"I didn't come here for the Holy See relics," Zhang Yuanqing said, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, showing no intention of getting up, as he scrutinized Deng Jingguo. "Alliance Leader Deng is injured?"

"During the period when moral values disappeared, evil practitioners wreaked havoc in Chinatown. I led people to clean it up, which attracted a Lord from the evil faction," Deng Jingguo explained briefly.

Oh, injured by an evil Lord. New Covenant County didn't completely collapse. These non-governmental law-abiding practitioners really played a role. If it were all up to the official practitioners, they wouldn't be able to handle it at all! Zhang Yuanqing smiled, opened his inventory, and tossed a tube of diluted Essence of Life over. Deng Jingguo caught the Essence of Life and raised his eyebrows. He walked down the stairs and sat opposite Zhang Yuanqing.

"What do you want from me?"

As he spoke, he placed the Essence of Life on the coffee table.

"I want to incorporate the Anti-Black and White Alliance," Zhang Yuanqing said bluntly, cutting straight to the point.

Deng Jingguo's eyes narrowed instantly, and he said coldly, "Are you here on behalf of the Five Elements Alliance, wanting to develop the Anti-Black and White Alliance into an external organization? I'm sorry, although the Anti-Black and White Alliance is composed of Chinese descendants, it has nothing to do with the First District, and we have no interest in working with the Five Elements Alliance."

It is a common phenomenon for official organizations to win over non-governmental organizations. After all, there are a large number of wild rogue practitioners, and it is impossible to eliminate them all, nor is it possible to recruit them all. Developing them into external forces is the best option.

It's like the government co-opting local magnates. As long as they are given some benefits, the local magnates can work for the government without needing official positions and can also help maintain local order.

As for the local magnates violating laws and regulations, minor violations are understandable, as long as the overall situation is not chaotic, it is tolerable.

Under the background of continuous strong attacks by the evil faction, it is understandable that the Five Elements Alliance wants to gather forces, but Deng Jingguo cannot agree. First, as a local force in the Free Federation, he has no sense of belonging to the Five Elements Alliance. Secondly, he does not want to be controlled by others. Finally, the return of Yuan Shishi Tianzun to The Way of the Extraordinary event made him have a very poor impression of the Five Elements Alliance.

Alas, the Five Elements Alliance doesn't have a good reputation in the eyes of fellow countrymen... Zhang Yuanqing sensed Deng Jingguo's resistance and disgust, and smiled, "I don't represent the Five Elements Alliance, I represent myself."

"Yourself?" Deng Jingguo's gaze was strong as he scrutinized the Swordsman in front of him. As a strong and irritable Lightning Mage, he didn't laugh out loud out of consideration for their past relationship.

Zhang Yuanqing smiled and raised his hand to wipe his face. "Perhaps this way, our conversation will be smoother."

The cold and stern face rippled, and then settled into a spirited young face.

Deng Jingguo looked at this face, stunned for a moment, instinctively feeling familiar. After a few seconds, he stood up abruptly, his serious face filled with shock. "Yuan, Yuan Shishi Tianzun?"

"It's me!" Zhang Yuanqing also stood up, opened his inventory, took out the Sacrificial Heaven Set to wear, activated the set effect, and snapped his fingers.

Starlight rose, and he appeared at the dining table, then returned to the sofa in a dreamlike starlight.

"I have another identity!" His face rippled again, turning into Jumang, and then he took out items like the Soul Annihilation Blade, Devil Oil Painting, and other Lord items.

Deng Jingguo was dumbfounded, standing there in a daze.

There was no need to explain anything further. He already believed that the person in front of him was Yuan Shishi Tianzun, and at the same time realized that Jumang, the rising star in New Covenant County, was Yuan Shishi Tianzun in disguise.

No wonder he was so powerful, no wonder Jumang could freely control and use Yuan Shishi Tianzun's legacy.

After a long, long time, Deng Jingguo sat down again, his eyes fixed on Zhang Yuanqing with hidden excitement. "You're not dead?"

"I'm resurrected!" Zhang Yuanqing smiled. "There's an item in the Second District called the Mother Goddess Uterus, a rule-based item for the Musician class."

Deng Jingguo nodded slowly, without asking more. He reached out and picked up the diluted Essence of Life on the coffee table, injected it into a vein in his arm, and soon his pale complexion gradually turned rosy.

Zhang Yuanqing's lips curled up at the sight.

Deng Jingguo put down the syringe and asked, "You've been promoted to Lord?" Zhang Yuanqing nodded.

Deng Jingguo pondered, "Want to build your own force?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded again.

Deng Jingguo thought for a few seconds and said, "If it's you, I don't mind working with you, but to be honest, joining the official organization would be a better choice with your talent and potential. All official organizations in the world have accumulated over centuries to reach their current scale."

