Mobilization, Cao Xing’s appeal!

To gather a large number of workers to help build the city, Cao Xing had already thought of a solution.

That was to use the power of the legion, letting those hundreds of lords within the legion each provide a group of workers to go to Cao Xing's territory and help him build the city.

In return, Cao Xing would provide corresponding benefits.

His previous idea was to give up some land or shops in the giant city, leasing them to these survivor lords for business to attract them to help with construction.

But now… he had a better method.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing switched to the legion channel.

First, he checked the number of members.

【Starfire Legion Chat Channel: 600/600 people】

The Level 8 Starfire Legion had a total of six hundred lords.

Counting the members in their territories, they easily numbered in the hundreds of thousands.

Thus, Cao Xing spoke inside: "@All Members, everyone, I am Legion Commander Cao Xing."

As the commander of the 'Starfire Legion', Cao Xing naturally possessed some special permissions.

One of them was the ability to @everyone.

At this moment, upon receiving Cao Xing's summons, many legion members couldn't help but turn their attention to the legion channel.

They immediately began to respond one after another.

Zhong Taiyu: "Greetings, Commander Cao Xing!"

Chang Chen: "Hello, Commander! Are there any new missions?"

Hu Ning: "Great Lord Cao Xing, everyone's here and standing by!"

Facing everyone's greetings, Cao Xing responded with a smile.

As more and more people saw the message, the legion channel became lively once again.

Among them, Vice Commanders like Yao Yiming, Ji Xinyue, and even Tian Jing all spoke up.

Once almost everyone had arrived.

Cao Xing continued: "I've gathered you all this time to announce an important matter."

Hearing this, the chat channel gradually quieted down.

The survivors of the Starfire Legion took on slightly serious expressions.

After all, they all knew this person's power; if even he said it was an important matter, then it must be something truly significant!

Everyone held their breath, waiting for Cao Xing to continue.

Cao Xing: "This matter is, strictly speaking, a private affair of mine, but because the workload is quite large,"

"I need to borrow everyone's strength."

"Next, I am preparing to build a city."

Hearing the words 'build a city', the chat channel fell silent for a moment, as if everyone was stunned by the news.

Immediately after, the channel instantly exploded!

Li Haoran: "Build a city?! Commander, I didn't hear that wrong, did I? That's a massive undertaking!"

Zhang Zixuan: "Heavens, Commander Cao Xing is starting to build a city so soon? My territory has only just begun to take shape, the gap is just too huge!"

Liu Wanwan: "As expected of Commander Cao Xing, he really goes big whenever he makes a move!"

After the initial shock, everyone regained their composure.

Vice Commander Yao Yiming was the first to respond: "Commander, please give us your orders. Just say what you need us to do,"

"and we will all cooperate fully!"

Ji Xinyue followed up: "That's right! Building a city is such a huge event, it's our first time experiencing it, the Commander must include us!"

Chen Yutong: "This is great! Among us Blue Star Survivors, the first lord to own their own city is about to appear!"

Wang Hao: "Commander! I'll call back all my workers right now and send them all to support your city building!"

Everyone was extremely excited and began volunteering one after another in the chat channel.

Many were even willing to give up the development of their own territories to help Cao Xing build the giant city for free.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

He had underestimated his own prestige, and he had underestimated his status in the hearts of the Starfire Legion members.

In fact, with just one command, at least eighty percent of the members would be willing to contribute their workers.

They would have no complaints even if it were voluntary labor.

Cao Xing chuckled in the chat channel and said: "Everyone, there's no need to send all your people. Building one giant city doesn't require that many."

"If you all sent every worker, that would be hundreds of thousands of people combined. I wouldn't be able to afford the daily food consumption for that many."

Cao Xing's playful tone made the others in the Starfire Legion laugh, and the atmosphere in the chat channel lightened significantly.

Pausing for a moment, Cao Xing continued: "According to my plan, it will be enough if each territory provides 50 to 100 workers, provided it's convenient for you."

Currently, the entire Starfire Legion had nearly 600 territories.

Even with some territories merged into the legion headquarters, there were still about five hundred odd ones.

Even if each territory only provided 50 people, there would be at least twenty thousand workers coming to participate in the construction of the giant city.

Moreover, the lords who could join the Starfire Legion had all been selected by Yao Yiming, Tian Jing, and others.

Combined with Cao Xing's care, their territories were much more powerful than those of average lords.

Sparing a few dozen workers could be said to have zero impact.

The members of the Starfire Legion were just about to respond after hearing this.

At that moment, Cao Xing continued: "Of course, I won't have you doing voluntary labor for nothing."

"Besides providing meals for all workers, I will also give each supporting territory 50 or 100 portions of Legendary Beast Meat."

"It's the same kind of beast meat I traded on the market a few nights ago, which can significantly boost your attributes and physical attack power!"

After hearing Cao Xing's latter condition, the chat channel fell silent once again for a moment.

Then, hundreds of messages erupted once more like a volcano!

