Chapter 236: Investigation

Whether on the sea or in Tana City, this recent period has been somewhat unusual, and Ganseer Brown has had to come to Tana City once again.

According to internal department reports, the current population growth in Tana City is far too abnormal.

It is as if this place no longer belongs to the Federal at all; everything is developing in an incredible direction.

"I don't want to make another trip either, but I need your data. According to our intelligence, you have brought in 170,000 slaves and 120,000 laborers in the last three months." As soon as Ganseer got off the train, he went to the chamber of commerce where Sarana was located.

Unlike when Feng was here, the chamber of commerce is now so busy that people are barely touching the ground.

Moreover, only Believers of the Wealth Church are here; those who are not so devout have long since gone to the player chamber of commerce at the docks to discuss matters related to cargo transport.

However, even so, the chamber of commerce is quite busy, which is why Sarana does not manage other merchant organizations in Tana City.

Because there is simply no manpower to manage them.

At this time, it is not realistic to pull merchants from other places, and the current Sarana has no thoughts of revenge at all; she feels a headache every day from those data.

So she does not have a good attitude toward Ganseer.

"I think you should be clear about the current situation in Tana City. We possess slaves for better development. Don't forget that those 50,000 lunatics from the War Church haven't returned from the barbarian lands yet; they need a lot of supplies to ensure the success of their expedition." Sarana said unpleasantly, "If the people sent by the Royal Capital to investigate are all at your level, then we have nothing to talk about; you can just write me a letter directly."

After all, as a noble's daughter, Sarana's status is no lower than Ganseer's, so she is not afraid of the other party's methods at all.

And Ganseer did indeed ask with very little competence.

Regarding the specific situation of Tana City, Sarana had already written a fairly comprehensive report last month.

Although that report was submitted directly to the Wealth Church, there is no reason why such a report would not appear on the desks of these intelligence departments.

"Tana City has doubled its population, and that's just what you brought in. Besides that, there are a large number of migrant workers gathering from other regions. The current Tana City is about to become a metropolis with a population of one million." Ganseer did not feel any irritation; he did not dislike this place, especially those Xiahui People, who left a very deep impression on him.

As the two were talking, there was a knock at the door.

Yun Xiao felt that some things still required the participation of the Zheng Shen Church, so he specifically ran to Sarana to seek some support.

For example, ships for land reclamation; the players have ready-made things to refer to, so it is not difficult to develop them.

But if such a good thing is too conspicuous, it is very likely that the NPCs will find fault with it.

Even if they are not targeted by NPCs, these players are very clear about the character of these NPCs; if something happens later, they will not help.

Players are not fools, and the money invested in the game can be considered real silver; at least they can eat a good meal in the game.

It won't work without the protection of NPCs.

So it wasn't just Yun Xiao who came to find Sarana; Teacher Liu also found the Wisdom Church and craftsmen to develop it together.

In short, this ship, in addition to a few players who are particularly interested in investing, also has Andrew representing the Calamity Faction, as well as the Wisdom Church investing.

However, money is always needed, and letting the Wealth Church have a share is not a bad thing for anyone.

At least when it is mass-produced and applied by the Federal to other places, the players can still share a lot of money.

"Please come in!" Sarana didn't care at all whether Ganseer had urgent matters to negotiate with her; she valued her current work more, because she wanted to go to the Theater to see the latest play after she finished.

That actress named Mata has been active in Tana City recently, and the several stage plays she participated in are very creative.

It is said that they are all adaptations based on novels written by those Xiahui People.

Those books were also published with the help of the Wealth Church, and they are now very popular; even overseas, many people buy them.

"Sorry, I interrupted your discussion." Seeing Ganseer, Yun Xiao's eyes lit up.

Players almost all know about this NPC's job, because a few people are always showing off their achievements on the forum.

Xin Zhi Xiang Wang just worked as a waiter in Yun Xiao's bar and found out a lot of news about Gannaer; after passing it back to Ganseer, he successfully obtained the advanced recipe for the thief—Trickster.

