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Chapter 843: Lord of Arctic City

You can be brave, but not reckless.

Chu Fei thought for a long time and decided to "let go" of Chen Xuanlin for the time being, and to find a way to negotiate. Anyway, this time it was recorded, and I had the advantage in public opinion.

As for whether Chen Xuanlin would explode, Chu Fei felt that the possibility was not high. After all, this was a peace talk based on strength.

The reason for considering peace talks is also determined by many factors.

Compared with other means of cultivation, Chu Fei has a deeper understanding of magic.

Whether it was the inheritance of magic research or the experience with the Jin tribe, Chu Fei had a deep understanding of magic. Not to mention that Chu Fei also mastered some magic abilities such as magic fireball.

Chu Fei believes that there are two types of cultivation methods in this world that are naturally blessed with halos. One is the cultivation type of cultivation, and the other is the magic type of cultivation.

There are formations for cultivation, and there are also formations for magic;

There are spells in cultivation, and magic is all kinds of magic;

Cultivation has magic weapons, magic and magic tools, etc.;

There are talismans for cultivation and scrolls for magic;

Cultivation studies the way of heaven, and magic studies the arcane arts;

Cultivators have a primordial spirit that communicates with heaven and earth; the mental force of a magician is equally powerful and can trigger an "avalanche" of energy from heaven and earth.

In Chu Fei's opinion, magic is not as good as cultivation, probably because of the lifespan, physical strength, and the fact that magic is highly dependent on the outside world.

Magic is a typical example of using small to achieve great results. Just giving a "magic seed" can trigger a large-scale energy "avalanche". The powerful magic forbidden spell can be called a human nuclear bomb.

The biggest weakness of magic is its heavy reliance on the external energy environment; but the Morning Star is just right for magic.

In addition, the practice of magicians and big data is very similar. Magicians study the arcane, and their mental and computing power are probably equally extraordinary.

Chu Fei can use his computing power to bully martial arts practitioners and cultivators, but he cannot take the risk of betting on the computing power of a magician.

It doesn’t mean that a magician’s computing power is stronger than that of a cultivator; it’s because the computing power of a cultivator is more used to comprehend the world, and the computing power is used elsewhere.

The essence of cultivation is to pursue immortality and ascension; the essence of magic is to pursue destructive power. This is the essential difference between the two cultivation systems. The method of releasing magic is actually a large bomb.

Of course, Chu Fei also considered one thing. Fu Changqing had just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, and he probably had not had time to consolidate his cultivation, and his own abilities had not been fully developed.

Cultivators have many advantages, but they also have one particularly big disadvantage - slow progress. The price of a long life is slow progress.

The progress of a magician is sometimes like big data practice. After solving a certain arcane problem, his practice level may instantly rise to the limit of that level.

Therefore, Chu Fei felt that he should try to negotiate with Chen Xuanlin.

But the two sides are now completely screwed. If they want to negotiate, it is best to find a middleman. Sometimes, as long as there is a middleman, everyone will have room to ease the situation. But the thing is, I don’t know who to find!

Chu Fei rubbed his brows and silently watched the Jinsheng Group's disaster relief work.

This battle affected the lives of nearly tens of thousands of people, dozens of people died, hundreds were seriously injured, and most were slightly injured. Chu Fei could clearly hear the shrill cries in the ruins.

After thinking about it, Chu Fei sent a message to Jin Kaiwei: For those who died, the pension will be supplemented for 12 years, or 20 months, in one go, based on the month of their highest income in the past 240 months.

After sending the message, Chu Fei returned to his own small villa again. After thinking for a while, he could not think of any solution, so he could only complain to his master.

Chu Fei didn't think Wu Yong could give any advice, he was just complaining. Subconsciously, Chu Fei felt that Wu Yong was no longer useful in this situation.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Chu Fei's complaints, Wu Yong directly said, "Why don't you go visit the mayor of Beiji City?"

"Ah..." Chu Fei didn't react for a moment.

Wu Yong smiled faintly: "Is this Spark Mutual Aid Association located in the Arctic City?"

Chu Fei nodded.

"Then Arctic City is qualified to manage the Spark Mutual Aid Association!"

