Chapter 161: The Surprised Small City Defenders
"That's a good thing!"

"What a great thing!"

Upon hearing the news, Chen Xuan was naturally overjoyed.

Because of the beast tide, although the population of these small cities was brought here, many resources that were difficult to take away were still left behind.

And now, if they could bring all these resources back, it would be a considerable income, and would allow these small cities to recover in a shorter time.

Although they are now only satellite cities, stationed around Qi City and responding to each other, they have not yet completely merged into one with Qi City.

But what does it matter? By then all the population and resources will be here.

What is there to say?

If you keep the land but lose the people, both the people and the land will be lost; if you keep the people but lose the land, both the people and the land will be kept!
As long as these cities bring over all the resources they didn't take away before, including the equipment they rely on for survival and even some production lines, the losses caused by the previous migration process of these cities can be minimized.

Of course it’s okay to be a satellite city of Qicheng. The current Qicheng is already so powerful that it can become the second, third, or even fourth or fifth ring road of Qicheng in the future!
"Then why are you still standing here like an idiot? Go now."

When Chen Xuan said this, Xu Yang from Yuncheng and Feng An from Fengcheng were all stunned for a moment.

Ah? ?

They obviously haven't reacted yet, how come the style of painting suddenly changed? ?

It's unreasonable.

According to the normal process, when they come to borrow people, shouldn't there be some fuss, and then Chen Xuan makes some demands, and they exchange interests, and then Chen Xuan takes a part of what they gained in this war before they can successfully lend the people to them?

At least in the past, when different cities helped each other, it was not in vain, it was more of an exchange of resources.

The result is now...

"Old Xu, I'll give you 10,000 people. Is that enough? If not, I'll give you another 3,000!"

"Old Feng, your place is far away, and the city is much larger than Old Xu's. I'll give you 20,000! Bring everything you can, even stray dogs and cats on the street. Many people in Qicheng want to keep pets. Before, they didn't have the energy to get these things due to the pressure of strange beasts. Now we have the conditions..."

Half an hour later, several city lords walked out of Qi City's garrison hall, their heads completely confused.

Several people looked at each other, staring at each other.

But in fact, they don't know.

As for the resource exchange in the past, it is no longer necessary with Qicheng's current strength.

Taking more resources from these small cities will not make much sense for Qicheng, which is already developing rapidly.

On the contrary, for those small cities that have moved to other locations to build new cities, it is a completely different concept, which can enable these small cities to get back on track quickly.

In the future, these small cities will be able to play a greater role in fighting against alien beasts.

We can't rely entirely on Qicheng!
……

……

The headquarters of the superpowers.

This is the tallest building in Qicheng.

Looking down from the observation deck of the Psychic Headquarters, you can have a panoramic view of the entire city.

Firstly, this can deter those lawless elements and tell them not to try to make any small moves in Qicheng. As long as someone warns them, the guards of Qicheng can lock you down as quickly as possible.

Secondly, it was also to deal with the previous beast tide attacks, to find the target as soon as possible, and to choose the fastest path to enter the battlefield.

At this time, Chen Xuan slowly walked to the observation deck, looking at the excited footsteps and excited backs of the city defenders leaving, and he felt some insights in his heart.

If... Li Xiao didn't come from Qicheng, would he end up like them?

Even if they only got permission from other town guards to relocate, they would be so excited...

If... after what happened in Xingcheng, Lord Li Xiao became disappointed with the human race, found a place to live in seclusion, and no longer cared about these worldly affairs, would Qicheng still be able to be preserved today?

Will Qicheng become a ruin like the previous cities, like Xingcheng not long ago?

Maybe...

Chen Xuan was thinking, and what he saw was Qi City becoming bustling after nightfall.

Qi City used to have a curfew, and citizens were not allowed to stay on the streets at night because some species of strange beasts liked to attack at night!
It is very important to keep the streets open. Traveling at night is not as convenient as during the day. Only a curfew can allow support troops to quickly pass through the city and reach their desired destinations.

And today.

The curfew is lifted!
Qicheng didn’t know how long it had been since the evening was so lively!

Look down.

Even though it was almost dawn.

Large quantities of flesh and blood of exotic beasts are being carried to every household.

Chen Xuan even saw someone setting off fireworks somewhere just now!

If there had been time to hang up the lights and decorations, the citizens of Qicheng would probably have celebrated today as if it were New Year's Day!

It’s so nice… so nice.

Chen Xuan himself didn't notice that there was mist in his eyes at this moment.

"Master Chen Xuan!"

At this time, the guard came to report.

Chen Xuan, who was awakened, finally came to his senses. He reached out to wipe away the moisture from the corners of his eyes and slightly adjusted his voice, "What's the matter? Tell me."

"Your Excellency! There is a group of survivors from other cities who want to see you."

"Oh?"

For a moment, Chen Xuan was also a little surprised.

The survivors were those whose cities had been completely destroyed and who had no way of reorganizing into large groups.

People like Xu Yang from Yuncheng and Feng An from Fengcheng, their city management teams are almost sound and can govern their citizens well, so they can settle down quickly after migrating here.

When we arrived in the vicinity of Qicheng, we immediately handed over the list to Qicheng for unified registration so that everyone could check their identity and origin.

And those who survived were no different from vagrants.

In the past few days, many survivors have come to Qi City for refuge, and most of them came here because of the reputation of Lord Li Xiao.

It is hard not to yearn for a city ruled by a powerful SSS-level psychic.

Because of today's beast tide, the original plan for the survivors to enter the city on a large scale has been temporarily shelved, resulting in a large number of survivors gathering outside the city.

The survivors in the city were all under the supervision of Qicheng officials to prevent them from causing trouble.

They will be registered uniformly in the custody place, and only after these survivors have legal identities will they be able to live like normal people in Qicheng.

Of course, when the list is completed, Qicheng will give them a certain amount of funds so that they can live for a short period of time, and then rely on their own skills to find a job and survive.

This was also what made Chen Xuan feel strange. Why didn't these people settle themselves down and race against time to live a stable life before the money they were given ran out? Instead, they came to guard the hall and look for him?
"Is there someone who is instigating the commotion? Is there anyone leading the way?"

Chen Xuan asked.

The guard replied, "Your Excellency, there was no instigation, but there was indeed someone leading the group."

"Who?!"

(End of this chapter)