Chapter 2496: Reining In the Swagger

Chapter 2496: Chapter 2496: Reining In the Swagger

Ten days, nearly one million people; such an increase rate is indeed astonishing. At this rate, in a month, that’s nearly three million people. After a month, the active population of Hongmeng City may exceed ten million.

And as the population grows rapidly, various effects change accordingly. The simplest example is that the sales of Hongmeng Pill Tower have recently shown significant improvement. The expansion of a city absolutely relies on its population. If there’s no one, no matter how well you construct a city, it would be useless.

"The property sales in the outer city of Hongmeng City have also started to thaw. Previously, no one was interested in property, but now there are significantly more inquiries, and some have been sold," Bai Han continued, his eyes gleaming.

"Yes, pay attention to the recruitment of Array Masters. Hongmeng City needs more Array Masters, and currently, the number of Immortal Array Masters is far from sufficient," Jing Yan nodded and said.

"Yes! I will focus on recruiting Array Masters and Immortal Array Masters," Bai Han responded.

"There’s one more thing you need to pay special attention to. Thunder Domain was once extremely powerful, with many members. Although it has declined now, I believe there are still many former Thunder Domain members alive. You can specifically establish a search agency now, responsible for finding Thunder Domain personnel. If found, discreetly guide them to Hongmeng City," Jing Yan said after a pause.

These words were addressed to both Bai Han and Luo Hao.

Bai Han and Luo Hao have been in Hongmeng City for some time, but their identities have not been publicly disclosed. Because their identities are rather special, they alter their appearances when facing outsiders. Doing so can minimize detection by enemies, but it also has the drawback that other Thunder Domain personnel won’t know the identities of the two.

Thus, Jing Yan tasked them to start a search agency, specifically to find those hidden Thunder Domain personnel.

Bai Han and Luo Hao exchanged a glance and nodded heavily, their hearts also ablaze with enthusiasm.

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Twenty-five days after Hongmeng Cultivation Tower opened to the public, the number of active personnel in Hongmeng City reached nine million. Forty days after the tower opened, the number reached ten million.

The current situation is that not only are cultivators from nearby cities such as Tianji City, Mystic Underworld City, and Windward City converging toward Hongmeng City, but even those from farther cities like Tiger Roar City are also flocking to Hongmeng City.

The influx of numerous cultivators into Hongmeng City makes the city increasingly prosperous, with various industries thriving with enthusiasm.

Those powers who initially did not have high hopes for Hongmeng City, thinking it had no potential, are already somewhat regretting their decision. These forces did not settle in Hongmeng City before, but if they want to now, the costs are far different from before.

But even so, many forces have chosen to settle in Hongmeng City, purchasing shops and running businesses, further driving up the property prices in Hongmeng City. More than a month ago, the price of a standard small residence inside the city was around three hundred and fifty million Black Crystal Stones. Now, the price has soared directly to four hundred million Black Crystal Stones. Even the prices of houses in the outer city have grown substantially.

The residences in the outer city are now almost entirely vacant and are all in the hands of the City Lord Mansion. Naturally, the prices are dictated by the City Lord Mansion. The price of property in the outer city will follow that of the inner city. The City Lord Mansion is not foolish and certainly would not label a large number of properties in the outer city with a fixed price.

Tianji City.

The City Lord of Tianji City is now communicating with high-level figures of its affiliated forces’ headquarters.

"Sir, the cultivators of Tianji City are experiencing severe attrition; many have sold their properties in Tianji City and moved to Hongmeng City," the Tianji City Lord said helplessly.

Compared to Tianji City’s massive population base, the number of people leaving is not much, but the real estate prices within Tianji City have shown a downward trend.

"Is Hongmeng City’s Cultivation Tower really that good?" asked the prominent figure from Tianbei Sect.

"What can be confirmed is that the effect of Hongmeng City’s third-level cultivation room is indeed very good," Tianji City Lord responded and continued, "Hongmeng City publicly claims their Cultivation Tower is a Heavenly Cultivation Tower."

"This City Lord Jing Yan has very strong means! However, it’s ridiculous for them to claim their tower is a Heavenly Cultivation Tower. It’s impractical to build a Heavenly Cultivation Tower in just a few decades," the Tianbei Sect figure sneered.

"Sir, what should we do now? We can’t forcibly stop the cultivators heading to Hongmeng City," the Tianji City Lord’s voice was solemn.

"Let’s watch and see!"

"We have obtained some information; someone will emerge to suppress the arrogance of Hongmeng City," said the prominent figure.

"Who would step forward?" Tianji City Lord asked in astonishment.

"You will naturally know when the time comes. Well, it shouldn’t take too long either. Haha, Hongmeng City slapped many people’s faces, it’s normal for them not to take it well," said the prominent figure from Tianbei Sect.

Tianbei Sect, one of the superpowers of Kunling Heaven. Tianji City is a city built by Tianbei Sect deep in the Thunder Domain.

Meanwhile, similar happenings occurred in Windward City.

Only Mystic Underworld City Lord Bo Qian remained relatively indifferent since Golden Toad Commerce also benefited greatly from Hongmeng City’s expansion. Golden Toad Commerce has indeed purchased a lot of properties in Hongmeng City.

Of course, the success of Hongmeng Cultivation Tower took the Golden Toad Commerce headquarters by surprise. Initially, even Gao Zhenjiang did not believe that Hongmeng City could complete the Cultivation Tower; it was unexpected that Hongmeng City finished it in just fifty years and officially opened it to the public.

Due to the rapid rise of Hongmeng City, all sizes of forces with tentacles in Thunder Domain also experienced certain disturbances. Some forces settled in Hongmeng City, but those already decided to settle are relatively small. The larger forces have hardly made any moves yet. Especially the superpowers, they manage to keep their cool, outwardly acting as if nothing has happened.

Another month passed.

At this time, the active population of Hongmeng City has already reached twelve million. With four million permanent residents, and eight million transient population. The proportion of permanent residents has risen somewhat, meaning that the proportion of cultivators who purchase property in Hongmeng City has increased.

On this day, Jing Yan was refining the final step of the Qianhe Zhenye Pill Formula when he received a message from Elder Gao Zhenjiang of Golden Toad Commerce.

Jing Yan stopped what he was doing and checked his Communication Magical Treasure.

"City Lord Jing Yan, congratulations! The development speed of Hongmeng City is truly astonishing! City Lord Jing Yan, you’ve really given many people a big shock!" Gao Zhenjiang’s laughter came from the Communication Magical Treasure.