Lin Xiaoxiao: "Heavens! Legendary Beast Meat!? And giving a hundred portions at once, Commander, you're practically throwing money away!"

Su Wan: "Exactly, let alone 100 portions, if you gave just 10, who knows how many people would scramble to do the work."

Chang Chen: "This is too exaggerated! The Commander is truly wealthy and generous!"

Hu Ning: "I'm sending every single person I can spare from my territory right now! Forget building a city, I'd even help build an empire!"

The atmosphere in the channel was completely boiling; the crowd's reaction could even be described as fanatical.

After all, by this calculation, this beast meat would allow the majority of the combat personnel in their territories to see a massive surge in strength!

The overall strength of their territories would also rise steadily.

Looking at the grand scene within the chat channel, a smile also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

The allure of Legendary Beast Meat was arguably higher than one could imagine.

And while 100 portions sounded like a lot, Cao Xing wasn't losing out at all.

In fact, he had already planned to give each territory in the legion 100 portions of beast meat to help them all improve.

After all, as the commander, he still needed to give his members some special treatment.

Moreover, for 600 legions, it would only consume 60,000 portions of beast meat, which equaled 6,000 kilograms.

Compared to Cao Xing's remaining reserves of nearly a million kilograms, it was completely insignificant.

Now, not only was the beast meat being given out, but he had also gained so much labor; it could be called killing two birds with one stone!

Cao Xing continued: "Very well, then everyone start moving."

"I believe you all should know the coordinates of my territory."

Upon hearing this, everyone responded one after another: "Of course we know, we're coming right now, Commander!"

"Wait for me, Commander!"

After hanging up the communication, the hundreds of territories of the Starfire Legion all began a massive mobilization.

Each territory gathered its 100 most capable workers and then hurried toward Cao Xing's territory.

After finishing this, Cao Xing clapped his hands.

"Good, the manpower issue for building the city is also resolved."

"Next, I'll just wait for them to send the people over."

Under legion status, members of different territories receive a certain speed bonus when traveling to other territories.

So it shouldn't take too long.

Taking advantage of the waiting time, Cao Xing decided to contact City Lord Oran to ask him about the ancient ruins. Thinking of this, he switched the channel of his communication device and dialed a call.

During their meeting in the palace last time, Cao Xing had given the City Lord of Doron Lake City—Oran—a communication device to facilitate future contact.

Now was the perfect time to use it.

"Zzz— Zzz—"

With a burst of static, the other side picked up the call.

Cao Xing spoke first: "City Lord Oran, I am Cao Xing. I've come to discuss some matters with you."

Hearing Cao Xing's voice, City Lord Oran's voice carried a hint of pleasant surprise: "So it's Lord Cao Xing!"

"You rescued our Doron Lake City last time, and I haven't had the chance to thank you yet. I didn't expect you to contact me proactively."

During the period of the Blood Chaos, Doron Lake City had once fallen into crisis.

Then, Cao Xing dispatched Isabelle to descend from the sky, swiftly wiping out the Blood Army attacking the city and saving the civilians and soldiers of Doron Lake City in the process.

It was from that day on that City Lord Oran realized Cao Xing had Legendary powerhouses under his command.

Thinking back to their first meeting, he was only a Fifth-Tier existence then.

Though powerful, he was still insignificant compared to the Legendary realm.

Now, in the blink of an eye, he had become an existence that even he had to look up to.

Thinking of this, City Lord Oran felt a great deal of emotion.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "You're welcome, City Lord Oran."

"I'm here to talk to you about that Lost Royal City."

Hearing this, City Lord Oran immediately understood his meaning and quickly replied, "Lord Cao Xing, that Lost Royal City opened about a week ago."

"But because of the blizzard, I didn't contact you immediately."

"However, if we head to the ancient ruins now, it's actually the perfect time. We might even find some unexpected gains."

"Unexpected gains?" Cao Xing asked with interest.

"Yes."

City Lord Oran explained, "That Lost Royal City is not simple. It's not only massive but also divided into two areas: the inner city and the outer city."

"The opening times for these two places are different."

"The outer city opens punctually on specific days every time, staying open for a month."

"While the inner city only opens for one week at a time."

"The true opportunities are all hidden within the inner city!"

"For example, the ancient Arena and the Temple of Souls are all hidden within the inner city."

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Cao Xing's eyes.

This was the first time he had heard that the Lost Royal City was divided into inner and outer city areas.

Moreover, this was somewhat similar to the layout of the giant city he was planning to build.

But in the next moment, City Lord Oran's words refuted his guess.

"However, the outer city of the Lost Royal City is actually equivalent to a wasteland. There are very few buildings outside, and the opportunities are much fewer than in the inner city."

"But similarly, while there are many opportunities in the inner city, they are accompanied by great danger. It is not a place ordinary powerhouses can enter!"

"Even among Master and Hero-Class powerhouses, quite a few have fallen inside."

