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Hao Ren, who maintained a confrontation, did not immediately raise his head.

He is a man who fights old battles. The border war 50 years ago was the stage for the hierarchical warlocks to show their ambitions. All gentlemen who survived the battlefield intact would be more cautious when facing combat again.

Hao Ren stared closely into Jiang Gen's eyes, then assumed a posture ready to attack, and then slowly raised his eyes to look up.

According to standard procedure, he would take one glance, then lower his head, and then take a second glance to confirm...

But Hao Ren, who raised his head, only glanced at it for the first time and never lowered his head again.

There are at least 15 star warlocks floating in the sky, what else can they target. War experience also told him that those above him, looking down at him in a spectator manner, were definitely real astromancers, not just an apprentice astromancer with only one flying star formation.

Considering the slim possibility of victory, Hao Ren canceled his battle preparations as slowly as possible and even extinguished the star array.

Jiang Gen smiled with his big teeth exposed, the tattoos on his face trembling, and said slightly teasingly: "Mr. Hao, I'm not going to lie to you. Why bother?"

Jiang Huang's fourth-level star warlock, Cheng Lu's combination, plus seven second-level star warlocks and five first-level star warlocks. None of them are much less powerful than Hao Ren. Behind him were the slower Star Warlock Apprentices, flying over slowly.

Jiang Gen followed Cheng Jinzhou's example and shrugged.

Hao Ren was cowardly and speechless. He had no idea how many star warlocks had come to De'an with Cheng Jinzhou, and he didn't expect that star warlock Jiang Huang would come with Cheng Jinzhou at such a fast speed.

He probably couldn't understand how bored the star warlocks who had just arrived in De'an were. After two days on the airship, no matter how luxurious the furnishings are in a small space, it will make people unwilling to stay any longer. The ground is not a good place either. The construction site is very dusty, and the sound of trumpets and the neighing of mules and horses along the way is annoying. More than a dozen Star Warlocks are wasting their star power and floating in the air. They really have nowhere to go.

Therefore, when everyone received the message from Jiang Gen, they flew to the county seat without hesitation.

Cheng Jinzhou, riding on Lu Xu, was also curious about the troublemakers on his territory. The prosperity of Jinchuan Province is average, and there is no material that Star Warlocks particularly like. The Star Warlocks who have taken root here are also very interesting. And with the status of a second-level two-star, not to mention the former Cheng family, or the most powerful Nanling County Prince's Mansion in Jinchuan, even the capital city has given him a lot of opportunities. It is also very strange to stay in Jinchuan Province with poor astrological resources. matter.

Xiao Cheng thought about it and asked in a condescending manner: "Mr. Hao, right? Have you always lived in Jinchuan?"

When he was in the capital, Cheng Jinzhou had seen too many second-level star warlocks. Whether they were in the peripheral peninsula or the Xia Jing Holy Church, the star warlocks all maintained a humble attitude towards classmate Xiao Cheng. But Hao Ren has never experienced this. Strictly speaking, he is somewhat out of touch with the entire world of Star Warlocks.

In normal times, being out of touch in the world of Star Warlocks for two or three years is nothing. The star warlocks in Daxia are out of touch with the star warlocks in Xingzhou. However, in terms of interpersonal relationships, Hao Ren's disconnection made him angry.

He looked at Cheng Jinzhou, a first-level and second-level star. Regardless of how many high-level star warlocks were there, he snorted and said, "Even if you want to see me, you should get off the servant first."

Lu Xu didn't like wearing badges, so Hao Ren didn't even know he was a star warlock. And his reasons seemed to be very legitimate. Not to mention his status as a second-level two-star warlock, or in terms of age, Hao Ren was much older than Cheng Jinzhou. He has been domineering in Jinchuan Province for 50 years, and he has never bowed his head to others.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned for a moment, then laughed and patted Lu Xu on the shoulder. The two of them flew up silently. Hao Ren was indeed old, and he was not prepared to continue talking with him. Anyway, if he wanted to know anything, he could ask others later.

Hao Ren's stubbornness came into play again, and he suddenly flew up, wanting to chase Cheng Jinzhou. At the same time, Jiang Gen and Warlock Bai Jingxing dispatched at the same time to stop him.

Jiang Gen smiled bitterly at the others, and then said, "Mr. Hao, stop chasing me. Master Cheng is a priest of the morning light, not an ordinary two-star warlock."

"So what. I'm an association star warlock." Hao Ren was still not satisfied. He didn't believe that everyone was looking towards Cheng Jinzhou, so he looked at Jiang Huang, a fourth-level star warlock.

He took it for granted that Cheng Jinzhou was just one of Jiang Huang's subordinates who led the team. As for why Jiang Huang came to Jinchuan Province and even brought a group of star warlocks with him, there are hundreds of similar guesses. For example, special mineral veins, or finding a place to retire where there are few star warlocks, or even traveling to famous mountains and rivers, etc...

However, Jiang Huang shattered Hao Ren's cognitive system with just one sentence. He said slowly: "Mr. Cheng Jinzhou is discussing friendship with me as a peer, so let's forget about this matter."

Mr. Cheng Jinzhou? Just a title left Hao Ren, who was in a stalemate, speechless.

