Chapter 66



Since Wei Qixuan took over the "Land of Hope", a "teacher" immediately appeared beside him. He has been following the teacher to receive education and instruction, learning how to manage and develop the "Land of Hope".

Under the protection of the Holy Lord, the Land of Hope now has a piece of land where they don't have to worry about being invaded by the seeds of Nightmare Beasts. Wei Qixuan assigned some capable people in Hope City to enter and exit the Land of Hope, bring all the seeds of the Land of Hope to the ground, and reclaim land around Hope City for planting.

The resources in the Land of Hope are rich, more than enough to feed tens of thousands of people. The city lord stopped supplying food to the Land of Hope, but they have become familiar with the operation of the Land of Hope and can eat their fill through their own abilities. In the later stages, the city lord can provide them with some basic items and seasonings for cooking.

There are also many elderly people in Hope City who know how to repair and make things. After being adjusted by doctors and no longer having to worry about food, quite a number of them have successfully regained their health and can return to work.

After solving the problem of food and shelter, they have to decide on the accommodation problem. Although they can find a place to live temporarily within the framework of Hope City, this is definitely not the dilapidated city that the city lord wants.

They now have a difficult task, to use the skeleton of Hope City to recreate a city that is truly worthy of the Lord of the City.

Wei Qixuan didn't know what the city lord's city was like, but he could hear a lot of information about the city lord's city from the soldiers stationed here or the doctors. It was a peaceful and comfortable place where everyone had enough private space and their own creativity and dreams.

But Wei Qixuan could not imagine what such a world would be like.

According to some old people who used to be in higher-level positions, it is very likely that the city of the city lord is similar to the city before the end of the world. However, Wei Qixuan could not imagine it at all. It was the end of the world when he was born, and now there is not enough information to fill his imagination.

He sat in an empty space. His teacher was giving a class. Many people who were not busy with farming came here to attend the class. As the future leader of Hope City, he would receive education earlier than others. He had to make up for his young age and work hard to meet the city lord's needs.

He knew that he was not the best candidate, and that he could not actually be considered truly useful among the adults who were gradually recovering. He had to learn, consolidate, and improve himself to the point of being irreplaceable in the shortest possible time through his teacher.

He once asked his teacher after class whether he could become an excellent person in the eyes of the city lord.

However, his teacher looked at him and said, "In the heart of the city lord, everyone is excellent."

Wei Qixuan did not quite understand the meaning of this sentence. In his mind, he had a very clear definition of excellence: leadership ability, thinking ability, learning ability, and many other aspects must all reach an unrivaled level before he is qualified to be called excellent.

The city lord created a completely fair city for them, allowing them to use their own abilities to create their own future city, but he gave him a preferential treatment.

He could not waste this privilege under any circumstances.

He wanted to make those who had not yet submitted to the City Lord see clearly that the decision made by their City Lord was absolutely correct and wise.

Hope City has electricity. They had lost power a long time ago, but with the help of researchers, they successfully brought them electricity using materials already in the "Land of Hope" and resources airlifted from the city lord's main city. With electricity, they can work longer.

Living in a mobile city, every day is endless work. Even if it is boring and endless, it is what they have to do.

For Wei Qixuan and others, work is their meaning.

He could see that every night, except for the elderly who had not yet recovered and the children who were not yet able to do heavy physical labor, everyone was trying to reclaim the land as much as possible, and they were working until their strength ran out.

They also understood that they had to demonstrate their worth to their Lord Mayor, and they had to demonstrate that they had the capital to stay in Hope City and enjoy such a good life.

His teacher once asked him: "Are you sure you want all the people to work so hard? A more reasonable working time is eight hours a day."

"Is it like this in the main city?" Wei Qixuan asked.

"Yes." His teacher would not refuse to answer any of his questions, and would even expand on them. "In the main city, we work eight hours a day and have two days off a week. Only with sufficient rest time can we ensure that our work efficiency is improved and that we have the ability to spend more. Funds must be constantly circulated."

Wei Qixuan looked at the residents of Hope City who were working hard in the fields and said, "The city lord's city system is not suitable for the current Hope City. We have nothing now, so we have to create it again with our own hands. Besides, I don't think our life is hard now."