He sold this recipe to Evans, making this guy bleed heavily, and also sold a lot of materials from Gannaer to Tana City, earning a lot.

From his perspective, Ganseer is a pretty good older brother, just a bit extreme regarding his younger brother's affairs.

It's just that the awakening path is different; it's not like you can only be a spy if you awaken to the same profession as Ganseer...

At least Xin Zhi Xiang Wang is doing quite well even without awakening.

"I think what you have to say shouldn't be something I can't hear." Ganseer sat directly on the sofa to the side, looking at Sarana with composure.

Sarana helplessly put down the abacus in her hand; this thing is very useful and is already a must-have item for everyone in the chamber of commerce.

"Mr. Andrew has a new research and development project and hopes to get the support of the church. Of course, he also contacted the Wisdom Church, and they have already proposed the idea of joint research and development." Yun Xiao handed the document in his hand to Sarana, "This is a latest type of land reclamation ship that can dig out mud and sand from the seabed to fill in places that need filling. It is said that there are already target customers. Now the Mechanical Port is vigorously building a new city and really needs this kind of special tool ship."

"Let me see. Your ideas are really good. What is the success rate?" Sarana said with a frown.

No matter how you look at it, this is not a tool ship that is easy to realize; even with the help of the Wisdom Church, the success rate is not high.

And it's for the Mechanical Port; isn't that place already mostly built now?

It can be seen that Sarana's interest is not very high.

Ganseer, who was on the side, crossed his legs and thought for a while before saying: "Although the Mechanical Port has been built to look like something, it will still need this kind of equipment within the next twenty years, because the development degree of that reef area is less than five percent. If subsequent construction continues, it might be thirty times larger than the current Mechanical Port."

"Are you trying to remind me that I should invest in this project?"

"I think now, it should be them leading you instead. If the interior of the Wealth Church knows that you missed this opportunity, even if you are a noble, can you still return to the Royal Capital?" Ganseer is very clear about what Sarana's weakness is, "You want to go back for revenge, then you can't be the same as before, right?"

"You..." Sarana nodded, "Fine, go back and make a report. I will pay a certain fee according to the share. Of course, since the Wisdom Church is involved, I estimate I won't invest too much."

"You are truly the most generous lady I have ever met." Yun Xiao bowed slightly, "Also, this is the current planning for the dock area. They posted it directly on the road signs at the docks. I had someone redraw a copy. Now the land in the dock area is no longer enough, I think... we can sell a part, or rent out a part of the land."

"Such a large dock? It's already not enough?" Sarana almost didn't react, "Didn't the area of the Factory District also increase by three times? How is it still not enough?"

"Actually, it's not all places where people are; most places are now construction sites. Those merchants who came to invest see the strong atmosphere here and all want to buy a piece of land to build on, or rent a piece of land as an investment." Yun Xiao took out the report in his hand, which was compiled by the players themselves in the office at the docks, "Currently, the dock area has increased by a full 600,000 people, and there are bustling construction sites everywhere. As for the Factory District, I don't know how much it has increased."

"600,000!"

This time, not only Sarana, but even Ganseer shouted out.

It seems that the Royal Capital is already lagging behind; having this number is enough to show that Tana City is catching up to the Royal Capital's population at an incredible speed.

Although it is still a drop in the bucket compared to the Royal Capital's 5.7 million population, having so many people in such a remote area is itself very special.

"We don't rule out duplicate registrations or those not registered; you can also go to the Municipal Building to ask for relevant data." Yun Xiao scratched his head and said.

He knows Ganseer's profession very well, which is why he was puzzled as to why he had such a big reaction.

Could it be that the Municipal Building doesn't report relevant information to their superiors?

In fact, there is really no need to report.

Because slave owners would never report their relevant information to the Royal Capital, the nobles' self-protection regarding privacy is still very high.

