Can't I develop my own character?

After killing the evil spirit, he leveled up two levels. 'Weinei' walked in and encountered the evil spirit again. His level had reached lv10.

Ryan was stunned. Generally speaking, the level of monsters is regional. This is the first time he has seen such a huge increase in such a short distance.

However, level 10 was no threat to 'Weinei', and she easily killed it after spending two steamed buns.

【Your level has reached lv5. 】

"The lower the level, the faster the upgrade."

It took less than ten minutes to walk further.

[Evil Spirit Wandering in the Crevice lv14]

Ryan: "..."

"Still coming? It's never going to end, right?"

Looking at the roast chicken in his backpack, Ryan snorted and gave 'Weine' the order to continue the attack.

Level 5 fighting level 14, if it weren't for the artifact Ring of Death, Ryan would definitely turn around and run away. This is not only a problem of attribute difference. The attack method and speed of high-level monsters are not comparable to those of low-level ones, and the blood volume is thick, so it is quite difficult to fight.

The main reason is that I have no skills. It is too slow to kill monsters with normal attacks, so I can only rely on steamed buns and roast chicken to get through.

There were five evil spirits in total. 'Vene' pulled the monsters over one by one to fight. It took nearly twenty minutes to finish the fight. Ryan felt so sad that he almost cried.

Lin Qi has never been so miserable!

【Your level has been raised to lv7.】

"Huh~Finally finished."

Other things dropped included roast chicken and soul jade, as well as a piece of clothing with a Constitution +2 bonus. Ryan decisively gave it to "Weinei".

The equipment worn by the character can be hidden, otherwise Ryan would really have to consider whether to wear this clothes.

"Haven't we reached the cemetery yet?"

Ryan's intuition told him that the cemetery must be hiding some secrets.

The advantage of the game is that it can convey some things that ordinary people cannot perceive in the form of some information. For example, if it were not for the system prompt at the beginning, 'Lin Qi' would never have been able to find out the Silent Sister's job change task.

He wasn't sure if there were any hidden professions in the cemetery, but there were definitely treasures hidden there.

just.

This road doesn't seem to be that easy to walk on.

【Reluctant Harrier Guard lv18】

New wild monsters appeared.

"Great, that's great, isn't it?"

'Weinei' turned around and left.

What a joke, the level 14 evil spirit was almost exhausted, and the level 18 harrier was still useless.

The Harrier is stronger than the Evil Spirit in every aspect, and it is too difficult to defeat it without changing its job.

'Weinei' avoided the Harrier Guard and tried to go around from other places, but found that the entire forest near the large cemetery was full of wild monsters, so she had no choice but to retreat.

The level of the monsters outside is not high. After two hours of killing them, 'Weinei' has reached level 10.

It is comfortable to kill monsters above your level, and the experience points are high and the explosion rate is also high.

However, when reaching level 10, there would be a gap in the experience required for upgrading. Ryan glanced at the time and realized that it was almost one in the morning. It seemed as if he was back to the time when Lin Qi stayed up late to level up.

The AI ​​was clearly AFK the entire time, and I actually just kept watching for two or three hours? ... Ryan wondered if there was something wrong with his brain.

Of course, he did not do nothing during this time. In addition to considering the development of Los Town, he also made a simple plan for the future development of the gray industry.

However, he knew too little about these things, and the operation of the complete industrial chain had to wait until "Xia Li" integrated the gang.

"Phew~ Take your time, there's no rush."

Switching to the character interface of 'Lin Qi', I was still on the train and there was nothing much to do, so I continued to hang up and sleep.

...

For the next two days, Ryan's main job was to adapt to his duties as mayor.

The recruitment of new soldiers has begun. In order to allow "Xia Li" to blend in smoothly, he specially relaxed the gender requirements. Regardless of gender, as long as they pass the assessment, they can join the army.

Ryan's policy would have caused opposition, but in the end, the nobles all acquiesced to it.

And Casradi didn't ask about it, or rather, she knew but supported it all the same. Although men are generally superior to women in terms of physique, considering the existence of some people with extraordinary physiques, some people, even if they are not extraordinary, are much stronger than ordinary people. Don't ask, the answer is that they are born with supernatural powers.

