Qiyang city-state.
At the edge of the area, a child of seven or eight years old was walking and eating a taro-flavored ice cream cone.
It's the hottest time of summer now, and the sweet and cold ice cream is a child's favorite. In front of the child are his parents, strolling aimlessly hand in hand...
The child ate up all the ice cream in the cone, leaving only the crispy shell. His favorite part of the cone was the shell after the ice cream. Just when he was about to enjoy the fruits of his "hard work", he accidentally saw a black dot in the distance.
The black spot was getting closer and bigger. In the blink of an eye, it became as big as a basketball, and then as big as the TV at home. The child seemed to think he was hallucinating. He rubbed his eyes and looked again. He saw clearly that it was actually a battleship!
"Mom and Dad, look, there's a battleship in the sky..." The child pointed in the direction of the battleship and shouted happily to his parents who were holding hands in front of him.
The child's voice was very crisp and sharp. When he shouted, not only his parents, but also the dense crowd on the street all subconsciously looked in the direction he pointed.
"Oh my god, it really is a battleship..."
"A warship, it doesn't look like a small warship. How could it appear in our small city-state?"
"Medium-sized battleship, is there some important person coming?"
"Dad, Baoer also wants a battleship. Baoer, I want one too... If you buy Baoer a battleship, Baoer will definitely be very obedient in the future..."
As the warship approached, countless people began to discuss who was on the warship, who bought it, whether some important figure was visiting Qiyang for an inspection, or whether someone from above was investigating a missing person case...
In short, the entire Qi Yang city-state was in an uproar because of this search for warships. You know, warships will only appear in large and larger city-states, and basically you can only see a black dot.
At such a close distance to the warship, everyone can almost see the entire hull and the clear patterns on the hull, which may be something many people will never see in their lifetime.
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"City Lord, a warship has landed in our Qiyang City-State. I don't know its purpose..."
The new mayor of Qiyang City listened to the report from the monitoring center, and wondered in his heart about the purpose and background of the people on the warship.
As for whether it came to Qi Yang City-State to cause destruction, the Lord of Qi Yang City-State can be sure that it is not. After all, this warship is specially registered in the Federation.
"Could it be that the higher-ups sent someone specifically to deal with the disappearance of personnel?" The mayor of Qi Yang City secretly guessed, but it was impossible. A medium-sized warship would be too grand, and they should have been notified when it arrived.
But since they weren't sent by higher-ups to investigate, who were they? The Qiyang City Lord didn't know, but it was always good to greet them. After all, to be able to ride on such a private warship, one's strength and status were extraordinary!
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“We’re here so soon…” Li Ran, who originally wanted to upgrade his system mall level, had to pause because he found a group of people approaching here. Their cultivation was not weak, and the strongest one had a fifth-level cultivation!
Li Ran opened the entrance and exit below the warship, flew out of the warship, and looked in the direction of the person coming. He didn't know this person, but he didn't feel any hostility from him. He thought he wanted to talk to him about something.
When the warship door opened, the Lord of Qi Yang City recognized the identity of the visitor at a glance.
"Martial God Li Ran..." The Lord of Qiyang City was extremely shocked. He naturally knew that Li Ran was the number one genius in the third-level comprehensive strength list.
However, at this time he did not feel proud that his Qi Yang City had produced such a genius, and he was even a little worried.
Because at this time, there was only one reason why Li Ran came to Qi Yang city-state, that was that something happened to his relatives.
Thinking of this, the mayor of Qiyang City couldn't help but swallow his saliva. He felt that his position as mayor would come to an end before he had even secured it for a few months.
Even the lord of a super-giant city-state would not dare to offend a genius of Li Ran's level, let alone him, the lord of a small city-state.
He had no doubt at all that if Li Ran took his anger out on him, as long as Li Ran said so, his superiors would deprive him of his position as city lord, and there were countless people above him who were willing to serve him or make friends with him!
Although the Federation is nominally a society ruled by law, in reality it is a society where strength is paramount, and the law only constrains ordinary people.
This is especially true for those geniuses who are almost certain to become immortals or gods if they do not die young. The law cannot restrain them at all. These geniuses are the rising stars of the Federation. Although they seem to have no explicit rights regulations, in fact, no one dares to offend them at will.
"The God of War is returning home, why didn't you remind me? Let me host a banquet to welcome you..." The Lord of Qiyang City came forward and said with a smile on his face.
"You...you are..." Li Ran was a little confused. He really didn't know the person in front of him. Could this be his parents' friend?
"Oh..." Seeing Li Ran's puzzled face, the Lord of Qiyang City quickly explained: "I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Qian Bin, and I'm the new Lord of Qiyang City. It's normal that you don't know me!"
“⊙?⊙! This man turned out to be the Lord of Qiyang City…” Li Ran was very surprised, but with the powerful brain power of a third-level Jindan stage cultivator, he immediately figured out the Lord of Qiyang City’s intention.
However, he knew that this matter had nothing to do with the Lord of Qiyang City, and Li Ran was not the kind of person who would blame others when something went wrong. However, he did not completely reject the Lord of Qiyang City's overtures:
"You're welcome, City Lord Qian. Let's talk about it after the banquet. I have something urgent to do..." Li Ran wanted to fly to his grandparents' house after he finished speaking, but was stopped by City Lord Qian, which made him raise his eyebrows.
City Lord Qian saw Li Ran's expression change and said hurriedly:
"Your Excellency, God of War, no matter how powerful you are, the city-state of Qiyang is so large that it is difficult for you to find clues alone. It would be better to ask the relevant departments of Qiyang for help in the investigation..."
When City Lord Qian said that Li Ran was strong, it was of course a compliment. After all, Li Ran was only at the third level, and his strength was at most comparable to that of a fourth level. It was just that he didn't want Li Ran to be in vain after his painstaking investigation, and in a very bad mood, he harbored the intention of taking his anger out on him.
When Li Ran heard what City Lord Qian said, his expression softened. Indeed, in this world, although having more people does not necessarily mean greater power, having more people is still beneficial when it comes to investigating problems.
"Then I'll have to trouble City Lord Qian..."
City Lord Qian nodded repeatedly, saying things like "It's my duty" and "The God of War is too polite."
But at this moment, a call came on his left wristwatch, so he said embarrassedly: "Your Excellency Wushen, I need to answer the phone..."
After Li Ran signaled, City Lord Qian picked up the phone. After listening for a while, he showed a happy expression and said repeatedly: "Well, okay..."
After hanging up, City Lord Qian said with a smile, "Your Excellency Wushen, my subordinates just told me that the higher-ups have also sent someone to investigate. This will definitely get to the bottom of this!"
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