After paying the spirit liquid, Lin Bai received his Identity Token and entered Blackwater City together with Ban Ye and the others.
Lin Bai forced a bitter smile. "Uncle Ban Ye, does Blackwater City really require this much spirit liquid every month?"
Ban Ye nodded. "That's right. It's no small income!"
Lin Bai asked, "Then where does all this spirit liquid go?"
Ban Ye smiled. "Most of it is divided among the major lineages in the city!"
Lin Bai frowned.
Ban Ye said, "Brother Lin Bai, Blackwater City also has its own distribution of powers!"
"First of all, there's the city lord. The city lord is the strongest expert in Blackwater City, possesses extraordinary strength, and is responsible for managing everything in the city—for example, launching wars and raids against other cities, as well as overseeing its defenses!"
"Besides the city lord, Blackwater City also has the Eight Great Families!"
"The Tang Family is one of the Eight Great Families. However, the Tang Family has gradually declined over the years and is now only at the bottom of the Eight Great Families."
"And the current city lord of Blackwater City is from the Zhao Family, one of the Eight Great Families!"
"Brother Lin Bai, do you know that the Eight Great Families fought until their heads were broken and blood flowed for this position of city lord?"
Ban Ye said with repeated bitter smiles.
Lin Bai asked curiously, "Why? Is becoming the city lord really that beneficial?"
Ban Ye smiled. "Of course. In Blackwater City, the city lord is practically an emperor, possessing absolute authority. The other Eight Great Families must obey the city lord's orders!"
"With such tremendous authority, naturally one has to think of one's own family!"
"Thus, because the current city lord is from the Zhao Family,