Chapter 300 - Leaving Cold Desolate Dragon City
"Mr. City Lord, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. You even defeated the powerful Mountain Giant King. Your deeds have already spread throughout Iron Skull City." Rhett, the Commander of Iron Skull City, said as he walked towards Lorne.
"That's nothing. That Mountain Giant King is not very powerful. Defeating it is not a glorious thing. What I'm worried about now is that the surrounding monsters are going after the Cold Desolate Dragon City. The attacks in the future will probably be much more ferocious than this."
"Indeed. Cold Desolate Dragon City is located in the ruins of the war and near the Lake of Death. Coupled with the unique location that can connect the three fortresses, it makes the dark forces very afraid of the rise of Cold Desolate Dragon City. They will definitely secretly pressure Cold Desolate Dragon City and even destroy the construction of the city."
"However, Cold Desolate Dragon City is fighting for peace. On behalf of Iron Skull City, I thank you for your contribution. At the same time, I will bring 100,000 city guards to guard Cold Desolate Dragon City for a long time and contribute a portion of our strength to the defense of the Dragon City."
Rhett said righteously, but soon, he looked troubled and said, "However, the army has encountered some trouble recently."
"What trouble?" Lorne asked.
"It's like this. We have recently distributed 50,000 city guards to clear the monsters in the distant forest, but the price of the potions in the city is too high, and the price of the teleportation circle is also very high. It's difficult for us to bear the military expenses. Therefore, I would like to ask you to give us a discount, Mr. City Lord."
Rhett said this, but just making a request made him feel a little embarrassed, so he quickly said, "In return, I will arrange for 30,000 city guards to take on the defense mission in the city and don't need you to pay any fees."
"I didn't consider it thoroughly enough." Lorne said, "Commander Rhett, how about this? I'll give the city guards the normal price when buying potions, and the teleportation circle will be provided for you for free."
"That's great!" Rhett said in surprise, "With such convenience, the city guards can carry out the mission in peace. Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Tyrant."
"It's okay. I haven't forgotten about the financial support that Iron Skull City has given to Cold Desolate Dragon City. Without the help of Iron Skull City, Cold Desolate Dragon City would not have been able to expand to its current state in such a short time." Lorne smiled and said, "If there's anything you need help with in the future, please feel free to ask. As long as it's within my ability, I will definitely do my best to help."
"Alright, please rest assured, Mr. Tyrant. In the future, if Cold Desolate Dragon City needs help, Iron Skull City will definitely do its best to help. I hope that our two cities can help each other forever."
"Yes."
Lorne nodded.
At that moment, he received a notification.
That was, his affinity with Commander Rhett had increased by 5,000 points.
This was shocking news.
After all, he was the highest military officer in Iron Skull City.
With his affinity, his cooperation with Iron Skull City should be easier in the future.
While Lorne was thinking, Rhett had returned to the camp and issued a mission.
Ding!
"Regional Announcement: Commander of Iron Skull City, Rhett, has issued an army mission: Eliminate the Monsters in the Ruins of the War!"
"Mission Description: In order to eliminate the threat in the country, Iron Skull City has sent the city guards to the ruins of the war to completely clean up the entire ruins. Due to the limited number of soldiers in the city guards, they have specially recruited adventurers to help the army clean up the ruins of the war. You can obtain the reputation reward of Iron Skull City by killing the monsters. Please join us."
Ding!
"Regional Announcement: Commander of Iron Skull City, Rhett, has issued a recruitment mission: Collecting Herbs."
"Mission Description: Due to the powerful monsters in the ruins of the war, the soldiers of the City Guard Army have suffered varying degrees of injuries. Adventurers, please head to the map of the ruins of the war to find various dark-element herbs and hand them to the City Guard Army. You will obtain the reputation of Iron Skull City because of this!"
"Ding!"
"Ding!"
"Ding!"
All the players in the ruins of the war received this huge announcement.
Instantly, the players went crazy again.
Previously, the Dragon of Light had issued a mission to clean up the ruins of the war. As long as he killed the monsters, he would obtain the corresponding reputation of the Church of Light.
Now, the city guards had issued another mission.
Didn't this mean that they only needed to do one mission to obtain the reputation points of two forces at the same time?
Thinking of this, the players could not hold back anymore.
Due to the increase in the level of the NPCs they came into contact with, the players also knew the importance of reputation points. Therefore, when they received this news, the number of players who came to Cold Desolate Dragon City increased significantly.
Lorne knew that was Rhett's reward.
Although he had only issued two very simple missions, it had really pushed the popularity of the Cold Desolate Dragon City. In comparison, the teleportation fees he had saved were nothing.
Then, Lorne found Tully and Doge.
The gnome team that Tully had brought had a very important mission. They had to build city defense weapons, projectors, and even the equipment forging in the city. They were responsible for it for the time being.
Lorne encouraged them and gave them enough recognition.
Although it was only a few words, it was the greatest motivation for the gnomes. They worked hard for their dreams. This so-called "City of Freedom" would be a huge part of their lives.
As for Doge?
He had been very busy recently.
After leaving his post in the Alchemist Association of Iron Skull City, he entered the Alchemist Association of the Cold Desolate Dragon City.
Due to not having enough alchemy equipment, he had been purchasing crazily recently. He wanted to make the Alchemist Association of the Cold Desolate Dragon City more magnificent before the alchemists of the large organizations arrived.
He could do as he pleased.
Lorne discussed the pharmacopoeia with him briefly and left.
The release of the pharmacopoeia was very successful. Now that the first version had been released, the current reception was very good. The alchemists in various cities and even other empires were greatly touched.
Now, they just had to wait for the content to be updated and completely shake the entire alchemy world!
In addition, Lorne made a trip to Super Rich.
He was now in charge of the business of the merchants.
He hoped that he could quickly raise the business circle in the city. At that time, it would be time to truly earn money.
There was also the issue of defense in the inner city.
Lorne brought a large number of warrior remains he had recovered to the Church of Light and obtained a large amount of reputation points.
He exchanged for 30 Church Knights from the Church of Light again.
In this case, the inner city wall was basically safe.
When Tully's projection device was completed, he would really be free of worries.
"Then, it's time for me to leave."