Chu Fei frowned slightly, "But organizations like the Spark Mutual Aid Association usually don't care about the city lord at all, and the city lord usually won't bother himself by managing them. We are two parallel lines."

The environment of this morning star is also filled with the chaotic atmosphere of the end of the world, and the strong are respected. If you are incompetent, your wife will have sex with a pretty boy in front of you, and you have to help watch the door.

Wu Yong shook his head slightly, "You still don't understand. Yes, the current Lord of North Pole City cannot directly manage a powerful organization like the Spark Mutual Aid Association, but that doesn't mean the Lord doesn't want to!

The reason why they don't care is because they can't do anything about it. The most important thing is that they have no reason to do so and they dare not break the tacit understanding that has lasted for thousands of years.

But what if there is a name?

First of all, the current city lord should be newly appointed, and he urgently needs to prove himself with political achievements!

Secondly, the Spark Mutual Aid Association is now mostly crippled and no longer qualified to jump around. At this time, the city lord just stepped in to pick the fruits.

Secondly, the matter of Gaia Secret Realm has been making a lot of noise recently, and the Spark Mutual Aid Association is one of the three major organizations that know the details. Do you think the city lord is willing to contact them?

What the city lord needs now is a name. And you can give this name to him!

To sum up, if you go to the Lord of North Pole City now, you are not bothering him, you are giving him a gift! An unprecedented political achievement!

If you go to him, he will definitely welcome you very much.

But if you want to find the Lord of Arctic City, you have to go through Jin Kaiwei's network of connections."

Chu Fei stared at Wu Yong blankly and muttered, "Is political wisdom unrelated to cultivation?"

Wu Yong smiled and continued to study the potion; Principal Wu was too lazy to answer this stupid question.

Chu Fei immediately left the villa, found Jin Kaiwei, and told him his request. Jin Kaiwei did not hesitate, threw the disaster relief to his men, and then found the partners of Beiji City through the route of the business group.

Just an hour later, Jin Kaiwei smiled and brought good news.

As Wu Yong expected, after conveying Chu Fei's intentions and basic situation to the Lord of Beiji City, the Lord said that there was time now!

Jin Kaiwei took Chu Fei and headed north in a new aircraft - the aircraft that Chen Sansheng used when he came here.

During the flight, Jin Kaiwei introduced his partners to Chu Fei: Xingchuang Biotechnology Group located in Arctic City, and its president Zhao Xinghua.

Xingchuang Biotechnology Group is a small group, but its assets are ten times that of Jinkaiwei's Jinsheng Group; it mainly deals in seeds, medicinal materials, fertilizers, pesticides, etc. Jinsheng Group purchases a batch of seeds, fertilizers, etc. from here every year.

In Qimingxing, agricultural groups are doing well. After all, food is the most important thing for people. As long as agricultural groups don't do anything stupid, they will generally develop stably.

After flying for more than two hours, we landed on the roof of a group building in the south of Arctic City, which was the Star Biotechnology Group.

There is already a fat man waiting on the roof.

Chu Fei saw this fat guy as soon as he got off the plane, and couldn't help but take a few more glances. Although this guy was tall and straight, he had an unusual aura.

The fat man walked towards Chu Fei with a smile on his face and full of enthusiasm.

Jin Kaiwei, who followed Chu Fei off the plane, took two quick steps and rushed towards the fat man, greeting him from a distance, "Brother, thank you for your help."

The fat man laughed so hard that his eyes could no longer be seen: "I hope to have troubles like this every day."

Then he bowed slightly to Chu Fei and said, "Meet Master Chu."

Jin Kaiwei introduced Chu Fei: "Master, this is the president of Xingchuang Biotechnology, Zhao Xinghua, a professional magician, level 7, 12.0 cultivation."

A magician? This magician is too fat. It kind of ruins his professional image!

Chu Fei took two quick steps and extended his hand: "Mr. Zhao, nice to meet you. Along the way, someone praised Xingchuang Biotechnology to the sky in my ear."

Fatty Zhao Xinghua held Chu Fei's hands with both hands, and Chu Fei had to stretch out his hands. The four of them put their hands together.

Zhao Xinghua said excitedly: "Xingchuang Biotechnology is good, but without the support of friends like Jinsheng Group, it will starve to death.

