It had been late at night when they attacked the City Lord's Mansion, and now it was daybreak. Although Yang Jia's health and stamina hadn't fully recovered, it wasn't affecting her movement. So, after pondering for a moment, she decided to go to the City Lord's Mansion first. Li Bai naturally accompanied her.
Compared to the first time I came here, the City Lord's Mansion seemed to have not changed much, at least on the surface.
The first time she came, Yang Jia was stopped outside the door by the guards, but now, when the guards saw her, they immediately stopped respectfully and did not continue patrolling until they entered the door.
As soon as they entered, someone came to greet them. Yang Jia followed this person to the office building, where the people from the City Lord's Mansion were waiting for her.
Seeing her, the young man standing in the front immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Greetings, Lord City Lord. I am Xiao Jie, the governor of Phoenix City." He then took the initiative to introduce other people to her, including the heads of various departments, the leaders of the army, and so on.
Yang Jia breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh that it was indeed in the game. As long as the system recognized it, under its intervention, the NPCs would recognize her as the new city lord, regardless of her strange background, and would not care whether she was capable of being a city lord.
After Yang Jia recognized the people, he let them do their own things.
Perhaps because the city lord's presence wasn't particularly prominent to begin with, and he didn't seem to be in charge of specific matters, the sudden change in leadership had minimal impact. Everyone was doing their job, seemingly unaffected.
After everyone left, Yang Jia turned to Li Bai and asked, "Shall we go somewhere else?"
Li Bai nodded, and the two of them left the office building and walked to the back. They soon arrived at the study they had visited last night, but now it was not known whether someone had cleaned it or the system had been refreshed, and it had completely returned to its previous state.
The two looked around and found nothing, so they continued walking in. Along the way, they met many staff members and guards, who walked quietly and stopped when they saw Yang Jia, waiting for her to pass before continuing their actions.
When crossing the small square, Yang Jia noticed that the sculpture in the center of the square had disappeared, and the ground was paved with polished stone slabs, and it seemed that there was not even a trace of its existence.
Yang Jia stood there for a while, trying to place the Phoenix Terrace back there. But no matter how he tried, the seal projected a shadow, unable to transform into a solid object. He had no idea how he had managed to turn it into a sculpture and place it there.
However, the impact was not significant anywhere, so after trying for a while and failing, Yang Jia gave up.
Across the square is the city lord's residence. Liu Chang and his companions entered here last night and disappeared, while Yang Jia and his companions never even entered.
It was a two-story building. The living room was right at the entrance, with the kitchen and bathroom to the left, and the bedrooms behind the living room. The layout upstairs was similar. But Yang Jia's attention wasn't focused on the house itself. As soon as she entered, she was drawn to a phoenix figurine on a shelf. Instinctively, she reached out and grabbed it, twisting it slightly, and the ground began to shake.
After a moment, a dark entrance appeared on the empty marble floor of the living room.
Yang Jia finally understood what the ground shaking had been, and where the former city lord had hidden to launch his surprise attack. If Liu Chang had just walked in with his men in the dark, they might not have noticed the hole in the ground and fallen into it. After all, who would have thought there was a trap here?
"Do you want to come in?" Yang Jia turned and asked Li Bai.
Li Bai answered her with action. He walked directly to the entrance of the cave, looked inside, and then jumped down.
Yang Jia hurried to follow.
The hole wasn't deep, only about a meter tall. After jumping down, Yang Jia realized it was actually a tunnel. The two of them continued along the passage, encountering none of the expected dangers. However, Li Bai soon stopped because the passage had a fork. Being underground, it was difficult to discern the direction. If they just walked around randomly, they would likely get lost and unable to find their way out. After all, no one knew the extent of the tunnel.
Finally, Yang Jia decided to withdraw first, make some preparations, and then bring a few more people in. Of course, the number of people who come can't be too large. After all, this is still a secret passage, and few people know about it. Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
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Early the next morning, Yang Jia brought his team to the hotel where the Nirvana Guild was stationed.
Zheng Yizhao had already gathered the guild's elite members, and the meeting began as soon as Yang Jia and the others arrived. After all, they were changing a major plan, and time was running out. They were racing against time, so they couldn't afford to waste it.
"Everyone should have heard yesterday's system announcement that Yang Jia has become the mayor of Phoenix City." Zheng Yizhao spoke of this without any embarrassment on his face. "This matter is slightly different from our previous plan, so we will need to make some adjustments to the next plan."
He paused before saying, "First of all, I have decided to transfer the position of Nirvana Guild President to Yang Jia. She will lead us from now on."
Obviously, the guild elites had been tipped off long ago, so even though they were whispering among themselves, no one seemed too surprised, and no one jumped out to object, embarrassing Yang Jia. Of course, this didn't mean they acknowledged Yang Jia's existence as guild leader.
