There were naturally nobles in Scarbi City and in the territory. This surprised Ye Zhongming.
Of course, they werenât called nobles, but after Ye Zhongming understood what they were, they were the same as nobles.
Initially, when the city was built, the city committee controlled everything. Freedom Territory committee members managed upwards, and the city committee managed downwards.
Of course, the latter just gave themselves benefits.
The committee members had the highest status in the city. After a long time, they formed giant families.
Committees were lifelong membereships, but that would definitely lead to conflicts. Some committee members would be alienated, so the list of members would change after some period of time.
The alienated families were mostly swallowed, but some stubbornly survived and slowly formed their own factions.
For some reason, these people couldnât be wiped out, and thus, they became special people in the city.
When they got strong, the committee members were forced to split some power to them. Thus, a new noble layer appeared.
Cooperation and conflict often had to do with interests. When both sides accepted the power split, they stopped competing and would mostly choose to work together. They would have disagreements, but they wouldnât openly fight. They had to ensure the city was under their control and their territories wouldnât be destroyed in such a fight.
The noble layer was thus accepted and slowly formed a unique group.
After many years, these people formed a layer of power in Freedom Territory.
The Xuancun Family the commander mentioned had an ancestor who was a committee member. He was even the head. In a power struggle, he was alienated, but as his family was huge and powerful, they became nobles.
Such a family with a long history was sometimes a living history.
So, when the commander said those words, Ye Zhongming believed him.
Of course, he didnât go himself and brought the commander there, too.
With this person as a protecting talisman, the city guards would have no trouble with him. He would also be able to easily meet this noble family and see the dairy.
The commander held his broken arm and stumbled to the Xuancun Family along with Ye Zhongming. As the city guard's leader, he was a huge figure in Scarbi City. When the people saw him, they naturally went to inform their master.
In a short while, a spirited old man appeared before them. Both sides greeted each other, and the Xuancun family knew why they had come.
He looked at the commanderâs arm suspiciously and had many questions. But he didnât ask anything. The difference in identity meant that some things werenât to be asked face up; if not, it would cause awkward misunderstandings.
âLook at the dairy, thisâŠâ
Xuancun found it hard. It wasnât that the dairy was important but because nobles would hide some things and treat them as precious things. They would do so even if they didnât know why it was valuable.
They wanted to have a sense of mystery and distance to make their family look more outstanding to others.
His hesitation wasnât because he treated the dairy as a treasure but because he didnât want to help for nothing.
The commander had a high position, but Xuancunâs position wasnât low either. He had a giant family behind him, and if they were to compare, he would be much stronger.
Of course, that was if you didnât count the city guards. The commander could only represent some of the guards and not all of them.
Some nobles and the city committee had their own spokespeople in the city guards.
âHead Xuancun, I know that dairy isnât very important to you, so give me face and let us have a look. That would help all of us.â
The commander was anxious and lamented that this noble family really thought too highly of themselves. The situation was already so bad, and he couldnât tell? There was an outsider who only used himself to come here. If the outsider got angry, he might rip his house apart!
The commander knew that Ye Zhongming had the ability. His subordinates and he worked together and didnât even force this outsider to use all his strength. The guards of this noble family were, at best, weaker than him, so they werenât his match.
Xuancun looked unhappy. It was obvious he wasnât satisfied with the commanderâs attitude.
Before the commander replied, Ye Zhongming slapped, and a hundred Red Scarf Fruits appeared on the table.
âThese are for you. Let me read the diary.â
His words were clean and direct. Ye Zhongming was very anxious since he entered.
Xuancunâs eyes lit up. His family was rich, but a hundred fruits werenât a small amount. He looked at Ye Zhongming and touched his chin. He wanted to extort more.
But Ye Zhongming didnât give him the chance. He punched to the side, his fists with flames smashing into the wall to the side. The entire wall cracked and then shattered.
The commander and Xuancun were both strong. They saw the wall shatter while the corners were still intact. The ceiling, walls on the side, and the floor werenât damaged at all.
What did this mean? Ye Zhongmingâs control of strength had reached a terrifying level.
âWait for a moment; I will go get the dairy for you.â
Xuancun was a decisive person. He saw the fist and knew that he couldnât do that. He linked that with the commanderâs current state and understood. He even guessed Ye Zhongmingâs goal.
Like the outsiders in history, a strong outsider came here to find a way out.
In a short while, this noble carried an ancient leather diary and passed it to Ye Zhongming.
Ye Zhognming could speak the language but didnât understand the words. But he didnât fully believe the commander and this noble. He stood up and said to Xuancun, âI will hand this to the headquarters after I am done; get it from them.â
He gave the two of them a threatening gaze before leaving alone.