"In previous openings, there have even been incidents where Legendaries fell."

As he said this, there was a hint of trembling in City Lord Oran's voice, as if something terrifying was hidden in the inner city!

Cao Xing was lost in thought.

"Even Legendary powerhouses can fall?"

"It seems that Lost Royal City is indeed not simple!"

Of course, the more dangerous a place is, the more likely it is to contain even more amazing opportunities!

Cao Xing asked, "Can we enter the inner city now?"

City Lord Oran also knew that with Cao Xing's strength, his goal would definitely be the inner city.

So he replied, "It's not open yet. In another three or four days, it should be about time."

"Before that, we can explore the outer city first."

Pausing for a moment, he continued, "By comparison, the outer city is much safer."

"It's like the outskirts of a giant city. The actual area is immense, looking like a boundless wilderness."

"In this wilderness, there are many ruined buildings scattered about. Countless treasures are buried within these buildings and deep underground."

"So far, we have only been able to explore a limited area, which is only a small part of the entire Lost Royal City."

"But even so, just this small area hides a vast amount of treasure!"

"Countless gold seekers and adventurers have found precious treasures here and become rich overnight!"

City Lord Oran became more excited as he spoke, as if he were already in that wilderness full of opportunities and danger.

He continued, "Once the Lost Royal City is open, there are no restrictions on the strength of those who enter. Even commoners can go in, provided they can pass the entrance trial."

"So every time it opens, it attracts a large number of mercenaries, adventurers, and even merchants to gather there."

"They usually search the outskirts, hoping to try their luck."

"Of course, while the outer city is relatively safe, it's not without danger."

"Traps hidden in the ruins, wandering monsters, and other ill-intentioned adventurers can all pose fatal threats."

"These dangers have already taken the lives of many adventurers."

"But even so, more people are still drawn by the wealth and opportunities here, rushing into these ruins one after another, trying to achieve their dreams of striking it rich overnight."

"However, everyone can only explore within a fixed area."

"As mentioned before, after all this time, our exploration area of this Lost Royal City,"

"is still less than 3%."

"How many opportunities and dangers are still hidden in its depths remains an unsolved mystery to this day."

After City Lord Oran finished speaking, a strong sense of curiosity and desire for exploration was stirred in Cao Xing.

Although he had heard him say before that the Lost Royal City was massive.

Only after hearing his detailed description did Cao Xing truly realize the scale and value of these ruins.

In such a vast ruin, there must be countless precious treasures and lost secrets hidden!

Just waiting for him to explore and discover!

At the thought of this, Cao Xing felt a bit eager to get started.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, "So, regarding what you said about us going now and possibly having some unexpected gains, what were you referring to?"

City Lord Oran replied, "The unexpected gains mean that besides the Lost Royal City itself, we can also visit the black market of the Youlan Kingdom on the way."

"There are two ruins near the Youlan Kingdom, and that place is known as the largest black market within the range of the several surrounding kingdoms."

"A large number of merchants, adventurers, and gold seekers have already gathered nearby."

"Especially now during the opening period of the Lost Royal City, it's an unprecedentedly grand occasion."

"We can go there and take a look. We might be able to buy some unexpected things."

A look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again.

As an underground trading venue, the black market gathered a large number of people from all walks of life; it could be described as a true melting pot.

Among them, there were bound to be some who truly held good things in their hands.

Last time, at the black market in Meilinde City, he had picked up the head of a Legendary spear.

He also met that Beast Tamer and obtained the Dragon Taming Reins from him.

This time it's the largest black market of several kingdoms; there might truly be unexpected gains.

Cao Xing said, "I understand, City Lord Oran. How about we set off together the day after tomorrow?"

City Lord Oran said respectfully, "Of course, no problem. As long as Lord Cao Xing has time, I'm available anytime."

He appeared very polite.

Cao Xing smiled.

"Alright, then it's a deal."

"The day after tomorrow in the morning, we will first gather at Eternal Frost Main City, then use the teleportation array in the main city to head to the Youlan Kingdom."

"No problem."

The two sides quickly finalized the time for the operation and then hung up the communication.

Afterward, Cao Xing opened the private chat interface and told Bai Zhi the time of the operation.

After receiving the woman's reply, he closed the private chat and began to continue patrolling his territory.

Time flew by, and it was already past five in the afternoon.

Cao Xing looked up at the sky; it had already turned completely dark.

After a whole day of resource collection, the basic resources of his territory had seen another increase.

In terms of coal and wood alone, he had collected over a hundred thousand of each.

After the blizzard, those workers could be said to be full of energy.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, then pressed the communication device on his ear.

"Everyone, it's dark. All personnel currently working outside, return to the territory."

When his order was given, the territory members working outside stopped their work and put down their various collection tools.

Then, according to their teams, they climbed into the beds of the transport trucks, and these mechanical devices transported the workers back in batches.

This not only saved time traveling over the snow but also reduced physical exertion.

It could be said to kill two birds with one stone.