Three days later.

On the rugged mountain road from the Sid Empire to the Heilong City.

A team of thousands of people walked together and carefully crossed the Alcoon Mountains where the monsters were raging.

"So there is really a pass here, and this map is really accurate..."

"I thought this road was very dangerous, but I didn't expect that after we passed this 'Black Dragon Pass', we basically didn't encounter any large monsters. This is much easier to walk than the road to Guanghui City..."

"Yes, I always feel so strange. This road seems to have been cleaned up..."

“…”

This is a team that combines chambers of commerce, wasteland hunting groups and refugees. Most of the people in the team come with the purpose of "opening up the land", "the first to eat crabs", and "exploring the way".

But unexpectedly, the journey across mountains and rivers was much safer than expected.

The foggy area in the southwest of the Sid Empire next to the Alcoon Mountains has always been a high-risk area, and the casualty rate of wilderness hunting is very high. They did not expect that after walking out of the Sid border and deep into the mountains, the frequency of monsters they encountered became lower and lower.

The first half was a bit dangerous, but the second half was getting safer.

"What else can be weird?"

"Didn't you see that after we passed the 'Black Dragon Pass', blue-tailed eagle and flying dragon pass by in the sky from time to time? I thought it was a monster passing by, but I just saw someone on the flying dragon, and I realized that things were not simple."

"You mean, the flying dragon dispelled all the monsters on this mountain road?"

"Yes. That should be the "Flying Dragon Legion" in the legendary Black Dragon City. Haven't you heard of the grand occasion of the battle in Guanghui City's "Black Wind Leader"? Thousands of flying dragons fell from the sky and directly captured a large city..."

"Oh, I heard that it's coming too. But... since the Black Dragon City is a city where barbarians live, will it lie to me and eat us as food? I heard that barbarians like to eat people."

"Your news is too backward. That 'Black Dragon City' was established by Princess Oma, Yumier, and the platform of the 'Black Gold Chamber of Commerce'. How could it be a barbarian city? I guess, the barbarians should be war slaves or something..."

"I also heard that those barbarian Dragon Knights actually had no malice to us civilians. At least they did not hurt any civilians at all in the 'Black Wind War'."

"What is the specific situation? You will know when you go. Our regiment commander was waiting for me to go and send a message back. If the actual situation of "Heilong City" is as intelligence says, the large army can make a fortune..."

“…”

Because there was no attack from high-level monsters, the team marched very fast.

On this day, just after noon, a heroic city they saw appeared in their sight.

Towering steam boiler chimneys, thick city walls made of rivets and steel plates, jagged cannons, neatly planned street houses...

Because the city is on the ground, the scale of the city in front of you is even much larger than the area of ​​some large territories!

"This...god, there is really a city here!"

"Let's go! Let's go and have a look..."

“…”

The moment they saw this giant city, the first people who came to Heilong City immediately realized that the information was true.

Having such a city settled means that the hunting group can have a solid shelter here.

Mechanical City, this is the basis for the establishment of all conditions.

Originally, they wanted to hunt wilderness west of the Alcoon Mountains, so they had to go to Guanghui City.

Now, there is another choice!

.........

"Don't be crowded, please queue up to enter the city!"

There are municipal officials who have been waiting for a long time at the gate of Heilong City. They are responsible for registering the people entering the city and explaining the instructions for entering the city.

Because there were not many people coming on the first day, everyone soon entered the city.

There are "permanent residents" in the city, namely the craftsmen who participated in the construction of Heilong City. They were also civilian craftsmen from the two empires before. When they asked, some of them were related to some of the first refugees.

This chat soon became clear about the facts.

"What, the entry fee is so cheap! This is only one-tenth of that of Guanghui City!"

"Taxes are also real? Only about 10%?"

"It is true that permanent residents enjoy the benefits of medical care, education, and potions? By contributing to the city, can they be qualified as permanent residents?"

"Anyone can join the army, without nobles? Can they become permanent residents even if they meet the conditions?"

"Oh my God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it was true..."

