"The extraordinary creatures have begun to gather and systematically clean up lone humans in various places," Qiao Yu sighed. "Even people from Hope City don't dare to go out alone now. If they want to go out to find any extraordinary materials, they need to gather at least several dozen people before they dare to go out!"

Zhang Lin sat on the sofa in Qiao Yu's home, with Qiao Ruoxi beside him. In front of her father, she acted like a well-behaved girl, with her legs together and her hands on her lap, without any intimate contact with him.

"The city lord is already assembling a vanguard force, planning to intercept the various extraordinary creatures that are converging."

"When the time comes, I'll let Xixi stay by my side."

Two days later.

The city lord used some unknown means to quickly appease Pan Jiaxuan, and now she serves as his deputy, helping him with his affairs.

When Zhang Lin needs help, she will use her abilities to assist him.

At this time, Zhang Lin came to Qiao Yu's house to find Qiao Ruoxi.

Since taking her in at the City Lord's Mansion, Zhang Lin hadn't seen her since. Today he had some free time, so he came over to relive their old romance.

To everyone's surprise, Qiao Yu was also home and insisted on talking to Zhang Lin about important matters concerning Hope City.

Zhang Lin was also helpless.

The city lord keeps bringing up these kinds of things every day. Before I could even talk to Qiao Ruoxi about having some fun, her father started bringing it up again.

"I'm relieved that Xixi can stay by your side!"

Qiao Yu smiled slightly. Zhang Lin's promise reassured him; no matter what, his daughter's safety was guaranteed. But then, he added with concern:

"We hope that so many forces have gathered around the city, yet the city lord has not stepped forward to declare his leadership. Do you know what he's thinking?"

So many forces, so many powerful individuals.

Without a competent leader, trouble will ensue.

Qiao Yu didn't realize that the city lord wanted to push Zhang Lin to the forefront, so he was very worried about the current situation. Therefore, he came to ask Zhang Lin if he knew the city lord's thoughts.

Zhang Lin was utterly speechless at this.

He now understood the city lord's thoughts perfectly well.

Become the boss yourself...

He really didn't have that idea.

But thinking about it carefully, in the future battle against the beast tide, being a lowly soldier charging alone is not as satisfying as being the leader commanding from the rear.

Now, he was only half-heartedly accepting the city lord's arrangements, so he didn't say anything.

"The city lord's idea is to first form a vanguard army, which I will command, to slowly fight against the surging supernatural creatures, and then gradually expand the size of the vanguard army..."

Zhang Lin's answer seemed somewhat irrelevant.

But Qiao Yu understood.

Zhang Lin was clearly implying that the city lord intended to hand over the leadership position to him...

He's a shrewd person after all.

For some reason, Qiao Yu hadn't thought about it this way before, but now that Zhang Lin had made things clear, he understood completely.

In an instant, a surge of joy welled up in his heart, and an uncontrollable smile spread across his slightly aged face, which was tinged with bitterness and determination.

He made a fortune on that investment!

I thought it was just a team leader who invested in Hope City.

Later he discovered that Zhang Lin was actually the city lord's confidant...

After Chen Junyu's death, he was worried that Zhang Lin would be punished, but the city lord's subsequent handling of the situation made him realize that the relationship between Zhang Lin and the city lord was more than just that of confidants.

And now, Qiao Yu has discovered something even more.

The relationship between Zhang Lin and the city lord had actually deteriorated to this extent.

The city lord actually wants to groom Zhang Lin to be the leader of the human alliance!

If the human forces can defeat the beast tide formed by the supernatural beings, then Zhang Lin, as the leader of the alliance, will have reached the pinnacle of status in the future!

Alliances are not easy to form, but once formed, they are not easy to break apart.

When the time comes, Zhang Lin only needs to come up with a few excuses, and none of these current leaders will be able to break away from the alliance.

They all had to work obediently for Zhang Lin, the leader of the alliance.

Originally, I just wanted to invest in a team leader.

Now, however, it has been discovered that an investment has been made in a human leader for Chengdu and the surrounding areas!

This is such a wonderful surprise!

It's like during the late Yuan Dynasty, when Empress Ma married a lowly soldier under her adoptive father. She thought that was how her life would be, but this soldier went on to establish the Ming Dynasty and become emperor...

"Zhang Lin, I didn't expect the city lord to value you so much!" Qiao Yu couldn't help but stand up abruptly. He wanted to say something, but was too excited to speak. He rubbed his hands together, glanced at his daughter beside him, and then said to Zhang Lin:

"You're here to see Xixi, right? I still need to do some work at the City Lord's Mansion, so I'll head over now. You guys stay home and have fun!"

After saying that, he pushed the door open and left...

Zhang Lin: "..."

He did come to see Qiao Ruoxi, but he didn't intend to do anything at Qiao Yu's house... He was thinking of taking Qiao Ruoxi back to the City Lord's Mansion, to the same room as before...

But who could have imagined that after just a few words, Qiao Yu would leave so agitated, and his intention before leaving was quite clear: to leave Zhang Lin and Qiao Ruoxi at home...

To be honest, Zhang Lin had never met such an understanding father-in-law.

Generally speaking, aren't fathers-in-law usually so eager to beat their sons-in-law to death?

Beside him, the father was overcome with emotion.

Qiao Ruoxi was very puzzled.

But she understood what her father meant.

So, Qiao Ruoxi looked at Zhang Lin, and before she could even speak, her face had already turned completely pink.

"Xixi, where is your bedroom?"

Zhang Lin asked with a smile.

"Why are you asking this?" Qiao Ruoxi was a little embarrassed and asked, pretending not to understand, before obediently pointing in a direction.

"You know perfectly well why I'm asking." Zhang Lin glanced at her, mercilessly dismissing her, then stood up, hoisted her soft body onto his shoulder, and strode towards her bedroom.

Qiao Ruoxi was filled with shame and indignation, yet secretly harbored anticipation.

That's just how people are.

When you've never tasted meat, you don't think it's that delicious, and it's not a big deal if you don't eat meat.

But after taking the first bite...

During the days Zhang Lin was away, she couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning.

Countless times, she would secretly get up in the middle of the night to wash her hands...

Now, the person I've been longing for has finally arrived.

When she was on Zhang Lin's shoulder, Qiao Ruoxi pretended to struggle in order to appear reserved, but the strength she used was so great that even an ordinary man could completely ignore it, let alone someone with Zhang Lin's superior physique.

Once in the bedroom, Zhang Lin threw her onto the bed, and before he could even move, her breathing became rapid.

The redness, which had initially only covered her face, quickly spread downwards, and soon even her neck and collarbone were covered in a large red patch.

"You're even more anxious than I am!"

Seeing her reaction, Zhang Lin pursed his lips speechlessly.

They've been exposed again.

Qiao Ruoxi looked at him with resentment.

But soon.

Her eyes slowly changed...