Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 217: Chapter 216: The Great Battle Begins

No one knows what Lin You and the others discussed.

It was only known that after staying in the reception hall for a while and then taking a tour around the territory, the elder’s attitude towards Lin You underwent a complete change, becoming extremely respectful.

The change was so drastic.

That it left Wei Gang, who was waiting outside, dumbfounded, with an expression as if he’d seen a ghost.

A dignified Tier Nine Cultivator, subdued just like that by the Lord?

However, he had no idea.

At this moment, the elder’s heart was even more shocked than his, to an indescribable extent.

Because just moments ago.

He saw an Ancient Tree in Lin You’s territory, surrounded entirely by the Power of Rule.

The intensity of the Power of Rule was the most he had ever seen in his life, not even slightly inferior to Tier Ten!

Just by staying near that Ancient Tree for a short while.

He felt his understanding of the Power of Rule improve slightly.

Absolutely terrifying!

He was certain that if he practiced in this place, he could comprehend the mysteries and advance to Tier Ten within ten years!

This thoroughly solidified his resolve to stay in Yellow Sand City.

And the price was that he would serve Yellow Sand City for ten years and hand over his Life Chart to Lin You for safekeeping.

For this powerful cultivator who delivered himself to the door, Lin You naturally accepted without hesitation.

Even though it’s only ten years, for him.

It’s enough!

With that thought, he said to Yue Daonan, the elder beside him, “Elder Yue, from now on, the safety of Yellow Sand City will depend on you. Please also guide my cultivators in their practice whenever you have time.”

“Don’t worry, I will.”

Yue Daonan said seriously.

After this brief interaction, he had deeply felt the great potential within Lin You, reaching a level that astonished him.

Even when facing those Tier Nine Lords, he’d never felt this way before.

This Lord of Yellow Sand City.

Will surely be no ordinary figure in the future…

Meanwhile, Wei Gang and a few others who heard their conversation were also thrilled.

To have a Tier Nine Cultivator personally guiding their cultivation is not an opportunity that comes easily, and it could definitely help them avoid many pitfalls.

And so.

After this unexpected episode, Lin You’s territory gained a Tier Nine Cultivator to oversee it.

And to facilitate Yue Daonan’s cultivation and avoid disturbances.

Lin You directly instructed Xue Changgui to arrange for the construction of a secluded treehouse near his territory.

This also safeguards the safety of Yellow Sand City.

“Alright, I have other matters to attend to, I’ll leave the rest to you guys.”

After dropping that line, Lin You took on the role of a hands-off shopkeeper and, along with Lingxi, returned to his territory again.

By this time, the sky was already beginning to darken.

He then abandoned the idea of continuing to study the Mutated Ability.

Sitting at the dining table under the World Tree, he ate the dinner just delivered by the people, while casually checking the chat interface.

“Brothers, is there any way to quickly enhance Power of Faith? Getting only a little every day is driving me to tears, when can I possibly ascend to Tier Seven?”

“That’s already good for you; I have nearly ten thousand people in my territory and just receive two points a day. No idea when I can upgrade.”

“You’re not content with two points per day? I didn’t even get a single point yesterday! Just raised the tax to 20%, is there a need to hate me this much?”

“What the heck! 20%? Man, that’s brutal. Last time I raised it to 12% a lot of people fled; I had to change it back overnight.”

“Serves me right…”

As usual, it’s mostly low-tier lords chatting about inconsequential topics.

Messages costing a hundred Magic Energy each were not a major expense for some lords, which kept the nighttime channel bustling.

Lin You watched them chat with interest while eating, feeling relaxed and comfortable.

Only in the evening did he pack up and return indoors to rest.

…

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

After fermenting for two days, finally, on the morning of the third day, Yellow Sand City welcomed a wave of population influx.

The large group of refugees departing Desolate Ancient City began to arrive, continuously pouring into Yellow Sand City.

Then, under the arrangement and leadership of Xue Changgui and a group of stewards, they settled down in an orderly fashion.

It was beyond Lin You’s expectation.

This first wave of refugees turned out to be several times more than he had planned.

In just half a day, nearly 20,000 people arrived, and the number kept increasing at a visible rate, making the area outside Yellow Sand City lively.

Fortunately, Lin You had prepared early, having expanded many temporary residences outside the city, and even used vertical space to construct large treehouses.

It was easy to accommodate these people.

If it were another lord, they would have long been overwhelmed by the sheer number of refugees.

“Lord, at this rate, Yellow Sand City will soon develop into a mid-sized city with a population of a hundred thousand.”