"Isn't this hard work?" His teacher frowned as he looked at the people who had to lift farm tools high to work even under the light. "Even the soldiers are resting now."

"It's not hard." The more Wei Qixuan listened to the teacher's teachings, the more he understood the strength of their city lord. He could actually let the people have such a happy world. What kind of achievement is that? "For us, we can rest when we want to rest, sleep when we want to sleep, and eat whenever we want. We can choose to eat a full stomach or eat a full stomach. We can choose what work to do and who to do it with."

His teacher was silent for a short moment. “Is this freedom to you?”

Wei Qixuan shook his head and looked at the hard-working residents: "This is not freedom, this is an opportunity, the city lord gives us the opportunity to choose our future. Maybe we can be more comfortable under the protection of the city lord, but... Teacher, the city lord gives us a future, which is hope."

Toiling day after day in the mobile city and having no end to their survival is only the minimum reason for them to live. In essence, they want to live, but how they live is not something they can decide.

And now, among them, the concept of "private" was born.

"Every piece of land that is reclaimed can be considered as an area contracted to an individual. According to the size of the land, a corresponding amount of resources can be obtained from the 'Land of Hope'. These 'privatized' things are the beginning of our desires. We want to live a good life. When this good life can really be obtained through the hard work of our own hands, who is willing to give up this excellent opportunity?"

"Really?" The teacher seemed to hesitate for a moment after hearing what he said.

"Teacher, can you understand?" Wei Qixuan raised his head and looked at the teacher beside him. This was a woman, a woman who was full of intellectual beauty. She always wore beautiful and clean clothes, and her hair was also very bright and beautiful. It was a beauty that they had never dared to imagine. In the future... would they be able to be like the teacher?

"Well, I understand." The teacher turned around and smiled at him, but she said something that they didn't expect, "It's just that I don't like it."

Wei Qixuan was stunned: "Why?"

"Because these people's desires do not include the city lord." The teacher touched her chin slightly, narrowed her eyes and thought, then shook her head, "No, it cannot be said that there are none at all, but very few."

"We are all very grateful to the Lord City Lord for bringing us a new life. We are sincerely grateful." Wei Qixuan immediately wanted to let his teacher know his loyalty to the Lord City Lord. "The Lord City Lord is my hero and my goal. I will do my best to assist the Lord City Lord in creating a new city of hope."

His teacher smiled and patted his head with her soft female palm. He looked up from under the teacher's hand and saw the teacher's very satisfied smile: "That's why I don't hate you and am willing to teach you in person."

Wei Qixuan also vaguely felt that the original residents of the city lord had an absolute faith in him, which even surpassed their faith in the Holy Lord.

But Wei Qixuan never thought that his loyalty to the City Lord would be inferior to that of others.

One morning, there was a sudden loud boom from outside, attracting everyone's attention. The residents of Hope City stood on the edge, looking far away in the direction where the sound came from. Everyone was terrified, and some even began to kneel down and worship the Holy Lord.

Because that direction is the direction of the Nightmare Forest.

Wei Qixuan was about to go there immediately. He wanted to find out what had happened.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious!" At this time, soldiers came out to calm the crowd. The strength of the soldiers was obvious to all. Once the soldiers came out, although everyone looked panicked, they did not look like they were going to cause trouble.

"What's going on? Do you know what's going on?" Wei Qixuan became very nervous when he heard the strange voice. The fear of the nightmare beast made them panic all the time.

"They are laying tracks." A soldier told him the current situation. "Don't worry, this is a normal daily project. Once the tracks are laid, the two cities can be connected by train."

At this moment, everyone was shocked.

Track?

Train?

They are very familiar with these two things, but that's just familiarity. These are a kind of high-speed fixed-route vehicles that once appeared in the safe world. They can carry many people and a lot of things. They are symbols of high-tech development of the old era.

"Train? Are you serious? Train?" Someone has already expressed shock at this incident. "But if it's a train, won't it become something that the Nightmare Beast seeds will constantly parasitize and connect to?"

