"To be honest, I'm envious of you!"
Chu Yuanxun patted Wu Ming's shoulder. "In the future, when you become the Lord of Garan Castle, your status will be higher than that of the governor of Garan Castle. You can do whatever you want without any scruples."
"I won't lose myself."
Wu Ming looked at the Lord Ring on his left index finger and said so. His face was full of seriousness.
He had become the Lord of Garan Castle, and in the future, he would control the life and death of tens of millions of people in the area.
However, he would not lose himself in power.
He would not cross the moral bottom line that he should adhere to. Otherwise, this ring would only become a demon that would devour him.
Five minutes later.
Wu Ming carried the metal box and wore the Lord's Ring. Accompanied by Chu Yuanxun, he left the treasury and walked all the way to the City Lord's Mansion. He then got into the nanny van of the D-rank female bodyguard, Xia Zhu.
"Wu Ming, see you next time."
"See you next time … Oh right, if you have time to go to Garan Castle, I'll treat you to tea and a meal."
"Haha, great!"
Chu Yuanxun waved his hand and watched the car door close. It gradually drove out of sight.
…
In the central meeting room of the governor's mansion.
There were already three hundred governors gathered here. They were from Garan Castle, Thunder City, Daxing City, Xiao Yuan City, and other places.
"I heard that Garan Castle was ranked first. That's awesome!"
"Governor of Garan Castle, when you become rich in the future, you have to take care of us!"
"Hehe, you're too kind."
There was a lot of discussion among the governors present.
The governor of Garan Castle, who was sitting in the first seat, did not change his expression, but he was already very happy in his heart.
The moment he knew that Garan Castle was ranked first, he stood directly on the governor's desk in the governor's mansion of Garan Castle and slapped the buttocks of his secretary.
Then, he rushed over without stopping.
Tap, tap, tap!
A series of steady footsteps entered everyone's ears and attracted the attention of all the governors. The noisy meeting room quieted down.
Nanjiang City's City Lord, Wang Defa, stood on the podium of the central conference room with his hands behind his back.
He was smiling, but no one dared to be careless.
Wang Defa, a Beast Tamer on the peak of A-level, was terrifyingly strong.
No one dared to look him in the eye.
Even the Castellan of Garan Castle was submissive at this moment.
"Next, we will discuss the arrangements for annexing the cities."
Wang Defa didn't give anyone a chance to speak.
"In this competition, there are a total of 30 teams that stood out and won the right to protect and annex the cities. As for which cities they are, I won't say much."
"Thirty cities divided into 270 cities. On average, each city can swallow up nine cities."
"But, it's impossible to count it that way."
"My decision is that the higher the ranking, the higher the number of cities that can be annexed. This decision has already taken shape before, and I'm sure everyone present has heard about it."
At this point, Wang Defa clapped his hands.
On the big screen behind him, a data table immediately appeared, listing out the number of cities that could be annexed by the first to thirtieth place.
"First place, 20 seats!"
"Second place, 15."
"Third place, 13 seats."
"Fourth place to tenth place, 11 seats."
"Eleventh place to fifteenth place, 9 seats."
"Sixteenth place to twentieth place, 8 seats."
"Twenty-first place to twenty-fifth place, 7 seats."
"Twenty-sixth place to thirtieth place, 5 seats."
All the Castellans present had seen the allocation plan on the big screen, and they all had different expressions on their faces.
The Castellan of Garan Castle's mouth twitched crazily.
Annexing twenty cities?
I'm rich!
I'm going to be rich!
Hahahaha!
The Castellan of Garan Castle felt like his heart was about to explode.
That's 20 Cities!
Once Garan Castle annexed those cities, its territory would expand by almost twenty times, and all the resources within the territory would belong to Garan Castle.
As the Castellan, he would become a supreme local tyrant!
"This is the allocation plan. It's already decided."
Wang Defa said slowly, "Next, we will discuss which cities to annex. First of all, we have to follow the principle of proximity. There can't be a situation where the territories are not connected."
"I'll give you half an hour to discuss among yourselves!"
After that, Wang Defa left the meeting room.
Wow!
As Wang Defa left, the central meeting room immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
"I'm the Castellan of Garan Castle. Which cities nearby want to join us? Come, come, let's discuss."
The Castellan of Garan Castle was glowing.
He seemed to have foreseen his glorious future as the Castellan of a mega metropolis. He was so proud that his butt was about to reach the sky.
"I'm the Castellan of Moshan City. Our two cities are separated by a Tianyuan Canyon. We can merge."
"I'm the Castellan of Wuyuan City. Our city is to the north of Garan Castle, and it also surrounds the Tianyuan Canyon. Why don't we merge with Garan Castle?"
"I'm …"
The Castellans of the cities near Garan Castle all gathered around. They pointed at the map and gestured with the Castellan of Garan Castle.
Since they were going to merge anyway, choosing the Garan Castle with the best prospects was definitely the best choice.
Many people gathered around the Castellans of Thunder City, Daxing City, Xiao Yuancheng, and the rest of the top 30 cities.
In less than half an hour, all the annexation results were discussed. Some people even divided the 300 cities in the Nanjiang region into the newest 30 cities.
Clap, clap, clap!
Wang Defa walked into the central meeting room and clapped his hands. The room immediately quieted down.
"Have you all chosen?"
"Yes."
"Since you've all chosen, then submit your annexation plan."
The Castellans present quickly took the tablets on the table and marked on the map.
Soon, the new map of the Nanjiang region appeared.
Garan Castle merged with 20 cities and surrounded the Tianyuan Canyon. Its overall shape was like a flower, with a length of 700 kilometers from east to west and a width of 800 kilometers from north to south.
Its total area was more than 500,000 square kilometers.
Thunder City's area was not small either. It was more than 30 square kilometers, similar to Daxing City.
"Hmm, this allocation plan is good."
Wang Defa confirmed the final plan on the spot.
"The annexation plan will be officially implemented today. Try to complete the relocation within three months. Because the beasts are reproducing faster and faster, we must establish a new line of defense as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
The Castellans of the major cities nodded.
"By the way, after the cities are merged, the appointment of personnel in each city will be decided by you in principle."
Wang Defa added.
Hearing this, the Castellans of Garan Castle, Daxing City, and Thunder City were very excited.
This meant that they could arrange their confidants to be in charge of the future cities, which would be more convenient for them to control.
"Before the meeting ends, I have an important announcement to make."
Wang Defa held the podium with both hands and leaned forward slightly. A figure appeared on the big screen behind him.
It was Wu Ming!
Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene.
Especially the Castellan of Garan Castle, who had a bad feeling.