In comparison, the master is shocking. After seeing the master's information, I began to doubt my life. After reading the master's information, the city lord kept saying that it was unbelievable. "

Chu Fei smiled and said, "Then after we visit the city lord, we can exchange cultivation experiences."

Zhao Xinghua became even more excited. He grabbed Chu Fei's hands with both hands and trembled with excitement. "Thank you very much, Master. I have a son, and I'm worried about his cultivation recently."

Chu Fei: "No problem. But let me make this clear first. I have no teaching experience. I usually just tinker around. I'm not sure I can help."

There is no problem with communication, more friends means more paths. But vaccination is necessary.

Zhao Xinghua finally let go of Chu Fei's hand, "I understand, I understand. Master, let's go to the City Lord's Mansion first. The City Lord has postponed several meetings and is waiting for you."

"it is good."

Zhao Xinghua had already prepared a flying car, and drove straight to the municipal center of Beiji City. On the way, Zhao Xinghua briefly introduced the city lord: Li Yaofeng.

While communicating, Chu Fei looked at the tall buildings on both sides and observed the environment here.

The light of the "morning sun" shines down, lighting up the glory of civilization. Although it is the North Pole, there is no ice or snow. Because the planet does not rotate, the climate on the terminator is basically the same.

In fact, if you only look at the city in front of you and only look at the surface, this is a sci-fi, orderly and civilized world.

High-rise buildings rise from the ground, showing the brilliance of scientific and technological civilization under the rising sun; the layout between the high-rise buildings is reasonable, making the most of every ray of light. Some high-rise buildings have a layer of "green forest" every base.

Various colored cars shuttled back and forth, and under the tall buildings, where the sunlight could not reach, neon lights flickered, creating a dreamlike scene.

But when Chu Fei expanded his perception, he saw a cruel world.

Where the sun doesn't shine, evil is going on. The sun never rises here, which means darkness will always be darkness.

The upper part of the city is sunny, but the lower part is dark.

It is hard to imagine that in the same building, there are laughter, toasts and eternal light above, but below are numb workers, gangsters, street girls and beggars. This is a place where the sun can never reach.

Just by sensing it casually, Chu Fei "saw" gunfights, death, slaves, debt collection...

Chu Fei was very confused. Aren’t these guys who are so high up in the sky afraid that the people below will blow up the load-bearing beams?

However, after just a moment of sensing, Chu Fei found the answer: key locations such as load-bearing beams were surrounded by residential houses!

The buildings and load-bearing columns here are separate. You can see it this way: below are overhead bridges and bridge piers, etc.; the high-rise buildings are built on the bridge deck and bridge piers.

This architectural structure itself divides the world into the world of "above the bridge/light" and the world of "under the bridge/darkness"!

Then, Chu Fei saw the Municipal Center. It was a floating building. Or rather, a spaceship. It was a building on a spaceship.

Below the Civic Center is a park with fountains and neon lights, where people are strolling and laughing.

The flying car slowly landed on the low building in front of the municipal center, which is actually the square and parking lot in front of the municipal center.

Below the low-rise building is a residential area with bright lights. This is considered the inner ring and is generally good.

There was already a waiter waiting at the entrance of the parking lot. After confirming Zhao Xinghua and Chu Fei, the waiter "forgot" Jin Kaiwei and walked forward with Chu Fei and the other two.

Jin Kaiwei followed behind Chu Fei, looking unhappy. However, this waiter was not simple either, he was also a level 6 expert; so Jin Kaiwei decided to temporarily forgive the other party's rudeness.

After registering at the door, I entered the building, took the elevator to the top floor, and entered an "extra-large" office with a glass dome.

The light of the "morning sun" fell in the hall, and the colorful flowers and plants swayed gently in the surrounding air-conditioned wind. A middle-aged man was holding a spray bottle, sprinkling crystal clear water droplets, which fell into a patch of obviously low flowers and plants.

There are two rows of desks in the office, with more than a dozen people working there.

A beautiful waitress opened the door and bowed slightly.

The middle-aged man put down the spray bottle and walked slowly to the door. When Chu Fei approached, Zhao Xinghua greeted him first and then introduced the city lord to Chu Fei.

Chu Fei: "Sorry to bother the city lord."

