Super Gene Hunting Ground

Yang Xiao appointed Black Wood as Deputy City Lord and Flying Tiger as Deputy Captain of the Guard Team.

Both brought their clansmen to the City of Hope, recovering while participating in the management of the City of Hope.

Yang Xiao sent Chen Peng to Tahta Castle temporarily to lead the Guard Team and maintain public order there.

Many residents of Titan City arrived in the City of Hope. They saw the bustling market, rich goods, favorable prices, bright electric lights, clean and convenient tap water, tidy streets, and good public order. Each of them was envious, wishing they could move to the City of Hope soon.

Yang Xiao found Elder Qi,

"Elder Qi, we need to build a school that can accommodate one hundred thousand students. Start the first phase of construction now. Also, send people outside of Central Continent City to purchase a large number of Genetic Evolution cultivation books, and recruit people among citizens who are qualified for teaching to serve as teachers."

Advertisements for recruiting teachers were posted in the City of Hope’s square, with hundreds of people signing up, each registering their information.

Elder Qi handed a list of applicants to Yang Xiao,

"Lord Yang, look at this person’s information. He was once the principal of a Wuheng Clan city school."

Yang Xiao took a look,

"Baturo, 68 years old, Empire Level Advanced realm, Dean of Xinluo City Academy of the Wuheng Clan."

"Elder Qi, call this Baturo here for me. I want to talk to him."

Elder Qi immediately sent a guard beside him to summon Baturo.

Shortly thereafter, a medium-built, slightly aging man arrived at Yang Xiao’s City Lord Mansion.

"Greetings, Lord Yang!"

Baturo bowed and said.

Yang Xiao nodded,

"You are Baturo?"

"Yes."

"Were you once the dean of Xinluo City Academy of the Wuheng Clan?"

"Yes."

"Sit down, guard, serve tea to Dean Baturo."

Dean Baturo displayed a calm demeanor, seated himself on the chair beside Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao looked at him and appreciated his scholarly appearance and somewhat elegant demeanor.

"Dean Baturo, approximately how many students were at your former academy?"

"To Lord Yang, about ten thousand students."

"Good, since you were previously a dean, things are simple. I want you to take the position of dean of the City of Hope Academy. Do you have the confidence to do well?"

Baturo immediately stood up, bowed to Yang Xiao,

"Lord Yang, I fled to Death Castle five years ago and have been keeping a low profile until recently. I was moved by your plan to build an academy providing free education and accommodations to the children. Educating children is a noble deed, and I am willing to do my best to help build the academy."

Yang Xiao nodded,

"Good, what I need now is professionals like you. Elder Qi, from now on, collaborate with Dean Baturo on matters concerning academy construction, including layout, equipment purchase, and book acquisition. Listen more to Dean Baturo’s opinions; he’s a professional with experience, and he won’t go wrong."

Elder Qi immediately said,

"Yes, we’ll have to rely on Dean Baturo in the future."

Baturo immediately said,

"It’s all for the children; it’s not hard work."

Yang Xiao looked at Baturo and suddenly asked,

"Dean Baturo, you are from the Wuheng Clan. May I inquire about someone, Wu Dai? Have you heard of him?"

Baturo was taken aback,

"Wu Dai? Does Lord Yang know Wu Dai?"

"I’ve met him twice before, so we’re acquainted, but I haven’t seen him for a long time."

Baturo nodded and said,

"Wu Dai is one of our Wuheng Clan’s top ten generals. I visited once two years ago and heard that Wu Dai was representing the Wuheng Clan in the war between Dwarf Star and Witch Star. Since then, Wu Dai has never returned to Dwarf Star."

Recently, Yang Xiao had Elder Qi collect information about Wu Dai. However, Elder Qi was not familiar with the Wuheng Clan and rarely ventured outside the Central Continent, so the information gathered was limited.

Yang Xiao smiled faintly and said,

"Dean Baturo, you will need to purchase some school equipment and books, right?"

"Certainly."

"Where do you plan to make purchases?"

"I’m familiar with Xinluo City and have some good friends there. Although I had legal issues in Xinluo City, I can secretly seek assistance from my friends. Rest assured, Lord Yang."

"Hmm, Dean Baturo, I have a personal matter I wish to seek your help with,"

"Please, Lord Yang."

"Could you bring back some information regarding the Wuheng Clan’s history and current situation? Additionally, if you can collect more detailed information on General Wu Dai, it would be greatly appreciated."

Baturo glanced at Yang Xiao, hesitated for a moment, and said,

"Certainly, I will do my best to fulfill your request."

"Good, then I thank you in advance, Dean Baturo."

After seeing Baturo off, Elder Qi looked around to ensure no one was nearby and whispered to Yang Xiao,

"Lord Yang, why are you so interested in the Wuheng Clan? Is there something going on?"

Yang Xiao nodded,

"The Wuheng Clan is a stepping stone for me to enter the ruling elite of the Dwarf Star in the future. I must first understand the main information about the Wuheng Clan."

A voice suddenly came into Yang Xiao’s mind,

"You little brat, are you trying to use my Wu Dai identity to infiltrate our Wuheng Clan?"

It was Wu Dai’s soul consciousness.

Yang Xiao used his Divine Sense to respond:

"I haven’t decided yet. Once I do, I will let you know. As long as you cooperate with me, I won’t harm your clan. I’ll also try to find a new host for you, allowing you to be reborn."

