"Have you heard?"
"What did you hear? Is there any new gossip?"
"That's not just gossip! It's a matter of life and death."
"What's the matter? Tell me now, don't hide it! Don't arouse others' addiction and then say nothing."
"The end of Stan Continent is coming."
"Doomsday? What is Doomsday?"
"The end of intelligent species! It means that soon, we will all cease to exist."
"Why is this so creepy? How can an intelligent race meet its end?"
"I don't know, but there's news that such a day is coming soon. Once the special weather comes, doomsday will come."
"Is this true? Are you referring to the special weather?"
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"Not only that! They also said that after this special weather arrives, the monsters will also move differently. In the future, there will be no level restrictions on the monsters around the territory!"
"How is this possible? There is no level limit. How can an ordinary professional defeat him?"
"That's the truth. If this world is to come to an end, it has to be full of dangers."
"This is absolutely bluffing!"
"I don't know if it's a bluff or not, but the news has come out from somewhere, so we need to make more preparations."
"What preparations are you making???"
"The territory must be more defensive! As for us residents, it's better to improve our own strength, or work hard and store more money and food! In my opinion, it's better to upgrade the territory to a higher level, so that even if a powerful monster comes, we can withstand it."
"Yes! Those big territories don't need to worry. They are surrounded by powerful monsters. How are we small territories supposed to survive?"
"Hey, you guys believe what I said?"
"Have some doubts! We can't just ignore what we heard."
"We believed it because our world is also experiencing the same thing! Before coming to this world, we heard that the end of our world was coming, and we were thinking about how to survive it! As a result, we came to this world and encountered so many difficulties and obstacles before we could live a peaceful life. But we didn't expect that this world would be the same. The hateful thing is that everyone in our world knows that the end of the world is coming. Although it came suddenly, at least they know. It's nothing like this world, where many people know it but keep it secret."
"What's the matter with hiding it?"
"Those city-level territories have been collecting special materials and preparing for their own territories for a long time. So they don't care about the appearance of aggressive territories. They may even support aggressive territories. They don't think about what we, the smaller territories, can do if we suddenly know about it. What can we do?"
"Those city-level territories have never behaved like humans."
"Speaking of which, wouldn't a city-level territory be safer?"
"What? Do you want to relocate? The city-level territory had previously required high-level professionals. I was wondering why their requirements suddenly became so high. It turns out they were preparing for this kind of thing. Originally, they also accepted mid-level professionals!!!"
"It's too hateful that the city-level territory knew about it."
"We hope the town is not bad."
"It's not bad, but I don't know if I will have enough time to grow."
"Why!"
"In fact, our territory already has a population of 40,000, which meets the requirements of a Level 2 town. Maybe we'll be promoted after knowing this!"
"It's better to advance as soon as possible! The special weather hasn't come yet! The monsters we encounter are not that powerful!"
"Right, right, right. So when will our territory be promoted?"
"If I advance, I will definitely be willing to contribute to the advancement of the Beast Tide."
"Me too. Me too."
“…”
As the news spread, similar discussions were heard everywhere in the town. Although everyone did not completely trust the news, they still hoped that their territory could become stronger.
Isn't this just a desire to upgrade your own territory?
Of course, there is also Nu who scolds those territories for being inhumane.
As public opinion in the territory spread, Zhou Bai learned the news.
After hearing the news, Zhou Bai directly opened his control panel and prepared to upgrade.
[Condition 1: Population meets 20,000 people (already met)]
[Condition 2: The territory buildings have reached 36 (already satisfied)]
[Condition 3: Lord reaches level 25 (already satisfied)]
[Upgrade conditions 1, 2, and 3 are all completed, and the territory can be promoted. 】
[Dear host, would you like to upgrade the level 1 town to a level 2 town? ]
"yes."
[Congratulations to the host, the territory has been upgraded from a level 1 town to a level 2 town, the territory area has expanded five times, and the reward is 2000 gold coins. ]
With this notice, the area of Hope Town was expanded again, and the city wall was pushed outward a lot.
The residents of the territory immediately noticed this change.
Many people felt a little dazed when looking at the sudden extra space.
Their small town was promoted just like that???
It’s incredible!
But what followed was joy.
The reason why the territory can be promoted is because their territory is strong!
"Hahaha, that's great, the territory has been promoted!"
"Yes, our territory is still very strong!"
"I didn't expect it to be promoted to a Level 2 town so quickly. It's only been a few days!"
"That's right, our territory is capable!"
"But if the territory is promoted, there will be a beast tide! I don't know why, but after hearing the rumors today, I feel a little scared."
