Chapter 1917: Chapter 1910: Isn’t This a Win-Win?
With Vic and Zhang Menglong reaching an agreement, Luosai Fortress City began an unprecedented migration. Under the protection of numerous martial artists, all the residents started to move towards Illusion City.
In the Endless Land, unpredictable events can happen every day, so waiting another day means putting oneself at risk for another day.
In just three days, the entire Luosai Fortress City became a ghost town, and only the buildings here could prove that not long ago it was a vibrant city.
Under the protection of those Dao Realm martial artists, there was hardly any loss during the migration process, and when occasionally encountering attacks from Phantom Profound Beasts, they were easily resolved by those Dao Realm powerhouses.
When migrating to Illusion City, there were hardly any casualties!
Zhang Menglong had already prepared accommodations for them. To accommodate the original residents of Luosai Fortress City, Vic paid Zhang Menglong a large amount of crystal core as a resettlement fee!
After all, asking people who originally had houses to rent places elsewhere is indeed difficult. Many had once spent all their savings to settle in Luosai Fortress City, and if they had to pay fees daily in Illusion City, many would rather stay in the original city.
Of course, although these new residents also owned properties, compared to the original residents of Illusion City, their treatment was vastly different. Compared to temporary populations, they could live for free, but to improve their quality of life, such as eating vegetables and meat, they still had to pay the same price!
He divided the entire Illusion City into five rings. The outer three rings were allocated for the original residents of Luosai Fortress City, while the original residents of Illusion City lived in the two inner rings, where both living facilities and resources were more advanced.
Upgrading resident status is possible, of course. As long as they buy houses within the inner two rings, they can enjoy better treatment.
Even so, for the original residents of Luosai Fortress City, they felt as if they had come to Heaven.
This place has no attacks from Phantom Profound Beasts. As long as they earn money diligently, they can eat meat. What complaints would they have about such a life?
Such an environment even fueled their desire to make money. Zhang Menglong’s snack street expanded a lot from its original size, with a continuous flow of customers every day.
This was just the city’s residents. Every day, a large number of outsiders also entered Illusion City.
Given Illusion City’s current capacity, there is no need to limit the duration of outsiders’ stay. As long as they pay, they can stay as long as they want. Once they enter Illusion City, Zhang Menglong is confident he can make them spend all their money.
As long as they still have money, no one can leave Illusion City!
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"Has Vic been active recently?" With the city’s state already stabilized, Zhang Menglong needed to start considering how to deal with Vic.
While Vic investigated Illusion City and Zhang Menglong, Zhang Menglong was also understanding him.
"On the surface, he’s responsible for managing various matters of Illusion City, but secretly he’s been investigating us. There have always been their spies in our snack street. However, all the meat and vegetables were provided by you, Clan Leader, so they have achieved nothing with their investigations," Wu Yang summarized the situation he had investigated.
Zhang Menglong naturally knew they couldn’t find anything, but knowing Vic was scheming was enough. "How much have you investigated about him?"
"We’ve almost got it all figured out; Vic was one of the first to come to the Endless Land. He lured the Dao Realm martial artists of Luosai Fortress City using women or Soul Shard Suppressors. As long as we offer better conditions, they will immediately become fence-sitters."
"As for those truly loyal to him, they are his four Deputy City Lords and thirty-seven Commanders, all of whom have gone through life and death experiences with him."
"And how is their strength?"
"The four Deputy City Lords are all at the Peak of Dao Realm, and the thirty-seven Commanders are all Ninth Grade Dao Realm. Their strength is quite formidable. However, boss, I also heard a very interesting piece of news."
"Oh?" Zhang Menglong became interested, "What news?"
"This Luosai Fortress City’s City Lord wasn’t Vic initially. The previous City Lord was ousted after being schemed against by Vic."
"He isn’t dead?" Zhang Menglong asked curiously.
Generally, such hatred is relentless; if the former City Lord isn’t dead, how can Vic sleep peacefully?
"He’s really not dead!" Wu Yang said, "I heard the previous City Lord was incredibly strong, beyond imagination. Vic’s men attempted thousands of assassinations against him but never succeeded, and a few got killed by him!"
"Then how was he driven away?" Zhang Menglong was very curious.
"I also only heard about it," Wu Yang said, "I heard the previous City Lord’s soul was invaded severely, and Vic had someone quietly add something to his potion."
"What, can a Peak Dao Realm martial artist still be drugged?"
"Not exactly," Wu Yang said, "He used something almost identical to the potion, but it had no efficacy or harm to the body. The intended result was simply to prevent him from suppressing the soul shard invasion."
"When his mental confusion acted up, Vic immediately led his men to ambush him. After killing five or six Ninth Grade Dao Realm martial artists, they injured him. After all, during mental chaos, his strength was greatly reduced. If he was in normal condition, they wouldn’t dare try anything."
"So, in terms of real strength, the former City Lord is stronger than Vic?"
"Most likely, if he wasn’t strong, Vic wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble."
Wu Yang then showed a playful expression, "There’s another news, and boss, you’ll certainly be very interested."
"What news? Don’t tell me you know where the previous City Lord is?"
"Prophets nailed it!" Wu Yang clapped his thigh, "This matter is not even a secret. He frequently operates within a fixed area, a very dangerous place full of Dao Realm Phantom Profound Beasts, where anyone below Fifth Grade Dao Realm entering is bound to die."
"What is he doing there?"
"Of course, he’s getting stronger," Wu Yang said, "After reaching the Peak of Dao Realm, there is no other path to follow. They start compressing their energy, with strong Peak Dao Realm warriors’ blood containing enough power to suffocate an ordinary Dao Realm warrior."
"He has connections with other city lords and gets a stable supply of Soul Shard Suppressors, but after his last injury, he suffered some after-effects. Although suppressors prevent deepening soul invasions, they can’t stop him from going berserk."
"Hahaha, I think this person is very useful!" Zhang Menglong revealed a wise look in his eyes, "Aren’t we worried about how to deal with Vic? Now we have a great general offered right up, isn’t it delightful?"
