After bidding farewell to Qing Songzi, Xiao Mu prepared to return.

He needed to find a way to get the army techniques and enhance the soldiers' power.

"Mr. Mu, may I have a word with you?"

No sooner had he stepped out of the door than a middle-aged martial artist came walking towards him and addressed Xiao Mu.

In surprise, Xiao Mu carefully inspected this middle-aged martial artist. The man was about forty years old, of medium build, and he radiated a sense of shrewdness. His power was likely at the early stage of the Bone Forger Realm.

Shocked that the man recognised him, Xiao Mu asked, "who are you?"

"I have information related to army techniques, would Mr. Mu like to know?"

The middle-aged martial artist didn't answer Xiao Mu's question, but instead gave a mysterious smile.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu's expression changed. He had been planning to look for army techniques, and suddenly someone had shown up.

Could there really be such a coincidence in this world?

This middle-aged martial artist must know something.

He took a deep look at the man and became inwardly alert.

The man knew he needed army techniques and brought it up directly, obviously also knowing he had become the lord of Nanke City.

Had the news spread so quickly?

Could it be that Qing Songzi had deliberately leaked the news?

He couldn't help but suspect Qing Songzi. Then, after a moment's thought, he negated this guess.

If Qing Songzi had passed on the position to him, he shouldn't have done such a distasteful thing afterwards intentionally.

It seemed that there was a hidden story; someone else must have leaked the secret of Qing Songzi giving the position to Xiao Mu.

It appeared that the secret-keeping around Qing Songzi was not so good.

Once again, after looking at the middle-aged martial artist, Xiao Mu nodded, "Okay, where would you like to go?"

"To assure Mr. Mu, the hotel ahead will suffice."

The middle-aged martial artist smiled.

But several minutes later, in a room at the hotel, Xiao Mu sat face-to-face with the middle-aged martial artist.

The martial artist took out a cellphone, unlocked it and promptly pushed it towards Xiao Mu, "Mr. Mu, please look."

Xiao Mu looked at the cellphone and was slightly surprised.

The cellphone had a picture, specifically of a Secret Manual named "Starlight Slash".

This Secret Manual did not look like any manual Xiao Mu had ever seen before. Its shape was indeed like a book, but it wasn't actually a book.

It was blinking with a brilliance, as if it was a special kind of Energy Body.

Was this the army technique?

The first thought in Xiao Mu's mind was this, and then he immediately took out his cellphone, took a photo of the artist's cellphone picture and sent it directly to Qing Songzi.

The middle-aged man smiled and did not show any intention of stopping him.

"What is this?"

Xiao Mu casually returned the cellphone to the man.

"Hehe!"

The middle-aged man laughed, "Why ask when you already know, Mr. Mu?"

And then added, "This is an army technique for knife soldier, once mastered, Mr. Mu's 200 Simple Knife Soldiers' power would greatly increase."

Xiao Mu's expression turned serious, "You're telling me all this because you want to give the "Starlight Slash" Secret Manual to me?"

The middle-aged man laughed, "Mr. Mu guessed right, I indeed plan to give the "Starlight Slash" to Mr. Mu."

Xiao Mu looked at the man again, his expression never changing, "There's no such thing as a free lunch, there must be some conditions attached to giving out the Secret Manual, right?"

The middle-aged man replied, "Mr. Mu is straightforward. Yes, there are indeed conditions."

"My master says that as long as Mr. Mu agrees to give out four-tenths of Nanke City's future resources to us, my master is willing not only to give this "Starlight Slash" army techinique to Mr. Mu, but also to help Mr. Mu wholeheartedly in the upcoming battle against the evil absurdity and hope Mr. Mu wins this battle."

Four-tenths of Nanke City's resources?

Giving away the "Starlight Slash" army technique?

Helping me wholeheartedly?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu's expression darkened slightly.

This was clearly exploiting someone in distress.

Despite just assuming the position of Lord of Nanke City, he has yet to gain any resources because of it.

But as the Lord of Nanke City, it's only a matter of time before he can tap into a variety of resources from this role.