“…”

The wild hunters and refugees seemed to have entered a dream country, looking around in the city, becoming more and more shocked.

There are not many shops on both sides of the street that open to business, but the goods in the display cabinets are ecstatic.

In the potion shop, there are all kinds of extraordinary potions, ranging from level one to level five.

The key is...the price is still very cheap!

Now, whether it is the two empires or the city of Glory, potions are monopolized by the nobles. If civilians want to afford a potion, they need to spend decades of savings.

And here, it's only less than one-tenth of the price!

This price means that even if the potion fits not high enough and fails to advance many times, everyone has the opportunity to advance to extraordinary.

Because the taxes in the city are extremely low, everyone can gain contribution points and income through their own labor.

(In the early stage, Heilong City would use the previous contribution model of Guanghui City to sell most of the goods in the city to avoid being exploited by old nobles and using their huge financial advantages to disrupt the market.)

Moreover, not only potions, but also various high-level monster materials and alchemy materials...

In the machinery shop, there are also various advanced mechanic equipment, four-cylinder, six-cylinder steam power boiler, robotic arms, Gaowei Neng muskets, and various high-precision mechanical components.

Its technological level has even reached the level of use of the two emperors...

This is a high-end mechanical equipment that you can't buy anywhere else!

There is also the [Black Mist Detoxification Potion] that can solve the sequelae of black fog, which is also available in unlimited amounts here!

Seeing all the things in front of him, the first group of people who came to Heilong City were excited and excited. They wanted to participate in the construction task of the desert hunting city immediately and earn contribution points to buy these items.

.........

After the visit, the chambers of commerce managers from all large and small chambers of commerce to survey, as well as the advance teams of large-scale hunting groups, all eagerly rented the city's communication equipment and contacted the headquarters.

The situation is true, come quickly.

The hunting group needs a large number of personnel to open up the land and occupy first-hand resources...

The Chamber of Commerce needs a lot of funds to buy rental shops, and the Chamber of Commerce needs to mobilize a large number of goods...

Everyone saw the huge business opportunities in this city!

Compared with other cities, the various conditions of this Heilong City are simply paradise.

It is believed that after the news spreads, a large number of refugees will surely pour in... At that time, the business of this city will become a "booming".

This group of people is also glad that they are the first to come here!

......

On the city tower, Rennes and Yumier stood there, watching the thousands of people pouring into the city, their eyes shining brightly.

The city is large enough that the arrival of these thousand people has not caused much trouble, but it has also injected a touch of new vitality into this emerging city.

"When the first batch of refugees come, there will be a steady stream of people coming later..."

"Well. We have a great advantage. Once the news spreads, even if the two empires block the border, it will not stop the development of our Heilong City."

"In the next half month, I estimate that at least one million people will come in. They will bring a lot of supplies, and then we can start building some new small machinery cities. Our Heilong City will become stronger and stronger..."

"Um."

“…”

The rise of Heilong City is already unstoppable.

From the day the city was planned to be established, it was destined to become a "unique" existence.

This is a true "city of freedom".

In other aristocratic cities, the two empires or the glorious city now, all policies and laws are for the service of the nobles, all in order to exploit every hard-earned money of the civilians as much as possible.

But Rennes, a time traveler, knows very well that traffic and population represent prosperity.

This world has extraordinary power. As long as everyone in the civilians advance to extraordinary, hunting wasteland and planting efficiency are extremely high, they will never have food shortages.

After having no worries about food and clothing, spiritual enjoyment is the real profit margin.

Instead of exploiting the potatoes that are filled with the old farmers, it is better to put taxes on it.

For example, in his previous life, tobacco, alcohol, and various entertainment industries... things that improve the quality of life and provide people with pleasure are the industries that can truly become rich.

When the hunters have extra money, various entertainment industries in the city will explode and grow.

Commercial tax will become the main part of the city's income, which will be a virtuous cycle, making the territory more and more prosperous.

Moreover, Heilong City is not without monopoly.
To be continued...