[The number of people submitting to you has reached 10,000. Preliminary completion of City Lord's Basic Construction Task 1.3. Evaluating stability now …]
The System's prompt sounded in Zhang Dongyun's mind.
He let out a long sigh.
According to the description of the System's task, it required a population of more than 10,000 people to be stable for a long time to reach the standard.
However, it did not necessarily have to be a long time before it could be recognized.
As long as the System judged that these people's intention and loyalty reached a certain standard, it could be done.
To put it in an extreme way, he could also reach the standard if he took them down and forced them to obey him like he did to those Tang Army soldiers.
However, he was like a Buddha in the hearts of these people. He believed that it would be easy for him to pass the System's judgment.
Although the big man in the crowd had not eliminated all his doubts, he was also amazed that there was such a city in the wilderness.
He suddenly thought of something and his expression changed. He quickly went to find Hui Tianyu.
"There are still many people coming here from the mountains, but they are being chased by the Tang Army," the big man said anxiously.
"I wonder if we can ask the master in this city to be merciful and go out of the city to help and save a few more lives?"
Hui Tianyu asked his fellow disciples to help guide the people in the city. He pulled himself out and frowned.
"Let's go see Mr. Wu together and see what he plans to do." The one-eyed young man led the big man to the Daming Palace in the center of the city.
"Is the owner of this place surnamed Wu?" the big man asked curiously.
Hui Tianyu shook his head. "Of course not. How can I ask to see His Majesty at will?
Mr. Wu and Senior Blood Shadow are the same. They are both trusted by His Majesty. His Majesty rarely cares about mundane affairs. Now, Mr. Wu is in charge of the overall situation in the city. "
As he spoke, a hint of worry appeared in his only eye.
"Mr. Wu and Senior Blood Shadow seem to … often have differences of opinion. Senior Blood Shadow is outside the city now. I wonder what Mr. Wu will do …"
Hearing him say this, the big man could not help but worry.
The two of them rushed to the Daming Palace. Hui Tianyu bowed respectfully and did not say much.
The big man was wondering why he did not speak. Suddenly, a Dark Cloud appeared in front of him.
An old man in black walked out of the cloud.
"Greetings, Senior." Hui Tianyu bowed respectfully, and the burly man followed suit.
Zhang Dongyun knew the purpose of their visit, but he was now disguised as the old man in black. He asked indifferently, "I remember that you have an errand to run."
Hui Tianyu hurriedly replied, "Junior knows his mistake. It's just that there are some things I would like to report to Senior."
"Speak." Zhang Dongyun asked even though he already knew the answer.
"The Tang Army launched an attack without even going up the mountain. Many people are still on the mountain road outside the city. Now they have been attacked by the Tang Army, and there are many casualties."
Hui Tianyu didn't mention a word about Blood Shadow. He just pleaded with the old man in black, "Everyone yearns for Chang 'an and is willing to contribute to Chang' an. Please be merciful and save everyone."
The black-clothed old man didn't say anything. He used the Dark Cloud to lift himself and Hui Tianyu up, flying all the way to the top of the city wall.
Looking out of the city, they could see that some people were still running toward Chang 'an.
But soon, arrows flew out of the forest in Baiyun Abyss.
A blood shadow flashed and flew out of the forest. It was Blood Shadow, who was blocking the retreat.
Following closely behind was a tall, bronze-skinned man who wore armor and a tasseled helmet.
The man punched out one punch after another, and the punches became heavier and heavier. Blood Shadow had to retreat again and again.
Zhang Dongyun saw him on the top of the city wall and knew what was going on.
That should be the Black Tortoise General Du Kun, who commanded the Eastern Tang army.
His one punch was like the charge of thousands of soldiers and horses.
This wasn't just in terms of momentum.
In his martial arts, he refined the murderous spirit of thousands of soldiers and horses.
It was as if the essence, energy, and spirit of the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Eastern Tang Empire, the golden spears and armored horses, had all gathered on his body.
So much so that when Du Kun attacked alone, it was like a moving army.
