From the beginning, William knew what his weakness was.
He was not talking about combat power. Increasing one's combat power depended on experience and time. William could only advance at a snail's pace. What he lacked was power.
In the early stages of the game, it was impossible to rely on the players alone. He had been a player in his previous life. How could he not know what the players were thinking?
They would rely on the strong and beat up the weak. They would go to whoever gave them benefits. This was the players …
William thought that he was extremely handsome, that everyone loved him, that flowers bloomed when they saw him, and that cars were everywhere.
But …
It was not reliable to rely on his good looks to attract people. At most, he could attract some girls with low combat power. This was not in line with his desire to be strong. He did not want to rely on his good looks to advance.
Of course, this was also the reason why William put in so much effort to develop the City of Dawn.
What were the dangers that the City of Dawn was facing now?
First, the area occupied was too small. Most of the land was forests, and there was not much land for planting.
Second, there were many mineral veins, but he did not dare to expose them. As the players said, there were many BOSSES in the City of Dawn because the population density was too high. That was why the players often discovered them.
But William knew his own limits. The two human nations had two professions that surpassed the version, seven Legends, and Epic NPCs …
He was still far from being comparable to the two human nations. If he exposed the precious mineral resources, there would definitely be a war. Even if they did not destroy him easily, they would not be far from it.
Third, the population was too small. Even if he bought some slaves every month, the current population of the City of Dawn was only 60,000. There were only 4000 soldiers and 800 mercenaries. Including the 800 warriors of the Tauren clan, there were only 5600 people.
Even if the overall level of the army and their equipment were very strong, when faced with absolute numbers, they could only choose to fail.
Fourth, the overall foundation was too weak. Unless William reached the upper limit of the version, which was an Advanced professional, he would not be able to fight against tens of thousands of soldiers in such a small place and defend a city by himself.
"In that case …" William sat at the head of the conference hall. He looked at the many officials under his command and said in a deep voice, "There are two paths in front of us. One is to develop the elite mode. The other is to increase the number of ordinary soldiers and build a large-scale army. Otherwise, when the two human kingdoms go to war, regardless of whether we want to avoid war or not, we will still be involved due to the terrain. "
Alec looked at William in admiration and said, "My Lord is right. The intelligence organization that you asked me to set up has just received some news. The Iron Nation and the Black Lava Nation are about to go to war.
No matter how long it drags on, war will break out in half a year's time. At that time, we will still be this weak. With the ambitions of those in power, they will definitely force us to choose a side. But no matter which side we choose, we will suffer great losses.
"There is another important piece of information. The Iron Nation has sent many spies to infiltrate the City of Dawn. But we do not know what their intentions are."
As he spoke, Alec glanced at Odom, who was in charge of the city's security and logistics. He seemed to be blaming him.
"Sir, this subordinate did not know that there were spies in the city. It is this subordinate's fault. Please punish me, Sir Lord." Odom looked at Alec, then immediately stood up and bowed to apologize.
William nodded expressionlessly. "You have sinned. I will fine you three months' salary. You do not have to care about those spies in the future. As long as you can settle down the new citizens, I will increase your salary after the New Year."
"Thank you, my Lord, for your kindness." Odom smiled and proudly raised his eyebrows at Alec.
It was as if he was saying that he was the number one spy of the Lord. Odom had to queue behind him.
Odom swung his wavy blonde hair and slowly sat down.
He had to balance kindness and authority with punishment. This was something that a person in power had to master.
Power could represent everything, but it could not truly win people's hearts.
William thought that he was very talented, but talent did not mean everything. Everyone's thoughts could not be understood. It was not accurate to just look at people's intuition, unless he maxed it out …
Lautner said worriedly, "But the City of Dawn cannot afford to increase the number of soldiers on a large scale!"
"Then we will find other ways." William lifted the cloth behind him, and a brand new map appeared in front of everyone.
The map did not cover a large area, but it was very detailed. It included almost all the cities, mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, and various forces in the southeast.
He unsheathed the Sword of Thunder and pointed at the beach near the south of the rainbow. "The City of Dawn will expand to the surrounding territories and the coastal areas."
The moment he said that, Lotner, Odom, Alec, and Eric, the four Epic high-ranking officials, were stunned.
They could understand the expansion of territories.
Sea areas?
What was there to expand?
William looked at their expressions and knew what they were going to say. He decisively said, "Perhaps you have forgotten something. A long time ago, our legendary continent was just a small piece of the Gods' continent.
"Wars tore the Gods' continent apart. Other than the other continents, there were many small islands on the sea.
"Sailing and fishing will be the direction of our development in the second half of the year.
"Our food production is not high, so we cannot gather too many soldiers." But I found a map of my father. He clearly indicated that there is an island with abundant resources a few hundred nautical miles to the south of us.
"Once the sailing industry is developed, the food we obtain will also reduce the food crisis."
The four of them looked at each other helplessly and bitterly. The Lord had already mentioned his father, who had disappeared. If they rejected him, they would not be giving him face.
So Lautner carefully asked, "Then what does the Lord mean?"
"Fully develop the sailing industry. We will open up a mountain road from the Rainbow Lake to the south. Starting tomorrow!"
"But no one in the City of Dawn knows how to build ships, let alone warships …" Anyone who had seen the sea would be overwhelmed by the terrifying waves.
The boundless ocean, the strange and unpredictable weather, and the legendary sea creatures were enough to make the land races feel fear. Even an epic NPC like Lautner was very afraid.
"Ahem, this will depend on Uncle Lautner's help …" William smiled and looked at him.
Lautner's anus tightened. What did he hear?
The most terrifying word in his heart was' Uncle '…
It was a pity that he could not escape in the conference hall.
He could only say in a hoarse voice, "What instructions does the Lord have for me?"
"Tomorrow, you and I will go to the Dark Night City. Whether it is to kidnap, steal, or rob, we have to get the shipbuilding blueprints or a shipbuilding master." William said. Lautner's face darkened. He did not know where to place his hands …
As for the other three, their eyes were wide open!
The legendary Dark Night City.
It was an Elven capital city with millions of people.
In the entire Blackleaf forest, at least one-third of the pure-blood Elves lived in this forest city.
There were tens of thousands of Potion Fairies …
There were huge Diamond Dragons, Metal Dragons, Silver Dragons …
There was also the Blackleaf Sacred Tree that the Blackleaf Elves were proud of.
It was rumored that the Blackleaf Sacred Tree that grew in the city was tens of thousands of meters tall. It was an indescribably huge creature.
However.
No matter how magical the city was or how many legends there were, it was a rare existence for outsiders like them.
It could even be said that ordinary people could not even find this city!
William's words also expressed a message!
He wanted to re-establish a relationship with the Dark Night City!
But the difficulty …
He could feel it just by looking at Lautner's old face.
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