Immediately at noon, Hui Teng brought the documented reports of the subjects' progress in the Hall of Truth to Zhou Zhou.
Excluding the 189 subjects summoned today, the city contained a total of:
484 Black iron-tier professionals!
1,002 Green bronze-tier professionals!
50 White silver-tier professionals!
24 Yellow gold-tier professionals!
1 White platinum-tier professional!
2 Diamond-tier professionals!
And 1 Extraordinary-tier professional!
'With this progress, the city would be able to achieve whatever I imagine in the nearest future.'
Zhou Zhou thought as he pushed the reports back to Hui Teng.
"Great job."
He said to his vice.
"Thank you, my lord."
Hui Teng acknowledged before leaving the lord's mansion.
After Hui Teng left, Zhou Zhou began going through the documents provided by Bai Xiu'er.
"The merchants are already taking loans to boost their businesses."
He muttered, impressed by the actions of the newly added subjects.
...
"200 units of meat."
Standing in front of the boss of the butchers in the city, a merchant said to him.
"You took a loan?"
Seeing the merchant that came a few hours back, Oros inquired from him.
"Yeah. I'm certain I can repay the loan within the next 6 months."
Munoz answered.
"That's good. Hady, bring in 200 units of meat."
Looking behind him, Oros said to one of his subordinates.
After paying for his goods, Munoz paid a visit to the city's public transit.
"How many days would you be spending over at Mingguang Town?"
One of the transit officials asked the merchant.
"At most 2 days."
Munoz answered.
"That would be 15 Black iron-tier mist cores."
The official said as she prepared a form for Munoz to sign.
Footing the bill, Munoz signed on the contract.
...
2 days later (15), series of notifications appeared in front of the Cerulean planet lords.
[Cerulean Planet World Channel Announcement: Congratulations to Dragon Lady in becoming the first Cerulean planet lord to conquer 10 Regional areas. Rewards: Supreme Treasure Chest +1, Reputation Rating +1!]
[Cerulean Planet World Channel Announcement: Congratulations to Dragon Lady…]
[Cerulean Planet World Channel Announcement: Congratulations to Dragon Lady…]
"She really got it."
Having Heaven's Eye to thank, Zhou Zhou and every other interested Cerulean planet lords were able to keep track of Dragon Lady's conquest.
Opening the world channel, he watched as Mystic Heaven and other lords congratulated Suzanne.
[Mystic Heaven: Congratulations on becoming the second lord to be announced in the world channel, Dragon Lady]
[Overlord: Congratulations, Dragon Lady]
[Military Industrial Lord: Congratulations, Dragon Lady]
[Above the Heavens: Congratulations, Dragon Lady]
[Storm Lord: Congratulations, Dragon Lady]
[Congratulations on becoming the only lord other than Blazing Shit to get announced by the world channel, Alliance lord!]
[Congratulations, Alliance lord!]
[The chosens of the Gods are congratulating a peer... How lovely.]
[I can't still believe someone outside the top 25 lords was chosen by a God! How lucky!]
[I've heard of a few lords outside the top 25 completing their ancestral temples, but noon of them except Storm Lord was chosen by a God!]
[The interesting part is that he was chosen by Indra, a God whose domain lies in the sky!]
[It seems the reason for Blazing Shit and Dragon Lady's performance is because Blazing Shit has alchemy technology for movement while Dragon Lady has wyverns.]
[That's right. Being powerful isn't enough to quickly take down a region! Travel speed is also a factor.]
[The legacy of Athena must be the reason Blazing Shit lost to Dragon Lady! Even the strongest is nothing before a God!]
[We've debated this before. Blazing Shit not revealing whether he's a chosen of a God or not doesn't mean he isn't!]
[Say whatever you want, Blazing Shit will no longer be the only dominant player among the lords!]
'I wonder what's the next criteria for receiving a shout-out from the world channel in regards to conquering new regions.'
Zhou Zhou thought as he left the world channel.
Heading to the Gnome Workshop, he contacted Ashburn.
"How is it going?"
He asked him.
"We've made some progress in replacing the materials of the train parts we can't find."
"In about a month or two, my team and I should be able to confirm the materials suitable for the construction of the train."
Ashburn conveyed to his lord.
"Would the duration change if there are more skilled technicians in your team?"
Zhou Zhou asked.
"It should."
"Also, if we collaborate with the city's blacksmiths, we could speed it up a bit."
Ashburn said.
"Have my vice send a letter to Carter Jim requesting him and his team to collaborate with you guys in completing the speed train project."
"And put more effort in practicing your skills in order to advance to the next tier."
Zhou Zhou said to the gnome.
'A pity I don't have much lord talent crystals, I would've upgraded the Gnome Alchemy Workshop talent to the White silver-tier.'
He thought before heading towards the next on-going project.
"Increasing its size will end up creating a river and not a lake."
"To create an artificial river, we'll need a tributary connecting to an ocean."
Obadiah said while sitting on the ground beside Zhou Zhou.
Looking at the lake filled with flowing water, Zhou Zhou was impressed by Obadiah and Douma.
"How's the progress from the shipbuilders?"
He asked the giant.
"The blueprint of the speedboat you gave initially proved difficult for them to understand."
"But it seems they made a breakthrough yesterday after contacting the alchemy technicians."
Obadiah responded.
"Douma should've began cultivating the soil of the Desolate Gabi Region, right?"
Zhou Zhou inquired.
"Right. We finished the irrigation ditch across the region yesterday, so he began cultivating the soil today."
Obadiah said.
"Keep up the good work."
"Also, make sure to keep in touch with the vice city lord if you have any issue."
Zhou Zhou said to the giant before leaving.
As for the blueprints of the speedboats and the train, he bought them from the Cerulean planet lords in the lord's market.
...
In the lord's wooden in Thorn City, the members of the Sun Extermination Association all sat around a table as they listened to Storm Lord.
"Blazing Shit already have connection with the Aurora Kingdom, I don't think we can destroy him without facing the wrath of the century old kingdom."
Zhang Youde, the city lord of Thorn City said to the Chosen of Indra.
"That won't be an issue."
"I made contact with the Nether Bark Kingdom and was able to get their support."
"As long as the Aurora Kingdom dares to act during the destruction of Blazing Shit, which should almost be impossible due to the restriction placed by the Supreme Will, the Nether Bark Kingdom would hold them off."
Storm Lord said to Zhang Youde and the others.
"When do we attack?"
One of the lords asked Storm Lord.
"2 days from today, Blazing Shit dies."
"Ready your armies and prepare for war!"
The Chosen of the King of Devas and Ruler of Svarga commanded.
"Yes, Alliance lord!"
The members replied excitedly, especially Zhang Youde.
...
"Why are the immigration laws so strict despite the city needing more laborers?"
Caitlyn asked Hui Teng while she arranged the dossiers containing information on those seeking to migrate to Blazing Sun City.
"Do you expect us to accept people just because we're in need of laborers?"
"Doing such could lead to a breach in the city's security and possibly our destruction."
"It's best the city's progress is slow than for it to experience a total collapse."
Hui Teng responded to his assistant.
"If only the summoning gate can just summon thousands of subjects at once."
Caitlyn sighed.
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