Extraordinary Mechanical City

Three days later.

The rugged mountain road from Sid Empire to Black Dragon City.

A team of thousands of people walked hand in hand, carefully crossing the Alcoron Mountains where monsters were raging.

"It turns out that there is really a pass here, and this map is really accurate enough."

"I thought this road was very dangerous. I didn't expect that after we passed the 'Black Dragon Pass', we basically didn't encounter any large monsters. This is much easier than the road to Glory City."

"Yeah, it always feels so strange. It seems that this road has been cleared."

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This is a team of chambers of commerce, wild hunting groups and refugees. Most of the people in the team came with the purpose of "opening up wasteland", "being the first to eat crabs", and "exploring the way".

Unexpectedly, the journey across the mountains was much safer than expected.

The misty area adjacent to the Alcoron Mountains in the southwest of the Sid Empire has always been a high-risk area, and the casualty rate of wild hunting is high. They didn't even think about it. After walking out of the Sid border and going deep into the mountains, the frequency of encountering monsters became less and less.

The first half was a bit dangerous, but the second half was getting safer.

"What else could be weird?"

"Didn't you see that after we passed the 'Black Dragon Pass', blue-tailed hawks and flying dragons passed by from time to time in the sky? I thought it was a passing monster before, but when I saw that there were people on the flying dragon just now, I realized that things were not simple."

"You mean, the flying dragon drove away all the monsters on this mountain road?"

"That's right. That should be the legendary "Flying Dragon Legion" of Black Dragon City. Have you heard of the grand battle of the "Black Wind Territory" in Glory City? Thousands of flying dragons descended from the sky and directly captured a large city."

"Oh, I've heard about it too. But... since Black Dragon City is a city where barbarians live, will they lie to me and eat us as food? I heard that barbarians like to eat people .”

"Your news is too late. The 'Black Dragon City' was established by Princess Ymir of Omar, and the platform of the 'Black Gold Chamber of Commerce'. How could it be a barbarian city? I guess, the barbarians should be war slaves or something yes."

"I've also heard that those barbarian flying dragon knights don't have any malice towards us civilians. At least they didn't harm any civilians at all during the 'Battle of the Black Wind Territory'."

"The specific situation, we will know when we go there. Our regiment leader waited for me to go and send a message back. If the actual situation of the 'Black Dragon City' is as the intelligence said, the large army will come to make a fortune."

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Because they didn't encounter any high-level monster attacks, the team moved very fast.

On this day, just after noon, a majestic city they saw appeared in their field of vision.

Towering steam boiler chimneys, thick walls constructed of rivets and steel plates, scattered cannons, and well-planned street houses.

Because the city is on the ground, the size of the city in front of me is even much larger than some large territories!

"Oh my god, there really is a city here!"

"Go! Let's go and have a look."

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The moment they saw this huge city, the first batch of people who came to Black Dragon City immediately realized that the information was true.

Having such a city settled down meant that the Hunting Group could have a solid shelter here.

Mechanical City, this is the basis for all conditions to be established.

Originally, if they wanted to hunt in the land west of the Alcoron Mountains, they could only go to Glory City.

Now, there is one more choice!

"Don't be crowded, please line up to enter the city!"

At the gate of Black Dragon City, there are city officials who have been waiting for a long time. They are responsible for registering the people entering the city and explaining the instructions for entering the city.

Because not many people came on the first day, everyone soon entered the city.

There are "permanent residents" in the city, that is, those craftsmen who participated in the construction of Black Dragon City. They were also low-level civilian craftsmen from the two empires before, and even asked, some of them were related to some of the first group of refugees.

After this conversation, everyone soon knew what the truth was.

"What, the entrance fee is so cheap! It's only one-tenth of that of Glory City!"

"The tax is also true? Only about 10%?"

"Is it true that permanent residents enjoy the benefits of medical care, education, and potions? If you contribute to the city, you will be eligible for permanent residents?"

"Anyone can join the army, no nobles? Can you become a permanent resident if you meet the conditions?"

"My God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I couldn't believe it was real."

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The wild hunters and the refugees seemed to have entered a dreamland, looking around the city, getting more and more shocked.

Not many shops on both sides of the street are open for business, but the products in the showcases are ecstatic.

In the potion shop, there are all kinds of extraordinary potions, from the first level to the fifth level.

The key is. The price is still very cheap!

Now, regardless of the two great empires or Glory City, potions are monopolized by the nobles as a profitable industry. If commoners want to afford a potion, they need to spend decades of savings.

And here, it's only less than one-tenth of the price!

This price means that even if the compatibility of the potion is not high enough, everyone has the opportunity to advance to the extraordinary even if they fail to advance many times.

Because the tax in the city is extremely low, everyone can get contribution points and income by virtue of their labor.

(In the early days, Black Dragon City would use the contribution model of Glory City to sell most of the goods in the city. To avoid being exploited by those old-fashioned nobles and disrupting the market with their huge financial advantages.)