"Isn't this special weather still not here?"
"As long as the special weather doesn't come, the beast tide shouldn't change much."
"Yes, so it is still very good for the territory to advance before the special weather comes. It is good for the territory to advance early!"
"That's right."
"Also, this time the territory is promoted, which is also a good thing. We must work hard to improve the level of the beast tide species."
"Yes! Not only the territory needs to be improved, we also need to improve."
“…”
Zhou Bai was unaware of the sounds in the territory, as she was now concentrating on the construction of the territory's buildings.
After the territory was promoted, the data had changed.
[Territory: Hope Town]
[Level: Level 2 Town (Upgrade)]
Population: 68,375/80,000
【Area: 100,000 acres】
[Tax rate: 10% (adjustable)]
【Wealth: 483453 gold 35 silver 32 bronze】
[Buildings: Lord's Mansion (Level 4), Mission Center (Level 4), Mercenary Center (Level 4), Intermediate City Wall, Intermediate Blacksmith Shop, Intermediate Restaurant, Intermediate Tailor Shop, Intermediate Grocery Store, Intermediate Military Camp, Intermediate Watchtower, Intermediate Arrow Tower, Intermediate Prison, Intermediate Warehouse, Intermediate Textile Workshop, Advanced Alchemy Workshop, Special Buildings (Hall of Valor, Temple of Beasts, Hospital, Magician's Guild, Vitality Stone Statue), Well, Tavern (Hotel) (Intermediate), Intermediate Farm, Farmland (Level 4), Commercial Street, Library, Road, Pond, Market, First-level Residence (30-square-meter Wooden House), Second-level Residence (30-square-meter Double-story Wooden House), Third-level Residence (30-square-meter Double-story Stone House), Refinery, Food Storage, Refinery, Research Institute, Pawn Shop, Potion Workshop, Monument, Bank]
[Self-built buildings: schools, factories, swimming pools, playgrounds, sports stadiums, parks, holiday villas]
[Contribution Mall: For territory residents, can only be redeemed with contribution points]
[Current ranking: (Stan continent ranking: 3088) (regional ranking: 1)]
[Territory War: 4/4 (Number of wins: 4) (Free period: 24 days)]
[Note: Territory can only be captured by the lord]
After looking at the data, Zhou Bai paused. It was only about 10,000 people away from becoming a level 3 town. It should be quick, but he didn't know how many people were needed to upgrade to a city.
In fact, the promotion conditions for territories before the city level can be traced, but it is different after the city level.
The only difference is the population requirement.
I heard that if the territory is strong, then the population requirements will be less, and if the territory is weak, then the population requirements will be more.
But no matter what, it will start at at least 200,000.
If Hope Town wants to be promoted to Hope City, it needs to increase its population.
In fact, the fastest way is to poach people from other territories, which will be faster.
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Zhou Bai's expression changed slightly. In fact, if the rumors this time were confirmed one by one, the residents of some small territories would probably start moving towards higher territories.
Hopefully, the town might also attract quite a few residents.
However, smaller territories, such as village-level territories, may face the problem of population loss.
But this is also normal, survival of the fittest.
She also hopes that the population can be more concentrated so that if there is a crisis in the future, they will have the strength to resist instead of sacrificing in vain.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai gathered his thoughts and returned to the control panel.
Now that we have been promoted, the residents of the territory must prepare for the beast tide.
It was this incident that reminded her of something wrong, that is, the beast tide after the territory was promoted. In the past, it seemed to need a lot of preparation, but it came very quickly last time.
And it's not just her territory, but also the territories such as the mountain town and the green grassland town seem to be like this.
I'm afraid they are just like me, not giving it much thought. In the past, the beast tides were always the same sooner or later, and now it seems that there are traces to follow!
Thinking about this, Zhou Bai continued to operate the buildings in his territory.
Level 4 buildings such as the Lord's Mansion, Mission Center, Mercenary Center, and Farmland are directly upgraded to Level 5.
Zhou Bai upgraded several special buildings without hesitation. Among them, the number of people that can be summoned in the Beast Temple and the Hall of Heroes increased from 8 to 16.
The operation is familiar, and the necessary upgrades are made and the functions that need to be increased are added.
After doing all this, Zhou Bai looked towards the open space.
Looking at the open space that had expanded five times, Zhou Bai sighed.
Infrastructure seems to be like this. It was just completed one second, and there are still many things waiting to be built the next second.
As long as the territory wants to be promoted, these are necessary.
With a sigh of relief, Zhou Bai started the infrastructure construction again.
The roads were extended and expanded according to the original main and branch roads.
