With his home gone, the experts of Jinyu County were either dead or wounded, or had sought refuge with others... He was afraid of being swallowed up by others, so seeking refuge with the city lord offered a slightly brighter future.

But in this life, the city lord happens to have Zhang Lin by his side...

"Fine, now that we've joined Hope City, we're part of it. From now on, we'll naturally follow the arrangements of the City Lord and Captain Zhang." Qiao Yu sighed helplessly, then said in a pleading tone:

"We also hope that Captain Zhang will treat us as one of his own and not discriminate against us."

"Of course, you get some rest, I'm off to work." Zhang Lin patted his shoulder, turned around and went to the Golden Crown Giant Eagle, ordering the group to begin cutting up the various extraordinary materials on the Golden Crown Giant Eagle.

Qiao Yu, on the other hand, looked utterly helpless.

"Dad, isn't he being too mean?"

Qiao Ruoxi watched his retreating figure, filled with anger.

"What good is anger?" Qiao Yu sighed. "We'll all have to work for him from now on. Just bear with it, and things will calm down."

Qiao Ruoxi was shocked by her father's words.

She had seen her father's absolute authority in Jinyu County many times, but when had she ever seen him so helpless?

"Dad, I just don't understand..."

She wanted to say something more, but Qiao Yu interrupted her: "You and Zhang Lin are the same age, and you're a girl. Compared to an old man like me, you're more suitable to negotiate with Zhang Lin. You'll be in charge of negotiating with Zhang Lin about the allocation of the Golden Crown Giant Eagle."

"I..." Qiao Ruoxi wanted to refuse.

But Qiao Yu interrupted her again, saying with a serious expression, "Remember, be careful with your attitude then, and don't offend him!"

"Dad, I understand..."

Qiao Ruoxi lowered her head and agreed.