153: Enshrined as king

Everyone's gaze was fixed on Lu Ze, their eyes burning with fervor.

It seemed as though their lifelong wishes would be fulfilled through this person, even if they didn't know what kind of person he was, nor what kind of strength he possessed.

They unconditionally believed that the person before them could lead them to a Breakthrough from their predicament.

"Thank you, Boss! You've worked hard!"

Someone in the crowd raised an arm and shouted, "With the Incarnation of a deity, we will surely achieve our desires!"

The others also raised their arms, shouting, "With the descent of a deity, we will definitely return to the surface!"

【Ding! After System detection, 'Zhong Sheng' is indeed the leader of a territory! The conditions for signing a Territory Contract Talisman with the Host have been met! The Host can directly sign a contract with 'Zhong Sheng' after redeeming it, completing the contract!】

Lu Ze smiled and no longer hesitated, directly redeeming the "Territory Contract Talisman."

A Talisman silently appeared in Lu Ze's palm. After activating the incantation, the Talisman vanished, transforming into a simple rune that lingered in Lu Ze's palm.

"'Zhong Sheng,' do you, the people behind you, and everyone in your territory, all willingly pledge allegiance to me as your leader?"

These words were precisely what 'Zhong Sheng' and the others had been waiting for!

'Zhong Sheng' did not hesitate, walking directly in front of Lu Ze and bowing his head, "We are willing to serve Lu Ze as our leader, follow your commands, and never rebel! Where the leader points, our sword's edge shall follow!"

Whether it was the people behind 'Zhong Sheng' or everyone in the mirrors, they all bowed, their right fists pressed against their hearts, and loudly declared: "We are willing to serve Lu Ze as our leader! Where the leader points, there our sword's edge shall follow! We are willing to follow our leader, and will never regret it, even unto death!"

Lu Ze placed his palm on 'Zhong Sheng's' head. Loud shouts soared into the sky, and amidst the voices of the crowd, the rune faded.

A sound like a great bell echoed from afar, gently drifting closer, rumbling in everyone's minds!

Everyone who was shouting was stunned. In an instant, a rune appeared on everyone's forehead, then quickly faded.

Lu Ze withdrew his hand. A rune also appeared in his mind. He closed his eyes for a moment, and when he opened them again, he saw a clear rune mark on the foreheads of these grey-robed individuals and 'Zhong Sheng.'

This was the mark of their submission to him!

"Thud!"

A sudden muffled sound rang out. 'Zhong Sheng' knelt on one knee, his right fist pressed against his heart, facing Lu Ze. His face was extremely respectful, and his eyes gleamed with fervent light, as if he had seen the person he had always revered as a deity!

"We greet our Lord!"

"Thud! Thud!"

Muffled sounds of kneeling rang out one after another, followed by shouts, "We greet our Lord!"

More or less, everyone's eyes showed some change, as if they had seen the deity they would serve their entire lives.

These people had all been subdued.

Lu Ze looked at his remaining 535 demon points and smiled inwardly. Gaining so many loyal followers for thirty thousand demon points was a huge profit.

"Since you have pledged allegiance to me, you now have a new designation!"

Lu Ze's voice was steady and powerful, reaching everyone's ears, "You are no longer anomalies! You are upright and honorable humans! From today onwards, the city where you reside shall be called New City! You are the people of New City!"

The crowd shouted, "People of New City, thank you, our Lord!"

...In the luxurious conference room on the top floor of Building 1 of the Demon Subduing Division in Xuanyuan City.

Meng Yanxing held a document in one hand and a cigar in the other, smoke swirling around him.

Huan Shen, beside him, frowned and turned to Meng Yanxing, saying, "Can you put out your cigar?"

Meng Yanxing chuckled sheepishly and extinguished the cigar.

Only then did Huan Shen continue to look at the document in his hand.

Cheng Ran, opposite him, also had a document. She read it carefully from top to bottom, and the more she read, the more she felt something was amiss.

Soon after, Huan Shen's brow furrowed even deeper. She hesitated before speaking, "Is this document really from headquarters?"

Meng Yanxing nodded, "Headquarters documents are always delivered by special personnel, so there's no room for error. Does your document contain anything unusual? Why do you ask such a question?"

Huan Shen held up her document and flipped it over, showing the content to Meng Yanxing, a look of confusion on her face. "Headquarters wants me to stay in Xuanyuan City and take your place."

Meng Yanxing also handed over his document, "I didn't expect you to be the one to take my position. I've been transferred to Shennong City."

The positions of Director and Deputy Director in various Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions are not easily transferred. Usually, it's only when a Director or Deputy Director dies that someone from the local Demon Subduing Division is selected to fill the vacant position.

In other words, generally, the Director and Deputy Director would be local people.

Such a transfer order as this now seemed very strange. Huan Shen, originally from Yanjing, was to remain in Xuanyuan City, while Meng Yanxing, from Xuanyuan City, was transferred to Shennong City.

Such a wide-ranging transfer was bound to cause friction between the various Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions.

The foundations that each had established in their local Demon Subduing Division would also be completely ruined by this transfer order.

This would not only lead to the transferred Director being unable to control his subordinates, but also create disagreements when different Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions collaborated, leading to chaos.

"Which idiot came up with such a transfer?"

Meng Yanxing threw his document onto the table, lit another cigar, and began to smoke.

Huan Shen also couldn't understand it and then pulled out her phone to inquire with her Family.

However, after a long time, no one replied to her.

Cheng Ran was still pondering her document.

"Phew."

Cheng Ran let out a long breath, placed the document on the table, and began to ponder something.

Soon after, Cheng Ran spoke, "Actually, Yanjing has become very chaotic in recent years, Huan Shen, you should have felt it."

"From the original orderly succession of positions, it has turned into various forces constantly encroaching, resorting to schemes, petty tricks, and mutual harm."

"Then, despite having the strength, they gave up the southern part of Huaxia, and I finally stabilized the existing Human Bases. After the launch of the Heavenly Soldier Project, promising young talents from various Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions were all targeted. I only received new information today: the strong young talents from Yanjing have also all been included in the Heavenly Soldier Project! Including, Wang Ruzhu."

Upon hearing this, Huan Shen and Meng Yanxing were both stunned.

Wang Ruzhu was the best in the Way of the Heavy Sword and a leading Genius of Yanjing's younger generation. Logically, she should be cultivated in a more powerful direction. If she was also included in the Heavenly Soldier Project, wouldn't that be her downfall?

Cheng Ran looked up, a hint of Killing Intent in her eyes, "Among us humans, perhaps there has already been an internal traitor..."