"You want to build your own force from scratch, it's too difficult. The upper limit for the next ten years is just a large non-governmental organization, but what's the point for you? In ten years, you might already be stationed at the headquarters of the Five Elements Alliance, becoming one of the most powerful people in the world."

The effort and the return are not proportional.

For peerless geniuses, joining the official organization directly saves the time of painstakingly running things, becoming the leader of a large organization. Fu Qingguan is the best example.

Assuming Fu Qingguan had not joined the Five Elements Alliance, but had established her own organization, she would at most be a demigod with a considerable force.

It is far from comparable to the honor of "Marshal".

Zhang Yuanqing smiled, "I'm not cultivating a force, I'm building a force. The core organizations currently include Jishi Society of the Free Federation, a domestic Machinery Technology R&D Company, Zhi Sha Palace, and a The Way of the Extraordinary gang I created myself. Among them, there are seven Lord members. The backers are the Merchant Guild, the Goddess Association, and Fu Qingyang of the Five Elements Alliance."

"Now, I want to develop the Anti-Black and White Alliance into a cooperative organization. In the future, it can help you annex the Black Dragon Hall, Bao Lin Hall, and Hong Gang, or bring them under your command as well."

Deng Jingguo listened in astonishment, "This, this..."

Zhang Yuanqing crossed his legs, "Alliance Leader Deng, have you heard of The Sun Lord....."

Dawn, Delson River in New Covenant County.

Zhang Yuanqing sat by the river, with the dark blue sky above his head and the black, rippling river in front of him.

Having just experienced a disaster, order had not yet been restored. The river, which was usually filled with shuttling boats, was silent and empty at this moment.

"You're still not dead?" A voice came from a distance.

A tall and straight young man walked towards him against the cold morning breeze, with messy short hair like in an idol drama, handsome features, and a cynical smile on his lips.

It was the sixth-generation, single-line descendant of the Holy See's Knight.

He stopped beside Zhang Yuanqing, leaned against the railing with both hands, and looked out at the dark river. "What do you want from me? I told you last time that I'm preparing for a dungeon."

"As long as you haven't entered the dungeon, you can't just watch evil practitioners wreaking havoc, so it doesn't count as disturbing you to ask you to come to New Covenant County."

Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and looked at the other party's perennially annoying face and said, "Xia Zuo is dead, he died in the Slaughter dungeon. He actively sacrificed himself for order. I think I should tell you about this."

Zhai Cai was silent.

He sighed, "This is the Knight's destiny!"

When he said this, Zhai Cai's face had none of the exaggeration and cynicism. It was serious and sincere, like faith.

The two of them didn't speak for a long time, as if silently mourning the Knight who died in the dungeon.

After a moment, Zhang Yuanqing, looking at the river, said, "There's one more thing. I successfully advanced to Lord and want to build my own force, but this is different from The Way of the Extraordinary gang. There's no binding of The Way of the Extraordinary, so I want to ask you to help me make the core members of the organization sign a contract of never betraying or hurting each other."

Zhai Cai sneered when he heard this, "Friend, your vision is a little small. For such a small matter, just borrowing an item from you is enough. Why do you need this Knight to personally take action?"

Zhang Yuanqing was waiting for these words, and he smiled happily, "The core members are all Lords, at least eight!"

Zhai Cai's expression froze, and his eyes widened. "How did you manage to win over so many Lords?"

Zhang Yuanqing smiled even more happily, "By relying on my character and charm."

In the early morning, a thick fog enveloped the remote northern city.

Far from the city center, the simple iron gate of the orphanage stood alone on the side, rusty, twisted and deformed, having been violently dismantled.

Yellow police tape was wrapped around the broken hinges, blocking the empty gate in a disorderly manner.

A figure walked out of the fog and stopped at the entrance of the orphanage.

He was wearing a thin jacket, a sports headband, his hands in his pockets, his head slightly lowered, his collar turned up, covering half of his face.

He stood at the entrance of the orphanage, like a statue.

After a long time, he seemed to have mustered enough courage, raised his foot, and walked into the orphanage.

The police tape that sealed the gate like a spider web automatically broke, drooping weakly.

The lively orphanage was quiet now, without vitality, without people. The camphor tree in the corner also seemed listless. On the small playground, the rusty basketball hoop stood alone, the mottled support covered with dew, and there were a few shocking black-red streaks on the cracked ground.

It was the blood that had not yet been cleaned.

The Evil Eye Heavenly King slowly walked through the small playground and pushed open the door of the classroom—the orphanage only had one classroom.

The desks and chairs in the classroom were all piled up in the corner, clearing a space, and sixteen small bodies were placed on the empty space, sealed in body bags.

The city's crematoriums and hospital morgues were full. The crematoriums were burning corpses around the clock. Because they had no family, these children were temporarily left here, waiting for the hospital or crematorium to take over.

The Evil Eye Heavenly King stood quietly in the classroom, his hands in his pockets, without saying a word, and scarlet blood flowed from under his sports headband.