“Chirp ~”
Just as the door opened, the Shadow Monster hopped and skipped towards Qian Er.
Qian Er happily tapped the little Shadow Monster's head.
“The current Shadow Monster has already passed its infancy. With its aptitude, it should soon possess preliminary combat power.”
The little Shadow Monster seemed to understand these words, and proudly hugged Qian Er's calf, like a child waiting to be praised.
“Chirp ~”
Qian Er smiled and stroked it back and forth with his fingertip. After playing for a while, Qian Er left the breeding room.
The next time he comes here, he should be able to start cultivating the Shadow Monster's combat power.
Now, having just passed its infancy, although it has outstanding aptitude, it still needs a foundation.
The next day, Qian Er began discussing with City Lord Zhang about moving some residents of Bei City to the new territory.
Now, most of the original territory of the Heavenly Curtain Bull has been taken back by Qian Er and is in his hands, but if no one develops it, taking over these territories is meaningless.
Originally, he thought this matter would go very smoothly, because the number of people pouring into Bei City these past few days was countless, but when it really came down to implementation, he realized that there was still a certain gap between imagination and reality.
“Old Zhang, I plan to move some of the population of Bei City to the new territory I've taken back. Our Bei City can allocate a portion from the treasury to encourage everyone to participate enthusiastically.”
City Lord Zhang hesitated for a long time, his face as bitter as a gourd.
“What's wrong? Is the city's finances tight? You can draw from my personal treasury.”
Qian Er frowned as he looked at City Lord Zhang. Although he didn't have a very detailed understanding of the city's finances, he had a rough idea in his mind.
Could it be that this old boy was lining his own pockets and embezzling a lot?
“Your Majesty, the city's finances are sufficient, but the population is not enough. Although many people have come to Bei City these past few days, most are for tourism purposes, and not many actually settle down.”
“Your reputation has spread now, but it's unlikely to get people to willingly move their entire families. People, after all, like stability. People become cheap when they leave their hometowns. As long as they can live a stable life, who would want to move their home for no reason?”
“Continue,” Qian Er said, his brow still furrowed.
“The biggest problem in Bei City now is still the lack of a fixed population. It's somewhat strong on the outside but hollow on the inside. It looks lively and prosperous at first glance, but it's just a famous tourist city. I expected this a long time ago.”
“When I built that statue for you, I had this aspect in mind. At least, the flow of people is greater now.”
Qian Er also understood the current situation. The biggest problem in Bei City was still the lack of population.
All the prosperity of this city was supported by tourism, and that statue had now become a famous check-in spot.
In this case, Bei City's strength was not enough to transfer manpower to the new territory.
“Alright, I know about this matter. I will solve it. Go and do your work.”
“By the way, did those suspects who tried to sneak in yesterday confess anything?”
City Lord Zhang had just turned around when Qian Er asked again.
“No, they are all very tight-lipped, and two more were caught this morning.”
Qian Er stood up directly and walked towards the direction of the prison.
Originally, he planned to starve them for a few days first, but now that there were new things in front of him, he estimated that he would be busy for a while.
He was never a person who liked to procrastinate, so he planned to solve the problems of these people first.
When he arrived at the Bei City Prison, under the guard's guidance, Qian Er quickly walked to the cell of the first suspicious person.
Here, under his prior instructions, the monitoring was cut off the moment he stepped into the cell.
“Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Qian Er.”
Qian Er was concise and to the point, while observing the other party's expression.
This was a middle-aged man who looked very honest, but being in this place, Qian Er believed that he would definitely not be an honest person.
At the very least, he was a mimetic of a non-human race.
“I have some questions to ask you now. It would be best if you can answer them. If you can't answer, I will treat you as an undercover agent.”
“Who sent you here? What is your purpose?”
After asking, Qian Er saw that the person opposite him had no reaction at all, and smiled again.
“Next, for every question I ask, if you don't answer, I will cut off one of your fingers. After cutting off your fingers, I will cut off your toes. If they are all cut off, I will shave the flesh off your body.”
“Have you heard of slow slicing? It's that kind of game.”
The guard behind him sensibly stepped forward and pressed the man's hand to the ground.
Qian Er chopped down cleanly. The man's screams instantly spread throughout the prison. To be able to hide from the eyes of a high-level Beastmaster, the mimicry must be a real transformation, which also means that what Qian Er cut was indeed the flesh on his body.
“Who sent you here? What is your purpose?”
Qian Er asked again, and then cut off another one of his fingers.
“Who sent you here? What is your purpose?”
“Your Majesty, he seems to be dead.”
Qian Er frowned and stepped forward to take a closer look.
His eyesight now was also different from what it used to be, and he could see that the man should have taken poison, but as for how he took poison under his nose, he couldn't figure it out for a while.
He walked to the second cell, where a short-haired woman was being held. She stood in the center and showed a provocative smile as she looked at Qian Er.
Qian Er frowned and saw her fall down.
She had died from poisoning again.
Qian Er walked out of the cell and looked at the Burning Blood Saint who had been released in advance.
“Did you see anything?”
“It's a bit similar to the soul poison I've seen before, but it acts on the flesh and blood level.”
After speaking, the Burning Blood Saint shook his head regretfully. After being poisoned, the flesh and blood of those guys had been contaminated and could not be used at all, otherwise he could taste it and recognize it by the taste the next time he encountered it.
“Your Majesty, there are a few more people,” the jailer said as he came over.
Qian Er shook his head: “There's no need to go. They are obviously all in the same group. We won't be able to get anything out of them.”
After speaking, Qian Er paused: “Kill them all. From now on, any suspects who are found will be treated the same way. Don't let any of them go.”
Currently, it seemed that there was no better way. Bei City was now the focus of attention, and there would definitely be some people with impure motives. They were not his opponents head-on, but they would not be short of side attacks and frame-ups. He had to be careful not to be used as a tool.
Especially since these people were so tight-lipped, even to the point of committing suicide, they were organized and premeditated, and definitely not petty thieves.
After Qian Er instructed some things, he left the dungeon and began to busy himself with more important and urgent matters.
He asked the Yan Country high-level officials to send some people to Bei City for reinforcements.
The Yan Country official quickly gave a reply. Qian Er was dazzled by a large passage of official jargon. The entire piece of paper was simplified to three words: no problem.
I have to admire the Yan Country official's efficiency. The information was sent in the morning, the reply came at noon, and the people arrived in the afternoon.
The Yan Country official now did not neglect Qian Er in the slightest, and directly sent a dream team that was enough to make Qian Er dumbfounded.
