The first expansion and upgrade of the city only required 1,000 points for both the guardian mission and the construction mission.
Now that he had completed three guardian missions, he had accumulated enough experience points to level up. Only the construction mission was left.
The first two construction missions were relatively simple. One gave 100 experience points, while the other gave 200 experience points. Altogether, he only got 300 experience points.
However, as a game designer in his previous life, Zhang Dongyun remembered that the third construction mission, which was the 10,000 residents mission, would reward him with 800 experience points at once due to its difficulty.
In addition to the previous 300 experience points, the construction mission would give him more than 1,000 experience points.
At that time, the coverage of his Invincible City would usher in its first successful expansion.
Now, everything was ready. He just needed to wait for enough people to enter the city.
Zhang Dongyun was in a good mood. Looking at the captured Elder of the Perak Dynasty, Wu Qiong, he also found the other party much more pleasing to the eye.
"I didn't know you were an expert and offended you. Please forgive me."
Wu Qiong was terrified when facing Zhang Dongyun, who looked like an old man in black.
Zhang Dongyun was expressionless. "It seems that the Perak Dynasty doesn't want to continue existing in this world?"
When he exposed the other party's identity, Wu Qiong was even more shocked.
"Old Sir, you misunderstand. I actually came here with the intention of submitting to you."
Wu Qiong hurriedly explained, "I came here so late at night because I didn't want to be discovered by too many people."
It's true that you don't want others to discover you, but it's not necessarily true when you submit … Zhang Dongyun thought to himself.
If he and Chang 'an City weren't so powerful, and the other party was lucky enough to sneak in and escape, the other party might have other ideas.
However, Zhang Dongyun didn't dwell on this point too much.
The black-clothed old man he had transformed into was sizing up Wu Qiong with great interest.
"Who do you not want to know?"
Wu Qiong smiled bitterly. "I don't dare to hide it from you, Sir. The reason why I acted cautiously was mainly to guard against … Ah, to guard against my sect leader."
Zhang Dongyun's expression was calm. "You want to overthrow him, replace him, and ascend to the position of the leader of the Perak Dynasty?"
Wu Qiong defended himself, "It's not that I wanted to rebel against my superiors. It's just that Senior Martial Brother Sect Leader's actions … were inappropriate and might bring disaster to our sect."
Zhang Dongyun was noncommittal. "Why do you say that?"
Wu Qiong straightened his expression and said in a deep voice, "That's right.
"Old Mister is wise. Ever since Senior Brother Sect Master took over our sect, our Perak Dynasty has indeed grown stronger and has become one of the strongest forces in Tongzhou Prefecture.
However, in recent years, I have noticed that Senior Martial Brother Sect Leader has been constantly depleting our sect's wealth and resources. His whereabouts are completely unknown, and he often secretly contacts mysterious characters.
He has indeed made contributions over the years, but it might be due to the help of the people behind him. In return, our sect has almost been emptied out by Senior Brother. "
Wu Qiong said bitterly, "Although our sect is a small sect, it is still the blood and sweat of our ancestors. How can we become someone else's puppet?"
The old man in black in front of him chuckled softly.
"In this world, there are gains and losses. Where do you get the confidence that you won't become a puppet like him?"
Wu Qiong's smile was somewhat careful and somewhat flattering.
"Old Mister, before I entered the city today, I had actually been outside the mountains in Qinzhou Prefecture for some time."
Zhang Dongyun secretly thought that this guy had come prepared.
"The Hanshan school should have submitted to Chang 'an. I have observed them for a long time. Although they transported people and things into the mountains, they were the most ordinary people's goods."
Wu Qiong said tirelessly, "After that, I secretly entered the mountains and went to Baiyun Abyss. From afar, I watched the people working in the fields outside the city. Although the people of the Hanshan school worked hard, Old Mister obviously didn't exploit their roots."
At this point, he laughed awkwardly and said, "I was lucky and thought that I had hidden well. Who knew that Old Mister had already seen through my whereabouts and identity."
"…" A certain City Lord surnamed Zhang was slightly embarrassed.
It was probably because the other party was too far away from the city wall when he observed outside the city.
In fact, he didn't notice that Wu Qiong had been hiding outside the city for a long time.
A few days ago, Blood Shadow happened to be meditating and cultivating in the city and didn't send him out to patrol.
Zhang Dongyun could tell Wu Qiong's origin and identity thanks to the System's prompt.
At this moment, facing Wu Qiong's flattery, City Lord Zhang could only smile politely and courteously.
Of course, in Wu Qiong's eyes, his appearance was the reserved and proud smile of the old man in black.
"Old Mister, you are magnanimous and far-sighted. As long as we are loyal to the Perak Dynasty, I think you won't harm us, a small family." Wu Qiong hurriedly flattered him again.
Zhang Dongyun said indifferently, "As long as you abide by the rules of Chang 'an and obey them loyally, there will be no place for anyone here."
He didn't care whether the other party had a conspiracy or who might be behind the Perak Dynasty's head.
He only cared whether people came or not.
The more, the better. The stronger, the better.
After entering the city, if you are a dragon, you have to lie down.
If you are a tiger, you have to lie down.
"Thank you, Old Mister!" Wu Qiong was overjoyed. "My Perak Dynasty is saved."
Zhang Dongyun said leisurely, "But I don't know how many people in the Perak Dynasty have the same idea as you.
You said that the head of the Perak Dynasty was in contact with a mysterious person and harmed the sect. Don't tell me that in the end, all your fellow disciples know and you are the only one who is kept in the dark? "
"Absolutely not!"
Wu Qiong hurriedly promised. "Please trust me, Old Mister. Let me go back and contact my fellow disciples. We will meet Old Mister together."
"First, let's see if you can provide me with something valuable, such as …" Zhang Dongyun's mind moved, and the black fog surrounding Wu Qiong dispersed.
"News that I am interested in."
Wu Qiong regained his freedom, but his heart still had lingering fears.
The old man in black in front of him did not say what information he wanted, so he could only rack his brains to dig out what he knew. He told him everything he knew.
When Zhang Dongyun let him go, Wu Qiong still did not know what information he had that had moved the other party. He could only muddle-headedly rejoice.
He left the city, calmed his mind, and left Baiyun Abyss that night to go down the mountain.
Wu Qiong, who had a lot on his mind, was walking on the road when he was suddenly startled.
He found that many people were following him in the opposite direction, rushing towards Dragon's Ridge.
Those people were thin and sallow. Their clothes were ragged, and their eyes were numb. It was as if they were indifferent to everything in the world, but they were also looking around randomly, as if they were looking for anything that could fill their stomachs.
Refugees, refugees … Wu Qiong's heart moved.
Tongzhou was also a part of Longbei County. Wu Qiong had also heard about the civil unrest.
But he found that while there was an endless stream of refugees in front of him, there seemed to be something different.
Those numb and distressed people seemed to be pulled by a wave of vitality at the same time. They were all rushing towards the same goal, towards the same place, holding on to their last hope.
Wu Qiong climbed up a small mountain ridge beside the road and looked into the distance.
What he saw just now was only the beginning of the refugee group.
In the distance, more people were moving continuously. He could not see the end of it.
Wu Qiong suddenly realized something and turned around.
The vast number of refugees were rushing towards Dragon's Ridge.
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