The middle-aged city lord Li Yaofeng smiled and said, "Welcome, welcome. Don't disturb me. This is what a city lord should do. Please take a seat."

The waitress had already prepared tea. Li Yaofeng sat down first. After inviting Chu Fei again, he sat down. Then Zhao Xinghua and Jin Kaiwei took their seats one after another.

The waitress brought the tea to Chu Fei first, then to Li Yaofeng, then to Zhao Xinghua, and finally to Jin Kaiwei.

Jin Kaiwei whispered a thank you and stopped talking. In Jiangkou City, Jin Kaiwei was one of the three big brothers; but here, he is just a little brother. He felt a little uncomfortable.

There were staff members ready nearby, with three cameras and three stenographers, recording everything.

Chu Fei took the initiative to speak, "City Lord, I came here today to complain about the Spark Mutual Aid Association."

As he spoke, Chu Fei's face became "wronged": "They say that when you are at home, disasters will come from the sky. I used to think it was a bit exaggerated, but I didn't expect that I would actually encounter such a problem, and it happened five times in a row!"

Li Yaofeng had a serious expression and nodded slightly, motioning Chu Fei to continue speaking, while he pretended to be listening - Chu Fei had probably already submitted the situation, but it did not prevent everyone from continuing to act.

Besides, the cameras and stenographers next to them are not just for decoration. They are used to record the meeting and will be broadcast on the news later.

Chu Fei narrated:

"Here's what happened. About a month ago, I made a deal with President Jin Kaiwei and gave him a piece of super-dimensional metal. Jin Kaiwei decided to forge a new flying sword.

Jin Kaiwei heard that the swordsmith Longjiang in Black Dragon City had a good reputation and excellent skills, so he took the super-dimensional metal I gave him and some of his own super-dimensional metal and made an appointment with Longjiang. He didn't want Longjiang to turn hostile on the spot, so he not only wanted to take the super-dimensional metal, but also wanted to eradicate Jin Kaiwei.

When he was imprisoned, Jin Kaiwei threw the super-dimensional metal around, which gave him a chance to escape.

That’s how it all started.”

After a short pause, Chu Fei added: "Later we learned that Dragon Craftsman had already joined the Spark Mutual Aid Association at this time. He was collecting extra-dimensional metals for the Spark Mutual Aid Association and forging the so-called Horcruxes."

Li Yaofeng nodded slightly.

Chu Fei continued: "After Jin Kaiwei came back, he recuperated and inquired about Long Jiang's situation, wanting to seek justice. At this time, Jin Kaiwei did not know that Long Jiang had joined the Spark Mutual Aid Association, and his act of inquiring about the news was leaked.

Jin Kaiwei went to look for the dragon craftsman again. Unexpectedly, there were seven level six practitioners ambushing him this time. They bullied Jin Kaiwei and forced him to lead the way for them to find the source of the super-dimensional metal, which was me—at least that’s what these seven level six practitioners thought.

At this time, Jin Kaiwei was in danger. The seven people were coming at him aggressively. I had no choice but to take action.

The battle broke out in the suburbs of Jiangkou. After a hard fight, Jin Kaiwei and I were seriously injured, but we captured four of the invading enemies, killed two, and only one escaped.

After interrogating the captives, it was learned that they were all from the Spark Mutual Aid Society, and were ordered to collect extra-dimensional metals at all costs and by any means necessary in order to explore the so-called "secret realm", which is now the Gaia secret realm.

When I heard it was the Spark Mutual Aid Association, I felt I couldn't afford to offend them, so I wanted to negotiate.

So I took the prisoners and Jin Kaiwei north, ready to negotiate face to face with the Spark Mutual Aid Association.

When we were about 20 kilometers north of Jiangkou City, at Chaoyang Mountain, three missiles came flying at us. After we finally shot down the missiles, the enemy attacked us with electromagnetic cannons. Until now, we still don't know who they are or why they attacked us.

Then the aircraft approached us, and a Divine Transformation Monk jumped directly from the aircraft and attacked us with a tough attitude.

I naturally had to resist this inexplicable attack. And facing a Divine Transformation cultivator, I couldn't hold back. As a result, I accidentally killed him.