The recruitment of new soldiers is progressing smoothly, and there is no obstacle for the mayor to adapt to his job. However, Maganna is now very dissatisfied.

"...That old bastard is still deliberately targeting me. If he really makes me angry, I'll chop his daughter into pieces and give it to him as a birthday gift!"

In the mirror, Maganna stood with her hands on her hips, looking annoyed and actually a little cute.

Ryan quickly lowered his eyes and stopped thinking about these strange things.

The old thing that Maganna mentioned was naturally the old emperor.

"Grand Duke, don't be impulsive. The old emperor is obviously deliberately provoking you. If you act recklessly, you will fall into his trap. The situation in the empire is unstable right now. The old emperor probably wants to clear obstacles for his children before he dies. You will definitely be the first target."

No matter how much the princes and princesses fight, they are all of royal blood and are family.

Of course, the old emperor wanted to keep his throne and get rid of people like Maganna who posed a threat to the throne before he died.

"Of course I know. I'm not that stupid. Wait, I'll find a curse master to come over and cast a spell on that old guy. Let's see if he dies tomorrow."

The reason why Maganna was so angry was not only because the southern region was targeted, but also because she was busy dealing with the western barbarians during this period, but the old emperor tried every means to weaken her power.

He even proposed reducing the size of the armies in the territories of the major nobles, especially those headed by the dukes. This matter was brought to the Senate, but was ultimately not passed.

The majority of people abstained and opposed, but even so, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the old emperor was serious about it.

Ryan didn't say anything, thinking that if you want to kill the old emperor, that would be great, the world would be in chaos and everyone would have fun.

After Magna had let out a sigh of relief, Ryan finally spoke: "Grand Duke, how is the situation with the Second Prince?"

"He must have woken up laughing from his dream last night," Maganna said disdainfully. "Due to the influence of 'war', fighting within the empire has increased recently. The old emperor has granted General Alvin special permission to handle the conflicts in various places. Do you know what this means?"

"This means that the Second Prince can take advantage of this opportunity to develop his army and accumulate strength. Your greatest advantage will be lost, Grand Duke."

General Alvin is the second prince's grandfather and the Duke of the Empire. He is the latter's biggest supporter in the competition for the crown prince.

"That's right. General Alvin is just as famous as I am and holds a high reputation within the army. If he were to come out of retirement, he'd be able to win over quite a few people for the Second Prince... What's that old bastard planning? Is he going to set his sons and daughters on a fight?"

First it was Casradi, and now it’s the Second Prince. These heirs are becoming more and more powerful, and Grand Duchess Maganna is extremely unhappy.

Seeing her angry look, Ryan wanted to tell her not to be angry, lift her up high and give her some candy.

"But luckily you did a good job." Maganna's tone changed and she suddenly laughed. "That idiot Kasradi actually pushed you up on her own initiative. Hahaha! Idiot, she really thought she could control Berman City."

"Lian, I have something to tell you. Viscount Avik of Kosothoa has surrendered to me."

"Oh?"

"How's that?" Magna smiled complacently. "Didn't expect I had this trick? Haha~ Casradi wants to develop? Dream on."

Ryan was puzzled: "Grand Duke, how did you do it?"

"That guy surrendered to me on his own initiative. It makes sense. The old emperor gave three cities to Kasradi. If I were Avik, I would definitely not accept that."

"That's it."

Ryan always felt that it was not that simple.

He vaguely smelled the scent of a mole.

Although what Maganna said was true, if he were Avik, it would be better for him to sell his title and run away like the people in Kells City instead of surrendering.

It is risky to join Maganna. Is it so easy to decide to rebel?

After all, it’s not Maganna who has the big advantage now.

Of course, it is also possible that Ryan was wrong. After all, there are not so many traitors in the world.

"Why, do you think there's something wrong with him?" asked Maganna.

"I just feel that something is a little strange. The Duke should be more careful."

"Well, I'll let Creed investigate him."

"..."

"Why, you still have questions?"

"I just feel...Alas, Grand Duke, why don't you just transfer me away? The situation here is really getting more and more complicated."

