Hao Ren and the people entered the city under the lead of the agent of the Tower Of Light. This man held a big status in the city, he was called Aron Jaeger, and he was a captain in the city guards. He was a tall and burly built guy.
Hao Ren was walking half a step ahead of him with Yin holding his hand. He asked, "So, Captain Aron, what is the dynamic here?"
Aron looked around and said, "Young Master, I cannot be talking about those things out in the public, there are many eyes and ears of the alliance. You can sense them right?"
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "As soon as I stepped inside the city, I could sense a lot of spiritual senses washing over us."
Aron nodded and said, "One of the conditions to be promoted to my level in the city guard is to take a blood oath. I cannot talk about these things, or my death would certainly put you on the radar. However, you will find the information inside your accommodation."
Soon, they reached the location where they were staying. It was a big courtyard and there were already seven people waiting for them, Aron said, "Young master, these are the assets in the Glacia City. They are yours to command."
Hao Ren nodded and the seven people came forward to greet them all. Then Aron took his leave, and Hao Ren was brought to the main hall. He looked at Ye Si and said, "Xiao Si, deploy the isolation arrays. Volg, you will assign the guards, but make sure they do not come off as guards, but rather people of the family who are either sparing or looking after the house."
Volg and Ye Si immediately got to their jobs, and Yin sat down with Hao Ren. The young man looked at the seven people before him and asked, "What are your names?"
There were three males and four females. He could see that they were rather servile, their low realms aside, they seemed to be fearful of him. The man in the center of the queue said, "Young Master, we are the seven colors planted in the Glacia City by Lady Mei."
The man took out a jade token and tied it to his waist, followed by the other six people. They all had a token made up of jade or precious stone corresponding to the colors of a rainbow. Violet, Blue, Purple, and Indigo were females, while Yellow, Orange and Red were males.
Hao Ren sighed and asked, "What are your real names?"
Red replied hurriedly, "These are our names. When we were taken in by Lady Mei, we had numbers assigned to us."
Yin brewed a kettle of tea and said, "You all should sit down and calm down. Baba do not like nervous people."
The seven of them hesitated and Hao Ren asked, "Do you want me to call Hao Mei?"
The seven people immediately sat down and Hao Ren raised his brow, he asked, "Why are you so scared of her?"
Yin served all of them tea and sat next to Hao Ren back again, eagerly looking at the seven people. After a few minutes of silence, Violet said, "Thirty years ago, when Lady Mai rescued us, we were being supplied as slaves in the cold winters, and the trader wanted to rape me and Indigo.
Lady Mei appeared and her appearance was enough to scare the people enough that they ran away, but over the course of seven days, Lady Mei hunted each one of them, and skinned them alive. She hung their skins to dry at the Glacia City gates and that experience is the only interaction we had with her.
She did came over to visit us, and we were grateful for it, because she trained us and all, but we could not forget the first impression."
Hao Ren leaned back in the chair and said, "Xiao Mei does not look that scary to me. Hmmm, well perhaps."
As he was speaking, Ye Si came back and said, "The arrays have been set and the teleportation channel is running between the three locations."
Hao Ren nodded and gestured for her to sit down, and then asked, "Red, tell me what is the dynamic here?"
Red replied, "Young Master, Xue Family handles the pill refining business and they have a monopoly over sixty percent market share, which generates around five million spirit stones every fortnight.
The next best family is the Liu family, they are the king of the transport. They monopolize about seventy percent of the market and generate four million spirit stones. They also hold a sway in the city palace."
Hao Ren asked, "Who is the City Lord?"
Violet replied, "The leader of the union council, a person who is recognized by the people of the city and he is usually an envoy of the Tang Sect."
Hao Ren sat up quickly and looked at Ye Si, "Use the channel and bring Empress Hao over. We need her help."
Ye Si dashed away in a blink. The seven people were shocked, and Hao Ren asked, "What about you guys, and the rest of the forces?"
Red told Hao Ren that he and the other six own shops in the market, and manage the grassroot business. Their shops are just means of sustenance and information collection. The other big families were, Xaviors, Thorina, and Advent.
Hao Ren found out that these three families were scrap pickers and usually voted for the Xue and Liu families based on profitability. The discussion came to an end, and Han Lingshi connected with Hao Ren and said, "Ren, Hao Family has sent experts to the northern borders and there have been skirmishes."
Hao Ren raised his brow, "You are telling me this because?"
Han Lingshi replied, "Ye Yue has set out to brainwash them, and they will be meeting you soon to work as double agents."
Hao Ren chuckled and said, "Wife, you are the best."
Han Lingshi bantered with him for a bit and then they stopped talking. Tang Zhen came over after an hour, and Hao Ren dismissed the seven people after giving them some resources to increase their cultivation.
Tang Zhen sat down across Hao Ren and the young man said, "The city lord of this dump is a person from the Tang Sect. Do you think you can do anything about that? Get us some leverage and favor?"
The old lady thought for a bit and said, "If they belong to the Misty Peaks, I would be able to get the wanted results. You need to check about that."
Hao Ren nodded and asked, "How do you recognize they are from Misty Peak?"
Tang Zhen took out a token with a lot of wear and tear. She said, "They should have a similar token."
Hao Ren said, "Yin, do you know what to do?"
Yin nodded with a faint smile and said, "Only if you give me one extra bowl of snake wine."
Hao Ren turned around with a reflex and pinched her nose as he said, "You little brat, already eyeing my wine? Fine, I will give you two bowls, but don't tell others. It is a strategic resource."
Yin nodded forcefully and then she vanished from the spot. Tang Zhen asked, "Where is she going?"
Hao Ren replied, "The city palace for a recon."
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Hao Ren sighed and said, "Ma, can you stop thinking that your son is a fool? Yin is a Heaven-swallowing snake. She has the ability to travel between dimension fabric. She is the best spy created by the nature. Also, she is at Dao Integration realm and her fighting skills are third to me and Ye Si. Even Mei cannot hold a candle to her, so chill."
Ye Si stepped inside the hall and sat down on a chair as she said, "Big Brother, Ye Jian reported, they are all in the city and they are operating."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "We will take two days, and then we will make our move. In the meantime, buy out all the Purple King Gendorema, and also send out the people of the family to search around in the mountains and harvest as much of it as they can without firing any conflicts."
Ye Si nodded, and Tang Zhen asked, "Purple King Gendorema is a common herb here, they do not even use it much, what do you want?"
Hao Ren took out a scroll from his space ring and tossed it to the old lady. He said, "This is a recipe of the improvised Supreme Healing Pill. Increases the efficiency of pill condensation by thirty percent. Do you think they will go crazy?"
Tang Zhen raised her brows and asked, "What do you intend to do with this?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Winning allies."