Moreover, not only potions, but also various high-level monster materials, alchemy materials

In the machine shop, there are also various high-level mechanic equipment, four-cylinder and six-cylinder steam-powered boilers, mechanical arms, high-power guns, and various high-precision mechanical parts.

Its technological level has even reached the military level of the two empires

This is high-end mechanical equipment that cannot be bought anywhere else!

There is also the [Black Mist Detox Potion] that can solve the aftermath of the Black Mist, and it is also available in unlimited quantities here!

Seeing all kinds of things in front of them, the first batch of people who came to Black Dragon City were all excited. They can't wait to participate in the desert hunting city construction task immediately, and earn contribution points to buy these items.

After the visit, the managers of various chambers of commerce who came to investigate, as well as the advance team of those large hunting groups, eagerly rented the communication equipment in the city to contact the headquarters.

It's true, come on.

The Wildland Hunting Group needs a large number of people to open up wasteland and occupy first-hand resources.

The Chamber of Commerce needs a lot of funds to buy leased shops, and the Chamber of Commerce needs to mobilize a large number of commodities.

Everyone has seen the huge business opportunities in this city!

Compared with other cities, the various conditions of this Black Dragon City are simply heaven.

It is conceivable that after the news spreads, there will be a massive influx of refugees. At that time, the city's business will be in a "blowout" state.

This group of people is also fortunate that they are the first batch of people to come here!

On the tower, Ren and Ymir stood there, looking at the thousands of people pouring into the city, their eyes were shining.

The scale of the city is large enough. The arrival of these thousand people did not cause too many waves, but it also injected a new vitality into this emerging city.

"The first batch of refugees came, and there will be a steady stream of people coming later"

"Well. We have great advantages. Once the news spreads, even if the two great empires block the border, they will not be able to stop the development of our Black Dragon City."

"In the next half month, I estimate that there will be at least a million people pouring in. They will bring a lot of supplies, and then we can start to build some new small mechanical cities. Our Black Dragon City will become stronger and stronger."

"Um."

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The rise of Black Dragon City is already unstoppable.

From the day this city was planned and established, it was destined to become a "unique" existence.

This is a true "City of Freedom".

In other aristocratic cities, the two great empires, or the current City of Glory, all the policies and laws are in the service of the aristocrats, and they are all for the purpose of exploiting every penny of hard-earned money of the common people as much as possible.

But Ren, a traveler, knows very well that flow and population represent prosperity.

There is extraordinary power in this world. As long as everyone in the common people advances to the extraordinary level, and the hunting and planting efficiency is extremely high, they will never have the problem of food shortage.

After having no worries about food and clothing, spiritual enjoyment is the real profit.

Instead of exploiting the few potatoes that ordinary old farmers fill their stomachs, it is better to put taxes on them.

For example, in his previous life, tobacco, alcohol, and various entertainment industries. Things that improve the quality of life and provide people with pleasure are the industries that can really make a fortune.

After the wild hunters have spare money, the various entertainment industries in the city will explode.

Commercial taxes will become the bulk of the city's income, and this will be a virtuous circle, making the territory more and more prosperous.

Moreover, Black Dragon City is not without monopoly.

They monopolize the high-end market.

High-end mechanical equipment, high-end materials, high-end potions, and rich mining resources.

Things that others don't have, things with technical thresholds, are where the bulk of profits lie.

Therefore, the take-off of Black Dragon City is unstoppable, and no one can stop it.

Moreover, the two empires are still unable to imitate, and can only watch the population loss.

This is a problem with the system itself. Even if other cities know the various welfare policies of Black Dragon City, they cannot imitate and follow up.

It is impossible for established nobles to relinquish their rights.

And there are a large number of nobles in each territory.

The "nobility" of the nobility is reflected in the exploitation of the common people.

Without high taxes, nobles who do not work or hunt wild land on weekdays, where does the source of income come from?

Taking a ten thousand step back, if there really is a territory to follow up all the policies of Black Dragon City, it will not help.

Black Dragon City has the unique geographical location, technological and resource advantages of the "Kalateva Basin", which no territory can match.

The only one that is a bit competitive is Glory City.

It's a pity, now that the country has just been established, and the people of the five major families have not yet warmed their buttocks in the chairs of the nobles, you want them to give up the rights of the nobles and give up the benefits to the common people?

impossible!

Impossible to kill!

Raising so many nobles, if the abolition of noble physique is said, the kingdom will collapse immediately.

If we say that the impact of the Glorious City on the two empires is like a ditch drained from the dam; and the existence of the Black Dragon City directly opened a hole for the dam to break.

Among the first batch of thousands of people who came to Black Dragon City, apart from the refugees and wild hunters who came to explore the road, there were naturally some people with ulterior motives.

Among them, the spies from the Sid Empire were naturally the first to come.

There are a few sneaky guys in the team entering the city. They don't care about welfare policies like everyone else, but secretly look at the city's defense facilities.

The more people watched, the more shocked they became.

The more you probe, the more chill you feel.

