Chapter 515

The battle didn't last long.

The human side had an extra Saint Realm general, and even though Xiao Feng and Cromwell didn't make a move, they still won easily.

Those few demons were beheaded, shaking the nearby city, and more demon armies were rushing over.

The demon civilians were evacuated.

Cromwell had already figured out what he needed to do, called back a few subordinates, and ordered one of them: "Zha Wu Er, go back and gather manpower and supplies—we need 5000 people stationed near the teleportation gate to create a logistics supply camp for adventurers. Also, please have a few Saint Realm or higher mages come to set up magic arrays; we need a complete small war fortress configuration!"

"Yes, Marshal! I'll take care of it immediately!"

The general named Zha Wu Er immediately returned to the teleportation gate.

Cromwell then said to Xiao Feng: "Lord City Master, I'll handle the follow-up matters here—just as long as the Demon King and Demon Gods don't show up, ordinary demigods can be handled by my subordinates!" He seemed to have regained his confidence.

Xiao Feng took out three Tier 2 scrolls and handed them to him, saying: "Stay safe. These three scrolls are for offense, defense, and retreat—don't hesitate to use them if trouble arises; your own safety is most important."

Cromwell solemnly received the scrolls and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Lord City Master!"

Xiao Feng waited a while, saw no Saint Realm-level powerhouse arriving, then walked into the teleportation gate and returned to Lizard Valley.

Archbishop Isben had already arrived, learned the situation here, and was setting up defensive magic arrays to resist the demons, isolating the valley.

Xiao Feng chatted with Isben for a while and explained some things.

As for the situation here, Isben didn't seem very worried and remained calm.

After finishing talking about the teleportation gate, he asked Xiao Feng: "Warrior Xiao Feng, after you ascended to the Divine Realm, did you see the Second War God?"

"I did." Xiao Feng replied.

Not only did I see her, but I also fought two battles with her subordinates, slaying a King-Sealing Upper God and many other divine attendants.

Isben didn't know the situation in the Divine Realm; apparently, the War Goddess hadn't specifically told those below about the above matters.

Full of curiosity, he asked: "Then... did the Second War God bestow anything upon you?"

Xiao Feng nodded: "Yes, she gave me a divine artifact. However, my level isn't high enough to use it, so I gave it to He Er Na first—I can't let you see it."

"Ah, that's too bad..."

Isben actually just wanted to see what the legendary divine artifact looks like.

Not seeing it, he still felt quite regretful.

What he didn't know was that Xiao Feng's backpack actually contained another divine artifact—the War Horn of their War God Temple.

Horn.

But it had been buried in dust for years, lost its divinity, and could no longer be used.

"Warrior Xiao Feng, I've heard the Divine Realm is full of powerful beings—how have you been these few days after your ascension?" Isben asked again.

This time, it was purely out of friendship.

Xiao Feng smiled: "Not bad—I've already found a place to settle down, and when I have time, I'll still come down often to visit you all."

"That's good, haha—I was still worried you'd encounter danger in the Divine Realm and was thinking about whether to ask the Second War God for some help." The archbishop said with a laugh.

His attitude made Xiao Feng very happy; he felt this old man was still quite worth befriending.

As for the War Goddess...

Not coming to kill him was already a relief—asking for help? That's just a joke!

Ba Liao Wang is a senior minister of the War Goddess's grandfather's generation; if killed, it would definitely create an enemy relationship.

That fierce silver-haired woman is probably pondering how to kill him right now—reconciliation is impossible.

But there's no need to tell Isben about this—wouldn't want to add worries to this elderly archbishop.

Xiao Feng chatted with Isben for a few more sentences, then took Dai Ni Si and Mi Nai Ya home.

Cromwell will properly handle the follow-up matters of the teleportation gate—no need for him to worry further.

The War God Temple and the Abyssal World have deep hatred; they will definitely send experts to garrison there—no need to worry too much.

Once the teleportation gate is fully stabilized, players will keep pouring in endlessly.

By then, not to mention demon generals—even if demon marshals or demon kings appear, they might just be drowned by a sea of players!

After returning home, Xiao Feng played with Dai Ni Si for a while, then spent an hour flirting with Mi Nai Ya.

Not long after, a system notification sound rang out.

【Congratulations! Your city "War City" has been upgraded to a Level 1 Main City!】

【Congratulations, you have been promoted to Lord of a Level 1 Main City! The City Lord's Token has automatically upgraded, and permissions have increased!】

Two private information prompts flashed by; Xiao Feng's token in his backpack automatically changed its appearance, gaining an additional gold border.

He opened the token to look—its basic permissions hadn't changed much, only the number of announcements allowed had increased: war zone announcements became twice daily, and regional announcements became five times daily.

The number of quests that could be issued also increased to five—two could be used on NPCs, the rest unchanged.

Additionally, the "Expand City" function automatically disappeared—Level 1 Main Cities cannot continue expanding, having already reached the highest specification of the lower plane.

About five seconds after he received the system message, the announcement sound also rang out.

【War Zone Announcement: After the war

City Lord "Xiao Feng" and others' relentless efforts, War City has expanded into a Level 1 Main City! Four new teleportation arrays have been added outside the city—all players who own property in War City will receive a surprise gift package!】

"Holy shit?"

When this announcement came out, Xiao Feng's face changed instantly.

This announcement... is insane!

The system is selling him out!

He had hidden his City Lord identity for so long, only to be exposed by a single system announcement!

"Damn it, I'm done for!" Xiao Feng's veins bulged on his forehead.

Before he could think further, a string of messages came in.

"Old Xiao!!!"

"Xiao Feng senior, what's your situation???"

"Xiao Feng junior, you're the city lord???"

"Damn! Xiao Feng brother, you... this is too uncool!"

Everyone in the friends list, except Jian Zhan Cang Sheng who didn't respond and Mang Mei who already knew, sent messages.

Everyone was stunned.

He is the city lord!

The lord of a Level 1 main city, an existence like an emperor!

This damn!

A barrage of messages bombarded, leaving Xiao Feng dazed.

What the hell to do now?

If people know he's the city lord, wouldn't his great wealth be exposed?

The income of a main city, just from shop taxes, is enough to shock countless people.

Once this news came out, it was like putting him on a fire to roast!

"Wrong, wrong, it's not me, just same name, just same name!"

He tried to shake off this "honor".

But no one believed him.

Li Li said faintly: "We thought you were really close to the city lord, shamelessly asking for five houses for us, turns out this whole city is your private property..."

Shen Di also said faintly: "Xiao Feng brother, you've kept this from us painfully, our shop rents and taxes..."

Even the not-so-familiar Long Soul Flying Hero said faintly: "Xiao Feng great god, you are truly a god, please accept my knees..."

Xiao Feng was completely numb.

He replied one after another.

"If you're not satisfied with the house, we can choose another, just don't beat me offline, I was forced to hide this!"

"Tax-free, tax-free, forever tax-free! Shop rents will be fully refunded to you!"

"No need for the knees, if you have time burn some paper money for me, I feel I'm going to be beaten to death."

(End of chapter)