So, the three great powers—whether it’s the Great Ying Empire, the Southern Zhou Empire, or the Great Liang Kingdom—all covet the Land Without a Lord, yet they are wary of the consequences and dare not send troops to occupy it directly. The Great Ying Empire is no exception.

Therefore, they need to find a proxy force to infiltrate the Land Without a Lord and prepare for future wars.

The entire Land Without a Lord stretches over two thousand li, covering five hundred thousand square kilometers, with a population in the tens of millions, yet it is divided among more than a dozen lords of varying strength.

This Lie Feng City is one of those lords, and it ranks among the very top.

The Jing family has ruled Lie Feng Valley for about two hundred years, having lost this territory once, but regained it several decades ago.

The current Lord of Lie Feng City, Julian Wells, is the only female lord in the Land Without a Lord, nicknamed the She-Devil, and also known as the most beautiful woman in the land.

The Black Dragon Platform of the Great Ying Empire wants to conquer this lady lord in order to take Lie Feng City. Gavin Clark is an extraordinarily handsome man, so he was chosen by the Black Dragon Platform to carry out this extremely difficult secret mission.

A Black Dragon Platform expert said, “Gavin Clark, what is your ambition?”

Gavin Clark was taken aback. In this world, his name is also Gavin Clark? What kind of logic is this?

“I have no ambition, only goals,” Gavin Clark replied.

The Black Dragon Platform expert said, “Let’s hear it.”

Gavin Clark said, “Power, money, women.”

The Black Dragon Platform expert sneered, “Vulgar, unbearably vulgar! But... I like it. Under the wise and mighty Emperor, our Great Ying Empire is expanding rapidly. In less than twenty years, we will become the overlord of this continent. Our Black Dragon Platform will become the most powerful force in the world. By then, our influence will cover tens of thousands of li, and everywhere we go, all will bow before us. Power, money, and women will be at your fingertips.”

Gavin Clark said, “Let’s talk about the future later. For now, I just want to survive. If I’m not mistaken, this undercover mission in Lie Feng City is a near-certain death, isn’t it?”

“Wrong...” the Black Dragon Platform expert said, “It’s ninety-nine deaths to one life! But Gavin Clark, you’re a scoundrel. Orphaned as a child, raised by a rogue beggar, you grew up in the Beggar’s Sect, and as an adult, you sold your looks in brothels, serving wealthy women. Later, you prowled the streets, seducing and deceiving innocent girls for money and sex. You’re even lower than a sewer rat.”

Chapter 5: So Exciting

Hearing the Black Dragon Platform expert’s words, a flood of memories surged into Gavin Clark’s mind.

That’s right, in this world, Gavin Clark is an orphan, raised by a beggar from the Beggar’s Sect.

Of course, here the Beggar’s Sect is just a figure of speech, not the powerful sect from martial arts novels, but simply a group of beggars banded together. There are three such groups in this city alone.

Want to know where the darkest, ugliest places in this world are? It’s in the Beggar’s Sect!

After being taken in by the beggar, Gavin Clark was originally going to have his limbs broken to be sent begging, but because he was so good-looking, the beggar thought he was a rare commodity, so he didn’t break his limbs or blind him.

But the other children adopted with Gavin Clark were not so lucky—they were all crippled and sent out to beg on the streets.

Over more than a decade, there were thirty-three children abducted along with Gavin Clark; now only five remain, the rest are all dead. Some died of illness, some of hunger, some were beaten to death.

Although Gavin Clark escaped being crippled, his life was still miserable. Beatings were routine, and he rarely had enough to eat, which is why he now appears so tall and thin.

When he was about fifteen or sixteen, he became especially handsome and turned into the Beggar’s Sect’s cash cow, serving as a boy toy for wealthy noblewomen.

Later, relying on his good looks, he seduced respectable women for money. Countless innocent and kind-hearted women were deceived by him, both financially and emotionally.

In short, he’s a scoundrel, a thoroughly bad person.

The Black Dragon Platform expert was right—this world’s Gavin Clark is indeed even lower than a sewer rat.

“Gavin Clark, even if you aren’t executed this time, you won’t survive,” the Black Dragon Platform expert said. “You’ve offended many powerful people in this city. You even slept with your gang leader’s concubine. Seventeen wealthy heiresses in this city have been ruined by you, and you’ve swindled nearly ten thousand taels of silver. There are at least a thousand people in this city who want you dead. The moment you step out of this cell, you’ll probably be hacked to pieces.”

Hearing this, Gavin Clark felt his scalp tingle. How did the original owner of this body, with such a record of evil, survive until now? For a scoundrel like him to live to nineteen is truly a miracle.

“In the past, Mr. Thompson protected you, but after you offended a truly powerful figure, no one in this city can save you. That’s why you were dragged out of bed in the middle of the night and sentenced to death in just three days.”

Who is Mr. Thompson? And who is the big shot that Gavin Clark offended? Who is this powerful figure?

“That big shot is so powerful that killing you is like squashing an ant,” the Black Dragon Platform expert said. “He wants you dead, and within a thousand li, no one can save you—except us, the Black Dragon Platform.”