Chapter 1053: 503

Chapter 1053: 503

Fang Mu would guarantee Zhang Renbin’s safety, but not right now.

Before Zhang Renbin responded to his demands, Fang Mu wouldn’t make any commitments.

Fang Mu intended to make clear to Zhang Renbin the primary and secondary roles in this collaboration.

The relationship between Fang Mu and Zhang Renbin was less a partnership and more a dependency.

One who depended on him must obey his commands.

His commands were meant to override everything else.

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If Zhang Renbin couldn’t do this, Fang Mu saw no need to incorporate Ji Feng Travel Group under his command nor to expend effort cultivating it.

After an internal struggle, Zhang Renbin knelt on one knee and clasped his hands towards Fang Mu, saying,

“Master, I, Zhang Renbin, am willing to serve you with the loyalty of a dog or horse!”

“I will definitely lead Ji Feng Travel Group in drawing more powerful travel groups to your side, providing you with opportunities to network with their leaders!”

“I humbly beg for your future benevolence towards me!”

Upon hearing this, Fang Mu’s face bore a smile that was a few degrees brighter than before.

Zhang Renbin was truly intelligent and knew to act according to the times.

Once he made a decision, he would go all in, without hesitation or distraction.

With someone like Zhang Renbin under his command, Fang Mu could avoid many troubles.

Fang Mu had means to control Zhang Renbin, holding his life and death in his hands.

He wasn’t worried about Zhang Renbin causing any trouble under his leadership.

Generally, subordinates cause trouble for one of two reasons.

First is that the superiors can’t meet their subordinates’ demands, leading the latter to feel their interests are compromised.

Second is that the superiors weaken in stature, causing subordinates to lose faith in them.

Neither scenario was likely to happen with Fang Mu.

Currently, Fang Mu was at a stage where both his power and influence were surging, with his strength growing more formidable.

His network and energy within the power structures were also strengthening.

Once Zhang Renbin made his position clear, Fang Mu would promptly promise him benefits.

“Since you are willing to be as loyal as a dog or horse, I will naturally look kindly upon you!”

“Previously, I had never considered collaborating with powers such as travel groups.”

“Now that I’ve thought about it, and you’re the first travel group leader to pledge loyalty to me,”

“Once you’ve helped me sway those travel groups to pledge loyalty to me, I will give you the authority to supervise and manage other travel groups.”

As he spoke, Fang Mu produced a Servant Soul Ant Queen, a new queen bred through its unique trait [New Queen Nuptial Flight].

With Fang Mu providing plentiful Soul Energy to the Servant Soul Ant Queen, the speed at which it cultivated a new queen wasn’t slow at all.

This was also largely due to Fang Mu’s good fortune.

If Fang Mu had been less lucky, no matter how much energy he provided to the Servant Soul Ant Queen,

it might not have been able to produce a Soul Parasite Ant fit to be a new queen.

There’s a significant difference between an ordinary Soul Parasite Ant offspring and a new queen.

Ordinary ant offspring lack wings, but a new queen has two pairs of insect wings,

with the silvery-purple patterns on the second pair symbolizing the new queen’s status and authority.

Zhang Renbin, the leader of Ji Feng Travel Group, had traveled far and wide, undergoing many trials.

Though he had never seen a Servant Soul Ant Queen, he guessed the purpose of the ant-like Guardian Beasts Fang Mu had presented.

Without letting Zhang Renbin ponder further, Fang Mu stated directly.

“This is a new queen cultivated by the old queen.”

“Once you form a contract with this queen, the old queen will control you through the new queen.”

“You can then use the offspring produced by the new queen to control other travel group leaders, or the members of your own Ji Feng Travel Group!”

“Besides the control aspect, the new queen will build a nest in your Soul and provide you with strong soul protective abilities, enhancing your Soul’s defenses.”

“This will give you security against soul attacks when you face the outside world.”

Zhang Renbin didn’t feel despondent about losing his Freedom or being at Fang Mu’s mercy in the future.

On the contrary, he was extraordinarily excited.

Zhang Renbin had come prepared to pledge loyalty to Fang Mu and be controlled by him.

Many powerful travel groups had already established relationships with GrandmasterCreators.

These Grandmaster Creators, willing to invest resources into a travel group, all did so with the precondition of ensuring control over the group.

Fang Mu’s actions were completely normal.

This new queen was Fang Mu’s assurance, as well as his own.

This new queen, which would allow him to control other Beast Masters, must be incredibly valuable.

More importantly, it could protect his own Soul!

The fact that Fang Mu was willing to entrust such a new queen to him showed the importance he placed on Zhang Renbin.

It also proved that Fang Mu’s promises were sincere.

Fang Mu indeed planned for him to manage other travel group leaders.

In the relationship-forming process between the strong and the weak, the bind that the strong place on the weak permits the latter to gain more security.

Because within this relationship, the security of the strong is never in doubt.

Zhang Renbin kneeled in thanks to Fang Mu and, to show sincerity, immediately forged a contract with the new queen in Fang Mu’s presence.

After forming the contract, Zhang Renbin could feel even more directly the actual benefits that the Covenant Servant Soul Ant Queen’s new queen brought to him.

Zhang Renbin was now a Hexagram Beastmaster, and the new queen born from the Servant Soul Ant Queen was enough to control him.

Fang Mu did not make Zhang Renbin contract with the Infinite Silver Silkworm.

“I’ve heard you’ll be staying in Lu City for a while, during which time I hope you can strengthen your control over Ji Feng Travel Group,”

“Then tell me what resources you need to improve your strength, and I will help to boost your power shortly.”