Only then did I realize that the person who came was actually Fu Changqing, the third vice president of the Spark Mutual Aid Association. "

The three stenographers were recording, but their shoulders occasionally shrugged? The waitress lost her balance and spilled the tea! And what were the three photographers doing with their eyes?

Chu Fei quickly glanced around and continued to speak with a look of "grievance and helplessness":

“I was so scared at the time that I quickly used a captive’s communication bracelet to contact the secretary of the Spark Mutual Aid Association, and then contacted the president Chen Xuanlin.

Although Chen Xuanlin had a bad attitude at the time, he did believe that there was a misunderstanding between us and expressed his intention to negotiate.

We agreed on a time. The first vice president of the Spark Mutual Aid Association, Chen Sansheng, the second vice president, Zhang Qiyu, and two directors were masters of level 8 and 13.0, and a level master who had escaped previously.

During the negotiation, I did not raise any unreasonable demands, nor did I try to provoke the other party; on the contrary, I lowered my stance. I can provide the video recording of the negotiation at that time.

But halfway through the negotiation, I coughed due to an injury. As a result, Chen Sanxing and Zhang Qiyu attacked brazenly, and two directors of the Xinghuo Mutual Aid Association also attacked.

This action affected half of Jiangkou City. The headquarters building of Jinsheng Group collapsed, and a large number of houses collapsed within a three-kilometer radius. Hundreds of people were killed and injured, tens of thousands of people were affected, and the direct economic loss was no less than 10 billion!

Faced with the unreasonable behavior of the Spark Mutual Aid Association, I was completely furious and had to use forbidden techniques. As a result, I accidentally killed two vice presidents and two directors. Only one guy saw the opportunity and ran away.

After this battle, my foundation was severely damaged, and I am afraid it has affected my subsequent practice. The entire Jinsheng Group also suffered heavy losses.

But we were at a loss as to how to deal with the unreasonable Spark Mutual Aid Association. After learning that the Spark Mutual Aid Association was under the jurisdiction of the North Pole City, I came here with a thick face.

City Lord, today I want to file a complaint with the Spark Mutual Aid Association under my real name.

The complaint is about the Spark Mutual Aid Association's plundering, wanton destruction of the urban environment, disregard for human life, and gangsterism practices.

I request the city lord to deal seriously with the Spark Mutual Aid Association."

City Lord Li Yaofeng remained calm, no, his face darkened slightly, "From what you said, the Spark Mutual Aid Association is indeed a black sheep. But you know, as the city lord, I can't just listen to your opinion, this needs to be investigated."

Chu Fei looked helpless and took out a few memory cards. "City Lord, I have a video here."

Li Yaofeng said calmly, "Well, let me take a look first. By the way, I have an appointment with Chen Xuanlin, the president of the Spark Mutual Aid Association, and there is still seven hours.

How about you come with me and we confront each other face to face?"

Chu Fei "hesitated and struggled" for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll trouble the city lord. It's just... that... the Spark Mutual Aid Association is so unreasonable, will they take action?"

This time, Li Yaofeng couldn't bear it anymore, and his face twitched. The city lord rubbed his face and said calmly, "Don't worry, I will do my best."

Chu Fei looked scared: "Then I hope the Spark Mutual Aid Association can be more rational."

Li Yaofeng: …

You have killed three vice presidents, and you expect others to be more rational? The city lord said: Today I really opened my eyes.

Li Yaofeng rubbed his cheek again. "By the way, I saw Zhao Xinghua called you 'Master'. I wonder what special skills you are good at?"

Chu Fei was modest: "I'm not good at anything, I just know how to make some potions."

"Oh?" The city lord became interested. "Can you tell me more about it?"

Chu Fei wanted to roll his eyes. I don't believe you haven't investigated me. But since it's a play, of course I have to act it out.

Chu Fei showed a little pride, but on the surface he was somewhat falsely modest: "I don't have much stuff, in fact it's mainly for my own use.

The best potions that have been researched so far are three recovery potions for big data practitioners, targeting 9.0, 10.0, and 11.0 respectively. They are also effective for other practitioners.

Currently, it is possible to refine 12.0 recovery potions, but the cost is too high.

I know some other kinds of potions, but not as well as I am with recovery potions."

The city lord became interested. "Since you can make a 12.0 potion, do you know all the flowers in this office, Master? Come on, I'll show you around."