At the stage when the Nightmare Seed began to develop, in order to prevent all tracks from being blown up, these things basically only appeared in some historical data.

"No." The soldier said to everyone confidently, "All the tracks are specially made, and they will also be equipped with protection against nightmare seeds... Um, protection, yes, the Holy Lord will protect everything, and it will not be parasitized by nightmare seeds, everyone rest assured, rest assured."

However, this was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. No one could believe that the things that the old era was forced to abandon could return to their sight.

"Is this possible? Can it really be done?"

"A train! It's actually a train. Aren't trains no longer useful forever?"

"Of course you can." The soldier looked at Renji's shocked expression and smiled proudly, "That was an order from our Lord City Lord. There is nothing in this world that our Lord City Lord cannot do!"

Wei Qixuan found it incredible.

Even though he knew that the city lord's city was incredible, he had never thought that it could be so incredible that it could revive civilizations that had once been abandoned.

Train...

train.

Wei Qixuan knew about the train, and that the train could not move. By building the train, did it prove that the city lord was confident that he could find a way to survive in this world infested with nightmare seeds?

The more he understood, the more Wei Qixuan felt how powerful and terrifying the city lord was. That was an achievement that they could never reach. He wondered if other people besides him would feel the same way.

That day, his teacher placed a thick sheet of paper in front of him. Wei Qixuan casually glanced at the contents on the paper and discovered that they were very simple, with text and pictures. These sheets of paper looked very expensive, but after flipping through them, he discovered that they were innumerable copies.

But when he found out what they were, he was shocked.

Wei Qixuan called a meeting of all the residents of Hope City. Everyone put down their farm work and came to the scene. Now with a loudspeaker, he no longer had to shout to quiet everyone. Looking at the fields that were gradually taking shape and the framework of the City of Hope, he found that everything looked so pleasing to the eye.

"I called everyone together today because of the opening of the train." At night, there was no sound of machinery, and everyone should have gone to get off work and rest. He used the loudspeaker to talk to everyone, "After the train is opened, many people will travel from the city lord's main city to Hope City by train. At that time, Hope City will receive the first batch of funds, and everyone can start preparing things to exchange from now on."

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

money?

Even now, the same currency is fully interchangeable among all mobile cities. Everyone can use their work to earn money, and then use the money to buy food in Hope City, and the cycle repeats over and over again.

After being abandoned, all the money that the residents of Hope City had was taken away by others. For those who stayed behind, money no longer had any meaning to them.

But when they heard that currency was going to be circulated again, a strange idea suddenly occurred to everyone - they could really become a city.

They originally thought they would have to return to primitive life and barter, but now they can use money again!

"We can make money now?" One of the residents finally came to his senses. "We can really make money again? Is this... is this true?"

"Make money. If we make money, we can buy things. But where can we buy things?"

Someone suddenly asked this question, and everyone immediately quieted down, looking hopefully at the young man sitting in the main seat. Now no one was considering whether the young man was a qualified leader. All they could think about was whether they could make money and buy things.

"After the train is opened to traffic, not only tourists will come here, but also some businessmen. These businessmen will stay here for a short time, and you can also buy what you want from them." Wei Qixuan said.

"But we have no money. Do we have to sell something before we can buy something?"

"No." Wei Qixuan's eyes dropped slightly. He could no longer use his own words to praise the city lord. He raised the ID card in his hand and said, "Everyone's ID card contains the money they earned from their work. According to the amount of work, everyone has received a corresponding salary in the ID card. Just use the ID card to make purchases!"

This time, the whole audience was shocked!

Everyone was excited.

They actually have money?

What they are working hard on now is not just to open a reclamation garden, but as employees of Hope City, the city lord actually pays all of them?

Is this true?

Does this really exist? Isn't this just a fictional beautiful future they imagined?

Weren't they rescued reluctantly and regarded as a drag?

At this moment, no one knew what would happen, but at this moment, something that they dared not even imagine would only happen in dreams actually happened in reality without any warning!

Wei Qixuan sat on the skeleton of Hope City, watching some people who were hopeful and happy, some who were nervous because of sudden possibilities, and some who were sad and worried because they suspected that they had nothing to sell. But even so, Wei Qixuan saw brightness in everyone's eyes.

