272: Taking office as city lord

Qin Shilei was not a high-profile person, but for his inauguration as the Junhai City Lord this time, he arranged for a grand ceremony.

In less than a day, the news of Qin Shilei's impending inauguration as the Junhai City Lord was already spreading like wildfire throughout the city.

The news that the City Lord's Mansion was recruiting for the City Guard Army was also publicized to everyone.

In just two days, the City Guard Army had recruited 30,000 people, forming a formidable force.

On the third day, the weather was fair and sunny.

The football field was packed with people; some came to watch the excitement, others to get a glimpse of their future City Lord, and even more were leaders of various large and small forces, there to understand what impact a new City Lord would have on their own power.

In the crowd, survivors gathered in small groups, discussing their new City Lord.

"Do you think having a City Lord suddenly above us is a blessing or a curse?"

"This City Lord wiped out the Tang Family as soon as he arrived, so he's probably not a benevolent person."

"Maybe the Tang Family offended him; you can't judge a person based on that alone."

"I don't know if he's good or not, I only know that if it weren't for him, our Junhai City would probably have been reduced to ruins by that giant octopus leading the sea beasts."

"The apocalypse has already made it hard for us to breathe; I hope this City Lord doesn't oppress and exploit us further."

"Whoosh!" Just then, a giant eagle flew over from the horizon.

As everyone looked up, two figures, one black and one red, soared from the giant eagle's back, rapidly flying towards the center of the football field.

"A warm welcome to our City Lord Qin Shilei and City Lord's Wife An Qian!" The host's voice rang out at the opportune moment.

"Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome!" The Panshi Battle Group and the City Guard Army clapped their hands vigorously, shouting loudly.

"The City Lord and the City Lord's Wife are the only Golden Realm Evolution on Blue Star. For our Junhai City to have such peerless experts, this is truly a blessing from heaven for our Junhai City! Shouldn't we welcome our City Lord and City Lord's Wife?" The host asked, his voice hoarse.

As his words fell, a thunderous applause finally erupted from all around.

By this time, Qin Shilei and his wife had already flown to the center of the football field, hovering in the air.

With a wave of Qin Shilei's hand, the massive figure of Kong appeared beneath his feet.

"Roar!" As Kong's mighty roar echoed, a terrifying pressure rapidly spread throughout the entire football field.

A suffocating sensation arose in everyone's hearts.

Under this pressure, those Bronze Realm Evolution could not even move a finger.

As for those Silver Realm Evolution, they were also pressed to the point of breathlessness, only able to exert seventy percent of their full strength.

Qin Shilei slowly flew down from mid-air, standing with An Qian, one on each side, on Kong's shoulders.

"I, Qin Shilei! From this day forward, I am the City Lord of Junhai City."

Qin Shilei's voice resonated throughout the entire football field.

As his words echoed, countless bolts of lightning flashed and weaved through the sky above the football field.

A gigantic phoenix phantom also circled and danced around the two of them.

"City Rise!"

Qin Shilei shouted in a deep voice.

The several large screens in the football field immediately switched to a high vantage point of the Junhai City suburbs.

The Evolution present were instantly astonished to discover a thick city wall slowly rising at the border of Junhai City.

Soon, Junhai City was surrounded on all four sides by high city walls.

"From now on, Junhai City will be guarded by me!"

Qin Shilei's voice once again reached the ears of the Evolution, "Those who dare to invade Junhai City shall be killed!"

After speaking, he and An Qian flew hand-in-hand into the sky, quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.

"It is truly a great fortune for Junhai City to have such a City Lord!"

The host's voice rang out again, "City Lord Qin Shilei!"

After a while, everyone finally recovered from the shock of the rising city walls and shouted in unison: "City Lord Qin Shilei!"

At the same time, everything that happened here was filmed by many people and continuously broadcast on the national chat channel.

This matter not only had a huge impact in Junhai City but also shook the entire Great Xia Country.

Leaders of various large and small bases began to pay more attention to Qin Shilei's movements from then on. Those in power who were unwilling to be subservient began to guard against Qin Shilei.

Zhao Zhiyuan and the people from the three great families looked at the excited crowd in the football field, their expressions all turning gloomy.

They had not expected Qin Shilei to pull off such a stunt during his inauguration as City Lord.

This way, the fact that Qin Shilei was the City Lord of Junhai City would be deeply ingrained in people's hearts.

Even if the three great families still controlled Junhai City, it became common knowledge that the master of Junhai City was Qin Shilei.

As Qin Shilei continued to display his invincible power time and time again in the future, his position as City Lord would become even more unshakeable.

"It seems we've attracted a wolf!" Lin Hetai said with a bitter expression.

"Not a wolf, but a giant dragon," Li Anshi said with a sullen face.

"Let's form an alliance. We absolutely cannot let Qin Shilei's power continue to expand, otherwise, our three great families will have no place in Junhai City," Zhao Zhiyuan proposed.

To make the alliance tighter, the three families adopted the method of intermarriage.

Lin Hetai smiled, "Your Zhao Yueling and my Lin Shaokun are quite a good match, Brother Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Zhiyuan also smiled, "I also think they are a good match. This girl Li Qingwan and my Yulong are also quite a good match, Brother Li, what do you think?"

Li Anshi nodded, "I also think it's quite good. Brother Lin, your second daughter and my boy are also quite a good match. What do you think?"

The three families quickly settled on the marriage arrangements.

While the three families were preparing for the intermarriage, a joyous event also occurred on Qin Shilei's side.

These past few days, Zhao Yueling had been running to Qin Shilei's side every day.

Over time, she and Jie Mingchen actually developed feelings for each other.

It was the apocalypse now, and one might die any day. Qin Shilei immediately decided that he would personally propose marriage to the Zhao Family.

In the main hall of the Zhao Family.

Qin Shilei put down the teacup in his hand and said directly, "Patriarch Zhao, my subordinate Jie Mingchen and your niece Zhao Yueling are a match made in heaven. Today, I am here on behalf of my subordinate to propose marriage to you."

"Uh!" Zhao Zhiyuan's expression instantly became very ugly.

After hesitating for a while, he finally bit the bullet and said, "My niece is already engaged to Young Master Lin. A woman cannot marry two husbands, so I'm afraid I cannot agree to the City Lord."

Zhao Yueling, who was beside him, immediately said coldly, "When did I have an engagement with Lin Shaokun? My engagement is my decision. Please, Uncle, do not meddle randomly."

Zhao Zhiyuan's eyes darted, and he bluffed, "This was decided by your deceased parents. I was going to tell you a few days ago, but I never found the opportunity."

"That's impossible," Zhao Yueling said, full of disbelief. "My parents would not force me to marry anyone. Uncle, I hope you are not speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open."

"Patriarch Zhao, this is Miss Yueling's marriage. I hope you don't interfere, or it won't be good for anyone."

At this moment, Qin Shilei also interjected coldly.

Zhao Zhiyuan's expression changed again, then he forced a smile and said, "Those were just casual words my brother said when chatting with Lin Hetai, and indeed they cannot be taken as an engagement. Since Yueling and Mingchen are in love, as her uncle, I certainly must bless them. Tomorrow is a good day, and I will definitely hold a grand wedding for them."