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"What?" Yuan Xi looked as if she had heard him wrongly. "You want to rely on this city?"

There is a dependent relationship between the Hedao cities. For example, the top ten have a large number of Hedao cities dependent on them.

Not only the top ten, many Universe-level and Hong-level Hedao Cities have dependent Hedao Cities. The higher the grade, the more Hedao Cities they depend on.

This kind of dependence is basically a subordinate relationship. If a small Hedao city is bullied or attacked, it can ask for help from the main Hedao city.

Yuanxi has never thought of having other Hedao cities rely on herself, because Yuanxi City itself is not perfect.

Not to mention in such an environment.

City Lord Zhao said, "Fellow Daoist, what I mean is that during this period of chaos, our city wants to establish a closer cooperative relationship with Guicheng. In this snowy plain, our city is Guicheng's affiliated Hedao City. Fellow Daoist, we dare not disobey your order."

“Is that so…” Yuan Xi understood what he meant. This City Lord Zhao obviously did not want to be under someone else’s control forever, so this kind of dependence was only within the snowfield, and they would go their separate ways once they left the snowfield in the future.

She thought for a moment and said, "I need to discuss this matter carefully with my deputy city lord and the Grand Commander. How about I give you a reply later?"

City Lord Zhao smiled and said, "Of course, let's deal with the spoils over there first."

Yuan Xi certainly had no objection.

City Lord Zhao and his companions left quickly. After a while, both sides sent some men to the enemy's desolate city.

"Let's discuss the matter!" Yuan Xi called out.

A moment later, everyone sat in the meeting hall. Except for a few Rong Dao slaves who were sent to collect the spoils, all the remaining cultivators in Yuan Xi City gathered here.

Below Yuan Xi, on the left are the two deputy city lords Lian and Youdie, and on the right is Lu Ye, the city defense commander-in-chief. Below Lu Ye is the pale-faced Huan Qing.

The rest of the Rong Dao are on the left and right.

The hall is huge and there are few people, so it seems very empty.

Yuan Xi said solemnly: "Everyone, just now the man surnamed Zhao proposed to attach himself to our city in the snowy plains. What do you think?"

Lian lowered her head, her shoulders shaking slightly.

She was used to seeing her best friend being frivolous, so she was a little uncomfortable with her sudden seriousness.

Yuan Xi's beautiful eyes glared, and she acted like a city lord: "Deputy City Lord Lian, I'm asking you a question?"

Lian suppressed her smile and slowly raised her head: "I am new here, so I won't express my opinions. I will do whatever the city lord says."

She lowered her head again, and her shoulders trembled even more violently.

Yuan Xi glared at her angrily: "You'd better be so obedient in the future."

Turning to look at Lu Ye: "What does the Grand Commander mean?"

Lu Ye said: "People come and go for profit. City Lord Zhao must have seen the profit, so he wanted to attach himself to our city."

Judging from City Lord Zhao's initial performance after he agreed to the conscription, he agreed simply because he didn't want to cause trouble, so even after being conscripted, he did not put in any effort. It was not until Lu Ye took the initiative and promised them 30% of the profits that they became serious.

This is normal. If Yi were in Yuan Xicheng's situation and encountered such a thing, he would probably make the same choice as City Lord Zhao.

Without any relatives or friends, and without any motivation, who would be willing to work for nothing? And they would also have to bear certain risks.

"Then what City Lord Zhao values ​​should not be our own foundation. Although the strength of the City Lord and the Lotus Tower Master is tyrannical, after all, there are only two of you in this city who can go to the battle. Small fights are fine, but if we really encounter a large-scale battlefield, we actually don't have much room to play."

"Then what does he value?" Yuan Xi was puzzled. It's not that she couldn't figure it out, she was just too lazy to think about it. With someone she could trust around her, she didn't need to think too much.

"Lianzi!" Lu Ye said in a deep voice: "The reason why we were able to win this battle is that Lianzi played a great role. If it weren't for Lianzi's poison, the enemy's defense formation would not have weakened so quickly, and the enemy would not have come out of the city to fight. If they hadn't come out of the city, we would have no chance."

Lian nodded and said, "That's true. That's why City Lord Zhao thinks that if they follow us, there will be plenty of opportunities to break into the city in the future. Even if they only get 30% of the profits each time, it's better than them fighting alone."

"He is also a very realistic person. He will rush to do anything that can be profitable. But that is human nature and there is nothing to blame." Lu Ye nodded.

"Should we agree to them?" Yuan Xi asked.

"Of course!" Lu Ye nodded. "Our biggest problem is the lack of manpower. They can make up for our shortcomings, so cooperating with them will do us no harm."

It is impossible for Yuanxi City itself to recruit more manpower in a short period of time. City Lord Zhao's attachment came at the right time. In fact, Lu Ye had thought about it before, whether he should find other Hedao Cities to cooperate with, but it is not easy to find a suitable Hedao City, and trust between each other is also a problem.

