Chapter 286
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The population of the East Sea Metropolis was more than one million. This was a great source of manpower for William.
Including the civilians of the Black Lava Nation and the City of Dawn, the population had reached three million.
Besides the Humans, there were no other races living in the East Sea Metropolis.
This coastal city had always been creating economic value through fishing and agriculture.
Of course, this was only a small part of it.
The main source of income was the rare mineral veins. It was also these resources that made the vampires of the East Sea Metropolis rich.
But for long-lived creatures like the vampires,
They were no different from the human nobles. They preferred antiques, oil paintings, statues, and other valuable but useless artworks.
Otherwise, William would not only have earned more than two million gold coins. He would have earned even more.
"But … there are so many artworks in the castle. They are quite comfortable to look at. They are not worth much if they are sold. It's nice to keep them here." Ever since William had occupied the castle at the top of the cliff, he had gradually changed his attitude.
After all, he was not considered poor. There was no need to sell the artworks at a low price.
It was better to keep them in the castle for himself to admire.
"Oh, does this mean that I have a temporary imperial residence?" William sighed in his heart. He could not help but sit on a comfortable chair and enjoy his spoils of war.
His trusted subordinates entered the castle and looked around. After all, the City of Dawn didn't have such fancy things. Even the city lord's palace was very simple.
Violent Dragon rubbed his hands and laughed. "Your Highness, what about the other castles? Are they …"
"Oh? The other castles? "
"Yes, yes." Everyone was looking forward to William distributing the castles to them.
It was a pity.
William waved his hand. "Tear them all down and use them to repair the city walls. One castle is enough. So many of them look like a hindrance and take up too much space. It's better to build them into affordable housing for the residents and use them to shelter the homeless."
"…"
Burned Cinder and the others were speechless.
William was the Lord. He had the final say.
Since when did he care about the homeless?
Of course, William was not too stingy. He glanced at the group of people who wanted the castle. "Those castles have not been demolished yet. You can take the statues, oil paintings, and artworks if you want. If you don't, they will all belong to me."
Swish!
In a flash.
There was not a single person left in the castle hall.
The East Sea Metropolis had been occupied. Besides renovating the city, William did not carry out any drastic reforms.
However, the rules of East Sea City had to be changed!
If William wanted to win the hearts of the people here, he had to punish some professionals who were courting death.
They were like gang members who collected protection fees, bandits, and hooligans who dominated the market.
As long as a civilian reported it.
The Dawn Army would immediately lead soldiers to arrest them. As long as there was conclusive evidence and many civilians identified them, they would be captured and sent to work in the mines.
This situation continued for many days.
Donghai City's security would be much better.
Because he didn't need the support of a landlord to occupy a city like in ancient history …
Some professionals who were very powerful in the eyes of the commoners and dominated the area did not even have the right to negotiate with William.
Perhaps in the past, Bernard was unwilling to pay attention to them, which allowed them to be arrogant and condescending.
However, William did not need them to help him maintain law and order. He also did not need them to continue to exist here. This was not a low-magic world.
This was a high-magic world!
Strength was the truth.
Bloody and violent suppression was the only way for the Dawn Army.
He hoped that this would allow some professionals in the city to see the situation clearly. The owner of the city had changed.
No matter if they were dragons or tigers, they had to stay put.
Before he rebuilt the East Sea Metropolis, he asked many people to build some temporary toilets. He also informed all the commoners that if they were caught urinating or defecating anywhere, they would be sent to work in the mines.
Some people thought that they were lucky and did not care about this announcement.
In the end.
Thousands of people disappeared from the city the next day …
And the system of the Lord was awesome.
William took only seven days to complete the task.
With tens of thousands of legions maintaining law and order, he completely controlled the city with millions of people.
It could not be helped.
In this world where strength was paramount, the commoners who did not know battle energy and magic were at the bottom of the pyramid.
Even if thousands of commoners carried knives, they would not be a match for a soldier of the City of Dawn …
Because they could not even cut through the battle energy shield …
They could not resist the power of the Dawn Army. If there were not a large number of professionals leading the rebellion, the commoners would have no choice but to surrender.
The so-called laws were all decided by the lord's words.
The so-called human rights were worthless here.
The power of a neutral Lord was so exaggerated.
He did not need to consider the problems that the Low Demon Lords and the Emperor had to consider.
As long as he had an army and his own strength was strong enough, he did not need to care about any opposition.
Resist?
That was to mine!
Obey.
Then do what you should do according to the rules of the Lord of the City of Dawn.
During this period of time, William gained a good impression from many people. At the same time, he gained a lot of hatred.
But William did not care. He was not interested in playing tricks with this group of people. If they were dissatisfied, they would go and mine.
Simple and violent!
It was that simple to pacify a city.
…
Next.
A unique vampire auction was officially held.
Except for Lord Bernard of the East Sea Metropolis, the other 121 captured vampires would have the honor of performing on stage.
They would be tied up and show their best figures and looks. This way, the participating bidders would be able to see their final value.
The auction would be held in Bernard's castle.
Many demon hunters excitedly waved their gold coins to participate in this grand event.
Powerful demon hunters were usually very rich, and they did not lack money.
After receiving the news, many demon hunters from thousands of miles away rushed to this place.
This was because too many vampires had been captured. To many demon hunters, this was a grand event.
When the professionals of the City of Dawn discovered this situation, they were dumbfounded.
They did not expect the sales of vampires to be so good.
"Gosh, will we be able to capture vampires and sell them to demon hunters at a high price in the future?"
"Tsk, tsk. I can't look at vampires directly. I feel that they are not terrifying creatures, but expensive and adorable creatures."
The other vampires of the Emerald Grand Duchy and Lan Yu Grand Duchy who heard this news could not help but feel a chill in their hearts.
This made them even more determined to keep a low profile. They were even more determined to find the blood essence of the Blood Dragon.
They had to become experts.
They had to become the top experts of the continent.
Only then would the lives of the Blood Race not be so miserable.
But what about William?
He had already left the East Sea Metropolis and started to search for legendary equipment based on his memory.
He wanted to get everything ready before the Magic Martial Arts Conference began.
Otherwise …
He would have to face many rich experts.
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