After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

The City Lord said, "Let's stick to the old rules, we'll decide by a slap on the table. Supporters just hit the table once, and in the event of a tie, we'll shelve it until the next meeting tomorrow."

Similar situations like this had occurred in the past, where major decisions faced deadlock as the various factions within the city could not come to an agreement.

This one day was to allow for the different factions to privately negotiate and exchange interests.

Originally, the next meeting would have to wait for three days, but after an incident occurred, it was shortened to one day.

There were six representatives at the scene, including from the City Lord's Mansion.

They represented the City Lord's Mansion, Elders' Council, Giant City Guard Army, Commerce Association Alliance, Three Great Families, and Fentian Temple's interests.

As the City Lord's words ended,

The representative of the Three Great Families was the first to smack the table.

Soon after, the representative of the Commerce Association Alliance also hit the table.

The few people on the scene exchanged glances.

The previously silent representative of the Fentian Temple slapped the table as well.

The others' gazes flickered, but there was not too much surprise since the current Grand Archpriest of the Fentian Temple was a member of the Chi Family.

The Grand Archpriest was the second most powerful figure within the temple, and nowadays, as the Pope of the temple was not concerned with secular affairs and wholly focused on Ascension, many powers had been delegated, making the Grand Archpriest arguably the most powerful person there.

The scene fell into a three-to-three deadlock.

The City Lord's eyes flickered. Last time it was four-to-two, but this time it turned into three-to-three. The Chi Family's influence was not small at all.

The City Lord, with a contemplative gaze, looked towards the representative of the Chi Family, thinking about the recent dealings with them in private.

Moreover, it was most important that the losses of the Chi Family in Jiu Chi City were genuinely significant, as Transcendence Seventh Level experts were not plentiful even within Fentian Giant City.

If Jiu Chi City truly collapsed, it wouldn't be a good thing for Fentian Giant City.

This would greatly affect the prestige of Fentian Giant City, and without prestige, how could they ensure the other cities within the Fentian Domain continued to obey.

Many cities below seemed obedient on the surface, but in reality, if Fentian Giant City showed any signs of decline, the most ferocious to turn their fangs on their master would likely be these 'obedient sons.'

After pondering for a moment, he gently slapped the table surface.

The representative of the Elders' Council's pupils contracted. Had the Chi Family's influence grown so significant?

The Elders' Council was a gathering place for Loose Cultivators and high-ranking masters from smaller families, so their interests often conflicted with those of the Three Great Families.

The expansion of the Chi Family's influence... was not a good thing.

The representative of the Giant City Guard Army sneered, "It seems you've already settled things privately and just called me to inform me."

"Mu Zhi, the bigger picture is what matters," said the City Lord in a deep voice, "Jiu Chi City cannot collapse, and furthermore, they are willing to offer a significant military fee this time."

Mu Zhi was silent for a moment. He was not native to the Fentian Domain, and his rise to this position relied partly on his talent and partly because he was the representative elected by the common Beast Tamers from Fentian Giant City.

His decisions often represented the demands of the common Beast Tamers.

Since the other four forces had already reached a tacit agreement at the meeting, his vote was not that important anymore.

Jiu Chi City's willingness to offer a significant military fee was a step back, giving him a reason to explain upon his return.

However, Mu Zhi still did not think that supporting Jiu Chi City now was a very good decision.

If they could suppress those mercenaries, it would be fine, but what if... they couldn't suppress them?

This thought surfaced in Mu Zhi's mind.

If the Giant City Guard Army went and still suffered a significant loss, that would truly be problematic...

If Jiu Chi City couldn't hold up, they could say that Jiu Chi City's Beast Tamers were incompetent, but if the Guard Army also suffered a great loss, how would they explain that externally?

The prestige of Fentian Giant City might truly fall to an all-time low.

He hoped his speculation would not come true.

Mu Zhi thought silently in his heart.

...

Meanwhile, on Blue Star.