Since City Lord Zhao has taken the initiative to propose to attach himself, that would solve Yuanxi City’s biggest problem right now.

"Then agree to them?" Yuan Xi asked. She actually had the same idea.

Lu Ye turned and looked at Youdie.

Youdie was puzzled: "Why are you looking at me?"

She sat there quietly but didn't say a word.

But after he finished speaking, he reacted and smiled, "Brother Ye, do you think that I was injured by City Lord Zhao before? It doesn't matter, he didn't kill me, and Brother Ye avenged me, didn't he? We are even now. He, a city lord, was injured by you in front of so many people, I don't know how humiliated he was, but now he can still bow his head and rely on you. I won't care too much about him."

Lu Ye nodded: "If Xiaodie has no objection, then I'll agree to their request."

City Lord Zhao valued Lianzi's ability to break the city, but he didn't know that Lianzi couldn't be used casually. Before, Lianzi spit out three puffs of mist and then became half dead. Lu Ye didn't have time to check on him.

But judging from Lianzi's previous reaction, it might not be usable in the short term.

Therefore, City Lord Zhao’s calculations must have been wrong.

From Yuanxi City's point of view, their dependence will bring great benefits to the city, so they will be pulled on board first. When they find out the truth, they will have no chance to regret.

Putting aside the issue of trust, everyone has already cooperated before, and there is a basis for cooperation. Moreover, although City Lord Zhao himself is a bit smooth, from an outsider's perspective, all his choices are normal reactions.

"Then let's talk to them?" Yuan Xi was very excited. This was the first time someone wanted to rely on her Hedao City, which felt very fresh.

It's not like I haven't seen it before, but it's not her city after all.

"We have to talk, but we can't just believe whatever they say..." After Lu Ye's instructions, Yuan Xi nodded continuously.

Lian sat aside and watched, marveling at the sight. She seldom saw Yuan Xi so well-behaved. If someone had nagged at her like this in the past, Yuan Xi would have turned her head back to them.

My best friend seemed like a different person after running away from home. She seemed much happier.

The Rong Daos who had collected the spoils returned, bringing back a large amount of materials and treasures, all of which were thrown into the city's treasury.

Lu Ye went to check it out and found that the spoils were very messy and nothing was useful to him.

City Lord Zhao came to Yuanxi City again, and with him came the Taoist named Wu.

The two were entertained by Yuan Xi and were discussing matters of dependence in the meeting hall, accompanied by Lian.

General Lu Ye was too lazy to get involved. He had already given all the necessary instructions. As long as Yuan Xi did not agree to any other requests, the city would not suffer any loss.

At this moment, he was standing beside the Taoist pond with Fan Wu, looking at Lian Zai, who was lying on his back in the mist, drifting with the current, holding a piece of Taoist fish in his hands and stuffing it into his mouth.

"What's going on with this guy?" Lu Ye frowned.

Fortunately, he had been worried that Lianzi would die suddenly, but when he got here, he saw that this guy was actually eating fish leisurely.

And they eat very quickly.

Compared to its half-dead state before, its condition was undoubtedly much better now, and its wrinkled skin seemed to have recovered a little, but it still looked extremely weak.

Fan Wu scratched his head and said, "Replying to the Grand Commander, I am not too sure. After you sent it back, it sank to the bottom for a while, and then it became like this. It has eaten a lot of the Dao fish accumulated in the pond."

The Taoist pond has been built for some time, so some Taoist fish have been bred in the pond. However, Yuan Xi did not say that he would collect them, so these Taoist fish have remained in the pond.

But now it has become Lianzi's food...

"Didn't they say this guy can increase the output of Dao fish in the Dao Pond?" Lu Ye was confused, "Why did he eat it first?"

Fan Wu hesitated and said, "Maybe it has something to do with the huge consumption it had before?"

The key point is that I have never seen anyone use lotus seeds to attack a city like that before. Since there is consumption, it certainly needs to be replenished. Lotus seeds originally eat fish, but they eat very little. But now, with this, they have become a big eater.

As he spoke, Lianzi suddenly turned over and sank into the mist again.

After a while, it floated up, with a fish in each of its two little hands, and a dozen or so pieces on its wrinkled belly.

What Fan Wu said might be right. Lianzi's appetite suddenly became so big, which should be related to his previous consumption. He was neither alive nor dead, without reason or thinking. He was just following his instincts, just like flowers and plants turning to the sun.

There are the Dao fish it needs in the Dao pond, so it instinctively starts to eat.

This made Lu Ye look forward to it.

If the Dao fish can replenish Lianzi's consumption, then this little thing will be of great use in the future. He had said before that City Lord Zhao had made a wrong calculation, but now it seems that City Lord Zhao's dependence on them will definitely not do them any harm.

Fortunately, he told Yuan Xi some things, so no matter what happens, our city will not suffer any loss.

"Brother Fan, please keep an eye on Lianzi's condition. If there is anything unusual here, please tell me or the city lord immediately."

Fan Wu nodded: "Don't worry, General." (End of this chapter)