He was a witness to the moment when all the residents of Hope City were about to die. He still remembers the gray eyes of everyone who had lost hope. But now everyone has recovered their strength and has become healthy again.

They discussed with each other, and the children were hugged by their family members, happy because of their family members' happiness. All of this was shown in front of Wei Qixuan. Although they had agreed to be strong, he couldn't help but want to cry for joy like everyone else.

"I have a price list here. You can see the prices of some fixed items on the list and set the prices based on the information above. For items that cannot be priced, you can estimate the prices yourself. But it's best not to set the prices too high, otherwise they won't be sold. Everyone can think about what you can sell and start preparing now. In five days, the travelers will arrive!" Wei Qixuan used a loud voice to suppress the crowd's surprise and restlessness and finally ended the meeting.

Others were looking forward to it, and Wei Qixuan was also looking forward to it.

When they saw that the rails and platforms were built near the City of Hope, all the residents ran to see them, one by one. The station was never empty all day long. Everyone was looking at the station, dreaming of bringing new hope from this station.

Wei Qixuan would also come to the vicinity of the platform. The platform was lit and lonely when there were no trains. But suddenly a word came to his mind - "lighthouse".

Perhaps this small station will become a beacon for their ruined city of hope.

During class, the teacher asked him: "Don't you want to sell something? You study very hard. If you want, I can give you a day off."

"No need." Wei Qixuan shook his head. "Money will come later. Now I just want to master knowledge faster than anyone else."

The day before the traveler was about to arrive, something was delivered from the train. It was very big, a very strange cylinder, and looked like a standing lamppost. He received it in person, but he didn't expect that this thing was really a lamppost.

Wei Qixuan didn't understand why such a large lamppost had to be specially transported over. The lamppost was too large and when placed on top of the train, it seemed as if it would crush the spacious train.

The lamppost was powered on again, and it emitted a very beautiful blue light, which was very soft. It was really strange that such a large lamppost emitted such a soft light.

The lamppost didn't feel cold if he touched it lightly, but it was warm. For some reason, after touching it, he felt a strong sense of security.

The next day, the train arrived again, but this time it was no longer a brightly lit train. On the train, Wei Qixuan saw so many glamorous people for the first time.

What a scene it was.

In other words, he seemed to see countless city lords gathered together, with such a powerful aura that it almost suffocated everyone.

As the only resident manager of Hope City, Wei Qixuan wanted to welcome the people from the main city as a representative. However, when he actually saw these people, Wei Qixuan forgot how to pronounce his voice.

These people...

So beautiful.

Each of them was wearing very beautiful clothes, clothes that they could not even dream of wearing in the mobile city. They had perfect figures, handsome men and beautiful women, and all of them, young and old, had extremely beautiful and perfect faces. They looked as if they were people with world-class looks that were simulated one by one through data.

After seeing the perfect looks of the soldiers, doctors and other residents of the main city stationed here, although Wei Qixuan had already prepared himself mentally, he found that his mental preparation was not enough!

The people got off the train laughing.

He seemed to see the gods coming.

"This place looks very spacious, and the air is nice, with a smell of earth. Has it rained recently?"

"Wow, is that the City of Hope over there? It's really just a skeleton left. Such a big city can actually be moved. I saw on the tourism promotion page that it said it was huge, but I really have to see it with my own eyes to know how big it is."

"This is probably all cultivated land. The area we just came in was all scorched earth. It seems like it took a long time for this place to be like this. It's really not easy."

Wei Qixuan froze where he was. He listened intently and watched the passengers getting off the train with happy smiles one by one. Their attire was different from his own and incredibly perfect.

It's not that they haven't seen clothes with unique designs in Hope City, but the clothes are very expensive. Generally, a person only needs to own two or three sets of clothes to wear after mending them. Every new piece of clothing is worn with great care.

The era of freedom of clothing is too far away from them, and it is a scene that can almost only be seen in historical materials.

So are these people wearing beautiful and new clothes because they are traveling? No... impossible. Wei Qixuan also knows this. It is very likely that these beautiful clothes are actually ordinary clothes for them.

