Super Gene Hunting Ground

Think Tank Yuri looked helplessly at Ba Tianhu, and had no choice but to bow and say:

"Yes, I will immediately send someone to investigate the situation of Yang Xiao."

Among Ba Tianhu’s talents, there was still an absolute admiration for force. Being appreciated by Ba Tianhu and promoted to Think Tank by some wit was extremely lucky.

However, for someone at the Empire Level Advanced realm to gain the respect of those Emperor Level Transcendent Experts was almost impossible.

Ba Tianhu couldn’t possibly follow Yuri’s every word, after all, in the Central Continent, most problems could be solved directly with force, without the need to think of too many strategies.

But Ba Tianhu miscalculated this time. Duan Jinjiang of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce did not immediately come to him for help, and even after a whole month, he didn’t reach out.

"Eh, damn it, why hasn’t Duan Jinjiang come to me for help to get rid of Yang Xiao? Did he go to Guo Jianglong or Pangolin?"

Think Tank Yuri said:

"City Lord, according to the information we have, Duan Jinjiang neither sought out Guo Jianglong nor the Pangolin."

"Oh? Why is that? Does he not want revenge? Doesn’t he want to kill Yang Xiao?"

"About that, I am also quite curious. I have already sent people to the headquarters of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce to find out, and we should have results soon."

"Hmm, right, how is the investigation into Yang Xiao going?"

"Regarding Yang Xiao, our insiders in the City of Hope sent word that this Yang Xiao’s identity is very mysterious, and we only know some vague, general information, nothing more profound or detailed,

We also learned that on that night, Yang Xiao did indeed have a battle with the Mr. Master from the Dark Web in the Dark Forest, but nobody actually saw the battle between the two; they only saw the flames soaring in the Dark Forest, and the details of the battle are unknown."

The City Lord Ba Tianhu scratched his head with his massive hand, tilted his head, and asked:

"So, Yang Xiao indeed has some means, doesn’t he?"

"According to what we’ve found, Yang Xiao is undertaking a large-scale construction in the City of Hope, changing many major policies within the city, which has had a great impact locally."

Ba Tianhu heard this and smiled faintly,

"What things has this kid Yang Xiao been doing? Tell me."

The Think Tank took out a recording jade disc, glanced at the information and said:

"According to the reports from our intelligence personnel, Yang Xiao has built nuclear power in the City of Hope, introduced tap water, expanded the trade market, and is also constructing a new city on a large scale,

More importantly, Yang Xiao announced the abolition of the citizen protection fee,"

"What, this kid actually abolished the citizen protection fee? How will they survive, by drinking the northwest wind?"

"Yang Xiao not only canceled the citizen protection fee, but also abolished commercial transaction taxes, exempting all merchants from taxes. He encouraged everyone to form caravans to trade goods back from outside the Central Continent,

Now, the prices of goods in the City of Hope are about half that of other cities, and small merchants from dozens of surrounding cities have started flocking to the City of Hope for goods,

It was this that angered the Vulture Chamber of Commerce and led them to want to eliminate Yang Xiao,

Moreover, Yang Xiao has built schools and promised free education for the kids in the city. Because of this, many people from nearby cities want to emigrate to the City of Hope, and their immigration applications have already exceeded 500,000, with the dates scheduled a year in advance."

The people dining with City Lord Ba Tianhu suddenly fell into silence, as if something tapped in their minds, feeling vaguely uneasy.

City Lord Ba Tianhu looked at Think Tank Yuri,

"Think Tank, why do you think Yang Xiao is doing all these crazy things? How will it affect us?"

"As for why Yang Xiao is doing these things, I can’t say for sure, but he did mention a goal, saying he wants to expand the City of Hope into a city with a population of five million."

"Five million?"

Ba Tianhu was taken aback, then burst into laughter, saying:

"Five million? That’s a number that elsewhere in Dwarf Star might not be surprising, but here in the Central Continent, it’s impossible. I thought Yang Xiao was so clever, turns out he’s just a fool, hahaha..."

Everyone was stunned, looking at City Lord Ba Tianhu.

Ba Tianhu glanced at everyone and said triumphantly:

"You people, never having been City Lords yourselves, naturally don’t know the dilemmas of being a City Lord,

You only see me high and mighty, imposing and domineering, but who among you knows the troubles of a City Lord!"

"..."

Everyone looked speechlessly at Ba Tianhu. Damn it, is it trendy to show off recently? You, Ba Tianhu, as one of the three great tyrant City Lords of the Central Continent, spend all day indulging in pleasures, drinking, and having fun with women. When have you ever been troubled?

Ba Tianhu seemed to see through everyone’s doubts, laughed, and said:

"Have you ever thought about why our Sky Tiger City has only two million people? Isn’t it stronger with a bigger population?

And the cities of the Central Continent, why are they generally small towns with hundreds of thousands of people, rarely having a population over a million, why is that?"

Once again, everyone looked confusedly at Ba Tianhu, as if looking at an everyday underachiever suddenly transformed into a profound genius standing on a stage showing off.

"Why?"

Everyone asked in unison.

This gave Ba Tianhu immense satisfaction.

Ba Tianhu smiled, pointed at the Think Tank, and said:

"Think Tank, you tell them, don’t just think about fighting all the time, also know how to think about problems."

Think Tank Yuri smiled and said to everyone:

"Everyone, the reason is simple, it’s because of food."

"Food? What does food have to do with anything?"

Deputy City Lord Chi Qing said loudly.

"Of course it matters. Think about it, between a city with a population of 500,000 and a city with a population of 5 million, which one consumes more food?"

"That goes without saying, of course, the city with 5 million people consumes more food, even an idiot can figure that out."

"Exactly, indeed the city with 5 million people consumes more food. Then have you ever wondered where our food comes from now?"

Everyone was taken aback.

The Central Continent is a vast Dark Forest filled with high mountains and great rivers, marshes and swamps, where Demon Beasts are numerous and breed extensively.

While hunting Demon Beasts for Crystal Cores, people also eat their meat as a staple food.

No one grows food in the Central Continent, and all food is bought from outside and transported in, which is also a very important business of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce.

One-third of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce’s over ten thousand guards are responsible for transporting various grains.

The Think Tank continued:

"A city with 5 million people consumes a staggering amount of food, how could the Demon Beasts hunted in the surrounding forest meet the needs of so many people’s affairs?

Take our Sky Tiger City; a population of two million is already the limit, our main food supply comes from the Vulture caravans, with only a small amount of food from hunting Demon Beasts outside in the Dark Forest,

Yang Xiao wants to build a city of 5 million people, the issue of food alone will crush him, once he expands the city and absorbs more citizens, he will understand this fatal problem,

Moreover, the limits on the hunting range by city lords in Hope City, Titan City, Shuize City, Cold Wind Valley, and Firebird City mean that a city of fifty thousand people is already the maximum. Yang Xiao is digging his own grave by forcibly expanding the City of Hope now!"

Ba Tianhu waved a big hand,

"You all, don’t disturb Yang Xiao, let him build his city, let him absorb the population, hehe, we’re just sitting here waiting to laugh at him. I thought he was some young prodigy, a genius for the ages, but turns out he’s nothing but a blindly arrogant fool, hahaha..."