271: Junhai City Lord

It wasn't until Qin Shilei had walked far away that the surrounding survivors finally came to their senses.

"Is he really Qin Shilei from the rankings?"

"Absolutely."

"Is he really the founder of your Panshi Battle Group?"

"Precisely."

"Can I join the Panshi Battle Group?"

"As long as you pass the assessment, we will definitely welcome you. For now, let's clean up these sea beasts first."

"Okay, I'm a Silver One-star master, and I sincerely hope to join the Panshi Battle Group."

After witnessing Qin Shilei battle the Golden Tiger Octopus, all the Evolutionaries present were conquered by his strength.

Upon learning that the Panshi Battle Group was indeed founded by Qin Shilei, many small teams and lone wolves began to consider joining the Panshi Battle Group.

After this sea beast siege incident, the Panshi Battle Group became incredibly popular.

The Panshi Battle Group, which was originally unnoticed, became bustling with activity, and more and more people came to inquire about joining.

The Junhao Empire, which belonged to the Panshi Battle Group, also became popular, and countless people went there to dine and try new things, hoping to coincidentally meet Qin Shilei and establish some connection with him.

Qin Shilei's deeds also spread by word of mouth throughout Junhai City.

"Have you heard? A super big shot has arrived in our Junhai City."

"What super big shot? Is it the big shot who is invincible in Beishan Kindergarten?"

"Hmph, you're so ignorant. This person, as soon as he arrived, punched Zhao Yulong, one of the Four Young Masters, to the ground and even tore down the gates of the Zhao Residence."

"This person is so bold, won't he be ground to dust by the Tang Family?"

"Joke! This person then annihilated hundreds of Tang Family elites with one move in the Junhao Empire and glared Tang Lingfeng to death with a single look."

"You're not joking, are you? Is there really someone that powerful?"

"Of course! During the sea beast siege, didn't a Golden Realm octopus appear? This person casually waved his hand and unleashed a thousand-meter-long sword qi, splitting that octopus in half."

"That's amazing! Who is he? I want to pay my respects to such a peerless master."

"This person is Qin Shilei, the backer of the Panshi Battle Group. But do you really want to pay your respects to him?"

"What? Will I be glared to death just by looking at him?"

"No, but this person is eighty-eight feet tall, and his waist is also eighty-eight feet. A sneeze from him could deafen you."

The rumors started out quite reliably, but they became increasingly exaggerated as they spread.

Finally, Qin Shilei became a giant monster who could transform into a thousand-foot-tall being with a single horn on his head and eight arms.

While everyone was discussing Qin Shilei, the three great families were troubled by the Golden Tiger Octopus that Qin Shilei had slain.

"According to the Evolutionary with the viewing ability, that octopus has at least reached the Golden Realm," Lin Hetai said with a frown.

"Even Golden Realm sea beasts have appeared. Our Junhai City is in danger," Li Anshi also said with a worried expression.

"Do we really have to leave Junhai City?" Lin Hetai said helplessly.

"Wasn't the octopus killed? As long as Qin Shilei continues to stay in Junhai City, what if another octopus comes?"

It was hard to leave their homeland, and Zhao Zhiyuan was truly unwilling to leave Junhai City.

"I'm afraid Qin Shilei won't stay in Junhai City for long," Li Anshi worried.

After some discussion, the three decided to sound out Qin Shilei's intentions.

Junhao Empire.

Zhao Zhiyuan and the others managed to arrange a meeting with Qin Shilei through Zhao Lingyue.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Zhao Zhiyuan directly asked, "Mr. Qin, will you continue to stay in Junhai City in the future?"

Qin Shilei shook his head, "I will be leaving Junhai City in the next two days."

"Uh!" The expressions of the three, Zhao Zhiyuan, changed simultaneously.

Qin Shilei smiled, "You seem to not want me to leave Junhai City?"

Zhao Zhiyuan chuckled dryly, "We just feel that Mr. Qin's Panshi Battle Group has just been established, and it might not be good for you to leave now."

Qin Shilei said with a half-smile, "Aren't you afraid that if I continue to stay here, I will dominate the entire Junhai City?"

