Chapter 2033 - 2026: I Am Your Savior
"Sir, what do you plan to do?" Levitz said, "Even though you are extremely wealthy, they have been developing here for many years and have deep foundations..."
"I don’t plan to clash with them so soon," Zhang Menglong shook his head, "It’s forbidden to fight in the Main City, right? I might as well bide my time and develop quietly."
"Help me release a message that the Ice King’s City first guild, Ice Throne, is recruiting people, offering excellent conditions!" Zhang Menglong took out a prepared sign, "All conditions will be offered at twice the rate of other tribes!"
Although Supreme Coins cannot be directly gifted, there are actually many ways, such as materials and items. In the Giant City, there are many general equivalents that can serve as Supreme Coins.
It’s just that in this process of exchange, there will be about a 2% loss, which can be considered the city charging a service fee.
"Also, for Martial Artists over 100 times Dao Realm, give 1 Supreme Crystal as a year-end bonus every year; for those over 1000 times, give 10 per year; and for 10,000 times, give 50 per year. If they’re at the Dao Realm limit, give 200 per year!"
"Hiss!" The price Zhang Menglong offered could be described as extremely extravagant.
Even the total annual production of Supreme Crystals by five large tribes may not reach 200.
"You are the first batch of people to follow me, although your strength is still lacking, I never treat my people poorly," Zhang Menglong threw 10 Supreme Crystals to each person, "Do a good job for me, and there are benefits for you!"
"Thank you, sir!" Levitz and others didn’t expect Zhang Menglong to reward them as if they had strength surpassing 1000 times Peak Dao Realm, making them willing to die for him now!
"But sir, relationships maintained this way might not be stable," Levitz immediately expressed his concern from Zhang Menglong’s perspective.
"In every super tribe, there are some powerhouses that can intimidate a region. For example, your arch-rival, the Sky-Splitting Royal Family, their tribe has over 10 million warriors, among which more than 150 are at the Dao Realm limit. With these powerhouses, they can maintain internal stability.
"Moreover, every royal family in these super tribes is of the most formidable beings. They can also easily control those at the Dao Realm limit. Under such layers of oppression, they can stabilize the tribe’s overall balance, but we..."
They had seen Zhang Menglong’s strength, who could kill a peak King Level Behemoth in a single strike, but in those powerful tribes, those who could do this are countless!
Even if Zhang Menglong spends money to recruit a batch of powerhouses who are strong enough to rival other tribes’ powerhouses, how can he restrain them?
His enormous wealth in Giant City makes him untouchable, but can he stay in Ice King City forever? Can he ensure that those who joined his ranks for Supreme Crystals and Supreme Coins won’t suddenly betray him in a conflict?
Zhang Menglong could definitely understand the implication in Levitz’s words. With his current strength at the Peak of 6th Grade Dao Realm, he’s comparable to Martial Artists several thousand or even ten thousand times the Dao Realm, but he’s still slightly insufficient against those at the Dao Realm limit.
Furthermore, there are differences between those at the Dao Realm limit. The powerhouses of the Ice Demon Race are the strong ones among those at the Dao Realm limit.
"Is there a way?" Zhang Menglong asked, "I want a group of people who are strong enough but whom I can control."
Levitz and the others pondered for a moment. Suddenly, one of the underlings had a bright idea, "Sir, maybe we can find a way to get some people out of the Ice King City’s detention room."
"Detention room?"
"You can think of it as a jail," the Ice Demon said, "In our Ice King City, there are many rules. Once some rules are broken, the whole city will punish them, some will be directly expelled and never allowed in again, some will face various penalties, and some will be locked up."
"You want me to get people out of jail?" Zhang Menglong considered for a moment; this didn’t seem like a bad idea.
"Yes, the jail holds many powerful individuals; they might be imprisoned for breaking some rules of Ice King City, but as long as you pay a certain price, it’s possible to bail them out. Those people might make great subordinates!"
"Sir, I’ve heard about some incidents. Once, there was a conflict between the Earth Royal Family and the Cloud Royal Family, and they directly fought each other in Ice King City, causing major chaos, later resolved by the City Lord’s Mansion, which arrested many from both sides."
"And then?" Zhang Menglong asked, "Were they bailed out?"
"The bail price is too high, and according to the City Lord’s Mansion’s rules, bail must be paid in Supreme Crystals, and the price is very expensive. Those tribes wanted to save money, so many Ice Demon people remained in detention."
"Hahaha, what detention room? That’s my private armed force!" This news greatly excited Zhang Menglong, "Let’s go to the detention room now!"
"Alright!"
...
The detention room is the most heavily guarded place in the entire Ice King City. It’s a pure black building that looks like a giant tombstone from the outside.
Moreover, Zhang Menglong felt a very unusual aura in this area.
"It’s the Ice Wing Dragon Bat! I didn’t expect it to roost around here!"
"Yes, sir, this Ice Wing Dragon Bat is usually near the detention room. After all, there are some dangerous criminals here. Sometimes there are escape attempts, but with the Ice Wing Dragon Bat here, the prisoners dare not act rashly."
Zhang Menglong nodded, with an Ultimate Life Form nearby, one would have to be out of their mind to try to escape.
"Do you want to bail people out?" Upon hearing Zhang Menglong and his entourage’s request, the jailer’s voice became much louder.
Actually, many of these people have already served their detention time, but the City Lord wanted to extract more benefits from these prisoners, which is why they are kept here.
"Can I have a detailed information sheet?" Zhang Menglong discreetly handed a Supreme Crystal to the jailer.
The jailer’s eyes lit up, "Hold on, we have information records for all these prisoners, you can take your time to look through them!"
Sure enough, shortly after, the jailer brought a list to Zhang Menglong.
"Lucas, Dao Realm Limit, fought in Ice King City, incarcerated for 100 years, already held for 231 years."
"Dimoras, Dao Realm Limit, incarcerated for 120 years, already held for 352 years."
...
This list had a lot of people, and most of them were incredibly powerful, as the bail fee is closely related to their strength; the stronger the individual, the higher the bail cost!
Conversely, those who are cheaper may be bailed out every now and then.
"58 at the Dao Realm Limit, all from the other five super tribes." Zhang Menglong selected, and the bail fees for these people were very high, with the cheapest requiring 2000 Supreme Crystals, no wonder those super tribes were unwilling to bail them out.
Zhang Menglong gave the jailers a few more Supreme Crystals, asking them to bring these prisoners before him.
The long-term detention seemed to have made them silent and reserved, staring at Zhang Menglong while being unsure of his intentions.
"I am your Savior!" Zhang Menglong looked at them and said, "Follow me, be loyal to me, and I’ll take you out of here!"