Chapter 223: Do you want to be the city lord?

"Ah, this... no problem, no problem!" Yi Si Ben and Ke Lao Wei Er both acknowledged the two's mission accomplishments.

Jia Li Er even said, "You exceeded the mission, not only defeating the Bloody Rose Legion but also in one go driving them back into the abyss and destroying the core teleportation array. Such a feat, even if the previous city lord were alive, had never been done!"

"Well, given that your merits are too great, we cannot hastily reward you with the previously planned rewards, or else other main cities will mock us for being stingy." Yi Si Ben said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Feng was delighted; does this mean the reward has been upgraded?

"What reward do you plan to give us?" he said eagerly.

The three NPCs exchanged glances.

After a moment, Ke Lao Wei Er tentatively asked, "Xiao Feng Warrior, are you interested... in becoming city lord?"

"what?"

Xiao Feng tilted his head, and a row of question marks appeared above his head.

Become city lord?

What does that mean?

Are they going to give him War City?

Holy shit!

What an astonishingly huge gift package!

He froze, pointing at himself in astonishment and saying, "You mean... city lord? Me?"

"Yes!" Yi Si Ben nodded and said, "Xiao Feng Warrior, you have saved War City before, your prestige has reached the 10 million mark, you have slain a god-level demon king, and you have outright defeated the million-strong abyssal army on the Ashen Plains. All these merits combined, calling it unparalleled throughout history is not an exaggeration; even if a war god were reincarnated, it would be no more than this. With such tremendous achievements, you are fully qualified to hold the position of city lord!"

Isben nodded and said, "Xiao Feng warrior, you have once saved War City, and your reputation value has accumulated to ten million, you have also slain a god-level demon king, and directly defeated the million-strong Abyssal army of the Ashen Plain. With all these merits piled up, calling it unparalleled in ancient and modern times is not an exaggeration; even if a war god were reincarnated, it would be no more than this. Based on these great achievements, you are fully qualified to take the position of city lord!"

The prestige that always seemed useless actually came in handy here!

10 million prestige, a huge contribution, exceeding military merit!

Adding these together, plus the fact that the city lord position was vacant, actually earned him this treatment!

"What are the benefits of being city lord?" Xiao Feng asked, a bit excited.

Ke Lao Wei Er replied, "Yes, many! The city lord is the symbol of the highest status in a main city, possessing supreme authority. After becoming city lord, you can enact laws, set tax policies, mobilize troops, remodel the city... all these powers, everything you could want!"

"Holy shit, this is basically being an emperor!" Xiao Feng was instantly dazed.

The benefits are too great, I can barely handle it!

Yi Si Ben added, "However, Xiao Feng Warrior, you are after all an adventurer with your own affairs to attend to. At that time, specialists will handle the main city's big and small matters, so you won't need to be busy. Of course, to prevent disputes among adventurers from affecting the main city's development, we will also supervise from the sidelines, preventing you from abusing city lord privileges so that other adventurers cannot survive."

Isben added, "However, Xiao Feng warrior, you are after all an adventurer with your own affairs to attend to. When the time comes, dedicated personnel will handle all matters of the main city, so you won't need to be busy. Of course, to prevent disputes among adventurers from affecting the development of the main city, we will also supervise from the sidelines, avoiding you from invoking city lord privileges that would leave other adventurers unable to survive."

However, to avoid breaking the balance, his power will also be partially limited, making it slightly lower than that of a true city lord.

"Then what is my most tangible benefit, and what do I need to pay?" Xiao Feng asked a key question.

After all, he came to play a game, not to be a politician, and he doesn't want to be tangled up in the main city's affairs.

Jia Li Er explained, "If you don't want to be too busy, you can choose to delegate authority to lower officials to handle things. That way, you basically just need to return to the main city every three to five days to sign some documents, you don't need to manage anything, and you can still enjoy the full tax revenue of the entire main city's jurisdiction and freely take treasures from the main city's treasury."

In short, it's like clocking in once every three days, with super high pay, plus the perk of freely taking items from the treasury!

"Awesome!" Xiao Feng exclaimed happily, "Your tax revenue... how many gold coins can it generate per day?"

The iron rice bowl is about to be in his grasp; he's already excited to the point of almost shouting.

Ke Lao Wei Er replied, "I handle military affairs, so I'm not too familiar with this. But I previously heard the city lord say that the main city's jurisdiction's annual tax revenue and economic income are roughly around 320 billion gold coins."

