After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

A burly man with a buzz cut and a cigar in his mouth took a puff, exhaled the smoke, and then turned to look at several young people in front of his desk who were smoking heroin on the coffee table next to them.

"I am displeased," said the burly man, Xu Yao.

"Stop smoking, stop smoking. The federal government is finally sending people. Go and prepare to intercept a few federal government teams along the way. Have Lao Wu and the others blow up a few military vehicles to scare these guys. Be careful with your actions and don't leave any traces."

Two young men, who were inhaling white powder, looked up and said indistinctly.

"Yes, we know. We definitely won't do it well."

The two young men got up and left the office.

After a while, the burly Xu Yao also got up and left his office.

As soon as he went out, Xu Yao saw one of his men leading a girl whose front legs and elbows had been cut off, and who could only crawl like a dog.

Upon seeing Xu Yao, his subordinate greeted him with a grin.

"Several good batches of goods have arrived recently, hehe, I'm in for some fun."

Xu Yao frowned slightly.

The pandemic ended three months ago. Three months is enough time for this chaotic city to produce a group of nobles who maintain their status by force. Xu Yao is such a ghost-level awakened being who gathered a large number of villains by force and then controlled all the resources in the surrounding area.

It might be enough. Unsupervised power, coupled with the large number of fans, has led to many of Xu Yao's subordinates becoming perverts. For example, some like to abuse women, some like to put a father and son or a mother and daughter together and tell them that only one of them can survive, and some like to treat people like dogs.

Some villains like to go out and set a time limit to see who can kill more people.

In this chaotic world, these drug addicts who have been using drugs for too long do not mind showing their malice at all, and Xu Yao also likes such people to be his subordinates because they are crazy, violent, and fearless. They are much more decisive than ordinary people who are timid and hesitant.

"Yeah, this is fun."

Xu Yao nodded to his men.

He then went downstairs to his bedroom.

There is no government here anymore, and I have taken control of this area with my fists, so I no longer need to abide by human rules.

Xu Yao found himself thirty wives. Among them were former Miss Luomen City, a mature woman hailed as the most beautiful teacher on social media, the sweetest female anchor on the local TV station, and the most beautiful child star in the area.

But that wasn't enough. Xu Yao routinely ordered his men to collect valuable jewelry from different jewelry stores and banks, and incidentally, to collect all sorts of beautiful women.

He even liked to grab a couple and perform Thundercliff Minotaur traditions in front of the husband.

Counting the days, today is the day to bring the new wife.

Xu Yao walked down to the next floor, where there were many burly men carrying submachine guns. When they saw Xu Yao come down, they all bowed and greeted him, "Hello, Brother Xu."

Xu Yao nodded to each of them, then walked to his bedroom door. Standing in front of the bedroom door were two of Xu Yao's favorite bodyguards, the kind who were so addicted to drugs that their minds were no longer normal, and who were willing to die for him, not caring about their own lives.

"Brother Xu...today's goods...are top-notch..."

The guard on the left, who reeked of decay, wiped his nose and mumbled something indistinctly.

Xu Yao glanced at the guard and thought to himself that the guard probably wouldn't live past the end of the year, but he said aloud.

"No, I don't want it."

Another guard opened the door, and Xu Yao walked in arrogantly.

As soon as he entered, Xu Yao was stunned by the sound of the door closing.

He saw an ordinary-looking young man sitting on his bedroom bed, staring straight at him.

Behind the young man, a pretty girl who looked like she was still in high school was huddled up, only her small head peeking out as she looked at Xu Yao.

Xu Yao looked at the girl, then at the young man.

The young man stood up, a bamboo sword appearing in his hand.

Xu Yao immediately shouted.

“We can cooperate.”

The young man stopped, and Xu Yao smiled broadly.

"Hmm, young man, you must be someone sent by the federal government to win over the state legislators of East Yang State, right?"

Zhou Yan, holding the Shengwu Sword, was somewhat surprised.

"You know me?"

Xu Yao gave a wry smile.

“This place is quite boring. I often watch live streams, and I happen to know about Mr. Zhou’s situation.”

Xu Yao may look like a typical burly cannon fodder character in a work of art, but he is actually quite shrewd and cunning. He knows very well that the federal government will not let Dongyang State go and will let it remain in chaos. Sooner or later, someone will come to take it back. For this reason, Xu Yao has been paying close attention to various news in Zhongzhou City.

Xu Yao had accidentally witnessed the trouble Zhou Yan had caused in Zhangjia Community, and because of this, Xu Yao knew very well that Zhou Yan was a demigod.

No matter what kind of demigod it is, they are still people I can't afford to offend. Now that a demigod is right in front of me, I have no choice but to admit defeat.

Xu Yao spread his hands.

"Mr. Zhou, do you know how much deposit Luo Men Bank has?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

Xu Yao explained.

"Romans Bank in Romans City has 150 million in cash, while the other banks, scattered here and there, only have 80 million in cash in total."

Xu Yao's tone was tinged with enthusiasm.

"Mr. Zhou, do you know how many luxury goods stores we have here?"

Zhou Yan asked meaningfully.

"How many?"

Xu Yao waved his hand.

"Not much, it adds up to less than three hundred million."

Xu Yao asked again.

"Mr. Zhou, do you know how many people here are living in close-knit communities and are quite resistant to the federal government?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

Xu Yao said smugly.

"As far as I know, in the past few months, there have been more than a dozen groups of Awakened living together in our Luomen City. Among them, the Awakened in the Spirit Cult is the strongest, a Demon-level Awakened. The rest, such as the Blackwater Party, the Great Luo ○○ Sect, and the New Holy Army, are composed of ordinary people and low-level Awakened who possess a large amount of weaponry. These groups have members ranging from a thousand to several hundred, but they all secretly keep several thousand to ten thousand slaves."