Looking at the people getting off the train in groups of two or three chatting happily, each of them had a bright smile on their face, and each of them had a straight back and a smile that was as bright as if it was under the sun.

Wei Qixuan couldn't help but grab the corner of his clothes. Even though he knew there would be a huge gap, when he was actually faced with such a gap, unreasonable fear almost covered his whole body. He gradually felt difficulty breathing, and couldn't say a single word of the greeting he had prepared. The lack of experience of a ten-year-old child exposed huge flaws at this time.

Wei Qixuan lowered his head. He didn't have the confidence to talk to such a person.

"All tourists, look here. Come, come, come, gather with your team leaders!" At this time, several tour guides were already holding up their small flags and waiting for the people they brought to come over. At this time, all the people were diverted, but only Wei Qixuan was still standing there.

He did not receive any glances from anyone until they left. The immense distance between them made Wei Qixuan realize for the first time how big a difference there was between himself and the ordinary residents of the city lord's main city.

"Xuanxuan, why are you standing here motionless? Are you in a daze?" Suddenly, a familiar voice that was almost engraved in his heart reappeared in his ears. Wei Qixuan was startled and raised his head suddenly, and saw the city lord who he awes was standing in front of him.

Wei Qixuan looked at the city lord in front of him. The city lord's temperament and dress were different from theirs, and the same was true for the people around him. However, he could still regard the city lord as an ordinary city lord who should enjoy the best resources.

But now Wei Qixuan suddenly felt that he was wrong. The city lord was not just a city lord who enjoyed himself. This powerful city lord had successfully led all the residents of his city in a real sense and successfully achieved common prosperity.

At this moment, Wei Qixuan felt a pain on his forehead. He came to his senses and suddenly realized that the city lord had flicked his head: "Xuanxuan, have you come to your senses?"

"My Lord City Lord." Wei Qixuan murmured.

"What's wrong with you? You don't look well?"

Wei Qixuan looked up at their city lord. Among that group of bright and beautiful ordinary residents, the city lord was not the best looking. However, it was this person with not very outstanding appearance who was able to truly lead a group of such outstanding residents. Wei Qixuan, who was extremely in awe of the city lord, even felt that even worshipping the city lord was not enough to express his admiration.

"Why are you so dazed?" He saw the city lord bend down in confusion and held his hand, "I'll take you to see a doctor."

The city lord's hands were not big, not even as big as his deceased father's when he held hands. He walked forward following the city lord's strength and noticed that they were following behind the main group of the tour group.

"It's okay. I'm just a little shocked." Wei Qixuan suddenly remembered what the city lord had just said, and immediately explained to himself, "I've never seen so many glamorous people."

"Is it very bright and beautiful?"

When he said this, the city lord's eyes were truly filled with doubt. Only Wei Qixuan knew that even the city lord himself was not dressed so gorgeously, and in comparison, he looked even more plain.

No city lord wants his residents to be better than him.

And their city lord is special.

"Yes, very glamorous." Wei Qixuan would not hide it from He Fang. Even if he had negative feelings, he wanted to tell his most respected Lord Mayor, "I have never met so many good-looking people. I... I always thought that Lord Mayor's city was the same as Hope City in its heyday. Now I know how wrong I was."

'Creator', when he was talking to the soldiers, he heard them call the city lord this.

He didn't understand it then, but he does now.

It is no exaggeration to describe the city lord's achievements as the creator.

"Now, other people may have the same idea as me, because after we actually met the residents of your main city, Lord Mayor, we realized how inferior we are."

Wei Qixuan said this and looked towards the large army ahead that seemed more brilliant than the sun.

At this time, the residents of Hope City who were secretly setting up stalls nearby were completely stunned. Even though the whole environment was a little noisy, Wei Qixuan could clearly feel that the residents of Hope City were in complete silence at this moment.

The residents of Hope City have been looking forward to this day. They can use their creations during this time to hope to earn a little income. This is also the first time they have the authority to buy and sell items instead of being completely controlled by the upper echelons. However...

