cultivation, isn't that a blood feud? Regardless of the fact that Lid was still eating buns and drinking hot tea slowly, taking both vulgar and elegant food into one mouth, he couldn't help but calm down.

At this moment, Shuang had only one thought in his mind.

If the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up. Now that Reid is back, let him take on the difficult tasks.

7. I teach them personally

After reporting on her work, Shuang stood silently beside Reed.

Lid took out another bun and ate it slowly, occasionally taking a sip of tea. Seeing that Lid had no intention of leaving immediately, Shuang suddenly began to panic. Sure enough, not long after, Lid swallowed the bun in his mouth, took out a handkerchief to wipe the oil off his hands, and said suddenly:

"I have read the documents you secretly submitted to me a few days ago."

Frost trembled, lowered his head and said nothing.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet. After a long time, Lid exhaled and said:

"Although I don't know how sincere you were when you took the initiative to instigate He Yue's rebellion, I will not punish you in any way. When I was away, Yuxi City was leaderless, and there was nothing wrong with your actions. Since the actions themselves are difficult to distinguish right from wrong, I will only look at the results. If the results are good, I will think you did a good job."

Shuang exhaled a breath, as if she had survived a great crisis, and her body was so light that she almost fell to the ground. At the critical moment, it was Lid who reached out and supported her arm, and Shuang managed to keep her balance.

During the time when Li De was away, Yuxi City was in turmoil. At that time, the pressure from outside was not that great, and the power groups in Yuxi City were suspicious of each other. Shuang even tried to instigate He Yue to rebel, but it was a pity that in the end it was discovered that both sides were fishing for each other.

Frost recorded all these things exactly as they happened and secretly handed them to Reed after he came back.

This was actually a very risky thing for Shuang, but she still did it because she couldn't see through Lid and didn't dare to play such a trick with him. If Lid got such news from other channels, Shuang, the leader of the Anbu organization, would probably be finished.

"Anbu, it's difficult and easy to manage this kind of organization."

Lid didn't touch the buns again. He just picked up the teacup, blew on a small petal floating on it, took a sip, and said:

"It's difficult because this organization is in the dark. Everything in the dark is more difficult to run than business in the open. It takes more time to manage, and once a link goes wrong, it may lead to devastating consequences. This requires people in the dark to always keep a clear mind, make wise judgments, and have the courage to cut off their own arms."

After saying that, Lid looked at Shuang and said calmly:

"But it's easier said than done. I gave you the power to monitor Yuxi City, which means you don't have to consider managing relationships with any other interest groups. What you have to do is to investigate every corner. With you here, there can be no other [Anbu] in Yuxi City."

"I understand."

Frost said respectfully.

"So this time, you did a good job."

Lid praised her, then stood up slowly and said:

"It's not that you did a good job in inciting He Yue to rebel, but you did a good job in reporting this to me. In any case, you have fulfilled the duties of the Anbu, and I will give you the due praise. But next time, just remember that if you judge that I am in danger and may not come back, just vote on the major and minor matters of Yuxi City in the form of a parliament, just like this time. When I am here, the Anbu are loyal to me. When I am not here, your role is to maintain the normal operation of Yuxi City."

At this point, Lid smiled, patted her on the shoulder, and said:

"Don't worry about your origin. None of the people who hold high positions in Yuxi City are from Yuxi City."

Shuang burst out laughing and finally relaxed completely.

To be honest, He Yue, Fang Shisan, Shuang, Bai Huang, the current senior management of Yuxi City, are indeed outsiders. Except for Han Mo who was transferred from the demon breeding farm to the northern industrial base, it can be said that there are almost no local people in Yuxi City who have entered the leadership.

After talking with Shuang, Lid left the remaining buns with Shuang and left silently.

Lide had to meet people from the three parties, namely, the internal affairs, military affairs, and supervision, and the matters were very urgent, and a set of rules needed to be made as soon as possible. But after meeting with the three parties, he could lie down on the bed and start fishing comfortably. Gradually, he didn't have to worry about many things himself, such as meeting with the female charmer and the demon man, which he could leave to Shuang.

He didn't want to go to the Succubus House again. He would have nightmares for days every time he went there.

Liushi and Amo went to meet again. Amo was very happy to see Lide coming to the forge and asked him a lot about his experiences in the demon tribe. Liushi was still the same. He didn't seem to get enough sleep. He dozed off while forging iron. Practice makes perfect. He could work even when he was half asleep and half awake, which made Lide admire him very much.

"I can't finish the weapons and equipment for two thousand men even if I don't eat, drink or sleep."

After seeing Lid, Liu Shi put the hammer aside and said:

"I can rush to produce weapons and equipment for two to three hundred people, but that's probably the limit... Ha... That's assuming I can survive. With this kind of work intensity, I can't say for sure if I will suddenly die halfway... I often get heartaches when I stay up late, and I always feel like my soul is about to leave my body..."

"Don't leave!"

Lid complained and continued:

"You don't need three hundred, you can just be in charge of arming two hundred people. Selecting the two hundred bravest men from the army to distribute these weapons and equipment will be an honor for them, and it will also serve as an incentive for others. But speaking of it, the arming of Yuxi City cannot be left entirely to you. As more and more people are recruited in the future, you probably won't be able to finish it even if you use both your hands and feet."

Liu Shi raised his head and responded tiredly:

"You know, these past two days when I woke up, I found hair all over my pillow... I'm so scared that one day, when people see A-Mo, they will say, 'Look, this is the bald donkey's daughter!' When I think of this, I feel that it's better to die. I heard that after a person dies, the hair will stay on the head for a very long time... Maybe it's because after death, you can sleep well..."