Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 643: The Foundation of Black Flame City

Black Flame City.

The three Deputy City Lords gathered together to discuss matters.

Jia Jicheng, in charge of commerce, a 33rd-stage Chaos Dominator.

Di You, in charge of military affairs, a 35th-stage Chaos Dominator.

Sima Yuan, in charge of political affairs, a 34th-stage Chaos Dominator.

Sima Yuan spoke first, "Old Jia, you have a good relationship with the new City Lord. Tell us your thoughts."

Jia Jicheng said, "As you all likely know, the new City Lord is a high-level Artifact Refining Master. My new Dominator Artifact was personally forged by him. So, in reality, City Lord Seven Stars is not lacking in Chaos Jade. Therefore, the rewards he mentioned can basically be fulfilled!"

He first confirmed the feasibility of the rewards.

Sima Yuan nodded and looked at Di You, "Di You, has the current number of recommended individuals met the requirements?"

Di You explained, "This Kalpa is already four-fifths over, but the number of recommended individuals is currently only 230,000. Based on past situations, around 290,000-plus will likely meet the requirements in the end, barely achieving the target."

Sima Yuan said, "This time, our Black Flame City successfully wiped out the Scavenger tide. For a long time, there won't be any Scavenger attacks, drastically reducing our defensive pressure. Because of this, we can recommend a large portion of our standing army to the Second Frontline!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Jia Jicheng and the other man changed.

Di You frowned, "Maintaining a million-strong army is Black Flame City's rule!"

Sima Yuan waved his hand, "I know about this matter. It's not Black Flame City's rule, it's the Old City Lord's rule. Now that the new City Lord has taken office, rules can be changed. We can apply to City Lord Seven Stars. If he agrees, this time we might be able to earn an immense amount of Chaos Jade!"

Hearing this, Jia Jicheng suddenly grew excited, "Hiss... Now that you mention it, I feel like we could earn a truly massive amount!"

Sima Yuan looked at Di You, "Brother Di You, how many qualified soldiers can we pull out?"

Di You sighed, "Although the Old City Lord didn't manage affairs, he provided a lot of funding. The number of 29th-stage soldiers he cultivated is probably the highest among all cities. Within the million-strong army, there are a total of one hundred thousand 29th-stage soldiers!"

"So many!" Jia Jicheng was greatly shocked.

"Many are in secluded cultivation and don't show themselves normally. They appeared during the previous Scavenger siege."

Jia Jicheng nodded. He knew many 29th-stage and even 30th-stage soldiers had appeared on the battlefield, but he hadn't counted them at the time. Now, thinking back and counting them one by one, the number really was over one hundred thousand.

"If we include them, wouldn't we be able to increase the number by thirty-three percent?" Jia Jicheng gasped in astonishment.

"Indeed!" Di You confirmed.

"One percent is ten thousand Kalpa units, so what is thirty-three percent?" Jia Jicheng was dumbfounded.

"I heard there's no upper limit? That would be 85 trillion Kalpa units!" Sima Yuan said hesitantly.

Jia Jicheng shook his head, "That calculation method must be wrong. How could it keep doubling like that? If it did, we couldn't accept such an astronomical sum either!"

"Let's try submitting an application!" Sima Yuan said. "First, let's ask for City Lord Seven Stars' opinion!"

"Agreed!"

The three immediately co-signed and transmitted the message to Su Yuan.

When Su Yuan received the message from the three, he was directly dumbstruck.

He did a careful calculation. If he followed the method proposed by the three Deputy City Lords, the reward Black Flame City would get this time really would be 85 trillion.

However, Su Yuan quickly spotted a flaw. The current number was 230,000. Adding these one hundred thousand only made 330,000.

The three of them considered that the natural increase from other city residents would be around 60,000, but they didn't account for the fact that precisely because they defeated the Scavenger siege, many people had already left Black Flame City. So, the subsequent natural increase would be greatly reduced.

Therefore, the actual achievable figure might only be ten percent. Even that would be a huge sum of ten million Kalpa units.

"Did I get the calculation method wrong?"

Su Yuan immediately took out the City Lord's token to check, and then he realized he had indeed overthought it.

Because the pattern was ten thousand, twenty thousand, forty thousand, eighty thousand, one hundred twenty thousand, two hundred thousand, and so on.

Although he felt a bit tricked, this was more reasonable.

So, in reality, if there was a ten percent increase, it would only be 1.36 million Kalpa units.

This amount was not small, but it wasn't excessively huge either.

Su Yuan considered for a moment and replied to the three, "Proceed according to your method. However, don't think you can obtain too much Chaos Jade. The calculation method needs correction. Based on current estimates, you should be able to obtain 1.36 million Kalpa units."

After receiving Su Yuan's reply, Jia Jicheng and the other two were not disappointed but overjoyed.

If the previously calculated 85 trillion Chaos Jade was too outrageous for them to dare hope for, this 1.36 million Kalpa units instead made them feel there was hope of obtaining it.

If they could get their hands on this, they would be rich!

After receiving Su Yuan's approval, the three immediately began mobilizing the 29th-stage soldiers within their respective armies, suggesting they proceed to the Second Frontline.

The three Deputy City Lords were uncharacteristically generous this time. All soldiers choosing to go to the Second Frontline would receive a subsidy of 1 Kalpa unit!

The sheer size of this reward excited all the soldiers immensely. Even though this subsidy might be paid with a delay, the city government's credibility was still acceptable. Moreover, with Alliance system verification, it couldn't be faked.

Almost all soldiers agreed to this choice. They had long wanted to go to the Second Frontline. Now they could even get a severance payment, which was naturally perfect.

Seeing this situation, Jia Jicheng called for the other two Deputy City Lords.

"I propose we issue invitations to the Dominators within Black Flame City who meet the conditions. If they agree to join Black Flame City, become Black Flame City soldiers, and agree to go to the Second Frontline, they can also be given a subsidy of 1 Kalpa unit. What do you think?"

Jia Jicheng stated his proposal.

"This is a great idea! I'm afraid delays might lead to changes. If the policy is amended, we might not get the reward anymore. It's better to increase this number as much as possible within a short time. I suspect there will be a time limit later. Otherwise, if some people engage in underhanded manipulation, the reward amount could become extremely exaggerated!" Sima Yuan immediately said.

"Time limit!" Hearing this, Jia Jicheng nodded. "Indeed, judging from the message the City Lord gave, it didn't mention an end date for this event. That means it could end at any time. We need to reach a higher number in a short time, locking in the reward first!"

Once the three agreed on the plan, they immediately issued a city-wide announcement.

Travelers, merchants, residents, and outsiders who saw Black Flame City's official announcement spread the news far and wide.

"Has Black Flame City struck it rich? Giving away money like this? Hurry and sign up, it'll be gone if you're late! A compensation of 1 Kalpa unit is too tempting!"