Wei Qixuan could empathize with the residents like him. They carefully took out the items they had prepared, which were very precious to them, and put them on the stall for sale. However, when they actually saw the 'buyers', they suddenly realized that the things they had prepared carefully seemed to be worthless.

"It seems like there are only vegetable vendors around here? I don't see anyone selling anything else." At this time, the residents of the main city suddenly mentioned the surrounding environment.

"Yes, there are small wreaths here. Oh, they are so cute." Suddenly, a girl somewhere in the crowd bent down, picked up the small wreath on the stall and put it on her head. She asked her companion next to her, "Is it beautiful? If it is beautiful, I will buy it."

At this time, the young girl who was setting up the stall with small wreaths was almost incoherent. When the other party asked about the price, she didn't say a word for a long time. However, the girl didn't rush her. She even comforted the little girl and told her to take it slow and not to be anxious. Her friendly attitude made the residents of Hope City inexplicably throw a small stone into the frozen lake in the hearts of the residents of Hope City, breaking a tiny crack.

"I've never seen this dish before. I don't know how it tastes. Do you want to buy some to try? Boss, do you know how to cook this dish?"

"Wow, what is this? It looks very unique. Is it a steel artwork? It feels like discarded stuff. I think it fits the style of my new store. This one is also very good. It looks very unique. Wow, you have a good aesthetic sense, boss. I want all of these things."

However, right in front of Wei Qixuan's eyes, very small transactions gradually began, and he saw goodwill in these transactions one after another.

Only in times of prosperity can people have abundant kindness, and now in Wei Qixuan's eyes, one can see full of kindness.

"Great." Wei Qixuan suddenly heard a strange sigh. He raised his head and looked at the city lord, only to see his relieved expression. "It seems that everyone is still quite interested. I was worried that it would be too boring to come here and make everyone feel that the money spent on the trip was wasted."

At this moment, Wei Qixuan was filled with doubts.

Does a city lord need to consider the opinions of the residents?

Is it possible that the city lord he knew was the wrong one?

Is it because the people in the main city have such happy and carefree expressions because they have such a lord?

When visitors enter Hope City, except for some areas currently being used as housing, all other places can be visited. Specially trained tour guides will introduce what the entire Hope City used to look like, and will also talk about some speculated original appearance of Hope City.

"That's why it's limited. In the future, under the development of the city lord, this city will surely change from a skeleton to a beautiful city, right? If you don't come and see it now, you probably won't be able to see it."

"I will ask my friends to come and see if we can film a documentary about the transformation. It would be great if we could capture all of our city lord's great achievements."

At this time everyone was talking at once. Wei Qixuan raised his head and saw that the city lord had an embarrassed expression because of the compliments.

"Oh my god, these N-PCs are really good at exaggerating."

Wei Qixuan did not hear clearly the city lord's muttering, but he knew that the current city lord could hardly restrain his happy smile when he saw the residents of the main city area.

At this moment, Wei Qixuan couldn't help wondering whether the city lord treated them the same way as he treated the people in the main city?

If not, then through hard work, can they also gain the same favor from the city lord as the people in the main city?

And such effort.

Can it make up for the difference between them and the people in the main city?

"You have been depressed since just now. Did something happen?" The city lord asked him this question again.

Wei Qixuan knew that he was still young, and he also knew that he should learn to control himself. But at this moment, in great anxiety, he really wanted to get a promise from the city lord, even if it was a false promise.

"Lord City Lord." For the first time, Wei Qixuan grabbed the corner of the City Lord's clothes like a child, "Do you regret taking in us who are good for nothing? You have such outstanding and dazzling residents, do you also... look down on us?"

Wei Qixuan knew that asking this question was too much.

But he was really uneasy.

After witnessing the huge gap with his own eyes, he seemed to understand the looks he received from other residents of the main city when he was working hard.

"Xuanxuan." In Wei Qixuan's eyes, their city lord was like a god standing in the light. He heard the god say, "In the future, you will develop like the main city. I will carefully and diligently develop Hope City. Hope City is my city."

At this moment, Wei Qixuan slowly widened his eyes.

All the uneasiness was swept away.


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