Exactly one week after the ambush incident, the process of the training, cultivation and military exploits started to grow significantly. Under Qing Yi's torturous training, none of the soldiers dare to slack off from the training.
Eventually, their strength is getting stronger and much more well arranged. Adapting with certain formations, Qing Yi manages to rebuild the military strength from a mess to a well arranged and disciplined battalion.
Within the period of one week, many other things had changed.
The missions and opened tender to obtain more contracts between the escort agency and the City Lord's logistic had been reduced, and many previous tenders that came with outrageous fee is destroyed and canceled. A fairer tender is opened for all new players to slowly participate, where only those that had been trusted and dependable is chosen to take the offer.
The two Sect within the city as well is controlled and newer rules are implemented within the City perimeters, where many restrictions are applied towards the Cultivator, under the reason to protect the city residents and ensuring their safety.
Through this approach, Lord Wei managed to obtain a bigger support from the locals, and more and more business opportunity is offered from the City Lord Management, allowing many new businesses to grow, thus the locals don't require to be depending on the support from the Clan and Alliance anymore.
With this way of handling and obtaining the locals support, Wei Wen is handling her responsibility well, where she act as Lord Wei's Ear, Mind and Heart. Able to make a decision on behalf of Lord Wei, Wei Wen manages to quickly handle many issues without requiring to be reported and delayed again and again.
In the same time, Wu Chung, Gu Pang, and Fang Mu manage to destroy more and more Bandits group and thugs surrounding the path between 13th State City and 15th State City, and increasing the security among the four entrance, rejecting illegal entry for those who seems suspicious.
But very soon, Shi-Wen Qing is forced to announce a bad news to the City Lord, as her Management Office receive a letter from the State Capital.
ELDER DUKE'S HIGHEST ORDER
Under the command of 48th Capital City under Elder Duke Puyan, you are hereby required to fulfill the support request of delivering a total worth of 10,000,000 Balancing Zen Pills and also a total of 200,000 residents to be migrated towards the Capital City to strengthen the Capital overall strength.
Then Elder Duke Puyan will accept no delays in receiving this two support request, any failure to comply would result in the resignation of the Lord Positioned and will be replaced immediately without further notice.
Signed,
The 48th Elder Duke, Tu Puyan.
"This is ridiculous!"
Lord Wei is giving out a fitting rage within his mansion hall, due to the ridiculous demand made by the Elder Duke.
"Do we have any choices to amend this Order ?"
Altima asked Shi-Wen Qing, regarding on this matter as he is nowhere better in handling such matter.
"We could send different tributes to the Elder Duke in exchange for the difficulties in complying in either of the requests, but it has to be an equivalent value or higher to compare."
"If we put both Residents and Balancing Zen Pills as the same value in figures, we are either sending a total of 400,000 residents or 20,000,000 Balancing Zen Pills if we have difficulties."
"But I believe that for our City condition, sending either one is difficult."
Shi-Wen Qing explained the situation to Altima, and the difficulties to gather enough resources for either of the requests.
"Lord Wei, what is our city condition at the moment ?"
Altima checked.
"Treasury, report our current city status for now."
Lord Wei quickly summon his treasury advisor to give a report.
"My Lord, the city treasury currently holds a total of 13,000,000 amount worth of Balancing Zen Pills, and our resident total population is at 1,869,500. Among the total residents, 400,000 belonged to the State City Military Troops, and 200,000 of them belonged to the various Martial Establishments within the City."
"So in total, if we comply with both of the requests, we will be having only 1,000,000 residents that have some production forces to stay within the city to assist in bringing up the city's revenue, and barely 3,000,000 Balancing Zen Pills to maintain the city operations."
The treasury advisor finished his reports.
"My Lord, may I have a word with everyone here ?"
One captain dare himself to pass on an information he recently heard from the nearby drinking pavilion.
"Speak, let us hear what you would like to say."
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Lord Wei approve his audience.
"My Lord, Two hours ago, I saw a few capital city special delegates having a drink within the Northern Section Nine Dragon Pavilion. Because they are indirectly sitting behind my seats, I roughly heard a few exchange of words regarding how they would pass on a letter requesting the Million Gold Agency to be appointed to be the one to deliver the Highest Orders tributes."