Jiang Gen's strong body trembled with laughter. He patted Hao Ren on the shoulder. He was thrown away by the latter and said calmly: "Mr. Cheng was not sitting on a servant just now. That one was the second son." Super star warlock Lu Xu."

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Hao Ren was so ashamed that he left De'an that night. The remaining hotels were naturally assigned to the star warlocks who came with them. No matter how bad the conditions are, it is always better than living on an airship. Coupled with the crazy cleaning of more than a hundred servants, the house is decorated to a satisfactory standard.

The officials who were originally planning to come to congratulate also took advantage of the last moment to rush to De'an.

This county has probably never experienced such prosperity since its establishment.

Officials from various places and the entourage of officials. Nobles from all over the country, and the entourage of nobles. There are even more businessmen coming and going. The small town of De'an County can hardly handle so many "tourists" at one time. Many citizens can make a lot of money by renting out their houses - most high-ranking officials and dignitaries cherish their feathers. After all, domineering people are rare, and anyone willing to rent a house can get a much higher premium than usual.

The Cheng family also sent many people. Unlike the last time he left Shaonan for the capital, the servants of the Cheng family sent this time were all elite soldiers and generals.

All wealthy aristocrats, from the day they were founded, will strive to train their servants so that they can do their best to take on some work. Studying and studying ink is the simplest, and keeping accounts and accounting is also required. Further masters, the so-called Qianliang master, Xingming master, etc., need to be proficient in all kinds of knowledge. Not only that, if you have some kind of property, a steward who can go outside, a housekeeper who can handle things, and a clever errand are all indispensable. Once necessary, a servant who knows some military knowledge will be helpful to the master. Not a small help.

Those high-ranking families would even raise a group of private soldiers. They usually collected taxes and rents, and under special circumstances, they would pull out a group of backbone non-commissioned officers.

Naturally, the Cheng family also trains its own servants, but if it is not the legitimate son of the family who takes up a high-level position, they will not be given out for use at all. They are the most valuable property guarded by the public. Because according to everyone's custom, if a servant is used by the second child, the third child will never use it again. Although it is human nature, who should give the trained manpower has always been the focus of competition among various schools.

As the legitimate son, Cheng Jinzhou would receive different numbers of manpower if he followed the normal procedures and passed the Jinshi examination or was promoted to an official position. But after Sanfang lost power and went to the capital, there was no one left.

Now, Cheng Jinzhou has not only become a star warlock, but also has a high reputation, and the Cheng family can no longer sit still. Even without Mrs. Cheng's suggestion, the other three branches of Qingyue Yuanlongzhong proposed at the meeting that they wanted to send people to Deping.

The number of people finally determined naturally exceeded the number required by the county magistrate.

Cheng Jinzhou accepted them all without hesitation. He never thought of being limited to one county.

In fact, these people were of great help to him in government operations. In other words, in the absence of Cheng Jinzhou, a group of tacit servants can help Cheng Jinzhou organize the work of the county magistrate in order.

Such thoughtful service is not only useful to Xiao Cheng, but also to any student taking the imperial examination.

Those talented people who have studied hard all their lives and don't understand anything suddenly come to serve as officials in a place where they can't even understand the local dialect. If they can immediately recognize the shortcomings of love, the title of genius will be too worthless.

With someone to help with the general affairs, Cheng Jinzhou asked people to start sorting out De'an's information while officially taking office.

The magistrate and Lord Bo of De'an County specially prepared a grand celebration. There was a long line of lion dance troupe, a long line of yangko troupe, a long line of drumming troupe...

But compared with Cheng Jinzhou's own celebration, it was far behind.

In fact, Xiao Cheng didn't do anything special. He just brought together middle- and high-level civil servants from various places, had a meal, and introduced the star warlocks by the way.

Finally, Xiao Cheng announced something to the Taoist priest of the Jinchuan Governor's Yamen in a calm tone.

When making the announcement, Cheng Jinzhou silently recited a classical Chinese manuscript by a certain master, but the general idea of ​​the content was simple and clear: "Six months ago, I built several villages in Shaonan, all of which were quite distinctive. Now I have arrived in De An, I didn’t want to leave those Zhuangzi there to become ashes, but the Zhuangzi couldn’t be moved here, so I came up with an idea to simply connect them, so that it would be convenient for everyone.”

Taoist priest Kong Choushi, who was drinking, immediately spit the wine out of his mouth. There was no hesitation at all, and there was no time to show any embarrassment on his face.

From De'an to Shaonan, it is a full 200 kilometers away! Even if connected into a long and narrow strip, it is equivalent to 200 square kilometers, or 300,000 acres of land. Master Daotai is not very good at mathematics, but he knows that it spans three counties and is in two different states...

The saddest thing is that Master Daotai, who is in the fourth grade, cannot directly object. Because Cheng Jinzhou announced it in front of everyone, if he opposed Cheng Jinzhou, it would be equivalent to opposing a group of star warlocks.

What a group of star warlocks indeed!

Looking at the star warlock standing behind Cheng Jinzhou, chatting in another room, Kong Choushi wanted to cry but regretted that he rushed to De'an.

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