Arcane Lord

However, Shado realized the importance of population very early and set up many obstacles for citizens of the territory to renounce their citizenship. Of course, if someone really completed the whole resignation procedure, he would not forcibly detain them.

After all, if they can go through all the procedures, their hearts are no longer in the territory. Even if they are forcibly detained, it will only have a negative effect. It is better to let them go and live in peace.

…

In view of the fact that some lords near Sevington have begun to use cooperatives to "reclaim" land, Shado immediately summoned Brod to step up the recruitment of new citizens.

With the continuous advancement of the development of Conchi Plain, Abby Hills, and Cologne Plain, coupled with the upgrading of inland industries brought about by the agricultural book, there are too many places that need people. He seriously doubts whether Brod can recruit 50,000 new citizens for him.

Although the total population of Shado Territory and Savile Territory has exceeded 100,000, which can be ranked among the top in all the territories of Netheril, it is still too sparse compared to the total number.

And Shado's goal is to have at least 500,000 adult citizens, and the more the better. Now it seems that this goal may not be achieved in the short term.

...

At noon that day, after having lunch at the Lord's Villa in Linshui Village, Xia Duo summoned the Territory Governor Leiden to inquire about the preparations for the resettlement of the new residents.

Leighton was well prepared for this:

"Sir, the current population of the territory has improved qualitatively compared to before, and related affairs are on the right track. If it is just a temporary resettlement, within 30,000 people, they can be resettled at any time. To achieve the expected goal of 50,000, it can be completed at the latest next month."

"What about wintering matters?"

"It's several months away from winter now, whether it's 50,000 or more, it's completely in time!"

At this moment, Leiden's face was full of confidence, and Xia Duo did not doubt Leiden's statement, But he still reminded: "You haven't forgotten that winter came early last year, so we must make corresponding preparations this year, including extending the winter!"

"Yes."

Leighton agreed immediately, but then hesitated: "Sir, will winter come early this year?"

"I'm not sure, but it's always good to make preparations in advance. Even if these preparations are proven to be redundant in the end, they will not be wasted, and the territory can digest them!"

"Yes."

"Starting tomorrow, I will open the portal in the Code Square. You ask the Territory Settlement Department to be ready for resettlement at any time and ensure that the relevant work is carried out in an orderly manner."

"Yes."

Leighton answered again, and when he saw that Shaduo had no other instructions, he quietly retreated.

...

In the study, Xia Duo walked to the window and waved to the distance. Niya quickly landed in front of the window on Pegasus, sweating profusely, and said dissatisfiedly:

"Did you finish the discussion so quickly?"

"Yeah."

Xia Duo nodded and didn't care about Niya's attitude. These days, Niya began to enter the blue crystal plane to help again. It was a rare time to relax, so he didn't want to interfere too much. He just reminded:

"You are sweating profusely. Why don't you open the element balance field? Don't learn from me. I have a special bloodline and I am not afraid of cold or heat."

"It's okay. This feeling is good. At least it makes me feel very real and alive!"

After speaking, Niya took a deep breath. The midday sun, which was slightly west, sprinkled on her face, and the sweat sparkled, like a god.

Even though they were an old couple, Xia Duo was stunned for a moment, and couldn't bear to break the atmosphere. After a long time, he said: "Do you want to play for a while? I have to go back to the Blue Crystal Plane. It will probably be finished today. I can't wait." When Niya heard that the Blue Crystal Plane was going to be finished, she couldn't stay any longer. She immediately jumped off the Pegasus and jumped into Xia Duo's study. She waved her hand to let Pegasus go play by himself, and then said to Xia Duo: Gu Da "No more playing, I'll go too, wait for me, it will be quick." As soon as the voice fell, the person disappeared. Xia Duo was no longer surprised. When he was ready to return to the preparatory teleportation hall of the exploration layer of the Tower of Time, Niya was already waiting here. "Why are you not as fast as me!" "..." Xia Duo was speechless. If I didn't wait for you, I would have come a long time ago. Although she was a spellcaster, Niya was not vague about taking a bath. This time, perhaps because the attraction of the completion of [Misera] was too great, Xia Duo had a poor grasp of time, and fell behind Niya.

However, compared with the next journey, these were all trivial matters.

The two quickly activated the portal and entered the blue crystal plane.

…

The floating city, the main energy center in the center.

At this moment, it was no longer the "cavity" state it was in at the beginning, but a complex hollow sphere composed of extremely fine blue luminous silk threads appeared, which almost occupied the entire space.

At the same time, because [Misera] had not yet been completed, the huge ring-shaped David string automatic preparation machine was like a planetary ring, locking the blue luminous sphere tightly in its arms.

At this point, Xia Duo started the last bit of finishing work without saying a word, while Niya shuttled back and forth in the remaining space of the main energy center, looking here and there, almost without stopping for a moment.

"Hey Niya, can you go outside and print the mithril circuit first? You'll easily disturb me here!"

Having said that, Xia Duo's work did not stop at all, and Niya seemed to have long been accustomed to Xia Duo's complaints. She just slowed down the frequency of movement, but had no intention of leaving.

"Come on, I believe you can do it!"

However, Niya only watched for herself and did not bother Xia Duo with various questions. She knew very well where the boundary between concentration and interference was.

…

About three or four hours later, Xia Duo waved his hand and put the David String Preparation Machine into his portable space. Niya, who was always paying attention to Xia Duo's movements, saw this scene and immediately cheered up. She went over and asked excitedly:

"Done?"

"Yes." Xia Duo nodded, "It's done, just the final step to start."

"Then start it quickly!"

Just as Sha Duo was about to take action, his heart suddenly moved and he said to Niya: "How about you start it?"

"Shall I do it?" Niya was stunned subconsciously. Although Shado had taught her how to activate and deactivate the [Mithra] device before, this was the only second [Mithra] device. ah!

Even if Xia Duo was relieved to let her operate, she was still worried that if she made a mistake in any step, Xia Duo's hard work for more than a month would be wasted.

But Xia Duo's trusting eyes brought back Niya's thoughts. She hesitated and said, "Can I?"

"Of course!"

Seemingly seeing the worry in Niya's eyes, Xia Duo couldn't help but comfort him: "Don't worry, I will be watching from the side, and I guarantee there won't be any problems."

"Then I'll give it a try?"

"Come on, I believe you can do it!"

Chatronia had just spoken to him to encourage her.