The culprit showed up, and Hua Yao, who had been trembling just now, felt relieved.

Before Ye Miao showed up, she had been cursing in the group for a long time, but Zhang Zhu was determined to be a coward and refused to show up, and she couldn't do anything about it.

As soon as he appeared, Hua Yao immediately began to question him: "Just apologize and let it go?"

"What do you say about the occupied little territory?"

"They were living well, why did you swallow them up?"

"Besides, will just saying 'I won't do it again' really work? For someone as unscrupulous as you, are your words truly effective?"

Hua Yao believed that she was right, and although she stopped cursing, her tone was still aggressive.

[S City·Dragon King City·City Lord·Zhang Zhu] Don’t go too far.

[S City·Dragon King City·City Lord·Zhang Zhu] What else do you want?

These two sentences clearly revealed a sense of fearlessness, and Ye Miao was furious just reading them. It was conceivable that Hua Yao, who was already angry, would be even more furious.

Hua Yao then began to lash out again, cursing at Zhang Zhu. Zhang Zhu, perhaps fearing they might actually attack him, was a bit timid and didn't say much back, though there was a hint of shamelessness in his voice.

"Scolding this kind of person won't solve the problem at all." Ye Miao sighed and lowered his head to type.

[T City·Overnight Rich City·City Lord·Ye Miao] If I remember correctly, if the land you purchase already has a stronghold you already occupy, you can save a lot of money on this land, right?

This was actually her blind guess, and she was completely deceiving Zhang Zhu by saying this.

But she wasn't just guessing. Judging from the original settings, this game pays great attention to details.

When it comes to river construction, players can save money in many ways, such as connecting their own rivers to existing ones or directly tapping into public waterways, both of which can reduce costs. Furthermore, the game has long allowed territories to attack each other and occupy each other's territories as strongholds. Putting these two factors together, Ye Miao rationally concluded that if the available land already has a stronghold, this would also save money.

A few seconds later, Zhang Zhu replied, "Yes, it's a few hundred thousand lower. What's wrong?"

[T City·Overnight Rich City·Lord·Ye Miao] If you want to admit your mistake, you have to do it in a proper manner. Double this number and distribute it to those members of your small territory who were forced to join you. We will believe that you won’t make the same mistake again. How about it?

[S City·Dragon King City·City Lord·Zhang Zhu] Why? ? ?

[S City, Dragon King City, City Lord, Zhang Zhu] They joined my territory, and I don't bully them???

[S City, Dragon King City, City Lord, Zhang Zhu] Besides, who are you? Haven't you conquered enough territory? Have you paid the compensation? Why are you being so bossy here?!

Ye Miao was calm and composed. "In the territory I attacked, not a single lord was a good person. The members of the territory we invaded almost lined the streets to welcome us. I have clear evidence and records of everything that happened. If you need, I can even get their old members to serve as witnesses."

"As for why you ask me to do this—"

"Actually, I'm not qualified to make such a request, but I think the apocalypse has been going on for so long now. The major territories have developed and everyone has passed the most difficult period. I believe that most lords now want to maintain peace and balance and ensure that their territories can live in peace."

"So, I'm not targeting you, but I think it's time for everyone to establish some generally accepted rules. If someone breaks the rules and causes trouble for other territories, everyone can speak up. This protects others and also protects their own interests."

Zhang Zhu was still furious after reading the first two lines, but when he finished the last sentence, he immediately deleted everything he had typed. He was not slow to realize that Ye Miao seemed to have something she had been planning for a long time, and it was just that his incident had given her the opportunity to speak out, so she just happened to use him as a scapegoat.

Zhang Zhu suddenly felt depressed.

If it were anything else, he might have argued with Ye Miao, since they were all city-level lords and no one had to bow to anyone else. But what Ye Miao was saying now was something most lords would probably agree with, because the increasing number of city-level territories was a clear fact, and as they entered a stage of stable development one after another, the vast majority of them hoped for peace, and with it, they also hoped for rules to protect that peace.

Therefore, when Ye Miao said this at this time, not only could he easily achieve the effect of "what the people want", but it would also be easy for him to think of a realistic and feasible solution.

——Although most of these lords were not politicians before the end of the world, who hasn’t heard of the United Nations?

Ye Miao threw out a suggestion, and as soon as the message was sent out, a silent onlooker said, "I agree. We can set up an organization similar to the United Nations. It may not be powerful enough... but it would be good if it could maintain a relative balance."

After saying that, he added, "I also don't agree with things like large territories directly annexing small territories for the sake of their own development."

Zhang Zhu's inner thoughts: ...

Just agree with it, why bring it up again?

Then, many more lords spoke out. Most of them didn't care about Zhang Zhu, but simply thought Ye Miao's idea was a good one and should be implemented as soon as possible. But there were also some who wouldn't let go of Zhang Zhu. They all thought that if Zhang Zhu didn't pay a little this time, he would definitely do it again soon. It would be best to make him pay immediately as a warning.

