Chapter 653: Chapter 385: The Situation in Ten Directions Island Domain (5K)
Tianyuan Calendar, Year 1, Day 361.
Mu Yuan sat in his office, flipping through files and documents from various departments, and responding to each one.
Outside the door, workers hurried by from time to time, and the hustle and bustle inside the City Lord's Mansion was louder than before.
——Isloa had recruited and trained a batch of new clerks, who were assigned to the City Hall and its subordinate organizations.
After all, the war was over, and if they didn't take advantage of this time to recruit more clerks, they would be short-staffed again when the war broke out.
Compared to the population of over fifty thousand Territory Citizens, the number of administrative personnel in Tianyuan City was small, relying on a certain hero to hold multiple positions just to barely maintain operations.
This was actually detrimental to the stability of the territory.
Just like during the defense battle of Tianyuan City, if the war had lasted a little longer, one or two days, it would have been difficult for the territory to maintain its stability.
He couldn't let Isloa hold multiple positions forever.
After all, if there was a need for war, he would need someone to preside over the Epic Mage Tower, and only Isloa could maximize the power of the Epic Mage Tower.
A girl wearing a star blue robe, with a star-shaped earring dangling from one earlobe, walked into the office.
She was Isloa's adjutant 'Mo Li,' and among the first and second batch of Starlight Scholar transfer troops, she was one of the most outstanding.
"Lord, here are the documents from Minister Isloa," she said.
She placed the pile of documents that was almost tall enough to cover her entire face onto the desk with a thud.
Isn't this a little too much?
But Lord Shepherd was not at all flustered.
He said, "Give me a brief overview."
"Yes," Mo Li replied.
Standing two meters away, with her hands crossed in front of her abdomen, she didn't look at the documents but spoke fluently:
"There are four items in there that are of Three-star importance or higher and awaiting your approval."
"First, the Logistics Development Department's observation base has been completed. The base leader 'Battle Armor General' invites you to visit at a yet-to-be-determined date."
"Second, the Cat Person tribe, the Fire Lion tribe, and the Multi-Armed tribe have all agreed to our terms, but the agreements have not yet been formally signed. The minister has scheduled the signing for six days from now. At that time, we will need you, Lord, to be present. The minister says it will help stabilize the thoughts of these three tribes."
Mu Yuan began reviewing the documents.
The documents related to this matter accounted for more than half of the recent pile.
He skimmed through them.
The cooperation with these minor powers included mining personnel, daily security handled by the tribes themselves, with Tianyuan City only sending supervisors and liaisons.
The minerals mined would be split seventy-thirty.
Naturally, Tianyuan City would take seventy percent, and there were guaranteed mining deliveries.
Seventy percent was not excessive.
After all, Tianyuan City provided not only the mines — the Overlord Power was repelled by them, and the veins within the range of the large tribes naturally belonged to them, except for those agreed upon with the Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge.
They also provided protection.
If the tribes encountered a monster wave or Legendary Realm attack, Tianyuan City would send strong support.
In the vast wilderness, the most important factor in occupying a mineral vein for mining is having a powerful backer.
Having a backer is the key.
Tianyuan City has now become a regional overlord-level backer.
There were also reports provided by the intelligence department.
The City Hall had also communicated with envoys from the tribes, recording some information.
Mo Li continued, "From page 12 to page 20, there are documents related to the Cat Person tribe; from page 21 to page 39, documents related to the Fire Lion tribe; and from page 40 to page 49, documents pertaining to the Ape People Tribe."
Mu Yuan flipped through the pages.
Among the four tribes with previous leads — Cat Person, Fire Lion, Multi-Armed, Ape People — the Ape People Tribe had yet to be contacted, and it wasn't ruled out that they could have already sent a message.
Among the three tribes, Sophia judged that the Fire Lion tribe was the strongest, as they requested to lease two mining sites, which also revealed certain intentions.
After all, Tianyuan City would only provide support during a monster wave or when facing an enemy from the Legendary Realm.
Other times, even if facing several or even a dozen Fourth-order Bosses, they would have to rely on their own strength to fend off the attack.
Or request paid support.
The Cat Person tribe was the weakest.
Mu Yuan instructed, "Continue."
Mo Li replied, "Yes. The second issue involves the Featherman nation demanding a higher share, stating that as a power far stronger than the Cat People or Fire Lions, they rightly deserve better treatment. The minister did not agree."
Mu Yuan said, "That's correct. Tell them that if they have the capacity, they can lease more sites."
They had some cooperation with the Featherman nation, but it was minimal.
They couldn't compromise when it came to interests.
Besides, if they made concessions to the Featherman nation, how would the Cat People and Fire Lions view it? The Featherman nation did not contribute to the defense of Tianyuan City.
Mo Li went on, "The third item is about the Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge."
"After internal discussions, the Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge are prepared to divide their households. One group will migrate to the Federation of All Nations territory, while another will stay behind and are ready to establish their own city in the outside world."
"In the Natural Garden, those staying include the White Sword Flower Milena; and in the Giant Ridge, only one from the Legendary Realm remains, the Frost King Brockhoff."
"These are the two powers' proposed city-building locations."
Mu Yuan glanced at the locations, all of which were not close to Tianyuan City.
This was normal.
Acting as a matchmaker for the two great powers was also a condition he had promised before the defense of Tianyuan City began.
Once the two powers divided and moved, the number of Legendary Realm beings in the Ten Directions Island Domain would decrease sharply from eight to four, cutting by half. Find exclusive stories on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net