39: Chapter 39 City of Radiant Moon

What is a genius? This is a genius.

After Ariel clearly and logically laid out her proposal to establish a City Hall, Loren was immediately moved.

A genius-level administrative talent.

This was the system's evaluation of Ariel, and the girl's performance just now could absolutely be called stunning.

Coupled with Ariel's loyalty, which had quietly risen to 90 points, it prompted Loren to take the action of appointing her as Vice Speaker.

She was definitely worth cultivating with all his effort.

Ariel had the power to nominate officials, but everything required his personal approval and verification. That would be the time to observe their loyalty; only officials with high loyalty to him would be qualified to hold important positions.

Furthermore, with the military firmly under his control, Ariel gained greater autonomy while remaining within his grasp.

Therefore, there would be no potential threat of losing control.

Although Loren was in control of the overall situation, outsiders could not see so much, nor did they know how exaggerated the system's evaluation of Ariel was.

They only knew that young and beautiful Ariel had been valued by Loren and directly appointed as the Vice Speaker of the City Hall, which forced them to marvel at Ariel's good luck.

"The work of the City Hall needs to be launched as quickly as possible. Everyone must cooperate with Ariel. Anyone who disobeys orders will be punished by me personally."

With Loren's strong stance, everyone immediately agreed.

"We will strictly follow your instructions."

After deciding the matter with a single word, Loren didn't say anything more. With him there, Ariel would surely be able to demonstrate her administrative talent.

In this territory, no one could interfere with his will.

He turned his gaze toward Guard Officer Kur.

"Later, I will formulate the code of conduct for the Public Security Department. It is strictly forbidden for anyone to bully civilians, and everyone must comply."

Kur immediately said solemnly.

"Lord Loren, we will defend your will with our lives."

Loren nodded slowly, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone.

"Grey Eagle Territory is our foundation and the territory we will defend in the future. I will build a new city on this land, a city more majestic than Decker City. This city will be as dazzling as the sun on the Endless Wasteland. I name it—Bright Moon City. From today on, you are all citizens of Bright Moon City. Our pursuit will surely be like the bright moon in the sky, becoming eternal!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shaken.

Bright Moon City, in the future, would be like the bright moon in the sky, becoming eternal... An inexplicable emotion fermented in everyone's hearts.

Their chests seemed to burn with an indescribable heat.

"Ding~ You have established the main city—Bright Moon City. The bright moon shines, magnificent and vast. You have activated a new territory attribute—Eternal Bright Moon. When the bright moon rises, residents in Bright Moon City will gain 30% Stamina Recovery speed. Note: A territory can only have one main city."

Huh? Hearing the system's sudden prompt, Loren's eyes showed a mix of astonishment and surprise.

This works too??

He subconsciously opened the attribute panel.

Grey Eagle Territory. Bright Moon City (Main City). Level: Village/Town level. Lord: Loren Grant (Detailed attributes can be viewed). Special Attributes: Leveling Up (Troops that join Grey Eagle Territory can gain the ability to level up by killing monsters. The level cap depends on bloodline potential; higher potential means a higher level cap). Eternal Bright Moon (When the bright moon rises, the Stamina Recovery speed of residents in Bright Moon City increases by 30%). Defensive Buildings: 1 Black Iron-tier arrow tower (can be upgraded to bronze-tier arrow tower), 1 wooden wall (can be upgraded to earthen wall). Residential Buildings: Lords Manor, Blacksmith Shop. Residents: 177. Army: Barbarian Berserker (120 people): 1 Gold, 12 Silver, 107 Bronze. Human Spearman (40 people): 1 Silver, 39 Bronze. Kobold (140 people): 9 Silver, 131 Bronze. Spellcaster: Kobold Bloodline Mage, Silver Rank 1. Soul Power: 1157. Evaluation: In the Endless Wasteland, only adventurers dreaming of being lords would build such a rudimentary territory. Perhaps by the next Day of Blood, this territory will no longer exist.

He had not expected to gain an additional territory attribute; it was a huge profit.

This Stamina Recovery territory attribute might not be useful for external expansion, but if used for farming and development... it is an irreplaceable trait.

No matter how exhausted one gets, resting for one night allows for full recovery the next day.

The humans in this world already possessed strong physical constitutions, and with the super-strong recovery speed, wouldn't their labor efficiency go through the roof?

Thinking about it seriously, Loren felt more and more that this territory attribute was extremely precious for farming. He was in a great mood.

Outsiders naturally wouldn't know about the system's changes. After Loren set the tone for establishing the City Hall, the subsequent topics were all discussed around the City Hall.

Two hours later, the discussed policies were all put on paper and became the laws that everyone in the future Grey Eagle Territory had to obey.

These policies included selection requirements for City Hall officials, regulations for the Public Security Department, tax laws, and dozens of other miscellaneous items.

Although these rules were still rough, and could only be called a basic framework, after the rules were formed, everyone's feelings were a bit different.

They seemed to see a seedling growing firmly in the perilous Endless Wasteland; perhaps one day, this seedling would really grow into a towering tree.

A few subordinates who were not originally close suddenly felt a sense of belonging.

After the discussion ended, Loren gave the first task to the newly established City Hall.

"The threat of the Day of Blood is approaching, but the arrow tower behind the city wall still cannot be put into use. Tomorrow morning, we must rebuild the arrow tower."

The reward for the task of rebuilding the arrow tower—the construction blueprint for the elemental tower—had to be obtained. There was no room for negotiation on this point.

"Ariel, the Construction Department is still an empty shell. Tomorrow, you will organize the resident assessment to select officials for the Construction Department. I need sufficient talent."

Ariel summoned her courage and nodded heavily. A hint of stubbornness appeared in her shy eyes, and her voice was weak but incredibly firm.

"Lord Loren, I will not let you down..."

Loren's unconditional trust made the girl feel as if the air was filled with hope, giving her unprecedented courage.

She would absolutely not let Lord Loren down, absolutely not!!

Loren gave Ariel an encouraging smile, then turned his gaze to the sturdy Barbarian Chief—Yas.

"Currently, the first task is to rebuild the arrow tower; everything must center around this. However, the army cannot stay idle. Yas, tomorrow you and Sim will lead a portion of the army to scout the vicinity of the territory and investigate all dangers within a ten-kilometer radius..."

"I need to know detailed information about the surrounding mineral veins, magical beasts, water sources, and Orc tribes."

"After the arrow tower is rebuilt, I will personally lead you out to hunt down enemies."

Mountain Barbarians are a race that survives on bitter, cold high mountains. The perilous wasteland is not a forbidden zone for them. In fact, for Barbarians, surviving in the wasteland might be simpler than surviving in human cities...

The system's monster-killing leveling function is almost a bug. The potential of the Barbarian Berserker and Javelin Thrower is very considerable. As long as their strength is improved, he will obtain an incomparably powerful army.

Loren was very much looking forward to this.