The other party wants to secure forty percent of Nanke City's resources with just one Secret Manual, which seems rather greedy.

Moreover, the opponent didn't even show up in person, he just sent a subordinate to negotiate. He didn't even bring the real Secret Manual, only a picture. This behavior itself signifies he doesn't take him seriously.

Xiao Mu feels disrespected, but his face remains calm, he calmly asked, "Who is your master?"

The middle-aged martial artist said proudly, "My master is named Zhou Yandong, codename Chu Bawang, ranked fifth in the local heroes' combat power rankings. I wonder if Mr. Mu has heard of him?"

When introducing Zhou Yandong, the middle-aged martial artist looked proud, obviously boasting about being affiliated with Chu Bawang.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged martial artist seemed slightly superior to Xiao Mu while talking to him.

Chu Bawang was ranked fifth on the local heroes' combat power ranking, and Xiao Mu was only ranked sixth.

Of course, this middle-aged martial artist didn't know that the ranking was flawed and Xiao Mu's ranking was severely underestimated.

Furthermore, the strength of Xiao Mu himself and his Ghost Servant's have already reached the Late Third Realm, otherwise, the middle-aged man would never dare to be this audacious.

Zhou Yandong? Chu Bawang?

Xiao Mu was slightly moved.

He had indeed heard of this person, not only due to the nickname Chu Bawang, but also because of his identity.

Zhou Yandong was one of the top wealthy men in the city.

He didn't expect him to be the Chu Bawang from the local heroes' combat power rankings.

Thinking about it, it made sense. With his abundant wealth, unless he did nothing after the World Mutation, with his financial strength, it would be hard for him not to stand out.

He responded calmly, "Forty percent of the resources, don't you think that's a bit excessive? Did Zhou Yandong send you here so confident that I would agree?"

The middle-aged man sneered proudly and coldly said, "Because aside from this, there is no other choice for you, Mr. Mu."

"Let's not even talk about King Zitong of Baoyue City watching closely. Given the upcoming battle with the Evil Absurdity, there's no way you could win."

Having said that, he suddenly sneered, disdainfully saying, "Otherwise, why would Qing Songzi willingly give up the seat of the lord of Nanke City and pass it to you instead? Do you really think he was being kind? Isn't he just uncertain about this war?"

"How much better do you think, Mr. Mu, you are compared to him?"

"Without Army Techniques, what are Mr. Mu's chances of winning?"

Despite the annoyance in his heart, Xiao Mu's face remained calm, "So, you think you have me totally in control?"

"You could say that!"

The middle-aged man admitted it bluntly.

Xiao Mu sneered, "Do you speak to me like this without fear of angering me, to your disadvantage?"

The middle-aged man said, "Mr. Mu is a smart man who will certainly consider the bigger picture."

"The bigger picture?"

Xiao Mu gave a smile full of disdain, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he glared coldly at the middle-aged man.

With a wave of his hand, his Ghost Servant appeared.

"Take him!"

At Xiao Mu's command, the Ghost Servant charged at the middle-aged martial artist, swinging the Soul Blade directly at him.

"You dare!"

The middle-aged martial artist was taken aback. He stood up in a hurry to dodge.

But how could his strength compare to the Ghost Servant's? The gap was too huge. Even with his desperate dodge, he couldn't avoid the Ghost Servant. The Soul blade was held to his throat.

"Late Third Realm!"

The middle-aged martial artist who was subdued by the Ghost Servant was shocked.

In just a brief confrontation, he realized that the Ghost Servant's strength had reached the late stage of the Third Realm.

He couldn't help but be shocked.

The Mutated Beings of the current world probably don't have any existence in the late Third Realm.

Xiao Mu's Ghost Servant had reached this level. As for Xiao Mu himself, he could only guess…

After taking a glance at Xiao Mu, remorse started creeping into the middle-aged martial artist's mind.

If Xiao Mu's strength has also reached the late stage of the Third Realm, his decision to come here to threaten was really unwise.

"Now, we can have a real discussion!"

Xiao Mu's face restored its usual smile as he looked at the middle-aged martial artist.

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