Read The Almighty Dominance Novel (Alexander Leonhart and Sophia Lancaster) by Sunshine Updated 2025 -26 - The Almighty Dominance Chapter 630

The Almighty Dominance Chapter 630

That evening, Qingshui City did not sleep.

Lanterns burned deep into the night across the merchant district while servants rushed through hidden corridors carrying ledgers, silver ingots, and sealed account books. Entire families gathered behind locked gates, voices sharp with panic.

“They know.”

“Burn the records.”

“Move the money before dawn.”

“No—hide it in the western warehouse!”

Fear spread faster than plague.

The merchants who had strutted out of the Bai estate with sacks of gold now clutched those same purses with white-knuckled terror. They had seen a man split in half with a bamboo rod. They had watched proud officials dance like puppets.

And worst of all?

The new City Lord had smiled while paying them.

That frightened them more than the execution.

Inside the Bai estate, Zhuge Liang stood beneath a sea of floating blue screens projected by Mother Gaia. Endless information scrolled before his eyes—merchant transactions, property ownership, shipping manifests, tax discrepancies.

The strategist’s heartbeat quickened.

“This… this is absurd.”

The Gaia strip resting against his neck fed him more information in seconds than an entire intelligence network could gather in months.

A calm feminine voice echoed in the room.

“Cross-referencing financial inconsistencies.”

New windows immediately opened.

Hidden warehouses.

Untaxed imports.

Bribes paid to magistrates.

Underground gambling dens disguised as textile businesses.

Zhuge Liang slowly exhaled through his nose.

No wonder Alex had looked so confident.

This wasn’t an investigation anymore.

It was omniscience.

Footsteps approached behind him.

Alex entered quietly, hands behind his back. “How bad is it?”

Zhuge Liang gave a low, almost disbelieving laugh. “Worse than expected. Better than hoped.”

He waved a hand across the floating screens.

“Ninety-three percent of the merchants who came today are guilty of tax fraud alone. Nearly half have ties to illegal trade networks. Several financed bandit groups outside the city to eliminate competitors.”

Alex glanced over the data calmly.

“Good.”

Zhuge Liang turned toward him fully. “Good?”

“The dirtier they are, the easier they break.”

Alex stepped closer to one floating screen displaying the face of a fat merchant currently attempting to smuggle gold out of the city through sewer tunnels.

With a casual gesture, he enlarged the image.

“See this?” Alex asked mildly. “He’s already trying to flee.”

Zhuge Liang stared. “How are you seeing this in real time?”

“Satellites. Surveillance drones. Gaia network tracking.”

The strategist rubbed his temple slowly.

Ten years ago, warfare meant scouts on horseback and messages carried by birds.

Now this man monitored an entire city from a single room.

It was monstrous.

Alex studied the merchant crawling through the sewer tunnel for another second before speaking again.

“Send guards to intercept him after he finishes loading everything.”

Zhuge Liang blinked. “After?”

“Of course. Why stop him early?” A faint smile touched Alex’s mouth. “It’s more efficient to confiscate all the evidence at once.”

The strategist fell silent.

For the first time in his life, Zhuge Liang felt genuine sympathy for the enemies of Qingshui City.

Alex moved toward the window overlooking the sprawling lantern-lit streets below.

“Tomorrow morning,” he said softly, “the inspections begin.”

Outside, thunder rumbled faintly beyond the distant mountains.

The city felt tense.

Like an animal sensing a storm before the first drop of rain.

Behind Alex, Mother Gaia’s voice echoed once more through the chamber.

“Full synchronization across Qingshui City projected within seventy-two hours.”

Alex looked out across the city and smiled faintly.

“Good,” he said.

Then his eyes turned cold.

“By then, resistance won’t matter anymore.”