The three, Zhao Zhiyuan, became a bit awkward.

They had indeed hoped for Qin Shilei to leave Junhai City earlier at first.

Even now, they were afraid that Qin Shilei would continue to stay in Junhai City and eventually dominate it.

However, the threat from the Golden Realm sea beast made them have no choice but to hope he would stay.

Zhao Zhiyuan frowned and asked, "Mr. Qin, do you think there will be more Golden Realm mutated beasts attacking Junhai City in the future?"

Qin Shilei said with great certainty, "This is beyond doubt; it's only a matter of time."

"Do we really only have the option of migrating?" Lin Hetai murmured with a worried face.

Migration was one method, and Zhao Zhiyuan and the others had also discussed this possibility.

Not to mention the difficulty of leaving their homeland, even finding a suitable place to migrate to was not an easy task.

If they were too close to Junhai City, the sea beasts from the sea would easily attack them.

If they were too far, it would be difficult to relocate over a million people.

In fact, after killing the Golden Tiger Octopus, Qin Shilei had also been considering a question.

Should he continue to let the Panshi Battle Group develop in Junhai City?

Staying in Junhai City had both advantages and disadvantages.

Qin Shilei thought for a moment and then took out the City Guardian Monument from his ring.

"Do you want to refresh the entries?"

"Refresh."

Sturdy (Red): The defense of the City Guardian Monument's city wall is increased by 50%.

Widen (Red): The length of the city wall is increased by 20%.

Advance (Purple): The City Guardian Monument advances to a Large City Guardian Monument. The length of the city wall becomes one hundred kilometers, the height becomes fifty meters, and defense is increased by 30%.

Originally, this City Guardian Monument was copied using the Copy entry fixed by the Myriad Things entry, and it could not be refreshed again. However, after advancing to the Golden Realm, the Myriad Things Refresh entry had removed this restriction.

Now, being able to refresh another purple entry was indeed good.

When Qin Shilei chose to display its attributes, Zhao Zhiyuan and the others were immediately attracted by the purple light emanating from the City Guardian Monument.

After a long while, the three finally withdrew their gazes and exchanged glances.

Then Zhao Zhiyuan spoke, "Mr. Qin, what conditions would it take for you to give us the City Guardian Monument?"

"What conditions can you offer?" Qin Shilei smiled, letting the other party make an offer.

"We'll go out and discuss it, and we'll give you an answer shortly," Lin Hetai said.

After more than ten minutes, the three returned to Qin Shilei's office.

"Two hundred thousand crystals, and a team of thirty thousand Evolutionaries," Zhao Zhiyuan gave their price.

The team of thirty thousand was entirely meant to give Qin Shilei more ties to Junhai City, which would neither affect their rule nor prevent Qin Shilei from helping out when powerful mutated beasts appeared.

Qin Shilei weighed the City Guardian Monument in his hand and said indifferently, "Three hundred thousand crystals, and I want to become the City Lord of Junhai City."

The expressions of the three, Zhao Zhiyuan, changed simultaneously.

Lin Hetai even said coldly, "Qin Shilei, your calculations are too good. You want to be our City Lord with just one City Guardian Monument?"

Li Anshi also said discontentedly, "At worst, we'll just migrate entirely. Great Xia Country is so big; I don't believe we can't find a suitable place."

Qin Shilei said calmly, "I will be leaving Junhai City very soon, and even if I come back in the future, I won't stay here for long. If I truly become the City Lord, I will only establish a City Lord's Mansion and a City Guard Army of merely fifty thousand. I will not interfere much with your existing affairs."

"You will still be the largest power in Junhai City, controlling Junhai City."

The three continuously pondered Qin Shilei's proposal.

There were many benefits to truly agreeing to let Qin Shilei be the City Lord.

The biggest benefit was that once powerful mutated beasts appeared, he, as the City Lord, would definitely do his best to slay them.

However, there were also many disadvantages.

Although he spoke nicely, once he became the City Lord, he would probably slowly erode the influence of the three great families.

The three went out again to discuss for half an hour.

"We agree to your terms. We hope you will keep your word and not interfere with the current management of Junhai City," Zhao Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.