The Eagle Federation, the Polaris Federation, and many other powers also noticed the recent movements of Great Xia.

This massive entity sensitively mobilized its internal troops frequently.

This made the surrounding nations anxious and secretly enter a state of alert.

Because no one knew who was the target of Great Xia.

But soon information trickled in through various channels.

"Great Xia is mobilizing troops from all regions; the reserves have almost all received the draft notice and entered a state of war preparedness."

"Are they going to make a move against the Fentian Giant City? Are they seriously going to take action this time?"

"They have got some nerve; that's a Giant City, and among the ninety-nine Giant Cities, Fentian Giant City is considered above average."

"Should we take this opportunity to make a move?"

The major powers held frequent meetings internally, but ultimately they reached a consensus—to wait and see how things unfold.

Regardless of the circumstances, Great Xia is still a member of Blue Star.

Now that Great Xia is sounding the charge against the Exotic Region, they didn't offer support, let alone pulling strings in secret at this time... that would be the loss of righteousness.

If they pushed Great Xia to the edge, the consequences would be unbearable for them.

...

In the mining area, thanks to the efforts of the captured Beast Tamers, a portion of the tamed monsters were finally summoned from the lake.

Chen Xing also saw these mining "Paru."

This was a popular game on Blue Star recently. Players could control their avatars to capture a type of monster called Paru, and in the game, give a variety of commands to monsters, such as chopping wood, mining, and crafting. Unexpectedly, this game unlocked many players' natural instincts...

Many players then realized, alas, the blood of capitalists flows within me; they felt uncomfortable thinking about their Paru resting while they were at work.

The monsters in the lake were called Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys.

They had long arms and were honest in nature; their only flaw was being a little timid.

But apart from that, according to the captured Beast Tamers, these Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys were naturally the saints of mining.

They could live underwater and, being omnivorous creatures, had powerful digestive capabilities; they could survive on some grass roots, tree leaves, and the like.

They had strong reproductive abilities, were inexpensive, and belonged to the category of cheap monsters.

Moreover, adult Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys could reach an Energy Level of 27, which wasn't very high, but was still usable. Their species name stemmed from their attribute; they were naturally equipped with four kidneys and, as monkey-type monsters, they had greater endurance than many other major species.

Additionally, Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys had another advantage—they were rather smart. Precisely because of their intelligence, they knew to catch small fish, shrimp, and bugs from the water during their downtime, understanding how to nourish their bodies without their Beast Tamers having to worry about them. To find slave laborers that knew how to maintain their health was desirable.

Therefore, many under the Lake of Fire resource point preferred to use Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys.

After listening, Chen Xing also inexplicably felt that the Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys were quite suitable for mining...

Chen Xing asked, "Why don't we use the Sea Attribute beasts of Senior Beast Tamers for underwater mining?"

Even though we have the Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys.

But after all, these were lower-rank monsters; wouldn't it be faster if high-rank Water Attribute beasts were used for mining?

Hearing Chen Xing's question, the captured Beast Tamer hurriedly explained.

"The reason is that the bottom of the Lake of Fire has Dark Fire Caves, which spew fire poison every now and then. Most beasts, after absorbing the fire poison, would be affected, and even powerful beasts would have their foundations impacted if they continuously absorbed the fire poison.

Anyway, these monkeys are cheap; it doesn't matter even if they die, so it makes more sense to use them for mining."

After listening, Chen Xing roughly understood the situation.

He then let them continue to have the Multikidney Water Ghost Monkeys mine the underwater veins.

At the same time, he sent scouts to look around for information; such a big disturbance could not have gone unnoticed by Jiu Chi City.

If they knew about it, they might send troops over.

It was just the right time to prepare.

"We received news that Fentian Giant City has publicly announced to the garrison in Jiu Chi City, dispatching ten thousand Beast Tamers to be stationed here."

Chen Xing's expression tightened; this definitely wasn't good news.

Ten thousand Beast Tamers.