As for why the Municipal Building does not conduct statistics or report them, it is also because there has never been such a tradition.

Tana City used to consume as many people as came, and it has always lived according to this population size; even though many new things have been added, the speed of development here is still too slow compared to the Royal Capital.

It is not even comparable to Rierna at all.

But now, with so many people suddenly appearing here and so many things suddenly available to be recorded, how could those blind men in the Municipal Building possibly see it?

After all, even for commercial taxes, the bulk goes into the hands of the Wealth Church, with only a very small portion in the hands of the Municipal Building, and these things are not even enough to maintain the existing urban operations of Tana City.

It is just like how Tana City has never had the profession of a cleaner; reporting or the like is also a non-existent thing.

"Then do you know how many people have been added to the Factory District?" Ganseer asked somewhat blankly.

"I do not know how many people have been added to the Factory District, sorry." The Factory District is the territory of the Wisdom Church; let alone players, even the Wealth Church cannot get involved in its management.

Even though most of the people there are Believers of the Wealth Church, only a portion of educated workers could possibly have close ties with the Wisdom Church.

However, Sarana blurted out, "I do not know how many people have been added, but I know that the number of large factories in the Factory District has increased by seventeen, and medium-sized factories have increased by more than four hundred. If they are recruiting according to the information they filled out, I estimate the newly added population will not be lower than 150,000. As for those nobles, they have also purchased quite a few Slaves recently; those Slaves you mentioned were almost all sold to nobles, which is another 100,000-plus."

"I don't understand, what kind of magic does Tana City have to be able to gather so many people?" Ganseer suddenly felt his scalp tingle. "With Tana City gathering so many people, those with Transcendental Power will also increase accordingly. Now that the people from the War Church are not here, what are we going to do about the public security in the city?"

"As long as everyone can have a meal, the security problem is still relatively easy to solve." Sarana also realized the seriousness of the problem.

If this kind of thing appeared anywhere in the Federal, it might mean that a famine had occurred somewhere.

People from those famine-stricken places came to Tana City like refugees; it would be strange if it weren't chaotic.

But now, Tana City is not only not in chaos, but it is even very stable.

As for Transcendental Power, it is not that there isn't any, but it seems that it cannot affect anything.

"Indeed, as long as there aren't too many guys like orcs, it will be fine." Ganseer remembered something. "I think the Wealth Church should increase its manpower, at least it should increase a portion of Awakened; I will pass the message to the Royal Capital."

"You think I don't want to? Forget it, if you can get them to send more manpower, that would be best."

Leaving the chamber of commerce, Ganseer received a report from his subordinate: the Wisdom Church in Tana City has produced more than 3,000 types of new technological products within the last half year.

From small things like sewing machines to giant oil tankers, there are traces of Xiahui People participating in all of them.

If Ganseer remembers correctly, his spy in Gannaer, as well as the gentleman who appeared in front of Sarana today, are all Xiahui People.

Are these people a bit too useful?

It is as if they appeared out of thin air, specifically to save Tana City.

Ganseer had this thought the last time he came to Tana City, but he could never get a handle on it.

While thinking, he walked to Store Street and arrived at the small courtyard where his younger brother Evans works.

At this time, Evans is quite busy with work; many players have gone out to sea recently, and quite a few players are trying to obtain permanent sea-going rights from him.

Fortunately, he has already advanced to become a Trickster; it is not so easy to fool him.

"I didn't expect you to be so conscientious now. If I had known you would work like this, why didn't you inherit the family business back then? Hmm?" Ganseer walked without sound, giving Evans a start.

If it were in the past, Evans, upon seeing Ganseer, would always keep his head lowered.

But now, perhaps because he has advanced, he not only did not lower his head, but also said unpleasantly: "I won't be punished by the King for doing something wrong; that is enough. And I don't need to be a lackey for those people. What, are you not going to find your Princess to have a good chat about the future?"

(End of this chapter)