Afterwards, Chen Zhou did not linger in the same spot. He entrusted the matter of advancing to the alliance to the middle-aged merchant and the scarred man, and then Chen Zhou returned the way he came, intending to go back to Ning Qing'er's house to discuss with Yuan Ziyi the matter of finding Wo Wan.
After all, he wasn't the only one looking for Wo Wan; there was another like-minded person also searching for her. So Chen Zhou decided to seek her out for cooperation and search together.
Since Chen Zhou has only been in this eighth level for a short time, he doesn't know as much as Yuan Ziyi does. So even if Chen Zhou enters the capital, he will probably just wander around aimlessly. If he had a guide and a clear purpose, things would be much easier.
Soon, Chen Zhou arrived at the house he had just visited. The two men he had placed there were still standing in front of the gate, looking around warily. They had both paid their respects to Chen Zhou when he entered.
"You two will stay here and protect this house, understand? I'll take care of the food and everything else," Chen Zhou said, stopping in his tracks. The two nodded and then returned to their previous positions, standing motionless at the doorway.
Chen Zhou opened the door and went straight in. He found the room he had been in before and walked over quickly.
"Bang bang..."
Chen Zhou knocked on the door very politely.
"Who is it? Come in!" Yuan Ziyi's voice came from inside. Chen Zhou immediately opened the door and went in, saying, "It's me."
"Shh! Grandpa's asleep, keep your voice down!" Although Yuan Ziyi knew that the old man was deaf, deaf people's other senses would be more sensitive, such as touch. He might feel the house shaking slightly, but he hadn't woken up.
Another possibility is that the sound waves vibrate within the room, and it's quite possible that even a deaf person could feel these vibrations subtly.
Chen Zhou immediately realized this and slowed his pace as much as possible. At this moment, the two women were sitting in the room taking a short rest.
"What are you doing here?" Ning Qing'er still didn't give Chen Zhou a friendly look, but fortunately, she now completely trusted Chen Zhou. Judging from the fact that Chen Zhou saved her father, she believed in Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou clearly didn't hold a grudge against Ning Qing'er, and even forgot about the matter. Chen Zhou said, "We have dealt with the local gangs here. Now, I am the biggest leader of the local gangs here."
Upon hearing this, both of them showed varying degrees of shock! Especially Ning Qing'er, whose mouth was now shaped like an "O," probably big enough to fit an egg inside.
"That force had at least a thousand men. Did you really defeat them? That fat man has three brothers, who are rumored to be omnipotent and incredibly powerful. Their only weakness is their numerous evil deeds... Did you really defeat them?" Ning Qing'er had initially trusted Chen Zhou, but after hearing his words, she began to doubt him again!
Chen Zhou was such a sucker; he was telling the truth, but this girl always doubted him.
“I’m not lying at all. They won’t bother you anymore. Our newly formed organization is called the Advanced Alliance, and we’ll be in charge of this village from now on. I promise you, no one from our organization will come to collect grain from you again. Only people from the capital will come,” Chen Zhou assured Ning Qing’er.
"Really? That means we only need to prepare the portion of grain for the capital from now on?" Ning Qing'er said in shock.
Chen Zhou nodded slightly and replied, "That's exactly right."
Chen Zhou readily agreed. Although he hadn't discussed the matter with the middle-aged merchant yet, he had already made up his mind. As the leader of the Advancement Alliance, he naturally had the authority to do so.
No matter how much the Advanced Alliance will ultimately lose with this decision, Chen Zhou will do it. If the Advanced Alliance continues the legacy of the previous power, wouldn't it just be a replica of the previous power? Chen Zhou doesn't want to become such a power, exploiting the people.
The force that Chen Zhou wanted to build was one of peace and harmonious coexistence!
"Don't lie to me," Ning Qing'er said.
"If you don't believe me, you can take me to that local tyrant's territory right now. It's been successfully taken over. Those people who caused you trouble earlier are now upper echelons in that territory," Chen Zhou answered directly without hesitation. All members of the Advanced Alliance, regardless of their strength, would become upper echelons in the newly reorganized Advanced Alliance—something Chen Zhou had already told the middle-aged merchant.
These people were all trusted confidants of the railway, and the railway sacrificed itself for them. Chen Zhou would never forget this kindness.
"You don't even know the location of that territory?" Ning Qing'er continued to ask, a surprised expression on her face.
"I just dealt with those thousand-plus people on the way back and came straight back. I didn't go to that territory with them, so of course I don't know anything about it," Chen Zhou explained. The most important thing for Chen Zhou to do upon returning was to persuade Yuan Ziyi to go with him to find Wo Wan.
“You took all those thousand-plus people…” Ning Qing’er was about to say when Chen Zhou interrupted her.
"Of course not, otherwise where would we get so many people in our current power? I only dealt with those three brothers, and the rest all joined me. These days, people who make a living in this kind of power are all like that, opportunists," Chen Zhou interrupted.
"Wow, who exactly are you? Not only do you know people from my Ninth-Level Army, but you also call our captain your apprentice. And now, on your very first day in this Eighth Level, you've already brought the local power of Ningwuzhuang under your control. I'm increasingly confused about you." Yuan Ziyi looked at Chen Zhou with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.
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