City of Dawn (Please Vote)

Dawn City (Please Vote)

Gods' Covenant.

This thing was useful after all. Most importantly, the process of forming the contract could not be omitted. Words alone were not enough; a magical ritual was required.

And there was the outrageously severe punishment for breaking an oath.

William understood such things perfectly well. He would make sure Kuri's younger brother could not play any word games.

After the deal was complete and Kuri had left, William said to Lotner, "Separate and scatter all these slaves. Get them working as soon as possible to prevent any accidents.

Also tell them that they can be granted commoner status directly, but they cannot leave for half a year. They can help expand the town for pay. If they have talent, we can even provide cultivation manuals for free and let them become professionals."

"You are kindhearted, my lord. May the gods bless you." Lotner lightly flattered him. For Elves who revered freedom, they truly did not like slavery. They believed that all living things in the world, aside from Dark Creatures, should be equal...

That was right. We Elves did not discriminate against any creatures except Dark Creatures!

"Cut the crap. Have you ever seen a god descend?" William curled his lip. Gods had already become a thing of the past on the Legendary Continent. Other than exceedingly rare divine miracles, there were virtually no gods appearing anywhere on the continent.

Setting aside those so-called False Gods, only Saints stood at the very pinnacle of the Legendary Continent.

For example.

The president of the Hall of Magic, who was also Moxis's teacher...

Of course, that did not mean gods truly did not exist. In the future, many gods would descend upon this continent through avatars. But for now, let alone avatars, even divine miracles were difficult to witness.

Even when it came to avatars, every descent of a god required someone to sacrifice their body to bear the god's possession.

That person's bloodline had to be powerful, and their strength had to be close to Legendary Rank...

As for the fate of those who were possessed, even if they did not die, they were finished...

Moxis was one example.

The cause of this situation was still the aftermath of the Gods' War.

"But gods and demons are still too far away from me. Yet their return will be a disaster that no living being can avoid in the future!" William knew their nature all too well.

"Gods may seem righteous while demons seem evil, representing the Light and Dark Factions.

"But to all living beings today, gods and demons see them as nothing more than ants—servants to be enslaved and commanded, cannon fodder for their games.

"The war between the two nations in the first version seemed to have nothing whatsoever to do with gods and demons, yet it was also the catalyst for their imminent appearance.

"It was like the plains before us, covered in lush grass as countless horses galloped across them...

"But who would know that, in the near future, Dark Creatures from the underground Demon Caverns would emerge in endless waves?

"Even the once-arrogant Steel Duchy would be destroyed...

"Yet it was precisely the appearance of the Dark Creatures that officially brought players into the second version: Dark Invasion."

William's expression turned solemn. He did not want to abandon his territory. Although it was currently quite ordinary, he knew how important Blackleaf Forest would be in the future. He absolutely could not easily give up this precious land.

Moreover, he was confident that, in the near future, he could turn the town beneath his feet into a dawn in the darkness.

He wanted his territory to become the only city standing in the dark lands!

The prerequisite was this.

He needed enough money, sufficiently sturdy walls, powerful subordinates, and enough commoners to persist alongside him.

"The importance of players goes without saying. Their ability to resurrect is their greatest strength. Although players of the same rank are generally weaker than NPCs, their endless resurrection is the foundation for gaining a foothold.

"Combined with their near-unrestricted ability to level up and grow stronger in a short time, that is what truly makes players so formidable.

"So the direction of future development is to recruit enough players.

"To expand the city, we must have things players like. We have to make them join the territory as much as possible, rather than head to the other two duchies." William knew he could never bring every player under his command, but he still had to absorb as many as he could.

"But I'm still not strong enough. I need fame and prestige." Never before had William appreciated his Legendary Bloodline so much.

To players...

Rank was not important.

Bloodline was what mattered.

His Legendary Bloodline made him a Legendary Boss in the players' eyes. In the future, he would become a legendary super boss. His potential was limitless. Even if they did not want to serve him, if they wanted to screw him senseless, that was still fame...

As long as he could put on an incomparable display of awesomeness time and again.

He believed he would gain enormous influence in the players' hearts.

"Then let's change the name. First of all, Border Town sounds way too low-class. Once the town expands, it will be renamed Dawn City!" William could not help muttering.

"What? Dawn City?" Odom had somehow walked over.

"Yes, I plan to give the territory a new name: Dawn City!" William nodded at him.

"Not a bad name, but does it mean anything?"

"The future will bear witness." William smiled mysteriously and offered no explanation.

Odom shook his wavy golden hair and did not think much of it. No matter what the territory was called, it had nothing to do with him. Though he, the deputy mayor, appeared to hold great authority, ultimate control over this territory still belonged to William...

Even all treasures, mineral veins, and property within or outside the territory belonged to William, so long as they had no owner!

It could even be said.

As long as William continued expanding his territory, the vast Blackleaf Forest to the south would also become his domain.

There was no helping it. A lord's authority was no less than that of an emperor.

Only the size of their domains differed greatly.

The Legendary Continent was as large as ten Huaxias combined...

Too many places remained unexplored blank regions.

The intelligent races numbered fewer than ten billion. Was that not enough to show how vast the land was?

"Including the oceans and those unknown islands, according to the information released in the game, Gods Continent was roughly a hundred times the size of Earth.

"Even by the day I died from grinding, I still had not explored that many regions." As an NPC who could not resurrect, William's only wish was to grow stronger—at the very least, he could not die at the hands of players.

There were many ways to become stronger.

But before he became strong enough, he would never work as a mercenary, bounty Hunter, assassin, or anything of the sort, much less wander everywhere.

Instead, building a force and possessing a large number of powerful subordinates was the best approach. Only then would he have the capital to go out and take risks.

Especially now that William possessed an Attribute Template and could accept quests.

He understood even better how to level up quickly.

Territory quests were one method. He naturally had to participate in each version's main quests, along with some side quests, but this leveling speed would become extremely slow later on.

Only by recruiting enough players, issuing quests himself, and collecting experience could he level up quickly.

"My lord, my lord! Old Hank has decided to join the Blacksmith Workshop!" Nock came sprinting over.

Only then did William finally come back to his senses. He nodded and said, "Good. I'll go see him again. At least all those gifts I sent were not wasted..."

"A drunkard. If I'd known he loved drinking this much, we would have won over this Grandmaster Blacksmith long ago!" Nock shrugged helplessly.

William did not explain. He had only learned that Old Hank loved drinking in his previous life. Some players had sent him quite a few expensive fine wines, and the weapons they had ordered were actually completed ahead of schedule...

But this was not about forging weapons. It was about recruiting this Grandmaster-Class Blacksmith with an Epic Bloodline.

The two were vastly different. Old Hank's willingness to become an official Blacksmith was probably because he had noticed the town developing rapidly and had become interested.

Ahem, that brings us back to the title. This volume's name is finally here.

The pace will speed up too. You could say that from Chapter 60 onward, it will be nonstop climaxes and all the good stuff!

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