Lu Yao overlooks Salt City.
In the humble little town, there were clearly more people on the streets than in the past, and the houses were expanding. The short walls that were still loose in the past were now tightly attached to a residential house.
Lu Yao clicked on the population column in the upper right corner.
Population: 23,215
In the details, the population of Yancheng showed 3,005, a population nearly 700 more than a few days ago.
Due to the small base, it was also impossible for fertility growth to boost the population by this much in a short period of time.
That leaves only one reason: migration of foreigners.
They were everywhere on the streets: topless islanders, savages with hair trailing down to their waists, and a few outsiders with feathers on their heads and mud and paint on their faces.
They seemed to have moved to Salt Lake City only recently, and everything was new to them. Many of them were looking left and right and communicating with the local citizens with gestures.
Yancheng is a young city that is relatively tolerant of outsiders. In particular, many of these outsiders bring their own special goods.
For example, colourful clay pots, feather-knitted clothes or hats, rare animal bones, grotesque wood carvings, and precious stones.
These exotic goods were attractive in the Salt City and were looted by merchants. Some of the immigrants came here and became quite wealthy and generous instead.
Lu Yao noticed a small man clad in colourful feathers. This little man bought many things and directly pulled a camel to sweep through the shops and streets.
The top of the villain’s head displayed:[Chief] Dolun Nunu.
Dolennunu does not speak the language of Yao City, but this does not in any way detract from the out-of-town life of a chieftain.
He is accompanied by a local merchant in addition to two feathered followers. The merchant was making gestures with Duo Lun Nunu to help him understand.
The interpreter is Shang Li.
In the face of the foreign landlord, Shang Li was very attentive.
“Chief, the houses in Salt City are so sturdy and beautiful. To buy only an ordinary house is really not in line with your honourable status.”
Chief Dolun Nunu carried his hands behind his back and a garbled paragraph emerged from the top of his head.
Shangli, however, seemed to read it.
He continued to persuade, “Look ahead, that is the mayor’s house, and the best house in Salt City.”
An exclamation mark popped up above Dorian Nuno’s head.
It looked as if he understood.
Seeing this, Shangli hurriedly gave him directions to a tall stone house next to the library.
“Chief, this is the mayor’s mansion.”
Duo Lun Nunu looked up and down, and a bunch of gibberish surfaced on his head again.
Lu Yao glanced at it.
The residence of the fishing company was much larger than the surrounding residential houses, the two stone houses were connected in front and back, like a small townhouse. To the left of the two houses was a small garden, and to the right was a place that looked like a stable.
There was a large black dog lying at the main entrance of the mayor’s mansion, it was not noisy, just lazily lying on the ground.
After surveying the mayor’s mansion, a smiley face popped up above the chief’s head and his mouth gibbered for a while.
A light bulb lit up above Shangli’s head.
“Chief, the mayor’s mansion is not for sale.”
“It’s where the most honourable people in the city live. How can it just be sold to you, even if you are also so honourable ……”
“Really? Do you really have to buy it?”
“Eh, that’s not impossible.”
“Please wait a moment, I went to discuss this with the mayor!”
Shang Li mounted a horse and quickly travelled through the streets and alleys, quickly finding the mayor, Fishing Company, by the lighthouse.
He chatted privately with Fishing Company for a while, and an exclamation mark floated above Fishing Company’s head.
Then the two men galloped all the way back.
“Chief, I have exhausted all means and finally convinced the mayor to let you have this most luxurious and honourable residence in Salt City.”
Shang Li said, “It would have been impossible for anyone else to buy this one-of-a-kind house. The mayor also relented when he heard it was you who wanted it.”
The smiley-face symbol on the top of Doranununu’s head got bigger, and he spoke in tongues for a while.
“You want it now? Yes, yes.” Shangli said.
Soon the chief’s follower brought a camel with two crates on its back.
The little man who followed him brought down the chests and opened the lids to reveal the bright gems inside.
After paying the money, Dolan Nunu walked into the No. 1 mansion in Salt Lake City with his head held high.
