Arcane Lord

Continuing further inside the research area, we reach the last main functional area of ​​the floating city - the central control area.

The central control area, as the name suggests, is prepared for the controllers of the floating city. Such a complex city, even with the assistance of the tower spirit, is unlikely to be controlled by Xia Duo alone. Secondary authority must be issued to the corresponding staff. .

As a sphere, unless the height is deliberately increased, the space will always become smaller as you go inward. This is the case with this central control area. If you look at it from a farther perspective, it looks like a "body" that just fits in the main energy center. Melon rind".

It seems insignificant in the entire floating city, but in fact, this is the brain of the floating city.

Of course, precisely because this is related to various systems in the floating city, Xia Duo did not actually make a realistic rendering, and only replaced it with a scene similar to a rocket launch command center.

But obviously, after coming to the scene in person, Niya easily discovered that the scene shown in the renderings was not consistent with the reality. The proportion of the central control area in the renderings was obviously smaller.

The proportions of the previous main divisions relative to the floating city as a whole are not much different from the renderings.

"Xia Duo, isn't this the central control area? Why is it so different from the renderings?" Niya asked.

"I have only completed the design of the flight control system and the repair and maintenance system. The central control area may be significantly changed in the future, and the renderings are not accurate."

"What about the renderings of the previous partitions? Don't tell me that's not accurate either!"

"That's not true. The renderings of the previous partitions are almost what they will look like after completion. At most, there are some differences in details. The basic functions will not change."

"That's good."

Niya stroked her chest, as if she was relieved, and then asked: "Then when will this place be completely completed?"

"You don't have to worry too much about this. It can be completed within two years at most. But that's not the key. The key is that we don't have enough population to fill this city."

Through the same azure wall inside the central control layer, Xia Duo's sight seemed to penetrate the wall and extend to the end of the floating city. Even such a small city, which can only be regarded as a pocket on earth, still needs a lot of people. ah!

"The maximum design capacity of this city is about 2 million, and the total population of our two territories combined is less than 100,000!" Xia Duo couldn't help but sigh.

If calculated based on the natural population growth rate of 2%, it would take at least 150 years for him to fill this emerging city. Taking into account magic life extension and midwifery, the time may be shortened.

But I'm afraid it will still take hundreds of years to calculate.

There is no doubt that in this case, the introduction of foreign population is the main driving force for population growth. This is what Xia Duo thinks and does.

Just last year, he introduced tens of thousands of Gray Eagle tribes from the Langas Plains, and the assimilation effect was good.

However, considering the population ratios of different ethnic groups in the territory, it is impossible for Xia Duo to always introduce Langas people, and they need to be reconciled with Nese people to strengthen the assimilation effect.

However, it is easy to introduce Langas people, but it is not easy to introduce Nese.

Even if there is occasional overpopulation in various places, the local lord cannot let him take people away again and again, although Netheril does not pay much attention to the population issue now.

But restricting population exodus is still an instinct embedded in the blood of Lord Nese.

Whether it is treating the people as one's own wealth or the people under one's command, it is always better to have people in one's own hands than in the hands of others.

Unless it is a territory that regards the population as a burden, but even so, there is no reason to give it away for free. Free citizens can forget it. After all, the number is not large. Official citizens have to scrape off a layer of their skin.

Therefore, Xia Duo's current plan to introduce the Nese people is still mainly to acquire slaves and deceive the free people as a supplement. As for annexing territories, he has never thought about it.

That's so unrealistic.

"Niya, do you have any way to increase the population of our territory rapidly?"

"Langas people?" Niya tentatively said a method.

But Xia Duo shook his head, "There are enough Langasi people in the southern border. If we introduce them again, I'm worried that they won't be able to integrate. Is there anything the Nese people can do?"

"Let me think about it——"

Niya was really considering it seriously. When Sha Duo saw this, he didn't urge her. Instead, he urged the water around the two of them to take them slowly to other parts of the floating city.

The visit just now was just a general tour. There were still many places that Xia Duo had not seen, not to mention that he still had to actually detect the geological data of various important detection points.

Although the current floating city is almost in a state of weightlessness, after it is completely completed, it will coexist in a state of weightlessness and gravity.

Specifically, the floating city itself is suspended, but it is surrounded by a layer of gradient gravity field diverging from the center of the sphere, which can make the residents living in the floating city feel like they are living on the ground.

This requires that the main body of the floating city also has certain support capabilities. If nothing else, at least it cannot be crushed by its own gravity.

The transformation stone chosen by Chateau considered the material itself, but sacrificed some sturdiness for the unique azure color.

And now he just wants to check it all over. If there is a problem, he will have to rebuild it at worst, so as not to find problems in the future when everything is completed, and the cost of rebuilding will not be 1 or 2 points.

…

Just as they arrived near the core energy channel of the research area, Niya was suddenly startled and told Xia Duo excitedly: "I thought of it!"

"What did you think of?" Xia Duo asked while testing.

"I thought of how to quickly introduce the population!"

"any idea?"

"It's very simple. I asked my great-grandfather to go to the Sewington Council to apply for a development order, and then summoned the people. But he didn't really open up, but sent the people to us. As long as the development continues, our people will have an endless supply of energy. "

Niya said excitedly, as if she had seen countless people pouring into the southern border and into the floating city.

In this regard, Xia Duo was quite speechless.

The Grand Arcanist can indeed summon new subjects from all of Netheril through the Sevington Council to join him in exploring new territories. Most ordinary people are happy to respond to the Grand Arcanist's call, and even lords from various places will take the initiative to show their goodwill. Provide manpower.

But the problem is that Savile had applied for a development order decades ago and had already completed the development.

If you want to reapply, you can only change your identity, but it is obvious that this little trick is unlikely to be hidden from the Seven Towers. It is okay when you think about it, but it will be a lot of trouble to actually implement it.

The most important thing is Savile's identity. As a student of Iolum, it would be very difficult for Iolum to openly defraud Severington Council of subsidies.

As for Xia Duo himself, he has now completed the development, but there are still some conditions that have not been completed. He followed the special process during the princess period, and now he can no longer apply for the development order again as a grand arcanist.

Of course, you can apply. After all, the princess has become the "Goddess of Development and Protection." Development is politically correct, but there is no subsidy. It doesn't make much sense to apply, but it adds an extra burden.

However, although Niya's idea was impossible to implement, it gave Xia Duo an inspiration, that is, to discuss the introduction of the population with the Grand Arcanist who had already applied for a development order.

Broad is a great candidate!

He could even train a great arcanist on his own, and then use the other party's name to apply for a new territory, and the subsidized population would be directly included in the Daxia system.