I have an eye of truth

In any case, such a big matter still required a meeting with the City Lord.

Of course, not just anyone could meet the City Lord. After reporting, only Zi Qing took Li Shuang to the City Hall. However, when they returned, both of them looked rather grim.

"What's wrong? That guy didn't reject our request, did he?"

A flicker of anger flashed in Zi Qing's eyes: "At first, that guy indeed disagreed and even wanted them to sell the formula to them, but they didn't want to use it themselves. Instead, they wanted to keep it as a trump card."

"No way, are they idiots? Now is the time to use it, why not take it out?"

Wang Yang was very puzzled. With such thinking, could it be that the City Lord had betrayed them?

Li Shuang explained from the side: "That guy didn't betray us, he's just too timid. In his words, our stuff is too effective. Once used, it will definitely arouse the vigilance and attention of the Others. He's worried that the Others will launch a large-scale attack on our city. For his own safety, he doesn't dare to use it."

Everyone exchanged glances. How could there be such a person? This wasn't just about being cowardly, it was about being an idiot.

"If this kind of thing is exposed, the public's opinion of him will probably change drastically. Even if he is a hereditary City Lord, he would probably be driven down after doing something like this," He Yingxue said.

Zi Qing also nodded: "That's how I threatened him. That guy even wanted to detain us, but unfortunately, he was too timid. Knowing that we had people outside and that we had a military background, he didn't even have the courage to act."

Wasn't this a good thing? Looking at Zi Qing's smug face, one would think they had fought their way out.

This was the first time they had seen such a timid City Lord.

"We inquired and found out that from the very beginning of the disaster, that guy withdrew all the troops back, completely abandoning the outside of the city. Some towns that were originally outside the city are now considered destroyed. This guy did manage to keep the army from suffering any losses and protected the city well, but the safety of the residents inside the city is also a problem."

Wang Yang frowned: "This kind of person is not fit to be a City Lord and should be removed."

"I know, but this matter has to wait until after the disaster is over. We still need him to coordinate things now. Besides, he protected the residents inside the city, and these residents still have a good impression of their City Lord."

Wang Yang was a little incredulous, but then he understood. After all, people are selfish.

The dead have no way to defend themselves, and the living, of course, support those who can protect them well. But, isn't anyone going to care about the dead?

Those people were originally the City Lord's people and should have been protected, but who would have thought that the City Lord would withdraw the troops at the first moment of the disaster?

As a result, the people didn't have time to evacuate, and the losses were very large under such circumstances.

Moreover, Wang Yang was sure that many people in the city were related to people outside, and these people definitely couldn't have no resentment at all. This matter must be reported after this is over.

Of course, this would depend on He Yingxue. Zi Qing didn't want to contact her family for the time being, so it was impossible to have contact with the military.

"Then what do we do? Does this mean that the produced potion can only be wasted?" Lingling said somewhat dissatisfied.

"It's not a waste. We've already come to an agreement with that idiot City Lord."

"Through threats, right?" He Yingxue complained from the side.

Zi Qing said matter-of-factly: "Of course. If it weren't for threats, how would that guy listen?"

Zi Qing continued: "Our plan is like this. First, we'll make the inhibitor formula public and tell the adventurers in the city. Then, we'll let the adventurers set off to open up the underground passages while testing the effectiveness of the inhibitor. Once the test is successful, we'll pass the formula and data directly to other cities through the passages, and then everyone will jointly spread it."

"Why adventurers? Does he still not want to use the army at this time?"

Li Shuang nodded: "Yes, that idiot is really too timid and can only see the present. He doesn't seize this opportunity even when it's presented to him. It's really puzzling."

If he seized this opportunity, then the City Lord's position could still be stabilized. By giving up this opportunity, once they succeed, then it's certain that he won't be able to be the City Lord anymore.

Moreover, after this timid person steps down from the City Lord's position, he probably won't have the opportunity to rise to a high position again in the future. Even living within this level will probably be very problematic.

If they hadn't repeatedly confirmed that this guy was okay, they would have definitely thought that this person had already betrayed them.

"There's another problem. Do other cities have the necessary raw materials? Not to mention anything else, the living conditions for Mottled Poison Worms can't be met near every city."

Zi Qing shook her head when she heard Lingling's question: "That's the problem. If it weren't for this, we could just spread the news. Opening up the passages is for the raw material problem. We'll export the raw materials from here then."

They could only hold on, holding on until other cities found new raw material production areas, and then alleviate the pressure here.

It wouldn't work if they relied on them alone. The scope of this Bladefoot Worm disaster is not small, much larger than the Jiamu Beast disaster, and the worms reproduce quickly, so there are even more of them.

Bladefoot Worms are fast, quick, and have strong attack power. This thing is much more threatening than Jiamu Beasts.

Jiamu Beasts themselves cannot climb city walls, but this is nothing for worms. To be honest, the ammunition consumption of major cities has also been very fast during this period. There will be problems if the passages are not opened up soon.

"Time is of the essence, so let's set off now. By the way, where do the adventurers gather?"

"They're all in the taverns. Is there an Adventurers Guild here?" Lingling said naturally.

Wang Yang was surprised: "Why not? Wouldn't it be more convenient to have an Adventurers Guild? Various information would also make the tasks easier."

Lingling spread her hands: "This can also be considered a tacit understanding. After all, the first few levels are not that dangerous. If the information is very sufficient, then the safety of the adventurers will be too high, and there will be no sense of crisis. Adventurers who have no sense of crisis are prone to danger when entering higher levels. Besides, many people wouldn't join large organizations without danger."

The latter reason is the real reason, right? For the sake of injecting their own talent.