Chapter 4432 Trouble knocking on the door (1)
Chapter 4432: Trouble knocking on the door (1) Chapter 4432: Trouble knocking on the door (1) Previously, Tang Zhen had heard that the borders of Da Qi were in chaos as the enemy’s Army constantly launched an invasion.
On the surface, it looked like a battle between countries, but it was actually driven by cultivators.
They wanted to occupy more territory and get more offerings.
Tang Zhen wasn’t particularly clear about the specific situation, but he knew that it was definitely the ordinary people who were suffering.
Due to the influence of the war, the border of Da Qi was in chaos. Villages and towns were turned into ruins, and a large number of refugees were forced to move.
The refugees in front of him had fled all the way from the border.
Along the way, the authorities had no intention of accepting refugees. Instead, they continued to drive them out by force.
Once they took in the refugees, it would cause great pressure and might lead to even greater chaos.
Therefore, they chased them away and even provided them with food so that these refugees could stay far away.
With no other choice, the refugees could only continue on and finally arrived at the Yellow Mountain County.
This was also the main reason why a large number of refugees had suddenly arrived.
To Tang Zhen, refugees were never a burden. No matter how many there were, he would dare to accept them.
Tang Zhen needed more residents to upgrade the tower City to Level 2. If the number of residents could not meet the standard, it would not be able to upgrade to Level 3.
One of the requirements to upgrade to a level 3 building was that the basic number of units had reached 100000, and there was no upper limit.
It sounded simple, but it was very difficult to do so because these 100000 people were official residents.
To become an official resident of the loucheng, it wasn’t just an identity that could be done, but it also required one to meet certain standards.
The most basic requirement was loyalty.
Tang Zhen set up a grading system and guided them step by step. He also gave them sufficient benefits.
The real purpose of this was to cultivate enough loyalty and buy people’s hearts by spending money.
Don’t think that the method was very low-end. In fact, this was the reality. If he couldn’t get enough benefits, who would fight with him?
The world was bustling with activity for the sake of profit. This was the principle.
It could be said that ever since loucheng was built, Tang Zhen had been throwing money at it. In the future, he would need to invest even more funds.
The building spirit was very understanding of her master and deliberately reminded hanyan during the mission so that she could quickly help her earn money.
Seeing the smiling faces of the escapees as they lined up to register, Tang Zhen confirmed that his luck was pretty good.
Compared to the other candidates, refugees were actually a better choice. They had already lost everything, so it was easier for them to make the loucheng their home.
Using less money to obtain a higher conversion rate was undoubtedly the greatest comfort.
Tang Zhen was currently in need of money.
Although he had just transferred five million from the little rich lady, Liu hanyan, not long ago, he had spent it all in the blink of an eye.
Lou Cheng advanced to one million.
After upgrading to a level 2 building, he would need to reserve one million taels of silver to maintain his daily expenses.
The purchase of all kinds of materials had to be deducted from this sum of money, and if it was less than 100000, it would have to be immediately supplemented.
To maintain the operation of the city, a large amount of money was indeed needed. Clothing, food, housing, and transportation all required money.
Even if the goods on the cornerstone platform were cheap and many of the items were sold at a cheap price, the variety was still a huge sum of money.
The more residents there were in Lou city, the higher the daily consumption.
The current residents of loucheng didn’t have a strong ability to earn money, so everything needed to be worried about by city Lord Tang Zhen.
When the residents grew up and could help to earn money, Tang Zhen would have the opportunity to be a hands-off shopkeeper.
It was like cultivating a fruit tree. There must be investment in the early stages, but there would eventually be a time when it would blossom and bear fruit.
Tang Zhen was really looking forward to that day.
With three million silver left, Tang Zhen took out another one million silver and directly pushed his God-Ascension cultivation to the maximum.
A hundred thousand taels for each level was a fair price.
If it was calculated according to this standard, Tang Zhen would need one million taels for each level to advance to the nascent soul realm.
It didn’t sound cheap, but if other cultivators knew about it, they would definitely be envious.
However, this opportunity could only be enjoyed by Tang Zhen alone. Even if outsiders paid ten times or a hundred times the price, they would not be qualified to enjoy this kind of upgrade benefit.
There was still two million taels left, which was not a small amount. At least, it could be used for a while.