Cromwell replied, "I'm in charge of military affairs, so I'm not too familiar with this. But I heard the city lord say before that the annual tax and economic revenue of the main city's jurisdiction is roughly 320 billion gold coins."

"100 million!"

"Gold coins! Holy..."

Xiao Feng almost fainted.

320 billion gold coins, at the current exchange rate of 1 gold coin to 5 real money, equals a full 1600 billion real money!

Although this vast amount of gold coins cannot all be sold and converted into real-world currency, its value is immeasurable, absolutely a massive fund beyond imagination!

And this is only the annual economic income of the main city!

One year here equals 36 days in the real world!

What does earning 1.6 trillion in over a month mean?

Xiao Feng has stopped thinking.

The numbers are too huge; he went numb, unable to even imagine what that scale is like.

Suddenly, his mood suddenly calmed down.

When something becomes absurd to a certain extent, joy turns into calm.

It's not that he isn't happy, but rather that he's overly happy; after the emotional wave peaks at its summit, it becomes a steady state at the peak.

"Originally I wanted to build a city myself, but now it seems unnecessary."

He took out the super-divine quality item 【City Building Order】 from his backpack and showed it to the three NPCs.

He took out the super god-quality item 【City Building Order】 from his backpack and showed it to the three NPCs.

Seeing the City Building Order, Ke Lao Wei Er showed surprise and couldn't help reminding, "Xiao Feng Warrior, the City Building Order is a precious item with great use! After becoming city lord, you can use the City Building Order to expand the main city, increasing its area. The added area can be arranged however you like, you can plan it any way you want!"

Cromwell saw the City Building Order, his face showing surprise, and he couldn't help reminding: "Xiao Feng warrior, the City Building Order is a precious item of great use! After you become city lord, you can use the City Building Order to expand the main city, increasing its area. The newly added area can be arranged as you wish, you can plan it however you like!"

Ke Lao Wei Er said, "Yes, our War City is currently a level 2 main city; after accumulating five expansions, it can be upgraded to a level 1 main city!"

Cromwell said, "Yes, our War City is currently a second-tier city, and after accumulating five expansions, it can be upgraded to a first-tier city."

As it turns out, the City Building Order can not only be used to build a level 3 main city, but also to upgrade a main city…

This means he still needs to go kill a few more gods!

Only gods can drop the City Building Order; Mi He Er, being a battlefield monster, didn't drop it, so he must go find four more gods!

"Alright, I'll take this city lord position! Let's hurry through the procedures!" He waved his hand and settled the matter.

"Fine, I'll take this city lord position! Hurry up and get the procedures done!" He waved his hand, settling the matter.

Ke Lao Wei Er looked at him satisfied, nodding and saying, "Good, City Lord, please wait a moment, it'll be ready soon!"

This attitude, the grief of mourning the previous City Lord just now has completely vanished without a trace.

Ke Lao Wei Er went out for a trip.

Not long after, he came back with a document and said to Xiao Feng, "Sign on this document, then bind the City Lord Token, and you will be the new War City Lord!"

"That's so simple!"

Xiao Feng had thought he at least needed to pull off an 'enthronement ceremony,' but he never expected everything to be this simple and smooth.

Signing and acknowledging the master, together they take no more than ten seconds.

Soon, he finished the operation, and a pleasant notification sound rang out.

【Congratulations! You have been appointed as the second-generation City Lord of War City! Reputation +1,000,000!】

Then……

And then nothing.

Xiao Feng's old face stiffened, "Such a big matter, how come there's not even a war zone announcement?"

"Ah, City Lord, do you want to issue an announcement? You can operate this yourself with the token; you can send one each day!" Ke Lao Wei Er reminded.

"What? I can also issue war zone announcements myself?" Xiao Feng was dumbfounded.

Picking up the City Lord Token and looking at it, he only then realized he actually really had privileges!

【City Lord Token·War City】

(Bound item, cannot be lost)

Introduction: The City Lord Token of a level-2 War City possesses the highest political and military authority within the main city's jurisdiction.

Functions:

1. Mobilize troops (1 remaining today)

2. Recruit troops (1 remaining today)

3. Declare war (1 remaining today)

4. Diplomacy (1 remaining today)

5. Issue decrees (1 remaining today)

6. Open treasury (1 remaining today)

7. Remodel city (1 remaining today)

8. Expand city (1 remaining today, requires a City Construction Token)

9. War zone announcement (1 remaining today)

10. Jurisdiction announcement (3 remaining today)

11. Issue quests (3 remaining today)

12. Hide information (3 remaining today)