[Do you want to spend 50 gold coins and 250,000 units of stone to build a road? ]
"yes."
After the additions were completed, construction of various buildings began.
Zhou Bai reduced the number of shops and increased the number of residential buildings. In addition, the number of factories also increased to a certain extent.
After adding and filling them one by one, Zhou Bai focused his attention on the farmland.
Originally, she used a large amount of farmland in the territory to ensure food during wartime, but she never expected it to really come in handy.
But the number is far from enough.
After the promotion, the land area is sufficient, just enough to grow more food.
But this time, we don't need to plant the crops in the territory, let the ordinary residents of the territory plant them! The territory can just collect rent.
There is strength in numbers!
Besides, I have food in my hands, so I am not worried.
It will also help to calm the residents so that they don't have to worry about starving to death even if they are trapped at home in the future.
That's it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai waved his hand and planned one-fifth of the newly added land into farmland, and upgraded the farmland from level 1 to level 5 without hesitation.
This operation caused Zhou Bai's account to lose six figures of gold coins.
However, most of the newly added territory was occupied in a short time, leaving only some open space for Zhou Bai to use in the future.
After the buildings were added, Zhou Bai began to adjust them.
According to the old rules, factories, military camps and prisons were placed at the location of city gates.
After doing all this, Zhou Bai started running directly.
After it was put into operation, buildings throughout the territory sprang up like mushrooms after a spring rain, and in a short while, many of the original vacant spaces were filled up.
Then, Zhou Bai directly posted a notice of farmland leasing on the panel of the lord's mansion.
After doing all this, Zhou Bai stood up and prepared to walk towards the territory.
After coming out of the lord's mansion, I saw many residents looking excited.
"After the territory was promoted, the territory's buildings were immediately filled, and many new residential buildings were built!"
"Really? I have to go check it out and find a residential building with a better location."
"You still have the mood to buy a house! You might as well buy more food with your money."
"We have extra money, so of course we have to buy a house. If we buy a house, we will have our own house and don't have to rent it to others."
"Hope Town is still very stable. I believe in the strength of Hope Town."
"If the days ahead are truly filled with difficulties, then buying a house of your own and having a stable place to stay will be much more important. Besides, food! Didn't you notice the new notice from the territory?"
"What new notice? I just noticed the territory promotion."
"I hope that the residents of the town can rent farmland. However, only ordinary residents can rent it. As long as they are not professionals, they can rent it. Junior professionals who do not have combat capabilities can also rent it, but they have to go through a selection process."
"This regulation..."
"What's wrong?"
"That's great! No matter which territory ordinary people go to, they need to put in more effort than professionals, but the rewards are less. It's rare to see a territory that cares so much about ordinary people."
"That's because our territory has always been reliable and kind to its residents! So no matter what, I will not leave Hope Town, because I know that as long as Hope Town is still there, it will not abandon any of us."
“It’s great that you won’t give up on anyone!”
"Yes! So this kind of territory is worth our protection."
"I don't care if it's the end of the world or not. I just know that Hope Town is my home and I will stick with it forever!!!"
"Me too. Me too."
“Haha, everyone is the same.”
"My mother is old, she is an ordinary person, I asked her to rent some land."
"I'll ask my father to go too."
"I'd better prepare myself and try my best to participate in the battle."
"Yeah, together."
"Many teams have gathered their people, just waiting for the beast tide to come."
"Just now, someone at the mission center stopped the mission outside and rushed back! Just to participate in the territory promotion battle."
"In fact, I said they don't have to come back. There are so many professionals in the town, so there is no way they can't fight."
"That's right, there are also soldiers!"
"I heard that the soldier team recently recruited more people. Previously they said they would recruit 2,000 people, but they recruited more than 3,000 people for training. In the end, except for a small number of people who did not meet the requirements, the rest were retained. Now they are recruiting another 2,000 people."
"It's better to have more recruits! The outside world is not peaceful, and improving the combat effectiveness of the territory is fundamental."
"Yes!"
“…”
For a moment, the entire territory was bustling with activity.
Rather than the prosperity of the territory, the residents of the territory care more about the town's care for them. This care makes them protect the territory even more wholeheartedly.
Zhou Bai also heard these words in the crowd and couldn't help but curl his lips.
Yes, she will try her best to protect Hope Town with her best efforts, to give herself a home and to all the residents a home.
Just as everyone in Hope Town was working hard to prepare for the upcoming beast tide, news that the Stan continent was about to face a doomsday crisis spread rapidly.
From villages to small towns, and then from small towns to cities, the situation is getting worse and worse.
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