Wang Fuqiang took a sip of tea and waited in the courtyard.

Not long after, Qian Hu brought Zhang Biao and the other six men to the courtyard.

Everyone will have the opportunity to meet with Wang Fuqiang individually.

This step is very important.

Whether they were miners or street urchins, joining the guard team meant they had all achieved a leap in social class.

Even if this person's future career ends up in the guard team, they are still considered to have made it onto the main stage.

Money alone is not enough to win someone's complete loyalty.

It is essential to appropriately shorten the distance between yourself and these people.

For example, in yesterday's situation, Wang Fuqiang didn't need Qian Hu and Zhang Ziqiang to accompany him at all.

After all, their strength was insignificant compared to his.

Bringing the two of them along gives them more room for imagination.

This shows that I value you all highly and that you have a bright future.

Undeniably, such appropriate hints are very necessary.

Why did Qian Hu and Zhang Ziqiang covet each other's wives or concubines, but never covet Wang Fuqiang's concubine?

Is it because they're afraid? Obviously not.

Living in the Chaotic Ancient Domain, they all carry within them a certain degree of madness, a kind of reckless frenzy.

They remained unmoved because Wang Fuqiang had become their last refuge.

After all, Wang Fuqiang gave them money, status, and the opportunity to rise to the top, and more importantly, he gave them respect.

This...is very important!

......

Zhang Biao, Wang Kang, Li Zihao, and Chen Xiong went in one after another.

Then it was Zhang Erdan's turn.

After the series of events that had just transpired, Zhang Erdan was now in a daze.

Everything he had seen and experienced along the way had exceeded his comprehension.

Among the maids were some who were as beautiful as celestial beings.

Having witnessed so much, he even began to doubt his experience from last night.

How could a big shot like Foreman Wang possibly be interested in his own wife?

Could it be that my wife is saying all this because she wants to find a talisman to protect her?

After all, the man she cheated on might very well have been drowned in the river by Foreman Wang.

Is my current status different?

Could I marry one of those celestial maids?

A jumble of chaotic thoughts rushed into my mind.

"Erdan, I've changed your name to Zhang Chuanzong. What do you think?"

Wang Fuqiang's gentle voice pulled Zhang Erdan back to reality.

He wasn't very educated, but he still understood the meaning of carrying on the family line.

Zhang Chuanzong sounds better than Zhang Erdan.

"Thank you, Foreman, for the name!"

As Zhang Chuanzong was speaking, he prepared to kneel down, but an invisible force lifted him up.

"A man's knees are worth gold; once you join the guard, you don't need to kneel before anyone!"

When Wang Fuqiang said this, Zhang Chuanzong looked at his knees very carefully.

There's no... gold!

He didn't understand the meaning of those words, but that didn't diminish the emotion he felt.

There is no distinction between superiors and inferiors within the guard team.

If you can get along, then you can get along.

If they can't play together, they'll just play their own games.

You are free to move around the city until I give the order.

In addition, the houses for the six of you have been arranged, and Qian Hu will take you there later.

You may freely order all the servants in each house around.

I've covered all of these expenses for you.

I have only one requirement for you: cultivate diligently and strive to reach the seventh-grade Innate Realm before the next receding tide of the Black Ditch…”

Wang Fuqiang's words were not just empty promises; they genuinely filled Zhang Chuanzong's heart with promises.

With this combination of moves, no one can remain confused.

......

Zhang Chuanzong didn't know how he got out of there. As he walked out, all he could think about was his house... no, it should be called his mansion.

It wasn't until Li Fan patted him on the shoulder that Zhang Chuanzong snapped out of his daze. "Brother Fan, from now on, I'll be called Zhang Chuanzong!"

"Okay, Erdan!"

Li Fan joked with a smile.

"What a terrible person!"

Zhang Chuanzong was not angry at all; on the contrary, he felt that this made them closer.

Despite their three years of friendship built through mining, Zhang Chuanzong was still somewhat intimidated when he witnessed Li Fan's strength.

However, after that "Er Dan" (a derogatory term), the estrangement didn't seem so deep.

Li Fan is still that same sly and mischievous little brother.

Of course, if Zhang Erdan knew that Li Fan was already an old man over a thousand years old, he would probably swallow back the title of "little brother".

After all, Li Fan's lifespan is considered long even in the entire Black Gully City.

......

"Please sit down!"

Li Fan's treatment was significantly different from that of the previous people.

"Thank you very much, Foreman Wang!"

Li Fan spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Do you know how to brew tea?

Foreman Wang waved his hand, and a tea table appeared between the two of them.

"I know a little bit about it!"

Li Fan didn't stand on ceremony and immediately began his operation.

Making tea is really not difficult.

Boil water and brew tea.

Rinse the cup with water, then pour the contents directly into it.

There weren't many rules, nor was there any pretense of knowing a lot.

Wang Fuqiang became more and more satisfied with this natural appearance.

Even when it comes to investing, it depends on personal preference.

"Great skills, and a great person too!"

"Foreman Wang, you flatter me."

"It's just you and me here. Can we be completely honest with each other?"

Wang Fuqiang smiled slightly, put down his teacup, and said, "I can guess your identity pretty accurately."

Hiding your existence poses a certain risk to me.

Li Fan looked at Wang Fuqiang, his expression hesitant.

After struggling for a moment, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "The person who caused me to fall into the Black Ditch was a powerful figure from the Heavenly Palace."

Even my guards from the first level of the Heavenly Palace, risking their lives, couldn't stop it...

"Cough cough..."

A violent cough interrupted Li Fan's words.

Wang Fuqiang's expression changed repeatedly, his previous calm and collected demeanor completely gone.

The Heavenly Palace warrior was actually his bodyguard.

Only the top wealthy families in the Black Stone Realm can provide illegitimate children with Heavenly Palace guards.

Even Li Fan's true identity is that he is the illegitimate son of a top-tier wealthy family tycoon.

The secrets of top-tier wealthy families are not something he can pry into.

"Foreman Wang, may I continue?"

"Stop, stop, stop. From now on, you and I are simply a foreman and a member of the guard team."

Wang Fuqiang paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, you can tell me anything you need."

As a foreman who cares about his subordinates, I will do everything I can to provide for you.

Aside from that, we were complete strangers.

Li Fan's identity did indeed frighten him.

But for Wang Fuqiang, who had witnessed the darkness of the upper class, this was a rare opportunity.

Once you've got it, you've got it.

If you can't catch it, you're dead, and that's it.

Of course, the more likely scenario is that I won't even live to see that day...

Being a foreman has always been a high-risk profession.