Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Every change of City Lord required the review and approval of the Ancestral Court, only then could he truly become a local hegemon. This rule was also reasonable, a year's time of governance would reveal much about whether one truly possessed the capabilities of a City Lord. The performance report after a year was also the judgment of the Ancestral Court. It assessed the contribution of the new City Lord to the main city over the past year as well as his personal abilities, and only those with outstanding evaluations could truly inherit the position. Otherwise, another selection would be necessary.

In the history of the Tianyu Empire, there were not a few new City Lords who had been dismissed by the Ancestral Court, although most of the time, another would be selected from the City Lord's own clan. But Jiali City had no emperor, and if Pretty Girl's position as City Lord were to be removed, then the troubles of the Peacock Demon Clan would be great, and they could very likely lose control over Jiali City.

Thus, the coming year was very important for both Pretty Girl and the Peacock Demon Clan.

Three days had passed, and Pretty Girl already looked somewhat haggard. In these three days, she not only had to deal with her father's funeral but also take over the various responsibilities of the Jiali City Lord. She didn't have much experience in managing a city, and in fact, the Peacock Demon King had never expected her to have too many abilities in this area. It had already taken too much effort to reach the status of an emperor in personal strength, and no one was omnipotent.

However, regarding city governance, there was the princess. When the Peacock Demon King had gone into seclusion in the past, it had always been the princess who was responsible, so in the eyes of the Peacock Demon King, with the princess to assist Pretty Girl after her succession, managing the city ought to be no issue.

However, what he had not anticipated was that the princess was now in no mood to manage the city and had indeed transferred all her powers to Pretty Girl.

The death of the Peacock Demon King and his final declaration made her truly understand the well-intentioned suffering of her husband. Especially since her husband had never betrayed her, yet he had endured her cold violence for so many years; every time she thought of this, the princess felt a pain that was almost unbearable.

Thus, these few days, she had stayed with the body of the Peacock Demon King, silently mourning. With no further desire for power, and considering Pretty Girl's relationship with the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor, she was no longer worried that Jiali City would fall to others.

Therefore, Pretty Girl really possessed nearly all the authority of the City Lord.

At first, she was truly in a state of panic, not knowing what to do. Luckily, she had by her side, the one who had always protected her.

Tang San gave Pretty Girl a simple idea that significantly eased her burden. Tang San suggested that she ask for the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast King to come forward and have this President of the Lingxi Commerce Association assume the role of Jiali City's Treasurer, as well as inviting the Golden Deer Demon King to come forward and serve as the Administrative Commissioner. With the cooperation of these two, they would help her govern Jiali City together.

The Lingxi Deer Demon and the Golden Deer Demon branches were not known for their fighting abilities, but they had helped the previous Peacock Demon King build a huge business empire. Considering Jiali City's remote location, the Lingxi Commerce Association was able to become the largest commerce association in the entire Tianyu Empire, indicating their managerial capabilities.

Moreover, what was more important was that, due to their own lack of combat prowess, these two clans thrived or declined with the Peacock Demon Clan, being loyal supporters of the Peacock Demon King. By appointing them to important positions as soon as possible, it was possible to bring them around, making them understand that even with a change of patriarch, they remained highly valued, in fact, even more so. Securing the loyalty of these two important races also incentivized them to work even harder for the governance of Jiali City.

As expected, once these appointments were finalized, the chaos within Jiali City quickly returned to order. With the efforts of the two great Deer Demon clans, everything was back on track.

Pretty Girl promised them that she would surely succeed in her performance report and that Jiali City would no longer face threats from the Crystal Phoenix Demon Emperor. She asked them to focus all their energy on economic development and city construction. The only requirement she made was the construction of human settlements near Jiali City, granting ordinary humans legal status and providing them with basic life security. Slavery of humans by nobles within Jiali City and its sphere of influence was strictly forbidden, as was any harm to humans—violators would be severely punished!

Regarding this law, the nobles of Jiali City had actually anticipated it, as Pretty Girl possessed Human Bloodline, and it was entirely reasonable for her to promulgate such a law after inheriting the position of patriarch.

Although Humans themselves do not have much strength, they have clever minds and are skilled craftsmen and artisans, always cherished by the nobles as slaves. The sudden change was hard for some nobles to adapt to, but soon they were all pressed down.

Tang San, on the other hand, was appointed by Pretty Girl as her own Guard Captain. The first thing Tang San did was to establish a Monitoring Team, tasked specifically with monitoring illegal activities in the city, especially those abusing Humans. The composition of the Monitoring Team was simple, and did not include the red-named girls, who were also Humans and could easily provoke backlash from the city's nobles.

The team consisted of fifty young and strong members from the Lion Tiger Tribe, plus one hundred clansmen selected from the Peacock Demon Clan, forming the backbone of the Monitoring Team. Coupled with the intelligence system of the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast One Branch, the Monitoring Team soon began its operations.

After a few nobles who abused Humans were beheaded for public display, the nobles understood that the new patriarch meant serious business. For a time, the safety of Humans was greatly assured, and with the support of both the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast and Golden Deer Demon clans, settlements for Humans began to be established outside Jiali City.

The Redemption Academy quietly entered these settlements with one mission, to impart knowledge to all Humans, whether they were slaves or vassals.

Pretty Girl's successful ascent to the role of Jiali City Lord was undoubtedly a milestone for the entire Redemption Organization.

The news reached the headquarters of the Redemption Organization immediately and received feedback from there. Pretty Girl was directly recognized as purple rank Redemption, becoming one of the top members of the organization, and was also bestowed the title of Saintess of Redemption Organization.

Humans finally had a sanctuary city to rely on, and in the near future, as the news of Jiali City's friendly treatment towards Humans spread, surely more Humans would flock there.

However, Tang San did not let the Spirit Rhinoceros Deer Beast and Golden Deer Demon clans convey this information outward and even tightly sealed the news.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Pretty Girl had just become the Lord of Jiali City and had yet to secure her footing. Being overly friendly to Humans would inevitably provoke backlash from the Monster noble class, especially if an excessive number of Humans gathered, the burden on Jiali City would increase and its influence expand, providing a pretext for the Ancestral Court to cause trouble. The food must be eaten one bite at a time. A gradual approach was the best method.

Stability was now what Jiali City needed most, as well as the enhancement of strength.

The elderly, women, and children of the Tiger Clan remained in the Golden Valley, where no place was safer, but the young and strong had all entered Jiali City. This race, once considered cursed, had become a sought-after emerging strong race ever since Big Cat achieved a good ranking in the elite competition and resolved the bloodline integration issue. These were bearers of the First level Bloodline.

The Lion Tiger Tribe had a total of about three hundred young and strong men and women. The Great Elder ordered them all to follow Tang San's command. Tang San deployed the remaining young and strong of the Lion Tiger Tribe to guard the Human settlement outside the city, ensuring that Humans could successfully build their town there.