"Xingyan naturally welcomes Tang Kan's joining us, but..."
When Shang Minghua heard this reply, his palms tightened slightly. Could it be that Xingyan didn't want them to join?
After all, they had far more people than Xingyan. If they moved there, it would inevitably seem like they were taking over someone else's home.
But when he heard Xingyan's next words, his worries eased.
"At present, Xingyan can't yet provide enough housing. It will take some time to build. We estimate it will take nearly two years to prepare the housing and expand the various facilities needed for the 310,000 people in your settlement. I wonder if you, War God Shang, can wait that long?" Lin Chenxing hadn't given it much thought. They were all Huaxia people, all working to protect more people. What was there to argue about? Besides, his side's strength spoke for itself, so there was no need to worry. He simply explained their situation for Shang Minghua's consideration.
Shang Minghua beamed. "That's no problem. If you need it, my side can provide construction materials and manpower in advance."
Lin Chenxing and Gao Zheng exchanged a smile. "In that case, we won't stand on ceremony. While we're at it, we'll try to build a city that can accommodate over a million people, so we can avoid repeated expansions later."
Shang Minghua had no objections and readily agreed.
After the two sides had settled the various details, the meeting finally moved on to its third item on the agenda.
"Actually, the third item is closely connected to the second. We hope you won't hurry back after this meeting, because although the sites for the Nine Great Guardian Cities have already been chosen, the monsters in those areas still need to be cleared out first. We ask that you help