Xue Changgui and several stewards stood with Lin You on the city wall, watching the continuous inflow outside, appearing extremely excited.

Thinking back to when Lin You arrived.

Yellow Sand City only had over five hundred elderly and infirm.

Just four months later, it had reached its current scale, which they couldn’t have imagined even in their wildest dreams.

“Yes, I didn’t expect it to be so fast either.” Lin You smiled and nodded.

“But this is just the beginning. In the future, Yellow Sand City will become a large city with tens of hundreds of thousands of people. You’re happy too early.”

“A million people!”

Including Xue Changgui, the group of stewards were stunned, each with their mouths wide open.

A population of ten thousand had already been an unattainable dream for them.

A million people is simply unimaginable!

If it really reached that point, wouldn’t they be governing a million people?

The thought alone made them tremble with excitement, their faces flushed.

“Alright, see how excited you are. You are the pillars of Yellow Sand City, how can you be so unstable?”

“The Lord teaches rightly, it’s our shortsightedness.”

The stewards immediately stood up straight.

Though their expressions were still extremely excited.

“Alright, go arrange the manpower. Today is only the first wave. In the next few days, quite a few more people should come. Make sure to settle them properly.”

“Yes! We guarantee to complete the task!”

With a response, the stewards promptly took the orders and went off, led by Xue Changgui, down the city wall, heading towards outside the city.

Meanwhile, Wei Gang’s guard team was strengthening patrols inside and outside the city, maintaining order.

The whole process also proceeded orderly, with no errors.

Lin You even spotted quite a few Tier Seven and above cultivators in the newly arrived crowd, appearing to have come over from Desolate Ancient City.

…

Just like this.

In the following days.

Lin You spent his time gathering refugees.

Until the afternoon of the third day, the refugees coming from the surrounding areas gradually decreased.

And inside Yellow Sand City, the population was already packed full. Walking on the streets, people were everywhere, and even those temporary dwellings were filled.

Lin You opened the management interface within the territory for a glance.

Goodness, the population had increased to the extent of eighty thousand.

Meaning, during this period, about sixty thousand people had flooded into Yellow Sand City, quadrupling the total!

It was not far from becoming a medium-sized city with a population of a hundred thousand.

Luckily, the stewards of Yellow Sand City already had experience in gathering and settling populations.

Although they encountered some minor troubles along the way, none were significant.

Soon.

The residents, under the leadership of the stewards, began the expansion work of Yellow Sand City, preparing to build a forest city distinct from other cities within the forest.

For this, Lin You specifically allocated two million funds for their development, and when plants had free time, they would occasionally help move things, progressing everything smoothly.

After patrolling a circle in the forest and confirming no issues, Lin You returned to the territory alone.

“Brothers, I just received major news! It seems the Saint Radiance King is about to ascend to Tier Twelve!”

At this moment, a shocking message suddenly appeared in the chat channel.

Lin You paused, looking at the chat channel in surprise.

The Saint Radiance King is ascending to Tier Twelve?

What kind of situation is this?

Not just him.

Even the lords who were chatting were startled by this sudden news, immediately causing an uproar.

“Wow! Really? Tier Twelve, isn’t that the Great Emperor level!?”

“Is our Holy Radiance Kingdom going to become the Holy Radiance Empire?”

“I also just received this news, thought it was a joke, but it seems it’s true.”

“So we have a chance to become a kingdom from a duchy in the future?”

“Haha, this is good, once we become a kingdom the resource allocation will definitely increase!”

“Waiting for the drama…”

The lords expressed their opinions one after another, also incredibly expectant.

After all, this is a good thing for them.

Who wouldn’t want their country to have a big shot protecting it?

If anyone was most anxious, it would be only those Tier Nine lords and Duke Kings, right?

Who knows who will ultimately benefit.

Curious lords started discussing the topic again.

Lin You, watching their discussion, was also extremely surprised.

No wonder he hadn’t received news about the battle of two realms since returning from the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms, it was because of this.

The Saint Radiance King ascending to Tier Twelve.

It was definitely good news for the Primordial Continent.

After all, the more Great Emperors there were, the more chances there were to surpass the Primordial Evil Realm, even beneficial to the fortune of their realm.

Just then, a private chat message suddenly popped up.

“The battle starts tomorrow, be prepared.”

The message was sent by Ji Yunshuang.

Though it was only eight words, Lin You’s heart tightened.

After returning from the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms for so many days, finally, there was accurate information.

After replying “Thank you,” he immediately went to the World Tree, opened the recruitment interface, and started recruiting the Tier Seven Multiplication Grass just researched today, to undergo mutation.