"If this is a normal discussion, I would have ignored it and continue drinking, but then, I heard one of the delegates actually revealed the motive behind this appointment."
"They intended to hire some fake bandits disguised by the 15th State City mercenaries to proceed to rob and plunder the escort carriage, and had all the members from the Million Gold Agency killed, so it would look clearly as the 13th State City mistakes."
"My Lord, please believe me, as I had been under your service for at least 5 years until now. I wouldn’t create such fake stories to lie if I never heard it personally."
"I am from this city as well, and all my family members believe that only Lord Wei could give us a peaceful yet fair living place to resides, which is why I remain loyal to my lord until now."
The captain finished his word, and retreat two steps behind before Lord Wei starts talking.
"Lord Wei, Please allow us to take action."
Altima continued.
"Brother Altima.."
"You're up next."
"Understood."
Lord Wei replied, and in a simple word, Altima and the others exit the Lord's Mansion, and vanished in the darkness.
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Four hours later, a group of cultivators move under the shadows and travel in fast speed and quickly reach the vicinity around the Million Gold Agency.
The group of black dressed cultivators, all had their face hidden, and with no identity tag within any parts of their body, so even if there are casualties during any ambush, their identity will not be exposed.
Lead by a total of 6 people, the group of 126 cultivators quickly positioned themselves under the shade of trees around the Agency Walls, their entrance gate, as well as their back exits.
On the sky, A Rainbow Elder Sparrow is flying around, adding the beauty of the scenery as the members within the Million Gold Agency.
"How beautiful is that Rainbow Elder Sparrow. If I could have that during my wedding, my wife will be totally crazy for me due to such happiness."
"Chirp!"
The Sparrow make a voice before it sways toward another direction.
Unexpectedly by the random member that was staying guard at the outside walls, his head falls to the group immediately after as he heard the chirping sound made by the Rainbow Elder Sparrow.
"Chirp!"
Another side of the wall, a ruthless strike came out without notice, killing off all the cultivators within the outside of the walls.
"Chirp Chirp!"
The Rainbow Elder Sparrow turn around and if it's looking for a new location to make a nest.
Another side of the wall had all their members head falls to the ground quietly.
"Shut that bird and capture it!"
The Million Gold Agency Fourth Elder, Elder Jin screamed. He was trying to enjoy the companion of his three beautiful Fragrance Pavilion Escorts, but each time he tried to approach deeper, he was disturbed by the sharp piercing voice from the Sparrow.
"Understood!"
Few guards that were positioned outside of that elder's room quickly reply for his command and start pursuing the Rainbow Elder Sparrow.
"Get the others from the Scout Tower to throw some Beast Formation Cage to capture it."
Two of the guard give out a few orders to the others behind them. From the initial look of it, they are easily recognized as higher rank members within the Million Gold Agency.
The ordered guards quickly move towards the three other Scout Towers to deliver the message, but before they manage to get close, a few hidden weapon launched from darkness, and had the three guards killed silently.
The assassins action is too quick, almost to the fact where no eye witness is available with each of their kills.
Very soon, only the Guard tower that manages to receive the order flung some Beast Formation Cage to try to capture the Rainbow Elder Sparrow.
"What is the others from the three towers is doing!"
The two Head guards are pissed with their slow actions and move downstairs again, making their way to two of the towers as they walked.
"Is my Rainbow Elder Sparrow too beautiful for you to try to capture it ?"
A voice came from the back of this Head Guard as he walks pass a corner intersection.
"Who are Y..!"
The Head Guard tried to turn around and shout, but before he manages to completely finish his word, his head had already fallen to the ground.
The same thing happened on another Head Guard as well.
As the perimeter of defensive is totally taken cared of, the Assassins group is ready to make their next approach.
"Screech!!!"
The Rainbow Elder Sparrow make a sharp and ear piercing voice before it flies away from the Million Gold Agency. Due to the sharp and piercing voice, it caused many other people that were within the building inside the Agency to come out and look for the cause of this disturbance.