Since Zheng Yizhao was leaving, he would definitely take a group of people with him. Whether they would stay or follow him was still unknown.
Zheng Yizhao had already sat down and raised his hand towards Yang Jia, indicating that she should speak.
Yang Jia took a deep breath before standing up. "I won't say anything more. I believe that everyone who joined the Nirvana Guild must be optimistic about certain aspects of the guild. Since we are already part of a big family, and the current development is very encouraging, we must continue to work hard to maintain this advantage. Everyone can see this, so I won't elaborate. Next, we will discuss the guild's future development plan."
"Before, the scope of our guild has always been concentrated in Phoenix City, but now that we have the ownership of Phoenix City, we should establish a foothold here and look at the surrounding areas. So next, we will dispatch teams to the surrounding cities to contact the players there. If we can take it, we will take it. If we can't, we will first establish good bilateral relations." Yang Jia said.
When she said this, Bai Ting stood up at the right time and hung a large map on the wall.
This is a map of the entire Chinese region. It is in the shape of a horizontal strip and covers a very large area. Phoenix City is located to the left of the center and has been marked in red.
When Yang Jia turned around and saw the map, his mind couldn't help but waver.
In her past "memories," as a pure NPC, she had seemingly never cared about these things. She only saw the city she lived in, and rarely, if ever, thought about the places beyond. So, even though she had seen this map before, it barely made any impression on her.
But now, looking at this huge map, looking at the cities marked in blue, and especially Phoenix City marked in red, Yang Jia suddenly realized how big the world was. Phoenix City was not small, but on this map, it was just a tiny red dot.
This feeling was both fresh and bewildering. She knew the significance of her actions clearly. Perhaps the chaos that would ignite the entire Chinese region began from this moment. Although she only wanted to annex the surrounding cities and had no intention of using force—of course, she didn't have any military power at the moment.
But in fact, she knew so little about the world, so she had to be cautious with every step she took.
She quickly pulled herself together and looked at the map before her. "There are five cities relatively close to Phoenix City. We're currently limited in numbers, so we'll be sending out five teams to explore each of these five cities." She turned and looked at the crowd. "Now, let's divide the teams and select captains for the five teams. Anyone who wants to go out can go to the captains and sign up. Anyone willing to volunteer as a captain?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stood up.
Yang Jia took a look and saw that it was someone he knew: Qiu Yue, the "Shamatte" who had been with the group from the beginning, and also Li Bai's fiancé. However, Yang Jia felt that he was completely unworthy of Li Bai, and the chances of this marriage being successful were very low, so he didn't take it seriously. Qiu Yue was not as threatening as Zheng Yizhao.
"I will lead the team to Dapeng City. Anyone who wants to go can come and sign up." Qiu Yue said directly without hesitation.
Yang Jia wasn't worried about not being able to recruit teammates. After all, as a Shamatte, Qiu Yue had his own fan club. Sure enough, after a while, his team was complete, consisting of the same people who had been following him all along.
The second person who stood up was Bai Yu, who was beyond Yang Jia's expectations.
This person's presence in the team is not strong, but his personal combat capability is unquestionable. During the contact during this period, he also has a very reliable personality, so although Yang Jia was surprised, he was not too shocked.
People always strive for higher positions. Once these captains succeed, they will definitely take over the city they have captured. Although they are still members of the Nirvana Guild in name only, their status is immediately different. Even if they want to go out on their own, it is not impossible.
Yang Jia was also very clear about this, but she didn't have any team of her own, so whoever she sent out would have the same risk.
It was at times like these that it became clear that she, the city lord, was still a lone commander. If she had any team, they were the technical staff in the factory, who were of no use in this matter.
Bai Yu took the initiative to lead people to Partridge City.
The next person to step forward was a stranger to Yang Jia, probably a solo player recruited later, named Zhao Feng. He led the team to Magpie City.
No one else stepped forward. Yang Jia glanced around before speaking, "The last two teams will be led by Zheng Yizhao and Li Bai."
In stark contrast to the situation just now where only a few people went to sign up, people immediately gathered around Zheng Yizhao and Li Bai.
This also reveals the current state of the guild. Most of the people came for Li Bai's reputation, followed by those recruited by Zheng Yizhao. The remaining number was relatively small, but they could barely form three teams. However, with this, very few people in the entire meeting room remained.
If these teams were sent out, Yang Jia himself would be in an awkward position, with basically no one available.
But in reality, this was also what Yang Jia hoped to see. Because these people didn't obey her orders in the first place, there was little point in them staying. And now that she was the city lord, she could mobilize all of Phoenix City's resources and manpower, so she wasn't really that short of people.
Anyway, what we need to do next is to collect resources outside the city and then transport them back for various research and manufacturing. There will definitely be dangers, but they are not unbearable.
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