The group chat became a place where two topics were discussed simultaneously, with each talking about their own issues for a long time. Eventually, however, the two sides reached a consensus: on the one hand, rules needed to be established, and on the other, Zhang Zhu was not spared the fate of being fined.

Ye Miao had been involved in this whole process and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the final result: "Killing two birds with one stone, very good."

In her opinion, Zhang Zhu's behavior absolutely must not be tolerated. It was perfectly appropriate for the lords to put pressure on him and teach him a lesson. As for the "United Nations" issue, she knew it would take time, but it was good that everyone was basically on board with it now, so she could slowly move forward with it.

On the tenth day of the peaceful period, Ye Miao went to the auction house and the grocery store and found that all the consignment cards at both places were sold out.

This is the second wave of cards she has put on the shelves, each time with a thousand cards. Although the quality varies, the revenue is over one million.

In this business simulation game, the further you play, the less money you will have!

Ye Miao, relying on her ample inventory, quickly put the third wave of cards on the shelves and raised the prices at the auction house by 10%, while maintaining the original prices at the territory's general store. Then, she walked to the border of the territory and recklessly built new fortifications.

Since her territory was now essentially a lonesome force in T City, she hadn't maintained her defenses for a long time, not only hadn't she upgraded them, but she hadn't increased their number either. With only a dozen or so turrets surrounding her vast territory, her combat effectiveness was practically the same as if she had placed a few figurines there.

Now that Ye Miao was finally able to take care of them, he upgraded all the turrets into [Ion Turrets] in one go, and then frantically built dozens more, finally making the firing ranges of each turret closely connected and providing actual protection.

At nightfall, the small villa where the Red Fox Colony's lord resided was filled with sighs and groans. Theirs was a small territory, with seven or eight members known as "core members," but in reality, there was no clear division of power; they were simply a group of close friends with the lord.

They had met at the beginning of the apocalypse, and in the blink of an eye, they had already spent more than half a year together. Initially, they hadn't had much confidence in life, but they had survived so many difficult situations together. Now, seeing that the territory was about to save enough money to upgrade the village, they thought that life would get better and better in the future.

But now it seems unlikely.

Because this morning, some of them happened to pass by the Overnight Rich City and found that the Overnight Rich City had not only expanded its territory, but also built countless new turrets. They had never seen such advanced turrets, so they thought it was a state of war preparation.

The Red Fox Settlement is neither too close nor too far from Get Rich Overnight City. Exit the gate of Get Rich Overnight City, walk south, cross the river, and walk a few hundred meters to reach their territory.

Therefore, the members who passed by the Get Rich Overnight City immediately became alert, wondering if they were one of the targets of the Get Rich Overnight City?

He couldn't suppress the thought once it occurred to him. He quickly reasoned with himself: To Overnight Rich City, they were insignificant. However, since the two sides were so close, if Overnight Rich City wanted to expand southward, they would inevitably get in the way. But if the Overnight Rich City lord was a normal person, he wouldn't simply expand his territory east and west. Given that the northern side was blocked by a cliff, it was only a matter of time before the expansion reached them.

After that, he felt completely unwell. After returning to the territory, he immediately told the matter to the lord Huang Meng, who immediately summoned the other core members. They originally wanted to discuss countermeasures, but ended up sitting there in silence until now.

—The maximum number of people at the settlement level is only 200. After the expansion of Overnight Rich City, the maximum number of people is 20,000. What countermeasures are we still discussing? It’s better to discuss how to die!

Huang Meng's best friend Hu Yu sighed, "Xiao Meng, I know you want to think positively, thinking that Overnight Rich City has always been known as a 'pure land' and has always upheld justice, so it wouldn't be so cruel. But this time is different."

"This time, we're directly hindering the development of their territory, so they're definitely going to resolve this issue. The only difference is whether they'll let us join in a friendly way or beat us up."

"But in reality, both of these outcomes are very passive. Human nature is complex, and even if we join in a friendly way, we may not necessarily avoid being excluded."

Huang Meng had been scowling for a long time, and after hearing what she said, she almost burst into tears: "What should we do!!! We can't possibly beat them!!!"

Hu Yu pursed his lips and said, "I think... since the outcome is already a foregone conclusion, why don't we take the initiative and surrender first."

Huang Meng was bewildered: "...Will I not be ostracized if I surrender?"

"It will be better. At least it can make people happy." Hu Yu pondered. "Besides, there always seems to be a group of people who seek refuge in their territories. If we do the same, we will become one of them. Maybe we can integrate into the community like them. Wouldn't that make us feel better?"

"That's a good idea." Before Huang Meng could nod, other members nearby echoed the idea.

The author has something to say:

It's over. I've entered the final card period.

But I still owe 3 more chapters of 3,000 words

If you drag it to the next article

Don't I have to add more chapters to pay off my debts as soon as I open V?

What should I do? [My eyes are blank

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