Moreover, the momentum was getting stronger and stronger. As the morale of the Eastern Tang army caught up, it kept climbing to new heights.
Therefore, Blood Shadow found it more and more difficult to resist.
"This is the sixth realm of martial arts, General …" Zhang Dongyun thought to himself.
The martial artists who reached this realm had strong blood and Qi. After they had a good foundation, they began to further temper their bodies, guiding and refining the murderous spirit of the battlefield and the morale of the army into their bodies. They surpassed their personal limits and reached new heights.
The masculine spirit of thousands of soldiers was as hot as the sun. It shocked ghosts and gods and repelled evil.
Generally speaking, there were two ways.
One was to be the third party and condense the murderous spirit of the two armies into one's body. The mighty power belonged to oneself, and one could move unhindered.
The second way was to benefit from the soldiers under his command. While tempering himself, he could also boost the morale of the army. The two sides complemented each other and gradually became one.
Du Kun took the second way.
To some extent, Du Kun was now with his own army and could exert a powerful force that was beyond his personal level.
Hui Tianyu and Lu Sheng were beside Zhang Dongyun. They were anxious.
Zhang Dongyun, on the other hand, looked relaxed.
Even if the other party was outside the city.
"The distance should be enough …" he thought to himself.
[The loyalty of more than 10,000 people is high. It is determined that it can be maintained for a long time.]
[The City Lord has completed Basic Construction Mission 1.3. 800 experience points to upgrade.]
A series of system notifications sounded in Zhang Dongyun's mind. He was overjoyed.
[The City Lord's Construction Mission upgrade has reached 1,100 experience points. The Protection Mission upgrade has reached 1,000 experience points. The first city expansion requirement has been met. Do you want to expand immediately?]
"Of course, I want to expand immediately …" Zhang Dongyun ordered in his mind.
Suddenly, a vast golden light appeared in the city and expanded outward.
Only Zhang Dongyun, the City Lord, could see the golden light flashing.
The rest of the people, whether it was the happy refugees in the city or the Eastern Tang army approaching outside the city, including Du Kun and Blood Shadow, did not notice the golden light.
To them, the dazzling light did not seem to exist.
But to Zhang Dongyun, the expansion of the golden light was like the extension of his own physical senses.
The mysterious sense of dominating all things became wider and wider.
[The expansion of the System's coverage area has been completed. Do you want to expand the actual city to be the same size as the System's coverage area?]
Hearing this, Zhang Dongyun's heart skipped a beat.
This was different from before …
In front of everyone, creating something out of thin air and forcibly expanding the city itself was, of course, more shocking.
But if his invincible power could extend beyond the city walls, it would undoubtedly be more conducive to hiding the secret of this Invincible City. At the same time, it would be easier to deal with the invading enemies.
The problem was, could the System's coverage area be different from the size of the city?
[After the first expansion, the city can temporarily maintain the scale of the expansion and not be the same as the System's coverage area.
But at the latest, during the second expansion, the city scale will at least change to the System's coverage area after the first expansion, and so on.]
Zhang Dongyun understood when he heard this.
In other words, there was a delay.
This was enough to play a role and make the enemy misjudge.
The size of the city itself would not change this time. When the next expansion occurs, the city walls would be the same size as the expansion this time … Zhang Dongyun ordered the System.
[As you wish.]
Golden light flashed and spread in all directions, turning into countless streams of light.
The light intertwined and formed an illusory city.
It was bigger and more majestic than the current Chang 'an City.
Then the light faded, and the illusion of the larger city disappeared.
It was as if nothing had happened.
But Zhang Dongyun knew that everything was different.
Hui Tianyu and the other man beside him were extremely anxious and wanted to speak.
Zhang Dongyun, who had transformed into an old man in black, suddenly looked serious.
However, it was not directed at the outside of the city.
It was directed at the inside of the city.
Hui Tianyu and the burly man were stunned.
The old man in black bowed respectfully to the Daming Palace in the city.
"Welcome, Your Majesty!"
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