"How can that be? You are an important chess piece for me now." Maganna paused after speaking, "But don't worry, in three years, at most three years, this empire will be mine sooner or later. When that time comes, Ryan, I promise that you will become the Duke of the Empire."

Ryan's mouth twitched slightly. I have to be your traitor for three years. If I work harder, I can become a duke!

Ryan is not bragging, his current status is no different from that of a viscount. So many things have changed in three years. Grand Duke, your ability to paint a rosy picture is not good enough.

"Okay Ryan, I have to go deal with those Western Barbarians. Avik doesn't know your identity, so don't worry."

"Goodbye, Grand Duke. Goodbye, Grand Duke."

The figure in the mirror disappeared.

Ryan suddenly realized that apart from telling him about Avik, Maganna seemed to have been complaining to him from beginning to end.

Da Gong, please don’t contact me too much in the future. Our relationship is not that good, really.

After putting the mirror away, Ryan thought about it for a while and felt uneasy, so he asked Xueyi to inform Gluck to go to Kosothoa and investigate Avik thoroughly.

Although Magna would send Creed, Ryan didn't trust a guy he had never even met.

His intuition told him that Avik's matter was not that simple.

"What the hell is this winery?"

Cursing inwardly, Ryan continued to do his job as mayor.

...

In the afternoon, Jonathan suddenly contacted Ryan and asked him to help issue a municipal announcement to crack down on the gangs that have become increasingly rampant in Berman City.

The reason is that there have been fierce gang fights these days, with people dying everywhere. According to his investigation, a guy called "underground emperor" has recently emerged and integrated several gang forces in Dongcheng District.

Not only that, the gang forces in the East City District are rapidly spreading to the South City District, and the underground queen seems to have plans to unify the gangs in Berman City.

After hanging up the phone, Ryan opened the game and took a look at Charlie's situation.

These past two days, his mind has been on 'Vene', busy playing the big cemetery strategy, and he didn't pay much attention to 'Charlie'. If Jonathan hadn't mentioned the title of 'Underground Emperor', he wouldn't have realized it.

I took a look at the idle records. Wow, 'Xia Li' defeated the Sanhe Gang in one day, and on the third day, she defeated all the gang forces in Dongcheng District and integrated Dongcheng District with absolute force.

Because of her cruel methods, decisive killing and damn handsomeness, she is called "Queen" by her younger brothers.

Then 'Xia Li' felt that the word "Queen" didn't sound good, so she just called him Emperor.

Ryan was about to cry when he saw it. No wonder Jonathan was so angry and anxious. How dare you call yourself the emperor? Where do you put these imperial civil servants?

So this is Empress Online, right?

"This...does the AI ​​have to be so unique?"

Ryan was speechless and could only issue a notice first. At the same time, he asked "Xia Li" to stop its development and stabilize the East City District first. He would consider other districts after the storm died down.

But I have to say that the efficiency of the AI ​​AFK is indeed high, and Ryan feels that it is even more reliable than him.

"The Sanhe Gang, the remnants of the Shekou Gang, the Crocodile Gang, and a few smaller gangs were taken care of in just three days. That's impressive."

According to the size of the integrated Dongcheng District gangs, there are as many as 500 core members, and including the peripheral thugs, the team can be formed into one or two thousand people. No wonder even Jonathan is anxious.

Although these people's fighting ability is not very good, their number makes their ability to cause destruction absolutely first-class.

The new gang was named 'Dihuo'.

In the character screen, 'Charlie' is wearing a hat and putting it in her pockets, giving a speech to her subordinates.

You know what, at first glance, she really has the aura of a gangster boss. Unlike Lin Qi's cold personality, Xia Li is much more enthusiastic... Well, usually when she is enthusiastic, she will smash the other person's head with an iron rod.

After three days of killing, I'm almost level 18.

"From now on, Dihuo will operate in a low profile and don't cause any trouble for me. Do you hear me?" Xia Li said to the three leaders in front of her.

"Also, I've reviewed the operations of the Dihuo industry. From today on, we're going to take a commercial and formal approach and build up the industrial chain. From now on, we'll only be allowed to earn this much money in Berman City."

The three leaders looked at each other.