Zhou Yan was so angry he laughed.

"Slaves? Slaves still exist in this era?"

Xu Yao smiled.

"Yes, slaves, who are never fed or clothed, and if they anger their masters, they will be severely beaten, or even lose their lives."

Zhou Yan's gaze was deep.

Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the federal government later?

Xu Yao shrugged.

"Why be afraid? The reason these cult leaders keep slaves is to collect all kinds of resources and wealth. They'll just donate the money and run away when the federal government starts to take action. Do you think the federal government can catch up with these people if they run away abroad?"

Zhou Yan looked at Xu Yao knowingly and nodded.

"Well, you're pretty ruthless. I didn't come looking for you, but you came looking for trouble with me first."

Xu Yao gave an awkward smile.

"I'm not here to cause trouble for you, Mr. Zhou. I'm thinking, well, I'll cause you some trouble first, so that I can get better negotiating terms when we negotiate in the future."

Zhou Yan asked in confusion.

"negotiation?"

Xu Yao, who has ruined countless women, said with a righteous expression.

“Mr. Zhou, do you think I want to be a villain for the rest of my life and just go abroad if I can’t escape it? I also want to become a government official, and I’ve even thought about joining you.”

Xu Yao originally planned to have a few of his men launch a surprise attack on Zhou Yan's military base, force out the National Guard's hidden forces, assess the strength of these forces, and then decide whether to flee or make other choices.

As a result, Zhou Yan came directly to their door, leaving them with no choice but to surrender.

Xu Yao patted his chest.

“Mr. Zhou, I think you need me. I’m familiar with other non-governmental organizations in the area, and I have a lot of connections here. With me here, you can help me.”

Xu Yaobai's attitude was very humble.

“I can get you, Mr. Zhou, to stop those villains from leaving and intercept their wealth. You can keep the wealth, and you can also keep the reputation of saving the people.”

"To gain both fame and fortune, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Zhou Yan couldn't help but nod.

"That's right, but what you've done..."

Zhou Yan pointed to the trembling, beautiful girl behind him. Xu Yao would send his men to capture his beautiful wife every now and then.

Luomen City has a population of two million. Even after the pandemic and unrest, the population is still around 1.5 million. If the federal government's army hadn't come, Xu Yao wouldn't have been able to change wives every day.

Xu Yao said nonchalantly.

“Mr. Zhou, I’m a good person. I saw these children wandering around, unable to even guarantee their food and drink, so I wanted them to come and enjoy a better life with me.”

Zhou Yan nodded even faster.

"So all the women in this building were brought here to enjoy a life of luxury because you felt sorry for them?"

Xu Yao countered with a question.

“Am I wrong? These people are out there in the wind and rain, surrounded by starving disaster victims. Whether it’s me or my brothers, we bring them here, give them food and water, and all they have to give us in return is a small, insignificant amount.”

Zhou Yan asked again.

"Your men seem to have killed many people, some of them were even tortured."

Xu Yao explained.

“In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary. If my men don’t work hard to show others how to abuse people, others will think we are easy to bully. We are doing this to protect ourselves, not to harm others.”

Zhou Yan laughed.

"So you can kill, torture, rob, imprison, and bully others without any problem?"

Xu Yao's words reminded Zhou Yan of a joke: "I smoke, I do drugs, I have promiscuous sex, I have abortions, but I know I'm a good girl."

Xu Yao opened his eyes wide and said.

"Otherwise what? Mr. Zhou, at this point, let's not worry about those useless human rights."

Xu Yao glanced at the beautiful girl behind Zhou Yan and thought that if Zhou Yan didn't like his reputation, he might as well kill all these wives.

Then, grab a few more henchmen you don't like, cut out their tongues, and throw them in front of Zhou Yan as scapegoats, claiming that these two henchmen are the culprits behind the abuse, murder, and other crimes.

He would clean up his identity, accompany Zhou Yan to join the federal government, and wait for Zhou Yan to reclaim the entire East Yang State. Perhaps he could also use his status as Zhou Yan's lackey to get a state legislator or a city councilor in a major city.

Even if someone like Song Jiang spent his whole life as a bandit, wasn't his ultimate goal to be granted amnesty and become an official?

No matter how many positive descriptions are given to the Liangshan heroes in "Water Margin", aren't they just a group of bandits who have killed countless people in the end?

Don't say that Song Jiang had no backbone. Anyone would know how to choose between being a bandit and being an official.

Therefore, Xu Yao believed that he was not ashamed to serve as Zhou Yan's subordinate; at most, he could not issue orders in his own group as he did now.

With this in mind, Xu Yao had already planned out the future. When Dongyang Prefecture was re-established, he would serve as a city councilor from the day he joined until his retirement. When his grandchildren came home from school, he would tell them stories of the past while portraying himself as a hero.

Your descendants will all admire a grandfather like you.

"You have a good idea."

Zhou Yan's sudden words brought Xu Yao to an abrupt halt to his fantasies about the future.

Zhou Yan slowly raised his chin.

“You are indeed very valuable. You know the intelligence about this city and the situation of the surrounding organizations. Your resources and your connections will be very useful when governing Luomen City in the future.”

Putting everything else aside, if it were the Su family, Zhou Yan reckoned that given Xu Yao's current upright stance, they definitely wouldn't mind taking in this dog.

Xu Yao beamed with joy.

"Even a fine horse needs a discerning eye to find it, Mr. Zhou, you can..."