In fact, after the outbreak of the [Kuroshio], there was already a large-scale population flow to Glory City. Neither closing borders nor changing laws can stop the flow of people.

However, as the exploitation policy became more and more ruthless after the establishment of Guanghui, this trend has been greatly eased.

The independent Glory City followed the trend and merged into the noble world.

Unexpectedly, a wave of ups and downs rose again.

Now comes a more terrifying "Black Dragon City"!

Even people who don't understand politics know that things are not good after seeing the various policies of Black Dragon City.

This will fundamentally shake the social system of centralized monarchy!

"Damn it, that Princess Omar really built this city! Hurry up and send a telegram to the imperial capital, report the situation here, and let His Majesty make a decision. If it's too late, I'm afraid the foundation of the empire will be shaken." .”

"Team leader, should we first send troops to block that pass and prevent refugees from coming over?"

"Blockade? The lessons of the Black Wind Leader are not enough? Don't look at the pass, although there is no sentry, but haven't you seen the dragon army, how many people must be sent to withstand the attack of the dragon army? Besides, the pass belongs to the Black Dragon City Territory, sent troops here, intending to declare war directly? Do you think the imperial army can beat the barbarians and the flying dragon army in this mountain battle, and what about this city?"

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If the problem could be solved by fighting, then Glory City would have ceased to exist long ago.

This special geographical environment makes it impossible for a large mechanical city to cross the mountainous area.

With the army alone, it is impossible to destroy the "Black Dragon City" that has already erected walls and artillery.

As Rennes and the others expected, the population of Black Dragon City exploded like a "blowout".

Eight thousand people entered the city on the first day, and suddenly it became one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand when the second day was twenty thousand to ten days.

On the mountain road leading from the border of Sid to Black Dragon City, armies of refugees poured in almost all the time.

In the sky, there are flying dragon legions patrolling around the clock.

At first some forces with ulterior motives made troubles, but once discovered, they would be cleared up by the flying dragon knights immediately.

There is no surprise attack by monsters, no strange robbers, and the road is almost unimpeded. Because of this, ordinary civilians who were worried about the danger of the road also came in large numbers.

Just one month later, Black Dragon City's initial population of 50,000 to 60,000 people has skyrocketed to three million!

Moreover, the population is growing step by step at a rate of hundreds of thousands every day.

There are a large number of artisans among these refugees. They collect stones to build houses, mine ore, and forge iron.

It is also because the urban construction has provided a large number of jobs for the refugees, and it also allows those civilians who are not supernatural beings to go out to hunt wilderness, and can survive by working with their own hands.

Originally, craftsmen in other territories earned 90% of the tax for one day, and the rest was barely enough to feed themselves, so it was not easy to survive;

In Black Dragon City, the tax rate is only 10% for one day of work, and most of the money falls into his own pocket.

As a result, commoners have more money, so they can go to the taverns in the city to buy more clothes and delicious food.

The business in the city revived almost overnight.

Various chambers of commerce organized teams to continuously transport materials to Black Dragon City.

Those refugees will also choose to bring some materials that are urgently needed for the construction of the city at this stage, and accumulate sand to form a tower. Millions of people each bring a few kilograms of steel, which is the amount needed to build a small mechanical city.

This is a hundred times, a thousand times more efficient than relying solely on the "Black Gold Chamber of Commerce" to mobilize materials.

As for ordinary civilians, with money and contribution points, they can easily buy basic potions in the potion shop in the city, and advance to extraordinary.

The grand occasion of "all people are extraordinary" in Glory City has reappeared in Black Dragon City, and it's even worse.

The former Glory City was just a "temporary place" for wild hunters to go hunting, and there was no chance for ordinary civilians to survive.

But there are in Black Dragon City!

No oppression, no exploitation, everyone is equal

This is a true "City of Freedom and Equality"!

In less than one month, the thoughts of those refugees who originally wanted to "get rich" have changed. Almost all of them have changed their goal to "becoming permanent residents of Black Dragon City", actively participating in labor, hunting and hunting. Huang, join the army.

A life that can be expected in the future can maximize the motivation and potential of the citizens to actively produce

The area of ​​the city is getting bigger and bigger, and the efficiency of construction and land reclamation is getting higher and higher.

Black Dragon City is rapidly developing at an unimaginable speed.

The construction of a city is inevitable, especially with the explosive growth of population, there are bound to be various problems.

Medical Gap, Housing Gap, Policing Chaos

If it were Ren's previous life, he would have to collapse in minutes.

But in this era, the opponent (aristocratic territory) is really bad. Even if Black Dragon City is temporarily chaotic, it is very different from other territories.

In the words of the refugees themselves, even if you are a temporary mason in Black Dragon City, you can earn more money than a commoner in other territories!

However, these small problems will gradually disappear with time. Black Dragon City's system that was several stages ahead of the times also played a huge role in the city's development.

And on this day, a group of special visitors came to Black Dragon City.

Headed by a gray robe mage with a beard.

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