"You brat, if you dare use my identity to harm the Wuheng Clan, I won’t let you off."

"You better behave yourself, or I’ll make your soul disintegrate, consciousness dissipate, and completely vanish from this world."

"You?"

Wu Dai’s soul consciousness was furious but helpless.

Given Yang Xiao’s current Cultivation at the Emperor Level Realm, his spiritual power was exceptionally strong, and Wu Dai couldn’t control Yang Xiao’s consciousness or take over Yang Xiao’s body. Instead, Yang Xiao could use the Heavenly Silkworm Technique and the Life and Death Iteration Law to push himself to the brink of death and gradually eliminate Wu Dai’s soul consciousness.

...

Black Wood had accumulated at least 200 million Crystal Disks in the underground vault of Titan City.

After showing the location of the underground vault to Wanyan Bai and Fan Chen, Black Wood left.

He simply didn’t have the courage to watch as the wealth accumulated by two generations was dug out by Yang Xiao.

Although Yang Xiao granted him the honor of donation, how was this different from robbery?

Yang Xiao was also very trustworthy, leaving ten million Crystal Disks for Black Wood, ensuring that the Black Wood family remained a wealthy family in the City of Hope.

With these more than 200 million Crystal Disks, plus the more than one hundred million Crystal Disks that Da E, the City Lord had accumulated earlier, Yang Xiao’s new city construction was proceeding very smoothly.

Everything was progressing orderly.

The news of the merger between the City of Hope and Titan City had spread to several nearby cities, causing significant shock to those City Lords.

In addition, the City of Hope implemented new policies, such as waiving protection fees for new residents for three months, halving the fees afterward, exempting merchants from protection fees and sales taxes, constructing nuclear power plants, providing tap water, building schools, free education, free accommodation, and so on.

These messages were slowly spreading to adjacent cities, and people kept coming to the City of Hope out of curiosity to investigate.

When the curious and skeptical arrived at the City of Hope and saw a thriving new city, they were all shocked.

Many wanted to immigrate but were informed that the City of Hope had limited housing because people from Titan City were relocating in whole and there wasn’t enough housing to accommodate outsiders.

However, Yang Xiao issued a new immigration policy, accepting reservations.

By paying one thousand Crystal Disks, they could gain priority access to an immigration spot and priority leasing rights for housing in the City of Hope over the next three years.

All newly constructed houses were rented, and the prices weren’t expensive, with the monthly rent for a house being only 100 Crystal Disks.

The prospect of having their children receive free education in the City of Hope was enough to move countless people.

There was a rush of people paying immigration deposits, and Yang Xiao received ten million reservations, each person paying one thousand Crystal Disks, totaling one billion Crystal Disks.

Elder Qi, Black Wood, Flying Tiger, Fan Chen, Wanyan Bai, Chen Peng, Le Ting, and others marveled at Yang Xiao’s incredible move.

Black Wood looked at Yang Xiao with a grieving expression,

"Lord Yang, my Black Wood family has ruled Tahta Castle for 70 years, scrimping and saving to accumulate over 200 million Crystal Coins, and you achieved such a massive influx with a promise of free education, collecting a billion Crystal Coins in no time, that’s simply daylight robbery! Yet, those people seem so happy to be robbed,

Ah, impressive!"

Yang Xiao: "..."

Elder Qi chuckled,

"You have to admit it, ten thousand families will bring a population of over three hundred thousand, and that’s a new city in itself. Ten thousand families, paying monthly rent and protection fees, adds up to another vast income,

I’m now fully convinced by Lord Yang’s idea of five hundred thousand people."

Everyone sang praises for Yang Xiao, and he humbly accepted them, chuckling softly.

Nima, school district housing, don’t you know?

In Xuanming Country on Earth, school district housing is highly sought after.

"Lord Yang, ever since you implemented the new commercial policies, commerce in the City of Hope has become increasingly prosperous, and more goods are arriving. With our significant discounts, many second-hand traders have started sourcing from here, and numerous citizens are traveling hundreds of kilometers to shop,

However, this has caused dissatisfaction in the Vulture Chamber of Commerce."

"Vulture Chamber of Commerce?"

Yang Xiao looked at Elder Qi.

"Yes, all commodities in the Central Continent have to be transported from outside cities, passing through Primitive Forests frequented by Demon Beasts and perilous mountains,

For thousands of years, these merchants have organized a trade union to transport goods into the Central Continent, known as the Vulture Chamber of Commerce,

Currently, this chamber controls over sixty percent of the Central Continent’s commodity supply and is quite powerful,

Originally, they had branches in both the City of Hope and Titan City. After you became the master of both cities and announced new commercial policies, you encouraged many private merchant teams to transport goods independently, which reduced their business, leading them to withdraw from our cities."

"Since they’ve withdrawn, isn’t it settled?"

"Things aren’t that simple. We’re now not only affecting the business of these two cities but are also impacting commerce in five or six nearby cities,

Neighboring cities close enough to access our cheaper goods have been sending second-hand traders to source from us, and some citizens travel hundreds of kilometers to buy directly,

This severely impacts the interests of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce, and I reckon they won’t let this go easily. We need to prepare for countermeasures."

"How strong is the Vulture Chamber of Commerce?"

Elder Qi glanced at Black Wood and said,

"Much stronger than the previous Death Castle and Tahta Castle."