Taking Over Mingbei City!

Lin Mo's gaze passed over Liu Sanguan's empty eyes, as if looking towards the distant Mingbei City.

His voice remained flat and emotionless, carrying a chilling quality.

"Otmu".

"Boss, you tell us!"

The wooden head of the puppet beast shook.

"Take this corpse back to the city now, and in the name of the city lord, organize all available resources in the city lord's mansion and open the market to purchase essences of level 30 and above."

"Issue a high bounty to collect detailed information on the location, level, abilities, activity patterns, and other details of all known or suspected Beast Kings of level 30 or above in the vicinity of Mingbei City."

"Under the pretext of 'strengthening city defenses and preparing for military operations,' a wartime mobilization order was issued. Resources from all major merchant guilds and noble families within the city were requisitioned to prepare strategic materials."

"at last,"

Lin Mo paused.

"Summon the best alchemists in the city and gather them at the city lord's mansion to await my orders."

Each order was clear and ruthless.

It was like a scalpel precisely aimed at the lifeline of Mingbei City's resources.

Otem listened intently, nodding his wooden head as he tried to remember: "I get it! It's all about making money."

Wang Meng, who was standing to the side, felt his eyelids twitch and cold sweat drip down his forehead.

He knew all too well what Mingbei City would become once these orders were carried out.

The high bounty will attract a large influx of desperate criminals.

Wartime conscription directly impacted the fundamental interests of the city's merchants and nobles.

Even if the city lord were to forcefully implement this policy, it would definitely provoke fierce resistance and might even incite unrest.

And forcibly recruiting alchemists... those arrogant guys, which one of them doesn't have connections behind him?

"Mr. Lin..."

Wang Meng couldn't help but speak, his voice hoarse.

"If you do this... the city will likely descend into chaos!"

Lin Mo finally turned to look at him, her eyes calm and unwavering.

But Wang Meng's subsequent words of persuasion stuck in his throat.

"chaos?"

Lin Mo repeated the word, his tone devoid of any emotion.

"What does it have to do with me?"

Wang Meng was stunned.

Lin Mo's gaze returned to the faint outline of Mingbei City in the distance.

He didn't care at all what would become of Mingbei City.

Impersonating the city lord wasn't for the purpose of governing Mingbei City.

What he wanted was to extract resources from Mingbei City in the shortest possible time.

As for what happens next? What does it matter to him if he leaves behind an empty, chaotic city?

Wang Meng looked at Lin Mo's profile.

Beneath that calm expression, he sensed a chilling indifference more chilling than any killing.

Complete disregard for order and the fate of others.

A purely predatory will focused solely on its own goals.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't say anything.

After all, things weren't much better when Liu Sanguan was around.

In the end, Wang Meng could only sigh: "I don't care about what happens in Mingbei City, but if this place is affected, even if I am no match for you, I will fight you."

This statement was made with absolute certainty.

Wang Meng and his soldiers had been guarding Shiyi Village for so long that they had long considered themselves one of the villagers.

They might have previously thought they could return to the city as soon as possible to receive their reward.

But after witnessing Liu Sanguan's tyranny and the true nature of the brave, they only wanted to live a peaceful life.

Lin Mo didn't say anything, but simply watched them leave.

When Lin Mo was the only one left around, he shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm not some vicious person."

As he said this, he opened his attribute panel.

Name: Lin Mo

[Level: 25]

【Body: 6160】

[Agility: 6160]

【Spirit: 6160】

Free attribute points: 1250

[Skills: Mirror Image, Double Strike, Steel Sword]

Defeating Liu Sanguan granted 300 points to all attributes.

Jiang Shu 100 points.

The hero I just killed has 600 points.

Additionally, each level increase grants an additional 100 points.

All attributes have now exceeded 6000.

Lin Mo was confident that if he encountered someone of similar strength to Liu Sanguan again, he could easily kill them.

At the same time, Yin Xue in the room seemed to sense something as well.

A voice transmission entered Lin Mo's ears.

"Hmm~ At this rate, you'll reach level 100 in just two years. Who would believe that if word got out?"

However, Lin Mo felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this: "Two years... that's too slow."

Yin Xue sighed helplessly: "If the Hero Association heard you say that, they'd be furious."

……

As noon approached, Shi Qin, smelling of cooking fires and the fresh scent of herbs, hurried to the stone house.

Behind her, four strong villagers were panting as they carried two wooden buckets, each about half a person's height and bound with iron rings.

The mouth of the barrel was tightly sealed with oil paper and hemp rope.

"Mr. Lin!"

Shi Qin's eyes shone brightly in the night, carrying an indomitable spirit.

"As expected! Two large barrels, both of the best quality! Two whole hours faster than anticipated!"

Her voice was somewhat hoarse, clearly indicating that she had exhausted almost all her energy in those four hours to guide, correct, and urge the villagers to refine the medicine.

The villagers all looked tired, but their eyes were shining.

Looking at those two buckets of medicine was like looking at the harvest from my own field.

Lin Mo's gaze fell on the wooden barrel, which contained the first tangible hope he could grasp after his arduous journey through different worlds and countless battles.

He nodded, his voice gentler than usual, and unusually said, "Thank you for your hard work."

As he spoke, he took out a bag of gold coins from his ring and was about to hand it to Shi Qin.

As previously stated, he contracted the village's medicinal herbs at a low price.

However, Shi Qin refused, which surprised Lin Mo.

Before Shi Qin could speak, the villagers behind her spoke first.

"You are our village's savior, how could we possibly accept your money?"

"Yeah, if others found out, wouldn't they be scorned behind their backs?"

"That's right, that's right."

Shi Qin smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, don't worry, the Stone Clothing Potion will be provided free of charge whenever you need it!"

Seeing the smile in the girl's eyes, Lin Mo didn't hesitate and took the bag of gold coins back.

"Thank you then."

Almost simultaneously, the sound of bloodshot eyes came from the wooden house behind them.

"The magic array is set up, come in and take a look."

Shi Qin and the others were also sensible.

"Mr. Lin, you go ahead with your work. We'll head back now."

After nodding and seeing Shi Qin off, Lin Mo carried the two large wooden tubs into the room.

Yin Xue flapped its little wings and flew over, landing on Lin Mo's shoulder.

Her small face also showed a hint of fatigue.

She glanced at the two large barrels of medicine and a satisfied expression appeared on her face.

"The timing is perfect."

As he spoke, Yin Xue pointed to the scarlet array in the room.

"The formation is now stable, and the coordinates have been recalibrated, making them even more accurate than before. However..."

She changed the subject, pointing with her little finger to the two large wooden barrels.

"We can't bring that much over there. The energy consumption for crossing dimensions far exceeds your imagination; material travel is a hundred times more difficult than consciousness projection. These two large barrels of potion, after being filtered through the spacetime tunnel, should be able to be successfully delivered over there..."

She paused, as if calculating: "It's probably enough to fill a small medicine bottle, or even less, even if you protect them with your mental energy the whole time."

"I'll protect them the whole time? So I can come along too?"