The Territory's Hope and the Beginning of Migration
Population not only brought pressure for development.
It also brought hope for the future.
The birth of newborns signified that the territory's development had entered a vibrant new stage.
To put it in an inappropriate but easy-to-understand way—
the original territory had been "dead."
The residents had been muddle-headed, their humanity and creativity suppressed.
They lacked the vitality and vigor they should have possessed.
The suppression of human nature had mainly been the Lord System's way of maintaining stability.
After all, the most prominent aspect of human nature was the pursuit of desire.
And not every lord had the ability to control the residents' desires during the initial stages of their arrival.
That was also why, after the Defense Challenge, the focus of the update had been the complete liberation of the residents.
This included the release of their humanity.
Only residents who possessed humanity were living people, not merely strings of cold attribute data in a lord's eyes.
It could be said that the liberation of humanity had been the territory's first transformation.
And the birth of new life was clearly its second transformation!
No matter what, this was indeed news worth celebrating.
It meant that the territory had a future.
Without the need for external Plunder, population growth could sustain itself.
It was like changing from a stagnant pool into living water.
This good news greatly heightened everyone's spirits.
To celebrate Zong Shen's return, they simply held a banquet.
Naturally, only those Confidants were in attendance.
The Lord's Fortress became a sea of joy, filled with laughter and cheerful voices both inside and out.
Influenced by this good news, all residents within the territory received extra dinner rations.
For a territory currently absorbing an enormous population, this would undoubtedly add