But to the assassins group, the piercing voice indicates a different meaning.
The remaining group of assassins that still staying outside of the Million Gold Agency, tossed a large number of activated Water Dragon Cannon towards the wall and creating a huge 12th Formation of Bagua Diagram, the Obstruction Formation to lock and constraint all people that still located within the Million Gold Agency Building.
While on the inside of the building, the assassins that already infiltrate the whole Million Gold Agency toss a different type of Water Dragon Cannon, with each of them activated with the Upper Wind and Lower Fire Trigram, enhancing only the destructive power within the Water Dragon Cannon itself, into each building that had their door, windows and any opening on their roof.
A total deafening explosion is heard!
The whole Million Gold Agency is almost exploded into a piece of destroyed empty piece of land.
None of the houses is still intact from the destructive forces. And all the practitioners within the agency is either heavily injured, damaged on certain parts of their body, or being exploded into a small little piece of meat.
But within, there is still plenty of survivors still managed to walk around, looking for a way out.
These survivors are the non-cultivation peasants, which have the ability to nullified the destructive power released by the Water Dragon Cannon.
"Who dare to do such atrocity towards the Million Gold Agency!"
A tall and huge man stands tall in the middle of the empty ground, believed to be the leader or patriarch of the Million Gold Agency.
Another 4 elder appeared as well, only suffering a small part of injuries, but one of the Elder is stark naked, without any string on his body due to the explosion.
Without words.
Without notice.
A spear strike directly from the top, and quickly have one of the elders heavily injured from the ambush strike.
"How Despicable!"
"Everyone, stay on guard!"
The Million Gold Agency Patriarch quickly warn the other 3 remaining elders and withdraw his own sets of weapon from his spatial ring.
"Today. I will make sure the Million Gold Agency's people all dead, and form a river of blood to flows to the 13th State City."
"Who the Hell are you!"
The Patriarch quickly question Altima's Identity but was replied by a strike instead.
Without any further intention to continue speaking, the assassin charge towards the patriarch with his spear, straight with the intention to kill immediately.
"You wish to kill me? Ask my treasure first!"
Unexpected by the assassin, the Patriarch actually withdraw two different pieces of orbs and had both of it pumped with a large amount of Zen Essence. As the orb received the essence, it slowly lights up, giving out a dim bluish fire and a dim reddish fire within the orb.
Slowly, the orb flows and making a full circle, circling around the patriarch as he moves.
With each step he made, the ground beneath him started to burn with two different colors of flames, and each slowly spread along the ground, making the whole place seems to be going to be burned soon.
"It's been too long since I had used this two Forest Flaming Yin Orb and Forest Flaming Yang Orb. You won't be my match as long you are trapped within my Orb's concept!"
Unexpectedly, this two orb is a Concept assistance treasure!
"I guess there is one more additional reason to quickly kill you now."
The assassin speaks.
"Ha Ha, I dare you to enter my concept of Forest of Flaming Yin and Yang!"
"Urgh!"
The patriarch happily threatens the assassin to proceed with his intention.
But before he could continue, his chest had been pierced by a flying spear strike, causing him to be dead on spot.
The spear curve as it flew, and slowly making a return flight towards the assassin hand, before he kept his spear within his spatial ring. Soon, the bracelet he is wearing, quickly turned into a tentacle-like monster, and wrapped the Patriarch head and cause the patriarch corpse to "Dance" for a moment, and laid dead soon after.
Retrieving the two orbs and slowly walked away with the other assassins manage to clear all the members, the formation that obstructing the outer wall slowly disperse, and a large amount of blood flows like a dam blocking the river path is destroyed.
Three rivers of blood flow into the city, shocking the residents and other martial establishments as they seen the horrifying incident.
"Brother Altima, what is your current cultivation now ?"
Qing Yi asked Altima after they returned to the City Lord's Mansion.
"Spiritual Manipulation Stage, 7 Spiritual Body for now, and soon to be 8."
"Brother's Cultivation is the fastest to grow within our group."
With such cultivation, no wonder the Early Spiritual Practitioner of Zen Tier Patriarch of the Million Gold Agency is slain without words.