Mingdu rubbed his eyes again and began to re-examine Jiang Hao.
He soloed the Nightmare difficulty mode of the Death Mine; he successfully challenged the Hall of Heroes as soon as he entered Jinling City, gaining the status of a one-star citizen of Jinling City; he entered the Black Dragon Hall and fished up tens of thousands of gold coins in one go.
Now it's him again, bringing back a huge quantity of energy crystals to Jinling City.
If all of the above only made Mingdu look at Jiang Hao with new respect...
The series of actions taken by the city lord of Jinling forced Mingdu to seriously examine Jiang Hao.
The city lord of Jinling City entrusted him with the law enforcement authority of Jinling City, or more precisely, with the authority that Prince Yi trusted.
Ming was not surprised.
He simply regarded it as a grand gift that the city lord of Jinling City had to offer in order to surrender to Prince Yi.
As a former subordinate of the Prince, only by making this level of sacrifice could he please the new king.
Mingdu believed that this step was reasonable.
However, the fact that the city lord of Jinling City also handed over the command of the war in the entire Eastern Kingdom was quite unexpected for Mingdu.
It was assumed that the city lord of Jinling City had made such a huge concession to Prince Yi, so he must need something from Prince Yi.
I never expected that this request would just be... just to help this level 13 adventurer rise to a higher position?
Mingdu guessed that the reason why the ten people had such a huge harvest in the Energy Crystal Mine was because Jiang Hao's ability to attract monsters was particularly strong, which was why he was so favored by the city lord of Jinling City.
No matter how much Mingdu guessed, he couldn't figure out what kind of monster-pulling ability the city lord possessed that allowed him to do such a thing.
Furthermore, the fact that the city lord of Jinling City authorized Jiang Hao to form a crusade is also worth savoring.
It must be because Jiang Hao's monster-killing ability is insufficient that the city lord granted him the privilege of being equipped with an army to compensate for his shortcomings.
Of course, there is also the possibility that the Lord of Jinling City wants to use the Adventurer Lord of Hell to build his new power.
Having dealt with the City Lord of Jinling City for half his life, Mingdu believed that perhaps both of these possibilities were the City Lord's objectives.
What a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy!
Mingdu thought of the series of measures taken by the city lord of Jinling City to rename the organization, and couldn't help but give the city lord of Jinling City a thumbs up in his heart.
Whether it's renaming the enforcement team as the Inner Temple Legion or reorganizing the four legions under the Temple Legion, all these changes are merely imitating the system of the realms under Prince Yi.
However, at a time when the entire Eastern Kingdom is facing the overwhelming force of the Skeleton Legion, the unique move of changing the name without altering the system serves two purposes: it allows the city lord of Jinling to curry favor with the new king and gain Prince Yi's protection, while avoiding major unrest in the Eastern Kingdom. This demonstrates the city lord's shrewdness and resourcefulness.
The name change is only the first step. As time goes by, the original system will likely change quietly and gradually move closer to the existing system of Prince Yi.
However, there was one thing that Ming didn't know if the city lord of Jinling City had accidentally overlooked, so he spoke up to remind him.
"You're not planning to rebuild the Council of Elders?"
The Council of Elders is one of the hallmark institutions of the Prince's lineage. Its purpose is to limit the power of the city lord and prevent the main city from becoming a place where the lord has absolute power. It aims to prevent systemic problems from bringing devastating disaster to a main city, or even a kingdom.
"The council of elders was established to limit the power of the city lord. But in the end, the council of elders became slaves to power and money."
The city lord of Jinling explained solemnly.
"The greatest enemy of the Eastern Kingdom right now is the Skeleton Legion in the north. A unified strategic and tactical command system is essential."
The city lord of Jinling muttered to himself, then seemed to have made up his mind.
"From this day forward, the Council of Elders of Jinling City shall be dissolved. You and Elder Ruosi shall take the lead, with the Lord of Adventurer Hell assisting, to reorganize a new combat organization."
"Yes, let's call it the Wartime Command Center."
Ming was very satisfied.
On the surface, representatives from all three factions were involved, which was entirely in accordance with the laws of the empire.
Secretly, Prince Yi, represented by Mingdu, will be the biggest beneficiary.
Elder Ruosi was the old man from the previous council of elders. Although he had no power or influence, he was extremely knowledgeable and represented the empire. However, he had virtually no say in the daily management.
As for the player Lord of Hell, although he represents the city lord's side, adventurers are generally keen on doing quests, so who would put their mind on other things?
The move by the city lord of Jinling City was actually not very significant; it was merely a gesture to him, or rather, to Prince Yi.
This implies that he has betrayed Prince He and is willing to wholeheartedly join Prince Yi's camp.
This palace coup in Nanjing ended in a perfect victory for Prince Yi.
Therefore, everyone was very satisfied.
Jiang Hao, of course, wasn't interested in any of these things.
He even thought it was a bit of absurd.
Why give him weapons when you can just give him weapons? Why authorize him to form an army?
Please!
I only play games to get equipment to sell for money.
Who has the time to play role-playing games?
In addition, what other methods are available to assist in establishing a combat command post?
Do I owe you anything?
As soon as the God-Slaying Curse is lifted, I'll immediately leave Jinling City and go to a dungeon to fight monsters!
On the top floor of the cathedral, in a place of utmost importance, the City Lord of Jinling City placed two gold-grade energy crystals into the energy crystal box in the center of the room. Moments later, the intricate patterns around the box slowly illuminated by the white energy of the crystals. The City Lord then stepped out of the room. Jiang Hao stood inside the railings outside the room.
The city lord walked to Jiang Hao's side and observed the situation of Jinling City with him.
"Are two energy crystals enough?"
Jiang Hao asked with some confusion.
"Don't underestimate that tiny energy crystal; one crystal can sustain the daily defenses of Jinling City for a month."
"I put two in at once."
Jiang Hao thought the magnanimity of the city lord of Jinling was somewhat petty.
"Let's wait and see what happens."
The city lord of Jinling City looked excited and pointed to the city wall of Jinling City in the distance.
Jiang Hao looked into the distance and saw that on the city wall, which was more than ten meters thick, there was a giant cannon or a giant crossbow in the middle of each crenellation.
This was the first time Jiang Hao had carefully observed the city walls of Jinling.
Aside from being extremely large, it doesn't seem to be anything special compared to other city walls.
After waiting a moment in confusion, Jiang Hao finally saw that between each cannon and crossbow on the city wall, a beam of light shot straight into the sky. Although it was daytime, even from several kilometers away, it was still dazzling. At the same time, he could also feel the terrifying energy contained within it.
A moment later, all the beams of light went out, and there was no longer any abnormality visible on the city walls of Jinling.
"The defensive formation of Jinling City has been activated."
"As long as there are enough energy crystals, the walls of Jinling City will never collapse."
Jiang Hao suddenly remembered the golden cannon that Sirio had forged in the Death Mine. So he asked curiously.
"If we bombard Nanjing with a 30-meter-long giant cannon, will nothing happen?"
"What the hell? A 30-meter cannon?"
The city lord of Jinling narrowed his eyes, about to jump up and curse.
What grudge do they hold against Jinling City?
"Just tell me, is everything alright?"
"That depends on what kind of shells are inside."
"How so?"
"If it's a regular shell, there won't be any problem!"
"What if it's not ordinary?"
"If it's an energy crystal projectile, then that would be troublesome?"
"There are also energy crystal shells?"
"It's incredibly powerful, want to see for yourself?"
"Bomb Nanjing?"
"Get out!"
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