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nA familiar notification sounded.

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nIt was still a small reward.

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nThis made He Chuan understand that managing the civilians in the city was not enough to give him a high rating.

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nHe still had to start from many aspects.

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nAfter returning to the City Lord’s Manor, he started to prepare the relevant matters.

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nHowever, before he could start his deduction, the leader of the militia came over and said that he had something important to tell him.

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nOnly then did He Chuan remember that a group of hunters had gone missing. After asking, it was indeed this matter.

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nBut it wasn’t a bad thing. On the contrary, it was a great thing.

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nThat group of hunters had been chased by strange beasts on their way to hunt. They had accidentally come to a mountain bandit’s cave. There was a large pile of food and military armor inside, but there was no one guarding it.

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nIf nothing unexpected happened, it should have been plundered by the bandits and hidden here. However, due to the heavy snow sealing the mountain or the threat of strange beasts, they were unable to take it away.

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nIn the end, they were able to take advantage of the situation.

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nNow, all the resources had been brought back to the city by them. When He Chuan went over to take inventory, they would be able to use them at any time.

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nWhen the militia leader spoke up to this point, the corners of his mouth curled up into a wide smile. He was extremely happy.

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nThe City Lord was truly fortunate.

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nWhatever he lacked, the heavens would be able to give him.

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nWith such a batch of supplies, let alone spending this month, even spending this winter would not be a problem.

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n“Let’s go and take a look.”

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nHe Chuan’s mood was also much better.

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nHe knew that this was a reward from the heavenly law.

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nHe did not expect to save this group of hunters along the way.

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nThis saved him a lot of trouble.

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nWhen he arrived at the square in the center of the city, he took a look.

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nWhoa!

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nIt was indeed a large number of resources.

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nBoxes of all sizes took up almost half of the space in the square.

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nAccording to the captain of the militia, this was not all. Almost half of the resources were left in the cave and had been sent to be transported.

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nHe Chuan looked at the list that had just been calculated. After roughly knowing the amount of the resources that were returned this time, he began to reward the meritorious subjects.

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nAfter all, someone else had found the materials on the surface.

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nA small portion had to be given to the hunters who had lost their way in the forest.

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nEveryone received the rewards they deserved.

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nEspecially the middle-aged hunter who was the leader. He received three times the number of materials and a piece of land as compensation.

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nThe result of doing this directly aroused the motivation of more people in the city.

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nThey all joined the militia and wanted to do more for Glory City.

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nAt this moment, Xu Ke suddenly ran over and whispered a few words into He Chuan’s ear.

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nHe Chuan frowned slightly. He immediately asked the militia captain to continue to coordinate the transportation of the resources while he and Xu Ke left in a hurry.

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nWhen they walked further away, there was no one around.

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nHe Chuan slowly opened his mouth.

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n“Is what you said true?”

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n“Your Highness, it’s absolutely true!”

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nXu Ke slightly bent his body and carefully said, “The military camp is now in chaos, I suspect that a few leaders are planning a rebellion.”

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nHe Chuan suddenly stopped and looked at him thoughtfully, “Then why did you come to tell me? Aren’t you the Chief of the Military Staff? In other words, the relationship between the leaders and you is definitely not bad. What made you give up your years of friendship with them and choose me?”

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n“Your Highness…” Xu Ke smiled bitterly, “I don’t have any friendship with them, it’s just a show. Everyone wants to rope me in, but I can’t follow anyone.”

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n“You want to find someone with more power as a backer?”

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n“No, I really want to follow your Highness!” Xu Ke’s expression suddenly changed. He said obsequiously, “Although you don’t control the military power in the city now, with your ability and identity, it’s easy for you to control these few small commanders of Glory City.”

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nHe Chuan smiled and didn’t say anything else. He continued to walk forward.

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nBasically, he could rule out the possibility that Xu Ke and the few commanders had set him up.

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nTo be honest, with his current strength, he really had to be more cautious and not put himself in danger.

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nTherefore, after he came to the city’s military camp entrance, he didn’t go in directly. Instead, he let Xu Ke go in and spread the word, asking the commanders of the few legions to come and see him.

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nGlory City had a total of four legions.

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nThey corresponded to the names of the four city gates of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise.

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nAmong them, the Azure Dragon Legion commander had the greatest contribution and formed his own faction. He had more troops and horses than the other three legions combined and held the position of commander of the four legions.

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nHowever, there were also divisions of powers in the military camp.

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nAlthough the Azure Dragon was the strongest, the other three legions never listened to his commands.

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nThey were led by the White Tiger Legion, who had been supported by the past City Lords. For many years, they had been fighting against the Azure Dragon Legion.

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nThere was no other reason. In the end, it was because the character of the Azure Dragon Legion was not good.

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nDenial! Independence!

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nNot only did they like to criticize the soldiers of the other legions, they also used their positions and power to take advantage of their position. They took up more than half of the resources that were allocated to the camp every year for personal consumption.

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nAlmost every day, they lived luxurious life.

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nAs the saying went, if the upper beam is not upright, the lower beam must be crooked.

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nNo matter how great his achievements were.

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nIf he started to drift after sitting in this position, it would lead a large number of people astray.

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nHis subordinates were also addicted to enjoyment like him. The rules of the military camp were lax and lawless.

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nThere were even people who forced women of the city!

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nSuch a way of doing things naturally caused the other three corps commanders to be dissatisfied.

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nBoth sides had a long-standing grudge, but because they were both generals of the empire, they did not dare to clash with each other.

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nXu Ke was well aware of the open and hidden conflicts between the two forces.

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nTherefore, when He Chuan sent him in to spread the news, to be honest, he was also in a bit of a dilemma.

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nWhich commander should he inform first?

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nThis was a small, but very serious question.

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nNo matter who he went to first, he would be ostracized by the other side.

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nBut on careful thought, it didn’t matter.

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nJust call over two soldiers and let them spread the word for him!

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nIn the past, he might have been disgusted by the commanders on both sides.

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nBut now, it’s different!

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nHe defected to He Chuan!

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nHe Chuan is the Prince! The City Lord!

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nJust try to disgust me again!

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