The two men stood up and the others followed behind them.

Chu Fei looked at them one by one. He didn't recognize most of them; he recognized a few of them, but was not sure what their names were.

Fortunately, Chu Fei didn't need to speak, the city lord introduced it himself. In fact, the medicinal herbs that can be cultivated here are not high-level medicinal herbs, but the flowers they bloom are quite beautiful.

As they were introducing the plants, they slowly came to the spot where they had just watered the plants. The plants here were obviously much lower than the surrounding ones, as if they had just been transplanted, and none of them were in bloom.

Chu Fei was very good at dealing with things. When he saw the city lord stopping here, he immediately asked, "Why are these things so short?"

The city lord was silent for a while before he said, "The previous city lord accidentally slept here for three days and crushed a lot of flowers and plants."

Chu Fei:......

This statement contains a lot of information.

The general meaning is: The previous city lord was killed here, but his body was not found until three days later?!

Chu Fei couldn't help but think of a piece of information: the previous city lord was assassinated, and the North Pole City offered a reward of 10,000 yuan for clues. This price was really laughable. A city lord was actually worth 10,000 yuan?

But why did the city lord bring this up now?

After thinking for a while, Chu Fei understood - trade! Win over! Stand in line!

If you, Chu Fei, stand on my side, I will help you solve the problem of the Spark Self-Help Association!

There is no hatred without reason in this world, and of course there is no love without reason. If you want to get Li Yaofeng's help, you must at least express your attitude.

So, should we take sides? The last city lord died in an unclear manner!

Chu Fei had some understanding of the situation of Morning Star. He had bought so much intelligence before, not just for show.

As far as Chu Fei knew, the "immediate superiors" of Qimingxing were three major groups: Mercury Group, Jinyue Group, and Xinghai Development Group.

The two largest cities on Mercury, Antarctic City and Arctic City, are the result of the joint participation of the three major groups. However, the three major groups are very smart and never intervene directly, but manage the cities through so-called "agents".

Well, it is actually outsourcing. Different areas, industries, service industries, etc. in the city are split up and outsourced to large and small business groups. The outsourcing method is: bidding.

The three major groups can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor. If the outsourcing companies really cause public outrage, then they will be punished - a position very similar to that of eunuchs in ancient times.

After thousands of years of running-in, the system is now generally stable with very few unexpected problems.

The exchanges between the three major groups and Venusstar are strictly business exchanges through various outsourcing companies. It's not that the three major groups are kind, but the competition among the three companies has actually brought balance.

It should be said that maintaining the special structure of three groups is the unique administrative structure of the Venus Star and even the Tenglong Galaxy. From top to bottom, it is a three-three structure. For example, Jiangkou City has three groups.

Among them, representatives of various large outsourcing companies are participating in the election for the city management positions such as the mayor, deputy mayor, and director of the Arctic City and Antarctic City.

If you want to apply for a certain position, you need to look at the transaction price of the outsourcing company during the bidding. Only after reaching the corresponding passing line will you be eligible to apply for the corresponding position.

Elections are generally held every five years. In the event of death or resignation, early elections are held.

The election is mainly conducted through speeches and examination of past experience, etc., and ultimately everyone votes to select the candidate.

Among them, the three major groups have about half of the votes. All other outsourcing companies are also calculated according to the bidding transaction price. For every 1000 million yuan of assets, they are eligible for one vote. Those with less than 999 million yuan will not be counted, even if it is million.

The city lord selected in this way will not have a bad foundation.

But how come the previous city lord, who was such a city lord, died in such a confusing way?

The water is a bit deep.

So, should we take sides?

Countless thoughts flashed through Chu Fei's mind in an instant, and then he made a decision - take a gamble!

Now I have enough ability to protect myself and I am qualified to take sides, instead of being "forced" to take sides!

Thinking of this, Chu Fei slowly spoke: "The previous city lord was too lazy, and no one came to call him when he slept in. I wonder if there is such a position around the city lord?"

Li Yaofeng slowly turned his head to look at Chu Fei, with some surprise in his eyes. He really didn't expect Chu Fei to give an answer, a clear answer now.

[Today's update is 1.64 words, completing the promise of 1.5 words. ] (End of this chapter)