The big black dog at the door, obviously not understanding the situation, growled at the intruder.
Anger rose above the chief’s head.
The two followers grabbed the dog and threw it through the doorway.
The black dog, unemployed on the spot, flopped down at the feet of the mayor’s fishing company, a question mark sprouting from his head.
A few moments later, the followers brought the black dog’s replacements from the street: two pheasants with brilliant plumage. They pace slowly, with grace and restraint.
With the jewellery case and the dogs, Fishing Company and Merchant Lee left by the mansion.
They skirted the street and came to a secluded corner.
“The third set was also successfully sold.”
A smiley symbol appeared on Shang Li’s head, “The name of the mayor’s mansion works really well.”
“……”
A sigh emoticon appeared on the Mayor’s fishing company’s head, “You’ve fooled the third Chief that way, the last one was in the east, and the last one was in the north. They must know they’ve been duped.”
“How’s that for cheating? Mayor.”
In Shangli’s defence, “It is indeed the Mayor’s mansion, and you did stay in it for a few days, didn’t you?”
“The nursing home needs money, the library needs money, the roads need money, the fence needs money, and the architectural college you have your heart set on, Mayor, needs money. That’s what all this money is for.”
The fishing company said, “Okay. You do know how to make money.”
“That’s what businessmen do, Mayor.” Shang Li said.
Lu Yao looked at the good guy.
The Mayor personally real estate bandwagon right?
At this time, Lu Yao also saw it.
The large influx of people in Yancheng was basically foreign immigrants.
A significant portion of the immigrants came from Yao City next door.
Yao City used food and material offensive, and large-scale faith and culture export to the outside world, attracting many islanders, savages and mountain people. Among them, there was no shortage of leaders like Duo Lun Nunu.
Having eaten big fish and meat, it would be hard to eat chaff again.
Especially the wealthy class among these natives. They migrated to the big city of Yao City and enjoyed life on the property they brought with them.
Soon these people realised that the original Yao City was not the best place.
It was Salt City to the west that was the rich man’s paradise.
Prayer and recitation of the Gospel were not mandatory there, nor were animal fights and drunkenness prohibited. Yancheng had clean and beautiful streets and houses, abundant goods, and few restrictions on people.
As a result, some of the wealthy immigrants moved to Yancheng.
As a result, it turned out that Yancheng was sitting on its own, indirectly robbing Yao Cheng of the wealthy foreigners brought by the missionary work.
However, because Yao City had the only school [Seminary]. Therefore, the foreign natives would usually study at the seminary for a while to learn the local language and basic knowledge, indirectly expanding Yao City’s influence.
Lu Yao gazed back and forth between the two cities.
He found an interesting thing.
Whether willingly or not, the two cities were somehow entering into de facto cooperation.
Through its strong cultural output, Yao City continued to spread divine beliefs and theological awareness. Their relentless promotion has greatly influenced the perceptions of natives from all over the world, so that they can’t help but come to the city to observe.
Yancheng, however, with its open and tolerant nature, firmly adsorbed this group of outsiders, allowing them to migrate over and settle down in order to enjoy a better environment and a relaxed life.
On the other hand, Yancheng was unable to digest a large amount of foreign commodities on its own, so it increased trade and exchanges with Yao City, activating the twin cities’ economy with feedback in disguise.
Lu Yao muttered in his heart.
What is this called?
A beggarly version of the Yao YC city cluster?
Lu Yao remembered a forgotten place.
He switched viewpoints and moved to the south that he hadn’t paid attention to for a long time.
Seeing Saniro’s condition, Lu Yao looked confused.
What is this situation?
The city of Saniro was now infested with a head of [Sandworms], which were strutting around in the streets.
Monsters had attacked the city?
Lu Yao took a look and the city walls weren’t broken.
He looked more closely.
Why were these Sandworms digging drains?
Lu Yao observed for a while before he was sure he hadn’t guessed wrong.
Sanilo had learnt to harness transcendent monsters like sandworms.
Now that was a whole big job without saying a word.