The problem was that the current external environment was far more dangerous than imagined. Although Yunxiao sect did not look for trouble for the time being, an even greater hidden danger was coming.
Regardless of whether it was the cultivators in the northern border or the sects in the southern border, Tang Zhen had to be extra careful to prevent the other party from taking the initiative to find trouble.
In order to protect the building, he had to increase the defense level and add some powerful defensive weapons.
The first was the defensive magic circle, which was an option that had to be upgraded.
The defensive array of the level two City Tower could only protect the city itself and could resist the attack of a nascent soul realm cultivator.
This kind of defensive power was already very strong. Many sects ‘mountain-protecting formations were far inferior.
It was far from enough for Tang Zhen.
He needed a higher level of protection circle that could not only defend the city but also the entire territory.
A protective array of this level was also sold on the cornerstone platform. Moreover, it was the same as the cultivation technique that Tang Zhen cultivated and could be upgraded.
The original version was worth one million taels, which could cover the entire loucheng territory and could be activated at any time.
If one was willing to spend money to upgrade, the defense Standard could be continuously raised. As long as the money was right, even a God would not be able to break in.
Such a protective array perfectly satisfied Tang Zhen’s needs. He naturally had no reason to reject it.
After purchasing the protective array, Tang Zhen only had one million left in his pocket. However, he still had a lot of money to spend.
With a strong shield, one must also have a sharp spear. While blocking the enemy, one must also give a fierce counterattack.
The best defense was to attack, to be able to kill the enemy and force them to retreat, and also to resolve the crisis.
It could also serve as a deterrent so that the enemy would not dare to offend him easily.
He had to spend this money. Not only could it protect Lou Cheng, but it could also protect Tang Zhen himself.
After browsing through the cornerstone platform, Tang Zhen spent the last tael of silver to buy a ‘satellite’ that was suspended in the sky.
It wasn’t a real satellite, but it had a similar function, and its main function was to launch attacks on the enemy.
It collected all kinds of energy and fired death beams when attacking enemies. It could be said to be extremely powerful.
With this sky-based weapon, even if a strong enemy launched a surprise attack, Lou Cheng was fully capable of defending and repelling it.
Tang Zhen’s back was leaning against the foundation stone platform, yet he was still being bullied by others until he could not raise his head. This could only prove that Tang Zhen was too useless.
He didn’t want to live a cautious life, but he wanted to be truly invincible.
No matter who the other party was, as long as they dared to provoke him, they had to pay a painful price.
The silver was spent cleanly, but Tang Zhen felt very comfortable because all the money was spent on the blade.
The next thing he had to do was to earn money happily and work hard to reach the standard for upgrading his building to Level 3.
After paying 100 million taels of silver and having 100000 official residents, the city could be upgraded to a level 3 city.
One thousand taels for building a tower, one million for upgrading to level two, and one hundred million for upgrading to level three.
This also caused Tang Zhen to secretly ponder. What kind of harsh conditions would be required to advance to a higher level Lou Cheng?
If he needed silver taels, it would be fine. Whether it was one billion or ten billion taels, there would still be a chance to gather it.
He was just afraid that he would not need silver and would have to exchange it for something else. That would be a real headache.
Fortunately, Tang Zhen was confident that he would be able to find a solution no matter how difficult the problem was.
Tang Zhen stood at the end of the bridge. Just as he was pondering, he suddenly felt a cultivator rapidly approaching.
He looked up at the horizon and saw a few cultivators riding spirit cranes, flying rapidly towards the city.
He sensed the other party’s aura and expression. He seemed to be in a panic and was likely to have been seriously injured.
A few figures followed closely behind, riding on white-headed black-feathered giant eagles, looking aggressive.
From the looks of it, the group of cultivators riding the Black Eagles were obviously chasing after the enemy.
Tang Zhen frowned slightly. He immediately guessed that both parties belonged to the northern border cultivators and the southern border Alliance.
Although the future was inevitable, Tang Zhen did not wish to be involved in the battle between the two parties at this moment.
this is private property. Cultivators, please leave immediately. Otherwise, you will be severely punished!
Tang Zhen’s warning was issued. At the same time, he released the might of the God-Ascension cultivation realm, forcing the two groups of cultivators to take a detour.